So Autumn has to take responsibility for them. Now that Autumn is the head of this house.
Woojin’s mom knows that too. She knows and still insists.
Between Woojin’s mom and Autumn, the same conversation has already occurred several times.
But today, something unexpected was added to that.
Upon hearing Autumn’s answer, Woojin’s mom suddenly knelt down.
At that moment, Autumn felt her breath choking.
“Ah, ahjumma, why are you doing this? Get up.”
“Autumn, let me live a bit longer. I only have Woojin. You know that, right? I live only for Woojin.”
Even while kneeling, Woojin’s mom didn’t let go of Autumn’s hand.
Autumn tried to pull her hand away several times, but each time, Woojin’s mom held onto it more tightly.
Autumn felt an impulse to shake off that hand.
“What has changed?”
Autumn asked with a suppressed voice. Hearing that, Woojin’s mom’s eyes widened.
“You know, Ahjumma, you were happy when Woojin and I were dating. Do you remember when you suggested throwing a party when we decided to date? What has changed now, Ahjumma? Has our house gone bankrupt? Has my dad passed away? That’s the only thing that seems different. But now, it seems like I’ve become a burden to Woojin.”
Tears that had welled up in Woojin’s mom’s eyes overflowed.
She let go of Autumn’s hand and wiped away the tears.
Then, she lifted the knees that were kneeling.
“Yeah, that has changed. Because of that, you’ve become a burden to Woojin. No, it’s fortunate if you’re just a burden; you’ve become an obstacle. A presence hindering Woojin’s progress. Even if you say you’ll open the path for Woojin and me to develop together, you don’t want it. You don’t want to break up, and yet you’re not letting go of Woojin. Isn’t that right?”
Woojin’s mom spat out harsh words.
It might have been easier for Autumn if Woojin’s mom had raised her voice.
However, the words that pierced Autumn’s heart were spoken calmly.
Desperately, like someone standing at the edge of a cliff.
“It’s not that I don’t want to break up. I broke up with Woojin. There’s really nothing between Woojin and me now, Ahjumma.”
Autumn said while pounding her chest.
She felt the urge to reveal her feelings.
“I’ve done everything I can. I sent emails and made calls. I even pleaded with Woojin to let me go.”
“No, don’t I know you? You still haven’t sorted out your feelings. That’s why Woojin wants to come back to Korea.”
Autumn stared blankly at Woojin’s mom and then spoke.
If Woojin’s mom were someone less grateful to me, would this situation be less painful? It made me wonder.
After my mom passed away, Woojin’s mom became like a mother to me.
Now, I feel guilty for blocking the path for her son.
I felt I had to somehow prove to Woojin’s mom that I have indeed broken up with Woojin.
“I’ll make Woojin give up. I’ll convince him that our relationship is over, no matter what it takes.”
“How, how will you convince him? Show him decisively instead of just saying you broke up. Send him a picture with the person you’re dating.”
Autumn was bewildered. Was Woojin’s mom always this stubborn?
Persistent and tenacious.
“I’ll do that. I’ll send him a picture with the person I’m dating.”
Autumn sighed. She thought, let it be as it will.
I might have to suggest dating the boss again.
Let the rumor spread to Woojin’s mom and Woojin.
Then, those two will accept that it’s completely over with Woojin.
“Ahjumma, I have to go to work now.”
It was a request to leave.
Woojin’s mom only let go of Autumn after several more nudges.
After escorting Woojin’s mom to the front door, Autumn cheerfully shouted towards the house.
“Grandma, I’m going out.”
It seemed like Grandma’s response wishing her well could be heard.
Grandma didn’t come out. It was fortunate not to face Grandma right now.
Grandma probably thought the same.
There was no need to confirm each other’s pain with our own eyes.
Autumn got on her bike and started riding.
Today, being late is confirmed. As always, the boss only appears in the office slowly, almost at lunchtime.
There are very rare days when the boss shows up early.
Exactly on the day Autumn is running late.
Just like today.
So, Autumn pedaled her bike like crazy.
When sweat started to soak her back, a two-story building with red bricks appeared in the distance.
It’s an extremely shabby building.
It might have been a new building 40 years ago. Autumn’s workplace is on the first floor.
Except for the signboard with the grand name ‘Daeun Investment,’ it’s just like any other 8-square-meter office of a real estate agent.
Autumn parked her bike in the small space next to the building.
That’s the official parking lot for this building.
A single car, completely mismatched with the building, fills the narrow parking lot.
It’s the boss’s car. A supercar that isn’t found in Korea.
It’s noisy. Autumn chuckled as she parked her bike next to the car.
A car that makes her chuckle every time. The boss calls himself the head of ‘Daeun Investment,’ but he’s nothing more than a guy with a lot of convenience stores, overflowing with cars.
Autumn becomes cautious in her actions next to that car.
If I leave even a small scratch with my old bike, it could make my future dark.
Unlike the boss, who has put a car worth hundreds of millions of won in an improper place, Autumn meticulously ties her bike to the building fence.
Then, she quietly pushed open the office door.
The door is open.
Autumn’s heart sank with a thud. It seems the boss has already arrived.
As soon as she opened the door, a nauseating smell attacked Autumn’s nose.
Autumn’s face naturally wrinkled.
The smell also included the scent of alcohol.
“He must have been drinking all night again.”
Muttering, Autumn looked around the office.
The boss sprawled on the sofa caught her eye first.
The boss seemed to have drunk to the point where he couldn’t even go upstairs to his own living space.
As if proving that, soju bottles were scattered on the table and under the sofa.
Seeing the food delivery containers on the table with lids still open, Autumn shook her head.
Thankfully, there was no vomit scattered around the office.
There were days like that too, in reality.
‘A pathetic human.’
Autumn couldn’t bring herself to make a sound.
Instead, she cast a corresponding gaze at the boss who was sprawled out, seemingly lost in thought.
‘What a waste of a person, oh human. Flaunting a healthy body.’
How neatly put together it is. Autumn glanced at the boss’s stretched-out legs, which the sofa couldn’t fully contain.
His legs protruded far beyond the sofa.
Autumn’s eyes returned to the boss’s face.
A tall, straight forehead, a straight nose, lips that were neither too thick nor too thin.
Autumn realized she was stealing glances at the boss’s face and quickly turned her head.
So what if he’s good-looking? At best, he’s just a playboy with a good fortune.
Like a magnet, Autumn’s gaze returned to the boss’s face.
Even if he’s just a playboy, he’s a good-looking one.
It’s fortunate that he’s at least pleasant to look at.
Considering she has to face this face all day in this cramped office.
Then, the boss tossed and turned, lying on his back.
The boss’s chest faced Autumn head-on.
The front of his shirt was wide open.
Autumn’s eyes widened.
Through the open shirt, she saw a firm, muscular chest.
“What, it’s impressive.”
Autumn mumbled as she turned her head.
Yeah, acknowledged. A muscular handsome man who flaunts it.
That’s her boss, Gie Daewoon, the boss of ‘Daeun Investment.’
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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