“Well… I didn’t say anything. I did see a man, presumably a boyfriend, driving a car. He helped the woman who lived here with her luggage. They looked very affectionate. Then, he pointed in this direction, and they seemed to have a conversation. When the woman nodded, the man smiled and opened the passenger door for her.”

White sedan. Affectionate appearance. Friendly relationship with Lajin.

All these conditions fit only one person—Jeong Seonwoo.

“Oh, I remember that too. He said the size of the library and the hospital here is quite large compared to Seoul, and the ecological park nearby is well developed, so it would be comfortable to live here.”

With that, the man finished his voice, saying, “That’s the end.”

Frozen like a person, Jaehun did not blink once, just standing there absorbing the man’s voice.

When Jaehun’s figure was no longer visible, the man breathed out the breath he had held.

“Wow. Is this what it feels like to have your throat caught by someone’s gaze?”

He saw a man emitting such an imposing presence for the first time in his life. His charisma was burying his handsome appearance.

The black pupils staring at me seemed to be like those of a predatory beast aiming at its prey. Just looking into his eyes made my body unable to move as if enchanted.

The faded white T-shirt was damp and clinging to his back.

Then, suddenly, the man counted the bills in my hand and opened his mouth wide.

“Th… four hundred and sixty…?”

Even in a month with few external jobs, it was not easy to earn a million won, let alone a staggering 4.6 million won. And that, too, based on the testimony of the woman next door!

Four one-million-won bills, four ten-thousand-won bills, and four fifty-thousand-won bills. Even after counting again, the amount remained the same.

Surprised by the amount, the man, after looking at the business card Jaehun handed him, almost fainted.

“Geonyoung Group? Wait a minute, this name…!”

The man, who was swaying, collapsed to the ground.

“I-Is this really Seo Jaehun…?”

The man was preparing a webtoon titled “Reincarnating as the Heir of a Chaebol Family, the Soil Spoon of My Previous Life!” Collecting data for a while, he came across Seo Jaehun, who boasts an exceptional spec among the third-generation chaebol, with a strikingly handsome appearance, charisma, and high achievements.

He was in the midst of building a character based on Seo Jaehun, who has been gaining attention for his looks and overwhelming charisma, as the protagonist of his webtoon, titled “Reincarnating as the Heir of a Chaebol Family, the Soil Spoon of My Previous Life!”
I had seen his knightly photo, but there were limitations to capturing the real thing, and I never expected to suddenly encounter a third-generation chaebol in front of my own studio apartment.

Above the man’s head, who was blinking his eyes, a light bulb lit up.

Living in a shabby neighborhood one-room building, he was wandering around looking for a woman with looks that could rival a celebrity.

“Wait, can we change the genre to romance and serialize it…?”

Sukyoung and Youngho sat nervously, holding their breath, facing the large man in front of them.

“Do you mean you don’t know where your daughter is?”

“Yes, y-yes…”

“Even though she suddenly quit her job and left the house empty?”

Even though he knew that they were Lajin’s parents, it was inevitable that his voice would falter.

As Jaehun’s eyes shone sharply, for some reason, the intimidating gaze made it impossible to open my mouth easily.

“In fact, Lajin…”

“Hey!”

Sukyoung hit Youngho’s elbow. Jaehun’s eyes narrowed.

“Speak.”

“…”

“You have to tell everything as it is. Otherwise, without the permission of the immediate supervisor, you might have to compensate for the damage caused by arbitrarily leaving the company and not completing an important project.”

Of course, there was no such law, but Jaehun was in a position to create such a situation at will.

Sukyoung and Youngho, who were scared, shook hands and trembled at each other. The other party was the head of the Geonyoung Group.

“W-What’s the use of doing this to us? She’s not even our biological daughter.”

At Youngho’s whispering remark, Jaehun froze as if he had poured cold water over him.

“What did you just say?”

“That… well…”

“To be honest, if you speak honestly, nothing will happen.”

Under the weighty low voice, Sukyoung opened her mouth as if she had no choice.

“Lajin is… adopted.”

After the shock, an even greater shock overwhelmed them.

“We discussed adoption not long ago.”

Adoption. Abandonment. Jaehun could not maintain his composure at all due to events he had never thought of, as much as Lajin’s disappearance.

His head throbbed, and his vision shook for a moment.

“What’s the reason?”

“R-Reason?”

“The reason for the adoption.”

Even if he had ten mouths, he had nothing to say.

How could he say that the reason for the adoption was ‘in cases where the adoptive parents abuse or treat the adoptee severely unfairly’?

Especially to a man who was so powerful and wealthy, who was determined to find Lajin.

“…Anyway, we are no longer her family.”

Jaehun heard the sound of the connection with Lajin breaking in his ears.

“So, saying this won’t help. We also have no idea where she went.”

“W-Well, we don’t know. She’s such a reserved girl, so we have no idea what she’s doing alone, we…”

Sukyoung closed her mouth. Jaehun was glaring at them with a stern gaze, as if he might rush at them any moment.