“Oh my goodness~ What in the world is all this?”

As soon as Bok Seon entered the house after briefly visiting upstairs for lunch, she was startled by the items filling the living room. Seeing this, Yi Hyun smiled awkwardly.

“My mother sent it from Seoul. We’ll use it up diligently. And this is my friend.”

“Hello, grandmother. I’m Han Ji Won. I’m Yi Hyun’s close younger brother.”

“Oh~? Is that so? The younger brother is also handsome and good-looking. Oh my~ But why so many things when the house is small? Does our Yoon Woo’s grandmother have incredibly big hands?”

“Yes, that person has incredibly big hands. Haha~”

Ji Won laughed heartily. Muttering “I see,” Bok Seon looked around the mountain of items with sharp eyes, picking out only the food items from among them.

“There’s so much meat? Yoon Woo’s father’s statue should eat and go too. We need to eat all of this up before it spoils. We should take some to the upstairs neighbors too.”

“Yes! Of course I’ll eat if you give it to me. I eat very well, grandmother!”

“Is Yoon Woo’s mother sleeping?”

“She lay down with Yoon Woo who was fussing.”

“I see, that’s good. The mother should rest whenever she has a chance. That’s how she endures through the night.”

Bok Seon chuckled as she sorted out dried corvina, abalone, Korean beef, and so on. Without being asked, Ji Won rolled up his sleeves and carried them to the kitchen in place of Bok Seon.

Bok Seon quickly prepared a dinner table no less than a feast, putting the two men to work. Ji Won kept giving thumbs up to the delicious dishes that were being created one after another.

“Wow~ Grandmother’s cooking skills are amazing~! Wow~ Director! Should I work here too?”

“No. The house is small.”

At the sharp rejection that came out immediately as if there was nothing to think about, Ji Won pouted his lips.

“That’s so cold. Anyway.”

Yi Hyun snorted and opened the door to the main room. Meanwhile, a happy smile spread across his face as he saw Ha Jun sleeping soundly, holding Yoon Woo in her arms.

“There are two angels.”

“Kuh!”

Ji Won, standing behind, hurriedly covered his mouth. As an expert on Kim Yi Hyun, he knew very well that if he laughed out loud here, Yi Hyun would certainly roll his eyes and curse fiercely.

And he didn’t want to ruin this atmosphere with a silly joke, as he felt so good about the sincerity and happiness contained in Yi Hyun’s voice.

Yi Hyun carefully sat down next to Ha Jun and gently stroked her forehead with his hand.

“Ha Jun, wake up. Let’s eat and then sleep. Okay?”

“Mmm……”

Her closed eyes slowly opened, and when she saw Yi Hyun’s face right in front of her, Ha Jun’s big eyes drew a beautiful arc.

“I slept so well for a moment.”

“You did well. You should rest whenever you have a chance.”

Although it had only been a few days, it was enough to know the terribleness of newborn care. Yi Hyun’s eyes were full of affection as he looked at Ha Jun, who would have to continue doing this from now on.

And Ji Won, watching the two people oozing sweetness from behind, writhed with envy. And he made a resolution.

I’m going to do this damn dating thing too!

After shamelessly eating an early dinner and gulping down a cup of coffee brewed by Bok Seon, Ji Won got up to leave for Seoul.

Bok Seon had already gone out to share food with the neighbors, so only Yi Hyun and Ha Jun came to see him off at the front door.

“Then I’ll be going now. I’ll see you next time in Seoul, sister-in-law.”

“Yes, thank you for coming such a long way. See you next time.”

Seeing Ha Jun smiling brightly as she greeted him, the corners of Ji Won’s mouth kept twitching.

So this was Kim Yi Hyun’s type of woman. No wonder a neurotic girl like Jin Yu Ha couldn’t catch his eye.

Thinking of Jin Yu Ha made him feel a bit sorry for her, but it couldn’t be helped. Kim Yi Hyun’s soulmate, his destined love was right here.

“I’ll see Ji Won off and come back. Go in and rest.”

“Okay.”

After Ha Jun went inside, Yi Hyun and Ji Won stood facing each other in the yard.

“Oh, by the way, it was agreed with Kang Yu Kyung’s side last night to pretend the engagement never happened.”

“They moved faster than expected.”

“Isn’t it obvious? Where do you think that urgent personality of yours comes from? Besides, after seeing Yoon Woo’s photo, how could the chairman be in his right mind?”

“I see.”

Yi Hyun chuckled. Well, even he could see that Yoon Woo was the spitting image of his younger self. So it was obvious how cute Yoon Woo would look in his mother’s eyes without even saying it.

“And, this is just my two cents, but I think you should sincerely apologize to Yu Ha.”

“Me? Why, when I didn’t do anything wrong?”

“…It’s at least a final consideration for the woman who one-sidedly loved you for such a long time. Even if you can’t forcibly change a person’s heart and give a love that doesn’t exist. It’s pitiful how she lonely pined for you all this time. It would be good to comfort her well. Honestly… since she’s the daughter of Hankyung Finance, you’ll run into her somewhere in the future, and how do you think she’ll feel each time? Make sure Yu Ha doesn’t resent you or your wife.”

