“She strongly opposed the idea of getting married. She said she disliked marrying because of a sense of responsibility tied to the child.”
“…”
“So, we couldn’t inform the family in advance.”
A complex emotion appeared on Madam Hong’s face.
Marrying out of a sense of responsibility for a child…
She remembered Se-kyung’s profile from the day. She mentioned earlier that her parents divorced early, and her mother raised her alone. Is that why she had such thoughts?
“And now? I saw the letter she wrote. If the man in the letter is you, it seems like she has liked you for a long time.”
“I told you he’d come to greet us soon. So, it’s not decided what to do from now on, right?”
Madam Hong recalled the conversation she had with Tae-jo during their last phone call. If he didn’t introduce a woman this year as well, it meant that marriage wasn’t in his fate.
“What about you? Do you like that girl too?”
In response to his mother’s question, Tae-jo quietly smiled.
When embarrassed, his eyes would round like a rabbit, his lips protruded when in a dilemma, and his face would blush with shyness. When she imagined him lowering his head in embarrassment after realizing she was his first love, she found him so adorable that she wanted to bite his blushing skin up to his neck.
“I’m getting married because I like her. If you see her, you’ll probably like her too.”
“That remains to be seen.”
Madam Hong, tilting her head, turned her gaze to the TV. The screen was filled with a close-up of Se-kyung’s face.
“Since he’s coming to greet us anyway, is there a need to delay in this situation? Bring her over as soon as possible.”
“We’ll finish up on our end first. We’ll contact you as soon as we set a date. Well then, may I get up first?”
Madam Hong nodded, and Tae-jo stood up. As she rose to see him off, Tae-jo suddenly turned to look at his mother, as if he remembered something.
“Oh, and since you’ll be able to hear your daughter-in-law’s voice, if you have any nagging to do, you can do it all to me now.”
“What?”
Madam Hong’s eyebrows shot up. How dare this boy see his mom as what!
“I haven’t given permission for you to marry that girl yet.”
“If the baby in your belly hears those words, it will be hurt. Have some mercy.”
Madam Hong flinched at Tae-jo’s words.
Our mother is indeed weak in front of a child.
“Moreover, am I allowed to marry with my parents’ permission?”
“Why haven’t you said anything until now? Are you planning to marry as you please?”
“I’m sorry about that. Anyway, please don’t say anything bad to Se-kyung. She’s already nervous about coming to greet you. If you see her, you’ll like her too. She’s kind and cute, exactly the style you like, Mom.”
Madam Hong’s eyes slightly flickered. Turning around, she asked Tae-jo, gesturing to the TV.
“Is that true?”
Turning his head in the skeptical eyes of his mother, Tae-jo let out a forced laugh.
Timing is everything.
“That’s a drama, you know.”
Tae-jo pulled up one side of his lips.
In the screen, Se-kyung was slapping the male actor with water.
Tae-jo, who left the house, got into the car. Running his hand through his hair, he leaned on the seat for a moment, seeming tired.
His mother’s reaction wasn’t as bad as he expected, but he was still a bit uneasy. He should contact his sister-in-law later and ask her to speak some good words on his behalf.
“Phew.”
A languid breath escaped Tae-jo’s lips.
The day seemed to pass in a blur for Tae-jo. Finally taking a breath, he took out his phone to check the new messages.
To avoid being disturbed while talking to his mother, he had put the phone on silent. However, in the meantime, there were dozens of missed calls and new messages.
Among them, Tae-jo only checked the ones from Woo-hyun and Director Song.
[Reporter Choi Oh-soo has been sent back for now. He mentioned that if there’s any more trouble, he’ll report it to the police. I also asked Hae-jung to check the CCTV. I’ll contact you as soon as we confirm. We’ve turned off the urgent fire for now, but we’ll need to assess the situation again tomorrow. Did you have a good talk with your mother?]Checking the message, Tae-jo rubbed his chin.
Actually, Choi, the reporter who was uttering nonsense to dig out more about Tae-jo’s relationship with Se-kyung, spilled the information about the informant as soon as Tae-jo tried to hand him over to the police.
He claimed that he had only started following Tae-jo recently. At first, he was waiting in front of Se-kyung’s house, suspicious of a car that frequently came and went.
During that time, he received a tip from a woman that Se-kyung was attending a maternity clinic in Cheongdam-dong. She was currently pregnant, and not long ago, she had even undergone a prenatal genetic test.
The woman suggested that it would be good to investigate once, as the postpartum care center operated by that hospital’s maternity ward had occasionally seen Se-kyung.
Although Choi, who had doubted the truth of these words, gathered his colleagues and divided into two teams to chase the two day and night, he later found out that Tae-jo’s identity was revealed by thoroughly checking the register of the luxury villa where Tae-jo lived.
Then, Choi showed Tae-jo a black box video and photos sent by the woman.
There, Se-kyung was seen leaving the parking lot of Director Sim’s maternity clinic and arriving at the company’s parking lot, entering the building.
And the person who handed that over to Choi was…
“Lim Joo-hee.”
Tae-jo tapped the steering wheel. He had heard that Lim Joo-hee’s situation had become quite difficult due to the YouTube incident last time.
She left the drama midway, the casting was canceled, and even past videos were revealed to Se-kyung’s fans, causing controversy over her character.
Did the lingering resentment lead her to leak Se-kyung’s pregnancy to the reporter? What good would that do for her?
“…”
Tae-jo’s eyes took on a chilly light.
He didn’t completely believe all of Choi’s words, but it was certain that there was someone who provided him with different information. To confirm this, he had also asked Director Sim to check the CCTV footage of the parking lot at that time.
“I hope Choi’s words are false.”
The fact that Lim Joo-hee, who gave information to that reporter, bothered Tae-jo. If he finds out that the woman causing him trouble again is her, Se-kyung will likely be hurt.
Tae-jo confirmed the message from Director Song, stating that he had left Se-kyung’s house, started the car engine, and drove away.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
