Tae Kyung found it hard to shake off the uneasy feeling at the news of his mother’s visit.
It was difficult to guess why she would come to see him.
For the past 5 years, she had never once asked him to return to HY Group.
Even when he pressed her about Seo Ha’s disappearance, she couldn’t find any clues.
Tae Kyung shook his head from side to side as his mind became complicated.
Now was the time to catch Seo Ha, rather than think about his mother.
“Think about that later, did you contact the kindergarten?”
– I just contacted them earlier. But we don’t have enough instructors to start the kindergarten support project now.
“Don’t worry about that. What did the principal say?”
– She said she would review it, so I sent an email right away. But what are you really thinking?
“Gather your documents and come down to Yangpyeong now.”
– What? Yangpyeong? Now?
Kyu Won’s surprised voice popped out from the phone. Tae Kyung casually pulled the phone away from his ear and continued speaking.
“Bring a set of my clothes too. I look terrible right now.”
– Are you really going to set up a meeting with the kindergarten now?
“Yes. Bring nice clothes, pack them well.”
– Oh, really. Am I your servant, making me do all sorts of things! Always causing trouble and I have to clean up after you, huh?
“Shut up and hurry up. I’ll be at the sauna.”
Tae Kyung said cynically, turning his neck. He hung up before Kyu Won’s sigh even stopped on the other end of the phone.
He then called Yoon Hee.
– Hello. This is Jung Yoon Hee, principal of Onnuri Kindergarten.
“Principal, this is Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K Corporation. We proposed our program support, would it be possible to meet this afternoon?”
– Ho ho ho. You’re in a hurry. Alright. Come around 3 PM.
“Thank you. I’ll see you soon.”
After ending the call, Tae Kyung wore a meaningful smile.
A few hours later.
A neat-looking Tae Kyung was shuffling through documents in the passenger seat.
“You, you really!”
“I’m reviewing documents. Shut up.”
“Aish, to think I believed in that and started a company. I must be crazy.”
“Don’t you remember you came to me first and begged me to do it together?”
“I don’t know, man!”
Kyu Won glared at Tae Kyung with narrowed eyes, but Tae Kyung twisted the corner of his mouth as if it were ridiculous.
Tae Kyung flipped through the documents quickly, then closed them with a thud and got out of the car.
“Hey! Are you really going in like this?”
When Kyu Won looked at Tae Kyung with anxious eyes, Tae Kyung looked back puzzled.
“Aren’t you getting out?”
Kyu Won’s eyes widened as he hurriedly got out of the car. Tae Kyung brushed off his clothes, fixed his appearance, and strode towards the kindergarten.
Kyu Won followed behind, hurrying his steps.
Tae Kyung stood very familiarly in front of the kindergarten door. Chae Eun spotted Tae Kyung and quickly approached.
“If you’re here to see Teacher Seo Ha, please leave quickly. Don’t harass Teacher Seo Ha…”
“I’m here to see Principal Jung Yoon Hee. I’m Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K Corporation. We should have sent a proposal in advance about our kindergarten coding education program support project.”
Chae Eun looked suspiciously at Tae Kyung’s confident attitude.
“Are you really THE Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K?”
“Yes, I am. Would you like to see my ID? I also made an appointment with the principal for today, was it not communicated?”
It was understandable to be suspicious given the commotion with Seo Ha recently, but it was also awkward to just chase away Tae Kyung, who was properly dressed and came with another employee today.
“Alright. Please wait a moment.”
Chae Eun turned towards the principal’s office. Tae Kyung was leisurely looking around the kindergarten entrance.
Through the glass window, he could see Seo Ha doing activities with children in the creativity room on the first floor.
“Tae Kyung, did you really come here for work?”
“Yes. For work.”
“But why here out of the blue? It’s never been on the list of candidates before.”
“That’s not what’s important. Our goal is to help children develop creativity with unlimited imagination, right?”
Kyu Won looked at Tae Kyung in disbelief.
Perhaps Tae Kyung ate something wrong overnight.
This wasn’t his character.
Chae Eun returned to Tae Kyung and Kyu Won with quick steps.
“The principal says to come in. Follow me.”
“Thank you.”
Tae Kyung’s polite greeting exuded dignity. It was the aura of someone born into privilege.
As they opened the door to the principal’s office, Yoon Hee greeted them with a kind smile.
