Secret Baby (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
Tae Kyung couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling upon hearing his mother was coming.
He couldn’t fathom why she would seek him out.
For the past five years, she had never once asked him to return to HY Group.
Even when he’d pressed her about Seo Ha’s disappearance, he hadn’t uncovered a single clue.
Feeling his thoughts grow tangled, Tae Kyung shook his head side to side.
Right now, catching Seo Ha mattered more than worrying about his mother.
“Worry about that later. Did you call the kindergarten?”
—I called just now, but they’re short on teaching instructors to launch the kindergarten support program right away.
“Don’t worry about that. What did the principal say?”
—She said she’d review it, so I’ve already sent the email. But seriously, what are you even thinking?
“Grab the documents and come down to Yangpyeong right now.”
—What? Yangpyeong? Right now?
Kyu Won’s startled voice burst through the phone. Tae Kyung pulled the phone away from his ear as if it were nothing and continued.
“Bring one of my outfits too. I look like a mess right now.”
—You’re seriously scheduling a meeting with the kindergarten right this second?
“Yeah. Bring something nice-looking.”
—Ugh, seriously! Am I your servant now? You make me do all sorts of random stuff! You always cause trouble and I’m the one cleaning it up, huh?
“Shut up and just get here. I’ll wait at the sauna or something.”
Tae Kyung turned his neck and spoke with a sarcastic scoff. Before Kyu Won’s sigh on the other end of the line could even finish, Tae Kyung hung up.
He then called Yoon Hee.
—Yes, this is Jeong Yoon Hee, principal of Onnuri Kindergarten.
“Principal Jeong, this is Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K Corporation. I previously proposed our program support—would it be possible to meet you this afternoon?”
—Hahaha. You’re quite impatient, aren’t you? All right. Come by around 3 p.m.
“Thank you. I’ll see you soon.”
After ending the call, Tae Kyung wore a meaningful smile.
A few hours later.
Tae Kyung, now immaculately dressed, was flipping through documents in the passenger seat.
“You—you rascal!”
“I’m reviewing documents. Shut your mouth.”
“Ugh, trusting you with a company was insane.”
“You were the one who came running to me, begging to work together—don’t you remember?”
“I don’t care, you jerk!”
Kyu Won glared at Tae Kyung with narrowed eyes, but Tae Kyung just twisted the corner of his mouth mockingly.
Tae Kyung shuffled through the papers with a rustle, slammed them shut, and got out of the car.
“Hey! Are you really going in like that?”
Kyu Won looked anxiously at Tae Kyung, who stared back as if puzzled.
“Aren’t you getting out?”
Kyu Won’s eyes widened, and he hurriedly scrambled out of the car. Tae Kyung briskly smoothed his clothes and strode purposefully toward the kindergarten.
Kyu Won followed behind, practically stumbling in his rush.
Tae Kyung stood confidently in front of the kindergarten entrance, as if he’d done it countless times before. Chae Eun spotted him and hurried over.
“If you’re here looking for Teacher Seo Ha, please leave right away. Don’t harass Teacher Seo Ha…”
“I’m here to see Principal Jeong Yoon Hee. I’m Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K Corporation. We previously sent a proposal regarding our kindergarten coding education support program.”
Chae Eun looked at Tae Kyung’s confident demeanor with deep suspicion.
“Are you really… Han Tae Kyung, CEO of that T&K?”
“Yes, that’s correct. Would you like to see my ID? I also scheduled a meeting with the principal for today—was it perhaps not communicated to you?”
Given the commotion with Seo Ha just recently, her suspicion was understandable. But seeing Tae Kyung properly dressed and accompanied by a colleague, she couldn’t just toss him out.
“All right. Please wait a moment.”
Chae Eun turned toward the principal’s office. Tae Kyung calmly surveyed the kindergarten lobby with composure.
Through the window of the creativity room on the first floor, he spotted Seo Ha interacting with children.
“Tae Kyung, you really did come here for business?”
“Yes. It’s for work.”
“But why here, out of nowhere? It’s never even been on our candidate list.”
“That’s not what matters. Our goal is to help kids develop creativity through unlimited imagination.”
Kyu Won stared at Tae Kyung as if he’d lost his mind.
Surely Tae Kyung must’ve eaten something strange last night.
This wasn’t like him at all.
Chae Eun quickly returned to Tae Kyung and Kyu Won.
“The principal says you may come in. Please follow me.”
“Thank you.”
