“Team Leader Yang, do you realize the nonsense you just spouted?”
The two lawyers of the legal team stood in front of the three furious women.
“You’re saying that since we’re not parties to the contract, we have no right to demand anything from Jeong Yeoreum? Is that all? That the Republic of Korea is a democratic republic and there are no slaves? And that anyone who practices it is a lawbreaker? Hey, kid! Are you crazy? Out of your mind? Why else would you take Jeong Yeoreum’s side there?”
Ha-eun, with her arms crossed, chimed in.
“Mom, Team Leader Yang has really lost it. Auntie, there are legitimate heirs, the mother-in-law and granddaughter, right?”
“Exactly!”
“Mother, no need for more words. Just fire those two.”
Sophia added, glaring at the two lawyers.
“Of course they should be!”
Fuming, Jeong-mi took out her phone.
“Who has the right to fire employees of PR Group on a whim?”
Everyone turned around at the sudden voice.
Approaching were Yeoreum and the butler.
“Stay out of other people’s business!”
Jeong-mi, seeing Yeoreum, became even more infuriated.
“Grandma.”
“Don’t call me that! Why am I your grandma?”
“The family tree says so. The family tree. You, grandma soup.”
Jeong-mi reached out to grab Yeoreum’s hair, but her wrist was caught instead.
“Let go of this hand!”
“If I let go, you’ll pull my hair, won’t you, grandma?”
“Hey!”
“Grandma, please have some dignity. And this is clearly violence. You’re doing this in front of two lawyers?”
Yeoreum pushed Jeong-mi back.
The three women became even more agitated.
“Why do you always get so worked up? Hormone deficiency, maybe?”
“What?”
“And you really don’t know your place.”
Astonished, Jeong-mi stepped forward again, pointing at Yeoreum.
“What did you just say?”
Instead of responding, Yeoreum called the butler.
“Yes, Miss.”
The butler, promptly responding, approached her side.
Most of all, the three women were shocked by how the butler addressed Yeoreum.
“I’m just asking because I don’t know, does Song Jeong-mi grandma have any official position in PR Group?”
The butler, glancing at the excited Jeong-mi, answered.
“No. She has no official position.”
“What about Sophia?”
“The small madam also has no official position.”
“And Kang Ha-eun?”
“She’s the deputy chief of the general affairs team.”
“Wow, deputy chief. But does a deputy chief have the authority to fire lawyers from the legal team?”
“The team leader of the legal team is equivalent to a manager. It’s a higher position, so how could they be fired?”
Yeoreum smirked.
“So, the only way to fire these hardworking lawyers would be if their father, President Kang Ki-taek, and son, Executive Director Kang In-pyo, exert undue influence, right? What’s that called, a grudge crime?”
The butler answered.
“Probably.”
Yeoreum, looking down at the trembling Jeong-mi, said.
“Listen, grandma.”
“I told you not to call me that!”
“The family tree says so, the family tree! You, grandma soup!”
Yeoreum yelled louder.
Jeong-mi flinched.
Tiredly, Yeoreum brushed her hair back and said.
“You don’t need to get so worked up; I have very good ears. Anyway, let me make this clear: don’t exert unnecessary influence. If I hear that those two lawyers were unfairly fired due to the grudge of the owner family, I’ll post about these two lawyers wrongfully dismissed due to the owner family’s grudge on the PR Group bulletin board.”
“What?”
“You know? I’m someone who does what I say.”
Yeoreum lightly shook her phone in front of Jeong-mi.
“…You.”
Yeoreum, smiling, looked into the shaking Jeong-mi’s eyes and said.
“Grandma, please don’t recklessly take away the livelihood of people who work hard. And stop summoning employees on a whim. It’s clear you don’t pay them overtime, so why keep calling and fussing?”
“What, fussing?”
“Grandma, seems like you don’t understand, so I’ll tell you. That’s nonsense. Total, absolute nonsense.”
The three women’s mouths dropped open in shock.
Regardless, Yeoreum turned to the two lawyers and said.
“You can leave work now.”
“…Excuse me?”
“Go home.”
“Ah, yes.”
After these brief words, Yeoreum turned away, followed by the butler.
“Madam, then we’ll take our leave.”
Jeong-mi was at a loss, fuming, but unlike before, she couldn’t scold the two lawyers.
Then, Manager Pyo and Hye-suk rushed in with urgent news.
“Madam, there’s a big problem!”
“What now?”
“Go to the second floor! Kang Ha-eun’s room is in chaos!”
“Could it be Jeong Yeoreum?”
“Yes, exactly! At her order, Kang Ha-eun’s belongings are being cleared out!”
“That crazy b****!”
Cursing, the three women hurried to the stairs, followed by Team Leader Yang and Attorney Jo.
Real furniture was being moved down the central staircase.
The three women ran up the stairs, screaming in anger.
Attorney Jo watched and chuckled.
“Are you laughing now?”
“Aren’t you coming, Team Leader? I find this quite refreshing.”
Attorney Jo laughed, then asked Yang.
“You said to ignore it, so why did you take Jeong Yeoreum’s side? Aren’t we going to be fired now?”
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.”