“You look quite different from this morning, I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“Thank you for that time. I’m Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K Corporation. I apologize for the late introduction.”
“It’s alright. Please sit. As you know, I’m Jung Yoon Hee, principal of Onnuri Kindergarten.”
Tae Kyung sat down on the sofa more politely than ever. Kyu Won followed and sat next to him, but was restless.
“Mr. Han, do you need some honey water?”
Kyu Won and Chae Eun tilted their heads, not understanding Yoon Hee’s question. Tae Kyung smiled gently at Yoon Hee’s question.
“No, thank you.”
“Then how about some green tea?”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Kyu Won kept poking Tae Kyung, but Tae Kyung ignored him and focused on Yoon Hee.
He explained his purpose with his characteristically confident demeanor.
“Thank you for allowing this sudden meeting today. Our company provides free coding education programs to some kindergartens to realize our company philosophy of giving more children the opportunity to realize new dreams through coding education. I would like to offer our company’s program to Onnuri Kindergarten.”
Tae Kyung confidently handed the documents to Yoon Hee.
Yoon Hee narrowed her eyes at Tae Kyung without even glancing at the documents. She asked slowly in a low tone.
“Why our kindergarten?”
“Because of Teacher Kim Seo Ha.”
Kyu Won’s eyes widened and his mouth gaped at Tae Kyung’s nonchalant answer.
Yoon Hee said nothing. She just stared intently at Tae Kyung. She didn’t even look at the documents.
Kyu Won fidgeted his fingers nervously.
Kim Seo Ha. Could it be that Kim Seo Ha he had only heard about?
Was she here, the one who had turned Tae Kyung into a wreck?
No matter how much he examined Tae Kyung’s face, he couldn’t tell.
Yoon Hee slowly closed and opened her eyes, then nodded.
“I see. The regular class children will be leaving soon. Let’s hear the detailed explanation with our teachers then. And we’ll make a decision.”
“Thank you.”
Chae Eun also looked visibly surprised.
It was clear that there was something between Yoon Hee and Tae Kyung that she didn’t know about, but she couldn’t bring herself to ask Yoon Hee. Even if she asked, the tight-lipped Yoon Hee was unlikely to explain.
“Let’s have some tea in the meantime. Or you can look around the kindergarten if you’d like.”
“If you could give us a tour of the kindergarten, it would be very helpful for the future program implementation.”
“Alright. Then let’s have some tea and I’ll show you around. Deputy Park, let’s meet again in the creativity room after the children leave.”
“Yes, Principal.”
Chae Eun bowed and left the principal’s office.
Yoon Hee drank her tea with leisurely gestures. Tae Kyung also lifted his teacup with ingrained elegant hand movements.
Kyu Won shook his head slightly.
How on earth was he going to outsmart this black-hearted beast?
After the silent tea time ended, Yoon Hee and Tae Kyung walked down the kindergarten hallway like an affectionate mother and son. Kyu Won followed a step behind.
“Mr. Han, have you made up your mind?”
“I’ve thought of a way not to regret it.”
“Is that why you’re trying so hard to come to our kindergarten?”
“Yes.”
“What if I say I won’t allow it?”
“I’ll keep trying until you allow it. You will allow it somehow.”
Tae Kyung’s eyes were firm and straight.
Looking at those eyes, Yoon Hee was reminded of Hyun Young, her distant relative and Tae Kyung’s mother.
Tae Kyung didn’t even know that Yoon Hee was Hyun Young’s distant relative.
Yoon Hee also had a hard time recognizing Tae Kyung. It was the first time she had seen Tae Kyung in person since he was a baby.
She exchanged greetings with Hyun Young occasionally, but that was it. Hyun Young, who didn’t reveal her inner thoughts, didn’t talk about her children.
“You only know if it’s real hatred or love when you push it to the end.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
Both Tae Kyung and Kyu Won were puzzled by Yoon Hee’s unexpectedly easy acceptance of Tae Kyung.
Yoon Hee just wore a gentle smile.
It was a favor Hyun Young had secretly asked. Hyun Young’s voice was heavy when she called after several years.
‘I heard Tae Kyung is pregnant, but I can’t allow it. But I can’t ignore it either. Help them secretly without anyone knowing. It’s a secret from both Tae Kyung and that child.’
Yoon Hee felt it was fate that Seo Ha had come to Yangpyeong. Seeing her raising a child alone reminded her so much of her cousin Hyun Young that it worried her even more.
