His ears would not rest for the next few months.

Min Ju-Eun paused and stuttered for words to reply Yo-han but she just could not find the words to retort with. "I...I am... He is my boss and friend." She finally managed to say. "Hey and don't you try to change the topic. It's non of your concern what it is between Hyun-Jun and I, he is married do you think I would covet him? NO! What he wants is to amend things with you and he needs me to help. He really regrets every thing that happened and I can't hold it against him forever, He wants to make up for all these years. You should give him a chance." She glanced at Yo-han and stroke his back with her palm.

He turned to look at her and his expression softened upon meeting her gaze. He sighed helplessly and said. "Mom, your son is hungry, take care of him first." He did not want to say more about this topic, he knows that just as she said, she had forgiven the man, she has nothing to lose by doing that, worst of all, she will be regarded as his mistress by people and she doesn't seem to care. But for him, he has a lot to lose.

First, he would become an illegitimate son, enough to change a lot about his status in the society, probably leave a dent on his reputation. Second, his annoying love rival who really is a pain in his ass will be his half brother, third, he has to call another woman mother, or perhaps stepmother. The only thing that seems normal is that his beloved college Yeo-Donseng(younger sister), Myung-Hee will become his biological younger sister, related by blood and not just by familiarization.

He doesn't really care about the Kim family's backing and inheritance. As in, he has a company competing and rivaling with the Kim family's KimJin so he literally has his own KimJin therefore what's the need to compete with anyone for KimJin, if not just to find trouble and play games with them?, He already has Min Corporation, an empire he built by himself, what's their to want KimJin for?

Weighing the merits and demerits, he has more to endure than what to enjoy. Therefore he isn't ready to acknowledge Kim Hyun-Jun as his biological father.

He pressed on and said "You know that I have been busy all day and I hardly get to eat anything nutritious, I suddenly had a craving for your cooking but it seems some man is more important so I will settle for this left over meal." He glance at the microwave waiting for the sound.

Min Ju-Eun threw him a smile and said "Since you want me to cook, I will, just promise that you won't get into trouble at work." She was hinting at the topics about Kim Do-Joon which he dismissed earlier and since it was clear he didn't want to say much about it to her, she would not force him. She only wants him to be careful.

She took her apron from the cabinets and put it on and also found some kitchenwares and prepared herself to start cooking.

"Hmn, and also, I would like it if you refer to Hyun-Jun as 'father' from now on, please for me, okay?, I don't like the way you see him as a stranger, you have his blood running in your veins." She pleaded and started getting the ingredients and spices needed for Yo-Han's favorite. She started with the vegetables, washed and began chopping it.

"Okaaay." He answered reluctantly. 'You just must have your way, won't you?'

Sensing the hesitation in his tone, she sighed and stopped cutting the vegetables. "What can I do to make you see that Hyun-Jun wants to make you an important part of his life and wants you to do the same. Run to him when you are bullied, Have dinner with the family, forget all that happened in the past and let him be the father you always wanted, and all. You are what he wants."

"Mom, Isn't there a saying that 'The one who raised you is more important than the one who birthed you.', for you, you did both so you're the most important person to me. As for him, I mean father, he did the latter only. There is nothing you can do than to let it happen naturally, that is if I find a reason someday, I will wholeheartedly accept him."

Min Ju-Eun gave him a pat on his head and said, "I believe you will find a reason someday just like you found a girlfriend, I was so unconvinced at first because I thought you were a cut-sleeve and I was expecting the day you would come out of the closet but I am glad you are straight and you found yourself a beautiful young lady."

"...", Puzzled, Yo-han with disbelief exclaimed in protest. "Cut- what?, You thought I was homo? I courted a girl when I was in high school okay?, I never gave off vibes that could make you think in that direction why'd you?"

"Because you rejected every girl that approached you. Yeah Chang-min told me all about it." She replied nonchalantly and continued her cooking process.

"Hmn, you only talk about me whenever he is here so I guess he did." Yo-han said then the microwave timer gave the signal and he went straight to it to retrieve the warm food and return it to the refrigerator since his mom is cooking already.

