How to Have a Baby Secretly-Chapter 72

While walking along the path absentmindedly, Sunwoo stumbled upon an unexpected sight: an old but beautiful and colorful swing hanging from a tree.

“I heard that’s true.”

Kang Jinwook casually replied while looking at the swing. But Sunwoo didn’t notice the slight change in Kang Jinwook’s gaze, which seemed to blur as if he was lost in thought.

“Really?”

“Yeah. The previous owner lived here with his son and daughter-in-law. They said their child lived here until they were three, then moved out.”

Sunwoo gave a surprised look at the unexpected detailed explanation about the previous owner.

“You know who the previous owner was? Oh right, you said you inherited it.”

Kang Jinwook nodded and took a step ahead of Sunwoo. Just then, a breeze blew, and the old swing hanging from the tree swayed.

Looking at the small, multi-colored swing, Sunwoo thought it must have been a playground item for a child. It was probably a warm, close-knit family.

If only he had had parents and grandparents who would have gently watched over him while pushing him on that swing.

Playgrounds and swings weren’t familiar to Sunwoo.

Since he was little, he’d gone straight to the library after school, and when the library closed, he would return to an empty house, waiting for his mother while cleaning or doing homework.

His memories with his mother were probably just of holding hands tightly, shivering under a thin old blanket, and falling asleep together.

“Yeah, I know. It’s someone you know.”

Sunwoo’s contemplation of the past was suddenly jolted back to the present by that one sentence.

“Someone I know?”

Someone who lived in such a grand house? Who could it be? Sunwoo looked at Kang Jinwook with a confused expression.

Kang Jinwook continued to look at the swinging swing. Then, suddenly, his gaze turned to Sunwoo. His eyes had softened, becoming warm like the afternoon sun.

“Your grandfather.”

Sunwoo’s eyes widened at the casual mention of his grandfather.

“What?”

What did I just hear?

“You lived here when you were little. This place.”

“Gasp.”

This was something Sunwoo had never imagined. He hurriedly looked around the house, but of course, nothing familiar came to mind.

Well, it did seem like an overly large house for a single man to live in. But still, to think this was the house where Seobsoo had lived as a child, or more precisely, where his grandfather had lived.

“How? No, why? How did this happen?”

His curiosity was overwhelming, and his questions came out jumbled. Kang Jinwook chuckled softly as he watched Sunwoo stumble over his words.

Seems like he’s really flustered.

Kang Jinwook had expected this kind of reaction when Sunwoo first arrived at the house. It was a little later than expected, and the reaction was different from what he had imagined, but it was still satisfying. He found Sunwoo’s surprised, wide-eyed face cute.

“After your grandfather passed, he entrusted the house to an agent and was looking for someone to sell it to. When I came to Korea, I saw the property listed and contacted the agent. I had just moved to Korea and needed a place to live.”

Kang Jinwook had come back to Korea after finishing college and started looking for a place to live. He never planned on returning to the family home where Chairman Kang and his family lived.

After looking around, he had stumbled upon this house, which had once belonged to Sunwoo’s grandfather.

“But when I met your agent, he said he wasn’t planning on selling it. Instead, he was fine with renting it out indefinitely under the condition that he would manage it. So that’s what I decided to do.”

“...”

Why go through all that just to stay in this house? Not even buying it, but renting it?

As Kang Jinwook calmly stated this, Sunwoo felt his throat dry as he emptied the remaining iced tea in his hand.

It was supposed to be a sweet iced tea, but for some reason, there was a slightly bitter aftertaste.

So, Kang Jinwook came to Korea around that time. That was new information.

Wait, then did Seobsoo know that Kang Jinwook lived in this house? If she did, why didn’t she question why he rented this house?

Sunwoo, lost in his own thoughts, scratched his cheek. What did it matter? Whether Seobsoo knew or not, it was no longer his concern.

Still, knowing that this was the house Seobsoo spent her childhood in made it feel a bit more personal. Sunwoo looked around the house once again. His gaze finally settled on the swing, which had stopped swaying.

There were probably many other things scattered around that had been prepared by Seobsoo’s grandfather for his young granddaughter.

It wasn’t familiar, but it did feel a little more approachable now.

Sunwoo suddenly realized that there were probably many things Kang Jinwook had been hiding from him. He would have to find out what else he was keeping hidden as they spent more time together.

