“Even if the prosecution moves, they won’t be able to summon you, so you don’t have to worry about being investigated.”
Watching Kyung-hee assert her non-arrest privilege, Congressman Choi lowered his eyes.
Looking alternately at Jae-oh’s business card and USB on the table, he recalled the commotion in the securities market caused by the Taeyil Group issue.
“There was a commotion about the next chairman position; is it because of that?”
Kyung-hee smiled without saying anything.
In that smile, Congressman Choi Hee-beom read a positive meaning, and his eyes sparkled sharply.
Seizing the opportunity, his improved complexion showed as he spoke.
“I understand Madam’s sentiment, but… I also don’t want to do business that results in losses for me.”
“If you just keep making the right amount of noise with the issue, and if you overlook it well, I’ll destroy this data.”
Laughter erupted from Congressman Choi Hee-beom’s mouth.
“Are you telling me to believe that right now?”
Seeing the eyes full of greed, Kyung-hee did not hesitate to extend her hand.
“I can give you more if you want.”
The corners of Congressman Choi’s mouth, who received what he wanted, rose satisfactorily.
“Fine.”
The deal was sealed.
At that moment, the door opened with a smart sound.
Seeing the meal coming, Kyung-hee, without paying attention to the food, picked up the USB on the table and said.
“Then, see you again soon.”
Gracefully bidding farewell, Kyung-hee left the room.
‘Now, all that’s left…’
As Kyung-hee took a step, thinking about the next situation, her phone vibrated for a long time.
「Kwon Ho-yeon」
Kyung-hee’s lips curled up at the sight of Ho-yeon’s name.
[Star Icon]The doorknob of Jae-oh’s office turned gently.
As Chaeyoon opened the door as quietly as possible and came out, her face was full of vitality.
Unlike when she entered, Chaeyoon, who had slightly pursed lips, quickly headed back to her seat.
Sigh escaped from Chaeyoon’s lips as she looked at her lips in the mirror on the desk.
‘I can’t live like this, really.’
Chaeyoon touched her swollen lips with her hand.
The temperature of her lips, which still hadn’t cooled down, felt hot.
Recalling Jae-oh, who persistently played with her, not letting go of her hand or lips, it seemed that not only her lips but her entire body was warming up.
And yet, sharing the office with him.
Determined not to be outdone, Chaeyoon organized her appearance, letting her swollen lips subside, and headed to the restroom.
Chaeyoon, who cooled down the warmth of her lips with cold water, took out a lipstick from her pouch.
When she turned it, the color of the lipstick that rose up was again so red.
Thinking of the harshness, Chaeyoon thought that she couldn’t apply this lipstick for a while and applied color to her lips.
Then, as she headed to the office, she happened to run into Jung Dae-ri coming out.
“!”
Seeing Chaeyoon, Manager Jung’s eyes widened significantly.
As if he had seen someone he shouldn’t have seen, Manager Jung, who was lowering his eyes, soon bowed and passed by Chaeyoon.
Seeing Manager Jung, who seemed terrified, Chaeyoon’s head tilted slightly.
‘Why is he like that?’
Even if she knew that she had married Jae-oh, she didn’t think it was something to be so afraid of.
Without any intention of appeasing Manager Jung’s feelings, Chaeyoon looked at Manager Jung, who disappeared with his back turned, and entered the office with a dull gaze.
There wasn’t much time left until the end of the workday. Planning to review as much material as possible during that time, Chaeyoon brewed a cup of coffee and sat down at her desk.
Concentrating for quite some time, the urgent voice of Secretary Yang interrupted Chaeyoon’s concentration this time.
“Secretary Kim. Have you seen the news?”
“News?”
“Yes. Look at this. What should we do?”
As Secretary Yang and Woo Jong’s conversation flowed strangely, Chaeyoon put down the materials she was holding and accessed the portal site.
Clicking on the news tab, Chaeyoon’s gaze was fixed on the first article.
[Star Icon]After meeting with Congressman Choi Hee-beom and meeting Ho-yeon, Kyung-hee, who returned home, headed to the detached house.
Kyung-hee, who was thinking of taking a hot bath, said to her secretary who was next to her.
“Don’t contact me until I come out.”
Since it was a command that had always been there, Kyung-hee’s secretary nodded her head.
Entering the bathroom where a subtle classical music resonated, Kyung-hee immersed herself in the bathtub filled with fluffy bubbles.
As the warm water enveloped her entire body, the accumulated fatigue melted away. Her eyes closed involuntarily, and her neck stretched long.
Kyung-hee let out a faint sigh of satisfaction, comfortably leaning her upper body against the backrest.
Enjoying this leisurely moment, she thought the executive office might be in chaos when she left.
“Oh, I should have seen that arrogant brat’s face crumpling…”
Regretful, Kyung-hee’s lips stretched into a long line, watching forlornly. Taking a sip of the wine placed beside her, she increased the volume of the classical music filling the bathroom.
At that moment, a knock—knock sound interrupted the relaxation.
Annoyed by the disturbance to her rest, Kyung-hee’s expression contorted haphazardly.
『Madam, may I come in?』
However, realizing that her secretary, who knew her routine well, acted so urgently, Kyung-hee reduced the volume of the speaker and said, “Come in.”
As soon as Kyung-hee finished speaking, the secretary who entered did not look pleased.
Even beyond the rising steam, her displeasure was evident enough for Kyung-hee to notice, freezing her gaze.
“What’s wrong?”
When Kyung-hee asked what happened, the secretary handed her a tablet.
“I think you should see this.”
The secretary presented the tablet screen to Kyung-hee.
“What kind of article is this…”
Kyung-hee’s words, which were reading the headline and scrolling down, abruptly stopped.
「[Breaking News] Representative Kwon Dong-kyun Suspected of Bribery, Prosecution Focuses on Connection with Taeil Group.」
The gaze halted at the name ‘Kwon Dong-kyun’ began to tremble faintly.
“Why is this…”
As the unexpected situation unfolded, her mind stopped for a moment, and at that instant, the phone that her secretary was holding rang.
“It’s the Vice Chairman.”
Kyung-hee closed her eyes.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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