Smart.
A knock sounded from outside the door.
“Director Han. It looks like the kids have arrived.”
“Yes, it seems so.”
With a creak, the door opened.
Jae-hee and Director Han entered first, followed by Tae-kyung and Woo-yeon side by side.
Cha Yoon-hwa’s gaze avoided everyone and lingered only on Woo-yeon.
“Mom, we’re here.”
“Yeah, welcome.”
After exchanging brief greetings with Jae-hee, she looked at Woo-yeon, who bowed politely with a serious expression.
“Come on in. I’ve been waiting for you.”
Her image was much more gentle and elegant than what she had seen on the screen.
“I’m Yoon Woo-yeon. I’ve heard a lot about you.”
Her voice, offering greetings, was very clear. Well-dressed, slightly wavy hair, and a slender waist with delicate arms and legs.
A well-proportioned figure and a captivating appearance drew attention.
“He has quite high standards, higher than I thought,” she thought, smiling inwardly.
Cha Yoon-hwa asked Director Han to bring something to drink.
Jae-hee moved even faster, taking orange juice from the refrigerator and placing it on the table according to the number of people.
As always, Director Han took the place of Jae-hee with his inadequate arms.
“Mom, how’s your health? Anything uncomfortable?”
Cha Yoon-hwa forced herself to nod at Jae-hee’s caring question.
Honestly, she felt that she didn’t have much time left.
Especially at night, pain surged, reaching a point where it was unbearable without painkillers.
Still, she considered herself fortunate.
To be able to bear all this pain alone.
Having raised a son, Tae-kyung, who grew up healthy with no ailments, and a daughter, Jae-hee, who resembled her and had clear eyes, she could leave this world.
Though she hadn’t been blessed during her lifetime, she had loved both of her children diligently, considering it a satisfying life.
Woo-yeon hadn’t even grasped the juice bottle yet when Tae-kyung silently intercepted it, opening the lid and handing it over.
Woo-yeon expressed her gratitude with thankful eyes, and Tae-kyung responded gently.
Watching this quietly, Cha Yoon-hwa suddenly threw a question.
“Are you two planning to get married?”
She asked, looking at Woo-yeon.
It wasn’t strange to ask such a question since she had instructed him to bring a woman to marry.
“I’m sorry for bringing up the topic of marriage as soon as we arrived. But Woo-yeon, you may understand, but I don’t have much time.”
Whether it was due to her inability to lie well, Woo-yeon’s cheeks momentarily stiffened. Tae-kyung was the one who caught the answer.
“We’re keeping it in mind while getting to know each other.”
Cha Yoon-hwa’s eyes sparkled. As always, her voice was as soft as freshly made sundubu.
“I’m not asking you. I’m asking Woo-yeon about her intentions.”
After a brief eye contact with Tae-kyung, Woo-yeon bit her lips deeply before looking at Cha Yoon-hwa with warm eyes.
With neatly folded hands, she politely answered, “Yes. Not yet, but we’ve agreed to consider it. We’re meeting with the intention of marriage.”
“That’s good to hear. By the way, can we have a moment to talk privately, just the two of us?”
Cha Yoon-hwa sent everyone out of the room, leaving only Woo-yeon.
Even if it was fake, it didn’t matter.
Even if their meeting wasn’t true love, it was fine.
She hoped someone would take care of her lonely life until her kind and affectionate little boy grew into a dry man.
As far as I know, my son Tae-kyung wouldn’t have brought just anyone.
If the person met his criteria, it would be okay to walk a little longer.
…That would be enough.
There was nothing more to wish for.
Chicago was a city of architecture.
There were many high-rise buildings, and the place Tae-kyung took her after leaving the hospital was a restaurant on the 92nd floor of a tall building.
When Tae-kyung asked what she wanted to do in Chicago, she couldn’t think of anything specific, so she simply answered, “Chicago pizza.” Little did she know that they would come to eat pizza in such a high building.
She didn’t particularly have acrophobia, but this dizzying height was a first for her.
Avoiding Jae-hee, who suggested having dinner together, Tae-kyung seemed to have reserved about a third of the indoor space this time as well.
Chicago pizza, accompanied by wine, tasted good, but thinking about how much more exercise she needed tonight to compensate for it already made her feel breathless.
Judging by a rough estimate, it seemed like he had reserved around 30 seats, and that was also burdensome.
“Did you also reserve nearby seats?” Woo-yeon asked.
“That’s the idea.”
“Is it for me?”
Tae-kyung raised his wine glass, looking at Woo-yeon intently.
“I don’t like crowded places, so let’s say it’s for me.”
“…”
“You answered well earlier. You said you agreed to meet with marriage as a premise.”
“Did you believe that? What was that, I feel bad for no reason.”
“Even if you told a lie, I would have believed it.”
“…”
“So when we were alone, what did my mother say?”
Woo-yeon bit into the gooey pizza while looking at Cha Yoon-hwa.
Cha Yoon-hwa felt that she looked much better than she did in the photos. Despite the death sentence, she seemed to possess a bright and healthy spirit. Her words were all equally warm and affectionate, and secretly, she wished she could live a little longer.
She had been thinking about this in the hospital all this time.
“When the boss asked what you liked, I said you liked handsome men the most.”
Tae-kyung laughed with a sigh.
“Again?”
“He said he would rely on you.”
“Me?”
“Yes, Representative Cha.”
“I see. What did he say? Is that all?”
“No. He said you like sunsets.”
“…”
Cha Yoon-hwa suddenly brought up The Little Prince story while asking Tae-kyung for a favor.
When Tae-kyung was young, she used to read it to him frequently, and in the book, The Little Prince liked sunsets.
“Ah, it seems familiar.”
“Yes, The Little Prince used to watch sunsets whenever he felt sad. One day, he saw the sunset forty-three times. I wonder how sad one must be to watch the sunset forty-three times in one day.”
“…”
“Tae-kyung likes that. He told me.”
She thought he didn’t have many interests since he was indifferent and rarely showed his emotions.
Upon closer inspection, she confessed that her son Tae-kyung sometimes liked watching the sunset.
Woo-yeon didn’t bring up The Little Prince story with Tae-kyung, but she wanted to understand him better.
Why he liked sunsets.
“It should be a good view of the sunset from here.”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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