“W-What did you say?”
As she was immersed in empathy for his situation, she didn’t realize that his reaction was strange.
“Are you crazy? Does that mean you’ll kick Ban Jaehyuk out?”
“…….”
Jaehyuk remained silent.
“Really? Is it true that Ban Jaehyuk won’t become the chairman for real?”
‘Why? Why push your own son to the edge like this? What’s the need to make your child so miserable?’
Arin’s anger towards Jaehyuk’s parents, who were ruining the future for their child, was overwhelming. Thinking that Jaehyuk might be feeling the emotions she once felt towards Kyungsook, Arin strangely felt a sense of sympathy for him.
“Why is he doing this?”
He responded to my question with a complex expression. After a moment, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.
“He said he wants to apologize to you. To say sorry. That’s the only way he can forgive himself.”
“Huh? What nonsense is that?”
The thread of reason she had barely held onto with his words snapped. Arin, without realizing it, shouted out.
“And how does that have anything to do with Ban Jaehyuk inheriting the company?”
He silently listened to her words.
“That’s not all, right? There must be some other reason.”
Yes, it was clear that there was another reason.
He firmly shook his head at my words.
“No, there isn’t.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. The only reason my father is doing this is you.”
“…….”
“Because I need you to protect the company.”
“…….”
“I know it’s unreasonable for me to say this to you, who divorced me, but…”
Jaehyuk’s voice, directed at Arin, trembled thinly.
“Come back.”
“If you know it’s absurd, why are you saying such things? I don’t want to be by your side anymore. It feels dirty, like you’re making a bet with them.”
“You have no conscience. How can you say such things to me? Ban Jaehyuk and I broke up, and now, how can you say such things?”
Complex emotions surged. In the surging heart, she bit down hard on her lower lip. Her small fist under the table trembled.
“Yeah, as you said, I know I don’t deserve that from you. Even the selfish request for you to be by my side when I know you’ll find it difficult. I’m sorry for saying this even though I know. But still, I can’t give up the company. I can’t ask for your understanding. But, can you consider it?”
“Hey, Ban Jaehyuk, right now…”
For a moment, Arin’s eyes caught a drop of blood on Jaehyuk’s lower lip.
He also seemed to not want this situation, and unintentionally, he seemed to be suppressing his emotions. Somehow, the will to be angry disappeared.
‘I’ve heard enough. Let’s go. As quickly as possible!’
She didn’t want to be entangled in a more complicated situation. Arin opened her mouth to wrap up the situation.
“What are you saying…”
But he, who was quick-witted, cut her off and added.
“Just a moment.”
“…….”
“For a while, be by my side, Arin. I’ll convince my father during that time.”
It was confusing. Her head was spinning, and her thoughts were not organized.
Jaehyuk’s proposal was absurd, and Chairman Ban Hojun, who made the proposal, was incomprehensible. However, what couldn’t be explained was her own indecision, unable to flatly reject this unreasonable suggestion.
‘Strange. Even though Chairman Ban is known as a pragmatic man who won’t give everything to his children, even if he knows what the company means to his brother, why go to such lengths? Is he trying to wield the lives of the two people just for such a ridiculous reason, saying he’ll pay for my sins?’
Arin still remembered what Chairman Ban had done to her.
‘How shameless. How dare he drag me into this? Do you know how much I suffered in that house? Do you know how I was treated?’
Even when Mrs. Jung physically and psychologically abused Jwiyun as planned, Chairman Ban remained oblivious.
Moreover, Chairman Ban had witnessed several times how he physically abused Mrs. Jung. But not once did he mediate or stop the situation.
Arin recalled the gaze of Chairman Ban, who had looked down at her so coldly at that time. The miserable memory surfaced.
At the moment when her heart surged with emotion, the scars that had swollen from being hit by her mother also came to mind. His face, pretending to be calm while crying, disturbed her heart.
‘Haah.’
A heavy silence descended between the two.
His expression, caught in a sense of guilt, as if bound by guilt, made her bite down on the tender flesh of her inner lip.
“So, Ban Jaehyuk and I now…”
After much contemplation, she asked.
“…Are you suggesting we have a contract relationship?”
“Yes. A contractual relationship.”
He neatly summarized the situation in response to her question.
“Not a contract marriage?”
“I’m not shameless enough to propose such a thing to you. Even if it’s a relationship… it won’t be forever.”
For some reason, Arin felt like Jaehyuk’s voice was trembling a bit.
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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