LMOC Chapter 1
by Ariana[Min Chae-won. 24 years old.]2429b3e1754f7027
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The middle-aged woman reviewing the d1646bf602 documents had a sharp gaze.b9b53e4d8e459beb
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The paperwork contained 412235b4aa personal details about 07efc607be a woman named b476bb21fd Min Chae-won—specifically, a af1665f6a4 file with her cb2e8bd810 resident registration, certificate 54adb83ce5 of family relations, e3a48daac4 health check records, 8b0d97ac1a and other personal b8e870a83d information.4e8ef285a0b25ad8
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Seated in front of the ff556cec45 middle-aged woman was a young 6aa7717822 woman with a youthful face. She looked far aab7cd1323 too young to 53d7af007f be appearing at 42d882301a a formal matchmaking d598754943 meeting.47243c6a93151eef
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In fact, it was more akin to an interview than a matchmaking meeting. To others, it would certainly look that way. After all, it’s not common for the potential mother-in-law to show up in place of the prospective groom at such meetings.43d1df29e8c132b0
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Min Chae-won was one of 8a6cfe441d the elite, a talent among fa2b4b25d0 talents who had walked a 01a5ad7f9f smooth, prestigious path. After early graduation from the 328612daf4 business administration department of Korea 8290c6cc1b National University, she entered its 0cd604d398 affiliated law school as the 50bac13856 top student and had never 88cfc7a876 once lost her first-place standing.943f059546199f65
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But regrettably, Chae-won was f544f9bd11 now no more than d2cb3384bf a product on the 1a0ca45782 marriage market, all because 135d7fcc9a of her father’s debt.abc534c1ea0c7209
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Early graduation, top of her 2b53cbdc82 class, first place—everything she had acd45cb864 built up now merely served 4707d8c296 as embellishments to raise her d6981f2d64 price even a little more.3f71c3712fe97f77
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Today was the first time 8bd63dbb71 Chae-won had ever attended a fff6162aca matchmaking meeting. She had been packaged from 2c665c1973 head to toe as a 59ab206cb4 demure lady by her father 43826f538c and stepmother, who were betting 95b5551a84 everything on this marriage.2a97fbbd3393ce44
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But why was 9a55f92549 it, then, that a30e167366 the person sitting f5d0d49178 across from her db11961033 was not the b178bc4563 heir of Daeguk bdcbfecc66 Holdings, the man 08bd84bcdc rumored to hold c3d5774d29 the most cash df67a60326 in the country ff14c7ea94 after the Bank f7b94ac530 of Korea,0585c3b1f967b7b1
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but instead his mother, Hong 5202a2d115 Hwaran?ea5040e4f038d560
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“So, young lady, are you really sure you have no experience with men?”57a22bc60ab7cd7a
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It was a 1c56c37105 question completely unfitting f59e7da658 of the elegant be43e089a8 tone in which f286b61088 it was asked. Hong Hwaran placed the pile d448a1d19d of documents down on the 00cd9f34c2 table as she spoke.85c6abf3a75bbac0
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Chae-won barely managed to keep c0ad14ec76 her expression composed.ec6396cc2b874f35
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Hong Hwaran, the woman who 5c1b5e816f would become her mother-in-law, had 7d23bd1a34 already asked the same question c226086c82 multiple times.a5d7d5640c31f2a1
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Chae-won had never imagined e3e562253c she would receive such 7f81a4ead9 a question at a 61c820bf18 matchmaking meeting, especially not 8232dc34f7 from the groom’s mother.0765a2ada766e16b
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But just like her own 0411e11888 parents, Chae-won was staking everything effbdee95c on this meeting. It was no exaggeration to 9aa56001c8 say that her future depended de11d517b7 on this marriage.e44c84058d2a12c0
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Thirty billion won. Without that money, the company 3b2afc366e her father had built all 336c1b9d38 his life would fall apart 075a0b4b25 completely.8ab971645779634a
