I’ve been living a decent life, but to have my life threatened because of my not-so-decent older brother, Cheon Shin-woo, is just absurd.
I’m not even sure that my freedom will be guaranteed once Cheon Shin-woo returns.
It was a situation that naturally made me sigh.
The family I longed to see just left me one letter and imprisoned me before leaving, and there’s nothing I can do as I please.
Was what I wanted such a big deal?
I just wanted a family like everyone else, to freely do the things I couldn’t because of limited money and time.
To travel, visit famous restaurants, hang out with friends… Oh, right. I don’t have any friends.
The reality, different from my imagination, only increased my resentment towards Cheon Shin-woo.
Min Yoo-shin, unaware or indifferent to my concerns, smiled beside me.
“…Sigh. Secretary, you’re busy. Please go.”
“Huh? No, I’m not busy. This is part of my job.”
“…….”
Min Yoo-shin, flipping through a thick pile of documents, smiled broadly. My gaze naturally drifted to the stack of papers on the table.
Right. This near S-rank, A-rank Hunter, Min Yoo-shin, was assigned by Cheon Shin-woo as my bodyguard.
The amount of money it must cost to employ someone of his caliber as a bodyguard is unimaginable, yet Cheon Shin-woo went through with it.
To protect me.
His actions were incomprehensible.
Whether he liked it or not, being just the guild leader’s younger sister’s bodyguard, Min Yoo-shin seemed remarkably cheerful.
“And Shin-a, speak comfortably like when you were young.”
“….I don’t remember.”
“Haha, you were so cute when you were little. Now I wonder why I didn’t recognize you.”
“Ah, yeah…….”
Moreover, Min Yoo-shin had a one-sided familiarity with me. According to him, I sat on his lap eating ice cream when I was young, but I don’t remember.
Despite my lukewarm response, his easy-going nature made me wonder if that’s just how he is.
So, I spent time doing nothing, staring blankly.
From the side, the rustle of papers turning was heard. Maybe because I was bored, it bothered me tremendously.
“…….”
“…….”
The paper turned again.
Min Yoo-shin, an executive of Cheon Lang, had many tasks besides protecting me. I stared at the contents of the paper and said,
“It’s labeled as an A-rank Gate strategy, but the consumption of materials seems excessive. It might be embezzlement, so it would be good to check the inventory. Even if it’s not, some people might be too lazy to report accurately.”
“Oh, really?”
“And about the bidding for the farming-type Gate, since Cheon Lang isn’t focused on gathering or crafting, it might be better to bid for unexplored Gates, clear them, and then sell them at a higher price. Or add supply conditions to those guilds.”
“Hmm.”
“And there’s a typo there.”
“…….”
Min Yoo-shin put down the paper.
“Shin-a.”
“Yes?”
“Are you bored?”
“….Yes.”
“Should I recommend a game?”
“I’m not good at games….”
“Why have a rich brother if not for this. Shall I buy some gaming consoles?”
“….I’ll be quiet.”
“Okay.”
I took my phone and quietly went to my room.
My life over the past few years hasn’t been easy. There hasn’t been a moment when I didn’t strive to survive.
But now, suddenly living a life where I do nothing. I wish someone would tell me, ‘just do this.’
“….I’m bored.”
Several internet articles passed by. I could read a novel if I was bored, but even that didn’t catch my eye.
My struggle is because my heart is somewhere else.
“…….”
Min Yoo-shin, ostensibly my bodyguard, was more like a watcher to ensure I didn’t do anything unnecessary.
If I’m going to be trapped like this in the future, it would have been better if Cheon Shin-woo and I had no relation at all.
Ding. A message arrived on my phone as I lay there in distress.
“This is…….”
I sat up abruptly.
“Hayoung, why does your face look so pale? Are you sick?”
“No, it’s not that…”
“More importantly, why have you been wearing those mismatched sunglasses since earlier?”
“……There are reasons for that.”
Baek Yi-hyun looked worried. Such a kind-hearted person. I smiled at him, showing my teeth.
“Reasons? What kind of issue is it? Hayoung, did something happen to you?”
“Did something happen? Maybe… There’s a little something.”
My words deepened the worry on Baek Yi-hyun’s face.
Naively kind. I downed my bitter Americano in one go.
Maybe because it was a weekday afternoon, the cafe was quiet. People on the street seemed so busy, walking hurriedly.
Right. I had just run away.
Escaping from Min Yoo-shin, who claims to be in charge of my protection.
Crushed under the loneliness named boredom, the message that came to me was from Baek Yi-hyun. Seeing his usual tone filled with concern stirred something in me.
So, I made my escape.
I tied up my hair differently, put on some inexplicable sunglasses, and sneaked out.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
