“No worries, just bring them next time,” Jinwon reassured her, implying that her presence was more important than any gifts.
“By the way, how are things at your in-laws’?” Hyekyung inquired, concerned.
“Good! They were really happy with the gifts I brought last week.”
“Even your mother-in-law?”
“Yes! She’s a bit intimidating, but that’s just her personality,” Seo Ah replied, unable to disclose her mother-in-law’s disapproval.
Seo Ah believed, just as Ha Joon grew to like her, her mother-in-law would eventually warm up to her.
“Are they giving you any hints?” Hyekyung asked cautiously.
“About what?”
“Never mind, as long as they’re not pressuring you,” Hyekyung decided not to pursue the topic, not wanting to worry Seo Ah.
Seo Ah couldn’t reveal the truth about her mother-in-law’s disapproval.
She believed that, like Ha Joon grew to like her, her mother-in-law would eventually warm up to her.
“Are they giving you any hints?” asked Hyekyung.
“What do you mean?”
“Never mind, as long as they aren’t pressuring you.”
Hyekyung refrained from asking if they were pressuring Seo Ah about having a baby, fearing it might worry her.
“Are you getting along well with Mr. Kang? Sleeping okay?”
“Yes!” Seo Ah replied, smiling at the thought of Ha Joon.
Jinwon also smiled, but Hyekyung still looked concerned.
“Does Mr. Kang seem tired when he wakes up?”
“Why?”
“Because of your sleep habits.”
“Sleep habits?”
“When you were young, you used to roll off the bed and push anyone next to you away with your feet.”
“That was only when I was a child! I’ve slept with others since then without any issues.”
“That’s good… Do you like the food prepared by the maids?”
“Mom! Why so many worries? I’m doing really well, don’t worry!”
“Really?”
“Really! I’m very happy these days!”
Relieved by Seo Ah’s beaming face, Hyekyung asked, “Want to see photos from our date yesterday?”
“You went on a date? There were no articles about it.”
“Oppa rented out the entire place so no reporters could enter.”
“The whole place? Where?”
“The cinema, restaurant, and even an amusement park!”
“What? An amusement park?”
Hyekyung was surprised, knowing Ha Joon’s reputation for separating work and personal life.
Seeing the photos Seo Ah showed of a smiling Ha Joon, Hyekyung’s eyes shook with surprise.
“Look, honey, Mr. Kang is smiling,” she said to Jinwon.
“Smiling? Mr. Kang?”
Jinwon eagerly looked at the photos, chuckling in disbelief.
“Remember, these photos are a secret! I promised not to show them to anyone,” Seo Ah reminded.
Jinwon and Hyekyung were finally relieved.
They had worried about Seo Ah’s well-being in a marriage arranged for the family’s benefit, especially with Ha Joon’s stern nature. But the photos reassured them of their daughter’s happiness.
Seo Ah felt proud, knowing she had clear evidence of Ha Joon’s affection.
[Star Icon]Late in the afternoon, Ha Joon arrived at Seo Ah’s house.
“Greetings, father-in-law and mother-in-law.”
“Alright, come on in.”
“You’re here early, not quite dinner time yet,” Jinwon remarked, feeling an odd sense of warmth towards Ha Joon’s usual stoic appearance, which seemed so at odds with the smiling image they had seen of him earlier in the day.
“Huh? Brother, did you bring this? I had completely forgotten about it,” Seo Ah noticed, referring to the shopping bag Ha Joon had left.
“What’s all this?” Hyekyung’s eyes widened as she belatedly inspected the bag.
“These are the gifts Seo Ah bought from Jeju Island, and these are additional presents from me,” Ha Joon explained.
“Oh, you shouldn’t have. Just seeing your face is a gift enough,” Hyekyung said, her voice sincere, although she couldn’t help but smile at the expensive-looking items.
“Father-in-law, I have some matters to discuss regarding a new business project, if now is a good time?”
“Of course, it’s fine. Let’s head to the study.”
[Star Icon]“The matter is, I would like Seo Ah’s driver to be someone from our side,” Ha Joon began, setting down his tea cup.
“Why waste manpower on that? Yeongju can take care of it,” Jinwon replied.
“As you know, with the Jeju resort construction becoming an issue, there might be increased opposition. I’m thinking of hiring a driver capable of security in case of any unexpected situations,” Ha Joon explained.
“Ah… I hadn’t considered that,” Jinwon admitted, his face turning solemn, realizing that he had never thought about the possibility of Seo Ah getting hurt.
With Taesung Group’s alliance through marriage, Yu Young Group had faced both minor and significant challenges – exaggerated negative press, leaked product information before launches, and slight technological thefts by other groups.
Jinwon had been prepared for these, confident that honest and upright management would eventually shine through.
He hadn’t realized that Seo Ah might also be a target of this rivalry. She never showed any signs, and if something had happened, Yeongju would have noticed first and informed him.
“Don’t worry too much. It’s a precaution, to prevent any potential incidents. Seo Ah won’t get hurt,” Ha Joon reassured him.
Jinwon’s face brightened again.
“Thank you. I have no other requests. Just take care of Seo Ah, make sure she doesn’t get hurt or feel lonely.”
“That is my duty,” Ha Joon affirmed.
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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