“Yes, Chairman.”
As Jeho left the chairman’s office and headed for the elevator, he met Minwoo in the middle of the hallway. Minwoo frowned unpleasantly as soon as he saw Jeho.
“I thought you were in the United States. When did you come back?”
“Yesterday afternoon.”
Quietly, Minwoo, who was looking behind Jeho, seemed to notice that Jeho had come out of the chairman’s office and twisted his expression.
“Did you come to see Grandfather?”
“Yeah. Why’s your face like that? Did you stay up all night?”
Minwoo had a flushed face with bloodshot eyes. As Jeho said, Minwoo had stayed up all night last night. He parked the car in front of Representative Chae’s house and spent the whole night there.
He had intended to catch Yuri as she returned home and talk to her. However, she didn’t come back home. It was hard to believe that Yuri had stayed out all night.
He was desperately trying to find Yuri, and suddenly, he received a call asking him to come to the company because there was something to tell Chairman Kwon.
Swaggering in, he met Jeho, who he thought was in the United States. He had suspicions like, ‘Could it be because of my brother that Yuri stayed out?’ but forcefully denied them.
“Did you handle the Philippines business well? I heard it was a serious matter to postpone the wedding.”
Instead of answering, Minwoo glared at Jeho fiercely and walked past him towards the chairman’s office.
“Ah…”
Yuri clenched her hungry stomach and opened the pantry door. Although Jeho said he would be back in two hours, it seemed like she couldn’t wait until then. However, ordering food alone in an empty house didn’t seem right either.
“Where is the soup can?”
Opening one cabinet after another, Yuri found a teapot and a jar of beef tea. In an instant, the words Assistant Shin said came to her mind.
―By the way, do you not use the tea at Jeho’s house too much?
―Was it beef tea? Maybe that’s it.
Yuri quickly closed the pantry door. Then, she shook her head to push away Assistant Shin’s words from her mind. She didn’t like impurities creeping into happy moments. Yet, unwanted thoughts kept coming back.
―Shin Dahee… I wonder… Is she angry?
Did he really say that last night? It wasn’t clear as he drifted into sleep. Whether it was a dream or reality, she wasn’t sure.
At that moment, the phone she had left beside her rang. Checking the caller, she considered Jeho’s new number unfamiliar and didn’t answer.
“Hello?”
[What do you want to eat? I’m on my way home, so I’ll buy it now.]About to say anything, Yuri realized that it was a more difficult answer and hastily chose a sandwich menu.
“Any sandwich with avocado is fine.”
[Got it. I’ll be there soon.]Near the house, in less than 20 minutes, Jeho returned with a sandwich bag in his hand. Not knowing what kind of sandwich she would like, he bought different types. Yuri chose the avocado tuna sandwich. While savoring the taste, Jeho asked her.
“But don’t you ask?”
As Yuri took a bite of the sandwich, she rolled her eyes as if to ask, ‘What are you talking about?’
“Why did you urgently go to the United States, what did you do in the United States, why haven’t you been in touch all this time? There must be a lot of questions you want to ask.”
Yuri silently chewed on her sandwich. After swallowing all the food and pouring milk into the cup in front of her, she finally answered Jeho’s questions.
“No. Jeho said we would only meet when he’s in Korea. He just needs to focus on me when he’s here.”
As if surprised, Jeho tilted his head sideways, and after taking a sip of milk, Yuri continued.
“Instead, let’s just meet here. No other women allowed.”
“Only when I’m in Korea?”
“Yes.”
Yuri nodded as she took another bite of her sandwich.
“Oh, I like possessive people.”
Jeho mumbled to himself as he unwrapped the roast beef sandwich.
“It’s not Korea, it’s not anywhere, it’s not even Earth. If someone messes with my woman, I’ll break his hand, even if it’s on Mars.”
“Nothing like that will happen. I’ll mostly be in Korea, and one man, Jeho, is more than enough for me.”
“Is it that the man is more than enough, or is it me?”
Yuri blinked slowly as she looked at Jeho. To tell the truth, it was difficult for her to handle the idea of someone else entering her life.
If possible, she would have built a wall from the beginning and pushed him away. Unfortunately, she missed the timing, but still, keeping a little distance would be safer.
“Both.”
Yuri placed the half-eaten sandwich down and stood up.
“I’ll be going now. I signed the contract for an apartment yesterday. I’m starting to move today.”
“An apartment?”
Yuri briefly explained to Jeho, who looked puzzled, the conversation she had with Representative Chae.
“I don’t have much to move. It’s a hotel-style apartment with furniture included. I’ll just take some clothes and personal belongings. And whenever I have time, I’ll move little by little.”
“Then I’ll help you move too.”
Jeho also stood up and followed Yuri. Putting the cup she used to drink milk in the sink, Yuri turned around with a surprised expression.
“Aren’t you busy?”
“It’s the weekend, and what else do I have to do?”
Embracing Yuri from behind, he whispered gently.
“I should spend time with my woman.”
Feeling a flutter from the phrase ‘my woman,’ Yuri lowered her head and laughed. She felt relieved knowing that he couldn’t see her expression like this.
With Jeho’s help, the move was faster than expected. Since Mrs. Ahn and Yuri had already been informed, there was no need to explain separately. He had already told them that he would sleep in the newly contracted apartment last night.
“If you run out of side dishes, feel free to come and take more.”
Handing over a side dish container prepared for Yuri, Mrs. Ahn said.
“And at least once or twice a month, drop by the house.”
Whether it was a sincere statement or just a casual remark, it was hard to tell, but Mrs. Ahn genuinely seemed upset. As Yuri left the house, Jeho got out of the car and received a container of side dishes from Mrs. Ahn.
“Is this the last one?”
“Yes.”
It felt strange to have the independence she had dreamed of. Wanting to leave the house even enduring an unwanted marriage, it was happening so easily. It left a somewhat empty feeling.
“Will you sleep well here tonight?”
When the packing was almost done, Jeho looked into the bedroom and asked.
“Yes, I brought the bedding set too.”
At her words, Jeho pushed the bed with a dissatisfied expression. Compared to his Texas king-size bed, the single bed inside looked small like a child’s bed.
“The bed seems too small.”
“Why? Isn’t it just the right size for sleeping alone?”
“It’s a bit disappointing.”
Looking at the bed with a sulking expression, he asked disappointedly.
“Did you plan to sleep alone tonight?”
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.”
