The moment he confirmed that it was TaeIn, NokHyun tightly embraced her.
Caught off guard by the sudden hug, TaeIn stared blankly into space, even forgetting to blink.
“…Are you angry?”
“No.”
NokHyun promptly answered TaeIn’s question.
Even though he said no, his voice was noticeably lower than usual.
It was clear he was angry.
“I told you that if you wanted to leave, you could. I said the door is always open.”
TaeIn mumbled in an unconfident tone.
NokHyun didn’t respond. Anxious, TaeIn spoke again.
“I was careful, and my disguise was perfect.”
NokHyun slowly pulled away from her and looked her over.
“Indeed, it’s perfect.”
This time, TaeIn examined NokHyun from head to toe.
“Don’t tell me you came back emptyhanded? You said you went on a business trip. No souvenirs? Not even chocolate?”
At TaeIn’s serious question, NokHyun let out a hollow laugh.
“Because you were gone.”
TaeIn was slightly taken aback. His tone was monotonous, but to TaeIn, it oddly felt touching.
My family thought I was dead and they are living well, and it seemed as if TaeIn only wished for my death, but why NokHyun of all people.
“…Did you worry about me?”
Tae In seemed desperate as she held onto Nok Hyun’s clothes, asking.
“Yes.”
The answer came without any emotion. Tae In bowed her head and then met Nok Hyun’s eyes again.
His unusually pale eyes were trembling slightly.
“But why did you want to divorce?”
Nok Hyun remained stiff, still looking at Tae In’s trembling eyes.
Seo Tae In had figured it out.
At that fact, Nok Hyun felt his mind go blank for a moment.
It was something she would have found out eventually. It should have been revealed sooner. It might have been something that could have brought back Tae In’s memory. But Nok Hyun had put off that fact until the very last.
Why did he do that?
“Did I do something wrong? The video that Ji Eun Kyung showed me, I looked pretty odd and awful…. Is that why?”
Tae In was certain that she couldn’t have been the one to suggest divorce to Nok Hyun first. She might have brought it up, but she would have only said it because Nok Hyun wanted it.
“Why do you think I wanted to divorce?”
“Because Kang Nok Hyun is my ideal type!”
The words burst out before she even had time to think.
From a distance, Eun Kyung snorted, bursting into laughter.
Realizing what she had said, Tae In’s face turned red.
Starting from her cheeks to her ears and her neck, everything heated up.
She couldn’t believe she had confessed in such a state.
Tae In ran away from Nok Hyun and Eun Kyung. She ran across the garden as fast as she could.
But she didn’t get far before Nok Hyun caught her by the collar.
As soon as Tae In stopped, Nok Hyun picked up her fallen sun cap and put it on her head.
Her face must have been redder than before. Tae In could only hang her head.
“It’s not because you’re odd or bad.”
At Nok Hyun’s quiet voice, Tae In slowly raised her head.
“It’s my problem.”
“…Did you have another woman?”
“No, it’s not that.”
At his firm answer, Tae In bit her lip slightly.
In reality, it didn’t matter whose problem it was. The fact that he wanted to divorce was the important thing.
“And I had no thoughts of divorcing.”
At Nok Hyun’s words, Tae In strangely felt at ease.
After hesitating for a moment, Tae In fumbled in her pocket and pulled something out.
“Giving two legs is love, real love.”
With that, Tae In ran into the house.
The leftbehind Nok Hyun opened the paper bag in his hand.
The soggy chicken legs, carefully wrapped and brought, peeked out.
Nok Hyun couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
“You thought she was cute just now, didn’t you?”
Eun Kyung, who had approached without being noticed, whispered in secret.
“I’ll take this, you don’t eat this kind of thing.”
As Eun Kyung tried to snatch the paper bag, Nok Hyun lightly lifted it up.
Nok Hyun, who was significantly taller, held the bag high. This left I Kyung no choice but to give up despite the bag not being held that high.
“Can’t you even give me one chicken leg after all the hard work I’ve done?”
Nok Hyun took out his wallet from his pocket. He took out a card and threw it to I Kyung.
Catching it easily, I Kyung’s eyes widened.
“A damp chicken leg instead of this…? What do you think I’m going to eat for dinner? And what’s so special about that chicken leg?”
“It’s love, true love.”
At Nok Hyun’s words, I Kyung shook her head back and forth.
The next day, Tae In decided to stay indoors.
This was because I Kyung was watching her like a hawk.
Having no choice, Tae In stayed home and watched dramas. She felt uncomfortable for not keeping the promise to find the owners of the puppy and Turtle, but she couldn’t worry Nok Hyun and I Kyung.
“Seo Tae In, do whatever you want!”
I Kyung, who had been quietly observing Tae In, made a soft comment.
“Miss Seo Tae In, when you regain your memory, you will find your hole as well.”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re going to feel embarrassed about how you are right now.”
“……”
She must mean the huge gap between her past and current self. It wasn’t surprising for Tae In.
She had already watched the drama three times, but there was nothing she could remember from it.
Tae In’s mind was filled with what Nok Hyun had said yesterday.
What kind of critical problem could it have been that brought up the subject of divorce?
[What? Are you saying my son is impotent?] [Yes, madam, your son is impotent! The reason for divorce is entirely your son’s fault.]……Impotent?
“Miss Jung I Kyung, what do you think about this?”
At Tae In’s words, I Kyung, who was sitting at the table, turned her head.
“What, impotent?”
“……Can it be a reason for divorce?”
“It’s more than enough. I would have sued.”
She had thought about it all night. What could have been Nok Hyun’s problem?
In terms of looks, abilities, family background, Nok Hyun lacked nothing.
There was nothing particularly wrong with his personality. His indifferent yet affectionate personality was actually attractive.
Although he couldn’t wrap bandages well.
Then what about Nok Hyun had made her decide to divorce?
[Even though it’s your son, madam, he blames me without even thinking about going to the hospital to fix it!]The supporting character in the drama was still ranting.
Tae In, who had been lying comfortably on the sofa, suddenly sat up.
‘I should just check, right?’
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.”
