This Life’s Hit Song Is Revenge

Chapter 1

Her friend was pregnant with her husband’s child.

“You knew, didn’t you?”

And after saying that, the question she asked was whether she hadn’t already known.

A singer signed under her husband’s company, and her one and only friend.

“You… Baek Songha…”

Because they both loved music, Jaei and Songha had become close quickly from the very first meeting.

But that didn’t mean she had to fall for her husband too.

The hand that once comforted her outside the infertility clinic was now wrapped around her husband’s waist.

Baek Songha’s nose twitched as she let out a mocking breath.

Had Songha always known how to make expressions like that?

Where had the friend who sincerely worried for her gone?

The scene before Jaei’s eyes rippled like water.

A ringing sound filled her ears, and even though this was her familiar home, it suddenly felt like a strange place.

Could this be some kind of hidden camera prank?

“What you can’t have… is inside my belly right now.”

Songha gently stroked her still-flat stomach with her fingertips.

“Your husband’s child.”

The emotions Jaei had barely been holding together finally snapped.

Her fingers trembled around the cup in her hand. Water spilled over, splashing onto the floor.

The spilled water looked just like her pride.

Something people step on, or wipe away with a single swipe of a mop.

Pretty similar, wasn’t it?

“Yeongjae, look at that.”

Songha nudged her husband’s arm and twisted her lips into a smile.

“If you sue, you’ll only tire yourself out. We’ll give you alimony, so let’s end this quietly.”

Without sparing his wife even a glance, Yoo Yeongjae gently wrapped his arms around Songha.

It felt absurd.

She couldn’t even cry.

The trust collapsing inside her chest kicked up clouds of dust.

Everything had fallen apart, yet outwardly, everything still looked fine.

That irony hurt the most.

“You… were this kind of person?”

“You couldn’t even have a child, yet you’ve been living comfortably in this house for almost ten years. Why are you acting like you’re the victim?”

At Yoo Yeongjae’s sneer, Songha smiled sweetly.

Like a winner.

The shamelessness left Jaei speechless.

Now even Songha’s face looked cunning.

Songha traced the shape of Jaei’s mouth with her fingertips.

“Jaei, you’re not about to curse at me, are you? It’s bad for prenatal care.”

A stream of insults nearly escaped.

“Swearing would be a waste on you.”

“What?!”

Jaei had believed her husband’s neglect was because he had become busier.

She thought his indifferent gaze over the carefully prepared dinner table meant he was hiding his feelings.

‘You don’t have to have a child.’

Back then, those words sounded warm.

But now she realized—

It wasn’t comfort.

It was because he already had another woman.

The days Songha rarely contacted her…

Matched perfectly with Yeongjae’s business trips.

Only now did everything make sense.

She gave up her dreams.

Gave up auditions.

Endured all the humiliation.

‘And this is the ending I get?’

The emptiness slowly spreading inside her boiled into hot, sticky rage.

“Oh! By the way, your parents already know. I introduced Songha to them.”

“Your mother was so nice. She already picked out names for the baby. Hoho.”

Those words stabbed one after another.

The grandchild they wanted so desperately.

Of course they’d be happy.

‘After all the money we spent educating you, you want to marry some girl with no background?’

Her mother-in-law’s voice echoed in her head.

Still—

Wasn’t there supposed to be basic human decency?

Looking at these two, concepts like morality felt like ancient myths.

“We need to hold the wedding before my stomach shows, so let’s wrap this up quickly. I’ll give you time to pack.”

Yoo Yeongjae gently helped Songha stand.

His eyes were the same as the day they first met at the ice cream shop.

“Hah… haha…”

Jaei laughed hollowly.

It was all so ridiculous.

She had trusted eyes that could turn toward another woman so easily.

Cheaters always had sparkling eyes.

She had simply been naive.

And there was no way to get back the years she lost.

“Have you gone crazy? What’s so funny?”

Songha’s sharp voice scratched at her ears.

“No. The crazy one is you.”

Jaei suddenly grabbed a fistful of Songha’s hair.

“Let go! Don’t you know I’m pregnant?! Hey!”

Consideration for pregnant women?

She was long past caring.

“Aaah!! Yeongjae! Yeongjae!!”

She was ready to rip the hair out—

But Yoo Yeongjae shoved her roughly.

“Ugh.”

Her lower back slammed into the marble sink.

Pain spread through her body.

“Seriously… you’re exhausting.”

There wasn’t even a trace of hesitation in him.

Only disgust.

“Get out of my house right now!”

Songha clung to him while maintaining her fragile act.

“You can keep everything in the house you two slept together in. I don’t need it.”

“And that lawsuit you said would be tiring? I’m doing it.”

Suppressing the pain in her back, Jaei grabbed only her wallet and left.

The door slammed behind her.

Songha’s scream followed after her.

“That bitch hit me! Don’t even give her alimony! Use it for my treatment!”

Jaei walked faster.

Winter wind sliced across her cheeks.

Her breath turned white in the air.

But because rage heated her body, the cold felt refreshing.

Cars passed.

Crosswalk signals beeped.

Everything sounded distant.

After wandering aimlessly for a while—

Tap.

A snowflake landed on her nose.

‘First snow…’

People looking up at the sky wore excited expressions.

The unexpected snowfall was a gift to them.

Why did even beautiful things feel heartbreaking now?

Then—

A familiar melody drifted into her ears.

“That one day I will be where I was…”

She followed the music toward a speaker outside a jazz bar.

‘Someday… where I once belonged.’

It was the song she had sung at her first audition.

Maybe that was why she closed her eyes and followed the melody.

If only she could go back.

“Hard, the days just seem so dark.”

Yeah… they really are dark.

When life is hard, every lyric feels like it’s about you.

Even songs about heartbreak.

“I’m coming to you. Can you hear me?”

She wanted to say those lyrics to her past self.

Please.

Don’t make stupid choices.

If she had one more chance—

She wanted to protect herself.

Stand where she could shine.

“Huh…! Watch out!”

“Ahh!”

A scream cut through the air.

Bright headlights swallowed her vision.

No time to run.

No time to dodge.

Her body froze.

Regrets crashed into her mind.

She would die without even exposing Baek Songha as a homewrecker?

No—

More than that.

She should have kept singing.

She shouldn’t have given up so easily because of Yoo Yeongjae.

Bzzzt—

The speaker cut out.

The song changed.

“I’ll tell you everything.”

CRASH—!

A deafening noise exploded.

The jazz bar sign crashed onto the speeding truck.

“Call 119! Hurry!”

“Oh my god!”

Chaos erupted around her.

From the half-destroyed speaker, the remaining lyrics played.

“When… I see… you again.”

When I see you again.

Then a strange voice mixed into the music.

“What a pity. A talent cherished by the heavens never had the chance to shine.”

As consciousness faded—

Someone called her name.

“Lee Jaei. This time, protect yourself with your own voice.”

And she stepped toward another fate.

* * *

A man quietly read the obituary article of the wife of YU Entertainment’s CEO.

He recognized her immediately when he saw her at YU Entertainment’s year-end party.

She had auditioned for his company.

She had been unforgettable.

Her sparkling eyes during the intro.

Her confidence reaching high notes.

She had the voice he had been searching for.

But because his schedule became chaotic, he watched her audition video too late.

When he offered to sign her—

She firmly refused.

Could things have changed if I had persuaded her more?

He closed his eyes.

Her face wouldn’t leave his mind.

Someone who could have shined—

Disappeared without ever standing on stage.

A bitter feeling lingered.

[Star Entertainment CEO: Kang Gibaek]

Beside the computer displaying the article—

A nameplate quietly reflected the light.