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But who is that woman?
I thought Ki Yoon-jae knew her because she smiled at with her arms on the table and her chin propped up, but I couldn't rember, so I just kept quiet. After scrutinising my face, she opened her mouth and began to speak.
"Wow You look a lot like Sunwoo. It's your first ti seeing , right? I'm Jung Hye-yeon."
Just when I thought I should be relieved that I didn't recognize her, Jung Hye-yeon spoke up.
"What is stepmother in Korean? Stepmom? You can call mom because it might happen soon
I couldn't help but be puzzled when she suddenly referred to herself as my stepmom. No, why all of a sudden? Why was she introducing herself as a new family mber out of nowhere?
This kind of thing I should be careful with what I say. He seems to be seeing soone I wont try my luck on the first eting.
Ki Sun-woo called and said, Let's grab a al.' So, here I am, and ta-da! Surprise! This person here is your new stepmother! That's how it turned out. I couldn't fathom what Ki Sun-woo was thinking when he set up this situation.
I did not know Ki Sun-woo's personality, but he was an attractive man, considering his looks and his wealth. He had a son, but it wasn't a big deal because he would be an adult soon and he wouldn't have to raise the son himself. So he could always have a new start, but not with a surprise like this
Does Ki Sun-woo not know Ki Yoon-jae's age?
A fierce teenager, and at such a sensitive age, receiving this kind of announcent? I don't care if Ki Sun-woo remarries or does the samba dance. But if it was the real Ki Yoon-jae, it would have hurt his heart.
Or maybe not? Perhaps he didn't care whether Ki Sun-woo got married or not because he disliked him?
Ah I couldn't figure this father and son relationship. It gave a headache.
"Don't talk nonsense."
It wasn't who said it; it was Ki Sun-woo, who sat next to her, who clicked his tongue and retorted to her words. As I looked at her, I realised she didn't look hurt as she was used to his attitude. She just pouted her lips and grumbled lightly.
"Hmm, isn't it almost a de facto marriage? Then Im not much different from being a mom.
"Tsk."
However, when Ki Sun-woo kicked his tongue again with a disapproving expression, she shut her mouth. Instead of feeling any embarrassnt, her nonchalant attitude made feel more perplexed.
"Don't worry, there's no one else to succeed except you."
Ki Sun-woo's absurd comnt left speechless. I reflexively looked at Jung Hye-yeon, but she was sipping her wine as if it had nothing to do with her. I couldn't help but wonder what kind of ss this was.
No, what is going on? I thought my father had a close relationship with soone else out of the blue, but that wasn't the case
So why was she brought here? I couldn't help but show my displeasure in the end.
"Yes. Thank you very much for that."
I spit out my words with a sour expression, and the atmosphere beca unbearably awkward. No, calling it awkward would be an understatent; it turned so gloomy that the air seed to rest heavily on our shoulders. In the anti, only Jung Hye-yeon looked at with her eyes shining.
"Oh, you have a good personality."
After saying that she burst out laughing, and I glanced around, wondering who she was teasing, but I didn't anticipate the joyful expression on her face. Soon after, as if it had been preordered, the food was laid out on the table.
"Eat a lot."
"Yes."
As she smiled, I was about to reflexively say, "You, too," but I closed my mouth because the formality felt ambiguous. She only smiled at my awkward behaviour.
As I ate my food in silence, Ki Sun-woo suddenly asked
"Your body
Are you all right?"
"Yes?"
"I heard there were so issues during your work in Arica"
Ki Sun-woo slurred his words and didn't look at . Huh? He didn't seem as uninterested in as I thought. Was it just my imagination that he looked a little nervous?
"Sothing happened, but nothing major."
"I see."
I said casually, and the conversation ca to an end. Jung Hye-yeon frowned as she watched the two of us fall silent again.
"Ugh, tsk tsk tsk."
