Jae Heon’s expression hardened alarmingly.
The feeling was like a feather, fluttering and floating between the clouds, suddenly thrust into a swamp.
The atmosphere had been pleasant during dinner, he was sure of it.
It had only been a few minutes since Ra Jin, a smile gracing her lips, had been enjoying the food he’d made for her.
What could she have thought about, and what decision could she have made, while brushing her teeth?
“What’s the reason?”
His deep voice resonated lowly in the space.
“Why do you suddenly want to set a time limit?”
Ra Jin replied as if it were obvious.
“Every contract has a time limit. We can’t continue this contractual relationship indefinitely.”
Well, that was true… not a wrong statement…
A sigh slipped out from between Jae Heon’s lips without him realizing it.
Then, Ra Jin cautiously asked.
“Do you have any reason to extend this contract for more than three months?”
That…!
‘Because I can sleep soundly when I’m with the secretary.’
Do you know how sensitive one can become after years of sleep deprivation and insomnia?
As bedtime approached, the suffocating feeling… did the secretary understand?
After being locked in the depths of darkness and then experiencing deep sleep, he naturally thought, ‘life is good.’
Since his parents passed away, Jae Heon’s physical condition had never been so good.
His mind was clear, the faint headache that always bothered him had disappeared, and his body, which felt as though a huge burden had been placed on it, was lighter.
Usually, his nerves were always on edge, and even the slightest deviation from his standard caused irritation.
Today, his heart was more relaxed and generous.
If he could, he would have liked to continue living like this.
Also, perhaps because they were always together at the office, he felt comfortable with Ra Jin entering his personal space.
No, it wasn’t just comfortable. He felt there could be no more stability than this.
However, he couldn’t express this as it was.
Even if she was his closest secretary, he couldn’t reveal his weaknesses.
Who knows when and who might betray him and stab him in the back?
Jae Heon, who had been greatly shocked by his uncle’s betrayal, did not trust people easily.
“Then, Secretary, why specifically set it to three months?”
Ra Jin’s gaze fell.
‘Yes. I have a very definite reason.’
Remembering Chairman Seo, who was deeply worried about his grandson yet was happy at his words of assistance, her heart sank heavily.
“It’s about time I found a partner for Jae Heon.”
“So help me, Secretary.”
“I hope there will be results within three months.”
Recalling Chairman Seo’s words, Ra Jin composed herself.
The time spent alone with him was very joyful, but.
Considering Jae Heon’s future and his family, this happiness could not last long.
‘It seems I am not supposed to be happy in this life.’
Holding back her bitter feelings, Ra Jin, who raised her head, stared straight into Jae Heon’s face, who was making a crooked expression.
It hurt her heart, but she had no choice but to speak this way.
“In terms of achieving results, my standard is three months. If significant results are not achieved within three months, it is better to look for another method or to turn elsewhere altogether. That’s my opinion.”
At that, Jae Heon narrowed his brow.
Come to think of it, it seemed like she was also called a bulldozer when she was in college.
Anything she started, she pushed forward and saw the end in a short period of time.
Especially when setting goals like TOEIC, contest wins, certification acquisition, etc., that required results, she had a history of gaining the nickname ‘Persistent woman’ shortened to ‘Persistent’ because she always achieved her goals within the time she set.
It was quite a unique nickname, so Jae Heon still remembered it.
“Yeah…… It seems like that was the case.”
“Hm?”
“I think I remember. Persistent woman. That was Secretary’s nickname, wasn’t it?”
At Jae Heon’s words, Ra Jin’s eyes opened wide without her realizing.
She thought she was the only one who remembered all the things about him without leaving anything out.
But Jae Heon remembered something about her. Even something trivial like a nickname.
“Why such an expression?”
“Ah…… I was surprised.”
“What surprised you?”
Ra Jin tried to hide her fluttering heart and speak as usual.
“I didn’t expect you to know about my college nickname.”
“There’s no way I wouldn’t know. Jeong Sunwoo always shouted ‘Sadodo’ loudly.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jae Heon tensed his brows. Damn, he inadvertently mentioned Sunwoo’s name.
‘I didn’t want to think about him.’
Sunwoo was Jae Heon’s college friend and also Ra Jin’s senior.
A completely opposite character to Jae Heon, the epitome of grumpy, picky and meticulous, he was a symbol of warmth and popularity second only to Jae Heon.
Especially, he was a senior who liked Ra Jin and took good care of her.
Sunwoo, who was a very goodnatured person, maintained a good relationship with Jae Heon and they got along well.
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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