Jae Heon was a typical fool, a character with a strong complex about always being a step behind Jae Heon. Despite having poor abilities, his ambitions were enormous.
Jae Heon chuckled and spoke.
“Doh Moon Group’s Jang Seo Young, she sets her sights incredibly high. Look at who she chose, me. Someone like Seo Ju Han wouldn’t even register in her eyes.”
Seong Jae spoke, hitting his chest with his fist as if he was frustrated.
“That’s what I’m saying, that’s it! They really like you over there, so why are you kicking the opportunity away! They’re even saying they’ll adjust the conditions to suit us as much as possible.”
“The conditions.”
Jae Heon’s eyes darkened.
“When our parents passed away, Grandfather made it clear. My happiness comes first.”
“That’s……”
“Do you think that if I marry like a commodity, bargaining and setting conditions, I’ll be happy?”
Seong Jae couldn’t continue his words.
After losing his beloved eldest son and his wife in a plane crash in a single day, he had embraced his only grandson left alone and said.
“From now on, Grandfather will live for you. Your happiness, Jae Heon, is the most important.”
That day was vivid in the memory of the aged Seong Jae. Let alone what it would be for Jae Heon.
“I feel like a cow put up for auction. If you don’t consider me a tool for increasing wealth, please stop this discussion.”
“You, is that the kind of thing to say in front of Grandfather!”
Seong Jae slammed down on the armrest with his palm in anger.
“Be careful. What if you break a bone?”
“Do you think I consider you a cow now? Do you think I’m trying to marry you off to increase my wealth? If you’re careless, you might even be consumed by your uncle and Ju Han!”
“Do you think I will be consumed by those two?”
“Don’t be complacent. Everyone predicted that Hang Woo would unite the world, but in the end, the one who left his name as the victor in history was Yu Bang.”
If there was something Seong Jae had realized while running a company, it was that even a large fortress could wobble and collapse due to a small breeze entering through a tiny crack.
“Always remember that your competitors are waiting for the moment you let your guard down. Trust no one easily, and don’t show your back.”
Upon hearing this, Jae Heon thought of his Ra Jin.
His secretary who always stood behind him, watching his back.
“Hmm. Then the only one to stab me in the back would be my secretary.”
“Is this the time to joke?”
“It’s not a joke. There’s probably no one else I’d trust my back to other than my secretary.”
In the four years they had been working together, Jae Heon had come to realize this.
There could not be anyone as trustworthy as her.
Ra Jin had never fostered false hope or expectation towards me, she simply focused on the given task, and the result was outstanding.
Frankly, I hadn’t expected her to do so well.
There were times when I thought she might act like other women, initially indifferent, but clinging and shedding tears over time.
I was mistaken.
She was extremely thorough and showed even less interest in me than I had anticipated.
“Secretary Sa, you’ve worked hard preparing for the business trip.”
“I merely performed my due responsibilities.”
“How about dinner together? You haven’t had a proper meal from this morning till now. I’ll treat you as a token of gratitude.”
“I apologize but I’d like to have my meals comfortably.”
“If I let Secretary Sa go like this, it would not sit well with me.”
“If you genuinely wish to express your sentiments, give it in the form of an incentive. I would gladly accept that.”
“Always straightforward, Secretary Sa.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Director.”
The sight of Ra Jin speaking crisply with a stoic face and bowing her head came to mind, Jae Heon laughed without realizing it.
“You dare to giggle in front of your grandfather? My, it’s just…!”
“Regardless, I won’t attend the arranged marriage.”
“If Ju Han takes the opportunity, it’s over! Then, even I won’t be able to stop it. You don’t know what will happen if the stock shares owned by Do Moon Group are handed over to Ju Han.”
At that comment, Jae Heon paused, and Sung Jae, who had been flaring up, soon changed tactics to gently coax his grandson.
“Just think of it as advancing the marriage that needs to happen anyway, hm? If you really don’t want to get married, how about an engagement first?”
“I don’t want to be tied down.”
“Just an engagement and I won’t nag you anymore. Then there won’t be a waste of time like today.”
Waste of time.
That was what Jae Heon hated the most.
That’s why he was under a lot of stress now.
He could have made progress in his work by reviewing documents or holding a meeting in this time.
“From now on, don’t call me for such matters. How about it, isn’t it quite a good offer? You don’t even have to prepare for the engagement ceremony. Just attend.”
It was an enticing offer. A positive signal blinked in Jae Heon’s mind.
“Secretary Sa and I will handle everything.”
He furrowed his brows.
“Why suddenly bring up Secretary Sa?”
“Is there anyone else in the world who knows your taste as well as Secretary Sa?”
Unknowingly, he furrowed his brows.
“You’re saying you would exploit my secretary for personal matters?”
“How can this be personal? It’s entirely official. After all, isn’t it a merger between groups? It will affect your position, and that means it will impact Secretary Sa as well.”
Jae Heon fastened his jacket’s button and stood up from his seat.
“I won’t marry, nor get engaged.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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