Choosing a dress that wouldn’t compress her body, she put on the clothes and stood in front of a fulllength mirror.
And she counted the number of months by folding one finger at a time.
They said that often times, it doesn’t show until after five months.
“You will only receive love in your life.”
Eun Soo gently cradled her belly with her palm.
Just as she had received infinite love from her mother, she wanted her child to receive only such love.
Suddenly, she turned her head and there was a wedding picture. Looking at Hyuk Joo’s face in the frame, Eun Soo’s face momentarily became blank.
“……Dad.”
He was the father of the child. But would he welcome this child as she did?
Fear came first for Eun Soo.
It was because her own father came to mind.
Sometimes, Eun Soo wished her father was not in the world. He had always tormented her mother, whether he was sober or drunk.
He claimed his fate had turned wild because of her.
If it hadn’t been for her, if it hadn’t been for her, he wouldn’t have lived like this.
While spouting cruel words with the intent of hurting her mother, her father had shot Eun Soo with cold eyes.
“If that man looks at you with those eyes…… it would be unbearable.”
As she entered puberty, Eun Soo had also thought that perhaps her father was not her biological father. But then, she and her father had many similar features physically.
But her father did not even find that resemblance pleasing.
It was a fact she found out later, but her parents had not been in love when they got married. To put it accurately, her father did not love her mother.
It was a mistake of one night, he had said. The image of her father casually uttering those words and her mother shaking her head as if she wanted to deny it surfaced in her mind.
It wasn’t her father, but her mother had unfortunately loved him.
A marriage prolonged by onesided love, and a child born between them.
Eun Soo, thinking of a child that might be in a situation no different from hers, tenderly touched her belly with saddened eyes.
“I won’t let you live like me.”
Eun Soo made an effort to lift the corners of her mouth into a smile.
However, her eyes were still wet.
Eun Soo, who had come down to the first floor, entered the kitchen.
“When did you wake up?”
The head of the household, who was responsible for housework, was surprised to see Eun Soo and asked.
“I woke up because I was hungry.”
“Since you’ve been throwing up, I was already boiling white porridge.”
“Then I’ll have that, please.”
“I’ll cool it down quickly, so please sit over there.”
Eun Soo took a seat at the dining table.
From now on, she needed to eat well. Even if she threw up after eating, if she could give even a bit of nutrition to the baby, it didn’t matter how much she suffered.
“Here you go.”
The head of the household set down the white porridge and water kimchi in front of Eun Soo. Upon seeing the orangetinted soup of the water kimchi, saliva spontaneously gathered in her mouth.
“It’s not easy for radishes coming out around this time to be tasty, but strangely, it was delicious. It seems they were meant for our lady to eat.”
“It really is delicious.”
“Shall I serve you another bowl?”
“Yes, please.”
The face of the housekeeper, who refilled the water kimchi bowl that Eun Soo had cleanly emptied, was full of smiles.
“I’m so happy to see you eating so well after such a long time.”
“Everything you make is delicious.”
“Thank you for saying so.”
The housekeeper looked at Eun Soo, who was eating, with pitiful eyes. Despite not being in a position to look at her with such an expression, her heart ached every time she looked at Eun Soo.
When she heard a slight commotion from the living room, the housekeeper who had been wiping her tingling nose sneakily peeked out. It appeared that the director, Moon Young Ran, was going to work late.
“It seems the director is leaving for work.”
“Ah……”
Eun Soo got up from her place and went to the living room.
Young Ran, seeing Eun Soo coming out of the kitchen with a clean face, gave her a halfsmile.
“Did you eat something?”
“Yes, Aunt.”
“That’s good. I understand that you’re not feeling well right now. But you must keep up your spirits. It’s for the sake of your late motherinlaw.”
“Yes.”
“I might be late, so don’t wait for me, and have a good dinner.”
“Yes. Have a safe trip.”
“Alright.”
Eun Soo went outside to see off Young Ran.
The housekeeper stared at Eun Soo’s retreating figure.
“It’s a relief that the director is taking care of her like that.”
One of the employees came into the kitchen after the housekeeper and said that. Then, another employee shook her head.
“You never know. She might cut her off abruptly.”
“What do you mean?”
“Our director, once she decides you’re her person, she’s generous, but once she decides you’re not, she changes instantly.”
“Really?”
“Do you remember the case of Jeong, who worked for nearly 10 years before? He said one wrong thing and was fired on the spot. You remember, right?”
“Everyone, be quiet. If you have time to chat like this, why don’t you wipe the floor once more?”
At the housekeeper’s scolding, the employees returned to their places.
The housekeeper, looking at the dining table where Eun Soo had been sitting, sighed. She had made white porridge on purpose, but Eun Soo didn’t touch it at all.
“It’s a relief she at least ate this.”
Looking at the halfempty bowl of water kimchi, the housekeeper nodded her head.
She knew better than anyone how significant a mother’s presence was to a daughter. She had been the same.
Especially, if one’s mother had passed away after a long illness, the feeling of loss was beyond description.
“If she was going to leave so emptily, she should have at least left her a child.”
Sniffling, the housekeeper reheated the cold porridge and served fresh water kimchi on the dining table.
The foundation office was located within an art gallery operated by Myeongjin Group.
Young Ran waited while looking around the exhibition hall where the planned exhibition of new artists was held.
As she raised her wrist to check the time, her eyes narrowing, a man entered the exhibition hall.
The man was Jung Gi Seop, who was responsible for carrying out Young Ran’s orders.
“Director, I apologize for being late.”
Jung Gi Seop bowed his head to Director Moon Young Ran.
“Come in.”
“Yes, Director.”
Young Ran was the first to leave the exhibition hall. Walking along the long corridor, she entered her foundation office.
Jung Gi Seop, who followed her, closed the office door.
“Do you want something to drink?”
“I’m fine.”
“Is what you told me over the phone true?”
“Yes. Please, have a look at this first.”
Jung Gi Seop took out a tablet from the bag he was carrying. He turned on the tablet screen and showed her a photo.
“Huh?”
Upon seeing the photo, Young Ran’s forehead furrowed uncontrollably.
“She has been in Korea for about six months now.”
“Six months?”
“Yes.”
Looking at the image of Seo Yeon Ji in the photo, Young Ran pursed her lips discontentedly.
Until last summer, she had said she was living in Canada. So Young Ran had stopped worrying about her.
She had been sent away with an amount of money she would never touch in her life, yet she broke the promise and returned.
Young Ran clenched her fist until the back of her hand turned pale.
Jung Gi Seop flipped to the next photo.
“This building is in Vice President Moon Hyuk Joo’s name.”
“So you’re saying Hyuk Joo knows about it?”
“Probably…”
“It’s outrageous!”
The building was in Cheongdamdong and registered under Hyuk Joo’s name. Seo Yeon Ji was running a flower shop on the first floor of that building.
Young Ran clenched her forehead with her palm and squeezed her eyes shut.
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My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
