After having a late breakfast and going down to the playground, Siu returned home earlier than usual. Even the playground friends he used to encounter often were nowhere to be seen, as they were all likely at kindergarten. Siu quickly lost interest in swinging on the swings when there was no one around to play with.
Back home, Dajeong unfolded her laptop. After exchanging work-related emails, she immediately began her design work. Although Hong Chairman had mentioned taking it slow, Dajeong had already missed several deadlines due to personal matters, so she couldn’t afford to delay the schedule any longer.
Meanwhile, Siu went into his room, picked out a picture book, and came out. Initially, he seemed to be reading the picture book on the living room sofa, but shortly afterward, he fiddled with his toys with a bored expression. Soon, he started watching a marine documentary.
He had already seen it more than twelve times, but he didn’t seem to be tired of it yet. However, unable to attend kindergarten, Siu’s concentrated back view felt a bit more lonely than usual, and it even seemed a bit pitiful.
While watching the documentary, Siu’s gaze occasionally flickered towards Dajeong. It seemed like he had something to say to his mom.
After a while, as if making up his mind, Siu, who had run over, grabbed the table where his mom was working, and stretched out his neck like a turtle.
“Mom!”
“Our Siu, what’s wrong?”
Dajeong, who was fully concentrated, fixed her gaze on the laptop but answered kindly. With a careful expression, Siu, who had been fidgeting with his lips, asked.
“Mom, when will Siu go to kindergarten?”
“Huh?”
Only then did Dajeong’s gaze shift from the laptop to her son, who was stretching his neck like a golden retriever.
It was the first time they had talked about kindergarten since their visit to Chairman Park’s house. Apparently, Siu had been worrying about his mom’s words about moving to another kindergarten.
Dajeong smiled gently, feeling apologetic.
“Our Siu misses his friends a lot, huh?”
“Um… yes.”
The voice that answered was weak. Dajeong gently patted her son’s head.
“If our Siu wants to go to kindergarten, Mom can’t say no. Should we go together?”
A sparkle appeared in Siu’s gloomy eyes.
“Oh! Really?”
“Yes, really.”
“Wow!”
Siu jumped up in excitement. Seeing him so happy, Dajeong laughed softly, thinking that she should have sent him earlier, considering how much he enjoyed it.
She looked cool with her silver glasses. The elegant wavy jet-black hair, a slightly strong fragrance of perfume, and the woman in a skirt suit that seemed a bit small all presented a somewhat dignified smile.
“As you may have seen, our kindergarten children develop their thinking and creativity through fun games.”
The director’s monotonous words, against the background of the lively noise, felt pretentious but cultured.
It was a catchphrase that could be heard uniformly whenever they introduced their kindergarten. While responding with a smile, Dajeong turned her gaze to the adjacent seat. Siu’s face was not showing much interest, just like when they first came here.
Siwoo knows what he wants, but for Dajeong, the current choice was the best.
In fact, Dajeong had decided to transfer Siwoo to kindergarten a while ago.
In the past, she might have insisted on seizing an opportunity for Siwoo, but thinking about the people who had terribly hurt her son, she couldn’t bring herself to send him back there.
The director, with whom she was discussing, spoke again.
“Early education is important, but I believe creating an environment where children can think and act on their own is even more crucial.”
“Yes…”
Dajeong, who played along, smiled conventionally. Suddenly, outside the counseling room, a scream erupted. The bustling footsteps of children running around the corridor and the shouts of teachers trying to catch them were additional background noise.
“Children are so healthy and energetic, aren’t they?”
Haha, the director laughed, and embarrassment mingled on her face.
Even now, Dajeong had concerns. When she glanced down again, Siwoo was blinking in bewilderment in this unfamiliar environment.
She wondered if Siwoo, who had a bright and energetic but generally calm personality, would adapt well to such a chaotic place. However, they had visited this place as a last resort because all the other places were full.
Having finished the external schedule, Junghyuk got into his car right away.
“Let’s go to the company.”
“Yes, Director.”
As soon as Kim the driver responded and shifted gears, vibrations sounded consecutively from his pocket. Kim, startled, took out his mobile phone.
“If it’s an urgent call, go ahead and answer.”
Junghyuk said as if he wouldn’t mind. Usually, it should be fine. However, for some reason, Kim, with the mentioned expression, took out his phone, seeking permission.
“Sorry, Director.”
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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