At that point, Hyun Ah, who had been whimpering, became smug.
“Of course. If it’s for me, Brother would die for me. He didn’t say a single harsh word to me at the restaurant either. Look at that day. He even took me home to protect me.”
“Well then. If Jung Hyuk likes you, what can Grandma do. You just hold onto Jung Hyuk’s heart.”
Despite Sun Young’s earnest advice, Hyun Ah was not moving to action, and Sun Young clicked her tongue as if in disgust.
“What are you doing? Go to Jung Hyuk right now.”
“Brother doesn’t like it when I visit his office.”
“Is this the time to worry about that? Go and ask him to buy you something delicious, flirt a little, and get him on your side!”
“Brother!”
The highpitched voice was grating on his nerves. Jung Hyuk’s gaze, which briefly flicked towards the door that had swung open without a knock, fell back onto his documents.
“Go. I’m working, don’t come to the office.”
“Oh dear. Hyun Ah came because she missed you, is that any way to treat her?” Hyun Ah, following Sun Young’s direction, approached him flirtatiously and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Resilient even under scolding, Hyun Ah would always remain steadfast no matter the circumstance. She was the type of person who could even stand tall in a desert.
Or maybe she just didn’t realize when she was being scolded.
Jung Hyuk shrugged off Hyun Ah’s arm and tilted his head stubbornly.
“Was there any issue at the kindergarten?”
His sudden interest in the kindergarten made Hyun Ah’s eyes widen.
“Do you have any interesting news, brother?”
“….”
Looking back at him blankly as if he was speaking nonsense, Hyun Ah turned around sighing. She slumped onto the sofa and began to grumble.
“If you’re the uncle, you should’ve told me. The kid was kidnapped. What a fuss!”
Jung Hyuk flipped a page of his document, halflistening to her complaints.
“Really. You’ve seen her before, right? The single mother.”
“….”
“Yesterday, her kid was reportedly kidnapped from the kindergarten. They even called the police, it was a huge mess.”
Jung Hyuk, who had been lounging lazily, suddenly straightened up.
“The mother was crying and screaming on the ground. It was unbearable to watch.”
Hyun Ah complained, dropping her head. Jung Hyuk swallowed hard, unable to hide his hardened expression.
“What… what happened to the kid?”
“Seems they found her. Just overreacting and turning the kindergarten upside down over nothing. Ugh, so annoying!”
His cold fingertips grazed his twitching eyebrow. As he showed no further interest, Hyun Ah cheerfully changed the topic.
“Brother. I heard the dessert bar at the W Hotel is good, please buy me something sweet.”
“Buy it with your own money. You have plenty. I’m busy, go away.”
His heavy gaze followed the sulking Hyun Ah as she turned to leave. Lost in thought for a moment, Jung Hyuk soon picked up the phone.
“Yesterday, there was a report of a missing child from Han Song Kindergarten. Look into the details for me.”
“Sorry, senior.”
Although she tried to mix laughter into her voice, the concern in Do Jun’s voice was palpable due to her raspy tone.
“Don’t be. I’ve asked the newly hired staff to start working from today. So rest until you feel better.”
“But you’re busy….”
“The reward for training Hee Ju all this time is there. Don’t worry because she can handle it as much as you.”
After ending the call, Da Jung touched her forehead where she felt a slight fever.
Since last night, she wasn’t feeling well and finally she was ill. Her throat was swollen, her voice was hoarse, and her body ached all over.
Indeed. After all that turmoil, it would be strange if she didn’t fall ill. But she still couldn’t afford to take it easy.
Da Jung put a plaster on her wrist and sat down in front of her laptop. If she couldn’t go to the site, she had to do some drafting work.
Several hours might have passed while I was absorbed in my work. The phone, which had been quiet, buzzed.
“Strange man”
Staring at the caller’s name displayed on the screen, Da Jung took a deep breath slowly before pressing the call button.
“……Hello?”
“Open the door.”
At the incomprehensible words, Da Jung just blinked in bewilderment.
“Do I have to break in?”
“……Yes?”
Bang, bang, bang!
Startled, Da Jung’s eyes turned towards the front door, which was making a loud noise.
“I said, open the door. Before I break it.”
“Oh……”
Only then did Da Jung understand the situation and hurriedly headed towards the front door. Ding. As she poked her head through the slightly opened door like a mole, deepset eyes stared back at her.
“What’s the matter here……?”
Indifferent eyes followed the faltering words on Da Jung’s face. He, who had glanced everywhere he could see, suddenly grabbed Da Jung’s wrist.
The cheap smell of plaster invaded her nostrils, and Jung Hyuk winced at the strong scent.
“Are you hurt?”
“Oh, no. This is…… just a bit annoying.”
He tilted his head and let out a big sigh. Then he suddenly pulled the door wide open and took a large step inside.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
