Ms. Hae Joo is under my temporary protection. When you’re discharged, you have to take responsibility. Also, please look after our father.
Do Jun had never mentioned Hae Joo to Lee Jun, except for the day he first met her. He didn’t even mention Hae Joo’s name.
But Lee Jun said in the letter that he was temporarily taking care of Hae Joo.
He frowned at the nonsensical content.
He had just about managed to shake Hae Joo off his mind, and he hated that he was made to think of her again.
Since it was break time, he immediately called from the public phone.
‘Hey, Park Lee Jun! What’s with the letter?’
‘Call me ‘Hyung’.’
‘Just answer my question.’
Lee Jun’s voice was weaker than before. Still, he chuckled at Do Jun’s bubbly voice.
‘It’s Hae Joo that you like, isn’t it?’
‘How did you know?’
‘How could I not know, when you’re being so obvious.’
‘What happened to Hae Joo?’
‘Worry about me. I’m going to die soon.’
‘Park Lee Jun won’t die. I guarantee it.’
‘Are you God?’
‘Don’t be weak. I’ll be on leave soon, so wait.’
Even while saying this, Do Jun struggled with a sense of gloom.
The only reason he had managed to fill the void left by his deceased mother was because of his twin brother, Lee Jun.
But Lee Jun had been frail since birth.
As he watched over Lee Jun, who frequented the hospital as if it were his home, he suddenly met Hae Joo and his attention shifted.
Guilt surged into Do Jun’s heart. No matter how much he tried to avoid it, it seemed that Lee Jun had accepted his impending death.
‘Do Jun, do you have anything else to tell me?’
‘There’s a bank book and a check card in my desk drawer.’
‘Why?’
‘I forgot to give it to you. Your birthday is coming up soon.’
‘Is there a lot of money in the bank?’
‘About fifty million won. Buy whatever you want.’
‘When did you save all that?’
‘Stocks. Don’t tell father, he will scold that stocks are gambling.’
Once again, Lee Jun chuckled.
‘Do Jun, you’ll make a lot of money later.’
‘That’s out of the blue. I’ll be on leave for your birthday, so let’s meet then.’
He didn’t know this would be the last call with Lee Jun.
At the hospital, after rushing there on leave, Do Jun, who faced a heartbreaking farewell, was devastated.
Lee Jun shouldn’t have died.
Absolutely not.
‘You sly dog, you said you were dying but you spent money very efficiently.’
Fifty million won had been withdrawn from the account Lee Jun told him about. He wanted to ask where he spent it, but he could no longer ask.
All he left was the letter sent to the army.
It was a short letter, the only contents of which were that he was temporarily taking care of Hae Joo and asking him to look after their father.
It was much later when Do Jun understood the meaning of this letter.
It was only later that I found out Hae Joo had left the house. I thought that was the end of our relationship, but it wasn’t.
“Lee Jun had arranged something with a kid before he died.”
“…What?”
President Park was diagnosed with dementia.
Every now and then, he would say or do strange things, and it was during a hospital visit that I found out.
Taking advantage of a moment of lucidity, he confided a secret to Do Jun that only he knew.
“Lee Jun seemed to feel sorry for the kid, and asked me to give her fifty million won.”
“Fifty million won?”
“Yeah. He asked me to pass it on to her, so I did on the day of the funeral.”
Do Jun instinctively knew. The money was the same he had given to Lee Jun.
“You’re saying you had a dying man register a marriage? What did that girl do to deserve this?”
“Seems like I’m paying the price now.”
“That’s crazy.”
“The problem is that Lee Jun had an accident that he never had while he was alive.”
“An accident?”
Do Jun’s mind was beginning to fog over.
Separately from the shock, his heart clenched at the thought of what accident Lee Jun might have caused.
“He registered the marriage in your name.”
“Who is the girl…”
“Lee Hae Joo. She’s the second daughter of the woman who borrowed money from me.”
“…!”
“I thought it would be best to tell you before I lose my mind.”
“Father!”
It was then that Do Jun snapped back to reality.
He realized that to protect Hae Joo, he needed to cultivate skills and knowledge, not fists.
People called Do Jun a moneyobsessed guy, but that wasn’t the truth. He was just singlemindedly running towards Hae Joo.
“Hae Joo, you wouldn’t know. Why I had to become a monster.”
He tossed and turned until dawn.
Then he dozed off and woke up.
As he descended to the first floor, Hae Joo had already finished getting ready to go out.
“Are you awake?”
Hae Joo, who greeted him, avoided his gaze awkwardly.
The untouched breakfast was still on the dining table, indicating she might have skipped her meal.
“Where are you going?”
“I have a meeting about my next project, so I need to leave.”
“On a weekend?”
“I had to postpone it because of the scandal.”
Hae Joo acted as if nothing had happened.
Her emotionless tone was the same as when they reunited the day before yesterday.
“Wait a moment.”
Do Jun, who left Hae Joo at the entrance, rushed upstairs.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
