“What’s wrong with you, really. It’s just kimchi stew!”
Chaewon, setting down her cup, stood expressionless in front of Jenny.
“Look.”
As she stepped uncomfortably close, Jenny stepped back in confusion.
“Why are you like this, sister?”
“Because I speak politely, do you think your sister-in-law is easy to command?”
Chaewon’s cold demeanor and close proximity made Jenny step back again, widening her eyes.
“But why…”
“A person of respect should be addressed respectfully, at least if you have that much sense.”
“But, I mean…”
As the dog also retreated under Chaewon’s stern gaze, she continued.
“If you have respect, you should show it.”
“Um, that’s…”
Bewildered by Chaewon’s sudden shift in demeanor, Jenny swallowed dryly.
With a sudden smile, as if nothing had happened, Chaewon gently placed her hand on Jenny’s shoulder.
“Let’s both be respectful. Okay?”
“…Yes.”
“See? It sounds better when we’re both polite, doesn’t it?”
Jenny, still shaken, reluctantly nodded.
After leaving Mrs. Kim’s room, Yugeon looked at the hotel voucher in his hand. It wasn’t just a ticket to casually say, ‘We had fun.’ It was clear he would have to actually spend a night at the hotel with Chaewon to complete the task.
“This is driving me crazy.”
“I have to catch up on laundry and make some side dishes. I’ll take down the curtains and step on them in the tub to wash them, take out all the dishes from the cupboard and wash each one. I’ll also mop the floor, not once but three times because it’s so dirty.”
Chaewon’s tone and expression were completely different from before.
“Ah, are we having a family cleaning day today?”
“What are you talking about, family? It’s your duty as a daughter-in-law to do this. And how is this a ‘big cleaning’? These days, with machines like washing machines and dryers doing everything, if you’re not divorcing, you should at least properly do the chores you used to do!”
“This is what a daughter-in-law is supposed to do?”
“Of course.”
“Ah, I see, ‘of course.'”
Chaewon sarcastically laughed, causing Youngja to frown deeply.
“Are you ignoring what I’m saying?”
“Not at all.”
Youngja eyed Chaewon suspiciously and then raised her chin.
“I’m craving some freshly made kimchi. Buy a few heads of cabbage, salt them, and prepare it. I’ll go take a nap. Make sure everything is done by the time I wake up. Don’t just sit around drinking coffee or whatever!”
With a hostile look, Youngja left for her room. Chaewon watched her leave and then picked up her phone at the sound of a message.
[Venice at 7. Choi Yugeon]Chaewon checked the time after confirming the date location for today. As she calculated when she should leave, a small bell sound was heard. The dog that Jenny had been holding earlier had escaped through a slightly open front door.
Knowing that Jenny was probably following her mother to sleep, Chaewon reluctantly slipped on her sandals.
“What’s the use of a leash if the dog just runs around freely?”
Muttering, she closed the open gate to prevent the dog from escaping outside.
As she was about to go back in, she heard Jaemin’s voice.
“Don’t get worked up, honey.”
The voice came from outside the gate. Chaewon opened the gate again, curious.
“Where are you coming from? You saying you’re coming doesn’t solve anything. You know that, right?”
She recognized the voice as Jaemin’s and listened intently.
“Calm down. You know how much I love you. Please, just calm down.”
His continuous pleading, the use of the term ‘honey,’ and talk of love made Chaewon scoff, recalling how he hastily hid his phone earlier.
“That’s not what I meant. You know how hard I’m trying to get a divorce. Yes, I understand your position too. That’s why I’m trying so hard.”
So, he did have another woman.
Maybe her sister had also known this fact on the day of the accident?
It wasn’t that she couldn’t divorce him because she loved him, but because it was unfair.
Chaewon tucked a stray hair behind her ear thoughtfully.
“Ah, I see.”
She tied her hair back firmly with a hairband and stared straight ahead with a sharp gaze.
“So, that’s what it was…”
As Jaemin continued his flustered phone conversation, Chaewon strode back into the house.
Bang! The front door closed loudly behind her.
The sound of crashing and breaking soon woke Youngja from her nap in bed.
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.”
