Epilogue (8)

The eyes of the two were on Taekyung. He continued, raising the corners of his mouth smoothly.

“If you get a full recovery operation within at least five years, ‌there is still a certain chance of restoration. As time goes on, the probability decreases proportionally.”

“Do you have any thoughts of going back to your original state?”

Vice Chairman Cha’s eyes flashed. Taekyung shook his head firmly, as if breaking his expectations.

“No. This does not mean that I will have reconstructive surgery. However, if So-young wants children later, I am willing to accept it. I’m not regretting it, even if the possibility drops.”

“Then you have to get married quickly. Why didn’t you tell me before?”

Vice-Chairman Cha replied quickly, as if he was afraid that Taekyung would change his mind. Taekyung smiled and held So-young’s hand as if looking at it.

“I told you. Marrying doesn’t mean I’ll have surgery. It means that we will leave the possibility open. To do so, we need to give So-young’s confidence that our marriage will be flat and sustainable…”

Taekyung glanced at Vice Chairman Cha. The way he deliberately stretched to the end. Vice-Chairman Cha could not hide his uncomfortable feelings, but raised his chin as if to continue.

“To do that, I think an independent marriage must be guaranteed, Father.”

Vice-Chairman Cha’s eyebrows danced again today, not knowing how many times it had been. This time again, Taekyung didn’t pay any attention to his reaction. He firmly wedged himself with a smile.

“Should I tell you more directly? We don’t care as much as we care about family events and older couples. I know that my father gave up my marriage earlier. Even though you said you wouldn’t care much, I’ll believe you.”

“Can I be more direct? We don’t care as much about family events. Even you know that I previously gave up on my marriage a long time ago. You just don’t have to worry too much.”

“Hah, you’re trying to play with my head.”

“I think it’s better to be clear with each other about this.”

“Aren’t you just trying to bargain with me?”

Vice-Chairman Cha nodded gently, while kicking his tongue in displeasure. Then he spoke out in a tone of big concessions.

“Instead, arrange a new home in Hannam-dong. The house where your grandparents used to live. I’ll take this opportunity to completely repair it, so you should stay there. Secretary Kang is looking for another investment for the Dogok-dong house.

The market price of the Hannam-dong mansion, which Vice Chairman Cha hinted at, reached tens of billions of won. However, far from being grateful, Taekyung crumpled his forehead.

“No, I don’t want to. Hannam-dong is hard to commute to, so I’ll just remodel my current house and use it.”

Vice-Chairman Cha stared at Taekyung with eyes of what kind of kid he had. Soyoung, who couldn’t hide her nervousness throughout the confrontation between the two, looked around and said, ‘I…….’ Then she opened her mouth. The eyes of the two men, who were quarreling, turned toward her at the same time.

“Vice president, no… Father.”

Vice-Chairman Cha’s eyes grew unknowingly at the word father, who first came out of So-young’s mouth. She gulped, swallowed dry saliva, and bent her lips in a soft curve.

“I’ve heard a lot from Taekyung that he respects you, but after seeing you today, I know why.”

“When did I…”

So-young held Taekyung’s hand tightly to protest and pressed it, smiling brighter at Chairman Cha.

“I was nervous until I met you in person, but thanks to your understanding and consideration for us, I could tell you my feelings a little comfortably.”

“Well, hm.”

“Since the environment in which I have lived is different, Taekyung usually cares about me a lot. So today, contrary to the intention, there must be some parts where his words went out as rude, so I would appreciate your understanding.”

So-young continued to speak in a gentle tone.

“I’m not really sure what it’s about but.. I want to take your consideration into mine. However, I think it’ll be better if you leave us to prepare for our marriage. Instead, I will visit you often so that you won’t feel lonely.”

Vice-Chairman Cha, who had been uncomfortable throughout the conversation with Taekyung, could not hide his remarkably pleased look as So-young continued. Ultimately, the same words were said, but the feeling that he was so different just because it was So-young speaking.

As Tae-kyung speculated, Vice Chairman Cha liked So-young from the beginning. In the start, there was no intention of opposing the marriage between the two.

Taekyung was a son who thought he would live alone all his life. When Taekyung suddenly declared that he would marry, Vice Chairman Cha first felt strange before joy. He was curious about what kind of woman captured Tae-kyung, who was second to none.

Vice-Chairman Cha instructed the secretary to find out about So-young, and learned that she was the youngest employee of the team led by Taekyung.

Do you mean ‌Taekyung seduced his subordinates?」

[Hah, does that mean that Tae-kyung flirted with a subordinate?]

As an employee in the same department, it was true that he didn’t like it at first. However, So-Young was not left out of her career and evaluation after joining the company. She also had no fatal disqualifications, such as a family history, debts, gambling, or hit and run.

Above all, So-young was ‌chosen by Taekyung as a colleague to be with before she was with him. Vice-Chairman Cha also admitted that Taekyung has an eye for people.