“Do Jun.”
Hae Joo was surprised that Do Jun, who was too busy even for a call, had come to meet her.
She stopped in her tracks at the sight of the sign he was holding.
The sign, decorated in bright colors, didn’t seem like something he had made himself.
Embarrassed but determined, Do Jun proudly held up the sign.
“I’ll wait over there, noona,” said Hyun Sung, bowing slightly to Do Jun before stepping aside.
Hae Joo, not knowing what to do, burst into laughter.
“We’re already married, you know.”
“We didn’t have a wedding ceremony, though.”
“Well, that’s true…”
“I wanted to propose to you properly, even though it turned out a bit messy.”
Do Jun’s face flushed with embarrassment.
Eventually, the two of them, locking eyes, couldn’t help but chuckle.
“I was thinking of having a small ceremony after things settle down.”
“Just the two of us?”
“What does it matter if people know?”
“…”
“If it makes you uncomfortable, we don’t have to.”
“I want to.”
“Really?”
“I want to live with you, Do Jun.”
“Alright, let’s do that.”
Do Jun then took out a small case from his jacket.
Inside was a teardrop-shaped diamond necklace, delicately crafted.
He took the necklace out and put it around Hae Joo’s neck.
Its clear and transparent light resembled her, emitting a beautiful glow.
“When did you prepare this?”
“I bought it when I was in Singapore, thinking it would suit you.”
“It’s so beautiful.”
Feeling uneasy, Hae Joo’s stomach settled as soon as she saw Do Jun.
While they stood talking, Hyun Sung received a call from Jin Han.
“Yes, Director.”
[Dash] Have you arrived?“We just got here.”
[Dash] Don’t go anywhere else, come straight to the office.“Understood.”
At that moment, another manager, who came to pick up Hae Joo and Hyun Sung, waved at them from a distance.
Seeing the gesture to hurry up, Hyun Sung nodded in acknowledgment.
“What should we do?”
Hae Joo was still talking with Do Jun.
Hyun Sung had to interrupt, despite it not being the right moment.
“Um… sorry to interrupt.”
“Yes, Hyun Sung.”
Trying to hide her pleasant expression, Hae Joo responded.
“We have a car waiting.”
“I can take Hae Joo…”
Do Jun’s phone rang just then. It was a call from Manager Song, which he took after stepping aside.
“Manager Song.”
[Dash] You need to come in quickly.“I’m on my way.”
Do Jun had to rush to the office as well.
Reluctantly, he set aside his longing to be with Hae Joo.
“I should head to the office too.”
“Go ahead.”
“Let’s meet at home later.”
Turning to leave, Do Jun finally handed Hae Joo the bouquet of flowers.
His bright smile made Hae Joo smile in return.
“I’ll go now. …Hyun Sung, please take care of Hae Joo.”
“Yes, drive safely!”
Watching him rush off, Hae Joo too started to walk away. Despite having received many bouquets as an actress, today felt exceptionally special.
“Hyun Sung, you know what? It’s my first time receiving flowers from a man.”
“Didn’t I give you one at the award ceremony?”
“You’re not a man to me, Hyun Sung.”
“Of course. I’m your sturdy servant.”
Hae Joo laughed at Hyun Sung’s cheerful joke.
For a moment, the hardships seemed washed away.
“But thinking about meeting the Director is suffocating.”
“Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”
“Hope so, right?”
Hae Joo, having boarded the van, carefully rolled up the sign Do Jun had given her and placed it in her bag, looking forward to sharing some surprising news with him tonight.
Jin Han paced in front of his desk, troubled by the news of Hae Joo’s arrival at Gimpo Airport. His mind was swirling with thoughts, and he couldn’t concentrate, constantly drinking cold water.
“I never thought it would be true.”
Jin Han remembered a recent conversation with his friend Yong Woo, who had told him about a rumor of Hae Joo’s marriage long before it was widely known. Initially, Jin Han was skeptical.
In his career in the entertainment industry, he had encountered countless rumors and scandals, most of which were exaggerated or false.
However, the details of the rumor, as Yong Woo, a doctor, had described, were unexpectedly specific.
“A nurse I’ve been seeing lately told me about it,” Yong Woo had said.
“What did she say?”
“Her friend works at S Hospital, and there they knew a long time ago that Hae Joo secretly got married.”
“S Hospital, the major one in Seoul?”
“No, another one. They recently opened a large-scale luxury senior care facility near Seoul.”
Jin Han was confused and asked for clarification.
“What does that hospital have to do with Hae Joo…?”
Then it hit him. He recalled the buzz about Hae Joo visiting Chairman Park, Do Jun’s father, at the hospital.
“I didn’t believe it at first, but it turned out to be true.”
“Tell me everything you heard.”
“That Hae Joo registered her marriage but lives as if she’s single.”
“Hmm.”
“I didn’t believe it at the time either.”
“Do you know who spread the rumor?”
“I don’t know that much.”
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.”
