“Mom, please. …Dad is watching us from there. He is smiling; how sad would he be if we act like this?”
Pointing at Jae Yoon’s portrait, Jennice almost begged, sobbing.
The commotion ended only when a funeral director, startled by the unexpected turmoil, intervened and told them to change their ceremonial clothes.
Ji An spoke to Dan Woo and Ha Joon, who were looking at her with concern.
“You don’t have to look at me like that. Mom is angry because I didn’t talk about where Dad is.”
“Ji An, it’s not your fault. Don’t take it to heart.”
“…I know.”
Ji An retied her disheveled hair and showed Dan Woo a forced smile.
As Jennice pulled Eun Ji’s arm to go into the mourner’s room, Ji An touched her eyes again.
‘How can I not cry?’
Ji An was stung by Eun Ji’s words, “you’re harsh,” especially since she cried when her grandmother passed away but not when her father did.
The late-night funeral parlor was quiet, as no visitors came to offer condolences.
Jae Yoon had no siblings, and Eun Ji’s parents and sister were in Canada. They could come only after the cremation even if they booked a flight right away.
In the funeral parlor sat Eun Ji, Jennice who couldn’t stop crying, and Ji An who blankly stared at Jae Yoon’s portrait.
Manager Cha checked the time and spoke.
“It’s getting late. Tomorrow will be busy. Go into the mourner’s room and rest for a bit.”
“Yes, Jennice should rest too.”
When Eun Ji and Jennice went into the mourner’s room, Manager Cha called Ji An. It seemed like a sign for her to go in and rest as well.
Entering the mourner’s room, Ji An sat crouched against one wall. Each time Eun Ji sighed, her back felt hot.
‘If anything happens to your dad, it’s your fault for keeping your mouth shut. So don’t cry when the time comes.’
The voice of Eun Ji, who had pressured her to call her dad on the day of the foundation ceremony, incessantly tormented Ji An.
Unable to withstand the stifling atmosphere, Ji An came back out to the funeral parlor.
Dan Woo, who had been in the reception room, moved to the funeral parlor when he heard the door open. As expected, he saw Ji An sitting alone.
“Why are you out here? Can’t you sleep?”
Startled by the noise, Ji An turned her head.
“Ah? Huh. A little.”
As Dan Woo approached quickly, Ji An looked up at him and asked weakly.
“How can you be here when you said you have a business trip?”
“On days like this, I should think of you first. Call me if you need anything. …How are you feeling?”
“As you can see, I’m fine. I have so much on my mind because I want to send my dad off at ease. …The scene you saw earlier was just because my mom was upset.”
“I’ll forget it.”
Even amid all this, Dan Woo wrapped Ji An’s worried head in his arms and let her lean against his shoulder.
‘Ji An, you should cry when you’re like this. How can I not worry when I see you unable to even cry?’
Instead of saying what he felt, he sighed and asked about the plans after the funeral.
“Let’s go on the business trip together. I’ve postponed it for a few days.”
Ji An looked into space and spoke as if it made no sense.
“Don’t I have to go to work? …You’re abusing your power anywhere you go. Again.”
“You’ll be alone at home. Aren’t you built in a way that doesn’t allow me to worry?”
“When have I not been alone? Even when dad was alive, I was alone. Don’t treat me like a child. I hate when people see me like that.”
Ji An thought about the days she had tried to live without causing concern to the people around her.
Being alone and visibly lonely was a bother to many people. Although everyone seemed numb to her living alone, Dan Woo didn’t appear to be.
“Tell me I’m doing well.”
“…You’re doing well.”
As she looked up obliquely, Dan Woo stroked her head as if praising her. It pained him to realize this was all he could do for her.
“I’ll let you rest. Lean on me and sleep a bit. …I need to sleep too, and so does your arriving friend Ha Joon, right?”
“Ah!”
The moment Ji An sighed softly at her oversight, Dan Woo’s large hand covered her eyes. Everything went dark, finally dimming her aimless thoughts.
Ha Joon hesitated upon seeing Dan Woo and Ji An sitting side by side. Meeting Dan Woo’s gaze, he found it awkward to leave or enter.
Dan Woo spoke first.
“You can’t sleep, so you’re sitting around aimlessly. …Let’s put her to sleep like this for now. We should get some sleep too.”
“Alright.”
Ha Joon sat leaning against the wall opposite where the two faced each other.
In his view, Dan Woo with his arms folded, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, and Ji An leaning on his shoulder were all captured perfectly.
‘Who cares whose shoulder it is. As long as Ji An can get some sleep, it’s fine.’
Every time he closed and opened his eyes, he saw the two of them leaning on each other, asleep.
He would become numb after seeing this ten times, a hundred times. Knowing he couldn’t, Ha Joon abruptly stood up.
After watching Jae Yoon’s mortuary, the emotional outburst from Jenis made Ji An’s chest tighten.
Her heart beat irregularly and the tip of her nose tingled, but no tears flowed. She tried beating her left chest with her fist, but it was futile.
“Ji An, just a moment.”
At that moment, Dan Woo grabbed Ji An’s arm as she was about to enter the mourning hall and took her to the reception room. He sat her at a table with a bowl of porridge.
“Porridge?”
“You have to eat something. You didn’t even have breakfast. …You can’t get up until you finish it.”
Ha Joon, who looked busy with work calls since morning, sat down next to Dan Woo.
She stirred the soft green bean porridge and looked at the two men. She thought she might be the biggest victim in this relationship, and now she was sure.
“The sight of you two sitting together is strange. It bothers me. …There are many here to handle the matters, so go back to your respective workplaces.”
“…”
“…”
Ji An fidgeted as if she were dying, feeling the gaze of the two quiet men too burdensome, and lifted her head again.
She knew exactly what the two people looking at her were worried about and pointed out the facts accurately.
“Yeah. I can’t cry. I’m on the verge, but the tears won’t come. That’s not a big deal right now.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
