Despite living in an expensive and nice house, she felt far from happy.
Seong Mun-hee closed her eyes in frustration.
It was at that moment that the doorbell rang. Since the incident, aside from Director Kim Jin-ho, no one had come to her house.
Seong Mun-hee and Park Jin-seong exchanged anxious glances.
Jin-seong calmed the uneasy Mun-hee, got up, and checked the intercom. A man with an employee ID bearing the logo of Diwon Group was speaking.
“I came from Chairman’s secretary’s office.”
Having never received a call from anyone other than Director Kim Jin-ho, Jin-seong felt a bit suspicious. However, considering the situation, he thought there might be some problem with Director Kim Jin-ho.
Jin-seong pressed the open button and went to the entrance to greet him.
The man was very tall and well-built, with distinct features like an actor. His unusual face seemed familiar, but Jin-seong couldn’t recall exactly where he had seen it.
Until the man’s figure disappeared, Eun-chae, who had been staring at him, turned back, holding the broom.
It seemed that not completing sentences properly was the man’s habit.
Kwon Ki-joo smoothly pushed his way inside. Seeing him approach with a forceful demeanor, Moon-hee, who had come out into the corridor at the slight commotion, took a step back.
Entering the living room, Ki-joo sat on the sofa and belatedly asked, “May I sit?”
Already seated, Jin-sung shot him an incredulous look. Moon-hee, attempting to stop her hostile son, quickly took a seat across from Ki-joo.
“I haven’t received any contact from Director Kim. What’s going on?”
“I know the fact that both of you are Chairman Song Myeong-hwan’s hidden family.”
Ki-joo, seated comfortably, spoke with a calm expression like he was in a master bedroom.
“Cut to the chase and report that to the press.”
“What… Who are you?”
Jin-sung, with a domineering presence ready to seize him by the collar, asked sharply.
“I’m a police officer.”
When he answered and showed his police ID, the faces of Moon-hee and Jin-sung stiffened, as if they were being arrested.
They shouldn’t have opened the door unless it was Secretary Kim Jin-ho.
Regret came late, but in their desperate situation, waiting for just a bit of contact, they couldn’t help but be deceived by a fake employee ID.
“If you’re the police, so what? Do you have any evidence?”
While comforting the headache-prone Moon-hee, Jin-sung asked sharply. It was a futile resistance. Ki-joo’s lips twisted arrogantly.
“Chairman Song Myeong-hwan must be condemned without exception. If you cooperate, we can offer a way out.”
“….”
A way out. Jin-sung’s gaze momentarily flickered at those words. Seeing the situation turning, Jin-sung realized the likelihood of Chairman Song Myeong-hwan overturning the situation was slim. Even Jin-sung, who didn’t know much, sensed that much.
“As it is, you’ll be framed as accomplices with Chairman Song Myeong-hwan. So report it. Appearing on a documentary show, shedding a few tears, it’s an easy way to capture public sentiment.”
“Who… the heck are you?”
“I said I’m a police officer in charge of the Diwon Group investigation.”
This time, Ki-joo turned his gaze to Moon-hee.
“Have you seen the photos? Is Chairman Song Myeong-hwan someone you can trust?”
“….”
“You can’t rule out the possibility of a throwback at any time. Isn’t that right?”
Moon-hee felt her pride hurt by those words.
She had meticulously maintained Chairman Song Myeong-hwan’s clean, virtuous image for a long time. It was embarrassing to be exposed like this.
Jin-sung, realizing it, abruptly stood up.
“Get out!”
This guy.
Doesn’t he have this much judgment?
Ki-joo obediently stood up. Facing Jin-sung with a hostile look and meeting his gaze indifferently, he said, “If you’re waiting for a property gift, I’ve already given more than half to my untainted daughter. The remaining half is a penalty, and there will be a lot of places to go.”
With that, Ki-joo turned and left. Moon-hee grabbed him with a pale face.
“W-what are you talking about? Giving away property! To Kang Hye-ran’s daughter!”
Ki-joo noticed a fiery look in Sung Moon-hee’s eyes. It was jealousy.
You should have believed in someone trustworthy.
Mechanically, Ki-joo took documents from the briefcase and casually laid them on the table.
It was a copy of the property gift declaration form. Moon-hee, who hastily skimmed through it, staggered back as if dozing off. Park Jin-sung also sat beside her with a bewildered face.
Ki-joo spoke in a refreshing voice, “Let me know if you change your mind.”
He took out one of the many forged business cards and placed it on the table, then briskly walked away.
Dinner was kalguksu. Originally planned for lunch, but somehow she fell asleep, and Geum-bun had a simple meal without waking her up.
The kalguksu made with anchovy broth was as delicious as Haman’s wife used to make. The only difference was a more local taste.
After secretly doing the dishes, Eun-chae went outside. With a full stomach, she planned to take a walk to aid digestion.
Before coming here, she never had a chance to eat whatever she wanted, at her own pace. She always ate everything in moderation, adhering to the natural flavors of the ingredients.
However, Geum-bun, as if unaware of serving sizes, gave her three full meals a day and recommended snacks. For Eun-chae, it was almost like overeating. Fortunately, her digestion was good.
Petting her satisfied belly, Eun-chae smiled contentedly but suddenly turned around. The sound of someone dragging slippers irritated her, and when she turned, she made eye contact with Seol Woo-suk.
In a daze, Eun-chae continued on her way.
Since she hadn’t set a destination, she followed wherever her feet led. Strangely, the footsteps from behind didn’t stop.
Whether she went straight or turned right, Woo-suk’s direction was the same.
Wait, is he following me?
Eun-chae slowed down her pace and glanced back. Woo-suk, hands in his training pants, was walking leisurely, looking at the vacant field.
Eventually, Eun-chae stopped walking and approached him. Pausing his steps, Woo-suk turned his head towards her, almost colliding with her as he had been looking elsewhere.
“Why do you keep following me?”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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