A text from Gyo Hwan came, as if checking homework.
「I cleared up the misunderstanding that I didn’t kick you out, but he thinks that dad is meeting a new woman.」
‘What?’
In the middle of a weekday meeting with the secretarial team, Gyo Hwan was stumped.
Really, because of this teacher!
Hyo Jin didn’t respond at all, and from her expertise in reading and ignoring his texts, he could guess her anger.
「I told him I was busy with work and went to the office, so please respond accordingly.」
“Let’s discuss the rest at our house.”
Gyo Hwan, who had confirmed the text, quickly stood up.
“Huh? Your house, CEO?”
Why, all of a sudden?
Seung Yul, who finished his Taekwondo training, got off the car that the chauffeur had brought.
The parking lot, which was usually empty, was packed with cars.
“Oh, our young master is here?”
The grandmother, Lady Min Ja Hyun, greeted him warmly.
“Grandma, why are there so many cars at home?”
“The employees who work with your dad at the company have come. They’re having a meeting.”
“At home?”
“They’ve been so busy, they stayed up all night at the company yesterday.”
Gosh, so that’s why he didn’t come home last night?
Seung Yul, carrying his backpack, climbed the wooden stairs and quietly opened the door to the study.
Through the crack in the door, he could see his dad, dressed in a white shirt, passionately giving instructions to the employees like an orchestra conductor.
Clean white skin, a chin held high in arrogance, charismatic eyes.
Gyo Hwan, who was immersed in his work, slowly lifted his head.
“Um, has our Yul come?”
The secretaries, who were in the middle of a meeting, turned to look at Seung Yul standing with his backpack and screamed in surprise.
“Wow, you look much more handsome in person than in photos! Do you know how much we wanted to see you while looking at your photo in the office?”
The heated reaction made the eyes of the child gripping the handle tremble, almost popping out.
“Huh, my picture is in dad’s office?”
“Of course, your dad also put up the picture you drew in his office. You draw really well.”
“Thank you.”
Seung Yul bowed his waist beautifully, folding both hands modestly, as if wary of being arrogant.
“Yul, I don’t know how to apologize. Your dad has so much work today that he might not be able to play with you.”
Gyo Hwan grumbled, half lowering his gaze, keeping his eyes on team leader Nam who was standing behind Seung Yul.
Team leader Nam spat out his last line like an extra about to die from the hero’s sword.
“Your dad stayed up all night at the office because he was busy yesterday.”
“Mister. There was no such talk this morning!”
Seung Yul pointed out the lack of coherence.
“Dad went alone without saying anything, so he wouldn’t disturb you while you were sleeping.”
Gyo Hwan, who called them for overtime and even from dawn, spoke without blinking, as if shielding team leader Nam.
“Oh, I see.”
I had no idea. Misunderstanding my dad, who works so hard.
“There’s an award ceremony tomorrow, but you’re too busy to come, aren’t you?”
Seung Yul looked up at Gyo Hwan with his large sad eyes, rolling them regretfully.
“An awards ceremony?”
Is my kid receiving an award?
My kid, who was always criticized for ruining the class atmosphere, who transferred schools all the time?
“My teacher told me to write down my usual thoughts, so I did. I received an excellence award at a writing contest held by the Children’s Culture Foundation.”
“Um, I see. As you can see, I’m so busy that I’m not sure if I can make it, but I’ll check my schedule. Don’t be too disappointed if I can’t go because I have a lot of work.”
Why is he like that? He’s going anyway.
Team leader Nam felt a chill, his face twisted with distaste.
The next day, at the Children’s Culture Foundation.
“I’m sorry. I’ll just take one more shot! Yul, here! Look here, here!”
Before the awards ceremony started.
In front of the auditorium where the banner for the ‘National Children’s Writing Competition’ was hung, Gyo Hwan, who was holding a bouquet of flowers as big as his son, volunteered to take pictures.
The cold charisma he had displayed during the meeting with his secretaries yesterday was nowhere to be seen.
Others were waiting for their turn, but he kept bumping into people passing by because he was too focused on taking pictures. He even spread his legs and lowered his waist to match Seung Yul’s height.
‘Ah, it’s a little embarrassing. Should I not have asked him to come?’
Seung Yul, conscious of the surrounding gaze, murmured, and even Hyo Jin, who was watching from the side, was so embarrassed that she distanced herself and turned her head away as if she didn’t know him.
“Now, we will have the children who have won awards in this competition present their works themselves.”
After the awards were given out, the host took the stage and stood in front of the microphone.
“If you clap this quietly, our children can’t come out. I ask you to make it ten times louder.”
Wow!
With a big cheer, Seung Yul, dressed modestly in his school uniform, stepped onto the stage where the microphone was set up and greeted everyone.
“Hello. I am Choi Seung Yul, a second grader from Jeongeum International School.”
Dressed modestly in his school uniform, Seung Yul finally stepped up to the microphone when it was his turn.
“The title is ‘I Need Break Time.'”
His melodious voice echoed through the auditorium via the speakers.
The once bustling interior focused as if tuned to the frequency of Seung Yul’s voice alone.
“I go to school when I wake up in the morning.”
“When English class ends, it’s time for math.”
“After math class, I have to write.”
“After writing, I have to read a book.”
“When I finish reading the book, I write a reading report and eat.”
“After lunch, I memorize Chinese characters and English words and prepare for the afternoon class.”
“When school is over, I return home and prepare for homework and tomorrow’s class.”
“But I need a break.”
“I need time to look at the flowers blooming on the trees as the seasons change, to massage my grandmother’s arm, and to talk.”
“I need time to share love and stories.”
“You never know, today could be the last day I meet my grandmother.”
“Please give me a break.”
Seung Yul, who finished his script, looked nervously at his dad and Hyo Jin sitting in the audience.
Hyo Jin drew a heart with both arms, giving a bright smile as if she was saying he did well, and Gyo Hwan gave him a thumbs up.
Only then did Seung Yul let go of his tension, and with a pure smile that tucked in his white teeth and dimples, he stepped down from the stage.
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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!!!
