Emotions that couldn’t be explained in words surged in Haeju’s heart.
Gratitude and apology towards Joon arose simultaneously.
Dojun’s expression also became heavy.
Listening silently to CEO Park’s muttering, Dojun finally spoke.
“That five million won is actually my money.”
“What?”
“Mr. Dojun!”
CEO Park and Haeju looked at Dojun, surprised.
“I gave it to Joon to use after I enlisted.”
Until now, Haeju had thought that the five million won was Joon’s money, and even that was given by Dojun…
On one side, CEO Park was greatly surprised for another reason. While sitting, he poked Dojun’s thigh and scolded him.
“Do you still have stocks?”
“…”
“I told you stocks are like gambling! When on earth are you going to grow up?”
“…”
“You’ll ruin everything if you keep this up. Wake up before going to measure the water temperature in the Han River.”
CEO Park remained the same.
Whenever he thought of Dojun, he was in turmoil.
“Joon, still, your younger brother has quite a role in the company.”
“!”
“Believe it or not, that rascal brought a child into the world.”
In an instant, Haeju’s tears welled up. Unable to ignore Dojun’s sullenness, CEO Park reluctantly listened to his rambling.
“Here, the baby in the photo is your nephew. Isn’t he cute?”
CEO Park managed to force a smile. Seeing his smile, Haeju also smiled widely and wiped her eyes.
Before they knew it, more people had gathered here. After a brief meeting, Dojun greeted Joon and turned away.
On the last day of shooting in Jeju, Director Kwak gathered the actors separately.
After finishing the shoot, the external staff seemed to have waited and left Jeju.
The actors also felt that the atmosphere was strange. In response, Director Kwak stood in front of the actors and their agency representatives.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, the schedule after the Jeju shoot has been postponed or canceled.”
It was shocking news.
Actors who had higher expectations for the movie than anyone else couldn’t hide their astonishment.
“What’s the reason?”
Junwoo asked.
Director Kwak wiped his face with a serious expression and cleared his throat.
“To explain, it’s a bit complicated, and the movie itself hasn’t collapsed.”
“Is it because of Haeju?”
Yoonji, who was more shocked than anyone, asked.
Director Kwak carefully responded.
“Frankly, Miss Haeju did nothing wrong. It seems like someone with great power is being overly ambitious.”
“Please explain it in an easy-to-understand way!”
“The movie is well-funded, but someone is trying to intercept it.”
“Who?”
“Who do you think? Haven’t we had a similar case before?”
Director Kwak asked with a bitter smile.
At that moment, Junwoo replied in a low voice.
“It’s GN again.”
GN had no way of adventuring.
He was famous in the film industry for not doing anything that would cause him harm.
He carefully observed ambiguous movie proposals and, once their value was proven, made a move.
There had been a case where a movie director who invested independently for production had his work seized by GN.
They arbitrarily modified the screenplay, causing commercial success. Dominating the theaters and even distribution, competing movies were buried.
“In my opinion, GN seems to be coveting our movie using Miss Haeju as an excuse.”
Overseas, Director Kwak’s film had already received love calls.
There were even suggestions to release it first abroad, hinting at the possibility of winning awards at film festivals.
Dojun was sparing no effort in supporting as an investor.
While Director Kwak was focusing on the movie, he was experiencing firsthand what he had only heard about.
“What will happen then?”
“I didn’t include the proposal in the GN investment from the beginning.”
“…”
“We might have received the investment, but we had to give up the artistic integrity of the work.”
Directors who had received investment from GN and produced movies all regretted it.
Merely because of money, they used to look down on those who love movies like scarecrows.
“Can’t you just reject GN’s offer and proceed with the shoot?”
Yoonji asked, astonished.
Director Kwak explained the grim reality.
“It seems all external directors have already used up their budget from GN and can’t do any work.”
Everyone gathered was shocked simultaneously.
They had no idea the situation had become so dire.
“They somehow want me to bow my head and come in.”
“What should we do…”
“I’ll try to find a solution, so please trust me and wait a little longer.”
The actors comforted Director Kwak, saying it would be okay.
Yoonji acted cool on the outside, but inside, she was on fire.
The day Haeju came up to Seoul, she heard that Haeju was about to hold a press conference.
Yoonji, unable to endure any longer, visited her agency the next day.
“Eujinhan, is this guy behind all this?”
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
Unable to bear the current situation, she rushed straight to Jinhoon’s office.
There, Hyeonseong was in conversation with Jinhwan.
“Boss, I came back from Jeju yesterday.”
“Is the shoot already finished?”
“……Yes.”
Jinhwan seemed oblivious to what had happened to Director Kwak.
Beyond being nonsensical, anger overwhelmed her.
“Since you were talking to Hyeonseong, wait outside for a moment.”
Hyeonseong greeted Yoonji with a tired nod as he left.
Yoonji left, and Jinhwan threw a pointed question.
“To be honest, tell me. Are you in contact with Haeju separately?”
“We haven’t been in contact, and if I call President Park Dojun, I only get his response.”
“Do you have no idea where she is?”
“Not yet.”
“There’s more than one or two things you need to fix.”
In the companies that had signed contracts for CF shoots, they had somewhat decided to continue with consecutive contracts. They seemed relieved after seeing Haeju’s press conference.
The problem was that the postponed CF shoot needed to proceed quickly, putting them in a tight spot.
“Hyeonseong, how is Haeju’s health?”
“I don’t know the details. Since she always has that person accompany her to the hospital.”
Hyeonseong revealed Haeju’s pregnancy. This decision was made because Haeju judged it would be better for Jinhwan to hear it directly from her.
“If you ever lie to me and get caught, you’ll be in big trouble.”
“……!”
“Remember the oath you signed when you joined? I remember.”
“If you try to hide it for Haeju’s sake, it will only cause trouble. You saw it this time, too.”
“Understood.”
“Go out now.”
Hyeonseong left the office.
As if waiting, Yoonji entered.
Jinhwan, leaning on the sofa, rubbed his face with his palm. There were circumstances beyond understanding that made him feel burnt out.
It was all because of his father, the head of GN.
For Chairman Yu, the situation was explained as Haeju being unwell and in the hospital.
If the fact of her disappearance was revealed, it would become a bigger problem.
As Haeju’s absence grew, so did the losses.
To block it without any means, Jinhwan was starting to run out of strength.
“Boss, where did Haeju go?”
“I don’t know. She disappeared.”
“Disappeared?”
“Haeju is unwell. She’ll come back once she recovers.”
Yoonji knew the reason why Haeju was unwell.
Considering the current situation, Yoonji seemed to purposely keep her mouth shut, looking at Jinhwan.
“What if Haeju doesn’t come back?”
“I’ll be fired.”
In reality, Chairman Yu was actively seeking a new leader for GN Entertainment. Someone appropriately smart yet obedient—a cunning fellow.
If that happened, there was a high possibility of a storm brewing within GN Entertainment.
“We might have to let go of Hyeonseong.”
To lure Haeju, a tempting bait was needed.
In response to Jinhwan’s frustrating answer, Yoonji blurted out a word.
“Let Haeju go, if anything.”
It was her own clever suggestion.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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