Dajeong read the prominent headline first.
‘Vice President Cha Tae-sang Initiates Seminar for Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Sexual Harassment.’
“Internal communication…?”
Seeming to sense something, she quickly scanned the page.
Dajeong moved to the seat offered by Chairman Cha, adjusting her skirt neatly as she sat down. His gentle voice reached her ears.
“You already know who I am, don’t you?”
“Yes, of course.”
Dajeong responded, lifting her gaze slowly. Chairman Cha, with his strong features, looked even more imposing than in photographs. His thick double eyelids and prominent nose gave him a stern appearance, lacking the typical warmth often found in elders.
Forgetting her manners, she stared at him, suddenly seeing Tae-sang’s features overlapping with his. It was quite remarkable; they didn’t seem to share any similar traits at first glance.
Dajeong lowered her eyes slightly before speaking again.
“I apologize for not visiting you sooner.”
“No, no, there’s no need for apologies. It’s I who should be sorry for visiting so suddenly.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“I appreciate your understanding. To think that Tae-sang’s partner would be someone from our company, I had to see for myself.”
“Yes.”
Dajeong responded plainly, unsure of the sentiment behind his words. It was better to remain cautious in her approach.
“Is Tae-sang treating you well?”
“Yes, very well.”
“That’s good to hear. You probably know this, but my grandson isn’t particularly fond of women… especially physical contact.”
Chairman Cha spoke with a hint of worry.
“You don’t need to worry. He’s fine around me.”
“Really… is that so?”
His wrinkled eyes narrowed slightly, not in doubt but as if finding it hard to believe.
“Yes. There are no issues when he’s with me.”
“That’s wonderful. What a fate.”
He nodded, his face breaking into a pleased smile, genuinely relieved and happy.
Dajeong felt guilty for her earlier assumptions of a disapproving gaze or ulterior motives, as she faced the old man’s kind smile.
“I heard your parents passed away… It must have been tough at a young age.”
“Yes… but it was harder for my younger sibling. They were too young when our parents passed.”
“If your sibling was young, you were too.”
Chairman Cha gently chided her for always putting her own pain aside. A simple remark stirred deep feelings within her.
Dajeong nodded slightly, acknowledging his words.
“But you know… our Tae-sang doesn’t have much family either. I’m sorry for the loneliness.”
“No, please don’t say that.”
Chairman Cha spoke as if the premature passing of his son and daughter-in-law was his fault. Dajeong, who knew the pain of loss all too well, quickly deflected his apology.
“Tae-sang grew up very lonely. He never saw his mother, and his father passed when he was just a baby.”
“…”
“He might act a bit rough or awkward. Please understand him.”
“Don’t worry, I will.”
“And…”
Chairman Cha sighed softly before continuing.
“Please try to understand his mother too, even if she’s a bit harsh.”
“His mother… Oh, yes.”
Understanding the context, Dajeong quickly responded. It seemed now that Chairman Cha was not just concerned about Tae-sang, but about her as well.
“You’ve been through a lot of mental stress, haven’t you?”
“Oh, no, I’m fine.”
She gestured with her head and even her hands to emphasize her point, but suddenly a thought struck her as odd.
She could understand how Chairman Cha knew about Myeong-ok visiting her, but how could he know the details of what happened, especially her emotional distress…
In that moment, a possibility flashed through her mind. Dajeong’s eyes widened as she looked at Chairman Cha.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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