Why was there no contact all weekend? Did your parents go on a trip? Jun-hwi wanted to ask these questions but ended up erasing them all.
[How about meeting for lunch later?]He thought he could ask when they meet, but Yeon-woo said she had new employee training during lunch.
[After work, then] [I have plans with friends today ㅠㅠ]Surely, they won’t push me away because of their parents’ opposition.
There was a bitter taste in his mouth. An unpleasant sensation swept down his spine. Anxious, Jun-hwi adjusted his posture and tapped his phone diligently.
After some negotiation, they agreed to meet briefly after work, giving him a faint sense of relief. Jun-hwi threw his phone down and tossed aside his glasses. His eyes felt irritated.
…I never expected a day where I would be tormented by someone’s opposition.
And it wasn’t just anyone, but the negative reaction of Yeon-woo’s parents, who had given birth to her, was an extremely fatal blow.
People who could be ignored just because they opposed him were not ordinary people.
How should this be resolved? It was an unknown territory solely because of Kim Yeon-woo, with no precedents or laws in the legal code.
A fleeting glance at the clock showed that it was only 9:03. When will the time come for him to see Yeon-woo after work?
Jun-hwi took off his cufflinks, rolled up his sleeves, and began to run toward the office, even before the time to leave work according to the clock.
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“Um…”
On the way home, Yeon-woo, whom he briefly met at a cafe near the company, was stirring only ice with a straw.
“I’m sorry for not contacting you. My parents stayed at our house and left for the airport all weekend, so I had to be careful.”
Yeon-woo, who was barely able to part his lips, still couldn’t meet Jun-hwi’s eyes.
“What should I say? I mean…”
“Just speak as it is. Why hesitate?”
Even with his strong urging, Yeon-woo hesitated for a long time before finally bringing up the subject.
“It seems like my mom and dad were shocked.”
“Of course, I understand. It’s partly my fault too.”
Which parents would easily understand when a strange man walks around their daughter’s house half-naked? Jun-hwi nodded repeatedly.
“I want to meet them again formally and apologize sincerely.”
“That’s not important, Attorney Kwon.”
No? Could it be the worst-case scenario Jun-hwi had thought of?
Seeing his sensitive eyebrows twitch, Yeon-woo let out a light sigh.
“I think… it’s a bit too burdensome for you. It’s Joo Sung Group.”
As expected. Looking at his face tainted with ash-colored disappointment, Yeon-woo felt sorry for him. It was the most disheartened expression among all the looks she had seen from Kwon Jun-hwi.
What should I do? Feeling sorry for him, she couldn’t figure out what to do, and her small face drooped.
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In fact, Jun-hwi had softened the words a lot. Yeon-woo’s parents were very strict.
“This won’t work. Decided with your mom. Thank you, Kim Yeon-woo.”
“Why? What’s the reason? Why do you say it’s not allowed without properly getting to know the person?”
No matter how much Jun-hwi explained that it had nothing to do with the succession of the management rights, his mom and dad remained firm.
“Yeon-woo. You’re at an age where you should start thinking about marriage. Act like an adult.”
“What? Did I say I was discussing marriage?”
“Marriage is a union between families. But you’re talking about Joo Sung Group. It’s a conglomerate, Yeon-woo. People from a different world. How can you fit into that family with us?”
He seemed to know too well what his parents were worrying about. Yeon-woo had also been troubled by those worries for a while.
“That’s not important.”
“What’s not important? Kim Yeon-woo. Wake up. A caterpillar needs to eat only pine leaves to avoid indigestion. A hawk tears its legs apart trying to follow a crane too closely.”
“…”
“Socrates said that to a child. Know yourself.”
Yeon-woo couldn’t find words to refute her dad’s words.
“Yeon-woo. It seems like we’re not a good match with that family. Your mom and I find it hard to accept.”
“But…”
“You should reconsider that person too.”
After that, he felt depressed all weekend.
In a situation where the conflict with his stern parents deepened, he didn’t have the leisure to contact Jun-hwi and ease his mind.
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However, if he were to tell him the truth now, it seemed like the frustration would only get worse than it is now.
As Jun-hwi had said before, the background of birth was not an area that could be changed by his own power.
Jun-hwi, who had calmly accepted Yeon-woo’s verdict, closed his eyes and opened them again.
“Is there something about Joo Sung Group that you’re not pleased with?”
“Well, I don’t know up to that point…”
“There must be specific reasons. Is it the governance structure overlooking conglomerate succession? Undervalued stock?”
“Um, it doesn’t seem to be any of that.”
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.”
