Reunion with Ex-Husband

Romance Guide

Setting/Genre: Contemporary Romance

 Keywords: Modern setting, in-law conflict, reunion, contract relationship/marriage, power imbalance, possessiveness/jealousy, capable male lead, chaebol male lead, regretful ex, cold male lead, wounded male lead, ordinary female lead, wounded female lead, soft but strong

 Male Lead: Mo Jeonghyeok – Director of Daehyun Group and the chairman’s third son. In order to solidify his position in the succession war, he enters into a contract marriage with Soeun. Pleased with their peaceful marriage, he even considers having a child with her—but instead, she demands a divorce.

 Female Lead: Kim Soeun (Kim Yunhee) – Formerly Jeonghyeok’s secretary, now his ex-wife. Though pregnant with his child, she left him due to the schemes of her mother-in-law, who opposed the marriage, and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. She flees to a faraway country, where she gives birth to their son, Heeyoon.

 Read when you want: A story about a couple forced apart by deep misunderstandings who meet again after years

 Relatable quote: “So what you wanted was love. Fine, I’ll try. That… love.”

Synopsis:

“You said you’d rather die than have my child, and now you’ve had someone else’s.”

Four years after our divorce, I met my ex-husband again.
I had thrown away my name, lived as though I were dead—
And like a lie, he appeared before me.
His first words upon our reunion were filled with resentment.

“You threw me away, Kim Soeun. Threw away even that name.”
“……!”
“If you were going to live like you were dead, you should’ve stayed out of my sight forever. Why are you hovering around me now?”
“I never hovered.”
“Then what’s the point of all this now? Why force me to find you again?”
“Don’t misunderstand. Like you said, I’m the one who left you.”

I said that and turned away—

“Now what? You want me to act like your husband again? Or…”
“……!”
“Do you want me to play the role of this child’s father?”

His face was filled with anger.

“Don’t fool yourself. I want neither.”

I didn’t want to be swayed again.
Because for as long as I lived with him, I only ever cried.
Because not once did I laugh with ease.

“I’m doing well now. So don’t come shaking things up.”

I tried to walk away after leaving those words behind.
But my ex-husband grabbed me.

“You say you’re doing well? You’re the one who left me in this state.”

Then his burning gaze shifted—to the child.

“Then I guess I’ll try living well too. Right next to you.”

His eyes, locked onto the child, slowly softened with tenderness.

“Together with the child you gave birth to.”