Today, because Yoon Se Kyung was coming, she had searched for articles about her in advance.

She hadn’t been involved in any scandals, and her personal life was clean. Of course, she was praised for her acting skills.

But among the articles Ye Ryung had seen, there were no reports related to her dating anyone.

However, suddenly mentioning a boyfriend like this? Sensing that Ye Ryung was about to ask again, Director Shim raised his eyebrows.

“A boyfriend? Could it be our Director Doyeon?”

When Ye Ryung mentioned Tae Jo again, Director Shim’s expression turned disgusted.

“No, why bring up Tae Jo again? Have some sympathy for our Deer.”

“What’s wrong with our Director Doyeon? He might not be your type, but objectively, there’s no one like him.”

“Well…”

Director Shim’s face became contemplative. Ye Ryung’s words were not entirely wrong, and he couldn’t come up with a rebuttal.

In reality, objectively speaking, there was no man like Tae Jo. Despite his bad luck, he had everything: wealth, looks, talent—nothing was lacking.

The problem was that even though Se Kyung didn’t have a boyfriend, it didn’t mean Tae Jo was available.

She already had Anko Dad, after all.

“Who would date someone Tae Jo introduces? He’s been rejecting all the actresses from his agency who wanted to date privately.”

“That’s because he’s tired of cleaning up after Oh Ye Rin’s mess from before.”

“Oh Ye Rin or Oh Yerin… Ah, whatever. Anyway, Se Kyung knows people from Tae Jo’s company, right? She has a boyfriend too.”

“Really? Does our Director Doyeon know about it?”

Ye Ryung asked in surprise. Director Shim nodded vigorously.

“Se Kyung’s boyfriend is from our company. Moreover, Tae Jo knows about it too? Se Kyung has a boyfriend.”

“Really? Is he a famous person?”

“Well, um…”

Director Shim couldn’t answer definitively. In fact, aside from knowing that she had Anko Dad, he didn’t even know the exact name of her boyfriend.

“Well, I’m not sure about that.”

“You know she has a boyfriend, but you don’t know who he is?”

“Yes. I haven’t seen him either. But considering there are no dating rumors, maybe he’s just an ordinary person?”

She had a boyfriend but didn’t know who he was?

Ye Ryung pursed her lips with an unsatisfied expression.

She was clearly trying to say that Tae Jo and Se Kyung’s relationship was unusual.

“No, it’s not like that…”

Director Shim’s head was spinning from the conversation.

Tae Jo, who had been looking at documents, suddenly raised his head. He glanced around the empty office.

“Is it because of my mood?”

For some reason, he felt a tingling sensation in his back.

Bending his neck slightly, he massaged his stiff back with his hand and leaned against the chair. The view outside the window, which had been getting dark, was now enveloped in deep darkness.

Tae Jo checked the time on his phone.

After the medical examination, Se Kyung had said she was going to an art exhibition with Director Shim. Their appointment was at 5 o’clock, so by now, they should be finishing up the exhibition.

“Is she still at the gallery?”

Come to think of it, he hadn’t heard where they were going for the exhibition.

As Tae Jo fiddled with his phone, he called Se Kyung.

Given Director Shim’s personality, he probably wouldn’t leave Se Kyung alone, but if she was outside, he would go pick her up himself.

[Dash] Hello, President.
“Where are you? Have you finished the exhibition?”

Tae Jo continued the call with his phone resting on his shoulder. His hand, which had been tidying up the desk, was getting ready to leave work.

[Dash] I left in the middle of it. I’m on my way home now.

“Home? Is Director Shim giving you a ride?”

[Dash] No, he asked me to stay a bit longer and said he’d come back, so I left on my own.

Tae Jo’s hand, which had been shutting down the laptop, froze for a moment.

He had assumed that Director Shim would be with her. But she left alone?

“Why? Is something wrong?”

[Dash] My mom called a while ago. She said she arrived at the airport.

“Your mom? I didn’t know she was coming today.”

[Dash] Yes. She originally planned to come tomorrow, but it seems she moved up her schedule. I wish she had told me in advance; I could have gone to pick her up.

Through the phone, Tae Jo could hear Se Kyung sigh.

She had worried that her mother might cry when she found out about her pregnancy, but now that the situation was approaching, she seemed to have a lot on her mind.

“Are you going to talk to your mother today?”

[Dash] I’ll see how things go.

“Should I go to your place?”

Tae Jo thought it might be better for them to be together when they spoke to her mother, considering they were in a relationship. Besides, if the opportunity arose, he could reveal himself as the father.

[Dash] No.

But after a brief moment of hesitation, Se Kyung declined.

“Why not? I thought it might be better if we were together to explain.”

[Dash] If the President also steps in… my mom will be even more surprised. Let me talk to her first. Oh, I have to get off now. I’ll contact you later.

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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