Wishing for Salvation (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
Ji An rubbed her cheeks vigorously with the back of her hand and hurriedly opened the window.
“If it’s because you’re in pain, I’ll go ahead and schedule an appointment at the medical center.”
“It’s fine. Who goes to the hospital just for crying?”
After inhaling the hot, stifling wind, her gasping breaths gradually returned to their normal rhythm.
“This is all your fault, Mr. Tae.”
Ji An’s eyes, reddened and bloodshot, reproached him, yet Kang Hyun’s expression remained unchanged.
“Why?”
“Because you’re too sad! We’ve only known each other for a few days—why do you have to be so heartbreakingly tragic?”
“It doesn’t seem like my fault.”
Ji An, who had been pressing firmly near her wildly pounding heart, nodded. She was about to take back her impulsive words.
“…You’re right. I got overly emotional. I do cry easily after sad movies, but this is the first time I’ve cried over a person. I’m sorry.”
“How do you feel after crying like that?”
Again, again, again!
Ji An pulled a tissue from her bag, wiped away her tears, and pouted.
“I want to cry too—but forbidden. I’m sad, but no tears come—also forbidden. I haven’t been able to cry even once until now—it’s all forbidden.”
“You really make me feel like your secretary.”
“Didn’t you say you’d even kneel if I agreed to a DNA test? Once I get my feelings sorted out, I’ll do the test, so please understand this much.”
Seeing Ji An sulk with a face as flushed as a ripe apple, Kang Hyun unconsciously let the corners of his lips twitch upward.
“So you do know how to smile.”
“I didn’t smile.”
“You just did.”
“That’s impossible. My eyes are so swollen I can barely see anything.”
Ji An didn’t bother emphasizing it again. Her lips, which had briefly curled upward, were already tightly sealed.
Seo Yoon’s tree burial site, planted within Kang Hyun’s private land as a dense forest, looked like a well-maintained park.
In the center of this lush space, filled with newly planted saplings and blooming flowers, stood Seo Yoon.
Ji An placed the white chrysanthemums she’d been holding and slowly scanned the photos surrounding the tree.
“You’ve truly been together since childhood.”
From Seo Yoon wearing a bright yellow kindergarten uniform to her university graduation in a mortarboard—
They had shared every single moment, and it explained why he’d completely abandoned life.
The image of Seo Yoon beaming brightly while Kang Hyun quietly gazed at her was etched deeply, strangely so, into Ji An’s mind.
“I tied her here. In life, and in death.”
Kang Hyun stared endlessly at the tree beneath which Seo Yoon now rested.
Perhaps because he’d lived an unfree life, Seo Yoon had loved the endless sea—and once wished to be buried within it.
Yet even that wish, he had refused to grant.
He’d laid her to rest on his own land, where no one could freely come and go, ensuring she could never flow away before him.
Though he regretted many things, he never regretted the years he’d kept her by his side.
He simply yearned intensely for death, waiting for the peace Seo Yoon had desired five years after her passing.
The end of twisted affection, after all, could never be beautiful.
“When was this photo taken?”
“About a month before the accident.”
“…I think we should go ahead with the test.”
Ji An stood blocking Seo Yoon’s portrait and muttered wearily.
This wasn’t something time could fix. The woman in the photo looked so uncannily like her—it felt as if she were speaking directly to Ji An.
“My parents must never find out.”
“As long as you, Ms. Seo Ji An, don’t tell them yourself, there’s no way they’ll ever know.”
“Then I’m relieved.”
“Do you really need to worry that much? They’re not even your biological parents anyway.”
Kang Hyun tossed out a remark that didn’t need to be said, casual yet still lacking in empathy or consideration.
“Whether they gave birth to me or raised me, they’re my one and only parents. Please watch your words.”
“Fair enough. I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“My parents only have me. They were never well-off to begin with, and after their only daughter got sick, they even sold their house to pay medical bills and took on grueling jobs. Yet they never skimped a single won on my food or clothes.”
