Shinseong Foods, with a solid foothold in the food industry, had launched a global Korean food brand, achieving remarkable success.
“Inhyuk is lucky to have such a capable wife. Ha-ha.”
Someone chuckled, and Chaerin’s shoulders rose slightly.
In contrast, Yeonju silently gazed at the table. While Chaerin’s family’s business was flourishing rapidly, Yeonju’s family was struggling with their company.
Compared to Chaerin, who had a good family background, excellent education, and stunning looks, Yeonju felt she had nothing to boast about.
Yeonju sat silently, hoping time would pass quickly. No one spoke to her or showed any interest in her.
She felt like the most useless person in the room, as if she didn’t belong.
At that moment, Chaerin addressed her.
“Jinwook must be busy.”
Yeonju replied,
“Yes. He seems to have a lot of work at the company these days.”
“So that’s why you always come to the gatherings alone.”
Chaerin spoke with a feigned concern.
“Even if Jinwook is busy, it doesn’t look good for you to attend every event alone. Shouldn’t couples attend together, especially for family gatherings?”
“…….”
“People might think there’s a problem between the two of you.”
Her last comment was so clear that even Hongseok, sitting some distance away, heard it. His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at them.
Noticing Hongseok’s focus, Chaerin leaned forward slightly and kept a discreet eye on Yeonju.
“Actually….”
Their eyes met in a suspicious manner. Chaerin slightly raised one corner of her mouth before letting it fall again.
“There’s a rumor I heard about Jinwook…”
Chaerin frowned her brown eyebrows in contemplation.
“It’s such an out-of-the-blue rumor… I’m not sure if I should say it.”
Just as Yeonju couldn’t guess what she was about to say, a brusque voice came from behind.
“If it’s something you’re hesitant to say, perhaps it’s best left unsaid.”
Yeonju turned around, and Chaerin looked surprised at the newcomer.
There stood Jinwook, who seemed to have just arrived. He coldly regarded Chaerin and continued,
“Especially in the absence of the person concerned.”
Chaerin flushed and looked down.
“Sorry for being late.”
Jinwook politely greeted Hongseok and the family before sitting next to Yeonju.
Hongseok addressed him,
“Looks like you’ve returned from a business trip.”
“Yes, I was in the Dukovany region of Czech Republic for an urgent repair project for a refining facility.”
“Did the contract go well?”
“We’ve secured an emergency repair contract from Skoda Petrochemical, a subsidiary of the Czech National Oil Corporation. The total project value is around 290 million dollars, with work starting from January to June next year. I’ll brief more details in tomorrow’s meeting.”
Hongseok smiled satisfactorily at Jinwook’s report,
“Your previous successful project in Czech seems to have positively influenced this contract. You’ve done well.”
“I’ve just done my duty.”
Aran smiled at his sturdy appearance, while Inhyuk’s face darkened, feeling inferior to his more accomplished brother.
After a moment of thought, Hongseok turned serious,
“I understand you’re busy, Jinwook, but don’t neglect your family because of work.”
“….”
“A harmonious family aids in business success, and a deep bond between spouses can hasten the arrival of a child.”
Perhaps influenced by Chaerin’s earlier remark, Jinwook confidently replied,
“If you’re referring to our marital harmony, you need not worry.”
He put his arm around Yeonju’s shoulder. She looked up at him with slightly widened eyes, as he continued with a faint smile,
“Our marriage is very good, so much so that there’s no need for concern.”
Yeonju inwardly scoffed.
A marriage where the total conversation in a week barely amounts to five minutes is considered good?
Jinwook maintained his assertive facade, assuring Hongseok,
“We’ll share good news soon, so please don’t worry too much.”
Hongseok relaxed and smiled again. Aran chimed in to lighten the mood,
“Right, father. They get along so well, we’ll hear good news from them soon~.”
Yeonju tried to smile naturally, but her lips wouldn’t budge.
She felt nauseous and her chest was tight, as if suffocating with fear.
The shoulder where Jinwook’s hand still rested felt unbearably heavy.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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