He stated firmly that apart from the few people Eun Soo had mentioned, he would not let anyone enter the mourning room.
Eun Soo felt relieved for the first time at his resolute tone.
It seemed like Hyuk Joo would really keep those disturbing her mother’s peace at bay. That’s why Eun Soo couldn’t pull her hand away from him.
Was it because she wasn’t ready to let go of her mother yet?
She wanted to rely on Hyuk Joo until she could cope with the short farewell.
Ju Hwan Oh’s face was flushed as he stepped out of a black sedan.
It was hard to believe that he was a husband who had lost his wife, his demeanor was too poised.
His shiny black suit was as incongruous as the darkness that descended on the corner of the hospital’s funeral hall parking lot late at night.
It was a suit he had prepared last year, anticipating a day like this.
Goo Ju Kyung had said to him, who grumbled about buying an expensive black suit, not even of a different color.
‘How long do you think Hyeyon can hang on? If we end up having a funeral, you’ll be the chief mourner, and then you’ll have to greet people who have come to pay their respects. You can’t just wear anything.’
It was a good thing he listened to Ju Kyung’s words back then.
“Anyway, she’s a very wise woman.”
Ju Hwan checked his reflection in the car’s side mirror and smiled contentedly.
He looked perfect, even his hair, which he had tidied up immediately after hearing the news of the funeral. His eyes caught sight of the line of wreaths as he walked towards the entrance of the funeral hall.
“How many are there?”
Looking at the numerous wreaths, Ju Hwan was astounded.
He quickly walked up to the wreaths and, with a grin, scrutinized the names written on the ribbons.
The names of influential figures from the political and business world, who often appeared in newspapers and TV, were attached to each wreath. The thought of exchanging greetings with them made the corners of Ju Hwan’s lips unintentionally rise.
Unaware that he had been declared a persona non grata, Ju Hwan walked towards the mourning room. However, he was stopped by guards halfway down the corridor.
“I’m sorry, but the chief mourners wish to grieve quietly.”
“What?”
Ju Hwan glared fiercely at the guard who was politely asking for his understanding.
Enraged at the audacity of such a breach of etiquette, his temper flared. However, he quickly regained his composure.
He considered that a powerful person who would even have guards might be inside the mourning room.
With his eyes that were wide open, Ju Hwan lowered them slowly and spoke to the guard.
“I’m the chief mourner.”
“Are you President Ju Hwan Oh?”
“That’s correct……”
“You were instructed not to enter. Please leave.”
“What?”
Ju Hwan, fiddling with his glasses, looked up at the tall guard blocking his way.
He thought about giving the guard’s shin a good kick, but instead, he let out a smirk and asked.
“Who do you work for?”
“……”
“You little punk, what’s your name!”
As Ju Hwan raised his voice, the guard signaled the other guards standing next to him. The guards moved swiftly and held Ju Hwan’s arms on both sides.
Even while being dragged out of the funeral hall, Ju Hwan kept yelling loudly.
“I’m the chief mourner!”
Feeling the need to announce his presence, Ju Hwan strained his throat and shouted again.
“Where in the world does anyone throw out the chief mourner!”
His shouts echoed loudly through the hallway, but no one came out.
The guards who had dragged Ju Hwan out released his arms. Finally free, Ju Hwan glared at them, taking deep, ragged breaths.
“Hey, you punks! Do you know who I am? I’m the husband of the deceased Um Hye Yeon!”
With a hoarse throat, Ju Hwan berated the guards blocking his way.
“I’m sorry, but we have instructions not to let you in.”
“Instructed? Hey! Call Vice President Moon Hyuk Joo out now!”
“Please leave.”
“My soninlaw is Moon Hyuk Joo!”
He shouted at the guards with a strained throat.
However, the guards standing in front showed no change in expression despite the commotion.
They had instructions to let no one in except for approved guests.
Especially the man causing the commotion, Ju Hwan Oh, should be stopped at all costs.
Therefore, they could ignore Ju Hwan’s claim that he was the fatherinlaw of Vice President Moon Hyuk Joo.
Ju Hwan, rendered speechless, continued to snarl at the guards.
One of the guards spoke in a low voice towards the uncontrollably angry Ju Hwan.
“It’s an order from Vice President Moon Hyuk Joo.”
“What?”
Ju Hwan, who was fuming, stiffened upon hearing that the person who barred him from the funeral hall was Moon Hyuk Joo.
If it was Moon Hyuk Joo’s order, then as long as these imposing guards remained, he would not be able to enter the mourning room.
It seemed best to retreat for now. But, driven by the need to recover his battered pride, Ju Hwan glared warningly at the guards.
“I will hold you accountable first!”
“……”
“Who do these nobodies think they are, stopping me!”
Ju Hwan quickly walked towards his car, which was parked on one side of the parking lot.
“Damn woman!”
With every step he took, harsh curses poured from his mouth.
Certainly, Eun Soo must have instructed them not to let him into the funeral hall.
“But still. Legally, I am her father, and the husband of her deceased mother, and they dare to treat me like this? That wicked woman!”
No matter how much they hated him, there was something called human decency. When a wife died, her husband should naturally become the chief mourner.
Ju Hwan grinded his teeth.
The names of the prominent figures written on the ribbons of the funeral hall’s wreaths flickered before his eyes.
He should be sitting in the chief mourner’s place, impressing upon many people that he, Oh Ju Hwan, was Moon Hyuk Joo’s fatherinlaw. This would also be an opportunity to connect with politicians…
Thinking about the great opportunity he had missed made him bitter.
“Even if Eun Soo said that, Moon Hyuk Joo should not have acted this way! He’s no different from me, only pretending to be innocent. Ah, pah!”
Ju Hwan spat towards the direction of the funeral hall.
His resentment towards his daughter quickly shifted to his soninlaw.
“Do they think I will let this slide?”
Ju Hwan rummaged through the glove box of his car and pulled out a photograph.
“What to do with this now. Now that her mother is dead, she probably won’t listen to me anymore……”
He had intended to use the photo as a lever against Eun Soo, so that she would raise the child that her husband’s woman was about to give birth to.
He was confident that his daughter, who detested her mother, would listen to him. But now that her mother was dead, he was certain she would not listen.
She might even consider divorcing Moon Hyuk Joo.
“Ah, what to do with this…”
Ju Hwan clutched his head.
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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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