“Yo, sister! Ah, what the heck! Can you let go of my hand?”
A dim vacant lot behind the building.
A stranger man shook off Hyeju’s hand.
The name of the man who had dragged Hyeju as soon as they met in front of the company was Chuntaek.
He was Miok’s son, three years younger than Hyeju.
“Oh Chuntaek, how did you find out about this place? Did Aunt Miok tell you?”
Chuntaek looked incredulous.
“What nonsense. I was the one who got surprised! Why is Nuna here?”
“Because it’s my company! Did you really come to see me?”
“Oh, Nuna works here? What am I supposed to say now?”
“You really didn’t know? Then why did you come here?”
Chuntaek twisted his ear and flicked his finger.
“I only heard that you work in Seoul, but I don’t know where exactly. Why did you bring the person you’re dating and cause such a fuss?”
“Dating?”
“Yeah, dating!”
Hyeju inwardly mourned for that woman who was dating such a hoodlum and unemployed man.
“Didn’t you get stuck in Cheonan after the accident last time? Did Aunt Miok know you came to Seoul?”
“Do I have to report my every move to you? I’m not a threeyearold kid.”
“What?”
“Oh, what are you doing in this countryside? Anyway, if I tell Mom, she won’t let it slide.”
Chuntaek let out a sigh.
Hyeju looked at him with pity as his everchanging hair, which had been dyed in various colors, seemed unusually calm this time. It turned out that people don’t change easily. Hyeju, who had crossed the threshold of twenty, found Chuntaek, who was still immature, pitiful.
“Did you really come just to meet your girlfriend? If you’re sure you have no business with me, let’s part ways.”
“Just a moment, Nuna.”
Hyeju sighed and turned around.
“Why? What?”
“We met like this for a reason, so give me some allowance.”
“Talking about reasons and fate. I don’t want to be associated with you using those lofty words.”
“Hey, why are you like that? It seems like our mom and your dad are about to get married. Even though we’re not legally stepsiblings, we’ll soon be living together. Isn’t it awkward to say we’re not siblings? Besides, we’re both Ohs. If we don’t talk about it, people will think we’re blood siblings.”
“You’re from the Haeju Oh family. I’m from the Hamyang Oh family, you know?”
“When someone introduces themselves, do they say, ‘Hello, I’m Chuntaek Oh from the Hamyang Oh family’? If it’s Oh, it’s all the same.”
Hyeju didn’t want to deal with him anymore and turned away.
“If you came to reconcile between the ‘potential’ siblings, this should be enough. Goodbye.”
Of course, Chuntaek wasn’t an easygoing guy.
Thud.
Chuntaek put his hand on the wall, blocking Hyeju’s path.
“Then just lend me 200,000 won.”
As expected, he never fails to deviate from expectations. This shameless guy.
“It’s so typical of you to ask for a loan. You’ve never repaid anything until now.”
“I promise I’ll definitely repay it this time.”
“No.”
“Who doesn’t know that there’s no one who would willingly lend money? I know you don’t want to, but please do it.”
Can a person be so shameless even when they’re shameless? Hyeju was incredulous and felt her nose clogging up.
Chuntaek’s mother, Miok, and Suchul had been relying on each other for over seven years. They were practically in a commonlaw marriage, if not officially registered.
But Hyeju really didn’t like Chuntaek’s presence, which came along like a byproduct.
Since Chuntaek’s hair started thickening, he had been a troublemaker, roaming around police stations like a hooligan. In middle school, he picked on his peers, and in high school, he bullied girls.
After becoming an adult, he got into a motorcycle accident, went on a hunger strike claiming he would exempt himself from military service, and ended up being hospitalized. He was just a headacheinducing guy.
And the reason for all that trouble was none other than Miok.
Miok, who had lived as a single mother after giving birth to Chuntaek at the age of just over twenty, was a kind woman like a fool. Even when she worked at Suchul’s store and her own situation wasn’t stable, she couldn’t turn away from an elderly beggar or a paper collector. Suchul, captivated by her endless grace and tenderness, confessed his feelings first, and the two naturally developed a deep relationship.
Miok was also very kind to Hyeju. Although she couldn’t call her “mom,” there were moments during her school years when she relied on Miok. Hyeju lending money to Chuntaek a few times, unable to turn away from him, was also due to her gratitude towards Miok.
However, there was a real weakness apart from that.
“Ah, I see. If you don’t want to lend it like that, I guess I can’t help it. Is your father in Cheonan now? What time is the train to Cheonan?”
In the end, Hyeju clenched her fist at Chuntaek’s nagging words.
That damn guy. Swear words swelled up inside her.
When Hyeju was in middle school, Suchul had a serious illness. It was stage 3 gastric cancer. Miok was the one who took care of Suchul’s illness throughout the grueling cancer treatment. Since then, Miok had been the benefactor of the two women.
Knowing that Suchul was absolutely weak against Chuntaek, Hyeju didn’t want the two of them to meet as much as possible.
“How long are you going to live like this? It’s enough to live off your parents to some extent. Can’t you even see that Miok is getting old, dealing with the mess you’ve caused?”
“Well, I also have my own thoughts. Do you think I want to be a burden to my parents? I’ve been running around trying to repay all the debts I’ve accumulated, you know?”
As if saying, “Take this and disappear,” Hyeju took out two 50,000 won bills from her wallet.
“This is the last time.”
“Why only two bills? Don’t you have more?”
“This is just it.”
As Hyeju blinked her eyes, Chuntaek smirked and put money into his pocket, stepping back.
“Ah, I got it. I got it!”
“With this, it seems like we’ve almost repaid the favor Miok Auntie did for our dad. Don’t even think about going to see Dad. If you do, you’ll really get beaten up somewhere.”
“Then! I’ll definitely listen to what you say, noona. I’m really going to live diligently.”
Chuntaek chuckled and waved his hand.
“It’d be faster for a dog to stop pooping than for that kid to change his ways.”
Hyeju sighed and smacked Chuntaek on the back of his head with her fist.
“Oh, and noona.”
Chuntaek, who was moving away with his dragging steps, suddenly turned around.
“What? What now!”
“I changed my name.”
Unconsciously, Hyeju let out a small laugh.
“What? Changed your name?”
“I can’t live as Oh Chuntaek even if I become a celebrity.”
“…You really do all sorts of things. So what’s your name?”
“Philip.”
Chuntaek, or rather Philip, placed two fingers at the end of his eyebrow and winked playfully.
“My name is Philip. Call me that from now on.”
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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.”