At the sound of her tongue-clicking, Ki Sun-woo's glare turned fierce, but Jung Hye-yeon seed unfazed. Rather, she spoke to with a friendly smile.
"What kind of work did you do in the United States? Can you tell if it's not confidential?"
"Umm it's not like that."
I fell into distress. Could I talk about it? Of course the operation was carried out in secret, but I was also told that the U.S. didn't plan to keep it completely confidential and would announce it to the press and other countries once it was organised.
Wouldn't it be okay to just tell the two of them without posting it on the internet or anything?
I glanced at Ki Sun-woo and Jung Hye-yeon. Technically, they were my guardians and family. Thinking it through, I opened my mouth.
"If it's difficult to talk about, you don't have to."
"No, it's just It wasn't a big deal."
"Really?"
Responding lightly to Jung Hye-yeon, who was dissuading , I continued.
"I just got into a little trouble when a powerful monster showed up, and I almost got killed."
With my casual remark, their movents froze. Seeing them both looking at with surprised expressions, I hastily added
"But, well, I'm still alive."
Their expressions changed strangely at my implication that it was no big deal because I was alive and not dead. Ki Sun-woo, who was looking at with a mix of disbelief and slight anger, touched his forehead.
"You Do you think that makes sense?"
"."
"Well that's"
Jung Hye-yeon, who had been smiling gently, also furrowed her eyebrows, and didn't intervene as Ki Sun-woo spoke.
She just sipped her wine with her eyes averted, if she would remain silent.
"It's fine as long as you're alive?'
"That's
"This Are you stupid? Is there sothing wrong in your head?
Ki Sun-woo glanced at as he might have felt sorry while spitting out his honest feelings. In his words, I could only make a dumbfounded expression.
I thought They don't get along?
This reaction can't be a bad reaction even if we don't get along well, right? Ki Sun-woo seed even more upset by my stupid expression. His face was red, he took a deep breath as if trying to control his anger, and asked in a slightly sharp tone.
"Who taught you that?"
"Huh?"
As long as you're not dead, everything's fine.
I didn't say everything's fine as long as Im not dead
I quickly shook my head. But, Ki Sun-woo continued to question , as if his anger had not dissipated or he was unconvinced.
"If soone didn't teach you, then why do you think that?"
"Well, it's just It's not like this is the first ti my life has been threatened"
"What?"
Ki Sun-woo and Jung Hye-yeon's jaws dropped at my words. Of the two, Ki Sun-woo finally spoke up. As if making excuses for him, I kept repeating that it was really an accident, but their jaws continued to drop.
Wondering why they were so surprised, I hesitated. Ki Sun-woo asked again.
This isnt your first ti being threatened?
"Uh Um"
"What does that an?"
"Are you not going to answer?" Ki Sun-woo urged, and I felt perplexed. Could it be that he didn't know I was being attacked? His reaction seed like he was hearing about it for the first ti.
"It's been a little less recently But I was attacked by a bomb before"
"Bomb attack?"
Wait a minute? Isnt Korea supposed to be a safe place?"
Their jaws kept hanging as I answered. Jung Hye-yeon, looking bewildered, touched her forehead, and Ki Sun-woo mumbled the word bombing like a fool.
After a mont of disbelief, they looked back at with serious faces.
"You Does the chairman know that you are being threatened?"
"He probably couldn't be unaware of it, right?"
I never told him otherwise, but there was little chance that Ki Jae Mu didn't know about the assault. However, the probability that the attacker was Ki Yoon-jae's relative, and that was Ki Young-woo, was 99%, so I thought I would just keep quiet to avoid causing a disturbance in the house.
Upon hearing my response, the two remained stunned for a mont, then their faces stiffened.
"He knew?"
"Your father is truly sothing."
Jung Hye-yeon blad Ki Sun-woo in an irritated tone. Up until earlier, Ki Sun-woo seed to have the upper hand, but after my confession Jung Hye-yeon changed her deanour, and unlike before, Ki Sun-woo could not co up with any retort.
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