However, if Manager Yoon handed over the secret ledger to Jeho back then, there must have been some kind of significant deal.
As the car door opened, guided by the secretary, Yuri entered the villa. Director Kwon turned back towards Yuri, standing by the window, with a bright smile.
“Thank you for coming all the way here. Did you have dinner?”
“No.”
“Okay, you must be hungry. Let’s finish quickly. Secretary, wait outside. We need to have an important conversation alone.”
“Yes, Director.”
The secretary bowed and immediately walked outside.
Although it bothered him to be left alone with just the two of them, Yuri feigned indifference and sat on the sofa as Director Kwon, sitting opposite her, emptied the whiskey glass in his hand in one breath.
“I’m sorry. It’s a bit difficult for me to speak when I’m sober.”
What is he trying to say?
Yuri maintained a poker face, tightly clasping her hands on her knees.
“To be honest, initially, I wanted to meet you for a different reason. Well, you probably guessed it when you came, it was about Minwoo. Our Minwoo ended up being driven overseas because of you.”
“That’s because Minwoo bugged my officetel…”
As Yuri started to object, Director Kwon raised his hand to silence her.
“I haven’t finished yet. When adults are speaking, you shouldn’t rudely interrupt. Understand?”
Staring at Yuri, who was about to retort, Director Kwon smiled gently.
“Yeah, you understand my words better than I thought. If we do well, it could be very helpful for both of us…”
Yuri furrowed her brows, as if questioning the meaning. However, instead of explaining, Director Kwon filled the empty glass with whiskey.
What is he trying to do?
Having emptied the glass in one go, Director Kwon poured whiskey again, and Yuri silently watched him.
Reaching a place that could easily be guessed as the destination, Jeho increased the speed of the car, overtaking the car in front. If they continued at this speed, they would soon exit the highway, and the narrow single lane would continue to the Gapyeong villa.
Maintaining this state would almost certainly expose the tail. They needed to arrive at the location first and hide inconspicuously.
The Gapyeong villa that Yuri was heading to was a special place prepared by the KG Group for confidential meetings.
Interference signals flowed in all directions, making it impossible for any communication device other than a landline phone to operate, and detectors were installed everywhere, making eavesdropping, recording, or filming impossible.
For Director Kwon to summon Yuri to such a place meant they were going to discuss something very important, something that should never leak out.
As expected, the car carrying Yuri arrived at the villa shortly afterward.
Yuri and the secretary entered the villa, and soon after, the secretary came out. He looked around cautiously before getting into the car. He probably received instructions to wait inside the car.
What does he want to say?
Jeho anxiously stared at the light emanating from the villa building.
“What’s this?”
“Well, what does it look like to you?”
Looking at Yuri, who paled while examining the document he handed over, Director Kwon recalled a cruel laughter.
“Looking at that, I wonder where the messy blood will go. Considering the state of your family, you probably had an affair with Minwoo while proceeding with your marriage to Jeho.”
“Mr. Jeho and I had no relationship until Minwoo’s wedding was ruined.”
While trembling with the document in her hand, Yuri refuted Director Kwon’s words.
“Rather, Minwoo was involved in an extramarital affair with another woman.”
“Huh, even if they slept together a few times, what’s the affair? Anyway, Minwoo didn’t give his heart to the other party. It was just a pastime. Ah, forget it. Let’s stop talking about that.”
Director Kwon extended his hand as if annoyed and leaned against the back of the sofa. After all, in this situation, he was the one in control, and she was the subordinate.
“As for you, how will you justify your father’s extramarital affair? Especially when there’s solid evidence like this. Huh?”
Yuri glared at Director Kwon, keeping her mouth shut. The document in her hand was a kinship confirmation certificate between Yuri and Mrs. An, not her biological mother.
She couldn’t grasp how this document ended up in Director Kwon’s hands and who had conducted the kinship confirmation. This time, unable to refute, Yuri maintained her silence. Director Kwon, recalling the dramatic events from a few hours ago, smiled victoriously.
Hurrying back to the company to handle the situation, he found no sharp moves. Manager Yoon was already overseas, and if the secret ledger had fallen into Jeho’s hands, there was no way to handle it.
Then, the secretary appeared with an excited face, carrying an unbelievable stroke of luck.
While digging into Congressman Jung Tae-hyuk’s affairs, the man who was dismissed from his position as an aide last year first approached the secretary. He had investigated Congressman Jung, suspecting his relationship with Yuri, but the man had handed a bigger fish to Director Kwon.
“Cha Yoori is not Congressman Cha’s biological daughter; she’s An Mi-suk’s daughter. Conceived through an affair.”
Considering this the best weakness to attack Congressman Cha, he reported it to Congressman Jung, but was immediately rejected.
He said that he couldn’t tolerate someone who worked in such an unfair manner around him. If this secret were exposed, he would never set foot in this world again.
Former aide provided the information out of spite, not for money. He said that after betraying Congressman Jung, he couldn’t survive in this world anyway.
Although the plan had started to bring Minwoo back to Korea, Director Kwon was now more concerned about his safety than his son’s. This was a situation where his own noose was tightening.
“I might have to use this pawn in a different place. Make sure not to spill a word to the people at home.”
“Yes, Director.”
“Oh, by the way, did Jeho and Yuri really spend time together?”
“It’s not certain, but it seems likely. Witnesses have seen them going back and forth to each other’s homes several times.”
“How long has it been since their marriage broke… Tsk tsk. Che, as expected of the noble bloodline of Cha Hyeong-sik.”
But it wasn’t bad. The goddess of victory was smiling at him.
Waking up from reminiscing, Director Kwon leaned towards Yuri, speaking in a gentle tone.
“I haven’t shown this to Congressman Cha yet. Depending on how you handle it, things could change.”
“Do you want me to plead with the chairman to bring Minwoo back?”
“I mentioned it earlier, but I’ve changed my mind now. Something more urgent has come up for me to handle.”
Dirty X.
The contemptuous gaze of Director Kwon towards Yuri sent a shiver of disdain.
As if betraying my son wasn’t enough, now I have to deal with that thorn-in-the-side Jeho! It was absolutely nauseating. Ironically, it would be Chae Yuri who would become his salvation.
“There’s one ledger I need, and it’s in Jeho’s home office safe right now. If you bring that to me, I’ll consider everything as if it never happened.”
“What are you saying?”
Yuri responded with a bewildered expression.
“Are you telling me to spy for you?”
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.
*
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.”
