Seo-jeong rushed into Minsuk’s shop.
“Oh my, madam, it’s been a while.”
Minsuk hurriedly came out after hearing Seo-jeong’s arrival.
“Let’s go into the office.”
With a stern face, Seo-jeong took the lead, and Minsuk followed with a gentle smile.
“Madam, you should have some tea.”
“I already had some. Just sit here since you came.”
Seo-jeong uttered irritably.
“Yes, madam.”
Approaching with fluttering clothes, Minsuk came closer.
“Did President Yoo Byeong-kyu enter Korea? Even the president knew about it, right?”
Before Minsuk could sit on the sofa, Seo-jeong shot a question.
“What? Yoo Byeong-kyu? Isn’t he in Thailand?”
Minsuk replied naively. Seeing Minsuk, Seo-jeong barely contained her rising anger and took a deep breath.
‘This snake-like woman.’
Observing Minsuk naturally smiling, Seo-jeong realized that she couldn’t handle the malicious woman and Yoo Byeong-kyu alone.
‘I should probably confide in Congressman Seo.’
Although it would be a long, tumultuous road, in the end, the mastermind behind all these troubles was Seo-jeong.
So far, it was surprisingly peaceful considering Jeemahn’s extraordinary feminine prowess.
Why on earth did she have to live like this, boiling inside because of such a person?
However, earlier this year, another woman claiming to be Jeemahn’s daughter appeared, making petty threats. Unlike other extramarital affairs before, this woman lacked any sense of discretion.
Moreover, she found out about Seo-jeong’s relationships with men and began serious threats.
Amidst the turmoil, Seo-jeong, who had become close to Minsuk, confided in her.
In response, Minsuk, claiming expertise in that field, introduced Yoo Byeong-kyu and, out of impatience, carried out the work without thinking.
In return for a hefty sum, Yoo Byeong-kyu wrote a letter promising never to return and left for Thailand.
However, in reality, what value did such a document hold for a punk like him? Seo-jeong was foolish to trust him.
“Madam Chae, you shouldn’t come out like this.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
Once again, Minsuk snapped back.
“You should remember what I did for you. Didn’t I introduce you to Chairman Lee, the director of Wooseong Construction, before?”
To approach Madam Chae, a member of the same university club and the wife of Director Lee, the most influential person among the Wooseong Construction directors, Minsuk had approached Seo-jeong.
‘Even though she knows, she’s playing ignorant. She doesn’t realize the terrifying reality.’
Seo-jeong’s gaze flashed fiercely.
“Yoo Byeong-kyu will handle it on President Chae’s behalf. If he contacts me again, I won’t be able to tolerate it any longer.”
“Madam, I really didn’t know.”
Seeing Minsuk’s unjust expression at Seo-jeong’s accusation, Seo-jeong picked up the overturned phone on the table.
“The recording should be good.”
Minsuk’s nails, adorned with flashy nail art, sparkled under the light.
“But why did this guy waste all that money?”
Although Yoo Byeong-kyu and Minsuk grew up in the same neighborhood during their childhood, they hadn’t met since leaving the neighborhood.
A few years ago, however, when Minsuk was facing a setback due to a sparrow, Yoo Byeong-kyu recognized her and helped her out. Since then, she occasionally entrusted him with troublesome matters.
‘Kim Seo-jeong won’t be able to handle Yoo Byeong-kyu. In the end, she’ll have to confide in Congressman Seo. Then Yoo Byeong-kyu will leave it to Seo Jeeman for resolution.’
Minsuk also found the fact that she knew Seo-jeong’s flaws annoying.
‘Park Eun-jung.’
As Kanghyun looked at the documents, Yi Chae’s expression froze.
“Is it certain that Park Eun-jung is Congressman Seo Jeeman’s daughter?”
“Yes, we even conducted a DNA test.”
“Demanded a building… ”
She was an extramarital affair who demanded a building from Jiman. Later, as it became impossible, she even resorted to threatening him, demanding to be sent into a chaebol family through marriage. Kanghyun initially misunderstood Yoon as that woman.
“While she didn’t get the building, she received an apartment from Seo Ji-man. After that, she suddenly disappeared. Her whereabouts haven’t been tracked since.”
Cheol-young spoke.
‘Kim Seo-jeong, Chae Minsuk, Yoo Byeong-kyu, Park Eun-jung…’
Kanghyun had a bad feeling.
“But how did Yoo Byeong-kyu and Chae Minsuk get to know each other?”
“They seem to have known each other from their hometown and graduated from the same middle school. However, judging by their hometown and graduation, it seems like they recently met again.”
“Then, Kim Seo-jeong got to know Yoo Byeong-kyu through Chae Minsuk.”
Moreover, Yoo Byeong-kyu approached Hoshik and engaged in a security deposit fraud. As expected, the security deposit fraud was Kim Seo-jeong’s doing.
“It seems that way.”
“There’s a possibility that Kim Seo-jeong and Yoo Byeong-kyu are related to Park Eun-jung’s disappearance.”
“It’s not certain, but we can’t exclude that possibility.”
“Is Yoo Byeong-kyu still in Thailand?”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