Tae Kyung’s polite greeting radiated dignity—an aura inherent to someone born into privilege.
Upon entering the principal’s office, Yoon Hee greeted them with a gentle smile.
“You look so different from this morning—I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“My apologies for earlier. I’m Han Tae Kyung, CEO of T&K Corporation. Sorry for the late introduction.”
“It’s fine. Please, have a seat. As you know, I’m Jeong Yoon Hee, principal of Onnuri Kindergarten.”
Tae Kyung sat on the sofa with unusual courtesy. Kyu Won sat beside him but fidgeted uncomfortably.
“CEO Han, would you like some honey water?”
Kyu Won and Chae Eun tilted their heads in confusion at Yoon Hee’s question. Tae Kyung just gave a gentle smile.
“No, thank you.”
“Then green tea would be fine, wouldn’t it?”
“Yes, thank you.”
Kyu Won poked Tae Kyung, but Tae Kyung ignored him and focused entirely on Yoon Hee.
With his characteristic confidence, he explained his purpose.
“Thank you for agreeing to this sudden meeting. Our company provides coding education programs free of charge to select kindergartens, in line with our mission to give more children the opportunity to realize new dreams through coding. I’d like to offer our program to Onnuri Kindergarten.”
Tae Kyung confidently placed the documents in front of Yoon Hee.
Yoon Hee didn’t even glance at the papers. Instead, she narrowed her eyes slightly at Tae Kyung and asked slowly in a low tone.
“Why our kindergarten?”
“Because of Teacher Kim Seo Ha.”
Kyu Won’s eyes went wide, and his mouth fell open at Tae Kyung’s calm reply.
Yoon Hee remained silent, studying Tae Kyung intently without even touching the documents.
Kyu Won nervously fiddled with his fingers.
Kim Seo Ha? Could it really be that same Kim Seo Ha he’d only heard rumors about?
Was the woman who’d turned Tae Kyung into a wreck actually here?
No matter how closely he examined Tae Kyung’s face, he couldn’t tell.
Yoon Hee slowly closed and opened her eyes, then nodded.
“Understood. The regular class children will be dismissed soon. At that time, I’d like our teachers to hear a detailed explanation together, and then we’ll make a decision.”
“Thank you.”
Chae Eun was clearly stunned.
It was obvious something had transpired between Yoon Hee and Tae Kyung that she didn’t know about—but she couldn’t bring herself to ask Yoon Hee, knowing full well Yoon Hee would never explain.
“In the meantime, would you like some tea? Or you may tour the kindergarten.”
“A guided tour would greatly help us in implementing the program later.”
“Very well. After tea, I’ll give you the tour myself. Assistant Principal Park, please meet us back in the creativity room after the children are dismissed.”
“Yes, Principal.”
Chae Eun bowed slightly and left the office.
Yoon Hee calmly sipped her tea. Tae Kyung lifted his cup with the refined grace ingrained in him.
Kyu Won shook his head slightly.
How on earth could he ever beat that scheming beast?
When the silent tea time ended, Yoon Hee and Tae Kyung walked down the kindergarten corridor like a close mother and son. Kyu Won trailed behind them by a step.
“CEO Han, have you made up your mind?”
“I’ve figured out a way I won’t regret.”
“So you forced your way into our kindergarten?”
“Yes.”
“And if I refuse?”
“I’ll keep trying until you approve. One way or another, you will.”
Tae Kyung’s gaze was steady and resolute.
Looking into those eyes, Yoon Hee thought of Hyun Young—her distant relative and Tae Kyung’s mother.
Tae Kyung didn’t even know Yoon Hee was distantly related to Hyun Young.
Yoon Hee, too, had difficulty recognizing Tae Kyung. After all, the last time she’d seen him in person was when he was still a baby.
Though she and Hyun Young had exchanged occasional greetings over the years, that was all. Hyun Young, ever guarded, never spoke of her children.
“One only truly knows if it’s hatred or love by pushing it to the very end.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
Both Tae Kyung and Kyu Won were surprised by how readily Yoon Hee accepted Tae Kyung—much more easily than expected.
Yoon Hee simply maintained her gentle smile.
This was something Hyun Young had secretly requested of her. When Hyun Young had called after several years, her voice had been heavy.
“Tae Kyung got that girl pregnant, but I can’t accept it. Yet I can’t just ignore her—she’s pitiful. Please help her quietly, without anyone knowing. It must remain a secret from both Tae Kyung and the girl.”
