Even if Si Hyun loved that man, I wouldn’t let her go now.
((()))
The next morning, Si Hyun’s steps to work were heavier than usual. Perhaps because too many things had happened yesterday, she felt tired even before starting work.
The most significant event was obviously greeting Woo Jin’s parents. However, the real concern was Tae Ha.
There was no end to the things she wanted to say when Tae Ha got his memory back. How he had been doing all this while, how his father was doing, why he hadn’t been in touch all this time.
Yet, as soon as his memory came back, they ended up fighting.
“……”
Si Hyun sighed deeply as if the ground beneath her was collapsing.
Okay, she could understand if he felt like a younger brother who cared about his sister’s boyfriend. But she thought Tae Ha had crossed the line when he talked about cancelling the wedding and even treated Woo Jin, whom he hadn’t even met, like trash.
And that look in his eyes……
“I’ll take responsibility, so don’t get married.”
What on earth was he thinking when he said that to me?
Tae Ha, whom she thought she knew better than anyone else, felt more and more like a stranger. What on earth happened in those six years?
Upon arriving at the office with a sigh, Mi Joo asked.
“Si Hyun, did you work well last night? Is the meeting all set up?”
“Well, sort of.”
Because of the fight with Tae Ha, she didn’t even get a chance to look at her work. She tried to look through things when she got home, but she couldn’t focus and ended up giving up.
“Thanks for the cake, Mi Joo.”
“Huh? What cake?”
Confused by Mi Joo’s questioning as if she knew nothing about it, Si Hyun was taken aback. She had thought it was obviously Mi Joo who had arranged it, but was it not?
If it wasn’t Mi Joo, then……
A little while later, the meeting started. Everyone on the team gathered in the conference room and Tae Ha entered.
“I’ve checked the progress so far.”
All team members looked at the head of the department in unison, their faces resembling college students about to receive professor evaluations.
“Before we discuss how the functions and design are, there is a serious problem with the direction itself.”
The professor mercilessly gave an F.
“It seems like there is some misunderstanding. What we are doing is not simply integrating the features of existing apps. We boldly discard what needs to be discarded to simplify, and then add new services on top of that.”
The head of the department pointed out one by one while demonstrating the prototype under development.
“For example, the consultation feature. Why is it inserted into each detail menu? Why should the loan for small business owners be shown from the first screen? How many people will use the health care feature in the insurance section?”
The manager looked around at the team members as he spoke.
“It means there is a problem from the UX design in the first place. From the UX planner’s point of view, plan to delete as much as possible within this week and submit it.”
Si Hyun felt her face getting hotter. It was no different from saying to Si Hyun, the only UX designer in the team.
As if to cover Si Hyun who was being pointed out, the team leader stepped forward.
“Well, Manager. It seems difficult to do it in a week.”
The team leader spoke as carefully as possible.
“The deletion of features is not something our team can do at will. It’s a problem related to each business department, so we have to discuss one by one….”
“I’ll do the discussion.”
Cutting off the team leader’s words, Tae Ha looked around at the team members.
“So, all you have to think about is whether this feature is really necessary from the user’s point of view or not. If you think it’s not really necessary, cut off any feature without hesitation and bring it.”
Si Hyun thought he was giving too reckless an order. Of course, Tae Ha would be an excellent planner and developer, but what would he know about banking.
Si Hyun tried to explain that part properly.
“Manager. Future Bank is different from fintech companies like internet banks. The range of services is much wider, and there are many national policy projects contracted with the government, so you can’t discard that much….”
“You don’t want to throw it away, do you?”
Tae Ha stared at Si Hyun as if to see through her.
“Ask yourself seriously once. You might be mistaking what you can’t throw away even though you should, as something you can’t throw away.”
Si Hyun realized. This was not a word to UX designer Si Hyun, but to human Si Hyun.
Tae Ha, who had been looking at Si Hyun who didn’t know what to do for a long time, eventually turned his head.
“Then I’ll convene another meeting in a week.”
((()))
After shooting at Si Hyun in the morning meeting, Tae Ha was restless all day long. It wasn’t right to say so much in front of others who were all watching.
When he remembered Si Hyun’s face turning red and looking embarrassed, his stomach belatedly burned up.
‘What if she doesn’t want to see my face anymore because of this.’
Tae Ha painfully realized the meaning of the phrase, “The one who loves more is at a disadvantage.”
Unable to bear it, Tae Ha followed Si Hyun, who was leaving work that evening.
“Just a moment.”
When he called Si Hyun, who was heading to the bus stop in front of the company, Si Hyun turned around.
“What is it?”
Even though there was no one around, she used honorifics. As expected, she was deeply upset. Tae Ha felt as if his vision was darkening.
“Well, in the morning I…..”
I was too harsh. As he hesitated to apologize, there was a voice interrupting Tae Ha’s words.
“Si Hyun!”
Tae Ha was startled and turned around. A man, who looked like a company worker in a suit, was waving at them with a beaming smile from a distance.
“Woo Jin oppa?”
Si Hyun muttered in surprise as she recognized the man.
So that guy is…..! Tae Ha’s eyes instinctively hardened.
“Are you done now?”
The approaching man affectionately put his hand on Si Hyun’s shoulder, then finally made eye contact with Tae Ha and was taken aback.
“Who is this?”
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.”
