“Alright. So, when will you have the wedding?”
Thrown out abruptly by Chairman Jeong, his question caused a momentary silence. The significance embedded in that single sentence was immense.
It wasn’t a simple inquiry but rather the approval for marriage.
Chairman Jeong, the most powerful figure in Jangwon House, granting permission meant that, despite the opposition of others, the course of this marriage could not be overturned. Therefore, Yeong-hee, who had been the most vehement in opposition, started foaming at the mouth.
“Mom… Mom, what you just said… It doesn’t mean you’re approving the marriage, right?”
Surely not.
Beside her, Yeong-suk denied it while frequently exclaiming “surely.” However, instead of answering their questions, Chairman Jeong threw another question to Wujin and Tae-eun, conducting a thorough investigation.
“Yeah. When is the engagement date?”
“Mom—Ah!”
Even though Yeong-hee called Chairman Jeong as if she were fainting, there was no response. Remaining calm, Yeong-hee countered. She knew too well that this situation couldn’t be reversed by excitement.
“Mom, marriage is a significant event in one’s life. It’s not something you decide after just a glance. It’s the matter of the son-in-law, the only one for Mom; how can you decide after seeing him just once? Especially in a situation like this?”
“That’s right, Mom. This shouldn’t be decided so easily.”
“Are you going to live with them? Are you getting married?”
When Chairman Jeong questioned sternly, both Yeong-hee and Yeong-suk were momentarily speechless.
“That’s not it, but…”
“I mean, I said Wujin will get married, and the woman he will live with is here. Why are you meddling and nagging by his side?”
“Mom, we have the right to do that. After losing our older brother and sister, Wujin is the only one left for us. And especially for Yeong-ja unnie, she has more than enough right! Unnie, say something! Don’t just stay quiet like that!”
Feeling frustrated, Yeong-hee nudged Yeong-ja, and only then did a subtle sigh escape Yeong-ja’s forehead, which had been calm all along. She looked at Wujin and Tae-eun alternately, placing the teacup down with a clinking sound. Despite her cold and indifferent gaze, it was an uncomfortable look because her intentions were unclear.
Finally, after both of them stepped in, Yeong-ja’s lips opened for the first time.
“I didn’t tell anyone to get married or not to. It’s not like someone asked for my permission. Since you’ve come here not to seek approval, Wujin, right?”
A monotonous tone that didn’t reveal any pitch.
With that voice alone, Tae-eun could instantly recognize how strong a person Yeong-ja was in terms of self-control. Indeed, the daughter who resembled Chairman Jeong the most wasn’t lying when she said that.
“Oh, sis… But still, how can you say such a thing…”
“I’m saying not to waste energy arguing about something already decided. Before it gets even uglier.”
With elegant yet piercing words, even Yeong-hee and Yeong-suk, their surprised mouths, closed. Finally, Wujin, with a smile on his lips, met eyes with Yeong-ja.
Indeed, she was the lady of Jangwon, Seo Yeong-ja.
“That’s right, Aunt. I will definitely marry. I wouldn’t have faced Grandma and aunts without that level of conviction.”
Yeong-ja’s eyes looking at Wujin rounded. However, she wasn’t smiling. Yeong-ja’s facial muscles moved just like that, without revealing what she was thinking.
“Well, since we’re on the subject, let me tell you one more thing. We’ll get married within two months, and after marriage, we’ll live separately.”
“What did you say? Wujin! What does that mean?”
“I want to start from a villa in Hannam-dong.”
“Oh, oh my. What is she talking about now? Does that mean leaving Grandma alone in this big Jangwon House?”
“That’s right! Even if we live here, the main house and the separate residence are so far apart, it’s almost like living separately. Why go out and live like that? So Grandma can have peace and quiet?”
“Why is Grandma having peace and quiet? She resides in the big aunt’s separate residence, and both aunts come and go like this.”
Although the expressions of the three women upon hearing this weren’t pleasant, Chairman Jeong was nodding alone. He knew why Wujin had made such a decision.
Even if they couldn’t devour her at the first meeting, starting their honeymoon in a separate residence meant that from then on, the three witches of Jangwon House would constantly summon Tae-eun and drain her blood. Wujin undoubtedly foresaw such a situation.
In short, it was a blockade of the source at Soworld, and Chairman Jeong had no doubt that it was a very wise choice.
“Wujin! How can you say such a heartbreaking thing? Are we the same as you? You’re the grandson of Jangwon, and we’re married outsiders!”
“For outsiders, you seem to move around too freely.”
“Hey!”
After momentarily calming down due to Yeong-ja, Yeong-suk, perhaps because her blood pressure rose again, turned her venomous gaze towards Tae-eun.
“By any chance, do you not want to live with our mom?”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
