As if prompted by something, Go Hyeon-a began rummaging through her bag. Then, she found a small business card tucked away in a corner of her wallet.
‘Isn’t this a rare opportunity for you? Think carefully and decide.’
It was a business card given to her by a middle-aged actress she got to know while frequenting the same salon. The actress secretly conveyed her desire to meet Go Hyeon-a once and found out that she was free.
As it turned out, the actress was famous for arranging encounters between the affluent and celebrities. Go Hyeon-a, thinking it was unrelated to her at the time, casually kept the business card in her bag.
Go Hyeon-a squinted her eyes and looked at the phone number written on the business card.
“Hyun-ah!”
Suddenly, Lee Seung-jae’s voice calling her made Go Hyeon-a startle, and she looked at Lee Seung-jae. Lee Seung-jae snatched the business card held in Go Hyeon-a’s hand.
“What are you thinking?”
Lee Seung-jae knew about the existence of this business card. There had been a funny incident before when Go Hyeon-a talked about the card.
“Give it! What does it have to do with you, Oppa?”
With a pouty voice, Go Hyeon-a shouted. Lee Seung-jae looked at Go Hyeon-a taking back the card from his hand with a bewildered expression.
He had been taking care of her for almost ten years since her debut, so what did it have to do with him?
Could there be more absurd words?
But Lee Seung-jae thought that Go Hyeon-a was currently in a sensitive state, so he tried to comfort her, thinking, ‘Yes, Hyeon-a is a hurt girl. I should take good care of her by her side.’
However, it was only Lee Seung-jae’s misconception.
5 a.m. Seol Ji-o woke up to the alarm.
The shooting schedule for today was set early, so he had to move early.
Seol Ji-o looked briefly outside the still-dark room after waking up, then got out of bed.
Having awakened from a warm shower, Seol Ji-o quickly finished preparing to go out. To check if Choi Hyeon had arrived, he took out his phone, and there was a text from an unfamiliar number.
[Eat breakfast before you go. – Oppa.]Along with the message was a picture of neatly packaged sandwiches and a beverage. Seol Ji-o furrowed his brow as soon as he saw the photo.
The place where the food was placed was right in front of his house, at his front door. In other words, someone had come and gone right up to his house.
It was famous for its thorough security, so how on earth did someone manage to get in here?
Seol Ji-o ignored the text and immediately called Choi Hyeon.
“Director, have you arrived? Sorry, could you come to my place? There are some things I need to clear up in front of my house.”
A moment later, the doorbell rang. Seol Ji-o confirmed that it was Choi Hyeon and opened the door. Choi Hyeon picked up the food with a puzzled expression.
“What’s this? It looks like someone left it here.”
“Can you throw it away? We don’t know what’s in it, so it’s better this way.”
“Is this the first time today? Or is it a habitual thing?”
Seeing Choi Hyeon expressing concern all at once, Seol Ji-o casually said, “It’s the first time today. But we should inform the security office. I wonder how they manage security.”
Seol Ji-o felt unpleasant.
He chose this villa because only one household lived on each floor, and security was supposed to be strict. Yet, an outsider had boldly come to his doorstep. Moreover, the intruder even knew his phone number and sent a text. What audacity.
“I’ll have to change my number. Please, Director, I’m asking you.”
“Okay. But it hasn’t been even a month since you changed it.”
“That’s true. How do they know?” Seol Ji-o brushed his hair away with an uncomfortable expression.
As popularity increased, my private life was frequently invaded by reporters and fans without a moment’s rest, but I just couldn’t adapt to it.
Why does it feel so dirty every time?
Seol Ji-o casually put his phone in his pocket and turned his gaze away. Then, a sudden thought annoyed him.
If they know where I live, it means I can’t bring Yeowoon to my house comfortably anymore.
“Should I just explode the scandal?”
“What did you say, Ji-o?”
Choi Hyeon, who was next to Seol Ji-o, opened his rabbit-like eyes. Scandals involving Seol Ji-o, a top star affiliated with the company, could be a hot topic not only for the company’s stock but also for the entire Republic of Korea.
Seol Ji-o, looking at the surprised Choi Hyeon, nonchalantly shook his head.
“No, I misspoke.”
Choi Hyeon’s sharp eyes, filled with suspicion, became pointed as he looked at Seol Ji-o. Seol Ji-o, avoiding his gaze, turned away and walked elsewhere.
The thought of casually wanting to date comfortably led to the topic of scandals, but there was really no intention to actually explode one.
Yeowoon is currently gaining public attention for the first time in her life, and if a dating rumor with him suddenly erupts, it would be a big problem.
Her abilities and dreams as an actress would all be overshadowed by his influence.
That couldn’t happen.
He clearly knew what kind of unknown struggles Yeowoon had gone through during her anonymous period. How could he prevent the woman he loved from pursuing her dream?
Then, he seriously considered it.
“…Should I move.”
He couldn’t give up a sweet home date with Yeowoon.
“Today, we’ll stop here. Everyone worked hard!”
Director Byeon’s refreshing voice signaled people to quickly leave the scene. The words telling them to go home were always sweet whenever they heard them.
It was the same for Yeowoon. As the shooting progressed into the latter part of the play, emotions heightened, and there were many challenging scenes, so physical fatigue was considerable.
Thinking about quickly going home and resting, she was busily packing her things when someone called her from behind.
“Miss Yeowoon.”
When Yeowoon turned her head, Min Ji-wook, wearing a slightly cool expression, was there.
“Director!”
“Remember for tomorrow?”
Yeowoon’s eyes momentarily widened with puzzlement, but soon, recent conversations with Min Ji-wook came to mind.
‘When will you feed me?’
‘How about the day after tomorrow? We have a break from shooting.’
‘…Let’s eat together.’
Right. I had a promise with the director!
Yeowoon nodded and smiled.
“Yes, Director. Tomorrow, right?”
“Do you have any food you dislike?”
“No, I eat everything!”
“Really? Then I’ll think about the place.”
At that moment, a voice looking for Min Ji-wook from behind caught his attention. Answering that he would go, Min Ji-wook turned back and gazed fixedly at Yeowoon.
As if he had more to say, his lips twitched for a moment, and then he murmured like a sigh.
“I should go see. I’ll contact you.”
Yeowoon watched Min Ji-wook’s retreating figure as he rushed to the set.
Tomorrow, thinking about eating with him somewhere other than the shooting site felt strangely awkward.
Well, anyway, the director is a good person.
Yeowoon smiled once and then turned her gaze back to the shooting site.
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.”
