“So Mom and Dad are moving for Ra Jin’s sake, taking on great loss. So you have to listen to Mom and Dad well and pay them back greatly later. Got it?”
“Yes, I will.”
“Good, you’re kind. Make sure to tell people how much Mom and Dad are doing for our Ra Jin.”

But the truth was due to the excessive attention they received, especially sympathy.

In a small regional city with no noteworthy companies, they ran their business as if they were like a chaebol.

Then, after Yu Ra suddenly left the world due to a heart disease.

The family, immersed in the sorrow of losing Yu Ra, received comfort from those around them.

Then, at some point, they realized that their perspective had changed.

They had realized they had fallen from being objects of envy to objects of sympathy.

They couldn’t bear that discrepancy. Every time people who always admired them looked at them pitifully, they even felt humiliation.

They had to return to the flawless past.

Even the deceased Yu Ra wouldn’t want her parents and younger sister to be treated this way.

So, when a little over a year had passed since they started looking for a girl of the same age as Yu Ra, with a similar appearance and atmosphere, traveling around national orphanages, they found Ra Jin.

They brought Ra Jin like a prop to start anew from a place that didn’t know their misfortune.

It was Young Ho and Sook Young who had thoroughly hidden the fact that Ra Jin was adopted after moving.

To blurt out such a fact to Min Chan.

They must have been preparing to send me off much earlier than I thought.

“The fact that Miss Ra Jin was adopted does not affect our relationship at all, so don’t worry. Rather, isn’t it touching? She has grown up so prettily in the meantime. It seems that Director Sa and Madam Sa must have cherished her like their own child.”
Ra Jin nodded her head.

They did try to dress her up like their own child.

“That’s right. They really raised me like their own child. They never discriminated against Yu Jin and me.”
“Wow, both of you indeed have very fine character. Ha ha.”
“They often talked about this and that in front of us two, so that one of us wouldn’t feel upset.”
Ra Jin looked at Young Ho and smiled.

“Mostly stories that would help in life.”
“Oh, is that so? That’s really curious, isn’t it?”

“Um, for example, there was this guy amongst the clients who had been in Italy for just two weeks but acted as if he had lived there his whole life. I heard it makes you realize the empty wagon makes the most noise.”
… Huh?

“And this idiot, who can’t even tell the difference between chefmade pasta and instant pasta, acts pompous as the distributor’s representative. I heard it makes you want to slap the back of his head every time. Such a person needs to be hit to come to his senses.”
Why does that… sound like me?

“Ra, Ra Jin! When did your father ever say that, huh?”
Although Young Ho hastily stopped Ra Jin, she opened her eyes wide as if she didn’t understand.

“What are you talking about? My father clearly said that. He said it was refreshing to hear at least that you got slapped by your fatherinlaw and got divorced.”
The atmosphere quickly froze.

“I don’t know who it is, but it’s quite pitiful. Do you know Chairman Jo?”
At her words, Min Chan glared at Young Ho with a twisted expression, and Young Ho hung his head.

“Why is she like this? You’ve been saying you’re stressed at work lately, but now you’re lying like this? Ah, it can’t be. Let’s go for counseling with your mother tomorrow. I’m sorry, Chairman Jo. Our daughter seems to be struggling a lot these days.”
Suk Young tried to smooth things over, but Ra Jin didn’t play along.

“I’m in perfect condition, you know? It couldn’t be better these days.”
Why wouldn’t it be, when she had started a contract relationship with Jae Heon, albeit temporarily.

Aside from his personality, just looking at Jae Heon made her smile naturally.

Thanks to gazing at that godlike face from last night until this morning, Ra Jin was able to endure sitting in front of the annoying Min Chan.

Suddenly, she missed Jae Heon a lot.

What could he be doing? He’s probably cooped up in his office working.

Even if it’s considered a cure for insomnia, I wish he’d think about me a little.

Then, Ra Jin remembered that she had three penalties.

‘Let’s finish quickly.’
Finish quickly… and she wanted to see Jae Heon.

“But only Yoo Jin defended him. Saying he’s very manly and cool.”
The gaze of Min Chan, who was getting soaked in anger, turned to Yoo Jin, who was sitting next to Ra Jin.

As their eyes met, Yoo Jin jumped.

“I, when did I say that!”

“Rather than finding a job, you sang about wanting to take bride lessons and marry straight away, living a luxurious life as a housewife, didn’t you, Yoo Jin? Especially if he’s a rich man who can help your father’s company, you said you would live a life serving your husband on your knees.”
That was exactly the image of a wife Min Chan desired.

“Ah, come to think of it… isn’t Director Jo exactly your type, Yoo Jin? He’s masculine, knowledgeable, and on top of that, he’s a capable man with the wealth to assist your father.”
Ra Jin deliberately emphasized the phrase ‘able to assist your father’.

She thought the quickwitted Young Ho would understand her hint.

As expected, Young Ho clenched his mouth and trembled.

“Why do you keep lying? And the person you’re arranged to see is you, right?”
When the usually quiet Yoo Jin shouted, Ra Jin smiled faintly.

“Our Yoo Jin is shy, isn’t she? You always hide like this. And how can I go see an arranged match when I have a boyfriend I’ve promised to marry.”
Everyone opened their mouths in surprise. What, what did she just say? She, who had never dated a man before?

“You have a boyfriend you’ve… promised to marry?”

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