“Once the DNA test is done, I’ll transfer the house you’re living in to your name, Ms. Seo Ji An.”
“What? Why suddenly…?”
Instead of responding to her heartfelt story, Kang Hyun offered financial compensation.
“And starting next year on the anniversary of her death, if you visit here regularly to take care of Seo Yoon, I’ll also leave you the assets she owned.”
“No, wait just a moment, Mr. Tae Kang Hyun.”
“Let’s head back now.”
Even after hearing her flustered call, Kang Hyun turned away and strode off with long, swift steps, growing distant from Seo Yoon, who had become one with a tree.
Claiming she was just killing time, Yeon Ju had been coming and going from Tae Won Construction’s executive office like it was her own home. Now, waving her hand right in front of Seok Won’s eyes as he flipped through papers with a serious expression, she asked,
“Director Do, is something wrong?”
“…….”
“Mr. Do Seok Won?”
“It’s about Ms. Seo Ji An.”
“Yeah, they’re definitely twins, right? Their vibes are different, but their faces are absolutely identical. The more I look, the more amazed I get.”
“There was an accident four years ago.”
“Oh? What kind of accident?”
Her chin-length bob barely missed his jaw as it swung toward Seok Won. He held his breath briefly and leaned his stiff shoulders back.
“Well, at the time of the incident, she was reported missing. They found her unconscious in a regional hospital. The case was closed with just a return-home directive—no further investigation.”
“I thought she grew up surrounded only by love, with not a single shadow in sight. What’s this about a missing report? Was she kidnapped or something? She’s pretty, after all—both Ms. Ji An and Seo Yoon.”
“If it had been a kidnapping, it would’ve been recorded as a serious crime.”
Unlike Yeon Ju, whose curious eyes sparkled at Ji An’s unexpected past, Seok Won’s expression grew increasingly grim.
“The accident happened to Ms. Ji An, so why do you look like that, Director Do? You look like chewed-up gum someone spat out.”
“It’s just… it’s bothering me.”
“Why?”
“The missing report had been filed quite a while back. But the time she was found was only about two weeks apart from when Han Seo Yoon had her accident.”
“So what?”
“Could it be a coincidence?”
“Of course it’s a coincidence! What are you trying to imply?”
Yeon Ju declared firmly. It was certainly a surprising coincidence, but there was no possible connection between Seo Yoon’s and Ji An’s accidents.
He’d started searching for Seo Yoon’s blood relatives only after the Alzheimer’s-stricken orphanage director had momentarily regained clarity and casually dropped a clue—but until meeting Ji An, he hadn’t even been sure that hint was true.
Tae Kang Hyun had simply conjured a twin out of thin air, even though there’d been absolutely no trace of one, bringing Seo Yoon everything she’d ever wanted.
That’s why Yeon Ju had been utterly shocked the first time she saw Ji An—genuinely stunned that the twin was real.
“But if twins happened to have accidents around the same time, it feels off. I should check the hospital records.”
“Director Do, that’s illegal! How can you so brazenly say you’re going to break the law right in front of me? Do you even know how many fake people are in my family?”
“Ms. Jang Yeon Ju isn’t fake. And everything I’ve told you so far, I found out through illegal means already.”
“You’re hopeless when it comes to Tae Kang Hyun. If you don’t want to get arrested, you’d better treat me nicely. If you annoy me, I’ll report you myself—directly.”
“I’m not entirely sure what ‘treating you nicely’ entails, but I do understand you shouldn’t come to the office anymore.”
“I’m not here to see you anyway!”
Yeon Ju, incensed by Seok Won’s sharp boundary-drawing, clenched her fist.
He was the only one left in the unoccupied executive office—and yet she claimed she wasn’t there to see him.
Even the speaker herself found the words absurd upon reflection.
“I really hope that’s true.”
“Where are you going?”
