It was clear that they had indulged in some beef tartare and a few glasses of soju.
“Darling, should I go in first and take a shower?”
Otherwise, how could such provocative words have come out so smoothly!
“No, no, Attorney Kwon. Oh, what do I do…! I made a mistake in front of my colleagues at the company.”
“Having fun, aren’t you?”
Im Nayoon chuckled and muttered. A chilling coldness that seemed almost indifferent emanated from her.
Next to her, Junhwi looked pleased with himself, raising his proud eyebrows.
Yeonwoo, brave in the past but now caught in the crossfire, felt belated embarrassment witnessing the different reactions of the two.
Already, because of Im Nayoon, Yeonwoo’s insides were in turmoil. She kept circling around Junhwi, and for a moment, a burst of heat spread throughout him.
So, without even thinking about how to handle the aftermath, he blurted it out.
What if Im Nayoon spreads rumors at the company? Late worries rushed in.
“Then I’ll go in first.”
Fortunately, Junhwi broke the silence at an opportune moment. Yeonwoo felt a shiver run down his spine as Junhwi’s words passed by like a gust of wind, and he went inside through the entrance.
“Were they really in a relationship? Do people at the law firm know?”
Im Nayoon’s sharp questions poured out as Yeonwoo’s back disappeared.
“A lawyer and a secretary? Unbelievable. It’s crazy. Interesting, isn’t it?”
“Interesting to watch. Finish your drink gracefully.”
“Junhwi has dated everyone. Isn’t that something?”
But Im Nayoon remained unresponsive to the sarcasm. Instead, her eyes, now even more intense, shot daggers at Junhwi.
“How did the secretary seduce you? She was acting like she was going to take a shower earlier. Did she make advances like that?”
“…”
“Even though you used to shudder at me even if I brushed past you accidentally. But that woman, who giggles and smiles all day, is that acceptable?”
Giggles? Who do you think you are, saying such things?
But it was a worthless nonsense to respond to. Junhwi ignored it and tried to move his steps into the entrance.
“Do people at Joo Sung Group know? Do they know and just let it be? To be so shamelessly behind in this situation…”
“Attorney Im Nayoon. That’s enough.”
He turned sharply, and with quick, sharp steps, Junhwi came to a stop in front of Im Nayoon.
“Why is Cheonha’s Im Nayoon like this? What’s your intention in clinging to me like this since the last time?”
“What? Cling to you? Me?”
“You haven’t given up the position of Joo Sung Group’s daughter-in-law, have you? If your intention is to make me irritated, you’ve succeeded.”
With a curious and sly expression, she looked up at him. Junhwi stared at her eyes, giving her a warning.
“Don’t do dirty tricks from behind like you used to.”
“…”
“If you hurt my people, you’ll get hurt too.”
It was the first and last sincere message to Im Nayoon.
Now that the area related to Kim Yeonwoo was involved, Junhwi’s rational judgment was set aside.
Moreover, Im Nayoon was a woman with a history. She belonged to the type that finds and exploits others’ weaknesses to gain an advantage.
Their relationship, which had started with difficulty, should not involve the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
“Thanks to Mr. Junhwi, work life will be enjoyable from now on.”
“That’s right. I’m looking forward to it too.”
“I’ll wait for my lover. Go in quickly.”
After the fierce confrontation, Im Nayoon, who had mocked Junhwi thoroughly, turned away before him.
Her stumbling steps, as if supported by some evil force, gradually moved away. Junhwi, who had been casually observing, also re-entered the entrance.
Throughout the preparation for work, no matter how much he took deep breaths, Yeonwoo’s heart, with a thump, thump, did not calm down easily.
The provocation he had shouted at Im Nayoon last night had turned into regret today.
It was a different uneasiness from being caught with skinship by the two lawyers. In fact, Attorney Yang was a good-natured and serious type, so there was an unfounded trust that he would pretend not to know about their relationship.
But the Im Nayoon from last night…
The icy gaze, like a sheathed blade, and the anger locked behind it kept coming to mind, causing him to shiver from time to time.
“But it’s already too late to regret. She saw us. Even if Yeonwoo hadn’t provoked her, it wasn’t a situation where she would expect that woman to keep a secret.”
Having shouted out boldly, his heart felt relieved. Perhaps it turned out well?
“Sigh. It’s complicated.”
Anyway, now he just needed to see how quickly the news of their relationship would spread. The secret affairs of Kwon Junhwi and his secretary. At this point, it was more than just ordinary gossip—it was a sensational story.
The exposure of our relationship to the people at Lo&Yul.
It was something he had always kept in mind, but he was not fully prepared for the aftermath yet.
Drowned in various thoughts, Yeonwoo arrived at the company and habitually swiped his access card.
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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