As Tae-kyung’s absence prolonged, another wave of panic swept through Myeongsan. The discussions among shareholders about not leaving the position of the leader vacant continued, and Vice President Cha Woo-kang seized the opportunity to gather shares again, actively moving around to secure the throne.
One afternoon, President Cha Eun-hae visited the hospital. The doctor in charge relayed that, considering the current time, it was strange that Tae-kyung hadn’t woken up even after recovering consciousness. The doctor’s suggestion that if there was no further response soon, they might need to reopen the brain felt like pushing Yeon into a profound abyss.
In the cafe on the first floor of the hospital, the two sat in silence after ordering coffee. Cha Eun-hae, looking at Yeon’s pale face, started speaking quietly as she sipped her coffee.
“Representative Cha, is he still…?”
“…….,”
Her throat froze. It would have been enough to simply answer truthfully, but the words that got stuck at the tip of her tongue couldn’t form a sentence that was made of truth.
Yeon just silently drank her tea.
After a shallow sigh, Cha Eun-hae checked her wristwatch and spoke again.
“How long do you plan to stay here?”
“How long?…”
She couldn’t precisely understand what was being asked. Her mental faculties were so preoccupied elsewhere that she often lost consciousness a dozen times a day.
All she could think about in the hospital was Tae-kyung. That’s all she did.
And it was all she could do.
For the first time, she showed a blank expression in front of President Cha Eun-hae, and she burst into a bitter laughter.
“Yoon Anchor?”
“Yes, President.”
“Resume your duties now.”
“What?”
When she raised her head, Cha Eun-hae’s face, welcoming Yeon’s return with a confident expression, appeared. Without any movement from Yeon, she calmly continued speaking.
“I watched the documentary video of your recent trip to Syria. The staff members who went with you all consistently said the same thing. Yoon Anchor has the talent to be a reporter. I’m sure that if you continue to entrust her, she will work harder than anyone else. But my opinion is different.”
“…….,”
“Let me be honest. I like Yoon Anchor. Now it doesn’t matter whether Cha Representative intervenes or not. She knows it best, but Yoon Anchor has a special power in the way she conveys the news. We call that charm. Yoon Anchor, being a charming person, easily captures the public’s response. I hope Yoon Anchor keeps the promise she made in front of me. Fighting behind the scenes is good, but, as expected, Yoon Anchor is someone who suits fighting confidently upfront. So, Representative Cha, give up now and return to broadcasting.”
If it hadn’t wavered, it would be a lie.
At her words urging her to return to the anchor position, she suddenly recalled herself sitting in the studio, looking at the camera.
The sweetness of the old memories, the ability to grasp the essence of the news and deliver it with lifelike sincerity even without a prompt, made Yeon’s eyes twinkle.
However, her words to give up on Tae-kyung, paradoxically, fueled Yeon’s determination even more.
She cannot give up.
Now, she cannot let go of his words that he wants her to be by his side fully until the end of the world.
It was love, obsession, and a fierce selfish desire to be with Tae-kyung until the very end.
Even if it’s just such a feeling, Yeon wanted to protect Tae-kyung by her side until the end.
Without resting for a single day.
Yeon looked at Cha Eun-hae with a calm face.
“I’m sorry.”
Apart from those words, there was nothing she could return, and she felt sorry.
Seeing Yeon rise politely with her hands together, Cha Eun-hae murmured lowly.
“You don’t believe it.”
“What?”
“Things like love.”
Yeon swept aside her long hair that flowed forward with a playful smile.
Even while looking at the cold voice of Cha Eun-hae, she didn’t seem discouraged. Instead, she had a livelier look in her eyes.
Through the sunlight spreading beyond the window, Yeon smiled faintly.
“Yes, I don’t believe it. Things like love. But I’m trying to believe in that man.”
“…….,”
“He risked his life to come and save me. Even if that’s not the case, now there are plenty of reasons to believe in the president.”
“Look at this, Yoon Anchor!”
“I’m sorry, President. I can’t give up.”
“Why are you so stubborn?”
“What if I become a bit stubborn? It’s my choice.”
With an expression that seemed to say she was at her wit’s end, Cha Eun-hae let out a low sigh.
“There’s no next time. If not now, your juniors, seniors, colleagues. I’ll push Yoon Anchor away from all of them. But still, can you really not regret it?”
“Yes.”
With a voice firmer than anyone else, Yeon answered yes.
Because she had devoted her remaining life to the man who would eventually open his eyes and embrace her. So there was no regret.
Yeon smiled courageously and turned away from Cha Eun-hae.
The sunset falls again today. While looking at the dazzlingly beautiful sky, Yeon headed towards Tae-kyung’s hospital room.
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.”
