Lee Seung-hwan and Kang Eun-hye parted ways and returned home.

Unexpectedly, his sister-in-law Han Youxi did not come out to greet him today. At first, Li Chenghuan thought that Han Youxi had not returned, but her high heels were neatly arranged at the door, indicating that she was at home, but the door was tightly closed.

Li Chenghuan felt something was off, so he went to her room and knocked on the door: "Sister-in-law, are you asleep?"

No one answered.

Lee Seung-hwan frowned slightly, thinking that Han Yoo-hee might be in danger, and was about to force his way in.

Just then, Han Youxi's soft and gentle voice rang out: "Chenghuan, I'm already lying down. What...is there for you?"

I heard Han Youxi in the room.

Li Chenghuan then smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just saw your door was closed and I thought something had happened, so I was going to come in and check. It's good that you're alright. Well then, sister-in-law, you should get some rest. I'm going upstairs now."

Han Youxi breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that Li Chenghuan had no intention of coming in. After what happened that night, she really didn't know how to face Li Chenghuan.

Moreover, she didn't know whether Lee Seung-hwan was conscious at the time, or whether he had already sensed it. Either way, she was ashamed to face him.

Right now, she just wants to play ostrich. As long as he doesn't bring it up, she'll pretend it never happened, and treat it like a dream...

When Lee Seung-hwan noticed Han Yoo-hee's strange behavior, he sensed something was amiss. What had happened to cause Han Yoo-hee's unusual change in attitude towards him?

He recalled that night he was drunk...

I carefully recalled the memories and details from that time.

"Could it be..." He guessed a possibility, and immediately felt a chill run down his spine, not daring to think any further.

If that's true, then everything makes sense.

No wonder Han Youxi's attitude towards her changed so drastically.

Lee Seung-hwan wore a wry smile.

What have I done?

She promised to take good care of Li Chengxian, but in the end... never mind, since she didn't bring it up herself, it means Han Youxi doesn't know how to deal with it either.

Or perhaps she thought she was completely drunk and had no memory of it.

This is a messy situation; we can only take it one step at a time.

Lee Seung-hwan went into the bathroom to wash up quickly, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.

Early the next morning.

When he woke up, he found that Han Youxi had already left home, but as usual, Han Youxi had prepared breakfast in advance at the dining table.

Lee Seung-hwan sat down to eat breakfast, feeling even more guilty towards Han Yoo-hee. Such a good woman, yet he had failed to protect her.

He planned to find a time to simply confront Han Youxi directly.

I just don't know what choice she will make—will she leave, or...?

With mixed feelings.

Lee Seung-hwan arrived at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office and returned to his office amidst warm greetings and well wishes from his colleagues.

Unexpectedly, after he pushed open the office door...

But unexpectedly, they saw a familiar figure they hadn't seen in a long time.

She was wearing a black women's suit jacket over a white shirt, black suit trousers, and a pair of black soft leather high heels typically worn in the office.

With her delicate, palm-sized face, she wore women's gold-rimmed glasses, her hair was pinned up with a hair clip, and her every move gave off the impression of a shrewd, capable, and elite secretary.

See this woman.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lee Seung-hwan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Xinyu, you finally came to find me."

That's right, this woman is none other than...

It was Park Shin-woo, who had disappeared for a month.

Ever since Lee Seung-hwan intervened in the internal strife of the Kinmen Group, saved Ding Qing, and used Lee Ja-sung to get rid of Lee Jung-gu, Jang Soo-ki, and others in advance, completely ruining Chief Kang's "New World" plan.

Xin Yu then disappeared.

It's not really a disappearance; she didn't leave Seoul. Instead, she resigned from the Go club and took a break to reflect.

After all, she had been an undercover agent for so many years, and she had never slept soundly for a single night. Even when she slept, she always had her gun with her.

As Section Chief Jiang's plan failed, he also suffered retaliation from Ding Qing. Although he did not die, he became disabled for life and would have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

This is the price he paid for his ruthless attempt to destroy the Kinmen Group, only to be met with a backlash. Even this was only because Li Chenghuan personally mentioned it to Ding Qing; otherwise, Section Chief Jiang wouldn't have been able to save his life.

In the original series, he and Director Gao were killed in a stinking pond after one of them was drowned by an assassin sent by Li Zicheng, and the other was shot to death while driving.

But in this world, he managed to save his life.

But Xin Yu felt that Li Chenghuan had broken his promise. He had clearly promised to save Section Chief Jiang's life, but now that he was permanently disabled, what difference was there between him and being dead?

So she returned to the police station, resigned from her undercover identity, and went to take care of Chief Jiang for a period of time. Xin Yu was always grateful to Chief Jiang, who was both a mentor and a father figure to her.

But Section Chief Jiang drove her away. He told Xinyu that he had been mentally prepared for this outcome, that he had let down too many people, and especially Li Zicheng.

Chief Jiang had actually guessed that the ultimate beneficiary of the Kinmen Group and the mastermind behind all this was Lee Seung-hwan. He should have realized this when Lee took the list of undercover agents.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Fortunately, Shin-woo, the undercover agent, was not eliminated by Ding Qing after the New World Project was exposed. Chief Jiang guessed that it was Lee Ja-sung or Lee Seung-hwan who saved her.

But Xin Yu wasn't the only undercover agent; there was also Shi Wu, Li Zicheng's most trusted subordinate.

Section Chief Jiang didn't want Shi Wu to follow in his footsteps, so he sent Xin Yu back early in the morning to beg Li Chenghuan to intercede with Li Zicheng and spare Shi Wu's life.

As expected, Lee Seung-hwan told Shin-woo that he had already told Lee Ja-sung about Seok-woo's undercover identity.

When Li Zicheng learned of this, he found Shi Wuzhi and revealed his true identity to him. Shi Wuzhi was initially shocked, terrified, and desperate.

But unexpectedly, Li Zicheng gave him a choice: return to the police force or continue to follow him. If he followed him, the past would be forgiven.

But if he were to return to the police force, they would become strangers, or even enemies.

After much deliberation, Shi Wu ultimately made the same choice as Li Zicheng: to fully commit himself to the Kinmen Group...

Upon hearing the news, Shi Wu's life was saved, and Section Chief Jiang also had a weight lifted from his heart. He left without saying goodbye and found a remote, picturesque rural village to spend the rest of his life in.

Seeing that her teacher didn't need her care, Shin-woo had no choice but to return to Seoul. However, she didn't immediately go to find Lee Seung-hwan. Instead, she secretly watched the man who had once taken liberties with her.

Watching him rise higher and higher, gaining fame and becoming a star prosecutor in the eyes of countless people, his future seems limitless.

If I continue to avoid him like this, I'm afraid I won't even have the right to see him again.

Xin Yu struggled with the decision for a long time before finally making up her mind.

This is the scene that Lee Seung-hwan saw in Kinmen.

When Xin Yu saw Li Chenghuan arrive at work, she adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and bowed slightly to him, saying, "Prosecutor Li, I've come to report for duty. I wonder if what you said back then still stands?"

Lee Seung-hwan was in a great mood when he saw Shin-woo come to him. He came up to her and looked her up and down with a smile: "Long time no see, Shin-woo has become even more beautiful."

"So, you've finally decided to become my secretary?"

Upon hearing this, Xin Yu blushed slightly and asked, "Then, does Prosecutor Li welcome me?"

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