The man left his phone number, saying to contact him anytime if more hospital expenses were needed. It seemed like she knew who this person was. It was probably the person Director Jung, whom Jae-ho often mentioned.
She folded the paper that she had been staring at quietly and put it in her pocket as if wringing out a piece of paper. Contacting this person was the same as directly contacting Jae-ho. What would she say if the call connected?
After a moment of contemplation, she lifted her head and greeted her mother.
“It’s been a while, Mom. Sorry for not coming for a while. Let’s chat a lot today.”
Her mother, who could no longer blink her eyes, showed no reaction whatsoever. DaJeong continued the soliloquy as if it were something familiar.
“I… I went on a trip with a brave heart.”
DaJeong held her mother’s hand.
“It was the first trip I took alone. I went to Taean because I remembered the beach where we used to collect clams. Do you remember, Mom? The day when Dad bought kalguksu because Oppa couldn’t catch a single clam. I visited a place very close to there.”
“…….”
“I met a man there······.”
Her mother didn’t respond. Cha Myeong-suk was declared a vegetable five years ago. She had a stroke for the first time eight years ago, and at that time, her condition was so bad that communication was difficult.
Two-thirds of her brain cells died, making it impossible to speak, and the entire left side was paralyzed. Even then, there was hope that things would get better.
“That man, Mom.”
Now, Cha Myeong-suk was in a state where she couldn’t even entertain hope.
“It seems sincere that he likes me, but he keeps deceiving me.”
DaJeong smiled with confusion.
“And, he constantly makes me miserable… Even this hospital room seems like something he did. Actually, I shouldn’t accept even this. So, if I return it, I have to meet him again…”
DaJeong straightened her mother’s blanket.
“Sorry. I’m just complaining.”
DaJeong sighed deeply and brought a towel to wipe every corner of her mother. But her mother was already too clean. It was evident that the caregiver was taking good care of her.
DaJeong suddenly looked around the room once more.
A good room, good caregiver, and medical staff.
Anyway, there was no need to say anything more about providing the best environment for the patient.
She closed her eyes and wanted to receive it. Should she pretend to accept it for her mother’s sake? DaJeong always felt sorry for not being able to take better care of her mother due to a lack of money.
As she thought over and over, anger rose toward the man. Why did he provide such a good environment on his own, making her feel so miserable?
If she hadn’t looked at VIP rooms in the first place, she wouldn’t have been greedy. DaJeong became miserable. The more she thought about it, the more the sense of alienation between her and him deepened.
Pull yourself together.
“Mom, we still can’t do this. Let’s go back to our original room. We can’t owe anything to that person. I’m really sorry.”
Her gaze trembled.
“I’ll earn a lot of money later and move you to a better place.”
DaJeong stayed for another two hours. In the end, she met the attending physician, listened to the current condition, and asked if there was a faint hope for improvement in the future. It was a question she always asked whenever she came, and the answer was always the same.
“I’m sorry.”
She knew. Her mother was getting worse.
After conveying her request to the caregiver, DaJeong left the room. She consulted about the issue of moving back to a regular room by stopping by the billing department, but the procedure was quite complex.
“We need to process the refund first. If you provide your account, we’ll transfer the amount.”
DaJeong didn’t know his account, and she couldn’t receive the money into her account either, so she was perplexed.
“I’m sorry. Without processing the refund, we can’t move you back to a regular room.”
In the end, unable to resolve it, she left the hospital. Unknowingly, the afternoon was fading away. The winter air carried a chill.
Was this an act of goodwill he provided? Or was it another trap he set?
Did he already know the fact that to refund the room, she had to contact him again? Even if she struggled, it seemed impossible to escape from him. Suddenly, she became afraid.
Should she make contact? Or should she shamelessly pretend not to know until the end?
In the moment of contemplation, the phone rang. It was Gyeong-jun.
“Why are you still there?”
Director Jung, facing Jae-ho’s sharp and piercing eyes, bowed slightly and apologized.
“I’m sorry. There are not many CCTV cameras near Taean, and it’s taking a long time. Besides, the important staff is currently assigned to the Ha Jae-woo side.”
“Ha.”
“We’ll finish it as soon as possible over there.”
Jae-ho remained silent. There was not a single task that Director Jung did that was unimportant. He knew. Tracing Ha Jae-woo, investigating the death of Lee Jin-woo—all were tasks that must be done.
Even though he knew.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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