Encouraged by Seung-hoon, he offered a health supplement. Taking it casually, Kim was at a loss for words.
However, encountering an executive in a place like the executive parking lot was very confusing.
Executives usually board the waiting vehicle outside the entrance through the lobby. In other words, even though this is an executive parking lot, executives don’t usually directly interact here.
“By the way, Executive Director, for what reason did you come here…”
“What reason. We should encourage each other while living together in the same place. As a manager, it’s my responsibility to pay careful attention even to the hard work of those who work hard in places we can’t see.”
Kim’s eyes rolled. Ji Seung-hoon, the executive who appeared with the scent of strong men’s skincare, handed him a health supplement. Accepting it, Kim didn’t know where to put his body.
“By the way, is this the car Vice President Cha rides? Nice.”
“The executive vehicles are all of the same class, so it’s the same model as the one Executive Director rides.”
At Kim’s explanation, Seung-hoon, who had a puzzled face, smiled awkwardly.
“I know. But it seems like the options are a bit different, though.”
Seung-hoon, with his chin resting on the driver’s seat, began fiddling with the steering wheel and various things with his hands. Then suddenly.
“Go have a cigarette, I’ll be admiring the car for a bit.”
Driver Kim blinked anxiously. Although the exact intention was unclear, he could read a certain gaze that suggested it wouldn’t be fun if he didn’t go smoke a cigarette right away.
As Kim disappeared, Seung-hoon quickly started searching through the navigation list. After flipping through the screen for a while, his fingertips, which had been busy, suddenly stopped at a certain point.
Behind the sophisticated glasses that exuded a cool feeling, his shining eyes quickly read an unfamiliar address.
「Hongje-dong XX Road 552-gil 15」
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“Oh!”
On the way to school, Siwoo, who had been holding his mother’s hand, suddenly let go and ran towards the flower bed.
Cosmos flowers in full bloom were shaking their flower stems like they were dancing. Siwoo, who turned back to look at his mom, smiled widely like a flower.
“Mom! Flowers.”
“That’s right. Cosmos flowers are so pretty. Don’t you think?”
Siwoo, who had been carefully petting the flower petals and contemplating something, soon made a decision and neatly broke off a crimson cosmos flower stem.
At that sight, Dajeong couldn’t hide her excitement.
“Our son. Is he giving flowers to mom?”
“Uh…”
Siwoo’s innocent eyes wavered at his mom’s excited question. But lying makes you a bad kid.
“No… Grandma.”
“Grandma?”
“Yeah! A gift for grandma! Siwoo will give it.”
Dajeong blinked with a puzzled look, then smiled warmly and gently poked Siwoo’s nose.
“Okay, let’s do that. I’ll tell grandma on behalf of you, saying Siwoo’s gift. Is that okay?”
“Yes!”
And so, the cosmos flower was carefully handed to mom.
When they arrived at the kindergarten, in the distance, the troublesome trio, Misang, Jinsang, and Hwasang, were seen glancing this way.
Dajeong didn’t care and bent down, adjusting Siwoo’s clothes and fixing the fallen backpack strap. At that moment, a short shadow cut between the two.
Turning their gaze away, a pretty girl stood there like a doll. Dajeong unconsciously smiled. Siwoo is cute and charming, but girls have a different level of cuteness.
Smiling kindly, Dajeong asked, “Oh my, what’s the name of our princess? Are you friends with our Siwoo?”
“Not a princess! I’m Yerim! Ahn Yerim!”
Purely speaking, Siwoo bravely greeted Yerim.
“Hi Yerim!”
“Hello… Yoo Siwoo.”
After exchanging greetings, Yerim stood there shyly. Then, suddenly, she took out a hand from behind and extended it forward.
“This is a gift.”
The small and shy hand was offering chocolate.
“Uh… Thank you, Yerim.”
Dajeong was on the verge of tears watching this almost tear-jerking scene of innocent play. The things children do are so cute that when trying to hold back laughter, tears welled up.
