The day when Bomi was digging the ground up to the Earth’s core due to embarrassment turned out to be a bothersome day for Jaekyung.
After the afternoon meeting, Jaekyung, returning from the meeting, witnessed Han Bomi, who was with Ha Sooyoung, at the entrance of the lounge near the corridor.
The cozy relationship between the two representatives of Narae Creative, one of the collaboration groups of DOWON Group, wasn’t uncomfortable.
“I miss you.”
“I love you.”
And even the act of awkwardly pressing lips against the phone.
Jaekyung didn’t have any particular reason to be bothered that Han Bomi, the representative, had a man. Despite continuing to think about it, he couldn’t come to any conclusion about the person on the other end of the phone, making her expressions endlessly adorable.
“Director Do called and suggested having dinner together tonight with Ms. Yeon Ga-young. What should we do?”
“Secretary Kim, did you forget the meeting schedule for tonight?”
“Well… that.”
Secretary Kim looked embarrassed.
“Chairman’s Assistant Director Deokyoung told to prioritize the appointment with Ms. Yeon Ga-young.”
“Secretary Kim, who is this person?”
“I apologize.”
It was questionable whether the grandmother was in her right mind, suggesting to prioritize a dinner appointment with a prospective fiancée over business meetings. It felt more like pressure to marry and secure the next position after President Hwang Min-joon.
Placing Yeon Ga-young in the ParadiSUS project team was also a way to expand connections with Jaekyung.
Despite being aware that Jaekyung had been busy dealing with the recall issue at Dowon Motors for the past few days, it was annoying to hear about a dinner arrangement instead of a meeting.
Joining forces with President Hwang Min-joon through a strategic marriage was seen as the best solution to end the wasteful internal fights within the Dowon Group.
Jaekyung knew that his mother, Chairman Hwang, raised him to be the eye-catching son for the position of Dowon Group’s leader left vacant by his father’s death. He also knew that getting married without love was the most pragmatic way.
If not for Yeon Hee’s earnest wish, he wouldn’t have been dragged into this marriage. After his father’s death, Yeon Hee had treated him coldly and emotionally, like a person without feelings.
If it weren’t for Yeon Hee’s desperate wish, he wouldn’t have been forced into this marriage. After his father’s death, Yeon Hee treated him coldly, devoid of emotions, believing that he needed to become perfect to fulfill his father’s dreams. He thought he needed to be flawless due to her upbringing. Yet, when Jaekyung opened his eyes in the hospital five years ago, his mother was shedding tears of sorrow. He couldn’t forget the warm tear drops that fell onto his hands. To his mother, Jaekyung was the most precious existence now.
Jaekyung said that he lost consciousness for a year after the accident and had been lying down. In reality, he had no memory during that time. He had gone to his father’s villa to find clues about his father’s death.
What happened at that villa?
The doctor said that with short-term memory loss, memories might or might not come back.
“If remembering is a risky business, let’s just bury it.”
Yeon Hee also didn’t want Jaekyung to be in danger anymore, and whenever Jaekyung tried to recall the past, he had to endure headaches that felt like his head was going to split. Both Jaekyung and Yeon Hee preferred focusing on living in the present rather than searching for memories.
Rejecting Gayoung’s dinner proposal, Jaekyung attended an evening meal that also served as a meeting with an external company.
Satisfied with the smooth deal conditions, Jaekyung sighed in relief as he got into his car. Due to continuous unrest, he briefly closed his eyes in the car on the way back to the company.
He was walking under the dazzling sunlight in a forest with dense pine trees. The owner of the delicate hand holding his was still someone whose face he couldn’t see.
Nevertheless, he didn’t want to let go of that hand. A sturdy ring sparkled on her left ring finger. Jaekyung woke up with a painful expression. Frowning, he fumbled through his chest pocket.
The thin ring inside his jacket pocket looked like the ring from his dream. It was said to be the ring Jaekyung had when he was brought to the hospital after the accident. Why did he cherish such a crude and rough ring that looked like it was made by a novice?
Perhaps thinking it might be a clue to the accident, Jaekyung always carried the ring with him.
“Director Do, we’ve arrived.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
He looked up at the mostly dark company building. He instructed the bodyguards to wait in the parking lot and took the elevator alone. It was inefficient to bring those big guys up with him to handle a few tasks.
Ding. 48th floor. The door opens.
With the emotionless mechanical voice of the elevator, Jaekyung stepped into the darkness.
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.
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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.”
