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    “I’ll do the laundry this time, so take a rest.”

    Today, Chase bought a bunch of baby cloths and was busy washing them by hand. He only had to wash them once, but

    he washed them several times and boiled them, which was a mess. He couldn’t stand it anymore, so he offered to wash them for the third time.

    “What are you doing? This is such a delicate towel. Why are you going to ruin it by touching it? Playing nicely is helping you…”

    “…I just got a lot of flak. What’s so fussy about it? After all, towels are just towels. What’s so special about baby towels?”

    I almost got in big trouble because I tried to sneak a towel every time Chase hung it up. It’s already a big deal, and I’m scared of how much worse it’ll be when Yeontan is born. He won’t even let me touch the baby, and he will be the only one biting and sucking and playing around like crazy.

    “If you’re bored, just sit here and watch TV. I’ll give you food after I finish the laundry.”

    “I’m a busy guy who just rolls around all day… No, I’m not the kind of person who would have the shame to ask my roommate what’s for dinner tonight…”

    “Really? I went shopping to make something delicious.”

    “…”

    “Then you’re not going to eat it?”

    “…What is it?”

    Chase smiled as he hung his towels on the clothesline. His cheeks were almost transparent, with the sunlight streaming in through the glass window. His long, voluminous eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings in the spring sunlight.

    “Grilled lobster with butter.”

    and!

    “Lang kimchi stew noodles.”

    “Wow!”

    A while ago, Chase finally succeeded in making kimchi after dozens of attempts. It was such an incredible persistence and tenacity that I felt sorry for sitting next to him the whole time and repeating like a parrot. This doesn’t taste like this…..

    It was hard to perfect the recipe, but once I did it, my diet suddenly became richer. To be exact, a lot of 21st century Korean cuisine appeared. After tasting kimchi for the first time in months, I was so excited that I made kimchi fried rice with ham and eggs. Chase was so touched that he was speechless for a while. I clearly saw him shed a tear.

     

    (Never cook again, puppy…)

    (Huh? Why? Because I suffered?)

    (…Yeah, okay. Let’s say that)

    “Hey, it’s okay.”

    (I’m not okay. Please give me something to eat…)

    After that the most popular dish that was often served on the table was kimchi stew noodles. Since there was no Korean ramen, it was kimchi stew with instant noodles. It was light but when eaten with rich butter-grilled lobster, it tasted like heaven.

    “Please give me two noodles.”

    “okay”

    “No, three.”

    “There’s also lobster, and you can eat it all?”

    “You can eat it!”

    “…Okay, I’ll do it. Can you turn on the TV?”

    “huh”

    I jumped onto the sofa in a good mood and stared at the TV screen that Chase had turned on. But the content was a little strange.

    “Chase… Why is this news?”

    “Because I turned on the news.”

    “I don’t like the news?”

    “Good for prenatal education.”

    News? Aren’t there a series of murders, arson, and thefts?

    “This is economic news”

    Aren’t the only cases of economic crimes, embezzlement, and stock price manipulation just continuing to emerge?

    “You don’t even read corporate reports, but at least read economic news. You’re the chairman of an investment firm, aren’t you?”

    “I’m the president.”

    “Just wait for five minutes. Please!”

    Chase’s forehead flared like that of a parent with a disobedient teenage son. I blushed a little, but kept my mouth shut, afraid that if I rebelled any further I’d be threatened with what’s for dinner.

     

    [Last weekend, the takeover of Tesati Shipping, which had been adrift without an owner for several months, was finalized. Tesati Shipping’s new owner is investment firm Lucas Company, and the acquisition price is 202.5 billion ducats, about half of its current market capitalization of 400 billion ducats…]

     

    “uh?”

    But the reason Chase insisted on turning on the news wasn’t simply to nudge me to study. Through the screen that I was looking at with soulless eyes, stories about our company were flowing out in an urgent manner. Finally, the news came that the acquisition of Tesati had been confirmed.

     

    “What is this! When was it decided? Is it certain? So now is Tesati ours? Are we going to save up our money now?” I jumped up and threw my arms around Chase’s neck, hanging on and tugging at him. Chase chuckled and spun me around.. lifting me up. A breathless laugh escaped my lips.

    “I got a call yesterday saying it was decided. I didn’t want to surprise you, but it’s certain, and Tesati is now part of our company. And the money…”

    At that moment, warm, soft lips suddenly touched my forehead. A kiss sounded softly in the languid afternoon air.

    “I don’t know if I’ll be able to sweep it all up, but I’ll try to scrape it together by working like an ox”

    “…”

    A kind face smiling at me with long, narrow eyes. That day, Chase was a little more gentle than usual, and maybe that’s why my heart inside my chest beat a little faster than usual.

     

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