Thrilled by Madness - Chapter 119
Recently, Oh Min Jung’s noticeably changed gentle attitude surprised her colleagues who had been wary of her.
Especially for the CN trainees, the softened Oh Min Jung was nothing short of a miracle.
Having always been bullied by her nasty personality that found fault with everything, there was nothing more joyful than this.
Moreover, her reputation outside the company was improving day by day.
Wasn’t that all the result of faithfully keeping the promise she made in So Yeon’s hospital room when she was in trouble due to the Yangpyeong fire incident? However, with her chin raised haughtily and a prickly expression, her eyes sharply focused for some unknown displeasure, Oh Min Jung now was exactly the same as before.
Realizing that changing one’s habits wasn’t as easy as words, So Yeon trailed off with a somewhat tense expression.
“Why are you…”
“Why? Because seeing you, So Yeon, irritates me!”
“Uh…”
Is it starting again…?
Thinking this, So Yeon bit her lip slightly, at a loss for words.
But what kind of whim was this? With her eyes crinkled in a friendly smile that transformed her entire face, Min Jung said in a suddenly cute tone,
“You know. So Yeon’s dress is prettier than mine, so wouldn’t I be jealous?”
“Well… I guess you would be.”
As So Yeon nodded with a dazed expression, Min Jung added more force to her voice.
“Right? I’m not just saying this for no reason, am I? Think about it, So Yeon. You nearly froze to death running around half-naked, and those long, flowing clothes aren’t elegant and are just uncomfortable. Ugh, why even mention it! I should change my stylist or something. Why can’t my stylist get me a dress like the one you’re wearing!”
Even while grumbling constantly, Min Jung’s lips were smiling.
So Yeon’s evening dress, despite having no exposure, had a sublime combination of skin tone and gold, making it appropriately sensual while highlighting a feminine aesthetic.
Oh Min Jung leaned close to So Yeon’s ear and whispered.
“But don’t you think I’ve changed a bit?”
While her brusque character remained the same, there was an unprecedented cuteness naturally emanating from her, making it clear that Oh Min Jung had indeed been reborn with a different personality.
“Not just a bit, I think you’ve changed a lot.”
“Really? I did decide to curb my temper because of the promise I made, but since then, strangely, only good things have been happening. Even advertisers who used to reject me are now calling. In that regard, I wanted to thank you.”
“But that’s all your own doing, senior. Why thank me? You’ve always been pretty. And now that your expression has brightened, who wouldn’t like you, Oh Min Jung senior?”
So Yeon smiled gently, telling the truth as it was.
“Is that so? Hehehe…”
There were about four hours left until the first day of the new year. Perhaps intoxicated by the atmosphere, everyone in the hall seemed excited. Min Jung puffed out her cheeks like a tomboy and burst into laughter. It was meant to wish So Yeon good fortune on such a wonderful day.
At that moment, a tall man breezed between the two women.
“Follow me for a moment, Eom So Yeon.”
Seo Jun, who had casually spoken in a low voice, vanished gracefully outside the party hall, and Min Jung winked one eye and pushed So Yeon’s back.
“What are you doing? The director is calling you, hurry and go out. Quick!”
“Oh, oh!”
“If anyone asks for you, I’ll say you went to the bathroom with an upset stomach. Just be back before the award ceremony starts.”
“…!”
Not content with just shooing Eom So Yeon out of the hall into the lobby, Oh Min Jung mischievously spoke while quickly closing the large doors that were open on both sides.
That action meant she would pretend not to know that Eom So Yeon and Tae Seo Jun were dating, and even if everyone else had noticed, she would keep her loyalty to the end according to the guidelines.
As So Yeon turned away from the door, Tae Seo Jun stood before her eyes.
Seo Jun, who had watched So Yeon’s entire process of coming out to the lobby, pulled up the corners of his mouth in a refreshing smile and said one thing.
“Oh Min Jung seems to know something!”
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Quickly grasping So Yeon’s wrist and slipping out through the emergency exit, Seo Jun dashed up the stairs in one breath.
Until they reached the midpoint between floors, So Yeon, cradled in Seo Jun’s sturdy arms, was startled by the rapid speed and clung desperately to his neck, holding on for dear life. Finally, as her heels touched the ground, she spoke with eyes wide open.
“Why are you carrying me like a luggage and running?”
“It wasn’t luggage. I clearly carried you like a princess.”
“Right, I must have spoken nonsense because I’m overwhelmed with good fortune. But why did you call me out?”
“I wanted to be alone with you. From the moment I arrived here and was separated from you.”
Following this frivolous answer, Seo Jun pulled her slender waist tightly towards him, holding her close to his chest as if not allowing even the slightest gap.
“Let’s stay like this for a moment.”
Even though it was a secluded emergency staircase, there were stars to brighten the award ceremony and reporters stationed everywhere to cover them, so it was an environment where someone could easily see them.
But So Yeon didn’t mind at all and let Seo Jun do as he pleased. She too had missed his warm body temperature very much.
“Do you like me that much?”
“Enough to want to run away with you like this.”
“That doesn’t sound like something someone who lives in the same house should say.”
“You’re always pretty, but today you’re even prettier. How about we stay out tonight?”
So Yeon, fixing her gaze on his face that was handsome from any angle, let out a small laugh. It was a smile that meant, how can your thoughts be exactly the same as mine?
“The house should be empty today, shouldn’t it?”
So Yeon was right. Chairman Tae, who had been eagerly waiting for today since Christmas passed, had picked up Hyun Woo from the sports center and taken him straight to Gahoe-dong.