Butler Gwak raised an eyebrow as he waited for the approval. He had just seen Kang Jinwook’s lip curl upward for a brief moment, then drop back down.

Today, Kang Jinwook had shown that expression a few times. Gwak couldn’t get used to it, and more importantly, he was curious about the reason.

‘Is it because of Choi Sunwoo?’

That seemed to be the only guess. It had been exactly two weeks since Sunwoo entered Kang Jinwook’s house. Nothing had changed, but Gwak felt like Kang Jinwook had become subtly more stable. However, he still didn’t understand why Kang Jinwook had kept Sunwoo in his house.

Kang Jinwook returned to his usual demeanor and slid the approval book toward Gwak.

“Where’s Im Haewon?”

“He’s meeting with Vice President Kang Jin-tae today.”

Kang Jin-tae was still moving slowly, as usual. After all, in every aspect, he was slower than Kang Jinwook, except for the fact that he was born first.

“Where?”

“At the G Hotel restaurant.”

“Of all places?”

Kang Jinwook’s tone carried a hint of mockery, as if to question why choose the G Hotel out of all the places. Gwak, agreeing internally, nodded slightly.

The G Hotel was where Kang Jinwook always stayed when Rutter came. It was clear that Kang Jin-tae had chosen it on purpose to mock Kang Jinwook.

Did he really think this would have any effect on Kang Jinwook?

“How’s Chairman Kang?”

“There’s been no other word from him.”

“Tell him to prepare everything.”

“Understood.”

Gwak understood immediately and bowed his head. Kang Jinwook waved him off, and as Gwak left the room, Kang Jinwook turned his chair to look out the window.

He suddenly realized that it had been a while since he’d had a meal with Sunwoo outside. Sunwoo’s morning sickness had worsened, and it had limited what he could eat.

[How’s Sunwoo’s meal?]

Kang Jinwook quickly sent a message.

[He only had juice and supplements today.]

Butler Baek’s reply came almost immediately. It seemed Sunwoo still hadn’t eaten much. Previously, at least he had eaten porridge, but now even that was difficult due to the smell.

This was making Kang Jinwook even more concerned about Sunwoo’s health.

[Make sure he gets some fruit.]

He received the acknowledgment and then put his phone down. Without even looking at the contact list, he quickly pressed the keys on the keypad.

Yeah, what is it?

It didn’t take long for Sunwoo’s tired voice to come through the phone.

“What are you doing?”

Just lying down. Aren’t you busy?

It seemed that with his inability to eat properly, Sunwoo was feeling too weak to do much and had been staying in his room most of the time.

“Want to go for a drive?”

No, I get car sick.

“Alright. Rest then. Let me know if you want something to eat.”

I don’t want anything... Ah!

Sunwoo, who had been replying with "nothing," suddenly hung up the phone. Kang Jinwook looked at his phone and frowned.

[Is something wrong with Sunwoo?]

Kang Jinwook quickly typed and sent a message to Butler Baek. The reply came a few minutes later.

[Sorry for the late reply, Executive Director. It's nothing serious. He had some vomiting symptoms. He’s resting in bed now.]

These days, Sunwoo often felt nauseous, running to the bathroom and then collapsing in exhaustion to bed. It seemed that was the case again today.

[I’ll send a doctor. Make sure he gets checked out.]

Another acknowledgment came through. Kang Jinwook put the phone down and turned his attention back to the screen. He still had mountains of work to do.

But after a moment, Kang Jinwook pushed the mouse away roughly, distracted by the interrupted phone call with Sunwoo. Work wasn’t holding his attention now.

He slid his chair back and opened the office door abruptly. At the same time, a fresh scent wafted into the room.

“Oh, sorry.”

Kang Jinwook shot a sharp look at the employee, who quickly apologized upon meeting his gaze. The employee held a well-prepared Hallabong in his hands.

Hadn’t Sunwoo given one box to the staff members last time?

“Oh! If it’s alright with you, Executive Director, would you like some? It’s from Sunwoo. He sent it over, and it’s still fresh.”

The employee misunderstood Kang Jinwook’s gaze and offered it to him. Kang Jinwook didn’t respond, walking past without a word.

As he rode the executive elevator down, his hands quickly pressed the keypad. He searched for fruits that would help with morning sickness.