I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C66
#66
Seeing the clothes packed full of famous brand logos in the closet and the brand names used on the dining table and drawer cabinet, I had a suspicion. As expected, Kwon Taebeom subtly avoided my gaze.
“Did Taebeom-ssi buy all of this for you?”
“Ahem. That’s right! Our Kwon son-in-law got it for me, why?”
Grandma took Kwon Taebeom’s side. Ou-our Kwon son-in-law? Since when did she start calling him that?
“Grandma, what do you mean Kwon son-in-law?”
“Then what else would you call it after combining households and all.”
Grandma’s blunt words made the back of my neck feel hot. As I hurriedly fanned myself with my hand, Grandma pressed the massage chair remote with a beep and said,
“Since you’re here, go wash your hands first, unpack, and come out. Granny has about 5 minutes left too.”
As if she wasn’t happy to see me after a long time, Grandma waved her hands and closed her eyes.
“Grandma, but your grandchild is here, can’t you show your face just once?”
Grandma’s face was not clearly visible, covered by dark sunglasses. Grandma took off her sunglasses and carefully put them in the case as if handling a precious artifact.
“Satisfied?”
“Yes… then I’ll go change and come out.”
Haa… in the end, I half gave up and followed Kwon Taebeom, who found the room more familiarly than me.
“Since when?”
“Well, I happened to have a few extra houses.”
“Is this house Taebeom-ssi’s too?”
No wonder the house was so spacious. He didn’t have to care this much. As I looked up at him with an apologetic face, Kwon Taebeom ruffled my hair and put down the luggage.
“If it’s Cha Yuwon’s grandmother, she’s family to me too.”
That may be true, but… still, Hermès sunglasses are a bit much!
At this rate, there’s no way Grandma’s house will be… targeted by robbers. Who would dare enter a house guarded by scary-looking gangsters?
“Thank you for caring. I never thought you would do this much for me.”
“Yeah.”
Kwon Taebeom always did things that couldn’t be done casually with a casual face. I hugged him tightly for doing things for me that I really couldn’t even think of.
“But we haven’t told Grandma yet, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Will she be very angry?”
“You’ll have to be prepared.”
Even now, when I close my eyes, I can vividly see the image of Grandma looking at me with a frying pan in one hand and a spatula in the other.
“Our Grandma is really scary…”
“Me too.”
“Pfft-“
I burst out laughing. Even Kwon Taebeom is afraid of Grandma. Indeed, the scariest thing in this world was Cha Yuwon’s grandma. Holding hands tightly, I resolutely left the room.
“Oh my, it’s nice and cool. You’re always using it well, Kwon son-in-law.”
“Grandma. I have something to tell you-“
“Right, did our puppy study a lot all this time? Seems like you gained a little weight too.”
“Yes, yes, Grandma but-“
Grandma, who got off the massage chair, rubbed my hand and clicked her tongue.
“Oh dear, you’re still skinny as a rail. This won’t do. Granny made food since you kids were coming, so wait just a little.”
Grandma’s footsteps heading to the kitchen were no less than Usain Bolt’s. In the end, the first attempt failed spectacularly. Kwon Taebeom must have been quite nervous too, as he sighed.
“I’ll enjoy the meal.”
“Right. There’s more, so eat a lot. Kwon son-in-law, you eat a lot too.”
Actually, I took medicine to reduce morning sickness in case I got it again, but fortunately, either it worked or Ho-ppang was a good boy, the food went down well.
“Ah, right. I also made some radish kimchi, wait a bit. I’ll bring it over.”
“No, it’s okay!”
I was so busy eating without feeling queasy for the first time in a while that I waved my hand at Grandma’s words about bringing more food. This was already too much. But before I knew it, Grandma took out a side dish container from the refrigerator and placed it in front of me.
“I made this a while ago since it’s our puppy’s favorite.”
She says it’s my favorite side dish, but I’ve never seen it before. I just thought of plain white radish for radish kimchi, but I guess you can eat it mixed like this too. The radish kimchi was mixed with sesame oil, plum extract, and red pepper powder, so it was savory, sour, and sweet, and really delicious.
“It’s nice to see you eat well.”
Grandma must have been in a good mood seeing me eat well, as she pushed the side dishes in front of me with a satisfied face.
“So you’re going up on Sunday?”
“Yes. Since we came all the way here, I want to eat Grandma’s food to my heart’s content before leaving.”
“Right, you thought well. Anything else you want to eat?”
“No. I’m really full now.”
Now that I’m over 10 weeks, my belly is starting to show a little. As I rubbed my plump belly after eating a lot, Kwon Taebeom seemed to have finished his meal too, as he put down his chopsticks.
“I’ll do the dishes.”
“Okay.”
This time too, Grandma coolly left the cleaning up to Kwon Taebeom and took only me out of the kitchen. I hesitated, looking back at Kwon Taebeom who was organizing the side dish plates, but Grandma’s strength was immense.
