Trial Marriage Husband (Pangyo Couple version) Part II

Chapter 243: Why Must You Torture Me Like This?

After watching the news, Jeonghwan reached out his hand to turn off the TV. He was not satisfied with the way Irene Kim handled the matter. She simply announced her retreat and had no intention whatsoever to apologize to Jooeun.

Jooeun saw through to her husband's anger. Seeing he was about to call Taejoo, she reached out her hand and stopped him. "That's enough. For a proud person like Irene Kim, destroying her career is already worse than killing her. Moreover, what's the point of forcing her to apologize? Don't waste your energy on people like that. Hwan, you need some rest."

Jeonghwan turned his head and looked at Jooeun and noticed her patting the spot beside her. He couldn't possibly refuse. So he strolled over, sat down, and wrapped her in his embrace. "My heart aches for you..."

Jooeun took the opportunity to massage Jeonghwan's shoulder and noticed his muscles were tense. "Look, you've been working too hard. Even your body is trying to remind you to get some rest."

Jeonghwan did not say another word. As he hugged Jooeun, he slowly lowered his body, pressed his lips against her forehead, and closed his eyes.

"I already possess the most powerful manager. So people like Irene Kim don't exist in my eyes. Stop wasting your precious time on people like that."

"Okay!" Jeonghwan nodded with his eyes closed.

During Jooeun's period of recovery, Minjung treated it as a long holiday. With Jeonghwan taking care of Jooeun's every need, there was nothing left for Minjung to worry about.

To overcome the boredom, Minjung headed over to GK. She wanted to find Taejoo to help her pass time. However, just as she reached the doorway of Taejoo's office, she could just make out the sound of his voice yelling at a subordinate.

Minjung leaned against the door frame without entering. Finally, Taejoo's secretary ran out crying. Minjung shook her head, pushed open the door. "That's not the right way to train people. You should be gentle towards girls, how could you make her cry?"

Taejoo closed the document in front of him; he was obviously still angry. This was the first time Minjung witnessed Taejoo's anger. As she watched him trying to contain his anger and his ears burning red, she couldn't help but find him adorable!

"Tell noona how many people you've made cry. Have there been at least 10?"

Taejoo lifted his head and looked at her. It looked like he was containing a smile. As he looked at her, he could feel his heart flutter. "You, why are you looking at me like that? At least I've never made you cry before."

After hearing this, Minjung stood stunned for a moment before she realized she had almost misinterpreted his words as her heart raced. Because with his EQ, there was no way his words would contain a deeper meaning. It seemed, he was simply trying to say she wasn't like a woman.

Minjung let out a gentle laugh. She felt a bit silly as she mumbled, "I almost believed it."

"What was that?"

Minjung lifted her head and smiled at Taejoo. "It's because your noona has a strong heart! Now, tell me why you were angry at your secretary."

"I don't like it when people casually enter my home. I asked her to retrieve some documents from my place and she cleaned up my bedroom while she was there." Taejoo explained as he looked down at his documents. As he worked, he had a serious expression on his face.

As soon as Minjung heard his explanation, her heart once again started racing. Because she had been to his home and had even stayed a night there. However, Taejoo never said anything.

"Honestly, your home is quite messy sometimes." Minjung responded awkwardly. She then said something she couldn't believe she would say. "Since I have a few days free, why don't I go help you clean up a bit?"

After speaking, Minjung was tempted to bite her own tongue off. Taejoo's head remained buried in his work as the room fell into a few minutes of silence. Suddenly, Taejoo lifted his head and handed her a set of keys. "OK..."

Minjung's face flushed red. She wasn't sure if he was thinking the same thing as her. If not, she would need to make the distinction soon. If they got to a point where they couldn't even be friends, what would she do?

So she grabbed the keys, and with the confidence that she was relatively special to Taejoo, she headed to his home.

On the surface, they were still an engaged couple and at this moment, she was at his home helping him clean up. What was the meaning of all this?

Minjung tidied Taejoo's bedroom and helped him wash his dirty clothes, even his socks and underwear.

As she stood in front of the washing machine, she furrowed her brows. She was worried if she didn't quickly contain her heart she wouldn't be able to control the feelings she had for Taejoo and fall deeper and deeper into this dangerously ambiguous situation.

Half an hour later, Taejoo began to drive home. As Jeonghwan was spending most of his time taking care of his wife, Taejoo's workload increased dramatically.

After opening the door and seeing Minjung doing the laundry, he headed straight for his bedroom without hesitation and lay down on his bed. Minjung looked at him awkwardly as he lay in bed. Did he not notice there was someone in his home?

Minjung assumed Taejoo would want to take a shower and get some rest, so she decided to greet him quickly and leave. However, just as Minjung opened her mouth, she heard Taejoo's muffled voice coming from his pillow. "I haven't eaten yet! I'm hungry."

Minjung temporarily stopped her thoughts from wandering and willingly prepared dinner for Taejoo. However, by the time she finished, he had fallen asleep. She gently retrieved the keys from her pocket and placed it on the table. However, this little bit of noise woke him up. He sat up and looked at Minjung. "Take the keys with you..."

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"During this time I'll be really busy. I'm sure my home is going to look like a mess. I can't trust other people."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Minjung's face. "Hurry and eat dinner. You can go back to sleep after you eat."

Taejoo took a few seconds to respond. He eventually got out of bed as he watched her leave. After the sight of her figure disappeared behind the door, Taejoo leaned his back against the door and held onto his heart. "Why did I want her to stay longer?"

It seemed, tomorrow, not only would he need to create more dirty clothes, he would also have to break his taps and blow his fuse.

He made plans in his mind to keep Minjung at his place. Of course, he wasn't the only one thinking along this path. Although Minjung was a woman, when faced with the man she liked, it was normal for her to want to stay a little longer.

As she looked at the sparkling keys in her hand, Minjung suddenly felt there was still a lot of beauty worth grasping onto in this world...

Taejoo ...Oh, Taejoo! Why must you torture me like this?

She pulled out her own keys and opened her car door. However, just as she boarded the car, she received a phone call from Taejoo. "Umm, I have a document that I can't find. While you were cleaning the room, where did you place it? It's really important. It's in a blue folder!"

"It's on the shelves, third row, and second drawer."

"It's not there. Come back and help me find it."