Still as small as a tiny bean. However, from the moment she learned of its existence, the baby’s presence was overwhelmingly significant.
‘I will… be a mom who protects. I will make you happy.’
Before coming to Sodamjeong, she was undoubtedly in a slump and even had a sense of depression.
In just a few minutes, Lajin became the strongest and most resilient person in the world.
“Now, let’s eat. The baby will grow well if Mom eats well.”
At Yunseol’s words, she nodded vigorously and energetically started eating.
On the way back home, Lajin stopped by a 24-hour pharmacy.
“Do you have a pregnancy test?”
“Yes, how many would you like?”
“Um… just one will do.”
“Since there are slight differences between products, for accurate results, it’s usually recommended to test with two or more products.”
“Then please give me three.”
Leaving the pharmacy, Lajin was about to take the bus but changed her mind and took a taxi. Considering her tight schedule lately, it didn’t seem good for the baby.
Thinking about the pregnancy test kit in her bag made her heart pound.
‘I hope it shows two lines.’
The joy of having a family was much greater than the burden of raising a child alone.
To have someone in the world who shared blood with her.
Her heart swelled, and she sniffled several times on the way home.
Usually, she would have descended from the hill, but today, she got off right in front of the building.
Closing the door with a thud, Lajin looked up at the top of the building, the 4th floor.
I always descended the stairs because there was no elevator. Today, it feels particularly dangerous.
“I need to move quickly.”
Taking a deep breath, she entered the building.
Climbing the stairs slowly, Lajin made up her mind.
Accept Seonwoo’s proposal.
The reason she couldn’t give a definite answer was because of Jaehun.
When it came time to leave him, she couldn’t make up her mind.
Just the thought of not seeing Jaehun made her chest tight, and she couldn’t bring herself to speak.
So, she blamed it on the new project.
Leaving the director’s side now would be irresponsible, and I thought it would be difficult without me by your side, so I kept postponing the decision.
But now, the priorities have changed. From Jaehun to the child.
For this child, Lajin could do anything.
Even if she never saw him again…
Entering the room, Lajin took out a pregnancy test from her bag.
“One now, two tomorrow morning. Let’s try again.”
About 5 minutes later.
“Oh…”
Lajin, looking at the clear two lines, covered her mouth in surprise.
It was really a pregnancy.
There’s a baby inside me. I’m going to have a family…
The pregnancy test kit fell to the floor.
“Sob…”
Lajin covered her face with both hands and cried.
“So happy… Oh, my mom is so happy, so I’m crying… I’m so happy thinking about meeting our baby… Huh… I’m so happy, so…”
Afraid that the baby might misunderstand, she choked up and stumbled through her words.
Mom. The unfamiliar word made her feel like her heart was soaring.
When she was at the orphanage, it was a word she would quietly murmur to herself when she was alone.
On the first and last day of adoption, after being corrected that she should call her ‘mother,’ she could never bring herself to say the word again.
Mom. I’m going to be a mom.
Could I become someone to whom someone else feels most comfortable and missed?
Could I become the person in the world that someone really, really needs?
“Do I have to stop crying now? The baby might be startled.”
She couldn’t stop crying. There would be so much to do for the baby in the future.
Wiping away tears with the back of her hand, Lajin gently embraced her still-flat lower abdomen.
“Thank you for coming to Mom.”
Then suddenly, she remembered Jaehun.
What kind of reaction would he have if he found out about the baby?
Lajin’s expression darkened.
No matter how much she thought about it, it was hard to expect a positive reaction.
Jaehun had always found a way to remove and push aside things that stood in his way.
In the midst of discussions about marriage with the heiress of the Do family, if he were to find out that the woman he didn’t even bother to look at was pregnant.
After her parents passed away, Jaehun struggled to take over the company. Even with his grandfather’s support, it was still impossible to curb the small but healthy rival family.
Lajin remembered the cold gaze of Jaehun she saw in front of the conference room.
If that gaze were directed at her and the child.
Even the thought of it sent shivers down her spine. Holding her lower abdomen, she took a slow deep breath.
“Don’t let him know.”
It was an instinctive thought.
“The baby will be in danger.”
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
