Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 76

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#Epilogue Episode 6

“No, why would I. So what happened after that?”

When Da-som showed interest with sparkling eyes, Eun Hyeok continued his story.

“Mother would put each person’s portion on separate trays and place them in front of us, and we had to eat everything that came out as our share. But whenever That Person got vegetables, he would secretly transfer them all to my tray when Mother wasn’t looking. Is this something a human being would do?”

“Wow, Professor was too much.”

Han Byeol actively took Eun Hyeok’s side.

“Right? Huh? You think so too, don’t you?”

“Our Eun Hyeok went through a lot.”

Da-som also earnestly took Eun Hyeok’s side. Then, excited, Eun Hyeok began speaking while spitting saliva.

“Exactly. Even though I knew full well that my hyung was giving me stuff he didn’t want to eat, what could I have done about it.”

It seemed like something Kang Hyeok might actually do. The image of him secretly transferring food he didn’t want to eat to his younger brother’s tray when Mother wasn’t looking came naturally to mind.

“But my intuition is no joke, you know? I realized at that age that to survive under That Person, I had to eat whatever was given to me.”

“So you ate everything he gave you?”

“Yeah, that’s what I’m saying. You know what I did later? I would take and eat it before my hyung even had a chance to give it to me. Even at that age, I lived so desperately, determined to survive somehow.”

Eun Hyeok was exactly the type of person who wouldn’t eat something even if a knife was held to his throat if it didn’t suit his taste.

“My goodness.”

Even at the soulless reaction, Eun Hyeok spoke excitedly.

“Amazing, right? That’s how I am. Anyway, from eating like that, it became ingrained in me, so now I can eat well like this.”

What am I going to do with this guy.

“Ah… I see. Our Eun Hyeok had a hard time.”

“Don’t even get me started. That’s the kind of person I am.”

The corners of Eun Hyeok’s eyes gradually returned to their normal position.

Our Eun Hyeok will be like this for life, won’t he?

Should I get him counseling from Teacher Oh Eun-yeon?

When Da-som looked at him pitifully, perhaps liking that gaze, Eun Hyeok began eating his salad as if he had never been upset.

Da-som resolved to somehow fix that trauma before Eun Hyeok met a woman, and she too began emptying her salad bowl.

While they were eating so diligently, Eun Hyeok slyly leaned his upper body and looked at Da-som.

“Hm? What? More coffee?”

“No. That’s not it. I forgot to tell you something earlier. I’ll let you know when you have time today, so remember it well.”

“O-okay.”

What story is he trying to tell now.

“Ah, no. This isn’t something you can just hear – write it down. You need to write it down.”

Why is this so grandiose.

Da-som had no choice but to take out her phone and prepare to write.

“Ready?”

“Write down what I’m saying. Gangnam, Seongsu, …Hannam, and Hongdae. Did you write it down?”

Watching Eun Hyeok list off area names, Da-som nodded.

She didn’t know what was what, but she wrote it down for now.

“Ah, right. There was also a place with a Starbucks. Write down Hakdong Station too.”

“Hakdong Station? I’m writing it down, but what is all this?”

“Didn’t I tell you? About how many buildings are under hyung’s name.”

“Amazing, so those are the areas where Professor’s buildings are located?”

Han Byeol’s mouth fell open as she rushed over.

“Yeah, that’s right. There are several buildings worth tens of billions each. So when he asks you to marry him, don’t say anything else – just get the ownership transferred to you first.”

“The ownership?”

“You’re definitely worth it. I’m absolutely on your side, so if you need any information, just tell me anytime. I’ll tell you everything.”

“…That’s ridiculous.”

“It makes sense. What doesn’t make sense about it. From how smitten he is with you now, he’s the type who would even give you his organs. And of course this won’t happen, but if he says no, you should say you won’t marry him either.”

Eun Hyeok was saying ridiculous things with an innocent face.

Still, it seemed endearing that Eun Hyeok was listing his own brother’s assets, calling it friendship.

“As expected, there’s only our young master. I really think I met a good man. Where else in Korea would you find a young master like you. Right, Han Byeol? Hm?”

The corners of Eun Hyeok’s mouth curled up smugly.

“Ahem, there’s probably even more cash?”

“Wow, really?”

When Da-som clasped her hands together in front of her and her eyes sparkled, Eun Hyeok’s chin lifted proudly.

“What are you trying to do with that tiny grain-of-rice diamond necklace. That’s nowhere near enough.”

Eun Hyeok looked at the necklace around Da-som’s neck and muttered lowly.

It was reassuring to have someone completely on her side, but somehow she felt uneasy.

