Yeon-woo, instead of looking up, stared at her toes. The overwhelming presence of Tae-han felt like a towering mountain, suffocating her.
“My company doesn’t let go of my people for reasons I don’t understand.”
“I’m tired now.”
His brow furrowed as he looked at her.
His eyes, raw and untamed like a wild animal that had never been touched by human hands, held a sharp uniqueness capable of piercing through someone’s soul.
“I’ve been here for five years. It might have been a short time for you, but it was overwhelming for me. I want to rest now. I want to find my own life.”
“What is your life?”
“To find anew…”
“Are you joking?”
Yeon-woo momentarily held her breath to suppress her vigorously beating heart.
“No time for grand talks about your life. Just get to the point.”
“I want to resign.”
Reiterating her decision, Yeon-woo lifted her head.
Tae-han stared at her intently, his gaze seemingly trying to scrape out her innermost thoughts. Yeon-woo struggled not to be intimidated.
After a moment, Tae-han, leaning slightly, ran a hand over his forehead.
“Too much work? Is that why you’re doing this? I’ll talk to Chief Go about redistributing your workload. You can go.”
“It’s not just about the workload.”
“Secretary Seo.”
“I’m not joking.”
His expression changed. Finally, an angry face.
Removing his hand from his pants, he leaned on his waist and asked.
“Then what is it?”
“As I said…”
“Can’t you get over that night?”
Her heart sank.
That night had never been mentioned since. She had thought it was an unspoken agreement.
As Yeon-woo’s eyes visibly trembled, Tae-han arrogantly lifted his chin and approached her.
“It was strange indeed. Since that day, the way you look at me changed.”
“It’s not that.”
“Look me in the eyes and say it.”
Only then did Yeon-woo lift her gaze to meet his. She flinched upon contact.
His eyes, staring directly at her, were dark and persistent.
“Yeon-woo.”
A completely different look from that warm, affectionate night when she was in his arms.
Recalling the night she had nestled in his embrace, Yeon-woo clenched her fists as Tae-han spoke.
“I told you. That night was just a mistake.”
“I know.”
“Then are you doing this because you want to sleep with me again?”
“President…!”
Yeon-woo shouted in humiliation, but Tae-han remained unmoved.
In front of Yeon-woo, whose eyes were welling up, Tae-han didn’t show any signs of disturbance. Instead, he leaned in closer, almost suffocating her.
“Seo Yeon-woo, listen carefully.”
His rough breath spilled over her philtrum, and his eyes, which seemed ready to tear into her at any moment, glowed fiercely.
Ki Tae-han was a man who could effortlessly strike with a dagger anytime, anywhere. Before his lips parted, Yeon-woo had to fortify her heart with shields.
“You’re doing the thing I hate the most in the world right now. Wasting my time unnecessarily amid a busy schedule. Therefore, going against my wishes.”
“I…”
“Snap out of it. Don’t keep me in your imaginary romance.”
As his cruel words continued, it felt as if her heart was being scraped raw. But Yeon-woo opened her mouth with an even more resolute expression.
“It doesn’t matter what you say. I will resign. I’ve arranged for a smooth transition within the secretarial team.”
Tae-han’s intense gaze poured over Yeon-woo, who remained firm in her decision. He just stared at her, contemplating.
Yeon-woo’s heart pounded. His gaze alone had the power to immobilize her.
Knock, knock.
Just as Yeon-woo, unable to endure his piercing gaze any longer, was about to lower her head, a knock sounded, and Sung-won, his executive secretary, entered.
“President, we need to leave now…”
“Step out.”
At his cold command, sensing the odd atmosphere between them, Sung-won quickly bowed and left.
Once again, only the two of them were left in the room.
Tae-han closed his eyes tightly, inhaled deeply, then spoke.
“Give me a reason I can accept. Don’t come up with petty excuses.”
The underlying nuance in his voice was clear: a trivial answer would not suffice.
Yeon-woo slowly clenched her fist. Nervous, yet determined not to back down.
“Then I’ll be honest with you.”
Yeon-woo prayed she could get through this moment.
“It’s the opposite.”
Tae-han’s eyebrows twitched.
“It’s uncomfortable for me to see you, President. I dislike being in the same space and am bothered by it.”
“Dislike?”
“Yes. It’s not imaginary romance, but the discomfort with you that makes me want to leave, even if it means resigning.”
A chill flickered in his dark eyes.
After spending an unforgettable night with him, Yeon-woo regretted it every day. Unlike her, who couldn’t be calm for a moment, Tae-han seemed unaffected.
And then she discovered the life growing inside her.
“Congratulations. You’re pregnant.”
Yeon-woo still couldn’t forget that moment, which seemed to flicker before her eyes.
Tae-han, pressing her with a pale face, remained expressionless, unreadable.
The silence was choking.
For a few seconds, which felt like eons, Tae-han finally spoke in a dry voice.
“Alright.”
Yeon-woo’s eyes wavered at his unexpected calmness. She had expected him to explode in anger.
Returning to his usual demeanor, he passed by the unsettled Yeon-woo like the wind.
“Sung-won, put the envelope on my desk into my drawer.”
Hearing his voice outside the door, Yeon-woo finally exhaled the breath she’d been holding.
Her eyelids fluttered closed tightly.
She almost crumbled.
Minute by minute, second by second, shaken by this man who could stir her so thoroughly.
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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