PGTYB CH 02

Chapter 2. Something Is Going Very Wrong

Yura stepped on the accelerator without hesitation.

Her statement was more than a bombshell.

It was practically a nuclear bomb.

Faced with such an unexpected situation, I couldn’t get a single word out.

Even if we’d carefully danced around the subject and taken several rounds to finally reveal the truth, it would still have been shocking.

But she had immediately told them she was pregnant.

It was obvious that everyone in the room had been hit with a massive shock.

And yet—

Is it because they’re too shocked to react…?

The reaction from Yura’s family was quite different from what I had expected.

Rather than looking shocked, they tilted their heads suspiciously.

Some of them even had expressions that seemed to say, Oh, she’s doing this again.

Had Yura always played a lot of cute pranks on her family?

Even so, the chances that a twenty-year-old youngest daughter would bring her boyfriend home and jokingly announce that she was pregnant had to be extremely low.

Among them,

The oldest-looking of Yura’s brothers let out a sigh and spoke.

“Yura, even for you, this joke is going too far.”

…Huh?

They really thought she was joking?

And what did he mean by even for you?

Either way, I couldn’t just sit there and wait for Yura to deliver such shocking news for me.

I immediately opened my mouth to try to fix the situation.

“I’m sorry, Father, Mother, and Brothers. I should have told you about this myself, but I hesitated, so I think Yura gathered the courage to say it herself. I spent a lot of time thinking about how I should tell you this.”

Honestly, I was speaking, but I wasn’t even sure what I was saying anymore.

“I’ll accept whatever scolding you give me. I have no excuse. What Yura said is true. The only thing I can say is… although it may sound irresponsible, I will somehow take responsibility. That’s all I can say.”

Through my words, I managed to make it clear that Yura’s statement was definitely not a joke.

Only then did everyone seem to realize how serious the situation was.

Their expressions became solemn.

No one could easily bring themselves to speak.

And why would they?

Their beloved,

precious youngest daughter, the late-born youngest child whom they cherished more than anything,

had suddenly brought home some unknown young man who had only just become an adult and announced that she was pregnant.

After a long silence,

Her father finally spoke.

“You.”

“Yes, Father.”

“If what you’re saying right now is nonsense… If you’re simply going along with Yura’s joke… I don’t think I could tolerate it.”

“Of course not, Father.”

There was no way this was a joke.

Who would make a joke like this?

I felt like my life was on the line here.

“Whether it’s true or not, we can find out soon enough. I don’t know if you’ve heard the saying that a man’s word should be as precious as gold.”

“I consider myself too decent a person to lie in a situation like this.”

“Then… you are also sincere when you say you’ll take responsibility?”

“Of course, Father. I intend to take responsibility even if I have to risk my life.”

“Please don’t forget those words.”

Surely they wouldn’t actually kill me.

As long as I didn’t literally die, I was prepared to take responsibility no matter what.

A man should know how to take responsibility for his actions.

“There will be plenty of time to discuss the rest after we confirm the facts. Would you mind stepping out for a moment?”

“Yes, Father.”

“Taeh-ho, show our guest to the guest room.”

“Yes, Father.”

I stood up.

I couldn’t help feeling sorry for Yura.

I hoped that she would be scolded.

but only enough that she wouldn’t be deeply hurt.

Even though she was their beloved youngest daughter,

I understood that completely avoiding punishment would be asking for too much.

On the way to the guest room,

One of Yura’s brothers was showing me the way.

I felt incredibly guilty.

The youngest daughter,

and not just any youngest daughter, but lovable and adorable Yura.

How much must they have cherished her?

They probably wanted her to become an adult, see nothing but good things, and enjoy life happily.

Then suddenly, some bastard had gotten her pregnant…

An apology slipped out of my mouth.

“I’m sorry, Brother. I may seem completely inadequate, but I’ll take responsibility somehow.”

“Hmm…”

Of course he wasn’t pleased with me.

I had no intention of thinking an apology alone would make him forgive me.

That would simply be selfish.

After I apologized, he looked at me.

At least he wasn’t glaring at me as if he wanted to kill me.

That was something, right?

“For now, since this relationship has brought us together, let’s at least introduce ourselves properly. I’m Jin Tae-ho. I’m Yura’s second older brother.”

“I’m Kang Do-jin, Brother. I’m still a student, and I came up from Yeosu.”

“Really? If you’re a student… which university do you attend?”

“Seoul National University.”

At the mention of Seoul National University, I felt his gaze change slightly.

But the change in his eyes was completely different from what I had expected.

Why did it feel like he was pitying me…?

Am I losing my mind?

“For now… it seems you worked very hard, so I respect you for that.”

“…Excuse me?”

“What fault is there in you? If you’re from Yeosu, getting into Seoul National University would have been difficult unless you studied extremely hard… It’s unfortunate that something like this happened before you could even see the results of all that hard work.”

“…It’s okay.”

“Dating Yura isn’t easy, is it? You look decent, and you’re from Seoul National University, so you probably had plenty of popularity. And of all people, you ended up with Yura…”

Is he testing me?

As expected of someone from a silver-spoon family.

Even his acting was on another level.

He genuinely seemed to pity me.

“As you know, Brother, Yura was raised with a lot of love from her family. To me, she’s simply too good for me and incredibly lovable. If anything, I’m sorry that she….”

“…Are you a spy?”

“What?”

“Or are you acting like this because you’re after our family’s wealth?”

“What, Brother?”