“I need to look into it. It might turn into a festering wound, so I’ll inform the executive later.”
Seok Won bowed politely, left his seat, and Yeon Ju, now alone, let out a deep sigh. Just thinking about how to pierce through his triple-layered emotional armor already gave her a headache.
Entering the familiar hallway, Ji An covered her ears due to the loud shouting echoing off the walls.
If this hadn’t been an apartment where each unit was occupied by only one household, neighbors from above, below, and both sides would surely have rolled up their sleeves and stormed out by now.
“Oh, please just go away already!”
“Ma’am, are you really going to keep doing this?”
“Why are you saying what I want to say! It’s not even a monthly event—you’re driving me insane!”
“But I’m Kang Hyun’s fiancée! You know that, Ma’am!”
“No, I don’t! Whether you’re a fiancée or a wife, the executive said absolutely not to let you in, so just leave!”
Kim So Ye, still insisting she was Kang Hyun’s fiancée, didn’t so much as blink under Madam Ko’s rough gestures and tried reaching for the door lock she couldn’t possibly open.
“What’s going on?”
“Ugh, Secretary Seo, please do something! I’m going crazy because of this woman every single time…”
“Aaah!”
“Oh my! Goodness! A perfectly able-bodied young lady—who do you think you are? Everyone in the world knows your engagement and marriage are completely meaningless! Why keep pulling these stunts regularly?”
So Ye screamed the moment she saw Ji An.
Like Madam Ko, Ji An flinched in surprise.
“What are you doing here?”
“I’m Seo Ji An. I recently joined as Executive Tae Kang Hyun’s secretary.”
Having roughly understood the woman’s extreme reaction, Ji An immediately stated her name. Meeting people connected to Han Seo Yoon was starting to feel tiresome.
“Secretary? A secretary? Why suddenly a secretary!”
So Ye, her ears now burning red, pointed a finger and gasped for breath.
She’d heard nothing from her father, Kim Seok Hyun, about this unbelievable situation unfolding before her.
“You don’t mean to say…”
“Mean to say what?”
Kang Hyun approached, wearing a black suit and black tie—as usual after visiting Seo Yoon’s tree burial—and holding a single red rose.
So Ye quickly swallowed the words that had nearly burst out and bit down hard on her lower lip.
“Why are you here again, Ms. Kim So Ye?”
“I came to see you, Kang Hyun. My father still wants the marriage to happen. Four years is long enough to wait…”
“But that story ended four years ago. I already told you—I have nothing left to gain from marrying you.”
“But Kang Hyun, Seo Won is yours! Are you really going to live like this? Leaving the company Father built in someone else’s hands?”
“Why is my uncle a stranger? I have no interest in Seo Won, so stop making noise and leave.”
“Kang Hyun!”
“If you show up here and cause trouble even once more, I’ll file a restraining order. That’s enough stalking. Come in, Ms. Seo Ji An.”
Kang Hyun brushed past So Ye dismissively and walked through the front door.
As soon as Ji An stepped inside, Madam Ko, as if she’d been waiting, swiftly slammed the door shut.
The bang rang so loudly in their ears.
Madam Ko, who had opened the door only because the doorbell wouldn’t stop ringing and then couldn’t get rid of the clinging visitor, muttered complaints for a while before hurrying to leave for the day.
Kang Hyun, who’d risen before dawn and spent many hours at the tree burial site, rubbed his dry eyes and headed straight for the bedroom.
After placing a single rose in front of Seo Yoon’s photo, his hand—previously loosening his tie—dipped back into his pocket.
—“Hello, is now a good time to talk?”
“Speak.”
—“There’s something I need to discuss regarding Ms. Seo Ji An. I’m coming over to your house now.”
“Alright.”
After ending the brief call with Do Seok Won, Kang Hyun lay on the bed, stared blankly at the ceiling, and closed his eyes.
He didn’t feel like doing anything at all.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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