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SERIES: An Impure Reunion
CHAPTER: An Impure Reunion Chapter 46
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46.
“Who’s going to believe that I tricked you into taking birth control pills by telling you they were to help you conceive? You don’t have any witnesses.”
Why did this woman keep trying to bring up something so certain?
“As a doctor, I did my best.”
In this world where the haves controlled everything, there was nothing Jian could do.
Even if she was the wife of Taejun, the next heir of Geonan Group, the rule of this world was that someone with her impure background could do even less.
“I only worked very hard to help Jian-ssi, who couldn't have children at all, to be able to conceive.”
“……”
“You were the stupid one for believing in that effort and taking the pills.”
Especially since she was slandering me, who belongs to the highest tier of the haves, there was even less reason to be pushed back by her.
In the first place, Taejun choosing Jian over her was a clear mistake from the very beginning.
Yuri had only come this far because of that mistake,
and what she had done to Jian was nothing more than an effort to correct that mistake into the right answer.
“Isn't that right, Jian-ssi?”
Yuri shoved Jian’s shoulder.
With each push, Jian had to take a step back, one by one.
“Go on, run your mouth. Tell everyone I did something terrible to you.”
Pushing her continuously, Jian’s body was soon backed against a wall.
“Let’s see if they believe your words, a have-not nobody, or my words, an OB/GYN specialist.”
Yuri’s face, blocking her path, was drenched in ecstasy and victory.
“Aren’t you curious?”
"..."
"How does the truth turn into a lie?"
Just as Yuri spoke as if driving the final nail in the coffin, a smile suddenly appeared on Jian's lips.
At her sudden change in expression, Yuri furrowed her brow.
"What is it? Why are you smiling?"
"I warned you back then too, Ha Yuri."
A warning? At Jian's incomprehensible words, Yuri's face contorted.
"That from now on, there's only one thing you need to worry about."
Finishing her words, Jian's fingertip pointed behind Yuri.
Yuri's gaze followed her finger.
And what finally came into her view was Hayeon, her face pale as a sheet.
Yuri, spotting Hayeon, approached her in surprise.
As she got closer, Hayeon quickly took a step back, putting distance between them.
"Ha, Hayeon?"
"Y-Yuri, I..."
Seeing the terrified Hayeon, Yuri grabbed her wrist and said,
"Let's talk, Hayeon. You know Jian is just making things up, right? Huh?"
"..."
"I, I was just... playing along because I felt sorry for Jian, that's all!"
Cornered, Yuri started spouting whatever came to mind.
But considering what she had just said, it seemed unlikely that Hayeon would believe her words now.
The reason Hayeon was here was simple.
A moment ago, as she was practically dragged here by Yuri, Jian had contacted Hayeon.
She had sent a text saying they should wrap up the story about the man from her past they'd discussed earlier, and told her where she was.
And just as Yuri was passionately ranting about what she'd done, Hayeon arrived right on time.
She seemed quite surprised by how different Yuri was from the person she knew, and after hearing everything she said, her face had turned deathly pale.
"I, I just..."
Hayeon was trembling so much she couldn't finish her sentence.
After standing there for a while, she glanced at Yuri and Jian, then ran off like an arrow.
Watching her leave, Yuri's expression became one of utter bewilderment.
Jian watched the dumbfounded Yuri and spoke.
"Well, now there's one person who won't believe you."
"You, you!"
"Now, let's just wait and see whose words become the truth."
A relaxed smile hung on Jian's lips as she said this.
Yuri, reading the triumphant look on her face, began to seethe with rage.
"Jian, I didn't know you were the type to use such cowardly, cheap tricks."
Cowardly, cheap tricks. How could this woman say such a thing?
Looking at the shameless Yuri, who felt no shame, Jian gritted her teeth.
"I don't think the move I made is any lower than the one you played, is it?"
Yuri scowled, seeing Jian answer her without backing down an inch.
Jian was no longer the fool who would just take Yuri's words like before.
She countered every word Yuri said without yielding.
"Isn't that right, Dr. Ha Yuri?"
In the end, it was Yuri who couldn't retort a single word.
She soon stormed off, huffing, and left through the staff passageway.
Watching her go, Jian waited until Yuri was completely out of sight before slumping to the ground, squatting.
