She left the cafe and slipped in among the busy people.
It wasn’t as scary as she thought. Thinking that her mom would be there once she crossed the street, her small heart pounded.
It felt like being a brave robot going on an adventure.
If her mom sees me, she’ll be happy and hug me.
Just the thought of it gave her strength.
“I won’t lose my courage! Brave robot!”
Yeorum stood in front of the crosswalk, singing a song. When the light turned green, she raised her hand and crossed the street, squeezing through the crowd.
“Oh my. How cute.”
An old lady passing by complimented Yeorum, saying she was cute. Yeorum blushed, and her smile lifted at the corners of her mouth.
In the neighborhood where Aunt Grandma in Garam City lived, many people knew Yeorum.
Aunt Grandma and the grandma she met on the way to the supermarket, even the grandpa, would give candy or pocket money when Yeorum greeted them, patting her head gently.
When she reached the seemingly endless crosswalk, Yeorum realized.
No one knew Yeorum. It was a strange place.
Only now did Yeorum notice that she was in a strange place. Unlike Aunt Grandma’s neighborhood, there was no one she knew around, even if she looked around. Which way was the cafe she went with Aunt Grandma?
The round sun hanging in the sky, identical to Aunt Grandma’s house, was being overwhelmed by giant buildings and numerous cars, as if it would devour Yeorum.
Suddenly, she was scared. Even if she wanted to go back, she had to walk towards the building with the words “Do-won Group” written on it because she didn’t know where she was.
“Courage… don’t lose… it.”
Her voice began to tremble.
“Mom…”
When Yeorum reached the building with the Do-won Group written on it, which she thought was just across the street, she realized it was quite far.
Suppressing the urge to cry and sit on the ground with puffed-up cheeks, she gulped down the feeling of wanting to cry.
“Yeorum, even if mom is not here, you shouldn’t cry, okay? If you miss me, you can call anytime.”
The world’s prettiest mom, Yeorum’s mom, said she shouldn’t cry. Even if she wanted to call because she missed her, she couldn’t do it now, so she had to endure.
Dad… If you’re watching from above, help Yeorum a little!
Yeorum could only see her dad in a blurry photo.
“Why isn’t there even a picture of Dad?”
“Dad didn’t like taking pictures. Instead, Mom remembers a lot.”
He didn’t even like cameras, saying that his stomach didn’t feel good when he used them, and he hated even phone photos.
Yeorum blinked her eyes, trying not to cry, and looked up at the sky.
Dad, Yeorum won’t cry. Now that I’m six, I’ll protect Mom instead of Dad.
Boo-aah! A loud noise of cars driving was heard.
“Wow… it’s big.”
Yeorum looked up at the Do-won Group building.
She felt proud that she had come here alone.
Kkiik! With a loud brake sound, a yellow sports car stopped a little away from Yeorum.
Surprised, Yeorum sat down.
“Hey, who leaves a kid alone!”
A man in a red shirt and white slacks got out of the car, swearing, and approached the surprised child.
“Geez! I’m lucky I’m a good driver. What if something happened to a kid walking alone on the road? Who are the parents?”
The man, wearing a fist, approached the child sitting on the ground in surprise.
Passersby started to gather, but there was no one claiming to be the parents.
“Hey, didn’t get hurt, did you? Huh? You look familiar…”
With his fist raised, the man approached Yeorum, looking closely at her tear-stained round face.
Why do I feel like I’ve seen this little one somewhere?
With his tongue clicked, the man asked Yeorum.
“Hey, where’s your mom?”
“Mom… h-hic…”
Frightened Yeorum sniffled and reached out her small finger in front of her.
“There……”
“There, what?”
“There, it’s Do-won Group.”
“Does your mom work at Do-won Group?”
Gajin pondered whether the child’s familiar face overlapped with someone among the employees for a while. Since he rarely went to the company, there was no one that came to mind regarding the child’s mention.
Tears welled up in his eyes at the mention of the child. Damn, that kid reminds me of someone. That damn child’s face is making me feel bad.
“Hey, get up. I’ll take you to Do-won Group.”
“Hoo-ahh.”
Yeorum started crying loudly.
“Hey, hey, hey. What did I do? I said I’d help.”
“Don’t follow strangers, Mom said…”
“Hey, we’re just walking from here to there. And my brother here is saying the truth. Even though I look like this, I work at Do-won Group.”
“Uwaaah…”
As Yeorum’s crying intensified, Gajin became flustered.
“Hey. Should I show my business card? I can prove it.”
“Hehe. That’s not necessary.”
“Where does it hurt? Did you get hurt falling? Do you want to go to the hospital? Oh, what should I do?”
Gajin felt anxious as he sensed people’s gazes. If he caused an accident again, his uncle had warned that he would scrap the car. But I didn’t even have an accident, and I got off the car because it’s dangerous for the child to go alone!
Yeongajin tried to do something good for once, and this is what happens. He had come to see Han Bomi because Gahyeong said she works in the same team. Meeting Doyeong on the same floor as the Strategic Planning Department was awkward, though.
Oh? Speaking of which, who’s this?
“Doyeon Group’s Doyeong, the head of the planning office. Tada!”
“What… You know Doyeong, the head?”
“Doyeon Group’s Doyeong, the head.”
Jackpot! No way? No way? Is Doyeong her son? Gajin felt his vision widen.
“Hey! Little one, smile for me.”
“Heuk… Heuk. I can’t smile. Boo-hoo.”
“Stop crying and smile a bit. Doyeon Group’s Doyeong, the head. I’ll take you there.”
“If I cry and then smile… Heuk. Mom says I’ll get horns on my butt.”
“Haha. Do people still say such old-fashioned things these days? Who said that?”
“Mom did…”
Yeorum answered with a voice that crawled in embarrassment as she heard Gajin’s laughter.
“Okay. See that entrance over there? I’ll take you in. See this? Without this, the security guy would kick us out.”
Gajin said, pushing the security card.
“Do we need to show this to go in? Is it like a GigaTon Robot Certificate?”
“Ah… yeah. Something like that. I’ll take you in.”
“Umm… okay.”
Yeorum, as if captivated by Gajin’s security card, stopped crying.
“Mister, please come with us.”
Is she a bit relieved? Yeorum smiled slyly. Tear marks on her eyes, dimples sinking… cute.
No. Wait. I shouldn’t think it’s cute that Doyeong’s child.
The child chuckled and laughed. Kids.
As Gajin entered the company lobby, a group of people, surrounded by security guards and secretaries on the opposite side, was walking towards him. Gajin was particularly pleased to see Jaekyung, who was at the front, talking seriously with Secretary Kim.
Great. Now, should I enjoy watching those arrogant faces crumble, ignoring the four of you?
“Hey! Director Doyeong!”
Gajin shouted with one hand holding the child under his armpit and the other raised as he spotted Jaekyung, who was deep in conversation with Secretary Kim.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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