After admitting to seeing another man and leaving Jae-O speechless in the meeting room, Chae-Yoon stepped out with tears welling up in her eyes.

Fearing the tears would fall any moment, she quickly surveyed her surroundings and thankfully found a nearby restroom. Once inside a vacant stall, she locked the door, sat down on the toilet, and let the tears fall.

“Heuk…”

Her heart ached unbearably.

Until now, she felt slighted by Jae-O’s ignorance of her feelings and lamented the lack of progress in their relationship. But now, it just hurt.

Despite their lack of communication and even though Jae-O didn’t seem to value her, they had nearly a decade of history. They had shared the same space for three years.

She thought at the very least, he would pretend to believe her denial about Hyun-Min.

“So, you drank together enough to be unable to walk properly, and he drove you to the front of your house?”

Instead of scoffing like that, she had hoped he would listen to her first. The trust she thought their 10-year relationship provided seemed to be another of her misconceptions, causing her more pain.

“Haah…”

Having resolved to divorce, she knew they couldn’t continue contacting each other, but she wanted to part on good terms. They were the people who had extended their hands to her during her difficult times.

She wanted to repay them for their kindness, but now even that seemed impossible.

“He’s bad.”

Mumbling that Jae-O was really bad, Chae-Yoon wiped the tears streaming down her cheeks. Her fingertips dampened with tears, grew cold much faster than usual.

The cooling sensation felt symbolic of her relationship with Jae-O. She bit her lip, clutching her fingers tightly.

She had never regretted falling for Jae-O.

But now, she resented her past self for rashly agreeing to marry him at his suggestion. If only she had been wiser, asking for more time instead of immediately accepting his proposal. Perhaps their relationship could have been better. Then she could have visited Ji-Pil and Jae-O whenever she wanted…

As she drowned in these futile thoughts, her phone in the tweed jacket pocket vibrated long.

「Grandfather」

Seeing the name light up her phone screen, Chae-Yoon’s eyes flickered. This call from Ji-Pil at such a timing meant Jae-O had already relayed her admission about Hyun-Min.

‘Already? It hasn’t been that long…’

Amazed, yet not at Jae-O’s quick actions, Chae-Yoon listlessly stretched her lips and shakily touched the accept call button.

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“So, it’s like that…”

[Dash]Yes. Madam left first, and the director is still in the meeting room.

“How did Chae-Yoon look?”

[Dash]…She didn’t look good.

Ji-Pil’s expression darkened.

“Alright. Keep me immediately informed of any changes or unusual events related to Jae-O.”

[Dash]Yes, Chairman.

After ending the call with Woo-Jong, Ji-Pil sighed deeply.

“I thought talking might resolve something.”
Despite seeing Jae-O’s threatening look and him taking the photo with him, Ji-Pil hadn’t contacted Chae-Yoon earlier. He had hoped a conversation between Jae-O and Chae-Yoon might resolve things, but the situation had taken an unexpected turn.

Concerned, Ji-Pil sighed and then called Chae-Yoon.

[Dash]Yes, Grandfather.

Chae-Yoon’s voice, heard after a long ring, was heavy with sorrow. Ji-Pil’s forehead creased further, sensing the depth of her distress.

‘What exactly did that guy say to her?’

With a heavy heart, Ji-Pil softly asked, “What are you doing now? Can we talk for a bit?”

[Dash]…Yes, I’ll come right now.

Chae-Yoon’s attempt to sound alright made Ji-Pil feel even more burdened.

A few minutes later, Chae-Yoon appeared with a knock on the door.

“Oh, Chae-Yoon’s here…”

As Ji-Pil rose to greet her, seeing his usual, unchanged expression made Chae-Yoon’s eyes begin to distort with emotion. Spotting the tears welling up in her eyes, Ji-Pil’s steps slowed.

“Chae-Yoon…?”

Her name, called out affectionately, made Chae-Yoon finally break down and cry.

As Chae-Yoon sobbed, Ji-Pil waited patiently for her tears to subside. After a while, wiping her tear-streaked cheeks, Chae-Yoon apologized.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry, Grandfather.”

Interpreting her apology as being about her decision to divorce Jae-O, Ji-Pil comforted her.

“It’s okay. Let’s sit down and talk, okay?”

They moved to the sofa, and Ji-Pil gently broached the subject.

“You told Jae-O you want a divorce.”

Looking at Ji-Pil with tear-soaked eyes, Chae-Yoon, knowing how he must have heard about her decision, nodded in affirmation.

“Yes.”

“You’ve thought about this decision a lot, haven’t you?”

“Yes…” Chae-Yoon’s voice trembled at the end.

Her quivering voice and dim expression made Ji-Pil realize the nature of the conversation they must have had.

‘That boy must have said something upsetting again with his skewed temper.’

Jae-O often had a skewed temper, especially towards Chae-Yoon, which Ji-Pil hadn’t anticipated.

Regretting not calling Chae-Yoon earlier, Ji-Pil sighed and shook his head.

“Alright.”

Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)

One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!

Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.

The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.

The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.

Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.

Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.

…

Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.

Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.

After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!

Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”

The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.

It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.

When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…

Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.

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