I Became the Only Omega in a Makjang Novel - C105

“Aren’t you going to take it?”

Kang Woo-ryeon had no intention of simply accepting what Do Seung-jo was offering. She knew, and Do Seung-jo surely knew as well, that he wasn’t the type to give her something beneficial out of mere sympathy.

Instead of eagerly accepting the suspicious object, Kang Woo-ryeon narrowed her eyes and looked at Do Seung-jo as if measuring him.

“…I don’t know what this is, but…”

However, before she could finish speaking, Do Seung-jo recited the contents of the USB.

“Evidence of father embezzling slush funds behind grandfather’s back, and evidence of his affairs.”

“…What?”

“Oh, and don’t think about using this to pressure father to link me with Woo Yeonseoh.”

“…”

“You don’t think I naively collected evidence only against father, do you?”

“…”

In short, it was a warning not to try using this against him, as he also had evidence against her.

Do Seung-jo leaned forward, resting his arms on his thighs, and said,

“I thought it was the gift you wanted.”

“…How do you expect me to use this?”

Setting aside why he was giving her this, there was no reason for Do Seung-jo to come to her personally to tell such lies.

Do Seung-jo fulfilling what she wanted?

Kang Woo-ryeon swallowed dryly. Instead of answering, Do Seung-jo seemed to remember something he had forgotten and took an envelope out of his pocket, placing it next to the USB.

“Ah. And this.”

Kang Woo-ryeon picked up the envelope first and checked inside. There were two sheets of expensive paper.

Kang Woo-ryeon’s eyes widened.

“This is…”

“I heard father was invited too, but he’s not coming.”

It was an offer she couldn’t possibly refuse. It was something she could do without her husband’s help, which her husband had never done for her.

‘My Woon-jae.’

It meant she could bring her son, who had never been shown at any official event. Kang Woo-ryeon’s hand holding the invitation trembled.

“…How far do you want me to go?”

Do Seung-jo, thinking Kang Woo-ryeon was ready for a proper conversation, slowly opened his mouth to discuss the real main point.

“Do you remember when my mother attempted suicide to get a divorce?”

* * *

I clearly realized something was off with Do Seung-jo when we came to the restaurant after visiting the hospital.

“You… dropped your side dish.”

“…Oh.”

He not only dropped the side dish he was holding with his chopsticks, but he didn’t even realize it and put the empty chopsticks in his mouth. Only after I pointed it out did Do Seung-jo snap out of his thoughts and pick up the side dish again to eat.

‘He seems a bit out of it.’

That was the only way to describe Do Seung-jo’s strange state.

‘Ah.’

As I was trying to deduce the reason in my head, I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t heard how Do Seung-jo felt about the baby yet.

But even though he hadn’t said anything yet, I had no doubt that Do Seung-jo would be happy too.

Although he seemed awkward, he would unknowingly stop to look at baby clothes, or when I secretly peeked at what he was doing alone on his phone while I was washing up, he was searching for things like how to make baby food.

And today we went to the hospital together and saw the ultrasound. Unlike me thinking it looked like a small chicken, Do Seung-jo stared at the screen for a long time with a shocked face.

Seeing things like that, it seemed like he wanted the baby.

‘Was I mistaken?’

I couldn’t think of any other reason.

“Should we just go home today?”

We were originally supposed to go to the department store after this, but I didn’t feel like it anymore.

We had planned to go a few times before, but this would have been the first time actually going. I was uncomfortable with receiving things, but since it was an important day meeting Do Seung-jo’s birth mother for the first time, we had agreed to at least get new clothes fitted…

Once I started thinking Do Seung-jo was different from usual, my thoughts only went in negative directions, giving me a headache. Hearing my words, Do Seung-jo suddenly lifted his head and examined my expression.

“Why? Are you feeling unwell?”

Seeing things like this again, it didn’t seem to be the reason I was thinking. What could it be?

“No, it’s not that, but you seem to be in a bad state today.”

“No, I’m fine. If it’s because of me, don’t worry and let’s just go.”

Do Seung-jo’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he soon changed the subject, saying it was nothing.

‘What is it really?’

In the end, we didn’t go straight home, but a strange atmosphere lingered in the gaps of our conversation until we returned to the parking lot after shopping.

Once in the car, instead of starting right away, Do Seung-jo struggled to open his mouth.

“If you’re not feeling well tomorrow, you don’t have to go.”

