“People say that as you age, your character becomes more apparent.”
When In-woo saw Ju-hwan’s face, his expression instantly stiffened.
Nothing had changed. It was the same as when he had come to his father’s clinic, shouting to delete his daughter’s medical records.
Did he feel the gaze staring at him intently?
Hurriedly buttoning his suit jacket, Ju-hwan raised his head and looked at In-woo.
Did the young man, with his deep blue eyes, feel intimidated?
Ju-hwan, who was about to say something, looking like he was going to criticize, became desperate as he saw Hyuk-joo and Eun-soo disappearing into the distance.
In-woo called after Ju-hwan, who was hastily climbing the stone steps.
“Excuse me.”
Ju-hwan, who turned his head, raised his eyebrows instead of answering.
“Are you Mr. Oh Ju-hwan?”
“Who are you?”
“I’m Hwang In-woo.”
“Hwang In-woo?”
Repeating the name, Ju-hwan wrinkled his forehead in arrogance. The name was unfamiliar. He was definitely someone at the bottom of the apparel or sports team.
Meeting in a place like this, he must be pretending to know him, trying to leave an impression.
If it were another time, he might have encouraged him to work hard and patted his shoulder, but now he didn’t have that luxury. Perhaps due to impatience, he felt anger at the thought that some low-level employee was calling the president.
Just as Ju-hwan was about to say something, In-woo spoke first.
“Do you remember Dr. Hwang Tae-kyung?”
“Hwang Tae-kyung… Hwang Tae-kyung…”
Ju-hwan repeated the name as it didn’t immediately come to mind. Then, as if suddenly recalling who he was, he clenched his fist.
In the meantime, In-woo sent a message to Hyuk-joo.
Your father is here in the parking lot.
In-woo judged that Hyuk-joo, considering his personality, wouldn’t have called Oh Ju-hwan to the 49th floor. It was more appropriate to announce the arrival of this clear intruder.
“Hwang Tae-kyung had a son, and that’s you?”
“Yes.”
“You’ve grown up well. But why did you call me?”
Ju-hwan shrugged his head.
“I called you because nothing has changed since I was a kid, and I found it fascinating.”
“What?”
“Have you not met him yet?”
“…”
“The person who was with me in the parking lot.”
When Eun-soo was in the hospital, there had been a time when she went with Ju-kyung.
The distance from Seoul to the hospital was quite far, and at that time, she was deeply in love with Ju-kyung, so she didn’t want to be apart for even a moment.
So, she briefly showed her face in the hospital room and came out, planning to stay at a nearby seaside hotel with Ju-kyung.
It was a long time ago. And bringing up that story now didn’t bother her at all.
His wife had already died, and everyone who needed to know about Ju-kyung and his relationship knew. The threat to reveal it to his daughter was a card that wouldn’t work.
However, seeing In-woo talking about past events as if he had a significant weakness, Ju-hwan burst into hollow laughter.
“Hey, what do you want to say to me?”
“The fact that you’re not qualified to come here, don’t you know it well yourself?”
“What the hell is this guy saying?”
“Your aunt Hye-yeon won’t welcome you.”
“Aunt Hye-yeon?”
Ju-hwan furrowed his brow.
As if lost in thought, Ju-hwan scratched his temple while one side of his lips twisted.
“Why would Hwang Tae-kyung’s son know my wife? And calling her ‘aunt’… Yes, that’s right. I remember now. Hwang Tae-kyung mentioned he was divorced, but did he and my wife ever cross paths back then?”
He had thought there was something serious to consider, but it turned out to be nothing more than a delusion.
In-woo frowned in discomfort.
Just what was he seeing with those eyes? It was exactly as he thought.
In-woo couldn’t fathom Ju-hwan’s behavior, thinking that just because he himself had done something inhumane, others would act the same way.
“I won’t talk much. Please just leave from here.”
“What? Hey, you brat! Who do you think you are to talk to me like this?”
“No one here welcomes you just because you came.”
“Father and son are the same. Making a fuss over nothing.”
A momentary look of confusion passed over Ju-hwan’s face as he stood there, trying to retreat as if he might run away at any moment, unlike his previous arrogant attitude.
Ju-hwan’s gaze was fixed beyond In-woo’s shoulders.
When In-woo turned his head, he saw Hyuk-joo coming down the stone steps.
Hyuk-joo, who quickly approached, said to In-woo,
“I’ll handle him; please take care of Eun-soo.”
“Understood.”
Ju-hwan’s pupils enlarged as he watched the two of them.
How did these two know each other?
Perhaps during this time, Hyuk-joo had been treating him harshly because that brat Hwang In-woo was disparaging him.
There was a possibility.
From some reason, Hyuk-joo had never seen him in a positive light from the beginning. Even though he had married without feelings, it was only natural to show respect to the father-in-law.
But Hyuk-joo treated him as if he were not the father-in-law but a lower person.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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