But she had to leave him.
“If I stay, I’ll break…”
And stubbornly staying by his side was wrong too.
“I have to leave.”
Another woman would be by 오빠’s side.
“……아린아.”
After a pause, 지윤 spoke up.
“Does 부회장님 know?”
“It doesn’t matter if he knows.”
“Where will you go?”
Where to go…?
아린 couldn’t answer.
It was bitterly sad and pitiful that she had nowhere to take refuge in her not-so-short life.
She met 지윤’s eyes, which flickered with emotion.
“I have nowhere. No one but you…”
That’s why she had come to 지윤.
“Help me…… 지윤아.”
“아린아.”
“You’re the only one I can ask for help. 오빠 must have realized I’m gone by now. I don’t think he’ll come looking.”
It was likely 재혁 wouldn’t come after her.
“I won’t meet 오빠 except at court. It’s for my sake.”
Even though 재혁 initially refused the divorce, he didn’t love her. The divorce would inevitably happen soon. So, seeing him again was futile.
“What if he finds you?”
“He won’t.”
“No. What if he finds you? It might not be out of longing, but because of your father’s issues, or the money.”
아린 fell silent at 지윤’s reality check.
“He can find you if he sets his mind to it, regardless of the reason. Don’t worry about money, I can help with that. But what concerns me is where you’re going to live by yourself.”
아린 had a family, but they were not a support she could rely on.
At this moment, she could only think of 지윤.
“지윤아, did I irresponsibly rush out of the house?”
She kept drifting towards negative thoughts.
“I’m so incompetent, aren’t I? Even as an adult, I can’t do anything by myself.”
She felt pathetic and stupid.
Then, 지윤 firmly held 아린’s hand and said.
“The money I gave you yesterday can get you a lease. But I don’t think I can tell you to go find a place to live with that money.”
“…Why?”
“Because I’m afraid you might end up alone, feeling hopeless and despising yourself just like now. Don’t try to fool me into thinking you’re okay.”
아린 appeared as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.
지윤 spoke with a firm resolve.
“Don’t disappear in front of me.”
“지윤아…….”
“If it’s okay with you, can’t you go live in Jeju with that money?”
“…Jeju?”
Jeju was an unexpected suggestion for 아린.
“Yes. Remember when I told you my mom went to Jeju after my dad passed away? You’ve never met him, but my brother is studying in France and might come back next year, though it’s not certain.”
지윤 gently stroked 아린’s trembling hand as she continued.
“If you’re okay with it, would you like to live with my mom?”
“…With your mother?”
“Yes. I’ve been worried about her being alone in Jeju. If you’re not planning to live alone, how about staying with my mom?”
“Wouldn’t it be inconvenient for her?”
지윤 firmly held 아린’s hand and replied.
“No way. You know my mom liked you more than me.”
Flashes of past memories filled 아린’s mind. 지윤’s mother, 서 여사, had always been kind.
[Did you eat, 아린? If not, come in and eat with us, I made your favorite Japchae today.] [Oh, your blouse button looks loose. Let me fix it for you. Go to 지윤’s room and pick any clothes you want to wear.] [It’s your birthday today, right? I couldn’t do much, but I made seaweed soup and Japchae. Stop by before you go home.]지윤’s mother had cared for her more than her own, who had never bothered to know when her birthday was or if she had eaten.
“Mom’s been feeling lonely lately. It’d be nice if you could keep her company.”
“지윤아.”
Tears welled up in 아린’s eyes.
“Please. 아린아. Honestly, I’m worried about my mom. If it’s not uncomfortable for you, I’d really appreciate it if you could stay with my mom in Jeju.”
아린’s eyes flickered.
“지윤아. I’m sorry. And thank you. You say it’s for my mom, but I know you’re just trying to make me feel less burdened by framing it as a ‘favor’.”
Being friends with 지윤 was one of the greatest blessings in her life. 아린 hugged 지윤.
“Thank you. 지윤아.”
아린 conveyed her heartfelt thanks with teary eyes. 지윤 gently patted her back in response.
“What for? I’m the one who’s grateful.”
지윤 glanced at the luggage 아린 had brought and continued.
“Let’s leave before the Vice Chairman arrives. I’ll drive you. Is this all your clothes?”
“For now.”
“Okay. There are markets in Jeju too, so you can buy what you need. I can bring some later.”
Instead of letting go of 아린, 지윤 held her hand.
“Let’s head to the airport first. We can get a flight to Jeju directly from there. I’ll talk to mom on the way.”
How desperate would she have been without 지윤?
Though the same age, 지윤, who always felt like an older sister, was such a precious person.
An hour later, 아린 arrived at Gimpo Airport with 지윤.
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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