The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 80

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Episode 80

Sunday afternoon.

A man wearing a black baseball cap pulled low and a mask, Ryu Dokyung.

A woman similarly wearing a hat pulled deep and even sunglasses, me, Ju Sae-i.

“Isn’t it stuffy? Why don’t you take off those sunglasses.”

“No way. I have a lot of people recognizing me these days…”

“Ha, look who’s become a star. Really.”

Ryu Dokyung was a direct grandson of Seohe Group, so it would be troublesome if his face became known, and I had to be careful since my face became famous from the drama’s huge success.

Actually, when I’m alone, I get around just fine without sunglasses, but when I’m with Ryu Dokyung, somehow… I can’t let dating rumors start or anything.

Thanks to that, we strutted down the street bundled up like sneaky cats.

The purpose of our meeting was clearly information gathering, but Ryu Dokyung didn’t give me any openings at all.

“Eat this.”

“I’m full.”

“Eat more.”

He started by taking me to a restaurant reservation, then dragged me around non-stop to a famous dessert cafe.

He didn’t even mention why he called me out today, just acted like his life’s goal was to stuff delicious things in my mouth.

It was funny that he personally looked up the dessert cafe, so I just went along with it.

“So what did you want to say? You didn’t call me out just to buy me delicious food, right?”

Even when I casually asked, he just played dumb.

“Just. I was bored.”

He cut off the conversation by shoving a fork into my mouth.

“You talk too much. Just hurry up and eat.”

After feeding me until I was about to burst, the place he brought me to walk off the food was the Han River.

While walking on a sparsely populated trail, Ryu Dokyung suddenly stopped.

“Wait a minute. I’ll go make a phone call.”

“Come back quickly.”

If I’m alone all covered up like this, people will try to sneak peeks at my face…

He waved his hand casually and went back the way we came.

I sat on a bench, looked at the river, and let out a deep sigh.

‘In the end, I couldn’t even properly bring up the study abroad topic.’

Is he just holding out because he doesn’t want to go, or does he have some other scheme? I don’t think I can just let him go like this…

“Ju Sae-i.”

About ten minutes passed? Ryu Dokyung came back sweating profusely.

The person who said he’d just make a phone call was holding a small shopping bag in his hand.

Ryu Dokyung plopped down next to me, caught his rough breath, and pulled something from his pocket, tossing it toward me.

“Take it.”

“…?”

What fell on my lap was a three-leaf clover keyring. The one I had briefly glanced at when we passed by an edit shop earlier.

“The flower meaning of three-leaf clover is happiness, right.”

I was speechless at his casually tossed words.

He saw that and remembered it?

“…Thank you. I’ll use it well.”

When I smiled and fiddled with the keyring, Ryu Dokyung cleared his throat and held out something else. It was the small shopping bag he had brought.

“And this is a bonus.”

“A bonus?”

I could see a heavy velvet case in the shopping bag. When I opened the lid, my eyes naturally widened.

The sparkling jewel embedded in the necklace was shining bright enough to blind me.

It was an expensive product with an insanely different price from the keyring I just received. He’s giving this as a bonus?

“…Are you crazy?”

“Why.”

“Why are you giving me something this expensive? Did you eat something wrong?”

I suddenly became anxious.

Being so nice to me felt exactly like a farewell gift. I closed the necklace case and snapped at him.

“Why are you acting like this? Being so nice all the time… What’s the real reason you called me out today?”

At my interrogation, Ryu Dokyung adjusted his hat and stared down at me intently.

“Are you really asking because you don’t know?”

“So what is it!”

Ryu Dokyung clicked his tongue and flicked my forehead.

“It’s your birthday, you. Tomorrow.”

“…Huh?”

I blinked blankly.

“…My birthday?”

When I checked the date, it really was my birthday tomorrow.

My birthday, which I had completely forgotten while being swamped with drama filming and schedules, Ryu Dokyung had remembered.

“…How did you know that?”

“What is there that I don’t know.”

Ryu Dokyung replied nonchalantly and leaned back against the bench.