"Hooo..."
Burying her face between her knees, Jian exhaled a long breath, then inhaled again, repeating the cycle.
Her heart, which had begun to pound, told her she was not in a good state.
Not good.
Very not good.
Escaping this kind of situation as much as possible was a good solution, but there was a more effective method.
'When you feel like you just can't go on, facing the situation and fighting back is also a very good method.'
When faced with a situation she absolutely could not avoid, Jian chose to fight back instead of running away.
It was all under the single-minded goal of somehow exposing Yuri's evil deeds to the world.
It was partly to improve her own condition, but there was something more important than that.
"You shouldn't have touched my daughter."
Me, maybe. But not Seol-ah.
If I'm the one you mess with, I'm confident I can play along however you want.
But not Seol-ah.
If you dare touch my daughter, then I have no choice but to play a fitting card of my own, do I?
She hadn't thought the day to punish Yuri would be today.
It had happened suddenly, but it seemed to have concluded well enough.
Hayeon, who loved to make up and spread stories, would surely tell those around her about what happened today.
Before long, stories about Yuri would begin to spread among people, and they would start to doubt the things Yuri had done.
If the story of what Jian went through five years ago was added to the end of that suspicion, there could be no better result.
"Haa, ugh."
Having laid the cornerstone for a good result, her own condition didn't look so good.
Clutching her heart and gasping for breath, she remained squatting on the ground, unable to move.
The abnormal sensation in her heart showed no signs of subsiding.
Part of the reason was that she hadn't expected this, but facing Yuri, who had tormented her the most in the past, was always a painful ordeal like this.
I want to escape this pain as soon as possible.
When will I ever be able to escape from the shadow of Ha Yuri?
How much time passed like that? Jian, having finally calmed down, got up and moved.
And from a short distance away, a voice was heard.
"Hey, you punk, Joo Taejun! Are you listening?"
It was Hoonseok's voice from over the receiver.
And the person on the other end of the call was none other than Taejun.
Having moved to a quiet place as soon as the call from Hoonseok came, Taejun had ended up hearing the two women's conversation the moment he answered.
Both women were people Taejun knew.
Yuri, and Jian.
As Taejun took in their conversation, one word at a time, fury began to cloud his face.
He was on the verge of approaching them.
Just after Yuri left, the sight of Jian slumping to the ground caught his eye.
She couldn't even breathe properly.
He thought she would return to her normal state soon, but that was merely Taejun's wish.
Jian remained in that state for a long time.
And when she finally stood up, Taejun saw her deathly pale face.
What on earth could have made you suffer so much?
What on earth.
"Whew, just listen. The results are in. She's your daughter. She's definitely your daughter."
It was when those words were spoken that Taejun turned his full attention back to the phone.
It was right after he heard Hoonseok say that Seol-ah was his daughter.
"...Really?"
"What do I have to gain by lying to you?"
"Haaah..."
A deep sigh escaped Taejun's lips.
The day at Plate was coming to a close.
Kang Jae had closed up Plate until yesterday, and the person doing the final cleanup today was Kangji.
Kangji, who was finishing up in the kitchen, glanced out at the restaurant's interior.
"Youngeun, I'll finish up, so you can head home now."
Seeing no one else left, Kangji was heading back into the kitchen as she told the part-timer to leave for the day.
Tinkle, the bell on the door rang as someone arrived.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we've closed orders for the night."
The part-timer's polite voice could be heard addressing the customer who had just arrived at Plate.
At the sound, Kangji came out of the kitchen completely and saw the visitor.
A look of displeasure bloomed on Kangji's face when she recognized the person.
"Why are you...?"
The person who had come to Plate was none other than Taejun.
The part-timer, observing Kangji's reaction, tilted her head.
"Manager, is he a guest of yours?"
"Yes, Youngeun, you can go home now."
"Okay."
The part-timer looked puzzled, seeing Kangji's voice suddenly lower.
Soon, the part-timer left Plate, and only Kangji and Taejun remained.
Author: Donggeurami (Son Yoon-seo)
Publisher: Toonplus
E-mail: [email protected]
ISBN: 9791157738274
© Donggeurami (Son Yoon-seo), 2022
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