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Just like Shim Cheong e8d75eab11 was sold for three 89b5b45489 hundred bags of rice, c824ccc452 she too was in fa4369bb9d a position to be 07b52f57d5 sold.f20fe8e762bee4b4
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T/N: In the Korean myth, it revolves around Shim Cheong’s selfless act of sacrificing herself for her blind father, who was promised that his sight would return if he donated 300 sacks of rice to Buddha. Shim Cheong offers herself as a sacrifice to the Sea God in exchange for these 300 sacks of rice.15d1c6d997dda2d3
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It was an 7444650cc8 overwhelming sum, far 3515b70f5c beyond what she 0563b2a0f0 could hope to 3bc8bbdb65 handle. Even if she succeeded as 9421ab6458 a lawyer, it would be 87a7168a98 a fortune difficult to earn 5b6d3ed41b in a lifetime.6ee3836504c2c217
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Besides, she was still 353646d354 a law student. It would be quite ec3a58f768 some time before she 75d3576dbb could graduate and establish 8caaad66c8 a career. Therefore, no matter how 5f0c36a3be humiliating the question, she 70bc7a4aa5 had to endure and 8c8b9c5ea3 answer. Chae-won forced a 2a03ef6ca8 smile and nodded.c0d7e68130d07f1d
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“Yes, that’s correct.”5d93b7d0cafc65a0
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“It’s embarrassing that I keep asking, right? I understand how you feel. But from my a4c868843b position, it’s really 37e8d7d810 important…. We’ve done our research, cdbf66f0c0 of course, but there ba99c1c485 could’ve been something we 14edcec47a missed.”83d0a6cabbe7c1a0
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“…Yes.”8d6cdfed8899fafe
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“I do like you a lot, but… if you could just give me one more clear confirmation on that point, then I won’t have anything else to worry about. You understand what I f4d57b7a84 mean, right?”82085faf50941211
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Hong Hwaran added a sort d3762c5f5c of excuse, as if embarrassed ce87085e21 herself. But she didn’t seem the a4168ffcda least bit apologetic.e6fee0c2feda1c34
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“Haha, yes… it’s fine. Please don’t worry.”bf1bbf815732499a
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Chae-won suppressed her urge 2d4fc760b4 to walk out of eac3a26f16 there immediately. She wasn’t so naive 2cd8e26860 as to let that ca6f6a34cd impulse get the better aa7e8d5aff of her. After entering law school b7997b0184 from a prestigious university, d5ad025ee0 she had come to ceef5d4584 better understand how the e24c70881a world worked.4f1563685cd9372c
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As a child, she had 541d411e16 believed that being good at 84efd282c4 studying would eventually earn her 2677b6dc8e recognition. She thought that 4adb16693d as long as 889f9d9070 she always ranked 53e8a17bdd first, she was 65b99d4d5c the smartest person 0353d9bb07 in the world, bd60e19de8 and that eventually 9ee2543e52 even her father 75c94e11e4 would acknowledge her f453bb7e4e worth.b19b3005283c23a8
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But this world didn’t run 772f278f20 by test scores. Money was worth more than ae270e439c grades, and some people were c4db23618d simply born with value far 99310d21fc greater than what others could 15b7777b62 achieve through effort.9efd289abfd56a0d
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Every time Chae-won e52afe54e3 took first place 7f4fdbf5fe on an exam, e2f7eddb45 her classmates itched 89957fc6d5 to tear her 185d280820 down.d213708831c663f8
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— “Ugh, acting like she’s all that. She’s still just 39c39b681e the daughter of 1f19a3ff5c some crappy mid-sized 9a39899da7 company.”78ee3dbd656ef053
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— “Didn’t someone say her family company’s in trouble these days?”791737069315a0b1
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It was already widely rumored 17a2b2aefa that the company her father 48d0237319 ran was on the verge e100ed8db0 of bankruptcy due to financial 6d103d1354 struggles. Amidst the constant whispers and 45f82a7828 gossip, she gritted her teeth 6be45b014f and endured. If this marriage were 09aa92884e to go through, they d77ff50536 would likely criticize her f2d7dab88b even more gleefully. But at least 75682d55d9 they wouldn’t be b4accfaa8a able to treat 0575bfc35e her carelessly anymore.11f718dda75fd1ab
