“Do you know who wrote this?”
“Not sure. I’ve had confrontations with many.”
“Read it through.”
The post on the internet was lengthy and matched up with the facts in Do Jun’s official statement, leaving no room for doubt.
[Hae Joo was very pretty since childhood and famous in our neighborhood. But she was incredibly introverted, possibly due to her mother’s abuse.]Reading this, Do Jun’s heart sank. Even as an adult, the world was still cruel to Hae Joo.
[Surprisingly, Hae Joo’s abuser was her biological mother. Her sister also tormented her.]Those who were indifferent to the agency and Do Jun’s clarifications were shocked by this post.
‘Was their explanation true?’ they wondered, feeling disgusted.
[At that time, Hae Joo’s sister said if we paid her, she’d let us date Hae Joo. Terrible, I know, but I was foolish enough to be tempted.]Despite the post’s recounting of the past, it made Do Jun furious.
He was infuriated just thinking about those times.
[That’s when Do Jun stepped in. He was like a guardian angel to Hae Joo. Whenever she was in danger, he’d appear out of nowhere to punish guys like me.]Of course, it wasn’t right for Do Jun to use violence, but the anonymous poster seemed to have matured and acknowledged their past mistakes.
[I think Do Jun is a remarkable man. After reading his statement, I realized how much he loved Hae Joo. His father was a good man too, not the loan shark everyone thinks.]Park President was also mentioned.
Do Jun, already on edge, read the post attentively.
[I once blew my college tuition on stocks and asked his father for money. He kindly lent it to me and told me to pay it back slowly. I worked part-time all summer and repaid him without any interest.]This was why Park President didn’t make much money.
Even reading this made Do Jun suffocate with memories of his father.
[Even though I fought with Do Jun, his father was always kind to me.]The comments were filled with people from the neighborhood, corroborating the story.
Do Jun read each comment carefully.
[Park President was a good man. My mom is so sad about what’s happening.] [Hae Joo’s mom was the worst. I was happy to see Hae Joo do well as an actress, but one reporter messed everything up.] [Back then, I didn’t understand Do Jun, but now I see he was really cool.]The post’s views soared over 100,000 rapidly.
Then, testimonies supporting Hae Joo and Do Jun started appearing one after another.
The spread of information on the internet was incredibly fast.
While not everything was solved, it was somewhat relieving.
“What kind of article do you think Choi In Ho will publish now?”
“It’ll be hard for him right now. There must be heaps of lawsuits against him.”
“Put pressure on the police. We can’t let him escape.”
“I already contacted the police through Lawyer Park to apply for an arrest warrant,” Do Jun said.
Hyun Sung quietly listened to their conversation, feeling refreshed by the efficient handling of things, unlike with Jin Han.
“Mr. Hyun Sung.”
“Yes?”
Lost in thought, Hyun Sung was startled when Do Jun called him.
“Hae Joo wouldn’t have just started bleeding for no reason.”
“Ah, about that…”
Hae Joo had asked him not to tell Do Jun about her conversation with Jin Han. However, as the situation worsened, it became difficult to keep it secret.
“She wanted to keep it secret from you, sir.”
“Why?”
“She said you are the kind of person who would die in her place.”
“Hmm.”
“Hae Joo has a press conference scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10 AM.”
“Is that so?”
“She had a disagreement with Director Jin Han about it.”
“A disagreement?”
Hyun Sung relayed the incident in Jin Han’s office without any omissions. As he spoke, Do Jun’s expression grew increasingly stern.
“So, she was coerced to say those things?”
“Director Jin Han had his reasons.”
“What reasons?”
“Director Jin Han collapsed from a headache yesterday and had to be hospitalized.”
“And then?”
“Our team leader told me that Chairman Yoo, Jin Han’s father, was furious.”
“What did he say?”
“He was angry that Director Jin Han had collapsed over an actress.”
It was evident that Chairman Yoo was moving things behind the scenes.
“He said it would be difficult to intervene if Hae Joo catches Chairman Yoo’s eye.”
“Director Jin Han is really foolish.”
“Pardon?”
“He doesn’t understand that if he handled his own affairs well, it would be sufficient. He’s the one escalating things but then diverts the blame elsewhere.”
Chairman Yoo was a difficult person for even Do Jun to handle. In the eyes of the prestigious family, Do Jun was nothing but a crass man with some wealth.
“If Chairman Yoo steps in, Director Jin Han will just prove his own incompetence.”
“Ah!”
“He should have used his abilities after the initial investment.”
It was a situation where the powerful father had to intervene, which was ludicrous to Do Jun.
“Hae Joo has firmly decided not to agree with Director Jin Han.”
“I see.”
It was a moment filled with heavy thoughts.
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.”
