Emergency Instinct - Chapter 34

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Ji-an kept feeling flustered by the unexpected princess treatment.

In an instant, Tae-jun passed through the model house-like living room and entered the kitchen, gently seating her on a wooden chair.

The white-toned kitchen was as clean as the living room, with no signs of daily life at all.

Are all chaebol houses like this? Or is it this man’s personality?

Everything was perfectly set up like a hotel.

“Wait just a moment.”

He went into the kitchen and quickly heated something up, then appeared carrying a tray.

On the tray was steaming hot dried pollack hangover soup.

“I thought you might need something for your hangover, so I specially prepared this.”

It was hangover soup that looked refreshing just by looking at it.

Ji-an, who was hit by a delayed hangover, felt like she could smell alcohol from somewhere.

When did he prepare something like this?

She was thinking she wanted to eat it right away, but he shook his head.

“Wait just a moment. There’s still more.”

He went inside and this time brought rice cake soup.

“Since it’s the New Year, you have to eat rice cake soup too.”

“Where did you get all this from…?”

Did he go out and buy it himself? The hangover soup was one thing, but where on earth did he buy rice cake soup?

“Just eat first.”

Instead of solving her curiosity, he handed her a spoon.

Ji-an glanced around briefly, but with her stomach feeling queasy, she tried the hangover soup first.

It was broth that cleared her stomach – absolutely amazing.

She immediately took a bite of the rice cake soup too.

The rich flavor exploded and the rice cake melted chewily on her tongue.

“Thank you. It’s so delicious.”

“Would you believe me if I said I made it myself?”

“Really? You cook too?”

Ji-an looked at him with wide, surprised eyes.

Tae-jun, who had been watching with his chin propped up, burst into laughter as if amused.

“Dr. Hong Ji-an. Aren’t you being too naive? Delivery service is so excellent these days.”

“Ah…”

“You look disappointed. Should I start learning to cook from now on?”

“Give up. Do you know how difficult cooking is?”

Cooking was the one thing Ji-an had given up on.

“No matter how difficult it is, I can do it.”

He chuckled and placed a piece of kimchi on her spoon. Then he spoke with a burning gaze that seemed to devour her.

“If my woman wants it, I’ll do anything.”

My woman.

Right, last night he also said he wouldn’t… let go.

“So from now on, Dr. Hong Ji-an just needs to tell me.”

Ji-an couldn’t bring herself to look at him directly and whispered with her head bowed low.

“Are you originally the type to give everything to women like this?”

“I guess so, I’m just realizing it now too.”

“…You’re like a pushover.”

As if hearing the word for the first time in his life, he made an incredulous expression. Then he tilted his head sideways and grabbed her chin, slowly lifting it up.

“But, Ji-an…”

His deepened eyes captured the wavering Ji-an.

“I’m only a pushover for you.”

Her heart collapsed with a thud at the intense heat.

Ji-an held her breath, feeling like tears would pour out if she moved her chest even slightly.

“But I’m good at kissing, aren’t I?”

The voice flowing from his wonderful lips was infinitely warm and affectionate. But his gaze was dizzying like a beast trying to devour its owner.

Ji-an, burning with fever, couldn’t hide her trembling.

Surrendering to instinct, she grabbed his collar as if pulling him and pressed their lips together.

Two hot tongues became entangled as one.

Already heated breaths exploded, and their sticky saliva mixed together.

The viscous scent spread dizzyingly like spilled perfume.

It melted deep inside and burned her skin.

With her racing heart, Ji-an fully accepted him and shed tears.

She might regret this moment for the rest of her life.

Even so, she couldn’t let go.

She wanted this man.

Without regret, she wanted to have this man completely.

As her feelings for him rose, the fear of the future she had barely pushed away also rose together.

But Ji-an quickly erased it.

She had decided not to think about it. Just remember the excitement of this moment.

Ji-an put herself under an even stronger hypnosis. So that vague fear wouldn’t interfere with this trembling.

She leaped into his hot embrace.

Seo Tae-jun, because she wanted this man so much.

She absolutely couldn’t stop this feeling.

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January 1st.

A time when quiet had settled over the bustling Hanyeong Group headquarters.

