Arin and Chul-yong left the lawyer’s office and entered a franchise cafe they saw roughly nearby.
Exhausted, Arin plopped down on the nearest chair.
“I’ll go order. Lemonade, right?”
Chul-yong’s words were met with a slight nod from Arin. Alone now, Arin absentmindedly stared out the window.
‘It’s fortunate there’s a solution. However, something feels off.’
The realization that she had gotten herself into this situation in the first place made her stomach turn.
“Why on earth is this happening?”
The trial was unbearable, and her heart felt heavy. After a while, Chul-yong returned with their orders and sat across from Arin.
He placed the lemonade in front of Arin and inserted a straw.
“The landlord is a malicious one.”
Chul-yong, cautiously gauging Arin’s reaction, began to speak.
Arin kept her lips sealed in response. She knew better than anyone how draining it could be to harbor feelings of resentment.
“Though you may not realize it by just looking at someone, it’s genuinely surprising. Ah.”
Chul-yong continued speaking without waiting for Arin’s response. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and clapped his hands together.
“Oh, right. Yesterday evening, I talked to Mr. Yun, the owner of the flower shop next door. They’re also being told to leave.”
“What?”
Arin, who had maintained silence until now, asked in surprise.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“He’s been running the flower shop for quite a while.”
“Yes, around seven years. Seeing that, it seems there’s something going on.”
Thus, a day filled with various speculations ended without any tangible results.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
While exploring every possible way to save Memorya Yeonnam Branch, three days passed. Early in the morning, Ha-yeon entered a building not far from Memorya Yeonnam Branch.
“Oh, Manager. What brings you to such a humble place?”
A middle-aged man wearing a shiny suit and a bowler hat approached Ha-yeon quickly.
“I’ve been doing well thanks to you, Manager.”
Ha-yeon, having gone upstairs to the second-floor office, suddenly turned around and asked the middle-aged man.
“Boss, did you have a good discussion with the bosses of Memorya and Pinflower buildings? I happened to come here, and there wasn’t any notice about them leaving.”
At Ha-yeon’s words, the man trembled for a moment but quickly hid his expression.
“Of course. Don’t worry. We had a clean discussion. Memorya plans to leave by the middle of this month, and the first and third floors of the building next door…”
“Wait, boss. This month? There’s less than a week left in this month. Memorya’s boss said they’re leaving?”
“Yes. It’s already been discussed, so you don’t need to worry at all.”
Feeling unsure, Ha-yeon furrowed her brow. She recalled the conversation she had with Arin, whom she happened to meet passing by Memorya Yeonnam Branch yesterday.
[Mr. Choi, are you in Seoul?] In response to the friendly words, Arin awkwardly replied with a faint smile.“Yes? Oh, yes. I have some work to attend to. What about you, Manager?”
“I also have some work. Can we chat for a moment?”
Arin hesitated for a moment but accepted Ha-yeon’s offer.
“If Memorya Yeonnam Branch is doing well, have you considered expanding to a larger scale?”
Ha-yeon asked, hiding the plans that were still in the preparatory stage.
“Yes. We’re just establishing ourselves now, so we’re cautious about moving the store to a larger scale.”
“I suppose that makes sense.”
“To be honest, for various reasons, I considered relocating the Yeonnam Branch. Oh, no, it’s nothing.”
At that moment, Arin’s expression seemed to sink as she spoke those words.
“What’s wrong?”
In response to Ha-yeon’s question, Arin quickly composed her expression. However, she wore an obviously awkward smile.
“No, there’s nothing wrong. I guess various thoughts come to mind while running the store.”
Seeing Arin draw a line as if to discourage further questions, Ha-yeon refrained from asking more.
Ha-yeon’s eyes narrowed as she recalled yesterday’s events.
“Boss.”
“Speak.”
“Did you have a good discussion with the bosses of Memorya?”
“I did mention that, didn’t I?”
Ha-yeon keenly observed the man’s hesitant fist.
“Do I have reason to believe there’s no falsehood in what you’re telling me right now?”
Under Ha-yeon’s persistent questioning, the middle-aged man remained silent.
“Even though Mr. Shin, our intelligent boss who owns several buildings, might not be the kind of person to do such things.”
Ha-yeon approached the man closely.
“If there’s any conflict or lies, this contract becomes invalid. Remember, you would need to pay twice the earnest money I provided as a penalty.”
The middle-aged man’s face turned pale. Seeing this, Ha-yeon was convinced.
‘He was trying to force Memorya out.’
Ha-yeon felt despair. In her mind, the conversation she had shared with Hyun during their good times resurfaced.
“Ha-yeon, I’m going to open the most famous dessert shop in Paris, France. I’ll create the most delicious dessert that even the French will acknowledge a Korean like me for. I wish you were with me to fulfill my dream.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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