Human emotions are indeed fickle, she thought. She had already made her decision earlier, but now, faced with the reality, she was scared yet also looking forward to it. She knew they would likely finish all stages of their relationship on this trip.
“Alright, then.”
Je Ho started the car, whether he knew her inner turmoil or not, his expression remained calm.
“Manager!”
Surprised by the sudden call, Secretary Nam hurried to Min Woo. Min Woo had returned to Korea last night without informing anyone and only contacted his executive secretary upon arrival at the airport. Right now, Secretary Nam was the only person Min Woo could trust.
“Where is Assemblyman Chae right now?”
Despite his attempts to contact her from the Philippines, all of Min Woo’s efforts were in vain. Assemblyman Chae didn’t answer his calls, and even through his aide, there was no connection.
“She’s currently at her Sejong office,” Secretary Nam informed Min Woo in the car.
While in the car, Min Woo reflected on the conversation he had with President Park the previous night. After talking to Yul Li, Min Woo had summoned the courage to call President Park. With Director Jin gone, he needed to confirm if President Park was really planning to ambush him.
“Did you meet Director Jin?”
“Ah, that guy? Turned out he was playing tricks behind my back. What can I do? I cemented him up and threw him into the Incheon Sea. Anyway, let’s meet after you return from your trip.”
“Damn it.”
Min Woo cursed and rubbed his face with his hand, confused about the whole situation.
Was Director Jin really gone, or had he joined forces with President Park to betray him? Without Director Jin, contacting the car inspectors wasn’t going to be easy either.
He had thought he might be turned away at the door, but surprisingly, Assemblyman Chae agreed to meet him.
“I’m sorry, Assemblyman. It was so sudden, I had no choice.”
“I understand.”
Assemblyman Chae, deep in thought, laid an envelope in front of the bowed Min Woo.
“I would have done the same, fleeing first in the face of those violent gangsters. I even have a scar from my prosecutor days, a reminder of their brutality.”
As Min Woo scanned the documents, his face turned pale.
“How can this be?”
The documents not only contained the information he had passed to the car inspector but also detailed his own misdeeds with President Park.
“I was a prosecutor, you know. The car inspector only knows what you’ve told him, so don’t worry.”
Min Woo was speechless. If the contents of those documents were leaked, it would be the end of him.
“It’s regrettable that it has come to this, but I’m relieved we didn’t go through with the marriage. Whatever else, I can’t let my daughter marry a man associated with gangsters, even if he is a third-generation chaebol.”
“Father-in-law.”
“Use that card you have if you want. Then these documents will go straight to President Kwon, the car inspector, and the press.”
Before meeting Min Woo, Assemblyman Chae hadn’t made a decision. But upon seeing Min Woo’s anxious face as he entered, he realized something. In a crisis, Min Woo’s mask fell off too easily.
Even as the heir to KG Group, Min Woo could become a major blemish in the future. At this point, considering his own aspirations as a presidential candidate, Assemblyman Chae decided there was no need to keep dragging Min Woo along.
“Break off the marriage. It’s all on you. Let’s announce the postponement for now, and declare the cancellation when it’s out of public interest.”
Shocked by the sudden blow, Min Woo crumbled. He stood up from the sofa and knelt before Assemblyman Chae.
“Father-in-law, I can’t do this. I truly love Yul Li.”
“Yul Li doesn’t love you. If Yul Li agrees to marry you, it would still be a tough marriage. If you really want to marry her, first win her heart.”
“Where is Yul Li right now?”
“I don’t know. She said she needed to clear her head and went on a trip.”
With these words, Assemblyman Chae left the office, leaving Min Woo behind. Trembling, Min Woo dialed Yul Li’s number.
After numerous attempts without an answer, he called Hyun Kyung, the only person he thought Yul Li would travel with. As soon as the call connected, Min Woo blurted out without greeting, “Put Yul Li on.”
“Why are you looking for Yul Li with me?” Hyun Kyung retorted.
“Damn it, you went on a trip, right? Who else would she go with?”
“I’m in Bali for a charity event, check if you don’t believe me.”
Hyun Kyung ended the call, showing disinterest in continuing the conversation. Knowing she wouldn’t lie about such trivial matters, Min Woo racked his brain. Yul Li wouldn’t go on a trip alone.
Could it be with that guy?
Leaving the office and getting into his car, Min Woo tried calling Je Ho, but there was no answer. Contacting the company, he was told Je Ho was on vacation. Suddenly, a bad premonition crossed his mind.
“Damn it, she really went with him?”
Min Woo shouted angrily at Secretary Nam, who was driving, “Find out where they are, now!”
Min Woo’s eyes blazed with fury.
“Ah!”
Yul Li screamed as she opened the box and a lively prawn jumped out. Startled by the prawn’s unexpected vigor, she retreated, yelling for Je Ho, who rushed in from the bedroom.
“What’s wrong?”
“Je Ho oppa!”
Yul Li quickly hid behind Je Ho. More prawns were jumping out, making eerie sounds as they hit the floor.
Je Ho, however, was distracted by Yul Li calling him ‘Je Ho oppa’, a term she had used only once before – the day they found the necklace in the pool. Just like that time, he had impulsively kissed her.
But first, he had to deal with the prawns. He picked them up, put them back in the box, and closed the lid. Only then did Yul Li cautiously approach.
“I’ll handle the prawns. Your hand isn’t even healed.”
Je Ho noticed her reddened fingers, “You burnt this frying prawns, didn’t you?”
Surprised at how he knew, Yul Li’s eyes widened. Je Ho silently took out a medicine packet from his jacket pocket. It was burn ointment.
He bought it at the pharmacy for this?
Je Ho gently applied the ointment to Yul Li’s hand. She felt touched, realizing how much he cared for her.
Emotions welled up inside her, and she blurted out the question that had been suppressed in her heart.
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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