“Why…?”
“Because you have to get a big shot.”
With that, Director Kim laughed like a mischievous child. Siwoo’s face turned pale.
Sorrowfully pouting, Siwoo buried his face in his dad’s neck, hugging tightly.
“Siwoo, aren’t you going to talk?”
Looking at his tearful eyes and runny nose, Jenghyuk asked, but Siwoo remained silent.
Samples for blood and DNA testing were collected from Siwoo. Various tests, including drug reactions, were requested, and the artificial nail fragment given by Dajeong was also submitted.
Although small in size, he screamed and cried loudly as if a giant needle had been inserted, making it seem like the Clinical Pathology Department was leaving. And now, a huge quarrel was in full swing.
It was fortunate that only the duty doctors were there, as it would have been embarrassing even though it was his own child if it happened during the day.
Jenghyuk sighed while patting Siwoo’s back, who hung on like a koala.
Returning home, after bathing Siwoo and putting him in pajamas, it was well past midnight. It was a very different experience to bathe his own child for the first time.
After roughly drying him with a large towel, Siwoo lay down on the bed, and his eyes sparkled even in the dark.
He had slept well in the afternoon, but apparently, he couldn’t fall asleep now, even though it was way past midnight.
Lying down in the children’s bed, Jenghyuk patted his son’s chest.
“Hey, you know… When will Dad and Mom come?”
When my son asked about Mom, my heart felt heavy. Above all, thinking about Yoo Dajeong trembling on the cold floor of the detention center made my heart ache even more.
Looking at the ceiling decorated with fluorescent stars and moons, Jenghyuk deliberately responded.
“She’ll be back soon.”
“Tomorrow?”
“A bit longer than that.”
“Then… in three nights?”
“Well…”
Although he wanted to give a definite answer, the uncertainty lingered like the dark night.
“I miss Mom…”
In a gloomy voice, Jenghyuk tightly embraced Siwoo.
“I miss her too, Yoo Dajeong.”
Seeing Siwoo asleep, Jenghyuk left the room and entered Dajeong’s bedroom. As he sat on the bed, the familiar scent tickled his nose, and the soft air enveloped his body.
Although Dajeong’s fragrance and warmth were still present, the realization that she was not in this space had not fully sunk in.
Confined in the dim room, doing a quick wash, Jenghyuk took a deep breath after a while. At that moment, something touched his foot.
Jenghyuk looked down and noticed a box sticking out from under the bed. He carefully bent down and retrieved the box.
The hand-soiled box bore a familiar brand. It was an old and famous cookie brand, no longer available on the market.
Surely it couldn’t contain cookies.
Curiosity led him to open the lid, and as he saw the contents, he slowed his breathing.
Inside the box, he found a colorful notebook and a thick diary. One was a maternity notebook, and the other seemed to be a diary.
Opening the maternity notebook, the first page was adorned with cute pens and stickers. The most noticeable thing was the faded ultrasound photo attached to the center.
Decorated in bright colors, it made it seem like having a baby was incredibly exciting and awaited.
Jenghyuk carefully opened the maternity notebook and saw a tiny, faded ultrasound photo in the center.
Observing the small dot in the middle with his fingertips, he adjusted his breathing slowly, captivated by a strange feeling, closing and opening his eyes.
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
