A precarious day piled up, and a month, the passage of time, flowed.
With EunA’s help, Jaehyuk was able to secure victory at the shareholders’ meeting.
Since that day, Madam Jung hadn’t shown herself in public, not even to the press.
“Are you okay? I’m worried that something might happen. It’s too concerning.”
Despite Arin’s words, Jaehyuk didn’t show it, but there was one thing he couldn’t help but feel uneasy about.
As his son, he knew better than anyone that Madam Jung was not the type to step down like this. However, nothing happened even as time passed.
Madam Jung’s disappearance was the biggest variable.
He couldn’t be at ease. However, he didn’t want to make her uneasy with his unease.
He hugged her and said.
“It’s okay, nothing happened. So don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”
Not long after the shareholders’ meeting, retirement rumors about Vice Chairman began to surface.
[VAN Group Chairman Banhojun’s health condition? Is it true that he has completely withdrawn from the frontline of management and is dedicating himself to treatment?]
Jaehyuk had already been performing the duties of a chairman for a long time. Even if Chairman Ban were to retire, the only thing that would change was the title, so he didn’t have much interest in his father’s retirement.
However, lately, there has been growing interest in Chairman Ban’s retirement.
[How much is the curious inheritance tax of Vice Chairman Ban Jaehyuk, who has become the largest shareholder of VAN Group?]This content has been flooding the internet day by day.
Jaehyuk released an official statement.
[Chairman Banhojun’s health is good, and whether he will rejoin the management or retire is not decided yet.]Although EunA had sided with him, Jaehyuk’s support base was not yet solid.
If Chairman Ban were to declare retirement, the forces that supported him would completely disintegrate. Just like at the shareholders’ meeting this week, they might even raise objections to Jaehyuk.
So, Jaehyuk informed everyone about Chairman Ban’s well-being. Even if it was a lie.
Except for the fact that Madam Jung hadn’t been caught, it was an unrealistically happy time. One month had passed since then.
Madam Seo and Jiyoon were still in the same building, but Arin was recovering to the point where they didn’t have to come every day like before. Time was a remedy. Gradually, the two were returning to their daily lives.
“Take care.”
Jaehyuk stared blankly at Arin, who was waving with her right hand.
“I’ll be back.”
It was still unbelievable that she was standing in front of him.
“See you later.”
He turned his back to her, who was smiling beautifully. But his feet didn’t move as if heavy shackles were tied to them.
‘Why won’t my feet move, Ban Jaehyuk?’
The door that he used to step out without any hesitation these days felt unwilling to go out. Unconsciously, he kept looking back.
It seemed like nothing disappeared when he truly fell in love.
“Aren’t you leaving?”
Her voice came from behind.
“Oh, that.”
He turned around. Clean hazel eyes were solely directed at him.
“I should go.”
He didn’t want to be apart for even a moment.
‘Whether it’s work or whatever. Anyway, even if I go, I’ll spend time thinking about you.’
There were many times when he thought of her and laughed to himself even while working, and it wasn’t just once or twice that it was noticeable.
“Does something hurt?”
Her soft and smooth palm touched his forehead. His heart started to beat rapidly like a colt that had its reins loosened.
“It’s not a fever.”
Arin looked at Jaehyuk, tilting her head playfully. Concern was evident in her large eyes with double eyelids.
The face that he thought he wouldn’t see again, which he believed he wouldn’t see again, was once again in front of him.
Jaehyuk’s heart inexplicably soared.
“Why are you like this? Huh?”
Unable to resist, he pulled her into a hug.
I felt her startled twitch within me. But soon, at the voice that tickled my ears, his heart sank with a thump.
“Do you not want to go to work today?”
His heart tingled at the voice filled with laughter.
“Well, yeah.”
Unable to find a good excuse, he replied with a voice that was noticeably hoarse.
“Wow, it’s unbelievable that the words ‘don’t want to work’ came out of Workaholic Ban Jaehyuk’s mouth.”
“Yeah, right.”
“Well, people can’t always live busy lives, so this might be normal.”
Jaehyuk nodded slightly at her words.
“Since tomorrow is the weekend, shall we play to our heart’s content?”
“Not today?”
“Of course not!”
Arin, who had pulled away from Jaehyuk’s embrace, said firmly. He looked at her silently, then tucked the strands of her hair that had fallen down behind her ear.
“If this job is well wrapped up, shall we go on a trip?”
“A trip?”
“Yeah, as a honeymoon.”
“Really?”
“You said so. You wanted to invite only those who could genuinely congratulate us to the wedding, right? Let’s rent a beautiful island or resort, invite precious people, and have a wedding ceremony.”
Just thinking about it made her feel good, and she smiled brightly. Thump thump, his heart raced like a colt with its reins loosened.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“In that case, hug me again with that meaning.”
Jaehyuk reached out towards Arin. She laughed and nestled in his arms.
He vowed not to let go of this love again and held her tighter.
A moment later.
“Take care, Chief Han must have been waiting for a long time.”
Arin pushed Jaehyuk away for a moment and pulled down her suit jacket, smoothing out the wrinkles.
“It’s good.”
A satisfied and beautiful smile appeared on her snowy-white face.
Jaehyuk’s deep black eyes followed every trace of her. His determination not to miss even the smallest thing was palpable.
Then, his gaze landed on her lips. He couldn’t resist wanting to do more than just admire those lovely lips.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
