“Perhaps, the person called Director Kim is more frightening than Jo Dae-hoon.”
What…?
“If the grudge against a person is greater and deeper than greed for money, it could be the case. That’s my opinion.”
Living as Jo Dae-hoon’s dog, Taesu must have gone through all sorts of situations. Whether the situation of Director Kim betraying Chairman Jo Dae-hoon was sudden or planned, Taesu did not know.
In the absence of certainty about whether it was a real betrayal or not, there was no way to find out the detailed intentions.
However, Taesu sensed a familiar emotion from Director Kim, who contacted him.
Hatred. It was an emotion that he always felt from his estranged birth mother and father. Exposed to that emotion for a long time, Taesu was exceptionally good at identifying who hated whom.
“If you’re going to hate so much, you’d better just let it go.”
I’m sorry. What did you say?
“No, I’ll meet Director Kim as soon as I return from Chicago. Please convey that and arrange a meeting.”
Having finished the call with Director Jang, Taesu chuckled and took another sip of water. Thinking of his parents, he turned away from the brightly lit skyscraper shining in the winter-cold wind.
There was still time until the flight departure. Right now, he needed warmth.
If he went back to Jaeein, she would embrace him with open arms. Then, he could happily fall asleep, smelling the scent of Yoon Jaeein, whom he loved the most in the world.
Taesu’s anticipation towards Jaeein was filled with certainty. There was no room for doubt.
“It was enjoyable.”
“Well…”
“Why is your expression like that? Wasn’t our first trip enjoyable, Taesu?”
“It was enjoyable. Just too short. I’m sorry.”
“What’s there to be sorry about, Taesu? Next time, let’s take a longer trip.”
Inside the airplane returning to Korea, Jaeein smiled and fastened her seatbelt. In fact, calling it a trip was somewhat amusing.
The time spent in the hotel during the short three days was merely five hours. Considering that the time spent in the airplane and the airport exceeded 24 hours, it was a hectic schedule.
From the airport to the bank, from the bank to the cafe, from the cafe back to the memorial park, and then to the hotel. The tight itinerary forced Jaeein to fall asleep with swollen eyes while meeting her mother.
And just a while ago, in the early dawn, she woke up with a smile, finding a man sleeping peacefully with his face buried in her chest.
The man had always been the first to wake her up with a tired face. So, it was an unusual opportunity to see the face of a man who was deeply asleep.
As Jaeein gently stroked the man’s straight nose, thick eyebrows, smooth cheeks, and lips that curved upwards, she did not hide her smile.
Even when she was touching him like that, the man remained asleep. Remembering how the man used to wake her up, Jaeein responded in the same way.
“Ugh…”
“Get up. We have to catch our flight.”
Instead of her hands, she used her long hair to tickle the man and planted kisses on the man’s face as she laughed.
While laughing and playing, Jaeein ended up looking up at the man trapped in her arms. The firm gaze met Jaeein’s, and he firmly shook his head.
“No.”
“Yes.”
“I said no? The time is…”
“Yes.”
Eventually, she was held by the man. Thanks to that, the shower time extended from ten minutes to thirty minutes. It was also due to the man’s consideration.
Whether it could be called consideration was questionable, but when Jaeein let go of the tired Jaeein, Taesu smiled as if he understood.
The man, who had been plain all day, suddenly became warm and persistent. But since Jaeein knew that it was exclusive to Yoon Jaeein, it was somewhat pleasing.
In the memorial park, Taesu bowed toward Jaeein’s mom’s photo, greeted her, and remained silent. He just stood straight, tightly holding Jaeein’s hand.
So, when Jaeein stepped forward, he lifted the hand he was holding. In front of her mom’s photo, they shook hands, showing that they met a good person.
Now, in her heart, Jaeein conveyed words to her mom, saying not to be lonely anymore, not to worry, that her daughter is not alone, and that many people care about her daughter.
“Do I look a lot like my mom?”
“Your mom was incredibly beautiful.”
“Who do you think is prettier?”
“Well…”
On the way out of the memorial park, seeing Taesu awkwardly responding to a question that could be a trap no matter what he says, Jaeein burst into laughter.
“Taesu.”
“Yes.”
“We have plenty of time. The second trip will be even more enjoyable.”
The reason for interrupting a busy schedule and coming to Chicago was actually because of stocks. Jaeein came to check and collect the stocks her mom left in the bank. However, both Jaeein and Taesu referred to this trip to Chicago as a journey.
“Undoubtedly.”
“When I woke up earlier. Do you know what I was thinking?”
Jaeein, not answering, smiled at Taesu, who was silently waiting for her to speak.
“I’ve watched Kang Taesu’s night, dawn, morning, day, and evening. We’ve been together. That’s what I was thinking.”
“…”
“Now that I know Kang Taesu’s winter, I’m curious about spring, summer, and fall.”
Faced with the confession that she wants to get to know Taesu in all seasons, Taesu had no words.
“And then, I’ll be curious about next year’s Kang Taesu and the Kang Taesu of the year after that.”
“…”
“Why is your expression like that again?”
Like a child, Jaeein brightly laughed at the man whose smiling and crying expressions were similar. She enjoyed being honest in front of him. If she could make this man happy like this, she felt she could do anything.
The person who made her shine brighter in front of her mom, the person she could be proud of in front of her mom.
Filled with gratitude, as Jaeein gently caressed Taesu’s cheek, he, checking the seatbelt signal of the ascending plane, wrinkled his moist eyes slightly.
“Don’t unfasten the seatbelt now.”
Helplessly tilting his head on Jaeein’s shoulder, the man chuckled, gently tickling her neck. Feeling him naturally wrapping around her, Jaeein closed her eyes.
She couldn’t help but say that this feeling was love.
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.”