“You’re meeting Grandfather this Saturday, right?”

Kang Hyeok had suggested going to the Family Home that day to have lunch, but she knew it wasn’t just a simple suggestion to have a meal.

It would probably be quite an uncomfortable occasion.

“Yeah. You’re coming too, right?”

“Of course I have to go. I’ll get the real estate registry copies that day and give them to you, so try making a deal with hyung.”

“That’s not right. How can our little cotton ball say that with her own mouth? Unless Professor takes the initiative to transfer it himself. Right?”

Han Byeol, who had been quietly listening, chimed in.

Actually, she had no interest in things like buildings.

For Da-som, there was only Kang Hyeok. It didn’t matter whether he was rich or not.

“I-I’ll handle it myself.”

Da-som cut off both of their words. If they continued talking, there was no telling how far it would go.

“But Eun Hyeok, don’t you have any buildings under your name?”

When Han Byeol asked, Eun Hyeok shook his head with an innocent face.

“I don’t know. Mother manages mine.”

“…Ah, your mother manages them?”

“Yeah.”

They say the youngest usually has exceptional greed, but Eun Hyeok seemed to be different.

“I just need to get lots of allowance.”

“Right, that’s a wise way to live in some ways. Let’s hurry up and eat so we can get up.”

Han Byeol wrapped up the conversation and began eating combatively.

The other two also picked up their pace.

After filling their stomachs heartily, they were about to get up from their seats when Han Byeol stiffened her expression while looking toward the Store entrance.

“Why, who is it?”

“Uh…, well…”

Da-som turned her head following Han Byeol’s gaze.

A woman who had just entered the Store spotted Da-som and stopped in her tracks. The woman also seemed completely unprepared for this encounter.

She had expected to run into her somehow before Kim Min-chan was discharged. It just happened to be today.

It wasn’t like last time when she felt the ground sink beneath her feet. It was just a feeling of her mood turning coldly.

Although this woman had given birth to her, she was no different from being worse than a stranger.

Da-som said to Han Byeol and Eun Hyeok, who were looking at her not knowing what to do.

“Go ahead. I’ll come a little later.”

“Will that be okay? Can’t we just stay together?”

Eun Hyeok was worried about Da-som and insisted he wouldn’t leave.

When Da-som shook her head, Han Byeol took Eun Hyeok and left the Store.

Then the woman slowly approached Da-som.

She still looked elegant and beautiful.

“May I sit down?”

“…Yes.”

It would be better to see her now than during work hours.

She quietly watched the woman sit across from her.

The gaze that seemed to trace her face was uncomfortable, but she didn’t show it. Instead, she spoke coldly.

“I don’t have much time. I need to go back to work soon.”

“Y-yes.”

The woman, seemingly flustered, quickly averted her gaze and took in the scattered bowls and wrappers on the table.

“…I didn’t know you worked at this hospital.”

What would she have known anyway.

Da-som shrugged her shoulders.

“I heard about you very occasionally. I heard you got into medical school too.”

“…”

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to leave home like that.”

Mother, who had waited for over 20 years.

That woman was finally saying she was sorry.

Hearing it now, it felt rather pathetic. It only sounded like irresponsible self-justification, making her let out a bitter laugh.

“If you were truly sorry and regretful, you should have come looking for me much earlier, not now.”

Back then, when I was desperately calling and waiting for you, if you had explained that you had no choice but to leave due to various circumstances, I would have understood everything.

“I was pregnant with Min-chan and my health was very poor. And while raising Min-chan after giving birth to him, time just passed like this.”

“Whose child is Min-chan?”

Da-som asked in a calm voice. She asked something she didn’t really need to ask because she couldn’t understand it with her common sense.

They were both children born from the same womb with the same pain, so how could the affection be different?

“He’s that man’s child. Not your father’s.”

So in the end, you hated Father and came to hate me too?

Is that why you could leave without any regrets?

She thought how conveniently this woman lived her life.

“Your father quit the large company he was doing well at and started a business. It seems like he’s established a foundation now, but back then it was so difficult that we could barely survive day by day. There was no source of income, debts kept piling up – it was nothing short of hell.”

“…”

“It was really too hard back then. I felt like I would go crazy or die if I stayed like that, so I had no choice but to leave home. …I had to survive too.”

If there had been some more special circumstances, Da-som might have at least understood, but she couldn’t comprehend it at all.

She was just disappointed by the fact that this kind of woman was the person who gave birth to her.

“So you left in another man’s car? A young daughter didn’t even cross your mind?”

“H-how do you know that…!”

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