“There’s still time. Sleep more.”
The digital clock was just about to announce 6 in the morning.
Today was Saturday, the beginning of the weekend.
There was no smell of alcohol on Do Jun, who had been to a drinking party yesterday. Hae Joo unnecessarily brushed the tip of her nose, invaded by his body scent.
“I’ll go.”
He stood up, showing his back.
His broad shoulders leading to a sturdy upper body reminded her of this house.
She could see Do Jun, holding the doorknob.
As he was about to leave the room, pushing out the morning air, Hae Joo called out.
“Th, thank you.”
“Hmm?”
“Back then. On the rooftop……”
Do Jun’s head moved slightly.
Hae Joo, holding her accelerated breathing, swallowed her embarrassment and spoke.
“For saving me.”
“What did I tell you.”
He turned his gaze back to the outside of the door.
She stopped as if she was about to go out right away.
“Is the oneyear expiration date still important to you?”
For Hae Joo, divorce after a year was inevitable.
The memory that she wanted to forget came up whenever she saw Do Jun, and it wasn’t a normal marriage anyway.
She did not mention the fact of marriage when she contracted with the agency.
As Jin Han said, it was a clear breach of contract.
There were still 4 more years left in the contract with GN Entertainment. It was difficult to ignore the promise with the agency for smooth activities.
“Isn’t that part of the discussion already over?”
“Think carefully. Whether divorce after a year will really help you.”
Do Jun left the room.
Then, Hae Joo, who had lost her strength, lay on the bed.
“The one who saved me was Mr. Do Jun.”
Her head was confused.
Hae Joo didn’t want to pick up the past again.
She calmed her heart that was exposed to the wound.
When she opened her eyes after filling up her insufficient sleep, it was just before 9 in the morning.
Last night, Do Jun was surrounded by those who demanded an explanation at the drinking party and was embarrassed.
Everyone was quite shocked to think that he was unmarried.
Especially, the CEO Kim, who was the most influential, made a fuss.
“CEO Park Do Jun! Is it true that you married that actress?”
“Yes.”
“Haven’t you been living alone until now?”
“As I officially announced today, I was just waiting for Hae Joo’s dream.”
That was all the explanation Do Jun could give.
Everyone reacted as if they were absurd. Some sighed, and CEO Kim looked incredulous even after hearing it.
“I’ll buy a drink today. So please relax.”
“I’m stunned. Not even dating, but suddenly getting married.”
“I have a reason I can’t tell.”
“Because of your father?”
Instead of answering, Do Jun poured expensive whiskey into CEO Kim’s glass.
CEO Kim, who took the alcohol, gulped it down at once and muttered.
“How much my daughter was attracted to you and grilled me.”
“…….”
“I thought you weren’t bad for my precious daughter.”
“That’s what you thought.”
“Why did it have to be an actress?”
“What do you mean?”
“Frankly, entertainers are like the redlight district.”
Gradually, Do Jun’s mood was scratched. Without realizing this, CEO Kim’s talk continued.
“Among entrepreneurs, entertainers are no different from the pleasure quarters.”
“…….”
“You’re not up to your level. Will you only scratch your image?”
“Hae Joo and I have already been married for 3 years.”
“Was that so? I thought you got married this time, but that wasn’t it.”
“…….”
“Don’t handle things like this in the future. You might lose your credit.”
It was an insignificant advice.
They had the audacity to criticize Do Jun’s private life.
In the past, he would have flipped the table in response.
However, Do Jun merely poured them rounds of drinks with a frosty smile.
‘Drink and leave.’
At the start of the company, the now gathered wealth had indeed been helpful.
But as time passed, their constant interferences felt increasingly draining.
Even if they combined all their wealth, they could hardly keep up with Do Jun now.
Ji No Group was soon to take the number one spot in the industry. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the country’s money would go through Do Jun.
The company that had been painstakingly grown was preparing to fully spread its wings.
All that was left was to cut off the rotten connections and move forward.
“It seems you’ve had quite a lot to drink. I will arrange for you to leave.”
Do Jun didn’t drink a drop.
Leaving these drunkards to the bar manager, he exited alone.
And from his personal contacts, he deleted everyone he had met today.
“Chief Song, handle any contact from these people through the secretary’s office from now on.”
“Understood.”
He had been willing to maintain relationships out of past sentiment.
However, they feigned advice while mocking Hae Joo, which infuriated Do Jun.
“Instead of liquor, they should’ve filled their filthy mouths with gags.”
“Please bear with it.”
He knew they praised his abilities yet judged his educational background and lineage behind his back. He was relieved to finally clean his surroundings.
“I’m tired. Let’s go.”
“Yes, Director.”
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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