The Returned Father of My Child (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
“What do you mean by ‘special relationship’…? What exactly does that imply?”
“I mean I’ve become interested in Representative Han Bo Mi.”
“Huh?”
Jae Kyung hadn’t arranged this time with Bo Mi just to casually share a meal.
Probing around indirectly wasn’t his style anyway.
“I saw you leaving Representative Hwang Min Jun’s house earlier.”
Bo Mi, who had just shoved a chopstick-full of cold noodles into her mouth, froze at Jae Kyung’s blunt remark. She was just glad she hadn’t spat it out.
“What’s your relationship with Representative Hwang Min Jun?”
Bo Mi’s mouth went instantly dry. She grabbed the nearest glass of water and gulped it down.
Cough.
She needed to stay calm, yet her heart pounded hard—afraid her panic would only deepen his suspicion.
“Well… it’s just that…”
“You know about my relationship with Chairman Hwang, right?”
Bo Mi nodded. The feud between their families, stretching back to the previous generation, was quite well-known. Plus, she’d overheard something in a restroom during her brief contract period at Dowon Group:
“Representative Lee Hae Young is backing Representative Hwang Min Jun. What exactly is going on between them?”
“He’s the late Vice Chairman Do Won Il’s son with the chairman’s mistress.”
“They say Representative Lee Hae Young absolutely despised that woman—so much so she nearly poisoned her meals.”
Those were rumors about Hae Young—Chairman Do Jun Seok’s wife, who now acted as interim CEO.
“Whoa… so then?”
“Representative Lee couldn’t have children, which always made her insecure. Then the chairman had an affair and brought home a child. Now that the chairman’s bedridden and she’s seized power, she’d rather have Hwang Min Jun—a man from another bloodline—than that woman’s offspring.”
The current situation at Dowon Group clearly disadvantaged Jae Kyung. Most people watched Hae Young’s cues more than they assessed Jae Kyung’s actual abilities.
Representative Hwang Min Jun, too, had revived Hwangdo Construction, and several executives still supported the old promise between the late Chairman Hwang and Chairman Do—to pass the next chairmanship to the Hwang family.
“Then this conversation will move quickly.”
“I wasn’t trying to….”
Bo Mi swallowed hard and pressed her lips tightly shut.
“You had no intention of telling me either, did you?”
“Cough!”
Bo Mi choked slightly on her water.
She wasn’t good at lying, apparently. Jae Kyung unconsciously covered his lips, suppressing a smile at how transparent her reaction was.
“It’s unfortunate the project you joined as Representative Han Bo Mi won’t proceed. Since confidentiality is paramount, it’s a shame I can no longer trust you.”
“You’re… thinking of terminating the contract? It was directly signed with Dowon Distribution.”
“As Head of Department, I must consider the entire Dowon Group.”
Ugh… infuriating. Bo Mi clenched her fists, frustrated by Jae Kyung’s arrogant tone.
“This is unfair! It has nothing to do with Narae Creative!”
“How can you prove that?”
She felt suffocated, her chest tightening painfully.
“Representative Hwang Min Jun…”
How honest did she need to be with this man for Narae Creative’s sake?
“He’s my benefactor. You see…”
Bo Mi paused, hesitating as she moistened her lips.
“My parents passed away when I was young—in an accident.”
“I’m sorry.”
“My maternal grandfather was the caretaker of the Hwang family’s villa. Because of that connection, they took me in. Representative Hwang was simply generous to an employee’s family.”
Bo Mi herself didn’t fully understand what she meant to Hwang Min Jun. Min Jun had seemed indifferent during her upbringing, always leaving decisions to her—or more accurately, turning a blind eye to her stubbornness.
The only time Min Jun ever pressured her fiercely was when he bumped into her at the hospital during her pregnancy. But even that anger lasted only a moment. He could have tracked down Bo Mi after she fled and imprisoned her to force her compliance.
Instead, Representative Hwang Min Jun never interfered—neither during her childbirth nor while she raised her child. She assumed he’d given up on her.
