Chapters Chapter 240: Lee Chae-Rin’s Confession (1/2)
“Grandma, Arshelly thinks...”
Arshelly was good with words.
Kwak Jung had taught her what to say, but even without them, her efforts would have been incredible.
Why?
It was because she didn’t want her beloved father, Kang Chul-In, to be an unmarried and lonely man.
In addition,
“Imperial Princess.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t you want a younger sibling?”
“S-sibling?!”
“That’s right. A cute little sibling!”
“...!”
“When his Majesty and his spouses get married, they can make your younger siblings via ovulation, fertilization, implanta… no, not that! I meant by holding hands!”
“Gasp…!”
Arshelly had been coaxed into doing as Kwak Jung had told her.
That’s right; let’s get a younger sibling!
With that goal in mind, Arshelly continued her persuasion.
“I wish for daddy to get married.”
“But!”
Park Sun-Ja gave her a stern expression.
“He can’t have two wives! That’s bad!”
“No, it’s ok~!”
“H-huh?! What did you say…?”
Park Sun-Ja was puzzled. She could not comprehend why this innocent little girl was supporting Kang Chul-In in polygamy.
“Grandma.”
Arshelly spoke.
“Daddy, no, Royal Father is...”
“R-Royal Father?”
“That’s right!”
“What… do you mean?”
“Well, Royal Father is a ruler of a nation.”
“R-Ruler?”
“Yes!”
“You mean… over in the ‘other world’?”
“Yes! That’s right.”
“...!”
“Royal Father will soon be a king!”
“What in the world…!”
Park Sun-Ja did not even know that lords existed. The information was too much for her to handle.
A king?
Her son was a king over in the ‘other world’? Ruling over an entire nation?
“What do you mean? Explain to your grandma, now!”
Park Sun-Ja coerced Arshelly.
“Alright, grandma.”
Arshelly maintained her composure and explained everything from the start to finish, as Kwak Jung had told her to.
She mentioned Pangaea, lords, and what kind of character Kang Chul-In was in the ‘other world’.
“I-I see.”
Park Sun-Ja mumbled to herself, as if she was lost in her thoughts.
“Daddy would never have an affair!”
“I didn’t know that… so, it was just a difference in culture...”
“Yes, grandma!”
“It’s still difficult to swallow… that he has two different families...”
Park Sun-Ja muttered in confusion.
Strictly speaking, Kang Chul-In only had one family with multiple wives. Park Sun-Ja, however, saw it differently from her perspective.
“Mrs. Park?”
At that moment, Lee Chae-Rin gently opened the door and peeked her head in.
“M-Ms. Chae-Rin?”
“May I enter?”
“S-Sure. I also have something to talk to you about.”
Park Sun-Ja gave her the permission.
“I’ll be leaving, grandma! Have a pleasant talk!”
Arshelly was sensible enough to leave immediately.
“You may sit here.”
“Thank you.”
“What are you thinking, Ms. Chae-Rin?”
Park Sun-Ja went straight to the question.
“Are you really planning to marry my son? As his second wife?”
“Yes, I am.”
Lee Chae-Rin replied firmly.
“How... Is that possible? You can appreciate this situation, Ms. Chae-Rin?”
“Yes. I’m also an Overlord, after all.”
“...!”
“This is more than just a marriage between a guy and a girl. It signifies a unification between Laputa and Dorado.”
“H-However, there is no love...”
“No, Mrs. Park.”
Lee Chae-Rin spoke with a slight blush on his face.
“I-I...”
She finally leaked her true rationale.
“I love Mr. Chul-In!”
“...!”
“Mrs. Park, I can handle it!”
“No,”
Park Sun-Ja shook her head.
“Ms. Chae-Rin is such a good lady. It doesn’t have to be my son...”
“No!”
“...!”
“I-I… don’t think any other guy can be my husband. Ever since I got to know Mr. Chul-In, I couldn’t find anyone as supreme as him.”
“Ms. Chae-Rin...”
“Furthermore… I myself am no ordinary woman. I’m some sort of a queen. Who other than Mr. Chul-In could handle me? Mr Chul-In’s the only man for me.”
“I-Is that right? Ms. Chae-Rin may end up unfortunate...”
“Nope.”
Lee Chae-Rin shook her head.
“I’m confident. I will definitely be a beloved wife and a great daughter-in-law.”
“But the jealousy...”
“I tossed that emotion out of the window.”
“...!
“The moment Mr. Chul-In decided to become the ruler of Pangaea, he was destined to have more than one woman around him.”
It was strange logic, but not false. It was just a bit difficult for a normal Korean to comprehend.
“Mrs. Park, please permit our marriage.”
“...”
“Please!”
Lee Chae-Rin pushed on with a headstrong resolve.
Phew… I guess having a talented son is not always a good thing...
Park Sun-Ja, thanks to Kang Chul-In’s superiority, had to face dilemmas that no other layman could ever encounter.
***
“Huu...”
Kang Chul-In let out a long sigh on the rooftop.
“This is driving me nuts.”
The fact that he couldn’t just go headstrong on this matter made him extremely frustrated.
Even a hundred thousand enemy soldiers didn’t scare him, but his mother Park Sun-Ja was so hard to deal with.
“Son! You should not be a playboy just because you have it good! I’ve never seen a playboy who was actually decent! That’s not good at all!”
Kang Chul-In suddenly remembered Park Sun-Ja’s words.
“Mother, that’s not...”
He tried to explain, but,
“I have nothing more to say.”
Park Sun-Ja had already turned her back against him. Kang Chul-In was caught in a dilemma.
“Mr. Chul-In.”
At that instant, he heard Lee Chae-Rin’s voice from his back.
“You came.”
Kang Chul-In replied, with his gaze fixed on Seoul’s night scenery.
“Yes.”
“You’ve done… well.”
“No problem. Don’t we all have to strive to get what we want?”
“...!”
“I learned that from you, Mr. Chul-In. I’m just doing what I usually do, so don’t mind me.”
“You...”
As Kang Chul-In was replying, Lee Chae-Rin suddenly embraced him from the back without notice.
“I love you.”
“...!”
“I really, really love you.”
Her confession was as sudden as her back hug.
Thump, thump, thump!