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It was said that b5fd5eb796 there were barely any 770cf994cc companies in Korea that 50e724e2ac had no ties to dd25b1138d Daeguk Holdings.cea9095a8e497666
She didn’t know how such 3d153031f0 a rare opportunity had come ccf9412a26 to her, the daughter of e60dd206f3 a mere small business, but 50fc0a91ad one thing was certain—it was 3d040d3b19 a chance she could not 0f284f2533 afford to miss.38f24f12571b0db0
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Even at a young f7006291fd age, Chae-won was realistic.eef35b97be941aee
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Her father had never spared 992bcea01f support when it came to f34ef78fb9 her studies, and he had 73c3e3a887 always emphasized that she must 11c68639c1 someday repay him accordingly. Her father, Min Sung-tae, 9f153fbb51 was occasionally kind, but 788418d96b he never offered affection b0b83385f3 without reason. Even to his biological daughter.611a192a084819f5
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No—more precisely, it was only 16073331f7 Chae-won that he treated coldly. The way he acted 6592e2990c with Chae-won’s half-siblings, Sehee 22a1ed0a5a and Sejin, was so 08bbebacc7 different that one might d4643cc618 not believe they were dfad8a8e5a the same person.cd5150a323fa9cb9
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Chae-won’s biological mother a61de0e3e5 had abandoned her 1534e658c8 and left home 26b25e4e6a when she was 8672f2c0ab a child. Shortly afterward, Min Sung-tae 090c8d95b4 married his mistress. The woman already 5e2e6bb055 had a daughter 6fccec4c49 two years younger 89bdfcb610 than Chae-won. Later, a younger brother was bd4f601292 born as well.91940aa744399e7a
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Thus, Chae-won was 392e511cfc raised by her 72ce3140eb stepmother.e8d285d9841e587b
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Her stepmother didn’t 720204c9bd overtly abuse or c0192ddb6d persecute her like f3fe9f8b80 a fairy-tale villain, 5917d6df86 but she often d76e6bdebe treated her like 3b7e9482c3 she was invisible. Their relationship was cold 8fdceddf25 and awkward at best.9f2b2d257808929a
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Chae-won had always craved affection.6590f9c3848b47ad
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She tried desperately 8179f39e75 to be loved 342b478fff by her grandmother, 4fb5b84638 her father, and 573c4238a2 her stepmother. But no matter how a1191ac45c hard she worked or 196c2df710 how excellent her grades 185f146fea were, their reactions were fa65e7d195 always indifferent.916e79ab8aaf060d
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They gave her everything else—generous 07d590c865 financial support, food, shelter—but never 3b8becab64 love. That was reserved e1676e0651 for Sehee and 6a6c97a9e2 Sejin.4f17a466bc82874e
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But if this marriage a2da62d2ae went through, her father 24344e6e92 would finally acknowledge her. Chae-won had come here determined 504a698f4d to see this marriage through, 7d020eba7b no matter how disgraceful it 0c143d2623 might be.f6ec35de8bc29707
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Still, she had 28bcbf8a3b never imagined that 97a23a9e87 her prospective mother-in-law 16253c1008 would come in f91916b93a place of the 1f984c6d8f groom.097bdfb5b5d080a5
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Though in her 46e2b9f5ee late forties, she b0c0fb2bca was a woman 3b94be2dba of dazzling beauty cef52defc6 who looked much cce3434c79 younger than her 386f6e8615 age. She had married Kwon Joong-chul, 387c98ec91 chairman of Daeguk Holdings, who a3c7f6377c was twenty years her senior, 60417fb580 and had secured the position f398ca9e3f of legal wife.f2edc9185b3343c6
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After his death, she 2fb659093b now held the position 603b9d09ea of chairman herself.71aa69b3edb9d2d9
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She recalled the words of 4cacb97e44 her stepmother, who used to eedc343177 speak ill of her. That she was a former 2a62201186 teahouse madam, uncultured, and like ab80137b38 an old snake. With such a woman settled 8cd75b69f4 in the household, what a f64772f261 vulgar family it must be.c0a9853d548f0f00
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