“Do you think so? Are you regretting it now?”
Hyun-young, with a complicated expression, couldn’t answer Yun-hee’s question as she just stared at her teacup.
Yun-hee advised her with a faint smile.
“Don’t overthink it. Don’t get entangled in a relationship that isn’t meant to be.”
“Is that so?”
“What can humans do against the fate decreed by the heavens?”
Yun-hee gently reproached Hyun-young.
“It’s heartbreaking. Teacher Kim, the child, Tae-kyung. Don’t you feel pity for Tae-kyung, unable to recognize his own child right in front of him? And what about Min-joon, who can’t recognize his own father?”
“Min-joon…”
Hyun-young felt as if her heart was being stabbed with a knife.
The very things she feared the most were happening to her beloved son Tae-kyung because of her.
“But it’s not an easy issue.”
“That’s right. It’s a difficult problem you’re making even more difficult.”
Yun-hee, usually calm and gentle, clicked her tongue uncharacteristically.
The two sipped their tea in silence. As the noise of children outside died down, Hyun-young stood up.
“Maybe it’s better to see her outside than here. If she knows we’re related, it might make it uncomfortable for Seo-ha to work here.”
“That’s wise. Don’t be too hard on Teacher Kim. She’s someone I cherish.”
“…Alright. Tell Seo-ha I’ll be waiting nearby.”
Hyun-young felt bitter in her mouth.
“How good it would have been if this wasn’t our relationship. If she had been an orphan, I might have accepted it earlier…”
Hyun-young blankly stared at the kindergarten from a nearby cafe.
Soon, she saw Seo-ha approaching the cafe.
The freshness from her college days five years ago had matured.
But Seo-ha’s kind and graceful eyes were still as Hyun-young remembered.
“How can I atone for this old woman’s sin of separating you two?”
Hyun-young sighed but quickly composed her expression, maintaining a poker face.
Seo-ha entered the cafe with a tense look on her face.
“Welcome. I’m Tae-kyung’s mother.”
“Hello? I’m Kim Seo-ha. I heard you were looking for me.”
Seo-ha greeted modestly. Hyun-young nodded and calmly continued.
“Please sit down. Would you like something cool to drink?”
“It’s okay. I have to go back soon.”
“How about lemonade then?”
Hyun-young ordered the drink regardless of Seo-ha’s refusal.
And elegantly sipped her tea with a composed face.
“Tae-kyung came looking for you?”
“Yes…”
Seo-ha looked at Hyun-young with tense eyes.
“Teacher Kim. Han Tae-kyung’s mother wants to see you, is that okay?”
Yun-hee looked at Seo-ha over her glasses. Seo-ha tightly gripped her trembling hands.
She was extremely nervous even though she hadn’t done anything wrong.
‘What if she finds out about Min-joon? What if she asks for the child?’
Seo-ha’s mind was in turmoil.
“Chairman Han’s mother will be waiting at a cafe near the kindergarten, so go now.”
“…Yes.”
Seo-ha reluctantly agreed, knowing she couldn’t avoid Hyun-young, Min-joon’s grandmother.
Along with fear, she wanted to know why she was being sought out.
“I’ll be back shortly.”
“Alright.”
With Yun-hee’s permission, Seo-ha headed to the cafe near the kindergarten with heavy steps.
She saw Hyun-young sitting by the window. A sensation of losing all color in her body washed over her.
Taking a deep breath and gathering her strength, she entered the cafe and stood in front of Hyun-young.
“Hello? I’m Kim Seo-ha. I heard you were looking for me.”
Seo-ha struggled to hide the trembling in her voice.
For a while, the two sat in silence with lemonades in front of them.
It was Hyun-young who broke the silence.
“I don’t hate you, Seo-ha.”
“What?”
“But I don’t want you to be with Tae-kyung either.”
“Ah… Yes…”
Seo-ha, not expecting Hyun-young to accept her, was inwardly hurt by her words.
Even in the past, when they were dating, nobody thought the ordinary Seo-ha would end up marrying Tae-kyung, a chaebol heir.
Moreover, now Tae-kyung was rumored to become the son-in-law of Congressman Jin Cheol-wook, a presidential candidate. Seo-ha understood Hyun-young’s feelings.
But it was still a wound.
“I’m aware. That Tae-kyung is marrying Jin Yuna…”
“I’m glad you know.”
Seo-ha’s heart ached as she spoke of Tae-kyung’s marriage, biting the inside of her lip as her throat tightened.
Though she had pushed Tae-kyung away, the reality of him marrying someone else and becoming a stranger hit her hard.
She now thought that Tae-kyung could never be Min-joon’s father.
Hyun-young cut off Seo-ha once again.
“So, I hope you don’t meet with Tae-kyung anymore.”
“…….”
“I will make sure you don’t have to meet for such matters again. It would be good if you could convince Tae-kyung to give up.”
“……Yes.”
Seo-ha barely managed to respond, feeling as if tears would fall any moment.
Hyun-young, aware of this, pretended not to notice and impassively stood up.
“I’ll leave first.”
“Yes… Take care.”
Hyun-young nodded and left the cafe without looking back.
As soon as Hyun-young left, tears fell from Seo-ha’s eyes.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
