With no break in preparing for the next project, Ji-hyuk had another meeting today. Come to think of it, since his debut, he doesn’t seem to have properly rested until now, which ironically gave him relief.
Resting without a plan didn’t suit his nature.
“Why did you come to the office again?”
Shin Min-chul greeted him half-heartedly.
“I’m meeting Director Ma today.”
“Have you already seen the script?”
“Yeah.”
Ji-hyuk answered as if it were obvious.
“Hey, live a little moderately.”
Shin Min-chul responded with an unsatisfied tone.
“There’s no representative other than you who would work.”
“If I rest for more than a week, who will catch me?”
There should be a comma for it to run more smoothly. To Shin Min-chul, who wanted to sit by the sea and fish, Ji-hyuk seemed pitiful. In his view, Cheon Ji-hyuk seemed not to know how to take a break.
He’s still young, so he can probably endure, but he needs to think long-term in life. What’s with this old guy?
“…I need to decide on the next project to feel at ease.”
The influence of Yeon’s impact was significant on Ji-hyuk’s desire to get busy. These days, after taking a break for a few days, he wanted to rush to her house.
Even though their relationship was a mess, he sometimes wondered how she would react if he approached her casually like before.
Knowing that she would not choose Cheon Ji-hyuk after breaking up with Seo Tae-seok, he realized that.
Looking at her bright face that used to smile, he realized that her always-smiling face was never meant for him as a lover.
To Yeon, Cheon Ji-hyuk was just a younger brother or a close colleague.
He knew. He knew everything…
Nevertheless, Ji-hyuk wanted to do something. After the contract relationship ended and Yeon was alone, at that time, after a lot of time had passed.
At that time, it could become something more than just a younger brother.
So he looked for more work. He hoped that experience, expertise, time, and such things would accumulate, making him more mature a bit faster. He wanted to become a reliable man enough for Yeon to lean on.
“Tae-seok said he’s looking at the next project.”
“I don’t know. Lately, he’s just been playing without thinking about anything.”
He just plays.
Ji-hyuk couldn’t understand how Seo Tae-seok, who had been idling for two years, could barely film one drama and then play again. Doesn’t it get boring? How can you rest for so many years?
Everyone in the world knows that Seo Tae-seok is such a lazy person. Still, he wonders if he can remain a top star.
“Tae-seok is busy dating these days. He even came to talk to me about it.”
Even without caution, he couldn’t be so nonexistent.
Ji-hyuk’s deliberately restrained heart throbbed again. Even if they are breaking up, isn’t it too harsh to handle it so directly?
“I’m leaving.”
Feeling anxious, he left the CEO’s office nervously. He felt like doing an exercise where his breath would rise to the tip of his chin. Or maybe he wanted to squeeze someone.
“This is really annoying.”
He pressed the elevator button as if he wanted to break it.
The day he first saw her, who smiled more beautifully than sunlight, came to mind.
With a clear purpose, I went to the meeting place. I wanted to secure the casting. The day when I thought of myself as a young writer who hadn’t even reached thirty yet and was making a living.
On the line that was not burdensome, I had bought a book that looked decent enough. I thought that if I handed her a book as a gift and made her laugh with a fluttering heart, it would be only a matter of time before she came to me.
“Who would come over… I ended up going over.”
The moment Ji-hyuk saw Summer entering the cafe wearing shorts and a shirt, he was speechless. He thought it was just an ordinary summer day, but the moment he saw her, it became a day that could no longer be ordinary.
“I’m Choi Yeoreum.”
Her name was undoubtedly Yeoreum, not any other name. Her simple, honest, and modest way of speaking was deeply imprinted in his mind, with no exaggeration or show-off.
“If we were to rank the popularity, Cheon Ji-hyuk is not the first. You know, even Yu Kang-yeol had a meeting. But I think that doesn’t mean anything. The person who analyzed the role of Kim Min-jun in the drama the best is Cheon Ji-hyuk.”
He thought that if he smiled appropriately, it would be easy for her to come over, but it turned out that he was the one who easily fell for her. It didn’t take long to realize that, and after realizing it, the day became even more enjoyable, just like the day when he felt good.
He just wished for her to continue smiling beautifully.
Ji-hyuk bit his lips. What could he do to prevent the scandal with Seo Tae-seok?
“Hyung, let’s go right away.”
As soon as he got in the car, he closed his eyes. There was only one thing he remembered.
But he would be hated.
“Do this, stop…”
After repeated contemplation, he made a call somewhere.
It was a day that went as planned.
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.”
