The hotel restaurant was elegant and luxurious. The pianist playing in the lobby added a sweet atmosphere to the place.
Not wanting to reveal her innermost thoughts to Dojin, Jina had applied her makeup heavily. She dressed as neatly and professionally as possible to look as unemotional as possible, which brought to mind her nickname from the past, “Go-Stop Stone.”
“I didn’t expect you to come…”
Dojin, who had arrived early and was sitting across the table, smiled. “You look beautiful.”
His compliment sent shivers down Jina’s skin, but the words she had longed to hear during their relationship now sent shivers down her spine.
“I ordered some delicious dishes.”
Speaking in a tone that pretended to be affectionate, Dojin interrupted Jina’s words sternly.
“Let’s meet at Blue Wave.”
“Oh, there.”
As if realizing it belatedly, Dojin scratched his forehead with an indifferent expression.
“I didn’t make a reservation there. It was a mistake I made out of habit.”
“What nonsense…”
Jina couldn’t figure out his intention. She glared at Dojin with all her might.
“You took off the ring, right? You made the right decision.”
She wanted to spit in Dojin’s smug face. Jina suppressed her bubbling anger.
“Don’t assume things.”
“It’s a fact.”
Dojin shrugged and said, “Did you break up with Vice President Seo?”
Just hearing those words brought up emotions. But to regain her composure, Jina tightly held the bag she had placed on her knees.
“I want to see concrete evidence of the trick Mr. Jeon is playing.”
At Dojin’s confident voice, one of his eyebrows raised slightly. A smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Jina, you’ve really leveled up.”
Teasing Dojin, Jina met his sharp gaze without backing down.
“Should I tell you without any evidence? Really, how do you see people?”
Dojin clicked his tongue, then took something out from his pocket. He shook a black USB drive in his hand. It was something he had received recently from the accounting manager, Lee Sunyoung.
“Just looking at the financial statements in here, I could tell.”
Jina swallowed hard. She had to figure out how to take the USB drive from his hand. Her mind raced.
“I didn’t do anything wrong to Vice President Jeon. Why are you doing this?”
Dojin put the USB drive back in his pocket and tilted his head slightly.
“Why didn’t I do anything wrong…?”
He genuinely seemed puzzled. Startled, Jina’s eyes widened.
“You touched my woman.”
Dojin’s tone was so matter-of-fact that it left Jina momentarily speechless, her eyes blinking rapidly.
“So, Jina, if you come back, there won’t be any problems.”
His tone towards her was gentle, as if handling something fragile.
“Why would I be your woman?”
“What?”
A perplexed Dojin furrowed his brow.
“You broke up with me first.”
Jina spoke methodically, as if she had prepared these words in advance.
“Dojin, when did I…?”
“My woman is Heo Yoonju.”
“I told you. Do you have any idea how terrible she is?”
“Your woman went to jail.”
“What?”
Jina’s resolute expression wavered. Seizing the opportunity, Dojin took a deep breath.
“How can I live under the same roof with the woman your mother made me marry?”
“…”
Looking tormented, Dojin met Jina’s gaze without saying a word.
“I only have you. Jina. Let’s go back to the beginning.”
His eyes sparkled with hope and anticipation. Avoiding his persistent gaze, Jina slowly opened her lips.
“Okay.”
As if he had expected it, Dojin’s lips curled into a broad smile.
“But just for one day.”
Jina’s firm tone that followed immediately surprised Dojin, who looked at her with a slight bewilderment in his eyes.
“Director Kim never mentioned a specific date. So, I’ll meet Director Kim for just one day.”
“Hmm…”
Taken aback by the unexpected condition, Dojin fell silent. His long fingers swirled the clear water in a glass.
“Well, that’s not so bad. Let’s go.”
Leaving the untouched food behind, Dojin suddenly stood up.
“Where to?”
Jina asked, feeling a chill run down her spine. She hadn’t expected him to have such thoughts with the one-day limit. Dojin held her wrist, as if leading her, and pulled her along.
“Just for one day, right? It would be a waste to spend that precious time here. I’ve already reserved a room in advance.”
“What?”
The sudden thought never occurred to Jina when she set the one-day limit. Her body felt cold, as if ice water had been poured over her.
“Yes?”
With the time limit in place, Jina didn’t anticipate such thoughts. She followed Dojin, who held her wrist as if she were a frozen statue.
“It’s too sudden.”
She couldn’t go to the hotel room with him. In that case, she’d rather bite her tongue and die right here. When Jina responded urgently, Dojin raised an eyebrow, as if he had expected her response.
“When I said let’s date for just one day, didn’t you prepare yourself for this to some extent?”
Dojin looked down at Jina with an uncomfortable gaze.
“Well…”
Jina, who had lost her strong demeanor from earlier, lowered her frightened gaze.
“So, I didn’t mean to imply a relationship like this.”
“A relationship like this?”
With a darker expression, Dojin lowered his head towards Jina.
“Saying let’s date for just one day, you’re quite confident. If you’re trying to annoy me, then quietly follow along if you want to save Director Seo.”
There was no hint of affection or consideration in his sarcastic tone. The exit appeared in Jina’s eyes as she held her breath. Should she run away now? The impulse to dash out surged through her.
As she tensed her trembling legs, a black USB drive popped into Jina’s mind. If she followed him into the room, there might be an opportunity to steal it. As long as she got rid of the evidence of blackmailing Jinwoo, she could protect him.
“Be brave, Jina.”
With a newfound resolve, Jina followed behind Dojin with a calm expression, as if to say, “When did I ever do that?”
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Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
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