“I’m not feeling unwell.”

I just felt bad because it seemed like Do Seung-jo was hiding something from me.

We had already bought the clothes, and tomorrow was the day we were supposed to go. Besides, it wasn’t a situation where I could easily decide not to go just because I wasn’t feeling well.

“…I’m sorry.”

“You know you’re really acting strange right now, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Stop looking at me like a puppy that needs to pee. If you have something to say, say it. Don’t make me worry on such an important day tomorrow.”

“…I’ll tell you tomorrow. Let’s focus on tomorrow for now.”

“Alright. I’m a bit nervous thinking of tomorrow as like a meet-the-parents situation.”

“…Meet-the-parents?”

I felt Do Seung-jo flinch at my words.

Given his personality, I wanted to urge him to speak up right away because it was frustrating, but it seemed right to focus on tomorrow’s events first, as Do Seung-jo said.

“It feels like I’ve met the Chairman often because of being pushed into it suddenly, but it’s the first time formally greeting your parents.”

At my explanation, Do Seung-jo’s shoulders visibly stiffened.

Is he nervous? Thinking that made him seem younger than me, which was cute.

They say if someone objectively not cute at all looks cute to you, you’re in deep.

“Hah…”

The fact that I didn’t dislike feeling this way meant I was in deep too.

* * *

‘W Hotel Diamond Hall.’

I never thought I’d actually see the hall of the hotel that always appears in lists of ultra-luxury wedding venues floating around the internet.

Hui-yul swallowed dryly and straightened his back.

The party for launching the business that Do Seung-jo’s birth mother, Hong Youngjin, had successfully run overseas into Korea was larger in scale than expected.

Hong Youngjin, the protagonist, hadn’t appeared yet, so Hui-yul was busy scanning the surroundings while sticking close to Do Seung-jo.

“Oh my, Seung-jo, you came too.”

“Director, you’re here as well.”

“Well, I have deep ties with Director Hong. Seeing you here, Director Hong will be pleased.”

“I hope so.”

People around recognized Do Seung-jo and offered light greetings, and Do Seung-jo handled them more naturally than expected.

Those greeting them were busy glancing at Hui-yul, whom they were seeing for the first time, curious about him, but since Do Seung-jo didn’t introduce him first, everyone naturally didn’t pry about Hui-yul.

Hui-yul had known from the beginning that Do Seung-jo was a third-generation chaebol, but this was the first time he felt the difference so tangibly.

Because Do Seung-jo suddenly became nervous yesterday, Hui-yul, who became more nervous in turn, spent all night researching about Hong Youngjin.

And summarizing various news articles into one sentence to describe her, it would be:

A talented businesswoman who successfully ran a business in the United States and brought it back to Korea.

Thanks to her appearance on <You Question>, a famous MC’s show introducing outstanding individuals in various fields, there were so many articles that it took quite a long time to read them all.

‘She wasn’t such a major character in the novel.’

In the original work, she only appeared when the male lead reminisced about the past. In the novel, the relationship between Do Seung-jo and Hong Youngjin was very dry. Hong Youngjin’s side tried to contact Do Seung-jo several times, but Do Seung-jo couldn’t forgive his mother who had abandoned him once and didn’t accept her, and so their relationship didn’t continue.

And I remembered that launching the U.S. business in Korea was supposed to happen a few years later.

‘I don’t think I intervened in this part… What exactly has changed?’

As people who had been coming one after another momentarily paused, Hui-yul couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked,

“Did you often contact your mother even before being invited?”

“Not often, just occasionally.”

“Really?”

“Why?”

“I thought you wouldn’t contact her at all.”

Do Seung-jo nodded lightly in affirmation at Hui-yul’s words.

“You’re right, I didn’t really plan to.”

“But?”

“Just, I thought it would be good to accept what I should, apart from my feelings.”

“…”

“If it were just me, I wouldn’t have accepted.”

Do Seung-jo said casually, and before Hui-yul could ask more, other people recognized Do Seung-jo and came to greet him, so Hui-yul couldn’t probe further.

Sipping a non-alcoholic drink and absentmindedly watching Do Seung-jo deal with people, Hui-yul’s thoughts drifted back to the original work.

‘Come to think of it, wasn’t there quite an important event?’

At the party that was supposed to happen a few years later?

As that thought struck him, a chill ran down his spine.