After getting ready for work in the morning, Jae Ha was waiting in the living room.
“Oh? I thought you left for work first.”
“As if. It’s been a while since we commuted together.”
Jae Ha picked up the car keys placed on the table and said to me.
“I’ll take you to the broadcasting station. My hand is much better now, and I can drive.”
He raised the hand freed from the cast and smiled.
For the first time in a while, I was in Jae Ha’s car, heading to the broadcasting station.
As I looked out the window at the passing scenery, Jae Ha’s voice reached me.
“It seems like it’s going to rain. Let’s bring an umbrella.”
“Why would it rain? There’s no rain forecast today. Look, the sky is clear.”
I pointed to the cloudless sky visible through the window.
Moreover, there was no mention of rain in today’s weather forecast. It couldn’t rain on such a clear day.
The car slowly came to a stop in front of the broadcasting station.
Jae Ha, wrinkling his nose as if sniffing a smell, turned to me.
“Are you sure? I smell rain. There’s an umbrella in the back seat.”
“There’s no need for an umbrella. It’s okay.”
Reaching out to the back seat to grab the umbrella, I pulled his arm forward.
Jae Ha’s arm, dragged along as I led, weakly shook.
“I might finish a bit late today. There’s a meeting, and these days have been busy.”
“Is today the day? Seo Ji Han’s day to come to the broadcasting station.”
“Yes.”
I nodded towards Jae Ha.
I heard that Ji Han was scheduled to appear on KBC’s current affairs talk show.
He probably wanted to talk about the merger with Intec.
There couldn’t have been a better time to announce Intec’s downfall than today.
“Be careful after the broadcast, Seo Ji Han.”
“I will. Since I’m not personally hosting, it should be fine.”
The article was scheduled to be released at the time of Ji Han’s live broadcast.
Worried that Jae Ha might act threateningly like before, I smiled brightly at him.
A smile filled with reassurance.
“Well, see you tonight.”
Just as I finished the farewell, I was about to turn and leave, but Jae Ha grabbed my wrist and led me.
I leaned on him as if naturally seeking refuge in his arms.
“Did you forget anything?”
“No… I don’t need an umbrella either.”
As I slowly raised my head, his face, filling my vision, appeared.
Looking into Jae Ha’s eyes, which seemed to be flickering as if wanting something, I tilted my head.
“Something more important than an umbrella.”
“More important? Ah.”
I chuckled softly while looking at Jae Ha, who was staring directly at me.
I felt like I already knew what he wanted.
When I showed no reaction, Jae Ha, who seemed to be approaching me first, came closer.
While looking at Jae Ha, I embraced his face.
I deeply kissed Jae Ha’s lips, then slowly pulled away.
Jae Ha, who was round-eyed as if surprised that I kissed him first, opened his eyes.
“See you at home.”
As I was modifying the anchor’s comment, I noticed the clock approaching 4 o’clock.
I heard that Senior Yeong Jun will participate as a special MC in a current affairs program for just today.
If he had the usual personality, he would have mentioned being the MC to me, but there was no mention.
He probably knew that Ji Han would be one of the guests, so he considered me.
Inside the filming studio, a current affairs talk show was in full swing.
Observing the lively debates among the participants, I entered.
‘Senior is doing well.’
Even though I usually watch current affairs programs, the hosting was particularly smooth.
While looking at Senior, I glanced at the bustling studio filled with staff and participants.
‘There are a lot of staff.’
At the moment, while standing in an empty space near the entrance and looking into the studio, an unfamiliar voice reached me.
“Anchor Yoon, what brings you here?”
A staff member who was busy in the shooting recognized me and approached.
“Today, Senior is hosting, so I stopped by while passing. The PD said it’s okay to watch for a bit.”
“Oh, I see. Today, the anchor is hosting specially.”
“Yes. I still have to prepare for the news, so I’ll just watch for a little while.”
I planned to leave as soon as Ji Han’s turn was over anyway.
The staff seemed to agree with my words but then their expression became peculiar.
“But today’s guest is a bit unusual…”
The staff seemed to have remembered that Ji Han was the guest today, and their words trailed off.
As it was a confidential matter, they probably thought I came to the studio without knowing.
“It’s okay. I know who the guest is.”
“You knew?”
Instead of answering, I smiled faintly at the staff.
He seemed surprised at the fact that I knew who the guest was.
As he was about to ask me something, Senior Yeong Jun’s voice announcing the special guest’s appearance echoed from the front.
“Today’s guest who will join us is Seo Ji Han, the representative director of Hojin Group!”
Ji Han walked confidently to the designated seat with a nameplate.
Then, he bowed while facing the camera.
“Hello. I’m Seo Ji Han. It’s an honor to greet you on this current affairs talk show today.”
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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