Su-jung, who had visited Woo-seon-ho’s home office, found his words unsettling no matter how much she thought about it.
‘We also need to buy some time.’
Though it sounded friendly, Su-jung, who had been through various ups and downs, felt ominous about those words. Thus, with a sense of suspicion, she replayed the hidden camera footage in Woo-seon-ho’s home office.
‘The Eagles’ merger proposal is complete.’
And as she reexamined the past footage, the words of Director Yoo caught her attention.
“A merger proposal. If that’s the case, Woo Dan-woo and Woo Seon-ho might have already met. Seon-ho is the kind to propose a merger with the Eagles and still leave someone behind.”
Woo Dan-woo would have attached conditions, just as he did with me, possibly tying it to the innocence of Ji Hye-su, his mother.
Woo-seon-ho, who had previously shifted the blame onto me due to the exposure of Hae-song Bio’s corruption, came to Su-jung’s mind. Su-jung suddenly thought that Woo-seon-ho might transfer Ji Hye-su’s guilt to her in order to swallow the Eagles.
Curious about Dan-woo’s inner thoughts, Su-jung recalled her words, ‘I’ll come to see you soon.’
As spring deeply permeated the city, the attic library hosted an exhibition called “Invitation Exhibition by Artist Eun-yul.”
While observing a child’s drawing with a flower-filled fingernail, Su-jung reminisced about her childhood. Passing through dreamy paintings, she noticed a quote about spring.
“Spring touches the tips of my toes. The moment I met you, flower water filled my black eyes, and I became spring. Author NJ, The Moment I Met Spring ”
“If someone makes me into spring, I guess I’ll taste love.”
As Su-jung murmured to herself, the air dispersed, and Dan-woo approached with a slight cough.
Reading the phrase where Su-jung’s gaze lingered, Dan-woo silently read Ji-an’s words that came to his mind for some reason.
Facing her directly, he spoke first.
“No one will say anything even if you come up to the home office.”
“…Oh my! You’re here?”
Pretending to be surprised, Su-jung casually responded.
“I like Artist Eun-yul. I just contacted you to say that I’m going there for a visit.”
“Isn’t mentioning the time too explicitly a bit too obvious?”
“You’ve been caught. Shall we get straight to the point?”
“Have you decided who to consider an enemy?”
Dan-woo’s next question, as he moved on to the next painting, was straightforward.
Su-jung honestly answered while looking at a picture of a child wearing a flower ring on their finger.
“To be honest, because enemies are all around, I’m trying to find someone who’s a bit less bad.”
“So, am I the least bad guy?”
“At least for now, yes. You need the data I have, right?”
“Do you know that? So far, I wasn’t sure what you had, but now you’ve confessed with your own mouth. That you have what I want.”
“Well then. Shall we hear what you, the CEO, can offer me now?”
Having stopped in his tracks, Dan-woo finally turned around to face Su-jung. With his hands in both pockets, his words were straightforward.
“Between honest words and pleasant words, which do you prefer? I prefer speaking the truth.”
“Honest words would be good.”
“I can make her pay only for the sin she committed. If you add a little more, I can help you with what you want to do after that.”
Su-jung looked at Dan-woo with an utterly bewildered expression. If he clung too much, it wouldn’t be attractive, but it would be better if he concealed some of his intentions.
“You’re really honest.”
“You can either receive punishment only for Ji-eun’s sin, or you can share the burden, including the cost of sins you didn’t commit. That’s the choice. I haven’t decided yet who I’ll side with.”
Su-jung vaguely guessed the underlying meaning in Dan-woo’s words. It seemed there had been some conversation between Woo-seon-ho and Woo Dan-woo, as I expected.
If that’s the case, the only choice left is mine.
Su-jung had not yet decided whom to side with between Woo-seon-ho and Woo Dan-woo.
As Dan-woo and Su-jung left the library, Mi-kyung glanced at Ji-an.
Ji-an saw another employee passing by the desk, whispering and glancing at her.
‘What’s going on? I feel really strange.’
Returning to work after a long vacation, the repetitive tasks and daily routine remained unchanged. It was as if scolding me for crumbling without a plan.
However, the gazes of my colleagues looking at me had changed.
Having been entrusted to a daycare center shortly before reaching a hundred days and then moving between school and daycare, Ji-an, no matter what anyone said, had a keen sense.
After returning from vacation, she expressed her gratitude to her colleagues for attending Jae-yoon’s funeral and handed out cookies she baked herself.
At that time, she thought the avoidance or piercing stares were due to Je-nise.
Based on experience, it was something that had been vague, like asking for a sign from Je-nise or asking for a concert invitation. But he didn’t ask for a sign, and something seemed off.
“Mi-kyung.”
“Yes, unni.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
Link to read