Had something I said been misunderstood?

I was caught off guard by his suddenly sharp reaction.

Well, I suppose no matter what I said right now, I’d probably sound suspicious.

Even so, I wanted to convey my sincerity.

“Today was actually the first time I learned that Yura comes from such a wealthy family. I had guessed she was well-off because she’s always so cheerful, but….”

“And you think that brat’s personality is lovable?”

“…Yes.”

“Wow… You two really are a perfect match. You found each other.”

Hmm…

At this point, I started wondering if he might not be acting after all.

Or perhaps he was still testing me.

“Anyway… whether what you’re saying is true or false, the advice I can give you is this: if you’re after our family’s wealth, give up on that dream right now.”

“Of course not, Brother. I’m dating Yura because of Yura. I never considered anything else.”

“Huh… You have an unusual taste. Well, Yura does look perfectly normal. Anyway, I’m only telling you this just in case. If you’re going to give up, give up early. That brat Yura once screamed at the entire extended family when everyone was gathered together. She said she didn’t need our money and told them to stop interfering with her.”

“…Haha.”

What kind of test was this?

Were they testing my character?

Did they think I had approached Yura because I wanted her wealth?

But normally, wouldn’t they be angry rather than conducting some strange test?

Their youngest sister,

their beloved Yura,

had suddenly announced that she was pregnant…

I don’t know.

Even thinking about it deeply wasn’t giving me an answer.

Besides,

This entire situation had already gone far beyond anything normal.

I had never once imagined that I would have a wife at twenty.

Of course, since that woman was someone as lovable as Yura, I was grateful to accept the situation.

Still, the fact that I was somehow maintaining my sanity in this situation was strange.

Maybe I was the one who had lost my mind.

We arrived in front of the guest room.

Jin Tae-ho patted me on the shoulder.

“Everyone makes mistakes when they’re young. As long as you take responsibility, that’s what matters.”

“Yes, Brother.”

Thank goodness.

He seemed like a warm-hearted person after all.

Honestly, even if he cursed me out, I had no right to complain.

“Just don’t even think about running away.”

“Of course not.”

“I’m serious.”

“…Yes.”

Of course I’d take responsibility.

About thirty minutes passed.

I was once again facing Yura’s father.

Thankfully, he still wasn’t looking at me as if he wanted to kill me.

“I heard you’re from Seoul National University?”

“Yes, Father.”

“Hmm… Good grief… You worked so hard in school, yet somehow…”

“…Excuse me?”

Instead of his usual stern expression, a strangely natural expression appeared on his face.

Then Yura looked at him.

He flinched and immediately put his stern expression back on.

What exactly is going on here?

Was it because Yura was so lovable that her father couldn’t bear to hurt his precious daughter?

So this was a father’s heart…

I felt even more sorry.

“Ahem. So. How much do you know about Yura?”

“Actually, Yura and I were still getting to know each other better when this blessing came to us. I’m sorry, but I can’t honestly say that I know everything about Yura yet.”

“I suppose that’s why…”

Once again, Yura gave him a sharp look.

He flinched.

Then he returned to his stern expression.

He explained something about Yura that I hadn’t known.

“I don’t know if you’ve heard of it. Do you know the Changseong Group?”

“If you mean Changseong Group… Huh! Changseong Group…”

I instinctively covered my mouth.

“Hmm… It seems you’re quite interested in economics. Usually, someone who has only just entered university wouldn’t necessarily know about it…”

“…”

There was no way I could not know about it.

Ah, my head.

Things were going in this direction again.

My older brother worked at Changseong Construction.

Keep your mouth shut for now.

I didn’t want my brother to suffer any disadvantages because of this.

He had studied hard and finally found a stable job.

I didn’t want my mistake to cause trouble for him.

Haah… My head…

I obviously had to make a good impression on them anyway.

But now I felt even more strongly that I needed to be careful.

Why did fate have to be like this?

In some ways, this wasn’t even an unbelievably rare coincidence.

Changseong Group.

As far as I knew, it might not have been one of the famous top ten conglomerates in Korea.

But it was probably somewhere within the top twenty or thirty.

And I knew that construction was its main business.

For my older brother, who wanted to work at a major construction company, it was probably one of his top choices.

So this connection wasn’t quite as unlikely as getting struck by lightning.

After all…

If it’s Changseong Group…

How many employees would a group ranked around twentieth or thirtieth have?

When I thought about it that way, I could understand how this might happen.

The unbelievable part was—

How…?

How was Yura the youngest daughter of the Changseong Group?

That was the part that made absolutely no sense.

Strange.

I hadn’t felt that much of a disconnect from her before.

Then why hadn’t there been any bodyguards when I spent my first night with her?

One thing was certain.

The bastard who had gotten the precious daughter of the Changseong Group chairman pregnant right after she became an adult—

That bastard was me.

“I’ll ask you something. If we hold a wedding, there will be no going back. There is our family’s reputation, and there is your family’s reputation as well.”

“If I can spend the rest of my life with Yura, I want to take on whatever responsibility is necessary.”

“Oh, good grief… You’re still so young…”

Zap.

He flinched.

“Ahem. Well, since she’s pregnant, you’ll have the wedding after she gives birth.”

“Yes, Father.”

Perhaps my willingness to take responsibility had at least made me look somewhat respectable.

His gaze was quite different from the one I had expected.

In fact, it was very different.

“Good grief… How did such a young man end up…”

“Father?”

“Ah, Father…?”