“Madam, we can’t delay reporting to the chairman about Miss Ha-eun any longer.”
Jeong-mi, who was happily sipping tea in the living room, put down her teacup irritably at the call from the legal director.
“I told you to wait a little longer.”
“The video of Miss Ha-eun is spreading fast. It’s only a matter of time before the secretary’s office finds out.”
“That’s because your legal team didn’t handle things properly. Director Lee, how are you managing your subordinates?”
“I’ve already reprimanded them. But the person in question is Yeoreum, after all. There’s only so much we can pressure her.”
“Who are you calling ‘Miss’? Director Lee, can’t you use proper titles?”
“Sorry.”
Although displeased, Jeong-mi said, “You don’t have to wait long. I’ll resolve it by today.”
“She’s going to take down the video?”
“If I say so, she has to. Just ensure the video is taken down today and don’t report anything unnecessary to the chairman. And Director Lee, if you want to keep your position, behave properly. You know it’s only a matter of time before In-pyo becomes the CEO of PR, right?”
“I’m aware.”
“Then align yourself properly. And send Team Leader Yang here. I’ll make sure it’s resolved today.”
“Understood.”
He quickly agreed and ended the call.
“What did Director Lee say?”
Hearing her name during the call, Ha-eun quickly asked.
“What else? He was whining that we can’t delay reporting to the chairman any longer because your video is spreading.”
“It won’t reach grandma, will it?”
“Of course, I’ll make sure it doesn’t. Once Yeoreum realizes her place today, taking down the video will be a piece of cake. But is everything going according to plan?”
Jeong-mi looked at Sophia, who was checking her phone.
“Just got a text. Yeoreum has been standing in the store for over two hours.”
“Really?”
“Like a scarecrow, she’s getting a full dose of abuse from the customers. But she’s still cluelessly standing there.”
Jeong-mi and Ha-eun smirked.
“Tell them to do more. Make her cry.”
“I already did. Told them to properly discipline our disobedient maid.”
Sophia smiled as she put down her phone.
Frustrated by Yeoreum’s unmoving stance, the manager approached her with an annoyed expression.
The manager picked up the pearl that had fallen to the floor and glared at Yeoreum.
“Wow, this is unbelievable.”
Who should be angry here?
Unlike when dealing with Yeoreum, the manager’s demeanor changed as she approached the lady.
“Miss, here you are.”
She approached the elegantly seated lady, bowing and offering the pearl with both hands.
However, the lady didn’t even glance at it, and instead, her secretary took it.
The manager hastily stepped back, bowing apologetically.
“What shall we do, miss?”
The secretary asked the lady.
“How can I wear something that fell on the floor?”
The lady instead removed her other earring and handed it to the secretary.
The secretary turned to throw it in the trash.
“Wait.”
Suddenly, the lady stopped the secretary and pointed at Yeoreum.
“Give it to her.”
“Yes.”
The secretary readily agreed and approached Yeoreum, extending the broken earring.
“Take this.”
“Are you talking to me?”
Even though she saw and heard everything clearly, Yeoreum was so astonished by the situation that she asked for confirmation.
“Is there anyone else here?”
Of course not.
That’s why I’m even more shocked.
I’m seeing this lady for the first time, and what is this about?
Yeoreum still showed no intention of accepting the earring and just looked at the secretary’s face. The secretary, appearing tired, said, “Our miss is showing you kindness. So just say ‘thank you’ and take it.”
“Kindness?”
“You don’t seem to understand. This earring, even just for repair, is worth hundreds. You’re holding a fortune right now.”
“A fortune?”
As Yeoreum kept asking, the secretary exhaled a hot breath of frustration. It seemed like she wanted to slap Yeoreum’s face.
“If you understand now, just take it.”
As the conversation dragged on, the secretary’s expression grew irritated. Yeoreum turned her head towards the sofa. The lady, with her sleek legs crossed and sitting haughtily, caught Yeoreum’s direct gaze.
“Why are you giving this to me?”
“Sell it and buy yourself a dress. What are you wearing?”
The lady’s response drew chuckles from those standing nearby. Indeed, Yeoreum, in her faded padded jacket, seemed out of place compared to the lady in a fancy coat.
“You can buy several dresses and still have money left. Buy something delicious, or if you have a boyfriend, go on a date.”
The lady smiled angelically.
Yeoreum replied, “I appreciate the thought, but no thanks.”
“Don’t be so proud. Just take it. It’s worth hundreds, just for repair.”
“No, thank you.”
“You’re quite stubborn, aren’t you? But let me give you some advice.”
Smiling sweetly, the lady looked even prettier.
“Know your place. And don’t be so stubborn. It’s unnecessary for someone working as a maid.”
“Is that so?”
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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