As soon as he said he would do as she suggested, his lips pouted as if it was strange.
“He probably won’t be able to come even if asked because he’s busy.”
Seung Yul coolly turned his body and exited the room first.
“That’s right? It hasn’t been long since he made time to volunteer at the cafe last time. He probably won’t be able to come.”
As she followed along, nodding in agreement, Seung Yul abruptly halted his steps and sneakily glanced back as if offering a concession.
“But tell him he can come if he really wants to.”
“Really?”
“Of course, but he doesn’t need to come on purpose if he’s busy.”
“Sure, understood, boss. I’ll make sure to ask if he’s busy, and if he has time, I’ll tell him to come. Not to come on purpose though.”
Hyo Jin pulled out her phone and began typing a message as if she had become a secretary.
「Dad, Seung Yul said you can come.」
Upon checking the text, Gyo Hwan abruptly stood up in the middle of the meeting.
“Let’s wrap it up for today.”
“Huh?”
The lawyers and team leader Nam, who had been seated in the meeting room, blankly watched as Gyo Hwan stood up and took his jacket.
“I have something urgent today, so please email me the reports.”
“CEO?”
Team leader Nam hurriedly followed Gyo Hwan, who was leaving as if he were being chased.
“Where are you going?”
There were still four cases left to discuss in the meeting that had just started.
“I need to go now because Seung Yul has an observation class at school today.”
Gyo Hwan, while speaking, was watching the elevator floor indicator that had not yet arrived.
“Why isn’t it coming faster? Is the elevator broken?”
“If you press it like that, even a perfectly functioning elevator might break, right?”
He was pressing the already pressed button multiple times.
“What about the issue of selecting an AI partner in Canada? The former Vice Chairman’s side, who has arrived in Montreal, asked us to narrow it down to three options for review by today. There’s a meeting tomorrow.”
“In that case, I’ll review it in the evening, and let the Vice Chairman know that I’ll call him directly. It’s 13 hours ahead of our time, so we still have plenty of time, right?”
Team leader Nam gaped in dismay.
“Are you working late again?”
“Why, do you have a date after work?”
“No, but when you have to spend time with Seung Yul, you always leave on the dot.”
Ironically, it had been a series of latenight work after playing with Seung Yul and falling asleep.
“CEO. Is teacher Bong that scary?”
Despite having served him for a long time, the recent changes in him were as unpredictable as climate change.
“Team leader Nam, I can’t live because of teacher Bong.”
Gyo Hwan faked being sulkily quiet as if not to speak.
“I’m busy with work. ‘Dad, dad. Do this, do that,’ he nags. It’s really tiring.”
“Then you don’t have to go.”
Are you really tired?
The engine in his heart was roaring. He wanted to go so badly that the sound could be heard here.
“I’m doing this because Seung Yul might be waiting.”
Ding. As soon as the elevator arrived, he stepped in and immediately closed the door, as if blocking further questions.
Jung Eum International School.
“Dad, over here.”
Hyo Jin, who had been waiting in front of the building, approached Gyo Hwan as he got out of the car.
“Do I go up to the third floor?”
What’s the rush?
Even if he went in now, he would have to wait because it was still before the observation class.
“Dad? Just a moment.”
Hyo Jin came over and adjusted his shirt collar, which had flipped up on one side.
“Ah, I forgot to take this out earlier.”
Gyo Hwan pulled out his tightly rolled employee ID card from his pocket and showed it to her.
How hurried he must have been to not notice his shirt collar flipping up while removing his ID card around his neck, as he got into his car and drove all the way to the school. A person who was always neat without an inch out of place.
“Did you come here despite being busy? Seung Yul said you didn’t need to come if you were busy.”
“No, I’ve finished everything.”
Team leader Nam, who had scheduled overtime work again that day, would have been shocked if he’d followed.
“You have time, catch your breath a bit.”
Hyo Jin took out a water bottle from her bag.
As if he didn’t want to waste even that time, Gyo Hwan finished the water in one go.
Crunch.
Gyo Hwan who had crushed the plastic bottle, took the lead.
“Let’s go.”
Parents of other kids were already there, and I can’t be the only one late.
“Dad.”
Again, why?
“You’ll still have to wait if you go now, so take a break.”
“……?”
“Seung Yul would feel uncomfortable if he knew you rushed here like this.”
“Is that so?”
When she said that Seung Yul might feel uncomfortable, he stopped as if he had hit the brakes. Sweat was streaming down his forehead.
Hyo Jin pulled out a handkerchief from her bag and offered it to him, who was standing there, panting.
“Here you go.”
“Ah…….”
Gyo Hwan, who wiped his forehead with the handkerchief, neatly adjusted the look of his clothes reflected in the mirror.
“Let’s go in.”
He, who had returned to his calm and composed self, said.
“Yes.”
His legs were so long that Hyo Jin, who was not that short at 165 centimeters, had to practically jog to keep up with his broad strides.
“Dad, look at the picture Seung Yul drew here.”
Before the observation class began.
The parents who had arrived first were busy viewing the pictures drawn by the children during their art time in the exhibition hall.
The title of Seung Yul’s painting was “Encyclopedia of Nine Plants.”
“It seems he has a lot of talent in drawing, just like his mother.”
Even to Hyo Jin, who didn’t know much about paintings, the details of the nine stages of plant growth from the seed, sprout, stem, flower, to the fruit seemed exceptionally meticulous compared to the other children’s.
“Dad……?”
Gyo Hwan, who had been scrutinizing the painting as if reviewing a legal document submitted by a subordinate, looked at Hyo Jin.
“The butterfly and the bee are missing. Bees are needed to transfer pollen for flowers to become fruit.”
Ha, it was not about finding fault with perfection.
“Dad, you’ll become disliked.”
“Disliked……?”
I told him to switch off being a lawyer when he gets off work and be Seung Yul’s dad.
“Seung Yul might say you smell oldfashioned and dislike you.”
“Oldfashioned smell?”
Hearing Hyo Jin’s words, his brows furrowed even more seriously.
“What does that mean?”
Surely, it’s not similar to the smell of a single father?
“Just observe and listen without judging. Avoid needless criticism.”
“Ah, I see. If it weren’t for Teacher Bong, I would have made another mistake.”
Phew, seeing him sincerely relieved and patting his chest, Hyo Jin burst out laughing.
“Shall we go in?”
On the blackboard of the classroom they entered was written, ‘Write a letter to parents.’
“Now, your parents are here today. We will have time to confess our love and gratitude to our parents through a letter.”
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My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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