Seonwoo, who had been waiting for Green in the living room until the dawn broke, calmly revisited the situation he was in.
On Monday morning, the secret of Jin Seonwoo’s birth was suddenly exposed to the world.
In fact, Seonwoo had no memories of his birth mother. He had come to the house of Jin Youngcheol and Park Inyoung when he was three years old.
Though Inyoung was not as affectionate as other mothers and was always busy with work, Seonwoo had never once thought she was not his biological mother.
Ironically, the person who revealed the truth to Seonwoo was his father, Jin Youngcheol.
When Seonwoo was nine, he broke his leg at a ski camp and was hospitalized.
Inyoung, who was at his side, received an urgent call at night, and had to leave Seonwoo alone to return to the company.
“If you press this bell, a nurse will come. Your father will also be here soon. Seonwoo, can you stay alone for a while?”
“Yes, I can stay alone.”
Inyoung, looking anxiously at the composed Seonwoo, hurriedly left the hospital room.
About 30 minutes later, Jin Youngcheol arrived at Seonwoo’s hospital room, heavily drunk.
“If he were his own child, he wouldn’t leave him alone at this time and go to the company.”
Muttering to himself, Jin Youngcheol looked pitifully at Seonwoo’s broken leg and shed tears like chick droppings.
“Don’t worry, Seonwoo. You have a dad. I’ll protect you. You just need to trust this dad.”
Confused by Jin Youngcheol’s words, Seonwoo cautiously said,
“I trust both dad and mom.”
“Listen, Seonwoo. You can trust dad, but not mom. Dad and Seonwoo are connected by blood, but not mom.”
Unaware of the shock he had inflicted on his young son, Jin Youngcheol, drunk, collapsed on the auxiliary bed in the hospital room.
Similar incidents repeated. Inyoung had never once said that Seonwoo was not her son. It was always Jin Youngcheol who made Seonwoo realize that fact.
“You can never inherit K1 Construction. Do you think your mother would stand by and watch?”
Seonwoo was not swayed by Jin Youngcheol’s words because he had always loved his work.
The thrill of breaking through fierce competition to win construction bids and the exhilaration of seeing the buildings he signed off completed brought him immense satisfaction.
The gratification from his work left no room for Seonwoo to dabble in politics.
But yesterday was different. For the first time, he was swayed by Jin Youngcheol’s suggestion to enter politics.
“Seonwoo, does this matter influence your decision?”
Unable to answer Inyoung’s question immediately was a sign of his wavering, at the center of which was Green.
‘Even if I become unrelated to K1 Construction, will she stay by my side?’
Witnessing Han Muntak hastily come to take his daughter away after Seonwoo’s illegitimacy was revealed, he felt uneasy.
That’s why he couldn’t answer Inyoung’s question right away.
Having sorted his thoughts overnight, Seonwoo sprang up from his seat.
As he opened the curtains wide at the window, the world was already bustling under the morning sun.
Just as he was about to go outside with his coat on, the phone rang. It was Director Ahn Yonggi.
“Director, did you see this morning’s article in Goryeo Daily?”
The voice of Director Ahn seeking Seonwoo was extremely urgent. Seonwoo asked, puzzled,
“I haven’t seen it yet. What’s the matter?”
“Please read the article first and then call me.”
Seonwoo quickly hung up the phone, urged by Director Ahn’s desperate voice, and searched for the Goryeo Daily article.
「Illegitimate Controversy Jin Youngcheol, Woman Accompanied to Problematic Villa!」
「One year ago, who was the woman accompanying Jin Youngcheol?」
「Netizen reactions, a leopard can’t change its spots!」
Along with the provocative headline, the article included a photo.
In the passenger seat of the car driven by Jin Youngcheol was a young woman with heavy makeup.
The date in the corner of the photo was from a year ago, the day of the controversial ‘villa sex entertainment’ incident.
The photo even had the time stamped on it. 5:05 PM. It was the picture that would prove Jin Youngcheol’s emphasized innocence.
But why did this photo appear now?
The article, mentioning Seonwoo as an illegitimate child, subtly suggested an affair between Jin Youngcheol and the woman, but Seonwoo recognized the woman’s face in the photo as familiar.
Seonwoo hurriedly called Inyoung.
“Vice Chairman. Did you see the article?”
“The woman next to my father, that’s Haedanghwa, right?”
Inyoung seemed a bit surprised when she asked Seonwoo back. Seonwoo’s encounter with her had been brief when he was very young.
Haedanghwa, she was the granddaughter of a shaman deeply connected to both the Park Inyoung and Jin Youngcheol families. Her grandmother, Dohwagung, was a renowned shaman in political and business circles.
Even the powerful Park Chanwook relied heavily on her divinations in the early days of his business, and Jin Youngcheol’s father, a former Speaker of the National Assembly, was also a regular client.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
