Facing her husband, whom she had been waiting for, Young-seon found it hard to start the conversation.
“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
“You always say that. Am I a child to make a mess?”
“If it’s not that serious, there’s no need to be this hesitant. Come on, just tell me. What is it?”
Chairman Seo’s eyes were more tender than ever as he urged Young-seon to speak.
But Young-seon never seemed to feel that tenderness, always appearing the same to her.
With a deep sigh, she handed over a stack of papers to Chairman Seo.
The papers contained information about Su-yeon, which Young-seon had been reviewing frequently and had also shown to In-ho.
“What’s this?”
Chairman Seo frowned at the unexpected stack of papers and looked at Young-seon.
“Look at it. You’ll understand once you see.”
Young-seon shook her head, almost shuddering.
Soon, the sound of papers rustling was heard.
Young-seon closed her eyes tightly.
Every time she heard the rustling, she recalled the contents written on them.
Just thinking about it made her heart ache again.
Each time she reviewed the documents, she imagined a young Su-yeon she had never seen, clutching her heart repeatedly.
It seemed she had given much more of her heart to Su-yeon than she had thought.
“Phew.”
Young-seon sighed deeply, a habit.
In that instant, Chairman Seo, who had put the papers down, looked directly at her with a sharp gaze.
“Why did you show me this?”
His tone was quite brusque.
Young-seon’s brows narrowed immediately.
“Why show it? Even after seeing this, you ask why?”
“Did you not know that Su-yeon was adopted by Taeshin Group? Is that why you looked this up?”
“That’s not the important part.”
“Then what is? To you, the most important thing has always been that Su-yeon is not Taeshin Group’s biological daughter, but an adopted one. Isn’t that right?”
“What are you saying?”
“You’ve always resented Su-yeon. Because she’s not Taeshin Group’s biological daughter. Do you think I didn’t know that?”
Chairman Seo’s voice was intimidatingly stern.
Young-seon turned pale and couldn’t respond.
She couldn’t.
There had never been a hint of her neglecting Su-yeon, nor had her husband ever mentioned the issue.
“It’s not that I didn’t know. I stayed quiet because you liked Su-yeon a lot, and I thought you might feel betrayed. That’s why I kept silent.”
“That, that’s…….”
Young-seon was utterly baffled by her husband bringing up the issue and showing a cold attitude.
She couldn’t deny the truth, leaving her unable to make excuses.
Her eyes, facing Chairman Seo, shook violently.
But soon they lost their strength and looked down.
It was a look full of remorse.
Only after taking in her appearance did Chairman Seo ask in a slightly softened voice.
“So, what’s the reason for showing me this now? Do you want to confirm that Su-yeon is an adopted child with this piece of paper?”
“That’s not it.”
“Then what is it? Is there something more shocking you want to tell me?”
Chairman Seo glanced briefly at the content written in the middle of the stack of papers.
He had suspected that his youngest daughter-in-law had untold troubles, but he never thought it would be about this.
A sigh of anger rose to his throat, but he knew he shouldn’t let it prevail.
He understood why Young-seon had shown him these documents, even without her saying it.
After living together for over half a lifetime and having four children, he knew what she was thinking.
She was a woman who had given him everything, a companion he had spent a long time with.
But first, he had to clarify the relationship between Su-yeon and his wife.
“I know my actions towards Su-yeon have been wrong… I won’t do it again. I’m reflecting.”
Young-seon confessed in a deflated voice.
There was no falsehood in her sincerity.
Chairman Seo could tell.
“Can I believe what you just said?”
“Do you still not know me? Would I say something I don’t mean?”
Young-seon bristled at the repeated question.
Finally seeing his wife’s true self, Chairman Seo smiled gently.
“Reflecting is obvious, but you must apologize to Su-yeon. Imagine how hurt that sensitive girl must be.”
“I know. I’ve apologized. It won’t make up for what I’ve done, but… I’ll do better. Don’t worry about that.”
Chairman Seo nodded, satisfied, and then got to the main point.
“So, what is it you want to tell me? Go ahead.”
With her husband’s usual demeanor, Young-seon felt more at ease and brought up the prepared topic.
“As you’ve seen, it seems Su-yeon has been abused since being adopted by Taeshin Group. According to In-ho, it’s still the same now.”
“Is this information accurate?”
“I got it through Chief Kim, so it should be.”
Chairman Seo’s mouth turned downwards.
It was the expression he wore when pondering serious matters.
Young-seon quickly added.
“In-ho wants to disown Su-yeon.”
“Disown? Have you discussed this with Su-yeon?”
“Not yet.”
“So we’re planning to act without consulting her?”
“I’m worried about that too… but for now, I’ve left that issue with In-ho, and I want to do what I can.”
Young-seon was unusually resolute.
Chairman Seo sighed deeply as he watched his wife.
“So what do you need me to do?”
“Assign Chief Kim to me for a while. I plan to meet with people from Taeshin, but I can’t do it alone.”
“Is that all?”
“I’ll let you know when I need more of your help.”
Chairman Seo nodded softly.
It was a sign of permission.
With just that one change, Young-seon felt incomparably more confident than before.
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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