The Secretary's Power (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 72
Holding the address of Hye Won’s part-time job, which he’d barely wrung out of Song Yeon, Tae Beom set off.
He’d tried his hardest to honor his own words—that he was stepping back, practicing staying away—but the growing longing had become unbearable.
Stopping his car at a red light, he tapped the steering wheel with his fingers—a sign of his nerves.
‘Managing Director, I can endure better than I look.’
“…Guess you really are good at it.”
He remembered her once saying that enduring and holding on was the thing she did best. Back then, he’d dismissed it as idle chatter; now, it pierced him sharply, causing real pain.
‘I can endure this time too. I’ll just tell myself I had a wonderful dream, and I’ll get through it just fine.’
Thinking back, those words felt truly cruel. To someone like him—who couldn’t endure or hold on as well as she did—it was an ability beyond comprehension.
She’d said that if you consider happy moments as just dreams, the ensuing unhappiness becomes bearable; that since her life had always been harsh and unhappy, returning to that state wouldn’t be too difficult.
Then what about me?
“Sigh…”
What about someone who can do nothing at all?
When the light changed, Tae Beom exhaled deeply and stepped on the accelerator. His emotions shifted wildly throughout the day, swinging between understanding and complete disconnect.
He had no right to demand accountability, nor the right to flounder in the pain of their breakup—yet he couldn’t let go of the foolish question: What if you’d just held on to me?
What if you’d chosen to stay with me? I was everything I needed; what about you? If you’d held onto me until the end, what would’ve become of us? Maybe I would’ve ended up like my father—giving up everything just for you.
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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.”
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