It was when Seunghee, with a bewildered expression, mumbled incoherently. The door to the study opened, and Jaein, with a somewhat pale face, came out. Taesuh stepped forward, hugging Jaein protectively, and separated from Seunghee.
When passing the stairs, Taesuh’s steps quickened after confirming that Jaein, who closed her eyes tightly, was okay. Before leaving the house, filled with luxurious furniture, Taesuh turned back to look at the distant Seunghee.
As she smiled eerily, Taesuh opened her mouth again.
“It’s okay if you run away.”
“……. ”
“Wherever you go, it’ll be hell.”
Leaving those words ringing like an auditory hallucination in Seunghee’s ears, Taesuh opened the door. Embracing Jaein gently in her arms, she walked away.
“Yoo Have Eyes. Look At Me! I’m a Korean Beautiful Woman! And My Beauty Is Global! Hey! If you have eyes, you should see! Am I not pretty? It might seem ridiculous because Jaein is next to me, but I’m not bad either.
Jaein, who barely stopped the charging Sanghwa, who seemed to be trying to open Ted’s eyes wide, tumbled and rolled her big eyes. Amber, who found the situation amusing, with Ted hiding behind her and a bewildered Taesuh, was scrutinizing them alternately.
“… Sanghwa, was your English at this level?”
“I can’t do it if I’m drunk.”
“…You haven’t gotten drunk yet?”
“…I should probably stop drinking now.”
“You two, didn’t you say you first met in Bali?”
“Even if you can’t speak English at all, you can still travel abroad. Even while using only Korean, Sanghwa was popular among men.”
Seeing Jaein quickly picking up the glass placed in front of Sanghwa, Taesuh lowered her body. The expression on her face whispering into Jaein’s ear was extremely serious.
“How about making her drink more? When Sanghwa gets drunk, she falls asleep. It’s quieter that way.”
“Ah…?”
“Ted can take her home if you ask him.”
“Is it okay? Ted seems to be scared of Sanghwa…”
“That guy is okay as long as a woman doesn’t talk to him.”
Jaein nodded cautiously and placed the glass in front of Sanghwa again. Taesuh quickly tilted the bottle and filled the wine glass. However, Sanghwa, who had to finish drinking quickly and get completely drunk, had no interest in alcohol right now.
Having finished her urgent business, Taesuh headed to the cozy wine bar in the corner of Jungryun-dong. Before that, she had called Amber, Ted, and Sanghwa.
Since meeting Jo Dae-hoon in the morning, she noticed that Jaein seemed a bit lost in thought. The plan was to help relieve Jaein’s mood in the company of good people by eating delicious food and chatting in a pleasant atmosphere.
However, Taesuh missed something. She overlooked the discord coming from Ted and Sanghwa’s meeting.
Ted was especially scared of women with strong personalities like Amber, and Sanghwa was even more assertive than Amber in some ways. Sanghwa, a long-time fan of a foreign actor with blond curly hair, resembled that actor, and Ted resembled him as well.
Amber, who noticed Sanghwa’s interest in Ted, actively brought them together, and Ted, sitting next to Sanghwa, couldn’t move and was shivering.
“Teddy! Am I eating you up? I just wanted to talk! I just want to talk! I never eat you! I’m not that scary, right?”
{That’s right, Ted! Sanghwa is a good person. I vouch for her. How long are you going to live hugging only the computer? Try dating, try dating! Love makes the world sweet!}
“Ah, what are you saying! Don’t flirt with each other! If you came to Korea, follow Korean law! Speak Korean! Don’t know Hangul? I am Hangul! Do you want to die? Different from Doge! Not Sarmat! King Sejong forever! Hooray! Hooray!”
“I know! I know King Sejong! King Sejong forever! Hooray! Hooray!”
When Sanghwa suddenly began praising King Sejong, Amber, who claimed to have started studying recent Korean history, joined in shouting “Hooray.” It was a sight where they involuntarily stood up and bowed around, apologizing. The two women, now in a slightly tipsy mood, bombarded Ted with continuous questions. Ted, who gradually noticed, sent an earnest gaze towards Taesuh.
Taesuh, who couldn’t have missed the gaze that pleaded for help, despite finding those sisters scary and pleading for mercy, was now more occupied with taking care of Jaein by her side than looking at Ted sitting across.
Jaein, with a slightly loosened expression, had red cheeks. Today, Jaein drank more than usual.
“If it’s hard, tell me.”
“If I tell you, will you carry me like Sanghwa?”
“Anytime.”
Jaein, with a pouty expression, leaned on Taesuh, silently expecting him to say that he would do it. The words he was about to say hurt Taesuh’s heart.
“Actually, last time when Taesuh carried Sanghwa, I envied her.”
“Next time, don’t envy, just tell me. I’ll carry you right away.”
“I’ve never been carried on a man’s back before.”
“Hmm…”
It was almost natural, considering there was no father. In fact, Taesuh had no memory of being carried by anyone, let alone her father. However, despite her indifference to her own shortcomings, Taesuh couldn’t be indifferent to Jaein’s.
“I’ve thought about what it would feel like when Taesuh carries me each time he hugs me. I thought about asking him to carry me, but I like being held. I just didn’t say it.”
“From here today, I’ll carry Yoon Jaein from here to the house.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Looking at Taesuh nodding with certainty, Jaein’s eyes softened with a gentle gaze.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
