That was why I had accepted the strategic marriage with Kwon Min Woo, the director of KG Group. I first met Min Woo during a charity event I attended with Hyun Kyung in college. As we were the same age and had similar majors, we naturally began to stay in touch.
The change between us happened during last year’s Christmas party. Out of the blue, Min Woo proposed a strategic marriage. At home, I was being pressured into a strategic marriage. If I must do it, at least I would prefer a comfortable friend as my partner, I said.
“Nothing will change even after marriage. Let’s think of each other as roommates.”
Upon hearing the term ‘formal marriage,’ Yul Li accepted the proposal. We were familiar with each other, so getting married wouldn’t be too uncomfortable. However, my best friend Hyun Kyung vehemently opposed it.
“Don’t you know Min Woo is more than just a friend to you? There’s something behind all this.”
Of course, Yul Li also understood how Min Woo was feeling about her. However, there was no need to worry. It would only be for a short time.
I didn’t believe in the emotion called love anyway. Love, which blazes fiercely, eventually turns to ashes. Even my parents’ seemingly everlasting love shattered so pitifully!
Yul Li swallowed a bitter laugh, gently biting her lip.
After ending the call and getting off the elevator, I spotted a familiar face among the group of people in suits across the balcony.
“…Min Woo?”
He, who should have been on Jeju Island, was having a serious conversation with someone.
Was the business trip just an excuse?
Yul Li furrowed her eyebrows, shifting her gaze to the man standing next to Min Woo. I couldn’t get a good look at his face from his halfturned position, but he had a perfect body like a model. Considering he was scouting a promotional model, he could indeed be a real model.
But something felt different. The man’s demeanor was way too casual for a model. Unlike Min Woo’s serious expression, the man seemed uninterested in the conversation.
With his hand in one pocket, tilting his head sideways…
Who on earth could be so disrespectful?
In South Korea, there aren’t many who could treat Director Kwon Min Woo carelessly. Min Woo’s brow narrowed more and more, apparently displeased with the man’s attitude. The expressions of the followers watching from behind also became awkward. The atmosphere seemed abnormal.
Should I pretend I noticed, or not? Yul Li was caught in a moment of conflict.
Then, suddenly, the man turned his head towards Yul Li, and their gazes collided headon.
From the distance, I couldn’t clearly see his features, but I could guess they were dangerously beautiful. Transparently pale skin, sharp nose visible from afar, deep lips. I wasn’t sure if the term “beautiful” suited a man, but no other expression came to mind.
Realizing that Yul Li was staring at him, the man slightly twisted his lips and nodded towards her.
Why did it feel familiar, this seemingly mocking gesture? Naturally, that man came to mind, but Yul Li denied it.
As the man continued to look elsewhere, Min Woo followed his gaze, turning his head. And soon, he noticed Yul Li across the shopping mall.
From a distance, I could tell that Min Woo’s face twisted awkwardly in surprise. Unable to pretend ignorance any longer, Yul Li took a step towards Min Woo.
But then.
Sireeeeen―.
A sharp fire alarm blared. Simultaneously, water gushed from the ceiling sprinklers, blurring my sight.
“Ahhhh!”
In the shopping mall, which had turned chaotic in an instant, frightened shoppers scrambled to find the exits. Yul Li, soaked through, wiped the water from her eyes and searched for Min Woo, but he had disappeared.
“…Ah.”
She couldn’t help but sigh in disbelief.
Did he really leave his fiancée behind in such a situation?
But now was not the time to be shocked at minor things. If there was a fire, I had to get out of there as soon as possible. Yul Li quickly ran towards the emergency stairs.
The damp marble floor was so slippery it was difficult to walk. People running towards the emergency staircase began to fall one by one.
One of them crashed heavily into the event decoration structure as they fell, and with a dull sound, the structure wavered dangerously. Just beneath it, a child who had lost grip of their guardian’s hand stood, whimpering.
Danger!
The moment Yul Li threw her body to embrace the child, a powerful force pulled her and the child aside. At the same time, with a loud crash, the structure collapsed to the floor. Yul Li instinctively curled around the child, crouching as much as she could.
What just happened?
She should have been struck by the collapsed structure, but she felt no pain at all.
“Are you okay?”
Then, a whisperlike baritone voice flowed into her ear. Yul Li slowly opened her eyes.
…Who are you?
The man she had made eye contact with earlier was looking down at her.
“You seem fine.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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