Ju-hwan dismissed the possibility that it was because Hwang In-woo spoke ill of him.
It was close to conjecture, but Ju-hwan, cornered, continued to feel the rising sense of victimhood in his chest.
If he were honest, he would have said something, but now he was in a situation where he couldn’t even lie flat on the ground, let alone crawl.
As soon as Hwang In-woo turned away, Ju-hwan, who had just stood up aggressively, let the strength drain from his eyes and opened his mouth with the most pitiful voice he could muster.
“I came here because it’s the 49th floor. Isn’t it human decency? I know I’ve done many wrong things. So, I came to seek forgiveness, and I’ll take good care of Eun-soo from now on, so leave in peace.”
“If you intended to seek forgiveness, you should have done it a long time ago.”
“Well…”
“No one wants your sincerity or anything. Neither do I, nor Eun-soo, nor my mother-in-law.”
Ju-hwan felt a lump in his throat.
Given that today was a crucial meeting, he had expected Eun-soo, who had been tough on him, to be more lenient. However, his daughter turned out to be much more resolute than he had thought.
While she had been pretending to obediently listen, it seemed she harbored everything inside.
If something had bothered her, she should have spoken up then.
“Just seeing Eun-soo’s face should be enough for you to leave.”
“Please go away.”
Hyuk-joo was firm, but Ju-hwan couldn’t retreat from here.
He had no intention of going to jail no matter what happened. And he couldn’t give up a comfortable retirement.
At that moment, a thought crossed his mind.
What if he tumbled down the stone steps?
Due to the morning rain, the ground was moist like flour dough. Since the stone steps he stood on weren’t high, he calculated that he wouldn’t be seriously hurt even if he fell.
Moreover, if he created a situation as if Hyuk-joo were pushing him…
Ju-hwan admired himself inwardly.
To have such thoughts in his head meant that the heavens had not completely abandoned him.
Ju-hwan grabbed Hyuk-joo’s arm.
“Just show your face once and I’ll leave.”
“Stop it.”
“Why is a young person so stubborn? Even though I’ve spent many years with Eun-soo’s mother, if I can’t even protect the last place, how can I face that person later? Huh?”
It was his mother-in-law’s 49th day.
Not wanting to cause a disturbance, Hyuk-joo suppressed her rising anger. She would have liked to grab Ju-hwan by the collar and tell him to leave immediately and not to come back, but if she did that, it seemed her mother-in-law wouldn’t be able to leave comfortably.
However, Ju-hwan’s relentless string of unreasonable remarks made her increasingly infuriated.
Afraid that she might say something harsher if she continued to confront him, Hyuk-joo warned him for the last time.
“If you don’t leave here, I don’t know how I’ll react. I’ll directly report all the illegal activities you’ve committed to the prosecution and make sure you can’t raise your head in this world. Decide for yourself whether you want to go up here or leave quietly.”
Hyuk-joo turned her back on him.
As she started to climb the stone steps, Ju-hwan placed his hand on her back.
When she turned her head in discomfort, Ju-hwan collapsed to the ground with a strange scream.
“Oh, I’m dying! Oh!”
Holding onto his waist with his hand, Ju-hwan groaned.
The height from the stone steps to the ground was not much. It seemed like he had stumbled, but seeing him wriggle his legs and flail his arms, it didn’t seem like he was seriously injured.
Hyuk-joo could guess the intention behind his actions.
Claiming that he had done that, he would probably tear things apart while making excuses that he wasn’t feeling well, postponing the prosecution’s investigation day by day. Moreover, he might have obtained a medical opinion by bribing a doctor, stating that he couldn’t lead a normal prison life and planning to play the victim in the hospital later.
Do we need to match lengths?
Hyuk-joo took out her phone and called 119. After briefly giving her location, she approached Ju-hwan.
“Are you hurt badly?”
“Oh, it’s painful, as if my head is spinning and my waist is broken.”
Ju-hwan didn’t stop groaning.
After calling 119, Hyuk-joo called In-woo. Asking if he could come down to the stone steps they were on just a while ago, In-woo immediately rushed over.
At first, In-woo was surprised to see Ju-hwan lying on the ground.
Hyuk-joo roughly explained to In-woo what had happened.
He tumbled down from such a height of stone steps…
Listening to Hyuk-joo’s explanation, In-woo, seeing Ju-hwan’s condition, also let out a short laugh as if he sensed something.
“Did you call 119?”
“Yes. They said they’ll be here soon.”
“Miss Moon Hyuk-joo, please go up now. I’ll take responsibility and go to the hospital with him.”
“Are you sure?”
“As a doctor, wouldn’t it be better for me to accompany him for later?”
In-woo glanced briefly at Ju-hwan, who was exaggerating his pain, and added in a low voice while pulling Hyuk-joo’s arm.
“It’s not a case, right?”
“If I pushed him, he wouldn’t have fallen from that height.”
“I see.”
“If he’s taken to the hospital, he’ll obviously say that I pushed him and caused this. I noticed there’s a CCTV over there. I plan to request the recording from the moment he goes up the temple stairs.”
In-woo raised his head and checked the direction indicated by Hyuk-joo.
As he confirmed, the CCTV was shining towards the parking lot. Without knowing that, Ju-hwan continued to forcefully groan, even saying that his son-in-law was trying to kill him.
“Hurry up and go. Eun-soo is waiting.”
“Please take care.”
“If something happens, contact me immediately.”
“I will.”
Hyuk-joo gave a short bow to In-woo.
In-woo told her to go and patted her shoulder once.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
