The Baby Seizes Fortune - Chapter 22

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Episode 22

-Allegations have been raised that U.S. President Bill Clinton had an inappropriate relationship with a former White House intern.

Hmm, as expected…

I leisurely listened to the radio while admiring Seoul City in the late 90s.

Meanwhile, Junho muttered in surprise, “My goodness… the American President?”

“Reality is more dramatic than dramas, Chaea. No wait. You shouldn’t be hearing this kind of stuff yet. Shoo, shoo.”

He raised both hands to cover my ears, but the sound still came through vividly.

-President Clinton has strongly denied these allegations, claiming they are completely false, but…

Tsk tsk.

Soon the taxi stopped in front of our house, and we got out and headed home.

Junho held my hand tightly as we walked and said.

“It’s slippery, so be careful. Hold onto Father tightly…”

Junho’s hand was especially warm. As warm as his heart.

“And… that thing, the promotional model. You decided to do it. You could have at least told Father…”

Having heard from Yeong-il about me calling Misuk, Junho muttered somewhat disappointedly.

“Chaea is smart, but… I’m still your father.”

“Next time… I’ll definitely tell you. This time I wanted to surprise you with a peek-a-boo…”

When I spoke dejectedly, Junho stroked my head as if he had never been disappointed and began rattling off expectations and praise about how well I would do as a promotional model.

But this… is really interesting?

I stared intently at the new Quest window that appeared before my eyes.

[Main Quest: Guardian’s Awakening. Uncover the hidden true feelings within guardian Gu Jun-ho’s heart!]

[Reward: Noah Stage 2 > Stage 3 Upgrade Pack Applied]

[Reward 2: Current funds doubled]

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“I’m really so dumbfounded…”

At the lounge bar on the hotel’s 1st Floor, the modern interior with red carpet and brass decorations caught the eye.

Jazz vocals echoed under the dim lighting, and in a somewhat secluded corner seat, a man and woman sat facing each other on a crescent-shaped sofa.

“That little thing hiding behind Senior Yeong-il and chattering away, I wanted to punch her right in the face.”

The woman irritably flipping her wavy hair was none other than actress Im Su-yeon.

Her coat with a touch of fur was half slipped down, and her black slip dress flowed softly along her body lines.

The man sitting across from her swirled his wine glass and smirked.

“She’s only five years old though. What could a little kid know?”

“She definitely knew what she was doing. That little schemer isn’t ordinary. And Senior Yeong-il says Director Jo Mi-sook, his wife, acknowledged her intelligence. She’s incredibly smart.”

The man who had been casually listening to the woman’s complaints paused at the familiar name.

A gold wedding ring glinted under the lights on his left hand holding the wine glass.

“Edinburgh Kindergarten Director Jo Mi-sook?”

Suyeon nodded with a spiteful expression.

Shadows fell across the brow of the man in an immaculate designer suit with cold-looking silver-rimmed glasses.

“Honey, what did you say that kid’s name was?”

Gi Seung-cheol, a representative lawyer at a top-tier law firm, had recently received a notice from the preschool about his son Gi Min-woo’s expulsion.

For trying to grab and hit a five-year-old girl who came for an entrance exam.

No matter what, he wanted to turn Edinburgh Kindergarten upside down for daring to unilaterally expel his son, but he had quietly withdrawn Min-woo after being burned by parents with powerful backgrounds before.

After the withdrawal, he investigated what happened that day once more and learned an absurd fact.

The girl who caused his son’s expulsion was merely the daughter of some bit-part actor nobody.

Just as he was thinking “no way,” Suyeon’s lips moved.

“Gu Chaea. Even her name is tacky. Gu Chaea.”

“…!”

Seungcheol’s eyes under his thick eyebrows twisted viciously.

That’s right. The name of the girl who got his son kicked out was also Gu Chaea.

“Why? Will oppa scold her for me?”

Seeing Seungcheol, who usually listened to her half-heartedly, show deep interest, Suyeon asked with sparkling eyes.

“Ha…”

Seungcheol thought about something for a long time with coldly sunken eyes without answering, then tilted his glass and took a sip of wine.

Suyeon, who had been studying Seungcheol’s face, pouted her lips with a “tch.”

“You just say ‘honey, honey,’ but then you do this again.”

It had been two years since she met lawyer Seungcheol while dealing with minor lawsuits and legal responses.

“No.”

“What do you mean no? I’m really upset.”

Looking at Suyeon whining out of habit, Seungcheol put down his glass and raised one eyebrow.

“Suyeon. Should oppa tell you a good method?”

At this, Suyeon’s eyes widened.

“You said you’re filming together with that kid’s father, right?”

“Yeah.”

At Seungcheol’s sudden change to a serious attitude, Suyeon immediately made a happy face.

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‘That woman Im Su-yeon doesn’t seem like she’ll stop there.’

I recalled Suyeon’s venomous eyes as she tried every trick to separate Oh Young-il and the PD from Junho and me.

‘She probably can’t treat Junho so carelessly anymore, but…’

It was Suyeon who had been criticized in front of people for that incident, even though the reason was that she scolded Junho in front of me.

Since she’s a perceptive woman, she probably won’t openly bully Junho anymore, but having felt such humiliation, her nasty personality wouldn’t allow her pride to just leave Junho alone.

‘…But that might actually be better.’

【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 continues for over 300 episodes.

That means the filming and broadcast period would be a full two years.

Moreover, ‘Suk-hee,’ played by Im Su-yeon, has a romantic storyline with Junho in the drama.

No matter how much acting is just acting, could Junho sincerely act out falling in love with her who had hurled abuse at me?

“Getting knocked up from fooling around when young is pathetic enough, but is this a playground? Bringing a kid here?”

I remember Junho’s eyebrows that suddenly stiffened and their trembling.

So it would be better to get rid of ‘Suk-hee’ before their romantic storyline deepened in earnest, before he had to act out genuine emotional scenes.

Junho, having finished the dishes, rubbed his ice-cold hands on his t-shirt and approached me as I was lost in thought.

“Our Chaea, what are you thinking about so deeply?”

“Thinking about Father?”

“Waah, Chaea!!”

Junho rubbed my cheeks roughly as if I were adorable.

He smiled prettily, his charming double-lidded eyes crinkling, and said.

“Thinking about Father is nice, but now you need to get ready for preschool.”

At those words, my gaze turned to the preschool bag I had received recently.

The preschool bag in mixed yellow and green had ‘Somang Preschool’ printed on it. Inside were children’s stationery items I had properly received from Misuk.

“Haa, Father is so excited.”

Junho, looking at the preschool bag with me, rubbed my cheek harder with his face slightly reddened.

“Our Chaea is going to preschool. To preschool… to preschool…”

Anyone would think Junho was the one starting preschool.

Looking at his face that was ten, twenty times more nervous and excited than mine.

Seeing Junho look at me as if he was incredibly proud, a smile formed on my lips too.

And at the same time, I became curious.

About what ‘Junho’s hidden true feelings’ mentioned in the Main Quest could be.

The next day, in the old and cozy auditorium of Somang Preschool,

“New student representative… Kang Hee-jae. Pledge.”

I couldn’t help but blink in surprise.

The voice, unchildlike, was familiar.

A pretty boy with neat, classy clothes that seemed from another world and noble, beautiful features.

‘Why is that kid here?!’

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