A doll? How did you raise me, who doesn’t have a single drop of your blood mixed in?
Shaken by the shock, Suk Young stared at Ra Jin with eyes filled with anger.
“You’re repaying kindness with enmity. This is why they say you shouldn’t bring in a person without roots.”
A person without roots.
Those words pierced Ra Jin’s heart.
No, it wasn’t just her heart that was pierced.
Those words, turned into a whip, struck Ra Jin’s emotions, her past efforts, her enduring patience, her decisions, and her resolutions, all at once. Very harshly.
Had she been thinking of me like that all this time?
Even when our eyes met with affection, even when she stroked my hair, tied my blouse’s ribbon, held my hand and went for outings……
Did she consider me a ‘person without roots’ where her gaze didn’t reach?
Her heart ached. And she was sad.
There were no words that could fully express this emotion, but if she had to name it, it was sadness.
I was never a family to this person.
Unable to face Suk Young any longer, Ra Jin bowed her head.
“……I will repay the kindness of raising me somehow. But I can’t bear to meet him.”
At Ra Jin’s firm attitude, Suk Young bit her lip.
This was an unexpected development.
Until now, whatever we said, Ra Jin obediently agreed, but who knew she would rebel in this way?
‘I had set an appointment for this weekend, what to do?’
Chairman Jo, who had a fiery temper, would suddenly flip his eyes and throw a tantrum if things didn’t go his way.
Without Chairman Jo’s help, the company could have gone bankrupt.
That had to be prevented.
She couldn’t lose the title ‘youngest daughter of Life Foods’ without even marrying Yu Jin into a good family.
But she couldn’t send Yu Jin to the meeting in her stead.
She couldn’t send her precious child to such a reckless guy.
“No matter how hard I try, I can’t become Yoo Ra. I tried to make more effort…… but I think I’ve reached my limit.”
At Ra Jin’s words, Suk Young felt like her insides were flipping over.
She couldn’t stand Ra Jin, who was so ungrateful, saying such things after she had rescued her from orphanhood.
“Now I see, Ra Jin. You saw us not as family but merely as benefactors.”
“Mother, how can you say such a thing?”
The end of Ra Jin’s voice trembled.
She had been doing her best all this time.
She had always complied unconditionally to not oppose them, and she had studied overnight until she collapsed to meet their standards, even if it was after an exam.
In college, she tried her best not to be a burden on her parents by paying for tuition with scholarships, and while Yoo Jin lived lavishly on dad’s card, she never once received an allowance.
In order not to harm her parents’ reputation, Ra Jin did her best to behave properly even in places where people couldn’t see, never relaxing her body.
She wanted to be a help to her family. She wanted to be a reliable eldest daughter and sister.
So she worked her guts out….
Ra Jin couldn’t hide her disappointment.
Though the inside of her throat felt swollen and hot, she bit her lips and swallowed her tears.
‘I won’t cry. Absolutely, I won’t show myself crying.’
That was Ra Jin’s way of maintaining her pride.
“Go now.”
Sook Young, grabbing her handbag, turned towards the entrance.
If her mother left like this, their connection might be severed.
Even knowing that well, Ra Jin did not stop Sook Young.
‘Ha. Aren’t you going to grab me?’
Sook Young became anxious when Ra Jin did not rush over apologizing even as she was putting on her shoes.
She knew well how hard Ra Jin worked to be in her favor.
And how weak Ra Jin’s heart becomes every time the word ‘family’ was mentioned.
Ra Jin, who always moved according to her own thoughts, was not listening this time.
“You’re going to regret it.”
“…….”
“You’ll painfully realize how miserable and cruel it is to lose a family.”
There was force in Sook Young’s voice.
“You’ll be alone for the rest of your life.”
Like a curse, those words were deeply etched into Ra Jin’s heart.
“……Be careful on your way back.”
She bit her lips, not being able to add the word ‘mother’.
Sook Young, who closed the door with a bang, anxiously bit her long nails.
What to do? I have a promise for this week.
“If Chairman Jo finds out, he won’t let it slide…… Ha…….”
Sook Young glared at the tightly closed door as if it was Ra Jin.
‘I’ll have to change the plan.’
((()))((()))((()))
After Sook Young left.
Ra Jin, who was left alone, was stiff for a while sitting at the table.
Her mother’s words were continuously echoing in her ears.
‘You’ll be alone for the rest of your life.’
Yeah, maybe that’s true.
She might not have known that her fate was decided like that since her birth.
Suddenly, a deep emptiness and loneliness washed over and soaked Ra Jin’s spirit in darkness.
She felt a piercing pain as if someone was continuously stabbing her heart with something sharp.
She couldn’t bear the loneliness.
The reason she impulsively called Jae Heon was because of that.
She wanted to confirm that she was connected to someone.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
