Cha Yoon-hwa showed Woo Yeon pictures of Tae-kyung’s childhood. Unlike the dynamic Jae-hee, he seemed like a calm child from a young age.
But it was strange. In every photo, his father was absent, as if he never existed. It was as if he was a person who had never been present from the beginning.
There were rumors that she met her beloved and gave birth to two children. I heard that they didn’t separately register their marriage due to the chairman of Myeongsan’s opposition.
So, she could attach the family name “Cha” to Tae-kyung and Jae-hee’s names. In that way, even if it was a makeshift measure, Cha Yoon-hwa must have expressed her feelings to her father.
It is seen that the fact that information about his father has not been revealed to the public is a consideration from Chairman Cha Jin-soo, who knows his daughter’s heart well.
Woo Yeon glanced at Cha Yoon-hwa with a discreet smile as she looked through the album.
“Should I give you one?”
“…Yes?”
She took out a photo from the album.
It was a solo picture of Tae-kyung, looking about seven years old. His face was bright, his posture was upright, and, above all, his eyes were genuinely clear.
In the photo, he wore a tuxedo with a bow tie, a melon hat on his head, and shiny patent leather shoes.
He looked like the son of an elegant and noble duke, and it was a photo that resembled Tae-kyung a lot now.
“This was taken on the day of his kindergarten graduation.”
“Ah, yes.”
“Actually, Tae-kyung wasn’t feeling well that day. Perhaps something he ate the day before was wrong; he vomited before the graduation ceremony, and he also had a slight fever.”
“Yes.”
Whether it reminded her of that time, Cha Yoon-hwa paused for a moment and then continued slowly.
“We thought it might be better for him to rest at home since he wasn’t feeling well, but he insisted on going to the graduation ceremony to the end. Tae-kyung never missed a day of kindergarten and received the perfect attendance award that year. As a celebration, the teacher asked Tae-kyung to lead the ceremony. That’s the outfit he wore at that time.”
“It’s cute. I didn’t know the chairman had this side.”
“Right? Before directing, I was so worried, and my heart was pounding before the choir started. But as soon as his friends started singing, he conducted as if nothing had happened. He didn’t cry after the event, and seeing him standing there so dignified, I actually cried a lot. My child must have been so tired, but still.”
Cha Yoon-hwa, who had become much softer than before, wiped her red eyes with her hand. She had a face that seemed to deepen her thoughts at the end of her life.
“On the way back home, I asked Tae-kyung, ‘Why did you insist on doing everything so harshly? If it was tough, you could have just said you were sick.’ Then he said that if he had said that, everyone would have been disappointed. Holding my hand, he said, ‘Mom, so don’t be discouraged.'”
He must have been a good and kind son. Listening to her story, Woo Yeon once again looked into Tae-kyung’s clear and innocent eyes from his childhood.
“If you want, you can take it with you.”
Woo Yeon hesitated.
For no reason, her lips bumped several times as if to seem cool.
When she came out of the hospital, the sky was entirely filled with red light. Woo Yeon sat on a bench for a while, waiting for Tae-kyung.
“Yeon, I’m dying.”
She recalled Cha Yoon-hwa’s words that time is running out.
“Our son may seem harsh and strong, but he’s not. He has many weak corners and is a person with a warm side.”
So, please love him a lot, until the end. Her request for Woo Yeon to stay by his side for a long, long time weighed heavily on Woo Yeon’s heart.
Instead of an answer saying that he would definitely do that, she replied with an awkward smile and said she would try.
I wonder if he noticed that we’re not really lovers from that statement.
“Phew.”
After exhaling a sigh into the air, he appeared. As always, looking at his calm face, Woo Yeon became thoughtful.
Cha Tae-kyung must know that there is not much time left for his one and only mother. However, he doesn’t show a sad face at all.
Maybe, like me, have you become accustomed to unhappiness? Have you developed immunity to sadness?
“Did you wait a long time?”
Approaching the bench, he looked at Woo Yeon and asked. Woo Yeon slowly tilted her head.
“No. Did you have a good conversation?”
He nodded. Woo Yeon got up from the bench and slung her bag over her shoulder.
“Now, what should we do?”
They had eaten before coming to the hospital, and they had stayed up all night in the hotel after coming over from Chicago last night.
Now, what should we do? She asked, wondering if he would show a weak side. But Tae-kyung smiled confidently.
“Let’s take a walk.”
“…Yes.”
The two walked side by side along the street where the sunset was falling.
Tae-kyung became increasingly silent, but Woo Yeon didn’t ask anything. She simply walked silently, keeping pace with him.
After walking for a while, the two encountered a scenery – the faint singing of someone spreading through the street.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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