Carrying Siwoo, Jung-Hyuk descended the stairs, and Manager Min, who had been waiting, opened the rear passenger door of the waiting car.
“Manager Min, hello!”
Spotting him, Siwoo greeted with a bow, hands clasped together. Even while being embraced by the car’s vice president, Siwoo’s greeting was remarkably bright. It couldn’t help but be impressive, and a smile appeared on Manager Min’s lips.
“Hello, Siwoo. Wow, you seem to have grown even more since last time.”
“Yes! Siwoo has grown taller!”
Proudly proclaiming, Siwoo stretched both arms towards the sky.
As Jung-Hyuk seated Siwoo in the back, he fastened the seatbelt, feeling a sense of emptiness suddenly. It wasn’t like this when he was with Yoo Dajung; something was different.
Contemplating what might be different, he soon figured out the reason and told Manager Min.
“Manager Min, let’s also prepare a child seat in this car.”
Manager Min, who was fastening the seatbelt on the front passenger seat, twisted his body to face the rear seat. It occurred to him that the safety measures in the car for carrying children were somewhat lacking.
“Understood, Vice President. I will prepare the appropriate items for Siwoo.”
As the car rolled slowly, Siwoo raised his head diagonally.
“Sir, are we going to my house?”
“No. Mom’s not at home. She went to earn money. So, I waited, and when Mom comes back with money, I’m going to ask her to buy something delicious.”
“When will Mom bring back money?”
In response to Siwoo’s question, Jung-Hyuk took out his mobile phone.
“Ask Yoo Siwoo directly.”
He pressed the call button and handed the phone to Siwoo, placing it against one side of his face. After a moment.
“Mom!”
Siwoo’s two feet, calling for his mom, cheerfully bounced up and down.
“Siwoo, Siwoo, uh… I’m with the gentleman. Yes! Where’s Mom?”
Jung-Hyuk chuckled, looking at Siwoo’s cute face as he listened to his mom’s voice.
“Yes! Mom, hello! See you later!”
Siwoo waved his hand as if his mom were right in front of him. Then, he moved backward, creating distance between himself and the phone.
As a sign that the call had ended, Jung-Hyuk immediately brought the phone close to his ear.
“Yoo Dajung, when…”
『Doo-doo-doo』
Staring at the disconnected phone with a wounded expression, Jung-Hyuk sighed and turned his head. Yoo Siwoo was stomping his feet, looking out the window.
“Yoo Siwoo.”
“Uh! Yes!”
His eyes, which had quickly turned back, sparkled innocently.
“When is Mom coming?”
“Mom… Uh, she said she would come by the agreed-upon time. So, she told Siwoo to play with the gentleman until then.”
As if understanding, Siwoo grabbed his sleeve with his adorable little hand.
“Sir. But, you know, Siwoo shouldn’t meow pang, okay?”
His innocent eyes alternated between his phone and face. Jung-Hyuk raised an eyebrow.
“What’s meow pang?”
“It’s a game, Vice President.”
Manager Min subtly dropped a hint.
“A game?”
“Yes, Meow Pang is the most popular game these days, enjoyed by people of all ages. I play it too. Siwoo, sir, my phone has Meow Pang installed. Shall we play with this?”
It was unlikely that Manager Cha, who didn’t even know what Meow Pang was, had the app on his phone. Manager Min took out his own phone and offered it to Siwoo.
Upon receiving the phone, Siwoo quickly turned his head and stared at Jung-Hyuk. It was evident that in the absence of his mom, he perceived Jung-Hyuk as a protector.
Looking at the pleading eyes seeking permission, Jung-Hyuk sighed.
“Okay, just for 20 minutes.”
“Yes! Thank you, Manager Min!”
Siwoo happily took the phone.
Meow! Meow-meow! Meow! Meow-meow!
Jung-Hyuk closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them. Although the meowing sounds filling the car interior seemed like they could cause a mental disturbance, he exercised patience, gathering all his tolerance not to disrupt his son’s leisure.
Meanwhile, the car arrived at its destination, pulling into the entrance of a massive and grand building in Seocho-dong.
In front of the entrance stood a large sculpture with the inscription “Grand Art Center.” The car proceeded directly to the external parking lot of the art center.
The car parked in a suitable spot, delaying the time.
Meow! Meow-meow! Meow! Meow-meow!
Every time Siwoo tapped the screen, the annoying cats loudly meowed. Observing the scene with a calm gaze, Jung-Hyuk suddenly spoke.
“Yoo Siwoo.”
“Yes!”
The response was confident, but the sparkling eyes seemed to pierce through the phone screen.
“Do you have a girlfriend, Yoo Siwoo?”
It was an unexpected question. However, the answer was surprising too.
“Yes!”
Jung-Hyuk’s eyes widened.
“You do?”
“Well, yes! Siwoo has one, and Kyungjun and Suwon too. Kyungjun’s girlfriend is Yoon Seoyeon! Suwon’s girlfriend is Joanna!”
Jung-Hyuk couldn’t contain his shock. Although he threw the question with a calculated plan, he didn’t expect such an answer.
“Yoo Siwoo, is now the time for having a girlfriend and all?”
“Huh? Um…”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