Tae Seo Jun’s lifestyle had already been adjusted to fit Tae Hyun Woo so much that he had forgotten about it. While he was indeed a father who loved his son dearly, what Seo Jun was most pleased and proud of was that he was Eom So Yeon’s first and last man.
Seo Jun, stopping his playful conversation, stared intensely at So Yeon for a while. Unable to miss that his burning gaze was earnestly desiring her, So Yeon placed one hand on his cheek and asked.
“What do you look forward to or want to do in the new year, oppa?”
“Well, you probably know that better than I do, Eom So Yeon.”
“Tell me just one thing precisely.”
Her large, bright eyes blinked meaningfully. Seo Jun could vaguely read what she was thinking, what she was trying to say, from the trembling of her long eyelashes and the slight shaking of her brown eyes.
“Of course, our wedding.”
“When we get married, we’ll have to change how we address each other. Not ‘oppa’.”
“You’ve been worrying about that?”
“I’ve already finished worrying about it.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
Seo Jun stared for a long time at the small face with its delicate features and determined lips, then chuckled.
It was a leisurely smile that said if you want to deceive, I’ll let you deceive me, and if you have a wish, I’ll grant anything. So go ahead and speak your mind.
“Then, let me hear the form of address you’ve agonized over.”
“D…darling?”
“I like it. Is this perhaps Eom So Yeon’s prepared proposal?”
“No way, not yet. But I’m still thinking about it. How would you feel if I proposed? And while we’re at it, move up the wedding date.”
“For me, anytime, if it’s Eom So Yeon… Yes!”
“Then, that’s settled!”
So Yeon’s lipstick color was pink. A slightly deeper pink than strawberry milk, making it more tempting. A bright smile spread across those lips.
Me, able to smile happily in front of the person I love.
For So Yeon, that one thing was enough to make life sufficiently happy.
[This is the timeline separator]9:00 PM.
Chairman Tae, who was waiting for the New Year’s Eve bell that would ring in three hours, received a phone call. Vancouver, 16 hours behind Seoul, was still early morning, and while he was hesitating whether to call or not, Professor Eom had contacted him.
“No, I should have called you first. How could you call me first?”
−Who cares who calls first. As the younger one, it’s only natural that I give you New Year’s greetings first. By the way, your voice sounds even more resonant than before, Chairman.
“It’s not just my voice. My heart feels full too. Isn’t this all thanks to Professor Eom for keeping me alive longer?”
−The good outcome of the surgery was due to there being no transplant rejection in the immune system, and your physical strength being good enough to endure such a difficult surgery, Chairman.
“You should be modest in moderation. How could I not know the skills of Professor Eom, known as the hand of God?”
−If you think of me that way, Chairman, I’ll gratefully accept those words.
The sound of a heart reborn into the world. And the moving and awe-inspiring moment of hearing a small new life cry vigorously on the same day. Eom Eun Hyeok vividly recalled that time from over 25 years ago as if it were yesterday.
After successfully completing the heart transplant, Professor Eom fervently prayed that Chairman Tae’s new heart would beat healthily. That wish came true, coincidentally, on the day Eom So Yeon was born.
At that time, Yeo Jin, who was so grateful to Professor Eom, visited the obstetrics ward with 7-year-old Seo Jun. Next to Yeon Hee, who was lying on the hospital bed, was a newborn baby blinking its large eyes and smiling brightly.
That baby, as pretty and radiant as a doll.
Young Seo Jun had stared blankly at that tiny So Yeon.
The adults of both families knew well that this was the first meeting between Tae Seo Jun and Eom So Yeon, but the two themselves didn’t know.
Bringing up that story and once again confirming the special connection between the two families, Chairman Tae and Professor Eom exchanged New Year’s blessings to each other.
−Then I’ll see you soon.
“I’ll be counting the days until then, Professor Eom.”
After finishing the conversation, Chairman Tae held the phone to Hyun Woo’s ear.
“Grandpa, Happy New Year!”
−Hyun Woo, you are my blessing. But why aren’t you asleep yet?
“I’m playing with Gahoe-dong grandpa.”
−You’re playing with grandpa?
“Yes. Grandpa wants to play with Hyeon-u every day.”
−Hoot…
Professor Eom let out a light laugh and passed the phone to Yeon Hee, and Hyun Woo, happy to hear his grandmother’s voice after a long time, chattered away for a while, jumping up and down in place.
And about an hour later.
“Hyun Woo, don’t you want to watch the award ceremony where mom and dad appear?”
Yeo Jin, sitting on the sofa, turned on the TV and sat Hyun Woo on her lap. Seok Ho sat down right next to them.
“Wow, it’s mom! Oh? Dad is there too! Are mom and dad both receiving awards?”
“I don’t know about that either. But it’s a meaningful event to wrap up the year, and your mom and dad were invited.”
Soon after, Chairman Tae and his wife, along with Hyun Woo, were completely absorbed in the screen that occasionally showed glimpses of Seo Jun and So Yeon.
Then, at some point.
“Oh my, those two! Baby, let’s close our eyes for a moment.”
Yeo Jin quickly covered Hyun Woo’s eyes.
On the screen introducing the nominees for best script and screenplay, So Yeon and Seo Jun were shown kissing. But Hyun Woo giggled cutely.
“They do that a lot at home. Dad kisses mom.”
“I-Is that so?”
“It’s because dad really likes mom, right?”
“Ahem…”
Yeo Jin, clearing her throat at Hyun Woo’s question, only blushed deeply. And the answer, albeit awkwardly, came from Chairman Tae.
“Ah, w-well, I-I suppose so.”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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