“Happy early birthday. Spend the actual day with your family or whatever, let’s say I took care of the pre-celebration.”

My heart was pounding wildly.

Ryu Dokyung had called me out simply because he wanted to celebrate my birthday, because he wanted to feed me delicious food and give me gifts.

While giving me both the small happiness of a three-leaf clover and a necklace that would be hard to even obtain.

I looked back and forth between the keyring and necklace in my hands, then lowered my head to hide my flushed face.

“…This is really weird.”

At my grumbling, Ryu Dokyung chuckled, then got up from his seat with a thud.

“If you’re going to cry from being moved, tell me. I need to prepare to throw away my shirt.”

“Who’s crying?”

“Then get up. We have somewhere to go.”

He naturally grabbed my wrist and pulled me along. I got up awkwardly and followed him.

“Where are we going? Are we going home now?”

“If you call it home, it’s home. My home.”

“…What?”

“We need to go to Jukseonjae.”

My steps faltered at the unexpected location.

“Why there all of a sudden? Chairman Ryu is there.”

“The Chairman went down to Busan, so the house is empty.”

Wait.

Wouldn’t that be more dangerous?

Right now Ryu Dokyung is saying let’s go there because our house is empty…?

Ryu Dokyung lightly pushed my back.

“I have one more thing to give you. I left it there.”

“…What did you say?”

I was so flabbergasted my mouth fell open.

After giving me a necklace with diamonds, there’s more? Does he have money to burn?

Well, he probably does!

“What else is there?”

“It was annoying to carry around, so I just left it there. You’ll know when we get there.”

Ryu Dokyung brushed off my question casually and strode toward the parking lot where his vehicle was waiting.

“So stop talking and follow me. I’ll just stop by and take you right back.”

Looking at his broad back walking ahead, I narrowed my eyes.

Ryu Dokyung’s ear tips seemed to be a little redder than before, whether from the evening glow or not.

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The vehicle stopped in front of Jukseonjae’s massive gate.

The tranquil mansion where the sun was slowly setting. Normally, it would be quiet enough to feel desolate.

But as soon as I got out of the car, sharp shouting pierced my eardrums.

“Let go of this! Do you know who I am to lay your hands on me!”

“Get out of the way! This is my house and I’m going in, so who are you people to stop me!”

“…?”

Ryu Dokyung and I frowned simultaneously.

The garden was in chaos. Sturdy security guards in black suits were desperately blocking someone.

“What the hell is that.”

Ryu Dokyung’s expression instantly hardened coldly.

He stood as if blocking my path and strode toward the security guards. As we got closer, I could see the faces of the two people causing the commotion.

A middle-aged woman dressed in flashy luxury goods but with disheveled hair from making a scene, and a man reeking of alcohol and fuming beside her.

‘…Ah.’

I belatedly realized who they were.

Ryu Dokyung’s aunt, Ryu Seo-hwa. And her husband, Ryu Dokyung’s uncle.

Even after it was revealed that Ryu Dokyung’s younger uncle had ordered the killing of his parents, these were the people who had opposed Ryu Dokyung, who had lost his parents, in Seohe Group’s succession structure.

The defeated ones who had been purged by Chairman Ryu’s blade as he tried to protect his grandson and were driven out to the provinces.

“Young master, you’ve arrived!”

One of the security guards spotted Ryu Dokyung and bowed his head in panic. That was the opening.

“Ryu Dokyung, you little…!”

The aunt’s eyes gleamed.

As soon as she spotted Ryu Dokyung, she screamed like a demon, shook off the security guard’s arm, and rushed at him frantically.

“It’s dangerous…!”

It was the moment I instinctively reached out my hand.

Ryu Dokyung didn’t dodge. No, he didn’t even seem to think of dodging. He just looked down at his charging aunt with indifferent eyes.

Smaaack―!

The explosive sound of flesh hitting flesh rang out horribly.

“…!”

The world seemed to stop.

At the same time, Ryu Dokyung’s head turned roughly to the side. A bright red handprint instantly swelled up on his smooth cheek.

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