“Whether it was ten years ago, or now……”
Je Ho’s brows narrowed as he watched her.
“Nothing’s changed.”
He bowed his head towards her, gazing intently into her eyes. Though it was merely a glance, she felt embarrassed, as if he could see right through her.
Yul Li discovered her parents’ secret entirely by accident.
While her aunt was away in Europe, she had inadvertently broken a pot that her aunt had left her. Inside the broken fragments, she discovered a sealed flash drive. On it, she found a diary left by her late mother, containing truths she never could have imagined.
Her father, a politician named Chae, and his aide, a woman named Ahn, had been lovers since the year Yul Li was born. Her mother knew everything and had forgiven them. With the help of her aunt, who was an obstetrician, they had secretly claimed Yul Li as their biological daughter after she was born. These were truths she could hardly accept.
At first, she was so shocked that she couldn’t even cry. Only after a few days did the tears start pouring out.
But she couldn’t confide in anyone. She kept it secret even from her best friend, Hyun Kyung, because it was such a shameful family disgrace.
“It’s nothing, don’t worry about it.”
Then Yul Li remembered what Je Ho had told her. He had already left for the U.S. a month ago, but she found herself wishing he was by her side. If he could tell her it wasn’t a big deal and smile at her, she thought it might comfort her a little.
From that moment on, Yul Li would imagine crying in front of Je Ho. She guessed that they probably would never meet again, so she let out her pain in her heart.
And so.
It came to mind…
Perhaps the alcohol had weakened her heart.
But Yul Li, who had become a liar in an instant, felt only panic.
“This… This isn’t real crying.”
She felt she needed to say something, so she steadied her trembling voice.
“It’s because of the alcohol.”
The only thing she could blame was the alcohol. Yul Li quickly got out of the car, shaking her head dismissively. Luckily, he didn’t stop her.
“Be careful going in.”
After a brief greeting, Yul Li hurried towards the gate. Je Ho, who had been watching her, didn’t start the car until she had disappeared into the gate.
“She said she doesn’t cry easily….”
Murmuring to himself, Je Ho stepped hard on the accelerator, heading into the deep darkness.
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At 5 in the morning, the hefty gate opened, and Chairman Kwon and the bodyguards left the house for their morning exercise. Despite his age of over eighty, Chairman Kwon, with his robust build, didn’t look any less than his bodyguards.
As Chairman Kwon arrived at the walking trail, a man dressed in a dark grey windbreaker approached.
“Good morning, Chairman.”
The bodyguards instantly blocked the man, who slowly pulled off his hood.
“It’s fine, back off a little.”
Upon recognizing the man’s face, Chairman Kwon signaled the bodyguards to back off.
“Have you been doing your morning exercises in America, too? With your father?”
Instead of answering, Je Ho scrutinized the Chairman’s expression.
“As they say, no news is good news, so I believe he’s doing well.”
Chairman Kwon was indeed clueless. His executive secretaries had long been infiltrated by Vice Chairman Kwon, who intercepted all reports. Ironically, due to every minute detail of his life being reported to the Vice Chairman, the only time he could escape from his surveillance was during his morning exercise.
“Both you and I are short on time, so let’s cut to the chase.”
Je Ho shifted the conversation without giving any updates about his father.
The Chairman shouldn’t be shocked just yet. If he collapsed from shock, it would be as if they were handing the knife handle to the Vice Chairman.
“You didn’t hurry back from America to take charge of the new building project, did you?”
“Of course not.”
The Chairman responded with a firm voice.
“I have no intention of handing the company over to an unproven man. In less than ten years, that hypocrite will hand over the company to a foreign hedge fund. Min Woo is the same. But you’re different.”
“Don’t say that and look for a professional executive.”
The Chairman frowned at this, but as it was the answer he had anticipated, he silently accepted it.
“Even if we look for a professional executive, we still need someone to watch over them. That’s your job. You should become the majority shareholder and take the chairman’s seat on the board.”
“What would you offer me if I accept your proposal?”
While others fought bloodily for that position, Je Ho asked what he would be given in return. It should have been disgusting, but Chairman Kwon liked that kind of attitude from Je Ho.
He had always been like that since he was young. Je Ho had never been scared of Chairman Kwon. He was different from the start, compared to Min Woo, who couldn’t even make proper eye contact and would crumble.
“Alright. What do you want? Tell me.”
“Grandfather.”
For the first time since their reunion, Je Ho called Chairman Kwon ‘Grandfather’ instead of ‘Chairman’ and a smile formed on his lips.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
