“We had lunch with Yoon Hee.”
“What?”
Jae Heon’s left eyebrow momentarily lifted.
“That rascal, I mean, Assistant Seon Ha Kyung, didn’t just have lunch with you and Seon Director, but also with Assistant Jung?”
“Yes. We went to a cafe together, but Yoon Hee had to meet someone, so Assistant Seon Director and I were left alone.”
Hmm, so that’s how it happened.
“But how did you end up sitting with Assistant Seon Ha Kyung in the first place?”
“Yoon Hee and I went to a new noodle restaurant, and he was already there. Since Yoon Hee knows Assistant Seon, we ended up dining together.”
I see. That’s why you seemed to be in a better mood for a moment.
“But you know…”
“Yes, Director.”
“Why are you looking elsewhere when you speak?”
Uh-oh. Ra Jin’s pupils trembled.
“As far as I know, people who are having a conversation always make eye contact.”
“…”
“Why aren’t you looking at me?”
Throughout the conversation with Jae Heon, Ra Jin’s gaze remained fixed forward, and she never once turned her head in his direction. Thanks to that, Jae Heon’s gaze fixed on her profile, and her cheeks were beginning to feel hot.
“What did I do wrong again? Or was my apology insufficient? That’s why I’m seeking permission, to make amends properly…”
“No!”
Ra Jin shouted loudly, looking at him.
“No, you can’t! This is the outdoors, and there’s even the company across the street, and people are walking around outside! If anyone sees, your reputation might be tarnished, and also…”
What else was there?
“A-anyway, it’s not allowed. It’s prohibited.”
Looking at her face beautifully flushed like cherry blossoms, Jae Heon finally realized.
She was embarrassed.
Jae Heon’s adam’s apple moved noticeably up and down.
“Oh… it really makes people turn their heads.”
Right now, Ra Jin’s appearance was excessively cute and incredibly lovely.
He wanted to hold her closely in his arms and kiss her all over.
“So, is it okay later if not now?”
He asked with a smile.
“It seems okay if it’s not outside, not across the street from the company, and there are no people around, but…”
He reached out and neatly placed his small hands, pale and gentle, on Ra Jin’s thigh.
“Ra Jin. Is that right?”
It tickled. It felt like a pink-winged butterfly with stars sprinkling from its wings was fluttering inside his chest.
“Can you please answer?”
Trying to calm her trembling heart, Ra Jin cleared her throat several times.
Then, Jae Heon inserted his fingers between her trembling ones.
“Uh, Director?”
“Lunchtime isn’t over yet, and I distinctly said I came as a man, so the penalty for what just happened applies.”
Is this a bit forced? Is it a bit too much? Is it a bit dangerous?
But the words remained trapped in her throat, unable to escape. Ra Jin’s gaze was fixed on their intertwined hands.
Holding hands with Jae Heon, just like lovers, with their pinkies interlocked.
“Director’s hands are really big. Big and warm…”
(Note: In this translation, the title “Director” is used instead of “President” for 황 대표 as it seems more fitting in this context. If you prefer “President,” please let me know.)
Blushing, Ra Jin bit her lip and looked inward, prompting Jae Heon to chuckle and squint his eyes.
“So, I’ll take that as your agreement. I have one penalty in mind.”
Just as Ra Jin was about to protest, now fully aware of her situation, Jae Heon gently kissed the back of her white hand, the one he had held.
“What you just did… now…”
“For now, I’ll let it slide. But when we finish work, we’ll make up properly. Got it?”
She thought he was either a lion, a tiger, or a leopard.
But Jae Heon was a fox. And it was certain that he had at least nine tails.
Ignoring the pounding sound of her heart, which she could hear even in her ears, Ra Jin nodded slightly.
Jae Heon’s laughter rang cheerfully through the car.
“Well, let’s start with having dinner together later.”
“What? My father met Jae Heon and Chairman Jang’s daughter?”
“Yes, Chairman. They met at during lunchtime.”
At the secretary’s response, the sharp gaze of the chairman’s eyes, already narrowed, grew even thinner.
“Absolutely… I explicitly told them that our Do Mun Group’s youngest daughter should be matched with our Juhan.”
Chairman Do clenched his hand on the armrest of the sofa.
It was always like this. Father always gave precious and good things to his older brother.
No matter how hard he tried to impress his father, Hui Myung consistently fell behind his older brother Hui Jun in Father’s eyes.
“Well done, Hui Jun. Don’t forget to cherish your employees in the future.”
“Yes, Father.”
“And you, Hui Myung. After the last meeting, you pushed the secretary over, even in front of everyone.”
“Father, do you think I would do that without any reason?”
“Is not bringing the drink you wanted, an absurd reason?”
“You have to remember if it’s said once or twice, it’s not like she’s a goldfish. Isn’t that the secretary’s duty?”
“Sigh. The reason you can never surpass your brother is that. People who don’t know how to treat others well can only fail.”
It was a life always compared to his brother.
“Father, how can you say such a thing?”
“You always complain that I only give responsibilities to your brother. Look at yourself now. How can I entrust important tasks to you, who have decided the extent of a secretary’s abilities by simply buying the right drink? People aren’t raised like that.”
Always focused on his brother, his father, who now showered all his affection on Jae Heon, his son from another world, didn’t give any regard to his own son, Joo Han.
When he was a child, seeing himself overlap with his brother, Jae Heon, made Ho Jin emotional, and he tried every means possible to elevate Joo Han above Jae Heon.
“Get in touch with Chairman Jang In Ho. Tell him we should meet tonight.”
Hope flickered in Joo Han’s eyes.
“We can’t let them take everything, including the bride’s side.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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