“Is it also greed just to watch something unattainable from afar?”
Dong-hoon’s troubled heart mingled with the breeze and reached Chun-ho.
To Chun-ho, Dong-hoon was not a blood-related grandson, but as precious as one.
Knowing how much the boy was suffering, Chun-ho couldn’t help but feel pained.
“That’s something you should ask yourself. Why can’t you let go of something unattainable?”
Chun-ho’s voice softened as he comforted Dong-hoon.
Yet, all Dong-hoon could do was let out a heavy sigh.
He had hoped Chun-ho would outright declare it as greed.
If Chun-ho, of all people, said so, it would not be easy, but Dong-hoon felt he could try to give up.
But the answer he received implied he had to resolve it himself.
He should give up.
Even if he wanted to remain as a good brother to Su-yeon, if she didn’t give him a place, he had none.
So he shouldn’t hope.
Hoping itself might be a burden to Su-yeon.
Knowing this, yet unable to control his heart, he felt like he was going mad.
He wished someone, anyone, would harshly scold and stop him.
If someone did that, he would gladly accept any reprimand.
“…….”
“…….”
Chun-ho gazed intently at Dong-hoon, who was becoming increasingly troubled.
His heart felt too heavy.
He had unintentionally hurt this kind boy’s heart.
“There’s a very bright new student at your school this year.”
“At my school?”
“If I remember correctly, yes. She must be seventeen by now.”
“How do you know her, Grandfather?”
“Why, can’t I know and befriend people your age?”
“Not that, just curious.”
“She’s smart and pretty. So, Dong-hoon, if you happen to meet her, be nice to her.”
“Pretty? A girl? What’s her name?”
The yet-to-be-adult Dong-hoon lit up with curiosity like a typical boy his age when it came to the opposite sex, endlessly asking questions.
Watching him was heartwarming.
Unintentionally, Chun-ho held back the information.
As Dong-hoon’s curiosity peaked, turning his face red, Chun-ho softly said,
“Her name is…”
“…….”
“Su-yeon. Choi Su-yeon.”
Chun-ho’s eyes filled with nostalgia as he recalled the past over a decade ago.
‘I thought she would be a good partner for him, a warm and affectionate person for a child who had lived a lonely life…’
He still believed that, but couldn’t deny his actions were premature.
Despite influencing many lives throughout his long life, this was his first mistake.
He hadn’t realized that the child he pitied most would become a deep wound in the heart of the child he cherished most.
Regretful, Chun-ho knew it was futile to dwell on it now.
Lost in thought, he soon fixed his clear gaze on Dong-hoon.
“If you try your hardest and still can’t grasp it, then it’s not meant to be yours, Dong-hoon.”
“…….”
“Yearning for something that’s not yours will only end up hurting your own heart.”
“…….”
“Before you get more hurt, let it go.”
“…….”
“Only then can you find new connections that will bring solace to your heart.”
A spark of life returned to Dong-hoon’s previously dull eyes.
A new connection.
He knew it meant a person.
Chun-ho seemed certain of the reason for Dong-hoon’s troubled heart, even though Dong-hoon hadn’t explained it precisely.
That it was because of a ‘person’.
Dong-hoon was surprised and puzzled by this, but he didn’t ask.
Before he could, Chun-ho had already walked ahead.
“Grandfather!”
Dong-hoon called out to Chun-ho, quickening his pace.
The cold wind brushed through his hair, carrying away his complex thoughts.
By the time he reached Chun-ho, his mind felt more at ease.
Nothing was resolved, but it didn’t matter.
The more he thought, the more complicated it became.
It was okay to leave it for today.
With that thought, Dong-hoon once again matched his steps with Chun-ho.
[Time Divider]Late at night.
Young-seon sat at the table, not in bed, waiting for her husband to finish washing up.
She felt that she needed to talk today about something she had been putting off for days.
“I want to disown Su-yeon from Taeshin Group.”
The words her son had said a few days ago weighed heavily on her heart, sinking it just to recall and ponder over them.
Disownment.
It was a known word, but thinking of it as the purpose of her upcoming tasks made Young-seon uneasy.
No matter that her husband was the chairman of TK Group and that she wielded power through him, confronting Taeshin Group head-on was a daunting task.
Moreover, today’s Taeshin was different from the past.
Although still lagging behind TK, their rapid growth was not to be underestimated.
“Ah…”
Young-seon wrapped her forehead with a worried face.
Then, her husband, Chairman Seo, entered the bedroom.
“Why are you sitting there when I told you to go to bed first?”
Chairman Seo spoke casually but carefully observed Young-seon’s complexion.
After a moment’s delay, Young-seon, still filled with worry, spoke up.
“Please sit down for a moment.”
“What’s the matter?”
Chairman Seo, having applied skin cream to his face, sat down in front of Young-seon.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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