Daehoon chuckled and sat down. Perhaps due to the ongoing investigation, his appearance was disheveled compared to the always neat image in her memory.
Even though she had volunteered to come, it couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable with only the two of them. Jaeein’s gaze lingered on the door behind for a moment. She was thinking about Taeseo standing outside.
“Did you come to mock me, like your father?”
Jaeein’s gaze returned to Daehoon with the cracked sarcasm. Unlike the well-maintained hair, his undyed beard grew haphazardly, looking unkempt.
“I’ve never thought of you as my father.”
Daehoon looked up at her, speaking calmly. His head slightly bowed.
“There’s no way you came all the way here for no reason. What’s the reason for seeing me?”
Perhaps due to repeated anger and anxiety, Daehoon’s eyes seemed bloodshot.
“Do you want an apology for abandoning you and your mom for no reason?”
“I don’t.”
Jaeein did not seek his apology. She had no intention of forgiving him. If her mother were still alive, the situation might have been different. Unlike her, her mother might have had thoughts of forgiving him.
But her mother was no longer in this world. Jaeein looked at Daehoon with a gaze that clearly revealed their unfortunate fate.
Why were you so cold? When we first met, you only showed an undignified side once. At that time, it would have been enough to say sorry for becoming an orphan.
The resentment and questions that had filled her mind at some point were futile.
“Do you think I’ll end like this?”
“…”
“Do you think that son won’t create a stir?”
“Why do you resent me so much?”
“Why?”
Even in the sharpened gaze, Jaeein remained calm.
“Tax evasion, illegal fundraising, false contracts, embezzlement, bribery, ordering substandard construction, bullying subcontractors, unfair contracts, and even an attempted murder charge against some residents opposing the Cheongha area resort development. Who asked you to do that?”
“…”
“No one, right? You did those things that you shouldn’t have. Oh, is it unfair to be exposed?”
A sly smile appeared on Daehoon’s lips as he stared at Jaeein as if piercing through her.
“You’ve grown well. Better than your mother who got pregnant and ran away abroad without catching a man’s heart.”
It was a statement that blamed himself for using Taeseo and, at the same time, insulted the mother who had raised her alone. Jaeein smiled bitterly and pondered the reason for coming here.
She had wanted to give him a last chance. If he truthfully confessed to the sins he committed and sincerely cooperated with the prosecution investigation, she intended to leave the Hyunyang Foundation for him or his wife, Jiseunghee.
It was not about forgiveness or amnesty. From the beginning, what Jaeein wanted was to unveil the mask worn by Jo Daehoon, exposing his cruelty and deceit to the world.
Breaking the image of being the head of a well-established and generous family, if Jaeein were to expose the truth, people would have pointed fingers and cursed at him. It was a more effective punishment than Jaeein harboring resentment alone.
“I believe there are many who can punish you even if it’s not me. That’s how you’ve lived.”
“You…”
“I was happy while living with my mom. She was happy too. The two of us spent enjoyable days without feeling lacking.”
“…”
“Contrary to what you might think, my mom never regretted giving birth to me. She didn’t even feel sorry for not having a dad. She said she would hug me even more to make up for what a dad should do, and she actually did. I’m telling you because you seem unaware.”
Daehoon’s face contorted. Jaeein recently realized the answers to the questions she had pondered for a long time. And she intended to tell Daehoon those answers.
“There were times when I wanted to ask my mom. Why did she give birth to me? How could she pour so much love on me while raising the child of a man she didn’t love?”
“Sena loved me!”
Daehoon suddenly shouted, causing the door to open slightly. Jaeein turned back, reassured, and stared at Daehoon again.
After meeting Taeseo and learning about love, Jaeein thought more about her mother. In doing so, Jaeein felt she might understand her mother’s feelings, which she couldn’t comprehend before.
“Yes. That’s what I think. Unless Chairman forcibly took my mom.”
“What nonsense!”
Daehoon abruptly rose as if to attack. Jaeein lifted her gaze towards him. She no longer called him Chairman; she referred to him as there was no substitute title for him.
“So, it means that contrary to what you think, my mom probably didn’t have a child with a man she didn’t love.”
Daehoon’s eyes brightened upon hearing Jaeein’s words. It was an expression as if he finally heard the answer to the suspicions he had harbored for a long time.
“Yeah, that’s right. Sena loved me, so she had my child. She didn’t listen to me telling her to erase the child…”
“But that was only at that time.”
“What…?”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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