Chapter 72

In a photography studio in Seoul's Jongno District, Lee Ji-hyun had just finished shooting a magazine ad. Since this studio was quite well-known in the industry, many small ads were shot here, and she had been here many times. Suddenly, she felt a bit of abdominal pain and said to her agent, "Unni, you go out and wait for me, I need to go to the bathroom!"

The agent nodded, "Hurry up, we have another ad to shoot here soon, don't delay them!"

"Got it, Unni!"

After quickly tidying herself up, Lee Ji-hyun rushed to the studio entrance, where her agent was already waiting with a taxi. There was nothing she could do; she was just a small model and didn't know when she would have a nanny car.

Not only to win back her son and his father, or to pursue her stage dream, she also needed to practice singing and dancing to enter the CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) industry. Even for a nanny car, she had to work hard. After all, she knew that as a model, she had reached her limit and couldn't climb to a new level...

Sitting in the taxi, she looked back at the newly parked Hyundai nanny car. Sigh, when would she be able to use one? Sometimes, Lee Ji-hyun asked herself, was it worth not fulfilling her responsibilities as a mother for her ideals?

Now, looking at the older man, no, the fraudster, who was not an older man but a younger brother three years her junior, busy with his career and taking care of the child, wouldn't it be nice to be a housewife?

At least, she wouldn't have to be like now, where she could only see her child on TV. Watching her son grow bigger on TV, hearing him call "BABA" and "Bopo," Lee Ji-hyun had cried many nights because she had never heard her son call her "MAMA"...

Lee Ji-hyun seemed to see a figure holding a child get out of the nanny car, but it was too far to see clearly. She shook her head in despair, thinking she must be crazy with longing for her child, even hallucinating...

The agent noticed that Lee Ji-hyun seemed a bit off, "What's wrong, Ji-hyun?"

"Nothing!"

Sometimes, Lee Ji-hyun wondered why she always avoided the issue. Yes, she was irresponsible for leaving her child with his father, but many times when she wanted to see her child, she ended up walking to the building where Lee Seung-rim lived, but she didn't have the courage to go upstairs...

She didn't know how to face Lee Seung-rim or how he saw her. Her knowledge of him was limited to that mysterious night and what she saw on TV. He knew nothing about her. How could they start a conversation? What could they say?

Despite not wanting to admit it, Lee Ji-hyun realized she had fallen in love with the older man, now Lee Seung-rim. She thought she must be crazy, how could this happen? But if she wasn't crazy, why did she have a child with him...

Fortunately, with the internet, she easily found an answer. She had Stockholm Syndrome (those who want to know more can search it on Baidu). Perhaps a psychologist could help her, but she felt it was a happy thing to love someone, and traditional Eastern thinking made her reluctant to talk about it to others...

Moreover, realistically, she couldn't afford to pay a psychologist for an hour with her 24-hour workday...

Now, Lee Ji-hyun regretted making a five-year plan, saying she would return before her child started elementary school. Wouldn't it have been better to make it two or three years, and return when her child started kindergarten?

Even with a child, as long as she kept it hidden and had Lee Seung-rim's support, it wouldn't affect her career. She was foolish back then, and now she had no excuse to return...

When she couldn't see her child, her feelings were intense but controllable. But seeing her son and his father more often on TV made her longing more unbearable...

"Driver, turn around!" Lee Ji-hyun decided. She wanted to go back and see if she had seen things clearly. She wanted to see her son and her "husband"!

After much thought, Lee Ji-hyun finally found a reason for Lee Seung-rim, whether it was due to Stockholm Syndrome or not. The fact was that she had fallen in love with him, and he was her child's father!

The agent was a bit surprised, "Ji-hyun, what are you going to do?"

"I left something behind!"

It was a bit of a stretch, but since Lee Ji-hyun was always a low-maintenance model, the agent agreed...

Getting out of the car, Lee Ji-hyun rushed into the studio. The staff didn't stop her, as they all knew her and assumed she had left something behind...

Lee Ji-hyun wanted to reveal herself, but it was too difficult, and she didn't have the courage... She was not a decisive person and had always been indecisive. So, she decided to just watch...

Her son had grown so much, different from when he was little. His eyes were like hers, his nose like his father's, his mouth and face shape like hers. It seemed her son looked more like her...

The older man had also changed, no longer as unkempt, looking younger and in better shape. Despite looking younger, he had a mature and steady demeanor...

Lee Ji-hyun was proud that her son looked more like her. She was proud that her "husband" was becoming more outstanding in both his personal life and career, but she could only watch them from a distance and didn't dare to reveal herself...

Tears streamed down her cheeks without her noticing. The shoot was almost over, and she told herself to take one last look. Finally, she gritted her teeth and ran out...

Lee Seung-rim, who had just finished the shoot, was holding Xiao Huhu and thanking the staff. No matter what he thought, he had to maintain proper etiquette...

But he seemed to see a woman's figure run out, a familiar feeling... Who was it? Ji-yeon and the others? It must be someone he had seen before... Why didn't she come to say hello?

He looked down at his precious son, "Good Huhu, did you see the person who just went out? Did you recognize which aunt or unni it was?"

Xiao Huhu, who was more focused on the toys the staff had prepared, pointed to a fluffy little lion, "Daddy, I want it!"

Xiao Huhu had grown a lot, pronouncing many syllables clearly and expressing himself more accurately...

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"Ji-hyun, why are you crying?" Back in the car, her agent immediately noticed her tear marks...

"I was scolded by the staff when I went in to find something!" In Korea, whether you are a model or another artist, your status is not high, and being scolded by staff is very common...

The agent knew that Lee Ji-hyun had been scolded before, and now she was crying so badly, it must have been a severe scolding, "Hmph, what's so great about them, we won't come here again!"

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"Ji-hyun, why are you crying?" Back in the car, her agent immediately noticed her tear marks...

"I was scolded by the staff when I went in to find something!" In Korea, whether you are a model or another artist, your status is not high, and being scolded by staff is very common...

The agent knew that Lee Ji-hyun had been scolded before, and now she was crying so badly, it must have been a severe scolding, "Hmph, what's so great about them, we won't come here again!"