“You scoundrel. You’re showing your face only now after coming back from abroad?”
As soon as he saw Seon-woo’s face, Jin Young-cheol scolded him with displeasure.
“I thought you would be at the house in Pyeongchang yesterday, so I didn’t contact you separately.”
Seon-woo had heard that Jin Young-cheol had become a recluse at home after losing the election, but he had assumed that his father-in-law, Park Chan-wook, would definitely attend his birthday as the founder of K1 Construction and Jin Young-cheol’s father-in-law.
Considering Jin Young-cheol’s political prominence, it would be a lie to say that K1 Construction’s support wasn’t instrumental in his rise to a four-term congressman.
Yet, Jin Young-cheol had not appeared at Park Chan-wook’s birthday celebration.
“Hmph, even when I had the badge, people ignored me. How could I expect any different now that I’ve lost it?”
“Who would dare ignore Park Chan-wook’s only son-in-law in his own home?
Father, you should have gone to Pyeongchang yesterday. Especially if you’re not planning on quitting politics.”
“If my father-in-law had helped me a bit, I would have been a five-term congressman by now. Hmph, that’s the value of a son-in-law. Would he have just watched if it were his own son?”
Frustrated by Jin Young-cheol’s attitude of blaming everything on his father-in-law, Seon-woo began to feel annoyed. Jin Young-cheol, unaware of his son’s feelings, asked an unexpected question.
“Seon-woo, when are you planning to resign?”
“Resign?”
“Since you’re going to leave the company anyway, you might as well sort it out by the end of this year. And let’s also settle your marriage.”
Caught off guard by Jin Young-cheol’s words, Seon-woo’s expression turned rigid.
“Arrange the marriage, you say?”
“Yes. I think I’ve found a way out of the trap set by Han Moon-taek, that swindler!”
“Do you have someone who saw you leaving Congressman Choi Geon-sik’s villa at 5 PM?”
Jin Young-cheol was startled by Seon-woo’s question and his mouth fell open.
“You knew about it too?”
“I heard it from the vice-chairman.”
Jin Young-cheol blushed, embarrassed to have his wrongdoing exposed to his son.
“I really didn’t do it. I needed a quiet place to talk, so I asked Choi Geon-sik and he offered his villa. I had no idea such a dirty affair was happening there.”
“Why did you need a quiet place to talk? Who did you meet there?”
“That, that is…”
Jin Young-cheol hesitated, not revealing the truth to Seon-woo. He wanted to delay telling him as long as possible.
Seon-woo sighed heavily and looked sternly at his father Jin Young-cheol.
“I understand why you want me to leave K1 Construction, but I’m not sure if politics is the alternative.”
“I can watch your back. I still have that much power.”
“If I have to live like you, I refuse.”
“You foolish boy. How can you have no ambition at all!”
From his perspective, Seon-woo had much better conditions than himself: smart, handsome, eloquent, and even charismatic.
It was regrettable that someone born with all the qualities every politician desires lacked the desire for power and ambition.
“Who said you should be just a congressman? Aim for the presidency and start by getting a powerful family as your in-laws.”
As Jin Young-cheol was about to give a long lecture, his phone rang. Annoyed, he checked the caller ID and saw it was Park Chan-wook. His expression changed instantly.
“Yes, father-in-law. I’m listening.”
“I’m fine. I’ve gotten much better.”
“Understood, father-in-law. I’ll see you then.”
Jin Young-cheol, holding his phone in both hands, bowed 90 degrees to the empty air in respect. Seon-woo watched his father with a cold gaze.
When Seon-woo first joined K1 Construction, Jin Young-cheol was furious because his son went against his wish to enter politics.
Since then, Jin Young-cheol constantly warned him.
“Don’t trust your mother. You’ll never own K1 Construction.”
The one who constantly shook Seon-woo’s faith in In-young was Jin Young-cheol himself. Yet, he never felt sorry for his son.
Instead, he was frustrated that he couldn’t manipulate Seon-woo’s life as he wished.
Even if it was because of Han Moon-taek’s threats, he had neglected Seon-woo’s marriage for his convenience, and now he was trying to break it up for his own greed.
Seon-woo thought he couldn’t tolerate his father controlling his life any longer.
As every minute sitting with Jin Young-cheol felt wasteful, Seon-woo stood up. He was worried about Green, who had gone home feeling sick.
“Seon-woo, where are you going? I haven’t finished talking!”
Jin Young-cheol shouted at Seon-woo’s back, but he didn’t look back and went straight to where Green was.
The house was completely dark. Both the living room and kitchen were all lights off.
Suppressing his anxiety, he rushed to the master bedroom, but the bed was empty.
“Green, where are you? Green!”
He called out for Green but received no response.
Seon-woo frantically searched everywhere while calling Green – the bathroom, the closet, the kitchen, the study, even the utility room. He finally found Green in the guest room, moaning under a blanket.
“Green, are you in a lot of pain? Should we go to the hospital? Why are you here instead of the master bedroom?”
With a worried heart, Seon-woo gently shook Green’s shoulder. Slowly, she opened her eyes.
Looking at Seon-woo with drowsy, drug-induced eyes, she mumbled something incomprehensible.
“Seon-woo, we can’t have a child.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
*
At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
***
Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