Song Jeong-suk quietly observed her son Tae-jun, who was leisurely drinking tea.

Relatives as well as group executives had come in droves to give New Year’s greetings.

Only her son Tae-jun, her only child, had been completely silent, so she was anxious.

Tae-jun had made the bombshell declaration that he had a woman and then there had been no news since.

It was the limit of her patience.

She absolutely couldn’t wait any longer, so she was thinking of visiting tomorrow. But suddenly, in the middle of the night, her son opened the front door and came in.

Song Jeong-suk had many things she wanted to ask, but she waited calmly.

Tae-jun had been a surprisingly independent son since childhood.

At age 8, when entering elementary school, he decided his own career path.

He declared he wanted to have Hanyeong Group, then said he wanted to receive successor education.

She probably started feeling distance from around that time.

Tae-jun was a carbon copy of her husband who only knew work.

Though she had given birth to him, she found her son difficult.

She couldn’t understand his thoughts, and he was too cold in everything.

Lonely Song Jeong-suk naturally came to dream of an affectionate daughter-in-law instead of her son.

She wanted to go shopping and eat delicious food with a warm daughter-in-law.

Instead of a grandson who resembled the Seo family, she also wanted to see a lovely granddaughter.

When she thought the blind date she had anxiously arranged had succeeded, she felt like she had gained the whole world.

Bo-kyung was a resident she had coincidentally been introduced to by the hospital director when she went to the hospital.

It turned out she was the daughter of Hanyeong Electronics Director Cha Dong-un, and she was capable and warm.

Bo-kyung warmly comforted her heart, which had been depressed due to menopause.

She was a smart child with a good heart and warm personality. The kind of daughter-like child she had wanted as a daughter-in-law.

She hoped Tae-jun and Bo-kyung would get along better than anyone.

But her son, who only knew work, already had a woman…

She couldn’t believe it.

Contrary to her worries, her husband was indifferent.

Her husband had never once complained about Tae-jun’s work.

Even now, wasn’t he calmly having tea with Tae-jun?

But she was so curious because she had expectations.

Who could it be?

As she stared at her son intently, Tae-jun finally put down his teacup and opened his mouth. Coldly, as if presenting a business plan.

“I’m thinking of getting married in the first half of the year.”

“Marriage? Really?”

Song Jeong-suk exclaimed in surprise.

Though she wanted her son’s marriage more than anyone, she hadn’t expected him to decide so suddenly.

Unlike her flustered state, her husband Seo Dae-ho, who was sitting in the head seat of the reception room, asked as if confirming.

“The resident the Vice Director mentioned isn’t Cha Bo-kyung, but Hong Ji-an, I heard. An Emergency Medicine Department resident. That child, right?”

“An Emergency Medicine Department resident?”

Song Jeong-suk asked back in even greater surprise. But as if neither her husband nor son could hear her words, they continued their conversation between themselves.

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“Is the agreement definitely settled?”

“It’s in progress.”

“If you marry in the first half of the year, I might be able to see a grandchild in the second half at the earliest.”

“As for plans for a second generation, let’s think about that slowly.”

You’re both getting older, so do it quickly. Even next year would be good.”

“No. Combining residency and childcare is impossible.”

“But marriage is possible?”

“It’s possible.”

“What are the odds?”

“I’m 99 percent confident.”

What kind of conversation was this supposed to be?

Song Jeong-suk bit her lips painfully and glared at her son and husband.

How much she had anticipated her son’s marriage. How long she had waited for a daughter-in-law…

Like a corporate merger, this absurd agreement without the person involved.

Just listening to their conversation, this marriage seemed like a marriage between her husband and son.

Not only was the bride, one of the most important parties to the marriage, excluded, but her own opinion seemed completely unnecessary too.

As if since they had decided, anyone must unconditionally follow.

Yes. It had always been like this.

Listening to the arrogant conversation between the wealthy men, her face reddened and heat rose as if her head would explode.

Her husband didn’t know what it meant to be together.

He had always run ahead, and she had lived a life following behind, only seeing his back.

Seeing her son growing to resemble his father in exactly the same way, she couldn’t hide her disappointment. She no longer wanted to keep her mouth shut.

“Tae-jun, and honey. I cannot approve of this marriage!”

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