The documents that Useok handed over were easily equivalent to a whole book.
It detailed the day-to-day life of Jang Homuk, the lady who built Bando, as if it were the biography of a historical figure.
“Must have been tough trying to catch up in your free time, right?”
In the car heading to the ancestral home of Jang in Anseodong.
Without exception, Useok, who remained silent, asked on behalf of Jiwan.
“It was interesting. It would have been even more fun if I didn’t have to memorize it.”
Jiwan, perfectly dressed from tie to vest on her jet-black hair, looked colder than usual.
“One manager, before going in, I’d like to use the restroom.”
“Oh, yes. I’ll escort you.”
After pushing the front door of the ancestral home, Help took several deep breaths in front of the large mirror in the restroom before finally entering Chairman Jang’s room.
“I’ve come.”
As the latticed paper door opened smoothly, the first thing that caught the eye was the green plants.
The elderly man with neatly combed white hair, who hadn’t even turned around or sat down, continued to tidy up the calligraphy brush without taking a seat.
“Please sit.”
Since our meeting, the first words from the man toward me were the first words from a man to me at all times I’ve come here.
Sitting cross-legged where Jiwan gestured, Help swallowed the dry saliva.
“Nice to meet you for the first time.”
Chairman Jang replied as he put down the grooming scissors.
“So that’s how it is.”
Until then, he hadn’t made eye contact even once.
“You’re not someone I know, who flits around freely, showing off in the brown tube. I guess it’s true that I’ve never seen you before.”
The joined hands trembled.
Jiwan, who hadn’t changed her facial expression and sat still, didn’t even cast a glance in my direction.
So this was why Useok told me to pull myself together.
“Unless you’re a stranger, you’ll know what kind of family this is. I won’t let anyone into my family who is better than my bloodline. Who am I going to break my bloodline for just because someone in power is looking for favors?”
The elderly man, who had elegantly combed back his white hair, stared at Help with an unyielding gaze from his upright posture.
Even if a corpse buried in the ground comes back to life, Help’s lower jaw trembled sweetly.
The stern gaze of the old man shifted without a word to Jiwan, who had been sitting in silence.
“President Seo is temporarily out.”
Without casting a glance and without a moment’s hesitation, Jiwan stood up and left.
Shortly after Jiwan left, a woman in a black uniform entered, holding a tea set.
The team leader of the Anseodong tea room, Hyangin.
“President Seo specially brought this precious tea.”
With only a nod in response to that statement, Lady Jang glanced at Help on the opposite side.
“Did you say it was Gang Doeum?”
“Yes.”
“Well, do you think I would be deceived into this marriage, in your opinion?”
“…Yes?”
“In the time frame I gave, I will marry you, the person brought here. I will get married, but I won’t even pretend to care for you. Somehow, I’m supposed to believe the words of that person above.”
“As Grandma knows, he’s a man who is awkward in expressing emotions. I’m fine with that.”
Somehow, it was a plausible answer.
“Originally, he’s that kind of man… Well, he was born and raised like that. That’s why he’s tolerating the current situation.”
Even though it hadn’t started yet, Help already felt defeated.
“A man who doesn’t walk the right path doesn’t do anything. Even a man who hides a woman and meets her can’t be considered a nobleman. Besides, unless a man who holds a woman without certainty and doesn’t release her, I, as a person, don’t have the intention of having a useless child.”
Heavy silence filled the spaces between the green plants.
“A man who doesn’t do the right thing is not worth much. A man who picks up a woman who has been separated from marriage in this way is hardly a nobleman. It’s hard to taste it once, but once you taste the food, it’s not easy to let it go.”
Help swallowed dry saliva.
“Just do that much. After that, I’ll take care of it.”
So, you just have to give occasional attention to my grandson, like taking care of a woman. The old man put it in a polite manner.
The cool eyes caught Help’s uneasy gaze.
“Rather than a person who only cares about money and lives, a person who lives without it is much better, ah. You must have understood the topic while living.”
Amidst the steam rising from the hot water filling the tea glass, the old man vaguely smiled.
“I, when he brought in a woman, grabbed his mother’s leash. So, you should keep in mind. If you mess up, the one dying won’t just be him but also his mother.”
6 months to 1 year.
It was a contract with a set period.
So, there was no reason to feel sorry for the old man’s words about going and leaving behind the meaning of a woman for a man.
However, without being a real couple or having genuine feelings, I couldn’t help feeling unfairly wronged.
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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