Yuna patted Minyoung’s shoulder, then walked out of the restroom.
Minjun, Seoha, and Taegyeong arrived at the restaurant. Minjun followed along, holding onto Seoha’s waist.
The restaurant had two floors. The welcoming staff checked the reservation list and guided the three of them to the second floor.
Unlike the first floor, which had quite a few occupied tables, the second floor was empty. The table with the best view on the second floor was set for a meal. Seoha asked Taegyeong curiously.
“Why is there no one on the second floor?”
“I reserved the entire second floor. We need to discuss something important with Minjun.”
Taegyeong explained with a slight squint in one eye, attempting to ease his nervousness but finding it challenging.
Minjun, with his round, pitch-black eyes, looked around the restaurant and then tightly held onto Seoha’s skirt.
“Let’s sit down.”
Taegyeong escorted the two. He tried to seat Minjun in a chair with a child-friendly booster seat but Minjun pushed Taegyeong away and climbed onto the chair himself.
Taegyeong watched disappointedly, hiding his feelings, and then helped Seoha by pulling out her chair.
Once everyone was seated, a waiter brought out appetizers.
“I ordered Minjun’s favorite—rose pasta and Gorgonzola pizza. If you want anything else, let me know.”
Minjun only sipped on the orange juice in front of him.
After a while, the food arrived, and Taegyeong struggled to enjoy his own meal while helping Minjun with his. The pizza was cut and drizzled with honey to make it more palatable for Minjun.
Although Minjun still looked a bit pouty, his expression softened as he faced the dishes he liked. After the meal, desserts were served. Minjun tasted the crème brûlée.
“Try it. It’s a dessert that Teacher likes; it’s very delicious.”
Taegyeong demonstrated, tapping the top of the crème brûlée with a teaspoon.
After glancing at Taegyeong, Minjun took the spoon and tapped the crème brûlée’s surface, just like Taegyeong had done. He then scooped up some caramel, which was made using a torch, and some pudding, placing it in his mouth.
The sweet, melting taste in his mouth seemed to release not only the lingering bitterness but also the hardened feelings in Minjun’s heart. However, in his tiny head, there was nothing but thoughts of his dad.
Why hasn’t Dad come back yet?
If Dad comes, I want him to come here and eat pudding together.
Even the old lady said that our dad is a very cool and excellent person.
The coding teacher also understood Dad.
What should I do if Mom marries the coding teacher? Should I follow Mom or Dad?
In Yangpyeong, Minsol worried about which parent to live with after their divorce. Minsol decided to live with Mom, but who should I live with?
I felt sorry for Dad because the pudding and the food were so delicious.
I didn’t dislike the coding teacher. However, I didn’t like the idea of the coding teacher marrying Mom.
It felt like taking Mom away. Mom is our mom. Minjun’s mom.
Minjun’s hand, eating the crème brûlée, slowed down.
Being young doesn’t mean things are simple. There are likely complicated concerns for that age.
And for Minjun, this was still a burdensome worry.
“Minjun, does it not taste good?”
Minjun shook his head hesitantly.
Seoha looked at Taegyeong and nodded. Then, she carefully opened her mouth.
“Minjun, Mommy is trying to tell you something important. Can you listen?”
Minjun lifted his head and stared directly into Seoha’s eyes.
The sadness embedded in the black and clear pupils tore at Seoha’s heart.
Minjun slowly nodded.
“It’s about Minjun’s dad.”
“Dad?”
“Yeah. You said Minjun was waiting for Dad. Now, Mommy wants to tell Minjun where Dad is, who he is.”
“Minjun’s real dad?”
“Yeah. Minjun’s real dad.”
Seoha tightly held Minjun’s hand. Minjun seemed tense.
Taegyeong was equally tense. After Seoha took a deep breath, she struggled to speak.
“Minjun, your coding teacher here is Minjun’s real dad.”
Minjun’s eyes shook intensely. It was an unexpected revelation.
The coding teacher is our dad.
Minjun blinked his eyes, unable to say anything.
It was something he had never thought of before.
No, he just wanted Dad to come back quickly and play with him like the coding teacher. But the coding teacher being the real dad?
Seoha waited for Minjun’s reaction and added, “I’m sorry we didn’t tell you earlier. Your mom and dad couldn’t meet due to certain circumstances, so your dad couldn’t come to you. Now, Mommy and Daddy want to meet again and live together. I hope Minjun allows Mommy and Daddy to live together.”
“The teacher is Dad? The teacher is really Minjun’s dad?”
Minjun responded as if he couldn’t believe it.
It was a reaction that couldn’t determine if it was positive or negative.
Taegyeong moved a chair next to Minjun and sat down.
He stared at Minjun.
Now, I can finally say in front of you that I am your dad.
I can face you, who looks like me.
“Yeah. I’m your real dad. I really wanted to tell Minjun. That I’m Minjun’s dad.”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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