As if activating a radar even in his sleep, Seo-jun, feeling a slight emptiness, reached out to So-yeon, pulling her back into his embrace. That wasn’t all. Using his long legs, he firmly entwined her body.

As So-yeon struggled to free herself, Seo-jun, rather than softening his body, delved deeper into her smooth skin, savoring it with small kisses.

“Hey, just a moment… If I’m late again, what will happen?”

When So-yeon raised her eyes in protest, Seo-jun, gazing at her with his large eyes, smiled gently.

“Hello, Eom So-yeon…”

When their eyes met, the low voice that had greeted her in the morning melted into So-yeon’s lips again.

“Ha…”

What should I do with this man…

What can I do? I have to hug him as hard as I can.

A while later, after Seo-jun had passionately kissed So-yeon’s lips, now reddened in embarrassment, he hugged her as a princess and lifted her.

Walking to the bathroom, Seo-jun said, “You’re beautiful.”

“I don’t know.”

“Then tell me until you know.”

“I don’t know…”

Holding onto him, So-yeon continued to murmur that she didn’t know.

Embarrassing or not, she wanted to keep hearing compliments.
Due to the upcoming movie shoot, Seo-jun and So-yeon, who had an early meeting with Director Yoon, left their home together. Around lunchtime, they returned to Nonhyeon-dong and warmly welcomed Hyun-woo, who had just returned from kindergarten.

As the clock approached 5 in the evening, matching Hyun-woo’s swimming lesson, So-yeon and Jessica, who had been to the sports center, chatted in the kitchen.

Adjusting the shooting schedule and handling company matters, Seo-jun, who was in the study, sent Director Bong home and went into the home training room. Hyun-woo, who peeked out from behind the door, quietly approached his dad.

Unaware of Hyun-woo’s presence, Seo-jun, sweating profusely, continued his upper body exercises using the equipment. Perhaps the well-toned muscles of the neatly groomed dad looked impressive to the child’s eyes. Hyun-woo, with his big, round eyes, extended a single finger.

Poke.

“!”

Rather than being surprised, the touch on his side felt cute. Swiftly descending from the training equipment, Seo-jun promptly lifted Hyun-woo and sat him on his thigh.

“This little guy! When did you come to the gym?”

“Just now.”

“You learned a lot in swimming?”

“Yeah! The swimming teacher said that Hyun-woo is the best in the kindergarten swimming class.”

Proudly boasting, his expression was quite confident. He seemed thrilled with the swimming coach’s praise.

“Looks like Dad.”

“No, Mom said Hyun-woo looks like Mom and swims well. But Mom drives better. It was really fun when we came home on the twisty road earlier.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. When Jessica said someone was following us, Mom accelerated faster than riding an amusement park ride. It was more fun than riding a roller coaster.”

Listening to Hyun-woo’s story, Seo-jun tightened his face. There was something worried about his expression. However, his expression softened again as he focused on the child’s words.

“When did Dad’s belly become so bumpy and strong?”

“Why, is it fascinating?”

“Yeah! Hyun-woo’s mom’s belly is soft like this, but Dad’s belly is incredibly tough.”

As Hyun-woo patted his belly with both hands, Seo-jun’s expression naturally overflowed with a warm dad smile. His actions and the twinkling eyes were undeniably cute.

Pinching the soft cheeks of the squishy child, Seo-jun said with eyes that screamed adoration, “You’re so pretty, I might die.”

Hyun-woo, not hurting his cheeks, responded with eyes that seemed to say, “Thank you.”

“When you grow up, you can be like Dad. However, regular sleep and exercise make a healthy body.”

“What should Hyun-woo do until then?”

“Eat well, sleep well, play well, laugh well, just like now. Then, you’ll become a cool man like Dad.”

“Really? Uh-oh! Grandpa in Gahoe-dong says the same thing. He told Mom to resemble Mom, not Dad.”

“Heh…”

Father always disliked my cold personality.

Seo-jun, who couldn’t help but imitate his cold demeanor, laughed lightly and said, “I do too. I hope you resemble Mom a lot. But what to do. You already look just like Dad.”
“I know. Hehe…”

Whispering into Seo-jun’s ear, Hyun-woo giggled and said, “It’s good that Hyun-woo resembles Dad. Since we’re men. But what Hyun-woo said is a secret! Mom might be sad if she finds out.”

The child already seemed to know what sadness was. The reason would not be unrelated to himself. Hyun-woo’s deep feelings touched Seo-jun’s heart.

“Okay, let’s keep it a secret.”

“Yakdok.”

“Promise.”

Seo-jun’s finger drew a gentle curve on the small hand of the child.

Eom So-yeon and Tae Hyeon-woo.

Just thinking about these two made him unable to speak, so happy and proud as if he had everything in the world.

“Head to Suranjeong.”

As soon as Tae-seok-ho got into the sedan, he mentioned the next destination.

“One chairman has already arrived at the meeting place, Chairman.”

“He came quickly.”

“When asked about the food the chairman likes, he said he might not eat, Secretary Kang.”

Well reported, Secretary Kang received a nod, and Tae-seok-ho continued, “Something is fishy about my son.”

“It seems like one chairman is quite nervous because of the Lian Group shareholders’ meeting.”

“Of course, he should be. It’s an event caused by what I initiated.”

Although Han Seung-jae assisted Yoo Jeong-hwa in a way that could be called leading the witness, it was ultimately like Buddha’s palm, holding nothing tightly. No matter what he said, Tae-seok-ho’s long-standing habit and experience were not to grab until the black water settled. If it was polluted water that would contaminate everywhere, it shouldn’t be touched recklessly. You had to gather as much as possible and then suck it all in at once for a clean resolution.

“Cancel the shareholders’ meeting.”

“What do you mean?”

“You should have known that I wasn’t joking by now, and this time, I plan to make one chairman flat on the ground. Whether it’s Yoo Jeong-hwa or that monster, they’ll surely plan something dangerous, so throw more bait to that mouse. A very generous amount.”

“I’ll keep that in mind and proceed, Chairman.”

“Oh, how about the commotion at the luxury store in our hotel?”

Secretary Kang witnessed the confrontation between Eom So-yeon and Yoo Jeong-hwa in front of the main hotel on the day of the engagement ceremony and reported the situation in detail with a closed-circuit video.

Furthermore, he reported everything up to Yoo Jeong-hwa’s disturbance at the luxury store yesterday. That’s why Tae-seok-ho asked.

“Already, the store employee is expressing grievances on his own SNS, and the hotel management team has appropriately dealt with it.”

Secretary Kang’s handling meant going through the legal process, such as compensation for the mental damage to the store employee and the hotel’s reputation due to Yoo Jeong-hwa, using the name of the Estella Hotel.

In addition, Yoo Jeong-hwa’s actions at the D* store were thoroughly recorded on the mobile phone of another employee present at the scene. Along with the video, various criticisms from netizens toward Yoo Jeong-hwa were heating up the internet.
In the end, unable to control her temper, Yu Jeong-hwa’s response was like adding fuel to the fire that had fallen on her feet, turning it into a bigger blaze.

“Well, a troublesome creature, indeed. Tsk, tsk…”

What more could be said to a foolish human?

With a bitter smile on his lips, Chairman Tae, licking his tongue, cast a steady gaze through the car window.