“Even if I can’t personally go in situations when I’m busy, I can keep one of your shoes from getting wet.”
“Contact me next time, don’t use someone else’s umbrella.”
He seemed to have many good memories of rainy days with him.
Moments like realizing that he had left the umbrella behind and running out with crushed shoes, or moments when he saw me using Tae-kyu’s umbrella and felt jealous, or moments when he dried my soaked hair in the rain.
He said he was very worried when he saw me getting sick from getting wet in the rain. However, even that remained a good memory for me. Thanks to that, I could confirm a man’s heart.
Smiling brightly, Eun-jae put his hand into his bag. However, his expression hardened for a moment as he rummaged through the bag.
“Huh? I’m sure I brought an umbrella in the morning? Where did it go?”
Eun-jae opened the bag wide and looked inside. Two books, a pencil case containing stationery, and a small wallet were all that was inside.
“Ah, where did I leave it?”
Eun-jae hurriedly went back up to the academy. Even after asking the academy staff and checking the seat where he had been sitting, the umbrella was nowhere to be found.
“Pull yourself together, Ji Eun-jae.”
Lately, due to the man taking off his clothes every day, his mind was halfway out.
He had been given this with care, and yet, he lost it without even using it once. What should he say?
Eun-jae calmed his mind, let out a small sigh, and put the bag on his head. It was fortunate that the rain was less than before, thinking such a foolish thought.
It was when he took one step into the rain. With a thud sound, he collided with something solid, and warm hands touched Eun-jae’s waist, who was losing his balance.
Finally returning to his place and raising his head, Eun-jae’s mouth widened.
“Ji Eun-jae.”
“…….?”
“Why didn’t you call?”
Why is the man who should be in the hospital here? How does he know I don’t have an umbrella again?
Eun-jae, who had been pricked a lot, stuttered for a long time before finally opening his mouth.
“W-What are you doing here?”
“Why didn’t you call?”
“No, I thought you were busy―”
“I’m not busy. Do you want to catch a cold again?”
“Ah, this much is fine. I won’t catch a cold.”
Pushing Eun-jae to the entrance of the academy and folding the umbrella, Seon-woo approached her.
“The umbrella.”
“That… I’m sorry. I lost it.”
Eun-jae’s shoulders, which had been responding repeatedly, sagged. He was going to tease her a bit and then tell her the truth, but it felt like something had become bigger.
I don’t know why this keeps happening. It’s not adolescence either.
In fact, on the way to pick up Eun-jae, he saw a little girl without an umbrella, rolling her feet without an umbrella.
“Why are you alone here?”
“I don’t have an umbrella.”
“Why don’t you have an umbrella?”
“I left it at home.”
“Don’t you have anyone to contact?”
“My mom is busy.”
Looking at the child, if Ji Eun-jae had been like this, it would have been just like this.
At that time, Eun-jae thought that if someone had handed an umbrella to the Eun-jae of that time, it would have been nice. Once he had that thought, he couldn’t just pass by.
Even refusing while holding the umbrella seemed so similar. Laughing, he took it and came over.
“You said you didn’t like pink, so you lost it, right?”
“No! It’s not like that. I’m sure I brought it. You saw it in the morning.”
“It’s okay. I’ll buy you a new one.”
While chuckling, Seon-woo took the eco bag that was hanging on Eun-jae’s shoulder. Then, he took out the umbrella he had used and handed it to the small Eun-jae. When he did, Eun-jae looked at Seon-woo with a puzzled expression.
“Are you Mr. Seon-woo?”
“Are you asking if I’m Mr. Seon-woo? Come in. I should get the fare for coming out.”
He said so, but Eun-jae seemed to know very well why the man was doing this.
To alleviate his apologetic feelings, the man was desperately trying within his limits.
Eun-jae opened the umbrella wide and gestured towards Seon-woo.
“Come here. I can’t prevent your shoes from getting wet, but I’ll protect your hair.”
Seon-woo, who smiled satisfactorily at Eun-jae’s words, stepped into the umbrella, wrapped his hands around Eun-jae’s waist, and lightly kissed her lips. Eun-jae, holding the umbrella, couldn’t resist much.
In fact, there was no reason to resist. The lips were so sweet that she momentarily forgot that this place was in front of the academy.
“Contact me anytime you need me. I’ll come no matter what, putting everything else aside.”
“…….?”
“To me, Ji Eun-jae is number one.”
At Seon-woo’s words, tears quickly filled Eun-jae’s eyes. Seon-woo, wiping away Eun-jae’s tears with his fingers, joked that it might be a bit difficult during surgery, so consider it, and laughed.
Still, Eun-jae’s tears rose rapidly. Seon-woo, who wiped away the tears flowing down her cheeks, bent down and looked into her eyes.
“What if you cry over an umbrella I gave you? Are you that touched? It’s so easy to make Ji Eun-jae cry.”
Eun-jae shook her head slightly.
“I cry because I like it.”
Now I have someone who can bring me an umbrella. Thanks to you, every day feels like a dream.
“To me, Seon-woo is number one too.”
Now, rainy days will be even better.
When it rains, you will come to pick me up like this.
⭐⭐⭐
Returning to the hospital with Seon-woo, Eun-jae decided to spend time in her mom’s hospital room until Seon-woo’s examination was over.
Eun-jae’s small lips were non-stop as she told him about the big and small things that happened during that time.
“Oh, really? Was our Eun-jae happy? Isn’t studying difficult?”
“Yeah, it’s fun.”
Answering, Eun-jae suddenly wiped away the worried touch on Miran’s cheeks.
“But Mom, your face looks really bad.”
On the way here, she heard that the test results were a bit lower than last time. She tried not to show her disappointment, but seeing her mom’s face made those words come out unintentionally.
“It’s always like that. But still, it’s reassuring to have Yun Seo-bang. He’s busy, but he comes every day like clockwork.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, very thoughtful. Oh, right.”
She seemed to remember something and took out a small pouch. From it, Miran took out a pin and handed it to Eun-jae.
“Wow. It’s pretty. What is this?”
“I made it because I was bored.”
It was a mint-colored hairpin made of beautiful beads. The design resembled a laurel leaf, and Eun-jae liked it.
“Did Mom make this herself?”
“Yeah. It seems like they had this class at the hospital culture center, and Yun Seo-bang brought it to me because I looked bored.”
“Wow― our mom is so talented. I should wear this at my wedding.”
“You should choose something even prettier for your wedding.”
“Mom, thank you. I love you.”
Eun-jae nestled into Miran’s arms in one breath. Embracing Miran tightly, Eun-jae turned her face like a child. Even in Miran’s face, as she spoke as if it was bothersome, there was a full smile.
“Oh, such a cute act should be done to Yun Seo-bang.”
“Now, I feel like I have no wishes left as long as Mom gets healthy. So let’s hang in there a little longer, we can do it, right, our Jung-yeo-sa?”
Without answering, Miran quietly smiled and brushed Eun-jae’s back. Eun-jae delved even deeper into Miran’s cozy embrace.
“I’ve been so happy lately, Mom.”
“Me too. I’m so happy because Eun-jae looks happy.”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
