“Lawyer Kim, go to my father and tell him. I have a video. If I don’t bring it out now, I won’t stay quiet.”
Yuna had to do whatever it took. Lawyer Kim wrinkled his forehead at Yuna’s words, then sighed.
“Stop useless rebellion. I’ll be going now. Anyway, think about it. I’ll tell the congressman. But isn’t all this mess because of Jinyuna herself?”
“What do you mean?”
“Thanks to Jinyuna, the congressman is in chaos right now.”
After speaking with a bitter taste, Lawyer Kim concluded the meeting. Yuna felt like she was going to disintegrate.
How could a person like her father do this?
The evidence that Director Yoon wanted is in my hands. I should consider my life depends on this evidence.
Yuna bit her lower lip so hard that it hurt.
Without knowing that the USB containing the video I pulled out had already fallen into Taekyung’s hands.
“Little master, little madam, welcome.”
“Have you been well?”
Yeongcheon welcomed them warmly.
Seoha felt more comfortable with Yeongcheon. Minjun, who was holding Taekyung’s hand, greeted politely.
“Hello?”
Yeongcheon covered her open mouth with her hand.
“Oh, little master, you look just like when you were young. Hello?”
Tears welled up in Yeongcheon’s eyes. She quickly wiped away the tears and smiled brightly.
“The chairman is waiting inside. Please go in quickly.”
As soon as Yeongcheon finished speaking, Hyeonyeong walked toward the entrance.
“Why are you standing like that? Come in quickly.”
“Hello? Have you been well?”
Hyeonyeong smiled happily as she looked at the three people. It was a pleasant scene even after seeing it again and again.
“Grandma, hello?”
“Oh, our Minjun worked hard coming here. Are you hungry?”
“I’m okay.”
Hyeonyeong, who had been holding Taekyung’s hand, took Minjun’s hand and held it sideways.
“Taekju and I will arrive soon, so let’s go to the restaurant first.”
“I’ll wash my hands and come.”
“Sure, sure. You should wash your hands before eating. Good boy.”
“I learned it from my mom.”
“Is that so?”
Hyeonyeong burst into laughter. Seoha felt embarrassed even though it was a natural thing.
Hyeonyeong waited for Minjun, who washed his hands, and went to the restaurant together.
“Minjun, sit next to your grandmother.”
“Don’t you like your grandson too much? Don’t you have any concern for your son now?”
“What’s pretty about a son who doesn’t listen? And I always said I loved my daughter-in-law more.”
“Our chairman has no choice.”
Taekyung’s tone was gruff, but his face was bright.
On the dining table, there were more dishes for Minjun than Taekyung’s favorite foods.
“Wow, Minjun is so lucky. There’s bulgogi he likes, and there’s also dongeurangttaeng.”
“It looks really delicious. I want to eat quickly.”
Minjun’s shoulders bounced. At that moment, the front door opened, and Taekju’s voice was heard.
“Mother, we’re here.”
Taeju and Jeongyeon revealed themselves. Jeongyeon frowned as she looked at Minjun, who was sitting next to Hyeonyeong.
Seoha felt her heart chill as she watched that scene.
Jeongyeon’s face was smiling, but her words carried hidden daggers.
“Now the family hierarchy will change. Where will the eldest son go, and where will the youngest take the mother’s side?”
It was needless to say that the atmosphere froze. Hyeonyeong sensed trouble first.
Jeongyeon’s appearance of seeming lack of determination is filled with ambition behind the scenes, a fact Yuna was well aware of. That’s why she actively pushed for Taekju’s marriage.
Moreover, she knew that to protect Taekju’s position within the group, Jeongyeon regularly held social gatherings with the wives of group executives.
“Sister-in-law, I’m not sure what ranking you’re talking about. Since you must be hungry, please have a seat. The food will get cold.”
“Oh, right. You should also sit down.”
As Taekyung organized the atmosphere, Taekju took Jeongyeon to her seat. Jeongyeon expressed her discomfort openly.
It was unclear whether she didn’t know how to hide her emotions or didn’t want to hide them, and Yuna couldn’t make a judgment.
However, one thing was clear: to Jeongyeon, Minjun was not a pleasant presence.
“Brother, Madam. Have you been well?”
“Sister-in-law, have you been well too? Minjun seems to have grown a lot during that time.”
Yuna greeted them diligently, thinking that she should do her part to avoid any flaws.
Taekju smiled kindly in response to the greeting, but Jeongyeon just nodded her head.
Hyunyoung coughed, taking care of Minjun.
“Enough with the greetings. The child must be hungry. Let’s sit down and start the meal.”
As Hyunyoung held a spoon and began eating, everyone else finally picked up their utensils. Minjun also quietly waited until the adults had their spoons up before picking up his own.
Standing tall with a neat hand gesture, he ate energetically. Hyunyoung busied herself placing bulgogi and dongeurangttaeng on Minjun’s spoon.
Jeongyeon watched with a stiff expression, skewering a grain of rice with her chopsticks.
“Do you not feel well?”
“No, it’s just… It’s hard to swallow. There’s no side dish. They’re all dishes the kids like.”
Jeongyeon deliberately stared at Seoha as she spoke, as if telling her to listen. Seoha simply kept eating without saying a word.
Without paying attention to Jeongyeon, Hyunyoung said casually, “Grown-ups shouldn’t throw a fit about side dishes. Especially in front of the children, adults should set a better example.”
Jeongyeon seemed upset by Hyunyoung’s scolding. Though she put a grain of rice in her mouth, she hardly ate, then put down her chopsticks.
Taekju nudged Jeongyeon’s elbow, giving her a warning look, but Jeongyeon stubbornly remained seated.
Only when Minjun finished his meal did Hyunyoung focus on her own. After the meal, Minjun played with the toy Hyunyoung had given him. Hyunyoung called Taekju and Jeongyeon, along with Taekyung and Seoha.
“Taekyung wants to discuss what to do after his wedding ceremony. We also need to discuss matters related to the HY Foundation.”
“The HY Foundation? Oh, that’s my jurisdiction.”
Jeongyeon frowned. Until now, Jeongyeon had merely held the title of the HY Foundation Chairwoman, leaving the actual work to her subordinates. However, now she feared that even that position might be taken away by Seoha.
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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