He decided to snap the "death flag" that had him losing his head for being wedged between a future couple from hell.
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In his 7th year on the job, Team Leader Yoon worked himself to death during an all-nighter, then — dreaming of life as a "loaded layabout" — woke up transmigrated into Luan, the (sort-of) villain empress. Apparently his fate ran like this: as the second son of a rival house, he'd be wed off in a political marriage, treated like a ghost by the emperor and left to rot for five years, then die a miserable death. So when God promised him "a jackpot of blissful rest" in exchange for keeping Luanisiel alive, he stamped the temp-worker contract without a backward glance. And thus, in order to survive, he sets about preparing the perfect retirement fund (alimony) and resignation (divorce)….
"Congratulations. The two of you have been diagnosed with a 'very high' likelihood of recovery. Until your love blazes back to life, I'll support you to the very end!"
For some reason the recovery prognosis comes back "very high," and he's told he has to observe a divorce cooling-off period. Once a month for six months, he has to sit through a regular counseling session? And on top of that, he's even been made to move his residence into the main palace.
"……What is this?"
"The empress's duties."
Since when did those exist? No — they existed, but since when had anyone ever handed them to him? When Luan stared flatly at Kirian, the man curled up the corner of his lips.
"Things that piled up because the post sat empty these past few years."
And whose fault was it that the post sat empty? It was about as shameless a remark as they come. Luan replied calmly.
"I'm a man who'll be divorced shortly, though."
"Until the divorce, you're the empress. You ought to earn your keep, don't you think?"
Kirian smiled wickedly.