Instead of Ji Seo-jun, who felt burdened by the enthusiastic gaze of teachers and parents, I was in charge of the child’s school attendance. Unless there were unavoidable circumstances that made me go to work first, I always accompanied Seo-woo.
“Please take care of Seo-woo.”
After giving a vague handshake to me, Seo-woo grabbed the teacher’s hand and went inside. Confirming her entering, I urged Ji Seo-jun towards where his car was parked.
“Ji Seo-jun. Me, Ji Seo-woo.”
“Are you going to act cheesy like this all morning?”
“Yeah. You know it’s because the way you look at Seo-woo and the way you look at me are different.”
Entering the car together to go to work, I threw a question that even I thought was cheesy.
“Seo-woo is our daughter. Do you like Dad, or do you like Mom better?”
“Of course, you. You always scold Seo-woo so harshly.”
“Even if I say, ‘Ji Seo-woo, do you want me or Dad?’ who do you think will fix Seo-woo’s habits?”
Ji Seo-jun, stopping at the red light, slowly parked the car. Then, leaning towards me, he kissed my cheek.
“Filling it with a kiss.”
I chuckled and raised the tumbler containing the coffee Ji Seo-jun made for me in the morning.
“How about having a second child?”
“A second child?”
“I want to have a son. Ji Seo-jun, let’s have our son.”
“You struggled after giving birth to Seo-woo.”
I was surprised by Ji Seo-jun’s reaction. Honestly, I thought Ji Seo-jun would be happy if I suggested having a second child.
Ji Seo-jun shook his head at the idea of having a second child.
“It’s tough for you. There’s no guarantee we’ll have a son. Besides, Seo-woo is already taken care of by you and your mother, leaving another child would be too much.”
“If we have a second child, we can hire a babysitter.”
“You said you didn’t want to leave the child to someone else.”
“If we have a second child, we can’t help it.”
Until we arrived at the company, I tried to persuade Ji Seo-jun to have a second child, but he remained firm.
I pondered over how to break down Ji Seo-jun’s stubbornness. However, I lacked the ability to defeat Ji Seo-jun with logic and arguments.
There was only one way.
“What about Seo-woo?”
“Seo-woo is at her mom’s house today.”
“With your mother-in-law?”
“Yeah, my mom is there too.”
Ji Seo-jun, who finished exercising earlier than usual, returned home. It was a little past 8 PM. Seo-woo, who should have rushed into his arms as soon as he came in, was not there. Ji Seo-jun, disappointed, headed to the bathroom.
I, standing in front of the bathroom, watching Ji Seo-jun wiping his hands, asked him in a soft voice.
“Are you tired today?”
“No. Why would I be?”
I chuckled and pulled Ji Seo-jun, who was wiping off the water on his hands with a towel, to the kitchen.
“What’s all this?”
“What is it? Lately, you’ve been working overtime often, coming home early on those days to play with Seo-woo, and you can’t rest well even on weekends. I’m worried.”
“…Worried?”
Ji Seo-jun, who was looking at the dishes prepared on the table, asked.
“Of course! Sit. I’ll serve.”
I pulled Ji Seo-jun to a chair and brought a pretty soju glass from the sink drawer in Jeju, holding it in my hand.
“Why bring that out?”
“Because alcohol is missing from such good food… Did I teach you that way?”
I took out bokbunja (black raspberry) wine from the refrigerator and placed it on the table.
“Why is this out?”
“Let’s eat like this. Right? You exercised and must be hungry.”
I poured bokbunja wine into the soju glass, its beautiful color tempting me to drink it quickly.
“Let’s have a sip.”
Ji Seo-jun, sending an uneasy glance, gave up trying to dissuade me and gulped down the bokbunja wine.
“Eat this as a side dish.”
I fed Ji Seo-jun full of nutritious food like that.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up roughly, when we went into the room, Ji Seo-jun was lying on the bed with only a thin blanket covering him.
“Is this what you wanted?”
“Okay. I did want that, but…”
I started to feel a bit nervous. Did I plan this for Friday? If we go too far tonight, it might be hard to work tomorrow… Nevertheless, drawn by Ji Seo-jun’s charming appearance, I found myself approaching the bed as if under a spell.
“Since Seo-woo isn’t here, tell me what you want tonight. Munda-yul.”
“…Why ask such a thing?”
Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I blushed, and Ji Seo-jun chuckled before pulling my arm. In an instant, Ji Seo-jun, who had taken his place above me, brought his lips to mine.
Although it had been five years since we got married, I was still weak to Ji Seo-jun’s kisses. Ji Seo-jun’s moist and slightly warm lips engulfed me.
As our minds blurred, I wrapped my arms around Ji Seo-jun’s neck. When I did so, Ji Seo-jun pressed his body even closer.
We were so close that we could feel each other’s heartbeat. In that moment, when we were about to deepen the intimacy…
Ding-dong.
An oblivious doorbell rang.
“Wait a moment, Seo-jun. Someone might be here.”
“Ha, someone. Let’s just…”
“Hey! The doorbell rang again. Move.”
Ignoring my words, Seo-jun rushed forward. I pushed Seo-jun aside, put on a gown, and headed to the living room.
“Mom?”
Open the door quickly!
Mom’s face appeared on the intercom screen. Anxious, I quickly opened the front door, wondering if something had happened.
“Mom!”
As soon as I opened the door, Seo-woo grabbed my leg.
“Seo-woo, Mom. What happened?”
“What happened… Suddenly, she said she missed Mom and Dad and wanted to go home, crying.”
I hugged Seo-woo at her mother’s words. Seo-woo’s eyes were swollen, indicating that what Mom said was true.
“Call. I and Seo-jun were about to pick you up.”
“I called! Who didn’t answer? You have to go down now. Quickly go in. Seo-woo, say goodbye to grandma.”
Seo-woo buried her face in my chest, waved only her hand to say goodbye to her grandmother, and then headed to Seo-jun’s arms when her dad came out of the room.
“Did your mother-in-law come?”
Seeing Seo-woo, who had changed her clothes and was now in Seo-jun’s arms, Seo-jun widened his eyes.
“I guess Seo-woo begged to be brought home.”
As Seo-jun tried to take Seo-woo into her room, she shook her head vigorously.
“Teroo wants to stay with Mom and Dad.”
Our eyes met at Seo-woo’s words.
That night, Seo-woo eventually fell asleep between Seo-jun and me. Even after Seo-woo fell asleep, Seo-jun tossed and turned for a long time.
“Sorry.”
“What for?”
“Feeding you eel.”
That night, I didn’t make Seo-woo’s sibling. However, I was an unyielding woman, and two months later, I received another gift.
“This time, it’s really not my fault.”
Looking at Seo-woo, who was still flat in my lower belly, Ji Seo-jun spoke unfairly.
“Then you know. It’s not Ji Seo-jun’s fault, I know.”
Smiling brightly at Ji Seo-jun, I patted Seo-woo’s head.
“Mom, is Dong-tang here?”
“Yeah. Seo-woo’s sibling is here.”
“Amazing!”
After hearing that there’s a younger sibling, Seo-woo, who couldn’t stay away from my side, looked at us, and Ji Seo-jun and I smiled at each other.
We were happy.
In nine months, Seo-woo’s sibling would come, and now, as a family of four, we would welcome another happiness.
From friends to husband, Ji Seo-jun, who became a father, was still handsome. With such a handsome husband, a lovely child resembling him, and a little one in my belly whose resemblance to either of us was unknown, we were now together.
At 29, our story that began with a mistake is not a happy ‘ending’ but a work in progress.
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My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
