“No.”
Daeun abruptly sat up, appearing uncomfortable. Because of the movement, Gaeul, who almost collided with him, stepped back.
“It’s already complicated enough. You don’t need to get involved.”
“Han Gaeul, if you want to get my brother to give up on his ex-girlfriend, you need to spread rumors that you’re dating someone new. Since Daeun doesn’t like that, he’s using me. Let’s help each other out.”
“Stop it!”
Daeun sternly shouted, but Gaeul and Sehyun acted as if they hadn’t heard. Gaeul pushed Daeun aside and stepped forward.
“I’m okay with it. I’m in a situation where I need to borrow even a cat’s paw right now.”
“Han Gaeul, snap out of it.”
“My situation is similar. If you want to make the opponent in the blind date give up, it’s not easy. If you don’t want to go on a blind date, the pressure from the family to bring a girl you’re dating is not easy to deal with.”
“Jung Sehyun, do you think this is a joke?”
Despite Daeun’s angry outburst, Gaeul and Sehyun didn’t acknowledge it. Gaeul emphasized the term ‘specialized problem solver’ and gave Daeun a meaningful look.
Now you won’t have to cling to me, huh. A lawyer from a famous law firm seemed more plausible than a boss who lounged on the couch all day, especially when it came to introducing someone to Wujin and Wujin’s parents.
“I’ll help you as much as I can, Lawyer. Let’s help each other to achieve good results.”
Gaeul shook hands with Sehyun, as if to say, ‘I won’t cling to you anymore.’
“Both of you, snap out of it. When did you see each other that you’re already saying ‘we’?”
“Well then, shall we go out and plan the details? It seems difficult to have a conversation here because of the noisy guy.”
“That sounds like a good idea.”
“Where do you think you’re going? It’s working hours right now.”
Daeun, who had been holding onto Gaeul and Sehyun until then, let go of their hands and yelled loudly.
“Jung Sehyun, did you forget the purpose of coming here? I asked you to recognize her, right?”
After pushing Gaeul behind him, Daeun sent a warning look to Sehyun to keep it moderate.
“Yeah, you shouldn’t forget the purpose of coming here. There’s also something Gaeul asked you to recognize.”
Smiling warmly, Sehyun sat down on the sofa, seemingly forgetting the purpose of his visit.
“Wait a moment, Lawyer. I’ll go buy some coffee. What would you like?”
“I’m fine with instant coffee. I heard that Gaeul’s instant coffee is special.”
“Yes, then please wait a moment.”
Gaeul sent a satisfied smile to Sehyun and disappeared behind the partition as if she had achieved something.
“What’s with the smug look?”
Watching that scene, Daeun grumbled under his breath as if he found it annoying.
“I’m offering to clean up because you can’t organize things. Might as well solve my problem in the process.”
Sehyun asked loudly behind the partition to Gaeul.
“What you want to know, Han Gaeul, is about the circumstances of the chairman’s family in Pyeongan Group, right? Chairman Oguybaek said he’s your uncle?”
“Yes.”
Gaeul answered from behind the partition.
After a while, Gaeul brought a cup of coffee and placed it in front of Sehyun.
“What about mine?”
Daeun asked, looking bewildered.
“This is to treat the person I’m dating. It’s not like the boss is dating me.”
Gaeul’s response was composed. With the need to cling to the boss for his recognition gone, Gaeul spoke confidently.
“There are rumors that Chairman Oguybaek’s health is not good lately. Of course, the official position of the group is that there’s no problem with the chairman’s health.”
Sehyun began revealing information about Pyeongan Group. In fact, all of it was from the materials Daeun received, but Sehyun spoke as if he had investigated it himself.
“The issue seems to be the problem of the successor structure in the group.”
Daeun interjected.
“Yes, there was a lot of turmoil in the chairman’s family due to that. It was almost like a war. Chairman Oguybaek has a second wife.”
“Where is the second wife in a country with a monogamous system? Just call her a concubine. She’s still alive even though the legal wife is alive.”
Daeun retorted.
“To call her a concubine would downplay her given the power she holds. She is referred to as the real power player within the group. It seems Chairman Oguybaek has taken care of the shares of Pyeongan Group considerably. He also has a son from their relationship. He’s the eldest son, and Chairman Oguybaek seems to cherish him a lot.”
“That’s a complicated picture. Where does the legal wife fit in? She must be trying to prevent the concubine’s son from taking control of the group.”
“That’s right. But it’s not that simple.”
Sehyun explained the reason to Gaeul.
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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