Gently comforting him and patting his back for a while, the sorrowful crying subsided a bit. Wiping away tears with the back of his hand, new large tears quickly welled up and fell again.
JungHyuk swept down his grumbling son’s back and moved to the living room. As he entered, to his surprise, YuDaJeong was casually having a meal. She had left their crying son abandoned in the room.
“Why did you undress him? What if he catches a cold?”
“……. ”
Even with just that one word, injustice surged. DaJeong bit into a mouthful of rice without saying a word.
JungHyuk’s pupils rolled into a half-moon shape. Having read the atmosphere, he went into Siu’s room without saying more and laid his son on the bed.
Looking around, he noticed crumpled clothes on the desk. JungHyuk adeptly dressed his barefoot son. If DaJeong hadn’t taken care of Siu while she was detained at the police station, he wouldn’t have handled it so skillfully.
“YuSiu, wait a moment.”
Upon his dad’s request, Siu nodded with a red nose, sniffing.
When JungHyuk came out again, DaJeong had stopped eating. He quickly approached, offering her a glass of water.
After gulping down the water, DaJeong wiped her chest with an uncomfortable expression.
“Why are you here? Aren’t you going to work?”
“If you’re curious, ask your son directly. What can I do, she hung up.”
JungHyuk sat down slowly on the opposite chair. On the table in front of Siu, there was an untouched bowl of rice.
With a sigh, he put the thumb through the loop on the chopsticks and scratched near his eyebrow. If he had known, he would have told her sooner that the foundation had passed to another, and it didn’t matter now.
“The foundation moved somewhere else. It doesn’t matter with Hansong anymore.”
DaJeong’s eyes narrowed.
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Why are you telling me this now? If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of looking for a new kindergarten.”
It’s one thing after another. Even after hearing good news, DaJeong couldn’t contain her annoyance from head to toe.
JungHyuk acknowledged her complaints like a scolded child.
“Yeah. I wanted to surprise you, but I didn’t expect all this to happen in the meantime.”
“I didn’t know; I’m really upset.”
“Still, calm down a bit. What if the child cries until he can’t breathe?”
While soothing his son like a scolded child, DaJeong’s eyes turned sharp as she cleverly vented her dissatisfaction.
“I’m having a hard time too! I have work to do, but I couldn’t do anything yesterday because I was looking for a new kindergarten! It’s frustrating, really.”
“……. ”
JungHyuk decided it would be wise to stop talking. Though she looked chubby, a bit more redness in her eyes, and YuDaJeong might start crying too.
Dealing with one upset child was challenging enough, but if YuDaJeong cried too, it seemed like it would be difficult to handle. Moreover, DaJeong was showing emotional fluctuations and complaining so sensitively.
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“He chuckled, straightened his tie, and refreshed the atmosphere. After clearing his throat, he looked around. Soon, he stood up and began wandering around the kitchen.
As expected, Dajeong, who was about to cry, followed him with bewildered eyes.
It was a bit strange to see him opening doors he had never opened before, from the utility room to the pantry and even the refrigerator.
“Mr. Chajunghyuk, what are you looking for?”
“No, you know, the one I bought at the department store last time. Mangosteen. It seems like we’re out of it.”
Dajeong’s mouth opened in surprise at the question.
“Well, we’ve already finished all the mangosteens.”
Raising his eyebrows as if to say something, Junghyuk spoke.
“It’s only been three days, already?”
“How much can you eat in three days? It disappears in no time. But why mangosteens all of a sudden?”
Dajeong awkwardly laughed as if she were a person with numb feet. In response, Junghyuk’s smile spread across his face.
“Just. It came to mind.”
“Mom, Sihu did something wrong.”
“Mom is so sorry, our baby.”
“I love you.”
“Mom loves our son too.”
The reconciled family embraced each other tightly in front of the entrance. Dajeong gently stroked Sihu’s cheek, still feeling warm.
“Our son. Have fun with dad, see dolphins, eat delicious food, and come back after playing a lot.”
“Yes!”
As if crying as if the world had ended, Sihu, holding his father’s hand, puffed up his swollen eyes and smiled.
“Mr. Chajunghyuk, are you okay? You must be busy.”
“I’m going to play with Yusiwoo until late. If you have something to do, do it thoroughly, and if you want to sleep, sleep as much as you want.”
“Thank you.”
Junghyuk held Sihu’s hand and walked straight out of the entrance. It seemed that the accumulated stress from the consecutive unpleasant events and the juggling of work and childcare was quite overwhelming. It was the same for Yusiwoo.
At times like this, taking a little distance and having some time for oneself wouldn’t be a bad idea. Above all, Sihu was excited at the thought of meeting dolphins.
On a weekday morning, the aquarium was quiet.
Sihu hopped around like a fish meeting water, flapping through the underwater tunnel. Not only my favorite dolphins but also various marine animals and fish were fascinating to him, and he kept expressing admiration.
The time he chose a sandwich shop to solve the lunch problem for the rich man was well past noon.
Sihu’s cute little hands, as always, eagerly gripped the sandwich. Perhaps because he skipped breakfast, he seemed to eat in a hurry. Well, after crying so much and wandering around, he must have been hungry.
Watching Sihu eat so earnestly, Junghyuk sucked on a diet cola.
“Yusiwoo.”
“Yes!”
Even with a mouthful, his response was quick. Putting the sandwich down, Junghyuk spoke seriously.
“Yusiwoo. Were you upset today because Mom got angry?”
“…….”
Yusiwoo rolled his eyes and nodded his head. His mouth continued to mumble without a break.
In fact, he quickly apologized to Mom under Dad’s persuasion, who was excited to see dolphins. However, Yusiwoo still harbored some resentment towards Mom because she, who should understand more than anyone else, didn’t understand his feelings. Sensing these emotions, Junghyuk gently persuaded his son.
“Yusiwoo, there will be days like today more often in the future. Still, Yusiwoo needs to understand Mom.”
“Why…?”
Yusiwoo’s forehead wrinkled with concern. It seemed he wouldn’t like it if Mom frequently spanked him like today.
“Mom is in a special condition right now. So, she can be sensitive. That’s why we need to be nicer to Mom.”
“Special…?”
Yusiwoo blinked his big eyes, clueless about what was being said. What should he say? Junghyuk’s gaze brushed against the ceiling and returned.
In situations like this, directness is key.
“Mom has a baby in her belly.”
“…….”
“So, Yusiwoo, soon you will have a little sister.”
“Oh!”
A surprised sound burst from Yusiwoo’s rounded mouth.
“A sister? Oh! Yusiwoo’s sister?”
“That’s right. Yusiwoo will be a big brother.”
“Wow!”
It’s hard to understand on what grounds he’s so convinced that it’s a sister with a five-year-old’s mind, but anyway, becoming a big brother made him excited, causing him to jump up happily.
“Oh! Where is Yusi’s sister?”
“Whereabouts. Dad put her in Mom’s belly. When Mom’s belly gradually gets bigger and bursts, Yusiwoo’s sister will be born.”
“Wow! I want to be Yusiwoo’s big brother!”
Excited Yusiwoo even dropped the sandwich he was eating. Junghyuk chuckled.
“Surprised, huh? Yusiwoo was a complete one-shot.”
Reminiscing about that moment, Junghyuk sucked on his cola.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
