“What? The promise is wrong. You said you would let him go—”
“The Kim Jaehong you’re looking for is in the basement of this building.”
“…….”
Giving the pen back to Taekwang, Kwon Seungcheol, with a cold smile, whispered in Taekwang’s ear.
“If you mess around, Kim Jaehong will die.”
⭐⭐⭐
Red twilight seeped into the dark office.
It seemed that the sun had already set. Taekwang looked around the office. When he saw a telephone on Kwon Seungcheol’s desk amid piled documents, a dry gulp passed through his throat.
The vacant seat left by Kwon Seungcheol was immediately filled by another man. He was a man with a slightly smaller stature than the men outside.
With thoughts crossing quickly, wondering if he could deal with such a man and if Jaehong was really in the basement of this building, Taekwang explored the dark office.
How can we all safely escape from this place?
Taekwang continued to ponder. In reality, even if he managed to elude that man, the situation was unfavorable for taking the child out of here.
There was only one way to escape, and it was difficult due to the men who had been guarding the entrance before he came up.
Taekwang tightly held the hand of the child, who stayed close to him, and whispered. The child seemed a bit scared after being grabbed by Seungcheol’s chin a while ago.
Guilt overwhelmed Taekwang, thinking that this little child was in this situation because of him.
“Sunwoo, don’t you want to go home?”
Taekwang asked while gently stroking Sunwoo’s reddened wrist. It seemed like the marks were from when he forcibly pulled the child out of the car before coming here, clashing with Seungcheol.
He couldn’t even ask if it hurt. At that time, the child was full of fear, and the thought of bringing up that story might disturb the child.
“I want to go.”
“You’re quite brave. If it were my Eunjae, she would have cried and caused a fuss.”
At this age, it would be reasonable for a child to throw a tantrum about going home, but the child remained strangely calm.
“You said the uncle would take me home.”
“That’s right. He will definitely take you home.”
“I trust the uncle too.”
“Sunwoo, because you’re like this, the uncle keeps getting ambitious. Do you really want to be his son-in-law?”
“What will you do if the uncle says he doesn’t like you as his son-in-law?”
“Well, the uncle didn’t think of that.”
Unintentionally, Taekwang burst into laughter at the seriousness of the situation.
Keep it quiet! Did you come to play? The man standing at the entrance frowned as he answered the phone.
Taekwang’s gaze briefly touched the man, then turned to the boxes scattered messily in front of the lockers.
If we can’t escape together, if we have to prioritize among the three of us, it undoubtedly had to be this child.
Biting his lip tightly, Taekwang separated the rabbit doll hanging on his waist from the keychain.
“Sunwoo, can you turn around for a moment?”
Attaching the detached rabbit doll to the zipper of Sunwoo’s bag, Taekwang whispered as quietly as possible.
“You have to listen carefully to what the uncle says from now on. That way, we can go home. Understand?”
“Yes.”
“Do you see those boxes over there? Hide behind them through the gap when the uncle calls.”
“Yes.”
Thinking ahead about the situations that would unfold, Taekwang clenched his sweaty hands and stood up with determination.
“Excuse me, I need to use the restroom.”
“Hold it.”
“Sir, really. How can I hold it?”
Oh, dear. It’s nothing. The man, still preoccupied with the call, nonchalantly replied to Taekwang’s question.
While the man was distracted by the call, Taekwang slowly approached him. Despite getting quite close, the man didn’t notice.
Taekwang gradually lowered his body, picking up the potted plant near the entrance.
“Sunwoo! Now!”
The flowerpot hit the man’s head, producing a sharp cracking sound, and shattered into pieces on the floor.
“Ack!” Sunwoo, who had quickly run with the man’s scream, hid between the boxes.
“You, you little…!”
The man, clutching his forehead as if hot liquid was flowing, staggered. It was a one-time opportunity. The thrown flowerpot seemed to have a significant impact; the man, as if drained of strength, slumped in his place. Taekwang tore the ribbon that was tied to the flowerpot, binding the confused man’s hands.
Leaving the entrance door open, Taekwang quickly ran to the desk, picked up the phone with his blood-stained hand, and dialed.
“Is this the police station? A child is being held captive on the third floor of C Capital. Uh, quickly…”
Whether the man’s scream reached the first floor or not, a roaring voice began to be heard. Time was running out. After hastily putting down the phone, Taekwang wiped the liquid on his trembling hands on his pants and ran towards the bundle of boxes where Sunwoo had hidden.
Taking an empty box, Taekwang’s voice, conveying a message to Sunwoo, sounded extremely urgent.
“Can I ask you for one favor, sir? If… just in case, if the uncle can’t come to pick you up… you must give this doll to the police, okay? Inside this…”
The roaring and footsteps seemed to be getting very close. Taekwang glanced at the entrance, then, hiding Sunwoo in the box, said. Even until the end, Taekwang spared no effort to reassure Sunwoo.
“Shh, we’re going to play hide and seek now. You must stay here without moving until the uncle comes to save you. Got it?”
Placing several boxes on top of that box, Taekwang quickly changed his position.
We promised to spend this birthday together… but Dad keeps breaking the promise with Eunjae.
Men who belatedly came up to the third floor gasped and, seeing the man collapsed at the entrance, shouted.
“This crazy bastard!”
“Huh? Where’s the kid?”
“What do you mean there’s no kid?”
Taekwang leaned against the sofa, seemingly exhausted. Seungcheol approached Taekwang and, grabbing him by the collar, shook him with force.
“Where’s the kid? Speak up!”
“I don’t know. I told him to run away earlier. I don’t know where he went.”
“If this becomes a problem, it’s your fault, not mine. You brought him here.”
What should I do? Quickly find the kid. Seungcheol’s voice became urgent. Taekwang looked at Seungcheol’s face and shouted loudly.
“Sa, Samgyetang starts from the stomach! Samgyetang starts from the stomach!”
“Why does this guy keep saying that? What should we do, just leave that guy alone.”
“Let go of this! I don’t know. I don’t know anything!”
The lawyer who turned off the button of the recorder, where silence had come, slammed the table with his fist.
“The guy who deserves to be punished. Who is this bastard?”
Together, Sunwoo, who had been listening, narrowed his forehead as if in distress and slowly swept his hair back. Then, he took out a USB from his pocket and handed it to the lawyer.
“What is this?”
“Evidence that the man in the recording is Kwon Seungcheol.”
“What? Kwon Seungcheol? Are you saying this person is Kwon Seungcheol?”
“A while ago, Kwon Seungcheol came to my office to collect Eunjae’s debt. Just in case, I recorded it, and it’s being used like this.”
“Oh…”
“If you compare, it should be the same voice.”
The lawyer, looking quite surprised, couldn’t close his open mouth. At that moment, Sunwoo’s phone, placed on the table, vibrated significantly.
Professor, I brought Madam to the hospital.
A bitter laugh escaped.
I asked you to stay there. I asked you not to leave.
“Ha.”
“Are you okay…?”
“Lawyer, if I laugh now, am I really crazy?”
In the lawyer’s eyes, Sunwoo probably looked like someone who had lost control.
“But I keep laughing.”
Looking at the sunlight reflecting on the window, Sunwoo touched his forehead and laughed, shoulders shaking. A warm laughter escaped from the corners of his mouth.
It was a disgustingly beautiful day to part ways.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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