Yerim, who finished the gift presentation ceremony, quickly turned around and ran away. Watching her, Dajeong’s eyes suddenly narrowed. The reason Yerim rushed into the arms of an apparently unpleasant woman became clear.
The daughter-in-law of Yeongsinmojik, with Yerim leading the way, returned to where Dajeong was. The daughters of Blue Construction and Hana Tech followed, putting forward their own children.
Are they here to argue about transferring the kindergarten? Dajeong stood on high alert. Unexpectedly, Yeongsinmojik’s daughter-in-law greeted her warmly. It came with a kind smile that hadn’t been there before.
“Oh my. Hello, Siwoo’s mother.”
“Yes… Hello.”
Even during the formal greetings, Dajeong did not let down her guard.
“Our Yerim really likes Siwoo. When asked who her best friend is, she said it’s Siwoo. Hoho.”
Yeongsinmojik’s daughter-in-law pushed Yerim forward. With an artificial smile, daughters of Blue Construction and Hana Tech also joined in.
“Our Youngmin also says Siwoo is his favorite.”
“And what about our Hyejeong? Hoho.”
“Ah… Yes.”
Dajeong looked at Yerim soullessly while nodding.
Somehow, it seemed like Yerim wasn’t too thrilled, maybe because she couldn’t resist giving chocolate to Siwoo under her mom’s coercion. Youngmin and Hyejeong seemed to be in a similar situation.
“Anyway, Siwoo’s mother. I’m really sorry about last time.”
When Yeongsinmojik’s daughter-in-law apologized, both women nodded in agreement. Dajeong blinked with a blank expression.
“What… are you talking about?”
When Dajeong asked back, Yeongsinmojik’s daughter-in-law widened her eyes, then exchanged glances with her group.
“Oh… Don’t you know, by any chance?”
“Yes, I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”
“Well… it seems our Yerim made a mistake because she didn’t know something.”
“Yes? A mistake, what kind of…?”
The embarrassed daughter-in-law of Yeongsinmojik hesitated before speaking.
“Well… That… Siwoo said she doesn’t have a dad…”
“…”
Dajeong’s eye twitched slightly.
“Ugh, at this age, kids are like that. They can’t distinguish between things they should say and things they shouldn’t. Because they don’t know. You understand, right?”
Dajeong nodded with a face that didn’t seem to agree.
“Yes, I can guess roughly. But, mothers. Why are you apologizing to me when I wasn’t even there? Don’t you think you’re apologizing to the wrong person? Didn’t you think the target of the apology was wrong?”
“Yes?”
The confused daughter-in-law of Yeongsinmojik widened her mouth and quickly lowered her gaze.
“Oh, right. That’s true, get a hold of yourself. Siwoo. That day, our Yerim felt sorry.”
Dajeong was shocked to the point of speechlessness. The person who became a mom, covering her own mistake to the end by blaming it on her young daughter. The fault didn’t lie with the child who didn’t know much but with the adult who chatted in front of a child who didn’t know much.
When Cheolmo puts his child forward, most serious situations tend to be leniently handled, but even considering that, a grown-up like Da-geun was unparalleled in cowardice.
“Siwoo is nice, so Yerim will accept the apology, right?”
“Huh? Um….”
Siwoo, with lips sealed, glanced at Da-geun, tilting his head. When Da-geun subtly smiled, implying it was okay to do as he pleased, Siwoo’s gaze returned to its original position.
“Yes! Mom said everyone can make mistakes. And apologizing and forgiving are things only brave people can do. Yerim! Thank you for apologizing.”
With shining eyes and a rhythmic voice, Yerim spoke confidently.
Seeing that, Da-geun’s eyes became teary. Truly, he’s my son, to the point of being infatuated.
Well, if Cha Jeonghyeok looks at me with determination, I can’t help but lose my mind….
Huh? Suddenly, Cha Jeonghyeok?
Startled, Da-geun swiftly covered her rapidly reddening cheek.
This is insane. Why would I suddenly think of that man’s face in this situation?
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
