Do Jun’s shirt was soaked red at the spot where he was uncomfortable.
Tae Yeon, with a troubled face, whispered to Do Jun, “You’re bleeding. It must be really painful.”
“Huh,” Do Jun responded, pulling a face, clearly incredulous. He then quickly put his suit jacket back on, hardening his expression again as if to imply the injury was trivial.
Do Jun reached out and gently touched Tae Yeon’s swollen red cheek, asking, “Why is this so?”
“It’s nothing. But Do Jun, we really need to go to the hospital!”
Despite hearing about his back injury, Do Jun’s gaze was solely fixed on Tae Yeon.
“Don’t hide your face, show it to me properly.”
Both were more concerned about the other’s condition than their own.
Do Jun gazed intently at Tae Yeon’s face and softly said, noticing her pale, swollen cheek.
Realizing Hye Sook had dared to lay hands on such a small face, anger surged within him.
He had given a clear warning, yet it was ignored.
“Do you dare do this? Who dared?” Do Jun’s voice was chillingly cold.
Tae Yeon didn’t respond, instead biting her lip.
Do Jun held Tae Yeon’s trembling hand firmly, feeling warmth from their clasped hands.
It felt secure. His hand was a lifeline that would protect her.
Do Jun slowly turned his head, glaring at the pale-faced Hye Sook.
“Madam, did you not hear my warning?”
“What… what?”
“I told Mr. Jin to stop obsessing over my wife.”
“Oh, that, I heard. That’s why I haven’t been calling much lately…”
Do Jun raised his hand, signaling her to stop.
“Was it so hard to wait in silence?”
“No, listen to me.”
“Why should I listen to you, when you don’t even listen to my wife?”
His tone was markedly colder than when speaking to Tae Yeon, freezing the person in front of him.
Hye Sook couldn’t muster a response, overwhelmed by the pressure from Do Jun.
“I always keep my word.”
Sensing a serious statement coming, Hye Sook glanced nervously at Do Jun.
“This investment, consider it non-existent.”
“What did you say?”
“My only condition was one. Not to disturb my wife. Seems it was too hard for you.”
Hye Sook clutched at Do Jun’s arm, pleading.
“Wait, just a minute. Listen to me.”
Do Jun forcefully pushed her away, grimacing slightly as his back where she had hit him was still throbbing.
Just as Do Jun had protected her, it was now Tae Yeon’s turn to step in.
“Mom, let’s talk later. Do Jun, let’s go to the hospital first.”
Hye Sook couldn’t hold them back.
There was no justification to stop them, and it was all her fault anyway.
Hye Sook watched Do Jun and Tae Yeon walking away, hand in hand, with a hollow gaze.
Amidst this, a thought occurred to her.
Had it been her own daughter, Tae Jin, in Tae Yeon’s place, would the situation have been different?
The couple’s backs were the very image of lovers in love.
She hadn’t arranged Tae Yeon’s marriage for such displays of affection.
All the good things were supposed to belong to her own daughter, Tae Jin.
Hye Sook clenched her fists, her hands trembling.
Tae Yeon called Secretary Choi to drive them.
Due to the large size of Do Jun’s sedan, she felt Secretary Choi driving would be better than her unfamiliar hands.
Secretary Choi, seeing Do Jun’s discomfort, asked worriedly, “What’s wrong, Director?”
Tae Yeon answered, “He was hit in the back.”
“By whom?”
The thought of Do Jun being hit was unbelievable; even Chairman Cha had never struck him. Who could have hit him?
Waiting for confirmation, Secretary Choi was stunned by Tae Yeon’s reply.
“Embarrassingly, it was my mother…”
“Oh.”
Secretary Choi stood dumbfounded, unsure of what to say.
“Secretary Choi, please head to the hospital.”
“No, go home.”
“That’s not okay. The wound might be deep.”
“No, it’s just a slight bruise. That bag could be used as a deadly weapon.”
Contemplating and seeing Do Jun speaking normally, Secretary Choi drove to his home.
Tae Yeon, concerned, took out her phone.
“I’ll call Dr. Kim to come over.”
Do Jun gently held her hand as she was about to call, and Tae Yeon turned her head sharply.
“Do Jun continued without letting go, “It’s okay.”
“How will you get treated?”
“Can’t Tae Yeon do it for me?”
“Me? How can I…”
Do Jun smiled, pulling up the corners of his mouth.
“Just disinfect and apply some ointment. Can you do that?”
It seemed like a request she couldn’t refuse, especially as it was her mother who had caused the injury.
Tae Yeon nodded, and Do Jun closed his eyes contentedly, then softly said, “The pain is getting worse.”
“It’s not too deep, is it?”
Instead of replying, Do Jun extended his hand. As Tae Yeon stared, he whispered.
“You need to help me think of something else.”
“How can I help?”
Before she could finish her question, Do Jun interlocked their fingers.
“I’ve always hated taking medicine since I was a child.”
Tae Yeon smiled faintly, imagining this seemingly fearless man disliking medicine.
Do Jun continued, looking at Tae Yeon’s smiling face, “When I had to take medicine, Chairman Cha would hold my hand like this.”
“Really?”
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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