Always looking at the composed and dry Jinwook, the emotions she felt alone were burdensome and uneasy. Even if she tried to suppress and hide this feeling, it was just uncomfortable and anxious. The moment she admitted this emotion, she believed that she would become even more unhappy.
So, she only wished for it not to be true love.
She repeatedly promised herself that it would never be true love.
But now, she had to admit it.
That she wanted to stay by his side and endure these harsh years,
that she, too, loved him…
Now, she had to accept it all.
Tears streamed down her cheeks due to overwhelming emotions.
Jinwook looked at her, shedding tears with tender eyes.
“I’m sorry, Yunju.”
His gentle voice reached Yunju’s ears one after another.
“For keeping you lonely for such a long time… I’m sorry.”
“…”
“For not treating you warmly enough… I’m sorry.”
“…”
“For letting you endure painful times alone… I’m sorry.”
Jinwook spoke, locking eyes with her.
“Even if you come back to me, there won’t only be happy moments. You might get hurt, and there could be difficult times.”
Aran and Hongseok could oppose until the end, and instead of choosing Yunju, he could offer many things.
Maybe he could be expelled from the company, and he might be cast out from the family. He might have to live his whole life carrying the burden of LM Group and others. Well, it wasn’t so bad if it was for Yunju.
“But I promise this much.”
Jinwook said to Yunju with a determined gaze.
“I won’t prioritize anything over you.”
“…”
“I won’t leave you lonely.”
“…”
“I will live looking at only you for the rest of my life.”
His firm voice resounded through the sound of rain.
“I’ll bet everything I have to protect you.”
It was a pledge not only to Yunju but also to himself.
He would keep her by his side so that she wouldn’t cry alone.
He would love her with all his might to prevent her from spending lonely times.
“Yunju.”
Jinwook wiped away the tears streaming down Yunju’s cheeks and embraced her face.
“Give me one more chance.”
“…”
“One more time…”
His sincere voice echoed in Yunju’s heart.
“Live as my wife.”
Yunju’s eyes, filled with moisture, trembled endlessly. His hand on her cheek felt cold, making her heart ache. There might be a moment colder than this. For him and for her.
Looking at him with wet eyes, Yunju said, “I won’t be helpful in your life.”
“That’s not true.”
“We might never have a child.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
With a stronger voice, Yunju said, “You could lose everything you wanted… everything.”
It was a warning for him and the last decision she asked of herself.
In response to her tender warning, Jinwook replied with deep and affectionate eyes.
“Losing Kang Yunju is losing everything to me.”
Yunju’s pupils distorted, and the umbrella fell to the ground. At the same time, her arms wrapped around Jinwook’s back.
Yunju’s face buried in his chest was soaked with warm tears. Jinwook tightly embraced her as she finally felt the heart-wrenching, painful, and fervent emotions. He vowed not to lose this person, barely touching her for the third time, and exerted strength at the fingertips that held her in a tight embrace.
In the ascending elevator, Yunju stood with Jinwook.
Yunju looked at Jinwook standing beside her. His black hair and the suit clinging to his body still had moisture. While not as much as Jinwook, her outerwear and hair were quite wet.
Having confirmed each other’s feelings a while ago, the two, with thoroughly wet clothes, ended up coming to the hotel where Jinwook was staying.
Jinwook didn’t say anything, just gazing at the ascending colonnade. Yunju also kept her eyes there.
8th floor, 9th floor. 10th floor…
As the floors went up, an inexplicable tension rose, and her heart pounded.
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.”
