Chapter 8: Chapter 7

The lobby of Hotel Finest was lavishly decorated, and the neat and clean marble floor reflected light.

Gong ki sat on the sofa and stared in the direction of the elevator.

The Jeons’ hotel management was strict, and the front desk refused to sell their customers’ information.

Thus, he could only come over early in the morning to wait, in hopes that he could catch the man.

His hard work paid off, and he finally found him.

He jumped onto his feet when the graceful figure carelessly came out.

With a bouquet of roses in his hands, he blocked his path in what he thought was a very charming manner.

“Hello, beautiful. What a coincidence, I didn’t expect for us to meet again!”

Taehyung was rendered speechless.They had already annulled their engagement, so why was this guy still showing up in front of her again and again?

Gong ki, who didn’t notice his annoyance at all, said with a smile:

“Since it seems like we’re destined to be, surely you should tell me your name now?”

Taehyung narrowed his eyes.

He originally couldn’t be bothered to pay him any attention, but when he thought of how he had also been in the delivery room back when he was giving birth…

Perhaps he could try sounding him out.

His lips slowly parted. “Jung Tae” Jung was his mother’s last name.

Gong ki’s eyes lit up. “Are you free, Miss Jung ?

Coincidence is a wonderful thing. How about going to the cafe next door and having a chat?”

Taehyung nodded without much care.

Gong ki walked in front eagerly.

“This way, Miss Jung…

By the way, where’s your younger sister?”

Taehyung  raised his brows. “My younger sister?”

“Yes, that little girl who came out of the airport with you yesterday.

You look only about 20 years old; surely you can’t possibly have a daughter who’s already that age, right?”

Gong ki jested, thinking he was being humorous.

“…” Taehyung couldn’t be bothered to explain.

Instead, he replied, “Let’s go upstairs.”

“It’s just as well that she isn’t here. That way, she won’t bother us…

The cakes from the cafe over there are pretty good. You can bring some back for your sister later…”

The way to chase a man was to please everyone around him.

Gong ki was very experienced in this.

Nearby, Jungkook, who had just inspected the hotel, stared coldly at the two of them from the back.

Behind him, Yeonjun, his assistant, curled his lip.

“That man’s too much, Mr. Jeon!

Never mind that he had deliberately approached Jungwoo to please you, but he’s actually two-timing?“

And, he even referred to his daughter as his younger sister when he was lying to someone else!

I didn’t even see him putting in that much effort when he was lying to you!”

The bodyguard behind him had question marks all over his face. Was this really something to be compared?

Jungkook ’s expression darkened. A sharp look flashed across his deep-set eyes, and even the temperature in the entire lobby seemed to drop a few degrees.

He said frostily, “Look him up.”

“Yes, sir.”

After walking into the cafe,

Taehyung found a table by the window.

In a matter of a few words, he had made Gong ki turn the topic to the matter of his engagement.

Gong ki was eager to explain himself, yet his tone was mocking and awful.

“I’m really not a scumbag, Miss Jung.

You don’t know how ugly that fatty is. There’s so much flesh on his face that even his eyes were nearly squeezed shut.

When he walks, it’s as if the whole place is shaking.

“He even insisted on using the excuse that his obesity is due to hormonal injections.

Hah, he speaks as if he’ll be a beauty if he slims down.

“He’s also mentally ill. he dropped out of elementary school in third grade, and stayed at home ever since, cooping himself up every day in his room.

He doesn’t even kick up a fuss when anyone hits or scolds him, much less retaliate.

“It’s unfair to make me marry an uneducated, illiterate, and mentally impaired fatty like that, isn’t it?!”

Taehyung was close to nodding off as he listened to him with his cheek in his hand.

He had known since he was a child that crying and kicking up a fuss were useless in a home as biased as theirs.

The reason why he hadn’t fought back despite being hit was that he had always kept his mother’s last words firmly in his mind

—he must be plain and mediocre, and that he was not allowed to show his wit and ingenuity before he became of age. he had said that this was the only way his life could be saved.

“I really hate the Kims’ behavior. If it weren’t for that company, I wouldn’t be humoring Irene now, either…”

Gong ki, who realized that he had said too much, hurriedly asked,

“Oh, what am I saying such things for? ”

Taehyung didn’t care about his assumptions and continued to sound him out.

His disposition seemed casual, but his grip around his coffee cup had tightened slightly.

“I heard that your fiancée gave birth to a child five years ago, but it was abandoned. I’m really curious—where did that child go?”

Gong ki  hurriedly explained. “That’s just a rumor, Miss Jung!

That fatty took the child abroad!”

What the Kims  publicly announced was that Taehyung had only given birth to a baby girl.

After all, they would incur the people’s wrath if anyone knew that they had done something like abandoning a newborn infant.

Taehyung scoffed. “I’m just curious. Since you don’t want to say it, then forget it!”

He put the coffee cup down heavily on the table and pretended that he was leaving, vividly acting the part of a rich, spoiled princess.

Sure enough, Gong ki  panicked.

He reached out to grab his. “That’s not what I meant. Don’t get mad—”

Taehyung subtly evaded him and raised an eyebrow. “So, are you going to answer me or not?”

His behavior didn’t raise Gong ki's suspicions.

After all, such secrets about wealthy families were what many people liked to talk about idly.

Just like gossip about celebrities, a lot of people would find it interesting.

He spoke reluctantly. “Uncle Jensu was the one that handled it back then. I really don’t know anything.”

Seeing that Gong ki  didn’t seem to be lying,

Taehyung lost interest right away.

What a waste of his time that he could’ve spent sleeping. He got up and walked out straightaway.

Gong ki was stunned for a moment before he went after him.

“I’m telling the truth, Miss Jung… Are you busy with something?

In that case, why don’t you give me your number? We can contac—”

“I don’t think so.”

Taehyung left behind only four words and went straight out, got into a taxi, and left.

A confused Gong ki was left behind frozen in place. His expression couldn’t help but darken.

Taehyung got a few private investigators in Korea to try and look for clues.

It wasn’t until the evening that he finally dragged his tired self back to the hotel.

Beep....

As soon as he opened the door, he heard the conversation between Cherry and another child coming from within:

“The princess is here! Everyone, step aside! The little dummy is to escort her!”

“… Okay.”

“Heh heh, do you want to try my cannon? Little dummy, tank the damage from the defensive tower.

Go!”

“I’m out of HP.”

“Hey, why are you running? Tank the damage for me, and I’ll be able to get the five kills!”

“I’ll die.”

“Are you a man or not? You’re so cowardly even in a game. What are you so scared of?”

“…” Cherry was usually very cute and well-behaved, but once she started playing games, she would become very irritable and foul-mouthed.

Her behavior today was already considered rather self-restrained.Whose kid was this playing mobile games with her, though?

Too Be continued......