Chairman Kim knew about the rumor. It was just a story circulating on SNS, so Mijoo hadn’t expected the elderly Chairman Kim to know about it.
“Who told you about that, Grandfather?”
Siyun had a hunch about who might have relayed the message, but he wanted to confirm it.
“Is that important now?”
Tension briefly mounted between Siyun and Chairman Kim.
“I just don’t like bothering Grandfather with trivial matters.”
“This guy. Then don’t create trivial matters.”
“It’s Uncle, isn’t it?”
Chairman Kim patted Siyun’s hand to ease the tension and turned to Mijoo.
“You’ve heard about Siyun’s uncle, right? My youngest brother. These guys have a small age gap and are always bickering.”
Describing the litigation over their father’s legacy as mere bickering, Mijoo wasn’t sure how to respond.
“Grandfather!”
“Let’s talk about that later.”
Chairman Kim drained his wine glass in one go and turned to Mijoo with a bright smile.
“So, you studied so hard to study abroad?”
Mijoo started talking again to lighten the awkward atmosphere.
“Yes, I could have attended school in Korea, but I applied to a school here, thinking it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Siyun, who had been sipping water, refocused on their conversation.
“What about tuition and living expenses?”
“I received a scholarship for my first semester. A special scholarship for children aging out of care.”
Now, Mijoo didn’t find it difficult to reveal her circumstances in front of Chairman Kim.
“Admirable. Even plane tickets must have been costly.”
“There were anonymous donors at the orphanage. Some sent ten or thirty thousand won monthly, and some even fifty thousand. Since elementary school, I saved up every month, and it added up to a significant amount.”
“You’ve been resolute from the start, admirable.”
Chairman Kim praised her again, and Mijoo waved her hand in denial.
“You’ve said ‘admirable’ more than ten times already.”
“Ten times? I’m holding back from saying more.”
Mijoo felt good, sensing the sincerity in the grandfather’s words.
While Siyun still only looked at Mijoo, she decided to just enjoy his gaze, as trying to stop him seemed futile.
“I know a bit about orphanages and welfare foundations. The support for independence is quite insufficient.”
Mijoo talked frankly about the amounts, though it was somewhat embarrassing.
“I thought it was a lot of money when I first received it, but living here, it disappeared quickly. I wanted to keep it as a meaningful treasure forever.”
“It’s meant for independence. It’s good you used it well.”
Mijoo leaned forward at the table and whispered to Chairman Kim.
“Can I show you my treasure number one?”
Siyun also leaned closer to Mijoo.
“What? You haven’t shown me your treasure number one?”
“It’s my bank book. The one donors used to send money to. It’s empty now, but I always carry it with me.”
“Do you have it now?”
“Yes. I don’t know their names or faces, but when I look at this, I think about paying it forward by supporting students in my situation.”
Mijoo took the bank book out of her bag and showed it to Chairman Kim. He carefully opened it, looking moved.
“The bank book is precious, but so is your heart.”
Siyun took the bank book from his grandfather’s hand, flipping through it.
“So this is Mijoo’s treasure number one.”
“Yes.”
Siyun felt an odd jealousy over an empty bank book. Why was he feeling this way over an inanimate object? He scrutinized the bank book with his gaze before putting it down.
Mijoo thought about how many times she had touched that bank book with her chubby cheeks, pouring affection into it.
“Oh my! Even now, she’s holding the bank book with both hands, pressing it to her chest, and lightly shaking her shoulders. And she even patted the bank book resting on her chest.”
Chairman Kim, oblivious to Siyun’s petty jealousy, was just proud of Mijoo.
“Admirable. Our granddaughter-in-law is quite a youth. I like her spirit.”
Chairman Kim generously praised and encouraged Mijoo, whom he wholeheartedly approved of.
“I’m also glad to meet you, Grandfather.”
Mijoo now comfortably addressed Chairman Kim as ‘Grandfather.’ Initially, she had called him ‘Chairman,’ but seeing his disappointed look, she quickly switched to ‘Grandfather.’ She had wanted to hide behind Siyun because of the awkwardness, but in just a few hours, she felt as close to Chairman Kim as to her own grandfather.
Chairman Kim seriously asked Mijoo, “Have you tried finding your parents?”
“When I was in the orphanage, there wasn’t much I could do because I was young.”
“That’s understandable.”
“I plan to start looking in earnest when I return to Korea.”
A determined look flickered across the usually gentle face of Chairman Kim.
“I’ll definitely help you with that.”
Mijoo’s eyes welled up at his words. She didn’t want to appear weak or tearful, but being between Chairman Kim and Siyun made her feel like she was receiving compensation for her past loneliness. She blinked rapidly, fighting back tears.
“Thank you.”
She bowed her head in gratitude.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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