Unlike Hyun Young, Yoon Hee didn’t want to separate Tae Kyung and Seo Ha for Min Joon’s sake.
Neither Tae Kyung nor Kyu Won could know her inner desire to understand the backstory of their relationship and correct their misaligned connection.
Moreover, Kyu Won, unaware of Tae Kyung and Yoon Hee’s early morning encounter, was just frustrated by their seemingly cryptic conversation.
On the way to the creativity room, the last stop of their kindergarten tour, they saw Seo Ha coming out with the Sky class children.
Seo Ha gave a small bow to Yoon Hee, then froze when she saw Tae Kyung standing next to her.
Tae Kyung just nodded slightly to Seo Ha before following Yoon Hee into the creativity room.
Seo Ha bit her lip hard where she stood.
[This is the timeline separator]Tae Kyung explained their small kindergarten support project to Principal Yoon Hee and Deputy Principal Chae Eun.
Yoon Hee listened to Tae Kyung’s presentation with kind but sharp eyes, while Chae Eun looked bewildered.
The support project Tae Kyung proposed was one Chae Eun had heard about once or twice. She had seen Emil Kindergarten promoting this program extensively.
“That concludes the explanation of our program. The kindergarten doesn’t need to prepare anything. We will dispatch education instructors, and all textbooks and teaching aids will be provided free of charge. Also, the children will be given free accounts for our coding education platform until they graduate from kindergarten.”
Even Kyu Won’s eyes widened at Tae Kyung’s explanation. They had never given this much in support projects before. Not a single place had provided individual platform accounts until graduation.
Even kindergartens that had paid contracts for the program had to purchase annual subscriptions for individual platform accounts separately.
“If we accept that offer, when can the program start?”
“We can accommodate the kindergarten’s schedule. If you want, it’s possible starting this week.”
“Mr. Han, the number of education instructors…”
Kyu Won was shocked every time Tae Kyung spoke.
Did this guy know how many kindergartens wanted this program right now?
He couldn’t understand why this guy was doing this when he must know they couldn’t make contracts because they lacked education instructors.
Yoon Hee soon nodded.
“Alright. Let’s accept the proposal.”
“Thank you for the opportunity. On my way here, I noticed that there are no external programs on Thursdays and Fridays in your kindergarten’s specialization program. How about we start this Thursday?”
“That would be very helpful for us.”
Yoon Hee accepted with a picture-perfect smile.
Tae Kyung bowed his head in satisfaction.
“I look forward to working with you, Principal.”
“Yes. I look forward to working with you too, Mr. Han, Deputy Principal.”
Tae Kyung walked out of the kindergarten confidently with Kyu Won.
Kyu Won just sighed as he opened the car door. That’s when Seo Ha’s voice was heard from behind.
“Elder brother Tae Kyung!”
Tae Kyung pretended not to hear and opened the car door, about to get into the passenger seat. Seo Ha quickly ran over and grabbed the closing car door.
Tae Kyung shouted in surprise, worried that Seo Ha’s hand might get caught in the car door.
“What are you doing! What if you get hurt like this!”
“What about you, what on earth are you doing? Why our kindergarten?”
Tae Kyung quickly hardened his expression as if he had never been worried, and put a sardonic smile on the corner of his mouth.
He was so cold now, unlike when he tried to hold onto Seo Ha to talk.
“What kind of misunderstanding is this? This is my business. Did you think I chose this place as a support project target because of you?”
“You said it was because of me.”
“Because that seemed like it would work best with Principal Jung. I’ve tried to give you chances to explain several times, but you keep avoiding me.”
“…”
“Why would I come all the way here to see you, who abandoned me and ran away?”
Seo Ha was at a loss for words at Tae Kyung’s thorny words. She couldn’t deny that she had run away.
Although it was unavoidable to protect the child, she had clearly run away.
“Why? Have you decided to talk to me now?”
“…”
“If you’re not going to tell me everything, just take good care of the kids.”
Tae Kyung said sarcastically with an icy face. Seo Ha couldn’t reply and dropped her hand that was holding the car door.
“Go.”
Seo Ha gave an expressionless greeting and turned around to enter the kindergarten building.
Tae Kyung felt a pang in his heart as he kept misaligning with Seo Ha against his will.
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Male Lead, The Black-Hearted Lotus (Female-dominant)
Short intro by Yuushi L:
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~