Eun Chae tilted her head to look up at the towering building. The D-One Group’s logo emblazoned on the building signified its greater height and enormity compared to before, making anyone standing at its base seem as small as an ant.
She wondered if Chairman Song Myung-hwan had aimed for this effect, given his tendency to belittle others.
Thinking how the building truly resembled Chairman Song Myung-hwan, Eun Chae entered. She walked across the marble floor with a click-clack sound, wearing high heels that she usually didn’t prefer. The desk staff’s jaws dropped as they noticed her approaching.
Eun Chae, dressed in a black and white beret and cardigan, accented with a black ribbon around her neck, and a white skirt that flowed down to her knees, walked with an aristocratic air. Her pale, expressionless face enhanced this impression.
She was clearly not an ordinary woman.
Sensing something unique about her, a staff member courteously bowed.
“How may I assist you?”
Eun Chae nodded in response and then said, “I’m here to see the Chairman.”
The statement made the desk employees exchange looks. Normally, the Chairman’s guests would have prearranged meetings and wouldn’t need to go through the desk.
Protocol would dictate a straightforward denial, but her appearance and demeanor made it difficult to dismiss her outright.
Eventually, one of the staff members hesitantly inquired, “We need to go through a verification process. May I have your name, please…?”
Eun Chae smiled gently and replied, “I’m his daughter.”
This revelation stunned the staff. They had heard rumors about the Chairman’s daughter’s surreal beauty, but the reality exceeded the rumors. Her unapproachable aura left the staff speechless.
Noticing their brief daze, Eun Chae tilted her head and added, “Quite a tight security… I am Song Eun Chae. Perhaps it’s better to convey my name than simply saying I am his daughter.”
“Certainly. Please wait a moment,” the staff member said, quickly picking up the internal phone. “The Chairman’s daughter has arrived,” he stated succinctly before hanging up.
“A secretary will be down to meet you shortly.”
“Thank you, I’ll wait,” Eun Chae responded amiably and turned around. The building’s interior, more refined and stylish than its exterior, boasted large ivory sculptures and lighting that looked like works of art.
In fact, they were works of art, commissioned from artists.
While Eun Chae indifferently observed a sculpture, a shadow approached her from behind.
“Miss? I’ll escort you to the Chairman’s office,” announced the secretary, sounding out of breath as if she had hurried down. That made sense, as Eun Chae had not visited the company since the opening ceremony.
Eun Chae followed the secretary’s guidance into an executive elevator designated for the Chairman’s office floor. They walked along a long corridor, passing numerous rooms that could have
Accustomed to such disregard, Eun Chae walked towards the desk with an unfazed expression. Even as she stood before it, Chairman Song Myung-hwan kept his gaze fixed on his documents and merely threw a question at her.
“What brings you here?”
“I came to talk,” she replied.
“Go ahead.”
“I won’t be getting married.”
At that, Chairman Song put down his documents sharply and looked up, his eyes steely.
“The matter with Han Sang-moo will soon blow over. The ceremony is just a formality. We can just merge the documents. Just wait a few days.”
“It’s not about him. I refuse the arranged marriage itself.”
“Do you think your refusal will change anything?”
The Chairman sneered at her.
“It’s my choice. No one has the right to force me.”
Eun Chae’s firm stance didn’t seem to affect the Chairman.
“Leave.”
“I’ve made myself clear. Remember that.”
“Hmph. Seems like you’ve got a man now.”
The Chairman’s eyes narrowed as he scrutinized her. Eun Chae met his serpentine gaze without flinching.
“There’s no man. It’s just my decision.”
“Really? With all the people I’ve attached to you? You can’t hide anything.”
“Quite bold of you.”
“Just leave. Pretend this conversation never happened. You’ve never been of any help in my life. A daughter like this…”
Help. Daughter.
Such words were typical of the Chairman, who valued family solely based on utility. Eun Chae caressed the nameplate with Song Myung-hwan’s name in Chinese characters, murmuring,
“…The company has grown a lot, hasn’t it?”
Chairman Song lifted his chin as if to say it was all his doing. Eun Chae laughed mockingly.
“Do you ever think of Mom?”
His face stiffened slightly at her meaningful question.
“You shouldn’t forget her, even if she’s gone.”
A reminder of who enabled his position.
Eun Chae glared at him, reminding him of this fact. The Chairman pressed his lips together, his sagging jowls trembling.
Not entirely ignorant, then.
She smirked and turned to leave.
“You, you insolent…!”
Despite the Chairman’s shouting, Eun Chae calmly closed the door behind her.
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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