As Secretary Jo continued to babble, “Manager, I really didn’t know it would turn out like this. I just had to tell Madam Kyunghee that Madam Chaeyoon had to meet her due to circumstances, and… since she couldn’t meet her openly… because she couldn’t meet her… so I… Manager, I really, without ill intentions, did that.”
Kyunghee’s molars clenched tightly at the nonsensical and apologetic voice of Secretary Jo.
If she listened any longer, curses would burst out of her mouth. Kyunghee lifted her eyes and stared at Jaewoo.
Without direct evidence that he had attempted to kidnap Chaeyoon, she couldn’t admit it.
Thus, Kyunghee took a step back.
“Fine. I asked Secretary Jo to arrange a meeting with Chaeyoon. So, I was planning to meet her. But what does that have to do with Chaeyoon disappearing? Why is she telling me this as if I’m the one who caused it, saying she’s unjustly dying?”
Jaewoo silently looked down at Kyunghee, who spoke as if feeling unfairly treated.
With a piercing and solid gaze that seemed chilling, but Kyunghee’s dry mouth didn’t betray any signs of hesitation.
“It’s truly regrettable that Chaeyoon has disappeared. I’ll also hire someone to look for her…”
Before he could finish saying it’s about time to turn around, Jaewoo’s feet moved.
Kyunghee followed Jaewoo with her gaze, hoping he would just disappear like this, but Jaewoo’s destination wasn’t the main gate.
Kyunghee’s eyes widened as she saw his movement through the living room window.
“Where is he going now?”
Realizing that Jaewoo’s destination was the detached building, Kyunghee, for the first time, followed him.
Catching up to Jaewoo with quick steps, Kyunghee saw it.
Jaewoo, without a single hesitation, entered the secret passcode at the detached building’s entrance.
「KH47235 [Star Icon]」
As the passcode was entered, the door lock clicked open.
Shock flickered in Kyunghee’s pupils.
‘How does this bastard know the passcode here?’
Too bewildered to think, Kyunghee just stared blankly at Jaewoo.
On the other hand, Jaewoo entered leisurely after unlocking the entrance.
When Kyunghee snapped back to her senses at the sound of the door lock.
Click—.
At the sound of the door lock, Kyunghee, regaining her composure, hurried into the detached building.
Once inside, she saw Jaewoo walking down the long hallway. He was strolling slowly, seemingly admiring the paintings on the hallway walls.
Kyunghee, pulling herself together in confusion, approached Jaewoo.
Jaewoo stopped when he felt Kyunghee’s presence.
“I already told you last time.”
Jaewoo’s gaze, which had been fixed on the paintings, now turned towards Kyunghee.
“I said, even if you ask me to speak honestly and gently, it’s not enough.”
A solid sound echoed as Jaewoo’s leather shoe sole met the marble floor.
“So don’t think Chaeyoon’s disappearance has anything to do with me, and if you can’t think of a sharp move, just go somewhere and hide.”
With a thud, Jaewoo’s steps came to a halt.
“Doesn’t what I said sound reasonable?”
His low-toned voice was so chilly it felt freezing.
Normally, Kyunghee would retort or lose her temper upon hearing such words, but at this moment, she couldn’t afford to show any hesitation.
Jaewoo’s mockery burst out of his mouth.
“That damn misunderstanding. Why does it accumulate so easily whenever you open your mouth?”
Ugh, so tedious.
In her internal monologue, Kyunghee’s mouth was sealed.
Watching Kyunghee, who was at a loss for words, Jaewoo turned and walked towards the living room.
Sitting on the sofa in the center of the living room, he looked at Kyunghee, who was still standing there, and said, “I have a lot to say, but you don’t come in. If you’ve come this far, it means you’re not just leaving.”
“……. ”
Kyunghee, caught in a situation that came unexpectedly without any warning signs, couldn’t take a step forward right away.
Moreover, the fact that this situation occurred with Jaewoo, who had never set foot in her most private space before, created chaos in Kyunghee’s mind.
The thought circuits, squeaking like an overloaded machine, couldn’t function normally.
As a result, Kyunghee, oblivious to where Chaeyoon was and unaware that Jaewoo was quite at ease, was only filled with the thought, ‘What should I do?’
At that moment, a mocking voice approached Kyunghee, saying, “Are you thinking of a clever excuse?”
Waiting would be suffocating.
As the annoyed voice continued, Kyunghee’s stiffened feet finally moved.
Walking slowly towards the center of the living room, she saw Jaewoo sitting on the sofa, waiting for her.
It was undoubtedly a place she had decorated. But why?
Why did it feel like Jaewoo was the owner of this place now?
At first glance, Kyunghee saw traces of Hyeonjeong in Jaewoo’s figure.
A woman who was born into a good family and grew up without knowing any hardships.
[You did well to Hyeonjeong as much as Hyeonjeong trusted you.]The image of a woman who could only escape from the world after growing up flashed in Kyunghee’s mind. With strength in her hand, clenching her fist almost to the point where her knuckles turned white, Kyunghee walked up to Jaewoo and sat on the sofa.
Jaewoo extended something to Kyunghee.
「Divorce Papers」
Seeing the five letters she thought were unrelated to her, Kyunghee’s eyes crumpled with surprise.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