Yet his actions today left Bo Mi utterly confused.
All she’d ever done was disappoint him—and now, for Narae Creative’s sake, she was about to disappoint Min Jun once again.
“Can you honestly say Representative Hwang Min Jun had no hand in selecting your company for this collaboration?”
“It has nothing to do with him! It was Narae Creative’s capability alone!”
Bo Mi raised her voice, sounding almost indignant.
“Representative Han Bo Mi seems to owe quite a lot of loyalty to Representative Hwang Min Jun from now on.”
Gripping her water glass tightly, Bo Mi locked eyes with Jae Kyung. Her life had never been dictated by Min Jun.
“Personally, I might owe him loyalty—but as CEO of Narae Creative, I’m prepared to abandon even that if necessary.”
What would Representative Hwang Min Jun say about such a decision from Bo Mi?
“Our Bo Mi should live doing whatever she wants. Don’t give up the most precious thing, like your mother did.”
Those were the words her mother, Ga Eul, once told her. What had her mother given up?
“I will never do anything to harm Narae Creative or Dowon Group.”
“Those are your words, Representative Han Bo Mi.”
If you stripped away academic pedigree, regional ties, and blood relations in Korean society, what would remain? Even Jae Kyung couldn’t deny he’d risen quickly through the ranks thanks solely to his title as the chairman’s grandson. Another person might have brushed this off, but the fact it involved Hwang Min Jun directly…
“Should I just believe you without any proof?”
Representative Han Bo Mi was simply unlucky.
“I received the cab fare properly.”
Jae Kyung gave a cold farewell and stood to leave.
“Wait! Head of Department Do Jae Kyung! You can’t just leave like this!”
Bo Mi hurriedly stood to stop him, but Jae Kyung coolly sidestepped her. Her hand, with nowhere to go, flailed awkwardly in the air before collapsing pathetically.
“Ah!”
How embarrassing. She couldn’t even lift her head from shame. Jae Kyung’s arm suddenly wrapped around her waist, stoking her humiliation.
“…”
“How long do you plan to keep hoping?”
Bo Mi pressed her hand against his arm around her waist and slowly stood upright.
“They say he lay unconscious for a year and then suddenly recovered five years ago… practically a living corpse…”
That year Do Jae Kyung spent unconscious overlapped exactly with the time Nak Won and Bo Mi had lived together. It was definitive proof they couldn’t possibly be the same person.
Yet his scent kept making her heart ache and conjuring up memories of Nak Won.
Pull yourself together, Han Bo Mi. This isn’t the time to dwell on him. If you don’t cling to Head of Department Do Jae Kyung, Narae Creative will end up homeless.
With trembling hands, Bo Mi grabbed Jae Kyung’s arm tightly.
“Representative Han Bo Mi?”
“Head of Department… please.”
“Let go already.”
“No. I can’t do that.”
Bo Mi refused firmly and looked up at Jae Kyung.
“I’ll withdraw from this project—just let Representative Ha Su Young and the rest of the staff continue working.”
Ugh… this woman, seriously. Should he trust this?
“The moment your heart softens is the moment you meet death—just like your father did.”
Bo Mi’s desperate plea reminded him of his mother, Madam Sung Yeon Hee’s words.
His grandmother Lee Hae Young saw her daughter-in-law and grandson as thorns in her side, while Hwang Min Jun—the chairman’s old friend—was eyeing the leadership of Dowon Group. There was no one left to trust…
So why this woman…?
“I’ll do anything I can.”
“Anything…?”
Could she really do absolutely anything for her company? Jae Kyung found himself oddly intrigued by her pitiful, dignity-stripped plea.
“Then can you promise me something?”
He didn’t intend to trust Bo Mi—but if she could be a useful card to keep close, wouldn’t it be smarter to claim her as his own?
“Yes. Please tell me.”
A flicker of hope lit up Bo Mi’s eyes. She couldn’t tear her gaze from Jae Kyung’s lips as she waited for his words.
“Become mine.”
His tone was so soft it sounded like a lover’s proposal. Bo Mi blinked her wide eyes in surprise.
