Da-hyun didn’t understand what Chang-jung said.
Memento? Soo-cheol is alive, and quite healthy at that.
“Father? What do you mean by that?”
Da-hyun’s eyes widened, and she tightly held both hands. She couldn’t regain her composure at Chang-jung’s tremendous statement as soon as she sat down.
Could it be that Soo-cheol… in just one day?
No, that’s impossible. Moreover, Soo-cheol was not the kind of person to easily throw away his life. There had been no contact from him, so what could have happened overnight?
Seeing Da-hyun confused and unable to understand, Chang-jung realized that he had spoken too straightforwardly and chuckled.
“Sorry. I went straight to the point without any preamble. It might be confusing for you.”
Sae-ah, it’s natural that you don’t understand.
Chang-jung personally opened the box placed on the table. Inside was the hairband that Jae-hee had bought to give to Da-hyun. Chang-jung picked up the bright red hairband and handed it to Da-hyun.
When Chang-jung handed the hairband to me, Da-hyun accepted it with a surprised expression. She still couldn’t understand what Chang-jung was talking about.
“Your father. No, Sae-ah, your real father lived for you.”
He said he wanted to personally tie his daughter’s hair. But in the end, he left without being able to convey it to you.
Chang-jung withdrew his smile and gazed sadly at the hairband. Somehow, Jae-hee’s voice seemed to be filled with resentment. Why did you give it to her so late? A sigh mixed with regret echoed.
“Sae-ah, I’m sorry. I let Han Soo-cheol go through so much.”
In his younger days, he was too busy with his life, forgetting about Da-hyun’s existence. He poured his energy into making HG Group the top company in Korea to prevent his employees from being laid off.
Leading a company required tremendous physical and mental exertion. It wasn’t easy for two people to end up like that. He simply dismissed their connection as only going that far.
As time passed, the company firmly established its position in Korea according to his wishes. Occasionally, when he could catch his breath, thoughts of the young Da-hyun, who resembled Yeon-sil, sporadically came to mind.
But that was it. He couldn’t afford to take care of someone else’s child when his own children were not properly cared for, even sending them abroad.
Young adulthood came for Si-hoon, who was learning under him. He didn’t know exactly how Min-hyuk, living abroad, was doing.
The child born from a strategic marriage and the child born from love received different treatment.
Thinking about his two children, Da-hyun suddenly came to mind.
In the meantime, he had grown old, and young Da-hyun had grown up quickly, becoming an adult. As an adult, Da-hyun looked exactly like Yeon-sil when she was young.
Suddenly, he wanted to fill in the unhappiness that Yeon-sil and Jae-hee had not been able to fill. In the end, things turned out the opposite.
Chang-jung regretted his past only when he became old and his strength waned. Despite knowing everything, what he regretted the most was just watching.
Today, seeing Da-hyun and Min-hyuk, thoughts of Jae-hee and Yeon-sil crossed his mind.
“Why should I receive your contract when I’m not even your parent? Interfering in others’ affairs is just nauseating.”
“Because we trust you. We believe that someday you’ll become our daughter’s reliable support.”
Seeing them overcome hardships and settle into a happy family made him envious. Chang-jung chuckled softly. It was pitiful for someone to envy a happy married life in their old age.
Chang-jung realized late the preciousness of family. He hadn’t married for love.
But he couldn’t help but love his own children, his flesh and blood. He felt most sorry for Min-hyuk. He had pushed him away, afraid that he would become an obstacle.
Realizing that he didn’t have much time left, he wanted to play the role of a father, even if belatedly. Yes, this, too, was selfish.
Chang-jung, lost in thought, noticed that Da-hyun had frozen, unable to open her mouth.
“Sae-ah.”
“Uh, just a moment, Father. I’m sorry for interrupting, but are you my real father? My father is…”
“Han Soo-cheol is your raised father, but he has no blood relation to you.”
“What?”
Da-hyun’s surroundings spun. The world truly made her dizzy without giving her a break.
Could it be true? Father would never lie.
However, she couldn’t easily believe Chang-jung’s words.
Although she had briefly doubted that he might not be her father during adolescence, she never thought that something impossible like this would really happen to her.
“Sae-ah, I understand that it’s hard to believe me. It doesn’t make sense. It sounds ridiculous even as I say it. But since there’s no one else to tell you the truth, you had no choice but to believe that Han Soo-cheol is your real father.”
Chang-jung fully understood Da-hyun’s shock and confusion. Even if it wasn’t her, anyone who thought the person they believed to be their real father was not actually related to them would react like Da-hyun.
“But Mom…”
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
