“Mom! Do you know how much I love our child? Why say such things?”

Yehui choked back tears, but it was no longer effective.

“Then you’re not my daughter. Go back knowing that.”

For the first time, Yongjin firmly asserted himself against Yeonhwa, and Yeonhwa decided to be firm with her daughter for the first time. With a desperate desire for habits to be corrected.

She behaved harshly, but she was still the child she bore with pain.

For her child, she pondered what she could do. In Yeonhwa’s mind, someone flashed by.

Maybe she should meet that child. The girl who had been abandoned by her because of that child, who might be another hope.

Leaving Yeonhwa behind, Yongjin headed to the study.

He had been coming home again since the day Yeonhwa caused a commotion at the company.
He had not defied his conscience, but leaving home was a decision he deemed short-sighted.

Yeonhwa’s eyes seemed like they would cry, but he maintained a harsh coldness.

With the fate of Seomun and the peace of the family at stake, he had to be firm this time.

Then, thoughts of Seontae, whom he had just met, came to mind, and Yongjin shivered all over.

As someone who only knew one thing, and being an overly neat person, he couldn’t understand it even more.

What angered him even more was not only that he changed the lives of the two women but also that he spent money recklessly, neglecting even the minimum responsibility for the child.

Yet, despite all that, Taehui, who grew up so neat and admirable, was more commendable to Yongjin compared to his daughter, Yehui.

Was that all? Even the son, whom he thought he might never see in his life, was reconciled, and then he embraced his son-in-law as if to show off. There was no way he could not be pleased.

No, honestly, it wasn’t reconciliation.

He said he would come into Seomun, exchanged contacts, and called him father, but the son’s gaze and expression toward him remained unchanged.

It seemed like nothing had changed from before if you only looked at that.

Still, thinking of it as remarkable progress, Yongjin called his prospective daughter-in-law, who was like a benefactor.

[Hello, Chairman.]

Yongjin’s face, which had stiffened, softened at the bright and cheerful voice.

“Oh, calling me Chairman even when I told you to change the address.”

[I’m still comfortable calling you Chairman. If we hold a wedding, I’ll call you that then.]

With a friendly yet not so easy-going personality, Yongjin smiled.

It made him wonder if his stubborn son was making a fuss because his son-in-law was pregnant.

“As you said I was pregnant, he quickly changed his attitude. He said he would really do that.”

Min Seontae, who had persistently resisted, changed his attitude instantly after hearing the news of Taehui’s pregnancy. Although he didn’t give in to anything and got what he wanted, it clearly seemed like he had another trick up his sleeve.

Perhaps the daughter-in-law-to-be Taehui knew about the trick.

“You don’t just plan to overlook this, do you?”

It seemed Yongjin couldn’t stand it.

[Since I’m pregnant and only happy things remain, I’m trying to let go of the past and forget about it. Instead, I plan to do just one small revenge.]

Yongjin sighed at Taehui’s profound words that didn’t match her age.

Taehui, who knew how to let go even after experiencing worse things than Yeonhwa, felt much more mature than Yeonhwa.

[Thank you for taking the time to help me despite your busy schedule, Chairman.]

“Well, then, did you get acknowledged by Grandfather faster than Father did?”

Yongjin’s joking question was met with a pleasant laughter in a high tone.

He also liked that she didn’t hide her laughter in front of him.

After stopping her laughter, Taehui, during the call with Heegu, said the same question, but she gently added not to embarrass her by making her uncomfortable.

“If you need help anytime, feel free to call.”
[I’ve already received so much help. So, I’ll definitely repay Chairman in return.]

Yongjin found those words quite bitter. Promising to give back what you’ve received seemed like setting boundaries as if dealing with strangers.

“Oh, stop saying that. Where are we going to be like others?”

[That’s right. It’s not good to remain as others. You should quickly marry the man I introduced.]

The mysterious words from Taehui ended the call in that way.

Yongjin, who hung up the phone, had a more awkward expression than when he first made the call.

She said she was pregnant, proposed, and got an answer.

But what’s the subtle nuance of “you should quickly get married”?

The prospective daughter-in-law was also a woman. Yongjin couldn’t figure it out, even if he knew. He shook his head.

“That guy will handle it well on his own.”

It wasn’t the time to be concerned about his son’s woman when his nose was bothering him now.

“Yeonhwa, please help me a little.”

Yongjin hoped desperately that Yeonhwa would quickly get herself together and approach him with courage.

He missed his wife, who had been in a cold war for almost a month.