"Speaking about your girlfriend. How is my daughter in-law?, I hope you aren't giving her a tough time or else this will be the last meal you will eat in this house." She threatened seriously.

'The mother surely knows the way to handle her son. She knew that he loves her food more than he loves her.'

Yo-han smiled bitterly and walked out of the kitchen. "I will relax for a while." He said as he left.

Speaking of girlfriend, his mother mustn't know about what happened recently, it's going to be a disaster for him. At first he thought she had something against Dan-bi meanwhile she was only looking out for the lady. She was scared that the Kim family curse would affect Dan-bi like it did to Min-Ji and herself. Park Mit-Eum died leaving Min-Ji and a few weeks old foetus alone. She, Min Ju-Eun was discard by the Kim family and her husband-to-be impregnated another woman when she also already had his ten weeks old child in her womb. But she and Choi Min-Ji ended up as single parents.

She was scared that the same thing might happen to Dan-bi. She couldn't explain all this to Yohan when her history was still a secret and even after he learnt of her past, her reasons still weren't enough to stop him from having the woman he wanted. He wanted Dan-Bi and he got her. Now she accepted Dan-bi fully but Dan-bi seems to be gone. How should he break this news to her. It's not like he is giving up on her but for sure, His ears would not rest for the next few months.

If not that he has to work nonstop until he resolves the issues Min Corporation is facing at the moment, he would have found more ways to get Dan-bi back.

'But wait a minute, is it all about her family or did I do something else?, Even father in-law already reconciled with me and we are all clear, she shouldn't be so angry at me. Did I do something else?'..." I don't think so."

His mind flashed back to the previous events and the only thing he could remember and those moments when he tried to appease her to no avail. Then, he didn't over react in anyway, neither did he raise his voice at her nor say anything to make her angry. Ever since the time when she left his car angrily, both of them had being on such a rough road up until now.

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It was late at night and Dan-Bi was still up, working. Even as the CEO of the company, she also involves herself in the Editorial team for most of the projects they work on. She particularly loves to be a part of the entire production process from storyboarding to final rendering and compositing. Every step of the way, she always pay attention so as to produce a flawless motion picture because she is a perfectionist.

After finishing her scheduled work she went to her drawing table and continued working on her graphics tablet. It was the same old project Ant A.N.T but with a better graphics and story. This time around she had evolved the characters visuals to look very appealing, the characters are no more crawling insects but walking people with antennas, and their activities so much like humans that they do not just work, study, resolve mysteries, and fall in love anymore but they now have divisions, politics, economy, conflicts and disputes and battles and wars, territories and armies and so on, with a setting in the medieval times, stone and iron ages.

She was busy sketching another panel of the next issue of the comic and making reference to the script every now and then. It was a scene about a soldier Ant's return to his long parted home land and his fiancee, the main character, after a civil war between two colonies. The entire issue contained a romantic love story.

As she read the script over and over, her mind wandered off to her Nana's words of advice.

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Every night, she usually speaks longer and make her Nana laugh frequently but tonight, she had barely said a sentence with more than four words.

"Dan-Bi, are you okay, she seem overly quiet tonight, is anything the matter? Anything Nana can help with?" The old woman asked Dan-Bi with concern. It was too obvious that something is bothering Dan-bi because of her sullen countenance.

Dan-Bi straightened her back as she lifted her face to see Nana's old wrinkled face. The old woman stretched her wrinkled and shaky hands to pick Dan-Bi's. She patted the back of Dan-Bi's hands and said. "Dan-Bi, you are beautiful, you are smart and you are strong. But only love can make a woman this disassembled. What ever it is that is bothering you, you should use your heart and not your mind. You brain doesn't love, your lips won't love, only the heart can explain the feeling of Love... I once told you my story didn't I?, I told you about the strong love your grandfather and I shared, it's because we both followed the heart's instructions and I don't have any regrets. Do what your heart wants and be a cheerful lady once more okay?" She ended her words with a smile.

Upon hearing those words, Dan-Bi felt relieved of her distress and she reciprocated a smile, a big Happy smile.