Seung Yul, who was sitting with his hand on his chin, with a look as if he were grappling with all the worries of the world, didn’t even turn around.
“Kim Roy. I’ve been in a terrible mood since yesterday.”
“…”
“Don’t provoke me and just pass by, so you don’t get scolded.”
“Hmph, I didn’t come here because I wanted to speak.”
“Then keep your mouth shut and stay still.”
“Miss Bong asked me to come.”
“What?”
Miss Bong? Could it be… Teacher Bong?
Only then did his round back of the head turn as if a battery had been inserted.
“From where?”
“I met her in front of the school. She gave me this…!”
Thud. Seung Yul, forgetting that the class had begun, climbed onto the chair and looked out the window.
However, for some reason, he couldn’t see Hyo Jin standing in front of the school gate.
“Kim Roy. Was it really Miss Bong?”
“Seung Yul, class has started. You should be sitting down.”
“It’s true. She asked me to give you this.”
After the teacher’s rebuke, Seung Yul got off the chair and opened the note Roy had given him.
‘Seung Yul, I’m really sorry I couldn’t say goodbye yesterday.
I’ll explain how it happened when we meet later.
Until then, eat well, don’t get sick, and stay healthy.
I will definitely come to see you.♥’
This handwriting is definitely the teacher’s, right?
Seung Yul folded the note, turned around, and whispered into Roy’s ear.
“Roy, you have Miss Bong’s phone number, right?”
“Yeah, but it’s saved on my mom’s phone. Why?”
“Can I ask a favor from your mom over the phone?”
“What’s the favor?”
Jung Eum International School Foundation.
“Baby!”
Hyo Jin, who was hiding next to the back door storage room filled with broken desks and chairs, waved her hand at Seung Yul, who was leaving the main building.
“Shush!”
Oh, right. We’re secretly meeting right now, aren’t we?
“How did it go yesterday? Did you get in a lot of trouble with your dad? That’s right. No matter how much you want to do good, what will you do if you spend 20 million won?”
Hyo Jin, who thought she only needed to deliver the envelope, didn’t know that such a large sum was inside.
“The Bible says if someone asks you to walk a mile, you should go two, and if they ask for your coat, give them your shirt as well.”
“Ha, baby, you didn’t say that to your dad, did you?”
If he were to pass on his company, he would undoubtedly hand it over lock, stock, and barrel.
“Dad didn’t even ask, you know?”
“……?”
“When I honestly said that I did it because I wanted to do good as you taught, he beat my calves with a cane until it broke, calling me a very naughty child. I would have been beaten to death by Dad if Mr. Nam, the team leader, hadn’t intervened.”
“What? Dad hit you? Let me see.”
“See where? You’re a woman, and I’m a man.”
Seung Yul rolled his eyes and pulled down the hem of Hyo Jin’s skirt that she had lifted up.
“I’m sorry, baby. Because of me. I shouldn’t have gone back to school.”
Hyo Jin’s face crumpled in sadness.
“Why are you apologizing? The one who hit me was Dad.”
On top of everything, Dad regretted not being able to scold properly due to his pity.
“Are you okay, teacher?”
“Why?”
“You got fired.”
“……did you know?”
At the very least, she thought the child would excuse his misbehavior with claims of physical discomfort or personal circumstances. What a heartbreaker.
“Teacher, please give me your hand.”
“……?”
Seung Yul, who had taken out the candy stick he had prepared in advance from his pocket and put it on her palm, heaved a sigh as if the ground had collapsed.
“I’m sorry. This is all I have to give you.”
“What? Don’t talk like an old man.”
“Do you have a place to go? According to adults, if you get fired from our house, it’s not easy to find a job because the circle is small.”
“Hey, stop it! I’ll handle it myself. I’m capable.”
In front of the teacher’s dignity, it was pitiful.
“Do you have money?”
“Hey!”
No matter how much I lack money. Should a teacher hear such words from a child?
It was all due to Seung Yul’s father.
Not only did he drive me out, but he also hit the child.
“Hang in there. There must be good days when there are hard ones.”
“Huh. Thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”
Hyo Jin, feeling a sense of selfdeprecation, put the candy in her mouth instead of answering.
“CEO, it’s almost time for school to end.”
‘Oh, has it gotten this late already?’
Gyo Hwan, checking the time on the billboard visible through the window, got up from his chair with the tablet in his hand.
He had said only until he found a new home tutor, but from the first day, he was already being rushed for time.
“Is Yul’s eye okay?”
As he was leaving the office, he ran into Kang Jae Ik, the General Manager and lawyer, in front of the elevator.
“Hanna was worried. I’d like to go home and take care of him if I could, but I thought it might be inconvenient for you.”
“Ah, yes……”
Gyo Hwan, knowing it was a feigned illness, was too lazy to reveal the truth and just listened silently.
“Oh, and he postponed today’s breakfast and even cancelled yesterday’s afternoon schedule. Is something wrong with Yul?”
“No, it’s not like that. Yul hasn’t been back in the country for long. I wanted to take care of him. As you know, we’ve been apart in Singapore.”
To his surprise, Gyo Hwan exhibited acting skills that even he was astonished by and successfully diverted Jae Ik’s attention.
“You should get married and give Yul a mother, thinking of Yul. How long are you going to back him up all by yourself? Even when a mom and dad work their hardest to raise a child, it doesn’t always go as planned. Especially, it is said that a child can’t be without a mother.”
Since he knew he’d get this kind of nagging if he told him,
“Yes, I understand. Now, it’s time for school dismissal, so I’ll be on my way.”
He had escaped with the child as an excuse, but Jae Ik wasn’t oblivious to the fact that he was avoiding marriage with Hanna.
After school hours, the school gate was desolate as if the tide had receded.
“I’ll be back.”
The team leader parked the car at the school gate and got out, and Gyo Hwan, who was reviewing the online meeting materials for the afternoon in the car, narrowed his eyebrows and turned his gaze at the dull sound hitting the car window.
A handbag had fallen below the car window.
What’s this? A bag I’ve seen a lot before.
When he lifted his head to look outside the window, he saw Hyo Jin crossing the school fence with white sneakers on.
Who is that woman?
Upon seeing Hyo Jin, who not only crossed the line of the home tutor but now was crossing the fence, Gyo Hwan got out of the car and slammed the door.
Hyo Jin, who came down to the ground with a helping hand, almost stumbled backwards in surprise at the dark shadow looming in front of her.
Hmm? Was there a utility pole here?
I don’t think there was one when I came in earlier.
Brushing off the dust on her palms, in her raised view, not a utility pole, but Gyo Hwan’s sharp eyes were staring at her as if to pierce her.
Damn. They say you meet your enemy on a singlelog bridge.
“Why do you keep following my son? I clearly warned you not to appear again. Do I need to issue a restraining order at the court for you to give up?”
“Go ahead and sue me. I will report child abuse.”
“What?”
Even as he narrowed his eyebrows and glared at her, Hyo Jin no longer had anything to fear in the cut yard.
He’s not the one who pays my salary.
“Why did you hit the child?”
This guy, a practicing lawyer, should know about the revised Civil Law.
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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