Even though she knew it wasn’t romantic, her heart pounded loudly. This was the moment for Representative Han Bo Mi—not just as a woman—to choose what would best protect what mattered most.
[This is the timeline separator]One week after starting at Dowon Distribution, Bo Mi ran into Secretary Kim from the Strategy Planning Office right outside the office assigned to her last week.
“Hello. I work in the Strategy Planning Office, assisting Head of Department Do Jae Kyung.”
“Yes. Hello.”
Bo Mi answered stiffly, recalling what had happened the previous weekend.
“The Head of Department wishes to see you, Representative Han.”
“Yes, right now—wait, huh? Where did everything go?”
Bo Mi looked around in confusion—Narae Creative’s belongings, moved in just last week, had vanished.
“We were told by the Head of Department to remove our things.”
“What? What’s going on?”
Bo Mi turned to Secretary Kim, bewildered.
“Please head to the Head of Department’s office first. An official email will be sent to your staff shortly. I have other errands to run—excuse me.”
“I’ll go to the Head of Department’s office immediately.”
Leaving behind the hollowed-out office and her bewildered Narae Creative employees, Bo Mi hurried off.
Hadn’t their last conversation concluded with assurances that Narae Creative’s positions were secure?
There’s not a single trustworthy person in this world… How could she have believed Jae Kyung’s verbal promise just by looking at his face?
After getting betrayed by Senior Jung Hoon and nearly losing even her aunt’s home…
Han Bo Mi… you fool.
“I’m Han Bo Mi, CEO of Narae Creative. I was summoned by the Head of Department.”
“Apologies—please wait a moment. An urgent visitor arrived first.”
A young, pretty-looking rookie secretary guided Bo Mi to a chair against the wall.
She wanted to storm right into that room and demand answers from Jae Kyung—but as CEO of a company and the weaker party in this collaboration with Dowon Group, she had no choice but to hold back.
Swallowing her anger, she took a deep breath. She’d need serious mental discipline to avoid getting swept up by Jae Kyung again.
In moments like this, she’d think of Yeo Reum.
Picturing Yeo Reum’s round, plump cheeks and her large, teardrop-flecked eyes instantly eased Bo Mi’s heart. The corners of her mouth softened—until the door opened.
Out stepped a middle-aged woman in a dignified black dress, accompanied by a younger woman—and holding the door open for them was none other than Do Jae Kyung himself.
Bo Mi straightened her back and stood abruptly as her eyes met Jae Kyung’s.
Peeking out from behind the older woman was the younger one—and Bo Mi recognized her immediately.
Ga Young’s eyes gleamed like a hyena spotting prey.
“Han Bo Mi?”
“Someone you know?”
“She’s someone I know, but not worth your concern, Mother.”
Ga Young smiled sweetly as she spoke to Yeon Hee—Jae Kyung’s mother—in a coquettish voice.
“She’s the orphan my uncle sponsored.”
“Chairman Hwang… did something unbecoming.”
Yeon Hee’s gaze toward Bo Mi flickered with wariness.
“We took in the poor, homeless girl and put her to work as a maid in our house.”
Ga Young gleefully continued spilling Bo Mi’s secrets to Yeon Hee.
Stop it. Don’t talk about me like that in front of her.
Bo Mi felt utterly wretched under Jae Kyung’s unmoving, dark eyes.
“She’s far beneath your notice, Mother. She was only selected for this collaboration because Uncle pushed for her—probably in exchange for something.”
Imagining what Jae Kyung might think after hearing Ga Young’s words made Bo Mi’s fingertips tremble and go icy cold. He already hated Min Jun so much that just seeing her in front of his house was enough for him to threaten contract termination…
“Yeon Ga Young.”
Jae Kyung called Ga Young’s name in a low voice. Bo Mi’s heart sank like a stone.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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Ga Jin is such an interesting character. If FL had been friends with him, she might have had an even more terrible childhood because of Mrs. Hwang. But he’s exactly the type of person who could be a friend or family member.