Tae Jo parked his car next to a high wall and got out of the driver’s seat.
It was a place crammed with mansionlike houses. There were hardly any cars passing by and the street was peacefully quiet.
Beep.
As he pressed the doorbell, the door was opened from the inside after confirming the visitor. Tae Jo climbed the stone stairs and entered what looked like the second floor but was actually the first floor.
Crossing the garden on foot over granite stepping stones, he was greeted by a man who bore a similar countenance to his own.
“You’re here?”
“Yeah, you’re early.”
“I came because it’s home. I came with dad from work.”
The one who had come out to meet Tae Jo was his older brother by two years, Yoon Jo.
He had been the initial CEO of Jin Entertainment, which Tae Jo was currently in charge of, and had handed over the company to Tae Jo six years ago to join the JK Group where their father was the representative.
JK was mainly focused on food and distribution, as well as media businesses.
Yoon Jo had founded Jin Entertainment because he was interested in media businesses.
His ultimate goal was to discover talented actors and create Kcontents that would do well overseas, but…
Now he had given up on that goal and was focusing more on the food business.
“Is sisterinlaw here? Did she come with you?”
“Yeah. Everyone’s waiting for you now.”
Yoon Jo, as if to hurry him, tapped Tae Jo’s back.
As they entered the house, a delicious aroma stimulated their senses. Following his brother into the dining room, Tae Jo greeted the family.
“I’m here, Father.”
“You should come early. Why are you always the last one?”
“He’s also doing business. How can he always be on time. Sit down. You came at the perfect time. We were just about to have dinner.”
Mrs. Ma Hye Young, who answered instead of Tae Jo, gestured for him to sit down. He approached the seat next to his mother and nodded his head to Ye Ryeong across the table.
“It’s been a while, sisterinlaw. Have you been well?”
“Of course. You haven’t had any problems, have you?”
Ye Ryeong, who was smiling, asked back out of courtesy. He was expected to say that there was nothing, but Tae Jo surprisingly hesitated.
“Um, something…”
… seemed to have happened, and also seemed not to have happened.
As Tae Jo picked up his spoon and tilted his head, Mrs. Ma frowned.
“Why do you stop answering? Is there something wrong?”
“No, not that. There’s one good thing, though.”
“Good thing? What is it?”
Yoon Jo, who had put a thick piece of fish in his mouth, asked Tae Jo.
“You know the American OTT platform, right? The one that starts with M. They decided to invest in our drama.”
“Really? That’s good. How much are they investing?”
“About 23 billion. Oh, you saw it, right? Director Ji’s scenario. We decided to produce that.”
“Oh, finally doing that one.”
As Yoon Jo exclaimed, Ye Ryeong asked what it was from the side.
Listening to the conversation of his sons, Chairman Jin spoke to Tae Jo.
“So, Tae Jo, how long are you going to be there? You should come to the company like your brother.”
“It’s enough that my brother went in, why are you trying to pull me in too?”
“Wouldn’t it be great to use that ability in our company? Since Yoonjo is in charge of food, it would be perfect if you handle the media side.”
“I still prefer this side. I find more fulfillment in participating in the production after receiving the scenario I want.”
“JK Media is also producing dramas, aren’t they?”
“If I go there, will I participate in the production? I would probably be sitting at the top, signing off decisions.”
As if agreeing, Taejo glanced at his brother. Unable to disagree under their father’s gaze, Yoonjo could only muster an awkward smile.
“Well, let’s say you join the company later. What about your marriage?”
Ah, why is the question shifting in this direction again?
“I might choke on my food, Father.” Taejo managed to dodge the uncomfortable question with a fake cough. Madam Ma gave her husband a cue to stop.
“Let’s talk about that later. Yeryeong and I are already looking for a suitable young lady for Taejo.”
Why are you looking for someone without asking my preferences?
Taejo frowned and glanced at Yeryeong.
At his questioning gaze, she quickly averted her eyes.
After finishing the heavy meal, Taejo went upstairs to smoke on the terrace.
“I should run away before the marriage discussion.”
With a sigh, a puff of white smoke dispersed into the air. After his last puff, Taejo rubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray.
As he was about to go in to get rid of the smoke smell from his clothes, the sound of a door opening startled him.
Turning around, he saw Yeryeong clinging to Yoonjo like a cicada.
“Traitor.”
“Oh my, are you talking to me?”
Yeryeong, who was clinging to her husband’s arm, made a wronged expression. When Taejo seemed to ask if not her, then who, Yeryeong laughed out loud.
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.”