To Yoon Hee, Seo Ha’s arrival in Yangpyeong felt like fate. Watching her raise a child alone reminded her so much of her cousin Hyun Young that it pained her heart even more.
Unlike Hyun Young, Yoon Hee didn’t want to separate Tae Kyung and Seo Ha—for Min Jun’s sake.
Neither Tae Kyung nor Kyu Won had any inkling of Yoon Hee’s true intentions: that she knew the backstory of their relationship and wanted to set right what had gone wrong.
Moreover, Kyu Won—unaware of the early-morning meeting between Tae Kyung and Yoon Hee—was utterly frustrated by their cryptic conversation.
As they completed a full tour of the kindergarten and headed toward the creativity room, they saw Seo Ha leading the Half-Sky class out.
Seo Ha gave Yoon Hee a small bow, then froze upon seeing Tae Kyung standing beside her.
Tae Kyung merely nodded briefly at Seo Ha before following Yoon Hee into the creativity room.
Seo Ha bit her lips tightly where she stood.
[Timeline separator]Tae Kyung explained their small-scale kindergarten support program to Principal Yoon Hee and Assistant Principal Chae Eun.
Yoon Hee listened to Tae Kyung’s presentation with a kind yet penetrating gaze, while Chae Eun looked utterly bewildered.
Chae Eun had heard of this support program before—she’d seen Emil Kindergarten heavily promote it.
“That concludes my explanation of our program. The kindergarten won’t need to prepare anything. We’ll dispatch our own teaching instructors, and all teaching materials and equipment will be provided free of charge. Additionally, each child will receive free access to our coding education platform until they graduate from kindergarten.”
Even Kyu Won’s eyes widened at Tae Kyung’s offer. They’d never been this generous in any previous support program. No kindergarten had ever received free personal platform accounts until graduation—not even those that paid for the program, which typically required separate annual subscriptions.
“If we accept your proposal, when could the program start?”
“We can align with your kindergarten’s schedule. If you’d like, we can start as early as this Thursday.”
“CEO Han, the teaching instructors…”
Every time Tae Kyung spoke, Kyu Won gasped inwardly.
Did this guy even realize how many kindergartens were desperately waiting for this program? He couldn’t possibly be unaware of the instructor shortage halting new contracts—so why was he acting like this?
Yoon Hee soon nodded.
“Very well. We’ll accept your proposal.”
“Thank you for this opportunity. On my way here, I reviewed your kindergarten’s specialized programs and noticed no external programs are scheduled for Thursdays and Fridays. How about we start this Thursday?”
“That would be greatly appreciated.”
Yoon Hee accepted with a graceful smile.
Tae Kyung bowed his head in a satisfied gesture.
“We look forward to working with you, CEO Han.”
“Yes. Likewise, Principal, Assistant Principal.”
Tae Kyung walked out of the kindergarten confidently with Kyu Won.
Kyu Won let out a sigh and opened the car door—then heard Seo Ha’s voice from behind.
“Hyung Tae Kyung!”
Tae Kyung pretended not to hear and reached for the passenger door. Seo Ha rushed over and grabbed the closing door.
Tae Kyung shouted in alarm, fearing her hand might get caught.
“What are you doing! You’ll get hurt like that!”
“You tell me! What on earth are you doing? Why our kindergarten?”
Tae Kyung instantly hardened his expression as if he’d never been concerned and curled his lips into a cold smirk.
You clung to me begging for a talk just moments ago, yet now you’re icy cold.
“What delusion are you under? This is my business. Did you really think I chose this place as a support candidate because of you?”
“You said it was because of me.”
“Because that’s what Principal Jeong would find most convincing. I’ve given you countless chances to explain yourself, yet you keep avoiding me.”
“…”
“Why would I come all the way here just to see you—the one who abandoned me and ran away?”
Stung by Tae Kyung’s sharp words, Seo Ha was speechless. She couldn’t deny she’d run away—
Even if it had been necessary to protect her child, running away was still the truth.
“What? Do you suddenly want to talk to me now?”
“…”
“If you’re not going to tell me everything, then just take good care of the children.”
Tae Kyung spoke mockingly, his face dripping with coldness. Seo Ha dropped her hand from the car door, unable to reply.
“Please go.”
Seo Ha carefully composed her expression, gave a blank-faced bow, and turned back toward the kindergarten building.
Tae Kyung felt a sharp ache in his chest—it seemed no matter how he tried, he and Seo Ha kept missing each other again and again.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
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~
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