“I’ve sent the photos.”
Seeing the message, a satisfied smile spread across Ho Yeon’s lips.
After closing the messaging app, Ho Yeon clicked on the photo app.
Four photos that immediately caught her eye. These were the same as the ones she sent to Jae Oh.
“If anyone sees this, they’ll think I’m a child determined to help.”
She was satisfied with having suggested the divorce to Jae Oh first, but she also appreciated the misunderstanding that had effortlessly unfolded.
Thanks to this, Ho Yeon couldn’t help but smile for the past couple of days.
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The first time Ho Yeon saw Jae Oh was when she had just entered high school.
Naturally, she was interested in a man who was goodlooking, academically successful, and from a good family, but at that time, Ho Yeon didn’t really like Jae Oh. She did want to get to know him, so she tried to make friends a few times, but he didn’t let her get close.
To give you an idea of how bad it was.
For some reason she couldn’t fathom, being treated as a nonentity upset her, and she didn’t want to hang out with him anymore.
She thought that was the end of their relationship.
However, Jae Oh, whom she met at a business forum in America three years ago, instantly stole Ho Yeon’s heart.
The moment she saw him, she couldn’t see anything else.
He was nowhere near the boyish man he used to be.
His welldefined face elicited admiration at first sight, and his tall stature and broad shoulders, which seemed to beg for her head to rest on, radiated masculinity.
That alone was overwhelming, but his muscles, clearly visible even in formal attire, made her pulse race just by looking at him.
Among all the things she could see, the man named ‘Han Jae Oh’ was the only one who held any significance for her. She trivialized every other man in her head, including the one she was seeing at the time, and like a woman possessed, she approached Jae Oh and spoke to him.
“Hello.”
It was a greeting she could afford to offer, without expecting him to recognize her immediately.
Instead of mentioning their past relationship, she chose to be professional, thinking that he might take a second look at her, but contrary to Ho Yeon’s expectations, Jae Oh treated her like she was invisible and left.
“…Did he just ignore me and walk away?”
This wasn’t a crowded street with thousands of people. It was a place where people from specific companies gathered. He didn’t even offer a word of courtesy.
“Executive Han Jae Oh is notoriously insolent. However, he is quite respectful to the chairman, so if you’re upset, speak to the chairman…….”
“No, it’s okay. Don’t tell my father.”
Despite his audacity, Ho Yeon did not take his disregard personally. She had always been drawn to him, even since their childhood.
What would it feel like to make such a man mine?
The thought alone was electrifying. She wondered if this is what it felt like to have a conquering desire.
Unless she met Jae Oh, these boiling emotions seemed unlikely to fade. Having never wanted anything this intensely before, Ho Yeon ended the relationship with the man she was seeing as soon as she arrived in Korea.
Then, she contacted Sung Wook, who was a friend of Jae Oh and also a high school classmate of hers.
“Everyone seems to be doing well. Ah, is Jae Oh okay too?”
“Can’t even begin to tell you. He suddenly said he was getting married, causing quite a stir among us.”
“Mar……ried?”
It felt like a hard blow to her head.
“Did Jae Oh have a girlfriend?”
“Not exactly a girlfriend, but someone he’s known since he was a child. His grandfather told him to marry her and it seems he agreed.”
“…….”
“It’s unexpected. So we also……”
She didn’t even hear what Sung Wook said next.
‘He isn’t just getting married, but arranging a marriage?’
Bitterness surged within her.
She had faith that she wouldn’t lose to anyone in a marriage based on conditions rather than love. But why, why was he arranging a marriage with another woman without even trying with her?
The misaligned timing was frustrating. Ho Yeon had no doubt that given more time, Jae Oh would have been her man.
The source of her belief was because of the conditions of the woman who was marrying Jae Oh.
She was a woman who, no matter how one looked at it, was far less than her.
‘If such a woman can be by Jae Oh’s side, why can’t I?’
Of course, there was the premise that Ji Phil cherished Chae Yoon, but human hearts are fickle.
No matter how stubborn a person is, once they realize that what they have is rotten and there’s something desirable in front of them, they would obviously discard what they have without hesitation.
This was a matter of course, and Ji Phil would be no exception.
That’s why Ho Yeon planned Jae Oh’s divorce.
After a long threeyear wait. Feeling like she was being compensated for all the heartaches over the years, Ho Yeon set down her cell phone with a happy smile.
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.
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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.”
