Five years had flown by since the tragic incident involving Seol Won.
Time seemed to flow slowly yet swiftly for Chae Ha, who had now turned thirtyfour.
Having lost the youthfulness of his twenties, he had matured into a more impeccable man. Despite having gone through such a significant event, his appearance, resembling his mother, Heo Young Ju, had bloomed daily.
His eyes, clearly deepened and darkened, his face lines had become more agile and intense than before.
His already appealing body had become even more robust thanks to his habitual exercise, which made his firm muscles stand out even in a suit. Despite the fact that he had been married once, his following grew daily due to his impeccable appearance.
It was no exaggeration to say that marriage proposals were coming in every other day.
However, his inner self was calm, frozen like a glacier.
As it always had been, his world now contained nothing but work.
The Chae Un Group, which he would inherit in the future, and the business world, which was a binary of swallowing or being swallowed that was all there was.
In the world of Kwon Chae Ha, people were nonexistent from the start.
Even Secretary Jung, whom he was somewhat close to, was kept around due to the special circumstance of having served his older brother in the past. Chae Ha had never opened his heart or given himself to anyone in this world.
He didn’t even realize that he was cold, and rather, the overly high temperature of others always made him uncomfortable.
His parents were nothing more than the people who had given birth to him.
Although he was fortunate to be born into a wealthy family, he had never considered this as happiness even once.
Growing up watching his older brother suffer at the hands of their parents, his shadow of unhappiness only lengthened.
This was even more true for women.
Having grown tired of seeing his mother Heo Young Ju’s vanity from an early age, along with his brother’s issues, women were entities he wanted to avoid if he could in his lifetime.
Had his heart ever skipped a beat at the sight of a woman?
Even in social gatherings filled with dazzlingly dressed women, his heartbeat was unusually calm.
Kwon Chae Ha. He was originally such a person.
He always trusted only what had a visible form, and never believed in abstract emotions like love and hope.
He was more comfortable stating an amount rather than saying thank you or sorry.
However, there was one exception in his life.
“……”
At the name that nearly slipped from his mouth, Chae Ha bit his lip hard as was his habit.
Min Seol Won. His missing wife.
In the past five years, he had not once mentioned her name.
He knew well what everyone was whispering behind his back.
‘Anyone would think he was never married in the first place.’
‘Even if my pet hamster at home dies, it would grieve more than Kwon Chae Ha. Is he even human?’
‘Didn’t he even hold a funeral? He has been going to the office every day as if nothing happened.’
‘His wife died, and he doesn’t blink an eye, only working. Isn’t his promotion speed unprecedented? He has become a vice president from a director in five years.’
‘Like father, like son. Look at Chairman Kwon. As soon as his exwife died, he immediately remarried his current wife, didn’t he?’
It was habitual for the adjective ‘coldblooded’ to follow Kwon Chae Ha’s name, so such a rumor didn’t even tickle his ears.
What really irritated him was a rumor of a different sort.
‘Here’s a secret… Recently, there have been talks of a marriage proposal with the youngest daughter of the Baek Young Group.’
‘No, there have been rumors that he’s had a sweetheart from the Baek’s side all along. They say he climbed to the vicepresident’s position by leveraging their power.’
‘God, if only his dead wife wasn’t a hurdle!’
The latter rumors had a clear intention. And their source was also clear.
At the moment when a faint scent of blood could be sensed from his clenched lips, the new secretary who had joined recently knocked and entered.
“Vice President. The Head Mistress has arrived.”
“Send her away.”
“Yes, I will do so.”
“Ah, also,”
The low, suppressed voice of Chae Ha stopped the secretary who was about to leave.
Wondering if she had made a mistake, the new secretary discreetly turned to look at him.
Kwon Chae Ha, the crown prince of Chae Un. When he speaks, don’t question why, don’t retort.
She had abided by this rule, ingrained in her before she joined, but it seemed she had done something to offend him nonetheless.
“From now on, omit the term ‘Head’ from ‘Head Mistress’. Are there other mistresses in Chae Un Group?”
“Ah. Ah… Yes, I understand. I apologize.”
Seemingly flustered, the new secretary fiddled with a bunch of documents, and then practically ran out of the vice president’s office.
Looking at her retreating figure, Chae Ha sighed, guessing that she wouldn’t last long either.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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