Since it was a company established after marriage, it wasn’t large in scale, and there were few artists under its label. However, due to Seol Ji-o’s keen insight, every investment attempt turned out to be successful.
Moreover, he was more suited for business than acting. Transitioning from an actor to a businessman was an excellent choice.
Having finished a meeting for investment decisions, Seol Ji-o checked the time.
It was already time to pick up Hana from daycare. Without any lingering feelings, he stood up and hurriedly left the company.
Meanwhile, all parents and teachers at the Sunflower Kindergarten were eagerly awaiting the dismissal time.
The reason was Seol Ji-o’s appearance during dismissal time.
At three o’clock sharp, everyone could see Seol Ji-o, emitting a unique atmosphere and aura, walking toward the kindergarten.
Although he simply walked, the road leading to the kindergarten seemed like a fashion show runway due to an optical illusion.
Mothers who came to pick up their children were more interested in the suit than the rice cakes today.
“He’s in a suit today? I guess he went to work.”
“Wow, it’s surprising every time I see him. What a feast for the eyes.”
“Oh my, Minji’s mom. I’m drooling.”
Seol Ji-o bowed towards the gathering mothers, greeting them, and quietly stood at the entrance.
A moment later, Hana, carrying a yellow bag, emerged from the kindergarten gate, blending among the other children.
Seol Ji-o stretched out his arms and called the child.
“Seol Hana!”
“Yeah, Dad!”
Hana ran over, and Seol Ji-o lifted her up, showering kisses on her chubby cheeks like candy.
Hana laughed, ticklish, and hugged Seol Ji-o tightly. When her small fern-like hands held onto him, his heart bloomed with warmth.
In front of his adorable daughter, he couldn’t control his laughter.
With Hana in the car, Seol Ji-o headed home and asked, “Did you have fun at kindergarten today?”
“Yeah, but Hyunoo keeps following me.”
“What? Hyunoo?”
Laser beams seemed to shoot from Seol Ji-o’s eyes.
Until just the other day, it was undoubtedly another child who followed Hana, but now it seemed like a new follower had appeared.
Anyway, let’s acknowledge the cuteness!
Seol Ji-o was worried. Thinking about Yeowoon’s case when they were young, he felt that they needed to be cautious with our daughter from now on, despite her being only five years old.
He had been complacent because she was five, but it seemed that special education was necessary.
“Hana.”
“Yes?”
“If someone is following you, a friend or not, you must show it to Dad, okay? Understand?”
“Why?”
Hana, looking out the window, asked indifferently. Seol Ji-o tightly held the steering wheel and explained persuasively.
“Dad is a hidden hero. Remember the movie I showed you back then?”
“Yeah! Dad flying around, defeating bad monsters!”
“That’s right. That’s why Dad can tell just by looking at their faces. So, if there’s someone following you, you must tell me, okay?”
“Yes!”
Believing in her dad’s wish, Hana, a young child of a former movie actor, fell for her dad’s lie without hesitation.
It was uncertain how long this lie would hold up, but for now, Seol Ji-o felt relieved.
After arriving home, bathing Hana, showcasing his acting skills while reading a fairy tale, feeding her dinner, the time was already approaching 8 PM.
Perhaps feeling tired today, Hana came to him earlier than usual with her favorite stuffed animal.
“Shall we go to bed?”
“Yes.”
Wearing pink rabbit pajamas and wiping her sleepy eyes, Hana went to her room with her dad. However, the front door opened.
“Oh? Mom is here?”
“Mom?!”
Upon hearing the news that her mom had arrived, Hana joyfully skipped towards the door.
“Mom!”
“Hana!”
Yeowoon hugged Hana tightly. The mother-daughter reunion after what felt like years exuded a tender atmosphere.
Watching from behind, Seol Ji-o chuckled and approached Yeowoon, picking up the plush toy Hana had dropped.
It was a good idea.
“Yeowoon, Hana seems sleepy. Shall I put her to bed?”
“Really? Let me wash my hands first.”
After a quick preparation, Yeowoon took Hana to the room. Seol Ji-o, with a smile of remorse, entered the bedroom.
Hana going to bed at 8 p.m.
That meant freedom for Dad and Mom starting from 8 p.m.
It wasn’t a frequent opportunity, so Seol Ji-o was even more excited. He began to run warm water in the bathtub.
Probably, since Yeowoon might be tired from today’s demanding action scenes, a warm bath would be a good start.
Once the two entered the spacious bathtub comfortably, the fragrant bath beads filled the air. Watching the fragrant bubbles overflowing made the mood naturally relaxed.
‘What should I prepare next… I wonder?’
After a while, Yeowoon, who had put Hana to sleep, entered the bedroom. Contrary to her expectations, there was no one in the room.
“Where did Ji-o go?”
Baffled, Yeowoon opened the bathroom door, and everything was clear.
“Hmm?”
Yeowoon let out a chuckle at the scene that unfolded before her eyes. Inside the bathtub, Seol Ji-o, revealing a sculpted upper body, was sitting.
In a very enchanting posture.
Yeowoon smiled faintly and stepped into the bathroom.
“What’s all this?”
“Maybe the concern of a husband worried about his wife. Hurry up and come in, Yeowoon. I’ll untangle it for you.”
Although his intention was evident, Yeowoon laughed.
Somehow, starting from when he asked to put Hana to sleep, something felt suspicious. Yet, she didn’t expect such a bold temptation.
As Yeowoon turned around to undress, her back felt itchy because of his gaze.
I can’t live like this, really.
As they entered the bathtub, Seol Ji-o hugged Yeowoon from behind. The feeling of the warm water and his body temperature against her back melted her instantly.
“Oh, it’s nice…”
“Isn’t it?”
Seol Ji-o, with his large hands, delicately caressed Yeowoon’s bunched muscles. Yeowoon felt good as her whole body relaxed, yet the heat accumulated in her lower abdomen due to his touch.
With closed eyes, enjoying the hazy warmth, Yeowoon murmured softly.
“I want to do a romance for my next project.”
“What?”
Seol Ji-o’s touch stopped. Yeowoon leaned against him and looked into his eyes.
“It’s too hard for me to do action anymore. If I keep this up and get injured, what will happen to our Hana?”
“…Is it that tough?”
“Yeah. Besides, I haven’t done romance since I got married. Ji-o, am I not pretty anymore? Do I look like an old lady?”
Seol Ji-o wiped her cheek while saying, “What are you talking about?”
“What. But why aren’t any projects coming in?”
He swept Yeowoon’s hair back and gazed into her face.
Even after giving birth and reaching her thirties, Yeowoon was still beautiful and lovely.
Will the day come when this woman is not lovely?
Perhaps such a day would not come. My love was quite intense, after all. So, having this woman had to be entirely mine.
“Let’s do a romance. The most handsome actor in South Korea… is right in front of your eyes, isn’t he?”
Yeowoon squinted her eyes and looked at Seol Ji-o sharply. It wasn’t a false statement, but it sounded too vulgar to hear in the bathtub.
He leaned in and reached out, cupping Yeowoon’s cheek. The face that faced him was excessively seductive.
“Where should we start? Should we start with a kiss? Or maybe this… Is this a slightly more intense production?”
While Yeowoon burst into laughter, he pressed his lips against hers. Like a former romance expert, it was an enchanting kiss.
Yeowoon raised the white flag against his breath that melted her unexpectedly.
If he intentionally seduced her, Yeowoon had no chance of resisting. As always, whenever there was an opportunity, she surrendered to this man who always teased and seduced her, whispering love.
Just like the moment she helplessly succumbed to him when they first met again.
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.”
