In a few seconds, Jun’s eyes and face, now completely rid of desire, were as calm as if they were mocking her.
“You should take your welcome gift.”
Taehee received the shopping bag Jun offered.
“Congratulations on joining Seomun Hotel.”
Despite the formal tone, his deep black eyes, contrary to his businesslike speech, were teasing, saying that he was enjoying this situation.
Looking into those eyes, a sudden thought crossed her mind.
Office couple, emergency stairs, a thrilling kiss in secret. All of it might be her husband’s romance, not hers.
If that’s the case, what’s the harm? If he fulfills it, it’s enough.
Approaching Jun again, she firmly kissed his cheek, smiled brightly, and said, “I’ll work hard. Mr. CEO.”
Without any lingering feelings, I turned around and opened the emergency exit door. Through the closing door, I could hear a pleasant laughter.
A faint smile spread across Taehee’s face as she headed towards the office.
Okhee embraced her grandson and clapped her hands. “Jun, since Taehee isn’t here, take a break today. Being the company CEO is so tough. As soon as you come, you say you’ll see Jiwon.”
As soon as work ended, Jun took charge of Jiwon’s childcare. Although Okhee suggested that Jun should take a break since Taehee wasn’t around, Jun insisted on taking care of his son.
“Mother, you should leave Jiwon to a babysitter and go out during the day. Don’t only spend time with your daughter and grandson. Grandfather gave you a card to use as you please.”
Despite Okhee’s advice to enjoy hobbies and social activities, she devoted herself to her grandson.
Unless it was a day out with Heegu, Okhee always dedicated time for Taehee and her grandson at home.
“Why buy things when there’s no need to go out? Besides, my only joy these days is seeing our grandson.”
Okhee, who patted her grandson’s bottom, descended while smiling.
Only then did Jun, holding his son in one arm, survey the wide space with his eyes.
It was the first time. A space he had never felt empty even once now felt strangely hollow.
It was because Taehee, who used to welcome him with a smile every time he returned from work, was not there.
Already feeling lost at this point.
Today was his wife’s first day at work, and she mentioned there would be a company dinner, so he might be a little late. Thinking about abolishing the drinking culture altogether, Jun just laughed.
It was because he recalled Taehee’s words to distinguish between work and personal matters.
“Jiwon, do you miss your mom?” Unlike Jun, his son, held in his arms, smiled happily, seemingly not feeling the absence of his mother.
That smile was so innocent.
Jun hoped his son would grow up slowly.
Right now, he might not know, but soon he would become a mini Min Taehee, competing with his parents.
Jun laid his son down on the mat.
“Jiwon, what should we do?”
Since joining Seomun Group, Jun always left work on time unless there was something urgent. Remembering Taehee’s desire to spend a peaceful time with the family in the evening, Jun had decided to prioritize family over work.
Although he knew he wanted to prioritize his wife over work, like Father Yongjin, he also had a part of him that didn’t want to put work ahead of his love for a woman.
He remembered Taehee’s words about wanting to spend time together as a family during dinner, and he wanted to make that happen. Despite knowing his wife would be worried due to his busy work schedule, Jun always tried to reassure her.
He hoped to be the one who made Taehee happy and, regardless of suspicions and worries, wished to be the source of her constant joy.
For Jun, Min Taehee was always the top priority, and his life was determined by a single word from her.
To be honest, working at the company is something I reluctantly do because of Mintaehee, and if given permission, I had the confidence to quit without any lingering feelings.
But that won’t happen.
Because my wife has such great ambition, as a husband, I felt a duty and responsibility to help her achieve those ambitions.
“Let’s read a book, Kang Jiwon.”
Following Taehee’s teachings, Jun played with his son properly. He read nonsensical storybooks, rocked him, turned a national mobile that played music, and spun it dozens of times.
Even though I wondered what I was doing, looking at my son, who constantly moved like swimming and made eye contact with me, made me smile.
It was an inexplicable laughter, but it was a not unpleasant one.
I’d rather sit at the desk and look at documents. Spending time with a child who couldn’t speak was sweet yet not easy.
Checking the time, it was past 8 o’clock. Constantly checking the time while feeling like my heart was burning, Jun suddenly felt bitter.
“Maybe Mintaehee felt like this too.”
Waiting all day at home for her husband, who came home after studying and taking care of the child, sending messages asking if he had left on time, eagerly smiling and running out at the sound of the front door opening—what would her heart have been like?
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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