This can’t be happening. Why is this man showing up here again?
And why did he pick Manager Kang, of all people? No wonder my head feels heavy. Yeonwoo had to put on an indifferent expression with great effort.
The question of why he singled out Manager Kang as my secretary was soon answered not long after.
“Good morning.”
“Hello, Director Kim Yeonwoo!”
The midday sun was still hot, but now the air was quite cool in the mornings and evenings. The morning coffee Yeonwoo held on his way to work had changed into warm coffee.
Yeonwoo greeted people lightly, passing by the secretary’s desk in the hallway. Two weeks had passed since he started working in the new Talent Development Team office.
The view was not the usual sky of the 17th floor, but a much lower view that included Gwanghwamun Daero visible through the building gap. Yeonwoo looked out the window, sipped his coffee while the computer was booting up.
Normally, at this time, Junhwi should be calling out loudly, “Director Kim!”
Then, he would run to his room, greet him with his eyes, and sneakily kiss his cheek.
But now, an entirely different morning routine had emerged.
“It’s time for contact now.”
Typing the password and checking the mailbox, the ringing phone.
As expected. It’s exactly 9 a.m. It was a call from the person who eagerly waits for Yeonwoo’s arrival these days.
Director Yeonwoo, it’s me. Did I call too early? I’m sorry.
Junhwi’s new secretary, Manager Kang, was on the line.
“It’s okay, Manager. Please go ahead.”
Well, Director, it’s Attorney Kwon. There might be a meeting on Saturday or not. How should I handle this since there’s no information in the handover document?
Oh no. This must be Junhwi’s scheme for today. Yeonwoo shook his head in disbelief.
Surely, I don’t have to wait all day on Saturday just for this, right?
“Well… How about asking directly when the meeting will be confirmed?”
Oh, should I ask him myself?
The image of Manager Kang shivering in front of Junhwi, enduring his coldness and asking him directly, appeared in Yeonwoo’s mind. Suppressing laughter, Yeonwoo pretended to clear his throat.
Junhwi’s purpose in assigning Manager Kang as his secretary was likely to “get back at Yeonwoo in a small way” at first.
It started with the newspapers. Amid the chaos of new tasks, Manager Kang’s urgent call came.
Director Kim, are Wednesday and Friday newspapers different?
“What? Manager, what are you talking about?”
Oh, sorry, I’m too distracted. Attorney Kwon Junhwi has different newspapers.
“Yes. Should I get five copies from the first floor?”
No, not that… He says Wednesday and Friday newspapers are different. What should I do?
Manager! Manager Kang! His harsh voice calling Manager Kang from a distance pierced through the phone.
I’ll hang up for now! Sorry!
Manager Kang quickly hung up. That ominous first call came to an end.
From that day on, Manager Kang constantly complained to Yeonwoo that the tasks related to Attorney Kwon Junhwi were different from the handover details.
Did Attorney Kwon have a dedicated coffee bean? What’s this request for a summary of the long emails? He says the meeting room has too many windows and he doesn’t like it; what should we do? Even if I provide approval documents, he keeps saying he’s busy and doesn’t sign them; is there any solution?
Even during the time when Junhwi was a particularly disliked superior, Manager Kang didn’t behave like this. It was the pinnacle of his stubbornness.
He was undoubtedly deliberately causing trouble, and the reason could be vaguely guessed.
Recalling the incident where Manager Kang publicly harassed Yeonwoo at the company restaurant, Junhwi was undoubtedly repaying that debt. With Junhwi’s exceptional memory, it was clear.
“Manager Kang has really fallen for it.”
This man, even though he’s not a child, it’s both amusing and annoying to see why he’s acting like this. Yet, having someone who unconditionally supports me is reassuring.
He was still an unpredictable man who crossed both hateful and delightful extremes.
Is this rollercoaster-like emotion also an addiction? Seeing Yeonwoo secretly enjoying it, it seems so.
But one should also be moderate in favoring a lover. If the mischief goes too far, only his reputation will keep getting worse. Yeonwoo couldn’t just sit back and watch that comfortably.
“But until when will Manager Kang keep bothering us?”
“Why would I bother? Who’s bothering whom.”
So, during the date on the way home, Yeonwoo brought up the topic of Manager Kang. Junhwi consistently responded with ignorance, just raising his eyebrows.
“Ah. You’re intentionally bothering him, right?”
“Well… Why are you bringing up someone else’s story when you’re with me?”
“Sigh. There’s nothing to say for no reason, right?”
After firmly squeezing his clenched fist, Junhwi made a groaning sound. The two were walking to the handmade burger restaurant that Yeonwoo wanted to visit after work.
Just holding hands on the way home. Having someone by your side made everyday life special. Even the familiar scenery of the Gwanghwamun Building forest seemed new.
“We’re here. Right here.”
Talking and teasing about Manager Kang, they unexpectedly arrived at the restaurant during their after-work date. Yeonwoo, who received a numbered ticket with an expected waiting time of 40 minutes, was delighted as if he wanted to jump.
“I thought it would be over an hour, but 40 minutes is manageable.”
“You call waiting for 40 minutes manageable?”
“Just because it’s a famous restaurant.”
“There are plenty of delicious restaurants without waiting in line.”
“I’ve always wanted to come here. I’ll wait.”
Sitting down on a blue plastic chair, Yeonwoo joyfully patted the seat next to him.
Unable to break Yeonwoo’s determination, Junhwi, with his long legs folded, checked the time. If it exceeded 1 minute over the 40-minute estimate, he seemed ready to take action.
“Why haven’t you come to the restaurant you wanted to visit before? You should have told me earlier.”
“Well… I didn’t have friends to come with, and Attorney-nim was busy… I didn’t have the mental space for it.”
Mental space. Junhwi’s eyes slightly hardened.
Looking back, there hadn’t been a day recently when Yeonwoo’s heart was at ease. His body ached, and the mental strain at work was overwhelming.
“In the future, don’t keep things you want to do or say to yourself. Tell me right away.”
Even the difficult things. Even the sad things. I hope he tells me everything as it is. So that I can share the burden.
But if she doesn’t tell me, there must be her own reasons for it.
In this way, he resolved to learn how to think from other people’s perspectives bit by bit.
“Really? Anything?”
With a slightly mischievous laugh, Yeonwoo looked at Junhwi, who was proud of his growth.
“Then how about that place over there?”
Passionate karaoke. The store Yeonwoo pointed to happened to be the place Junhwi disliked the most.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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