A peaceful weekday at the S Department Store.
Tae Jin, adorned in heavy makeup and a flamboyant dress, entered the first floor.
Chan Woo, who had arrived early to wait for her, spotted Tae Jin from afar and rushed towards her in an instant.
Though she had arrived 30 minutes past the appointed time, not a single word of apology was offered from Tae Jin.
Her dignified face seemed to convey that it was only natural for others to wait for her.
“Brother, what were you doing?”
“Just waiting for you.”
“You know our anniversary is coming up, right?”
“Of course. Pick out what you want today. I’ll buy it all for you.”
“You speak as if you’re in for a disaster. You know I have expensive tastes, right?”
Tae Jin, seemingly unfazed, leaned on Chan Woo’s shoulder while raising her voice slightly.
Chan Woo, with his lovestruck eyes, took Tae Jin’s hand and held it snugly.
“What would you like?”
“Well…”
Tae Jin and Chan Woo entered the luxury boutique located on the first floor.
The staff greeted the two with bright smiles.
Tae Jin, with greedy eyes, scanned the glittering jewels. She passed the section with earrings and necklaces and stood in front of the rings.
Chan Woo excitedly asked from the side.
“Should we get couple rings this time?”
Tae Jin crossed her arms, contemplated for a moment, and then gently shook her head.
“No. I don’t want to be tied down to you yet.”
With her eyes closed, Tae Jin gave a delicate smile. It was a distant smile that was enough to melt the heart of the person standing in front of her.
A look of disappointment flashed across Chan Woo’s face, but he soon broke into a wide grin.
“And you bought me a ring before.”
At those words, Chan Woo glanced at Tae Jin’s left hand. The ring she always wore was absent today.
“You didn’t put it on today?”
“That ring? I got a bit tired of wearing it so often.”
It was a ring from the same brand as Tae Jin’s wedding band. Despite wearing it a few times, its simple design wasn’t to her taste. It was likely now somewhere around the house.
As Tae Jin’s gaze still roved the line of watches, Chan Woo cautiously asked from the side.
“So, what do you want today?”
Chan Woo approached from behind Tae Jin and wrapped his arms around her.
“Hmm. Let me have a look at this watch.”
It was an expensive watch, the price of which would make one exclaim in astonishment.
The shop assistant, with gloved hands, took out the glittering watch and fastened it on Tae Jin’s wrist.
Tae Jin swung her arm around to get a better look at the watch, and then made up her mind.
“Brother.”
“Yes, Tae Jin?”
“This one.”
Pulling up the corners of her mouth into a grin, Tae Jin gave a clear smile.
After a quick glance at the price tag, Chan Woo did his best to conceal his trembling voice and acted nonchalant.
“Do you like this the most?”
“Yes. Doesn’t it match me very well?”
The item Tae Jin had chosen was a watch adorned with numerous diamonds. It was worth its exorbitant price.
Tae Jin, having already made up her mind, looked at Chan Woo with wideopen eyes.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to pay?”
“Of course. Tae Jin, why don’t you look around other shops first? I’ll pay and then follow you.”
“Okay. Got it.”
The watch fastened on her wrist was astonishingly light compared to its price. Tae Jin left the luxury boutique with a brisk step.
Seeing her leave, Chan Woo handed over his card. His fingertips were trembling.
“Sir, how would you like to handle the installment payments?”
“Ha. Over 12 months.”
Chan Woo was brimming with resentment up to his chin, but he didn’t let it show. All that was left for him was a receipt with numerous zeros.
Chan Woo clenched his teeth as he headed out of the shop.
“Let’s think of this as an investment for the future.”
Having nothing of his own, he was in no position to stand shoulder to shoulder with Tae Jin, the eldest daughter of the Cha Corporation.
But there was no rule against social climbing.
Tae Jin was quite fond of Chan Woo’s body, and thanks to this, he was able to stay by her side as her boyfriend.
“Brother, can we also go there?”
This time, it was a shop selling luxury bags. Chan Woo, struggling to hide his trembling hand, spoke boisterously like a man.
“Sure. Whatever our Tae Jin wants, I’ll buy it.”
Tae Jin casually hung onto Chan Woo’s arm. Without caring about the looks from those around her, she pecked him on the cheek.
Something twinkled in the corner of the department store.
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In Do Jun’s office.
Staring intently at a picture, Do Jun pointed to something and gave an instruction.
“Secretary Choi, find out when this popup store was here.”
The small corner in the photo was a famous French brand’s popup store.
Secretary Choi received the photo that Do Jun handed over and nodded.
“Understood.”
Once they find out when the popup store opened, it would narrow down when Tae Yeon visited the department store.
Even after Secretary Choi left, Do Jun kept staring at the photo as if to bore a hole through it.
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.”
