Trial Marriage Husband (Pangyo Couple version)

Chapter 121: My Husband

"Thank you, Mr. Yves, for your understanding. Because of my mistake, Miss Jennie Kim has been hurt, I feel a bit guilty about this."

After hearing Jooeun's response, Yves smiled. "If that's the case, why don't you pick out a present for her? While someone is trying to take advantage of the situation to boost themselves, I'm sure your tolerant nature will help relieve the awkwardness."

Normally, the fact that Jooeun didn't attend the event, was her own personal matter. But Jennie Kim's agency amplified the matter to shamelessly create hype. Just because the angry fans couldn't see what was really happening, it didn't mean Mr. Yves hadn't already seen through it all. After all, he trusted his own judgment.

Cha Jooeun, a person that knew how to cater to other's interests, was definitely someone who understood how the world worked. On top of that, although he made Jooeun wait for 2 hours, she did not get angry. This was proof that she wasn't the type of person to abandon work over a simple nickname. So with the perfume that Cha Jooeun had gifted him, Yves's favoritism was naturally directed towards her.

"How about this? Since you gave me such a special perfume, I will also give you a gift. Recently, Diptyque has released a new aromatherapy fragrance called 'Charm'. There are only 10 bottles in the entire world. I'll ask my assistant to wrap it up nicely and send it to YG on your behalf."

"Mr. Yves, that is too expensive." Jooeun did not feel she deserved it.

"In regards to this matter, we at Diptyque were also wrong. If the staff were detailed enough to contact your manager before the start of the event, then this would not have happened. Truthfully, it is unfair for you to take on all the responsibility. Treat this as a token of my goodwill. Since we are friends, you shouldn't be so polite."

"Thank you, Mr. Yves."

Yves' looked at Jooeun, at the woman that had remained calm the entire time. He had a slight admiration towards her. He had witnessed too many chaotic scenes in the past, so Jooeun's calmness was a precious commodity. To be in the presence of a smart person was an extremely enjoyable experience. From the moment she mentioned Jennie had been hurt, Yves played along and suggested giving her a gift.

It's not that Jooeun hadn't already considered doing this. But she couldn't present the gift to them personally, in case YG had a trap waiting for her. So Yves made the suggestion to send a gift on Cha Jooeun's behalf. Since the present didn't come from Jooeun's hands, if YG were to play any tricks, they would fall into Jooeun's trap instead.

Of course, Yves wasn't going to help her without getting anything in return. As the perfume Jooeun had given him was no ordinary perfume and Yves' had been long searching for a formula to release to the Western markets, he finally realized who he wanted to collaborate with – The Cha Family!

After chatting for a while, Yves's assistant appeared, asking for instructions on what to do with the present. Yves asked him to send it out with only Cha Jooeun's name on it.

"Jooeun-ssi, can you tell me the real reason why you did not attend the event?"

It seemed, Yves didn't believe she was deliberately absent from his event.

Jooeun thought for a moment before replying. "Honestly, it's because I just signed on with a new agency and haven't made contact with my new manager. There were a few issues with communication. I am sorry about that."

"So it turns out you weren't even aware of this event? Yet you decided to protect both your agency and your manager?"

Jooeun raised her glass of red wine and gently tapped it against Mr. Yves'. "It only worked because Mr. Yves is understanding."

The two continued to chat like good friends for quite some time. As night hit, Jooeun received a phone call from Jeonghwan.

"Where are you? I'll come to pick you up..."

"I am still at Diptyque."

"OK, I'll be there in 10 minutes," Jeonghwan hung up the phone as soon as he was done talking. He did not instruct Taejoo to drive him. Instead, he decided to go pick up his wife personally.

Seeing Jooeun speak softly on the phone, Yves smiled. "Boyfriend?"

Jooeun shook her head and gently twirled her hair. With a gentle voice, she responded, "My husband."

My husband. . .

The words came naturally out of Jooeun's mouth because she had said before, she wasn't going to avoid it. Of course, her words surprised Mr. Yves for a moment. It was rare for a famous model to reveal their personal relations to others, let alone admit they were married.

"Aren't you afraid I'll reveal it?"

"Nope." Jooeun replied straightforwardly. "It doesn't benefit you in any way to reveal it, so I'm sure you won't do it."

"You are indeed smart." Yves praised her sincerely. "But my wife is smarter than you..."

Jooeun smiled without refuting him, because she understood, in each person's heart, their lover was like a God. Just like how to her, no one compared to Jeonghwan.

10 minutes passed quickly. Jeonghwan arrived downstairs at Diptyque. Upon his arrival, he was immediately escorted into the VIP room. Mr. Yves could finally come face to face with Cha Jooeun's husband.

In all honesty, he was quite shocked. He was shocked that even as someone from outside of the entertainment industry, he knew the man before him was like an unreachable king. He was a bachelor that all the female celebrities swooned over, yet here he was as Cha Jooeun's husband.

Jeonghwan looked at Jooeun who was lying on the table and glared at Mr. Yves questioningly. The latter laughed as he explained. "Your wife's alcohol tolerance isn't very good. Don't worry, my secretary was also in the room with us. I thought I'd explain in case you misunderstand anything."

"But I'm curious, are you really her husband?" Yves was suspicious. Since Jooeun had admitted it so openly, how was GK's CEO going to respond? What was his attitude towards Jooeun? "A while ago, I asked her who she was talking to on the phone and she said, her husband."

After hearing Yves' words, Jeonghwan's tensed-up forehead finally softened a little as he gently brushed his hand across Jooeun's head. In a calm voice, he responded, "I am...her husband."

"I hope you can protect her."

Jeonghwan gently nodded his head at the man before carrying Jooeun in his arms out of Diptyque. This woman really has no alcohol tolerance at all. Let's see what would happen if she gets drunk in front of an unfamiliar man again.

Maybe because Jooeun could sense Jeonghwan's displeasure, she slowly opened her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Hwan..."

"If you do this, how am I to drive huh?" Jeonghwan's heart completely melted, how could he be angry?

"I'm not drunk. I was only pretending. I know my own tolerance."

Jeonghwan smiled without her knowing and helped her sit up straight. "If there's something you want to say, then let's chat about it at home. We might get photographed here."

Jooeun was silent for a while before suddenly speaking up. "Today, I planted a trap for Jennie Kim. I feel it may have been a bit too cruel."

"You've already been too generous towards her." Jeonghwan responded.

"I'm afraid one day I will have no sympathy at all."

"That is a consequence she should face. Even if she is 16-years-old, she still has to take responsibility for what she has done."