“Yuwon-ah. Is that fellow treating you well?”
Grandma, who took me to the bedroom, asked quietly.
“It’s not too late even now. You can tell Granny honestly.”
‘I, I think it’s already too late.’
I awkwardly shook my head.
“He treats me really… well. More than I deserve. So I’m really, really happy and I like him so much.”
“You like him even though he’s much older than you? Just thinking about that makes Granny’s blood pressure-“
Grandma grabbed the back of her neck, saying that she only sighs when she thinks about it again. I was worried that Grandma might collapse. But if I put myself in Grandma’s shoes, I think I would have felt the same.
Even a four or five year age gap is a lot, but Cha Yuwon and Kwon Taebeom have a 9-year difference. Kwon Taebeom, who completely captivated young Cha Yuwon, is a thief.
“That fellow from before- no, what’s the point now.”
“What?”
‘From before?’
What was it about before? I asked back, but Grandma changed the subject, saying it was nothing.
“It’s nothing. Anyway, baby. If you have any difficulties, tell Granny. Okay?”
“Yes. I will.”
When I made promise after promise, Grandma praised me and stroked my head. Guilt bloomed again at Grandma’s affectionate touch, and I bit my lip hard. I’m not even the real Cha Yuwon, but I’m receiving Grandma’s undeserved love and I’ve done something irreversible.
I absolutely don’t regret having Kwon Taebeom’s child, but I felt so sorry to Grandma. However, I thought I should confess everything to Grandma when the topic came up now. I sat up straight, swallowed, and slowly opened my mouth.
“Grandma, you know-“
“As long as our Yuwon is happy, that’s all that matters. You’re not having bad dreams these days?”
Grandma cut off my words again.
But dreams…? Is she talking about sleepwalking? By the way, Grandma knew too?
“Every night, you used to groan and cry, but it seems to have gotten better these days. There’s nothing happening that Granny doesn’t know about, right?”
Grandma’s words reminded me of Cha Yuwon’s story written in the diary, and my heart grew heavy.
“Not anymore. I don’t have strange dreams anymore and there’s nothing difficult, so don’t worry, Grandma.”
“Okay, Granny won’t worry anymore.”
Even after that, Grandma asked me a couple more questions about Kwon Taebeom and finally felt relieved.
“Grandma, I brought mangoes again. This time I also bought apple mangoes, so let’s go eat quickly.”
Judging by the sound of water stopping in the kitchen, it seemed the dishwashing was done. I led Grandma to the living room. And so, the second coming out attempt failed again.
***
This time too, Kwon Taebeom brought out the fruit, but perhaps because he had done it a few times, this time he cut it well so it was easy to eat. Whew- the subordinates of the Kwon family would faint if they knew.
“Wow, shine muscat grapes!”
“Slowly.”
“Yesh-“
I put two in my mouth since the grapes were huge, and my cheeks puffed out. Kwon Taebeom, who naturally wiped the juice I spilled, said to Grandma,
“Please try this too.”
“Ahem.”
Grandma awkwardly received the fork Kwon Taebeom handed her and ate the mango. Seeing Grandma eating well, I thought this was the moment and took a deep breath.
“Grandma, um… actually, there’s something I need to tell you.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
To Grandma, who was half-heartedly brushing it off, looking only at the shine muscat grapes, I dropped a bombshell.
“I… think Grandma has a great-grandchild now.”
“…What did you say? I think I misheard, what did you say, Yuwon-ah?”
“I said Grandma has a great…grandchild now.”
Instantly, Grandma’s face turned red and blue. The fork in her hand felt threatening. Grandma, who turned her gaze to my lower abdomen, glared at Kwon Taebeom and abruptly got up from her seat.
“You damn hormone-crazed bastards!!”
I blocked Grandma, who looked like she would tear Kwon Taebeom apart and kill him at any moment.
“I’m sorry! But it’s not whore, it’s homo!”
“How dare an unmarried young man get pre-pregnant…! Oh my… Yuwon’s father, Yuwon’s mother. What should we do about this….”
Grandma plopped down on the floor and called out to Cha Yuwon’s parents in a lamenting voice. I thought Grandma would be very surprised when she found out about the pregnancy, but seeing her so distressed made me feel even more guilty.
“I’m sorry, Grandma….”
“Oh dear, I shouldn’t have left you and come down.”
Grandma looked at my protruding belly and hit her chest.
“…Kwon son-in-law.”
“Yes, Grandmother.”
The time had come. Kwon Taebeom’s back wouldn’t survive today. If Grandma kept hitting Kwon Taebeom, I would definitely protect him. Kwon Taebeom knelt down and received Grandma’s fierce glare.
“Exactly how old are you?”
“I’m thirty-two years old.”
“Do you know our Yuwon’s age?”
“…Yes.”
At Kwon Taebeom’s answer, Grandma’s eyes narrowed a little more. Grandma’s gaze, scanning his face as if displeased, was not only bleak but also seemed to freeze.