Chairman Na said something, but he couldn’t even make a proper sound.
“Father, it’s okay. Just stay. Just… Please stay by my side like this.”
Tears overflowed in Song Kang’s eyes. He buried his face in his father’s chest, sobbing, and Chairman Na, with all his strength, raised his hand and patted his back.
While Chairman Na slept and woke up several times, Song Kang consistently stayed by his side. He breathed a sigh of relief only after hearing that Chairman Na’s body had regained stability.
How the day passed… He looked at the setting sun outside the window and then checked the time on his watch. He took out his phone. Amidst the messages from the company, he opened the message from La-in.
Director, is everything okay?
Understandably, since he couldn’t contact yesterday evening and had no time to contact Line today due to the chaotic situation.
Nothing happened. I couldn’t contact you because I was too busy with work. I’m sorry.
Shall we go in the evening? Or would you like to come?
Though Line desperately wanted to see him, it seemed appropriate to wait until Chairman Na sat up. Song Kang pressed the call button, stepped out of the hospital room for a moment, and had a conversation with Line.
“Did you finish work?”
I’m on my way home now. Why does Director’s voice sound so bad?
“Oh, I’m tired.”
Song Kang couldn’t bring himself to tell Line about Chairman Na. It was a situation that could be shocking and could lead to self-blame.
Why aren’t you saying anything, Director?
“I still have some work left. I won’t be able to see you today. Have dinner, keep warm, and sleep well.”
Well… Okay.
From her perspective, not knowing any situation, it might be disappointing. But at least for today, it seemed necessary to stay by Chairman Na’s side.
When he opened the door and went back to the hospital room, Chairman Na was trying to get up with difficulty. Song Kang quickly ran to support his father.
“Please lie down.”
“I’m… fine.”
Song Kang closed and opened his eyes. His father’s death… It was an unimaginable event.
“Father, are you really going to do this to me? Father… I…”
Overwhelmed, Song Kang couldn’t continue his words.
“I have no face to see you. I’ve ruined everything. Our Taesung… I’ve ruined everything.”
Chairman Na shook his head.
“Father, please don’t say that. Taesung is not ruined. I’ve raised Taesung as much as they damaged it, so you don’t have to worry. If you’ve found a flaw now, just cut it out.”
“During the time I misunderstood you, hated you…”
Chairman Na avoided Song Kang’s eyes. Song Kang told him it was okay. He said he didn’t feel bitter at all.
“Father, you have to be strong from now on. To avoid being dragged as they want, you have to stand strong as the head of Taesung. Father, you have to protect Taesung.”
As soon as Chairman Na recovered, he said he had something to confess to the prosecutor and insisted on undergoing an investigation. Song Kang suggested delaying it a bit due to Chairman Na’s health concerns, but Chairman Na didn’t change his mind.
The two prosecutors became suspicious of Chairman Na’s change in behavior.
Line was even more puzzled. Song Kang, who used to contact her every hour, became unresponsive, and it had been a long time since she saw him, citing busyness.
What happened to Taesung… Besides that, Line thought that if she had more time, she could focus on her work, but it was not the case at all.
With thoughts about Song Kang swirling in her mind, work was slipping through her fingers. In the midst of this, Chairman Na volunteered to undergo an investigation….
Line headed to the statement recording room for Chairman Na’s summons investigation. Today, she gave glances to the people standing in the monitoring room and caught sight of Song Kang in the meantime.
However, he was just staring straight ahead, not making eye contact with anyone around. Even before, in the Prosecutor’s Office, they didn’t act like they knew Line or exchanged greetings. But today felt a bit different.
When Line entered, Cha Hae-in, who was sitting next to Chairman Na, stood up and greeted her. The defense attorney had changed from the head of the legal affairs department to Cha Hae-in, and, above all, Chairman Na seemed defeated. Something suspicious was definitely going on.
“Name…”
Line turned her eyes toward Chairman Na, paused, and stopped speaking.
Then, she tightened her forehead and opened her eyes faintly, putting a lot of strength into her eyebrows. What Line discovered was none other than bruising around Chairman Na’s neck.
As someone who frequently checked scars or autopsy results, Line immediately grasped the cause of the bruise. Line’s pupils shook confusingly for a moment, then quickly filled with clear anger.
“Attempted suicide… Did you try?”
Line asked in a very cold voice.
Chairman Na swallowed saliva, unable to say anything, and his eyes trembled.
“Ha…”
Line sighed loudly, feeling tightness in her chest. She seemed to feel a great dizziness, placing her hand on her forehead. After a while of being unsure of what to do, she suddenly opened her eyes, glaring at Chairman Na.
“You can’t even be put under protective supervision… Ha…”
“Prosecutor…”
Hae-in cautiously spoke to Line, who rambled on for a while. It seemed necessary to calm down her agitated emotions. However, Line couldn’t hear Cha Hae-in’s voice.
“How can someone be so selfish? Were you planning to leave your son, who has been enduring loneliness all this time, alone in the world now? Because it’s convenient for you if you die!”
Line vented her anger like flames. Chairman Na sat there, seemingly unable to say anything, even if his mouth were wide open.
“Do you need to be under arrest for you to come to your senses?”
Line got up from her seat with the momentum to request an arrest warrant right away. Hae-in was surprised and got up from her seat as well.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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