Jipil’s gaze fell onto the card.
“What’s this?”
“That guy’s business card.”
“How did you get this…?”
To Jipil, who asked if he had it, Jaeyo kindly explained.
“That guy caused a traffic accident for Chaeyoon last time.”
Jipil’s eyes widened.
“What?”
“He wasn’t the one who injured Chaeyoon in the motorcycle accident, but he was the driver of the vehicle that caused a minor collision before. He said it was fate to meet again and gave me his business card.”
At the mention of Chaeyoon not being the one harmed, the anger that had surged up to the tip of Jaeyo’s head subsided slightly. However, it hadn’t completely disappeared, and Jipil, with a sore neck, asked while holding his hand to it.
“So, have you met that guy?”
It was already after he had met him, but Jaeyo answered without blinking.
“No. We lost contact right after the accident.”
“Then why are you so convinced that Kyunghi did all this when you haven’t even met with that man to hear his side?”
“The information on the business card is all fake.”
“…….”
“If a man goes this far, there’s only one reason he would appear next to Chaeyoon.”
In case someone received a fortune-telling.
“And it’s easy to find out that divorce was mentioned by Chaeyoon. There’s only one person who can test if Chaeyoon has feelings for me or not.”
It wasn’t a false statement. However, Jipil didn’t easily agree with Jaeyo’s words.
‘Why on earth would Kyunghi do this?’
It was because he couldn’t understand why Kyunghi would do such a thing.
But Jaeyo’s words couldn’t be ignored either. Although what Jaeyo brought didn’t directly prove that Kyunghi orchestrated all this, it did provide circumstantial evidence.
“Father, I heard something unbelievable.”
Jipil thought deeply, recalling the surprised expression on Kyunghi’s face when she came to see him.
‘Somehow…’
His thoughts, which had been flowing quite complexly, ended with the conclusion that he had to meet Kyunghi.
“Okay. Go check it out for now.”
As he tried to send Jaeyo away, Jaeyo didn’t budge.
“You want me to go?”
“If I go, are you going to call Kyunghi’s mom and ask her why she did that?”
It was an accurate guess.
Since there was no other way to know Kyunghi’s thoughts unless he used that method, Jipil, instead of answering, revealed a complex sentiment and leaned back on the sofa.
Then, a small laughter burst from Jaeyo’s mouth.
“Then I’ll respond that she did well.”
Here it is again. That contemptuous tone.
Meeting that tone once again, Jipil, who had felt it a little earlier, narrowed his eyes and looked at Jaeyo.
“Jaeyo, why do you keep doing this since earlier?”
Jaeyo, raising an eyebrow once, loosened the legs he had been crossing and stood up.
“If you go, tell Kyunghi’s mom to have a good conversation.”
“Sit down.”
Jaeyo’s steps headed unhesitatingly toward the entrance.
“Han Jaeyo.”
Jipil, with his gaze fixed on Jaeyo’s retreating back, didn’t take his eyes off.
“If you go, tell her why you’re so twisted like that.”
At that moment, Jaeyo’s steps, which had been moving without hesitation, came to a stop.
Turning his body to face Jipil, Jaeyo, with a faint smirk, spat out a fierce voice.
“If you ask why I called that person who spread rumors that Chaeyoon cheated because she wanted to divorce me and why I called her over, that person will misunderstand everything. Then Grandfather will say, ‘Oh, is that so?’ and later, even Chaeyoon will be called, and we’ll all laugh together. Can you see in my appearance right now that I look twisted?”
The degree of irritation that spread across his face was quite unpleasant, as much as it was to be avoided even if it meant dying.
Since he had tried to separate Chaeyoon and him, he must also be feeling the heat.
However, it seemed a bit extreme, and Jipil wondered why he was acting like that. At the same time, he found Jaeyo’s standing figure intriguing, so Jipil observed Jaeyo silently.
His grandson, who had been like a working machine, now seemed a bit more human.
For a moment, Jipil’s interest in Jaeyo’s reaction surpassed the mistakes Kyunghi made. Instead of telling him to leave, Jipil brought up a conversation.
“So, besides calling Kyunghi and having a conversation, what else can I do in this situation?”
Jaeyo’s mouth, which had been speaking without hesitation until now, tightly shut.
Seeing Jaeyo’s closed mouth, the corners of Jipil’s eyes narrowed ever so slightly.
Jaeyo had always come up with solutions effortlessly whenever a problem was raised. However, what was happening now?
A silent Han Jaeyo. This rare sight of Jaeyo being tongue-tied made Jipil scrutinize Jaeyo’s expression more carefully.
“Look, even you don’t have a solution…….”
“Mention the chairman position.”
“What?”
As if he had been waiting, Jaeyo moved his lips, looking straight into Jipil’s eyes.
“If you say you’re thinking of me as the next chairman, things might change.”
Everything.
“In any direction.”
The gaze he spoke with was filled with conviction, yet it was chilling.
It was eyes that swallowed a lot.
Looking at those eyes, Jipil somehow felt uneasy. It was like the feeling of having to open Pandora’s box.
He felt this way today when he saw Chaeyoon turn pale after hearing Jaeyo’s story, so Jipil wanted to know.
Something he didn’t know.
He felt he had to draw some kind of reaction from Jaeyo here to unravel it.
“If there’s something I don’t know, don’t hide it; tell me everything.”
Jaeyo responded without avoiding Jipil’s eyes, who seemed eager to peer into his inner thoughts.
“I also need to talk to Chaeyoon to find out why she did that… Ah.”
When Jaeyo was about to say something but seemed to recall something, the ends of Jipil’s eyes became slightly thinner.
Han Jaeyo, who had been mentioned again with Chaeyoon’s name, made Jipil’s expression stiffen.
At that moment, a message arrived on Jaeyo’s phone.
「I met her.」
Seeing Sangheon and Hoyeon entering the restaurant where Kyunghi and Jungwoong were, Jaeyo glanced at Jipil’s stern expression, then spoke.
“It seems like something happened to Chaeyoon recently. I’ll go up and check.”
As Jipil remained alone, he told his secretary, “Find out where Kyunghi is right now.”
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