Yi Hyun’s eyes lowered at Ji Won’s unexpected words. There was nothing wrong with what he said. Yi Hyun himself remembered the tearing pain he experienced when Ha Jun suddenly disappeared and rejected him.

“Okay. I got it.”

“I’m really leaving now. Take care and see you in Seoul.”

“Okay.”

Ji Won got into his parked car outside the gate and left. Yi Hyun watched his departing figure for a moment before finally remembering what he had forgotten to say.

“I should have told him to leave the car.”

Well, a pretty wife driving a flowery subcompact car isn’t bad either.

Yi Hyun glanced at the red subcompact car neatly parked in front of the house and smiled happily.

After giving Il Jun the cold shoulder all night, Se Ra was left alone with her thoughts after entrusting Yoon Ji to the babysitter when he left for work. Kim Yi Hyun and Lee Ha Jun…

“You really can’t understand people’s hearts.”

On one hand, she felt sorry for Ha Jun. To have run away as if pushed by In Hwa and even given birth to a baby.

“Leaving just me out of it.”

Se Ra clicked her tongue softly and picked up the phone.

“Chief Choi, there’s nothing special going on today, right?”

− No.

“Then come to our house with Yeon A by 5 o’clock. Let’s have dinner together. I have some things to talk about too.”

− Yes, I will do that.

After hanging up, Se Ra hesitated for a moment before finally putting down the phone.

I should tell Yu Ha too…

“What am I supposed to say? That he had an accident with another woman, had a baby, and is getting married? Ah−!! Anyway, Kim Yi Hyun, you jerk! You’re the problem!”

Just as Se Ra had only looked at Il Jun for over ten years, Yu Ha had also followed Yi Hyun since she was a middle school girl with short hair. And Se Ra was the person who had watched all of this from the side.

While Ha Jun was also pitiful, from her perspective, Yu Ha was more concerning and upsetting right now.

“Sigh… This is really giving me a headache.”

However, there was nothing Se Ra could do for Yu Ha in this situation.

Although she had suffered from a headache all day, there was no solution in the end. Se Ra greeted Hyun Ju and Yeon A, who arrived at exactly 5 pm.

“Welcome.”

“Thank you for inviting us.”

“Right?”

“Of course. You need to get better soon. You have to start working from home next week too.”

“Shouldn’t you rest more? I heard you need to recover for 3 months.”

“Who says?”

“Chief Choi’s grandmother. She says if a woman doesn’t properly recover after childbirth, her body will ache for life.”

“Well, I have a babysitter and a housekeeper, so it shouldn’t matter, right? Anyway, thank you for your concern, Yeon A.”

“Hehe~”

Se Ra’s eyes looked at the brightly smiling Yeon A for a moment before moving to Hyun Ju. Looking at her trusted secretary who had been assisting her for over 5 years, Se Ra smiled bitterly.

Right, there must have been a reason. I shouldn’t distrust my own people.

“Let’s eat first.”

After the meal ended in a friendly atmosphere and they sat down with tea and fruit, Se Ra finally brought up the purpose of calling them today.

“Is it true that Lee Ha Jun is dating our brother-in-law?”

In typical Se Ra fashion, it was a direct question without beating around the bush. And the two who had seen Yi Hyun come looking for Ha Jun a few days ago nodded without surprise, as if they had already prepared for this.

“Yes, that’s right. I’m sorry we couldn’t tell you.”

“I’m so sorry…”

Se Ra shook her head at their apologies.

“No, thinking about it, I guess it wouldn’t have been easy to tell me. Yi Hyun is a friend, and family…”

“And you’re close with Jin Yu Ha… Chairman Jang In Hwa wanted Ha Jun to leave. Director Kim Yi Hyun… was obsessed with Ha Jun and asked her to marry him even though he had a fiancée.”

Hyun Ju and Yeon A knew some of the stories about Yi Hyun from Ha Jun as they had been visiting Bok Seon’s house, though not everything.

“I see. So Yi Hyun didn’t think of trusting me and trying to face it.”

“It’s because their worlds are different. At that time, we couldn’t know how deep the director’s feelings were, and Ha Jun didn’t want the director to suffer any disadvantage because of her. You know what kind of person Ha Jun is, don’t you, Executive Director? How kind and upright she is…”

“I know. I know very well. Ah… From the first time I saw her, I liked her and was concerned without any reason. I guess it was because we were meant to be family.”

“Pardon?”

“Isn’t it obvious? They even had a baby, didn’t they? Would Yi Hyun leave it at that? He already overturned his engagement with Yu Ha.”

“Oh my goodness!”

“Wow…”

Hyun Ju and Yeon A covered their mouths at the same time. They had vaguely hoped for it, but Director Kim Yi Hyun, the Jaein Group, had really accepted Ha Jun as family.

“Sniff…”

Tears flowed from Yeon A’s large eyes. Hyun Ju also pressed down on her moist, stinging eyes.

“This was really good news for both of you. Let’s all meet together soon when Lee Ha Jun comes to Seoul. But I wonder if Lee Ha Jun will return as my secretary once she recovers?”

At Se Ra’s joke, Hyun Ju smiled brightly. Indeed, her boss was the coolest and most awesome woman she knew among all people.