Chapter 20

Yunho fulfilled his promise. He brought his interior designer to redecoration Yuri’s room too, instead of Chunghee’s room. He put a baby cot polishing in light blue color liked the bright sky next to her bed. Her bedroom wall had been covered by nice blue & white wallpaper with its lovely cute pictures of mickey mouse & his friends. At the beginning, Yuri showed her disapproval but after that she loved it, ‘Yunho Oppa have good taste.’ She thought in admiration. Now, her room looked more like a child’s room. She didn’t know how Yunho decorated Chunghee’s room in his apartment. She had never asked him & he had never told her either.

Since she had already agreed to nurse him, Chunghee stayed with her. Sometimes, she regretted her decision but it was too late. She & Yunho had an agreement about their baby. At that time, she actually wanted to hurt him to show him that she was still a cold-hearted woman in order to make him hate her in the end so he would take his baby away & leave her alone. After that, she could start to forget them & go back to her original plan. However, a vision of Jiyeon taking care her son together with Yunho made her change her mind completely. She couldn’t bear to see Chunghee in other woman’s hand. What if Jiyeon treated him badly? What if Jiyeon didn’t love him? He was just a little cute innocent baby. Yuri shivered. She had to take care of her son by herself & she found the best way to hurt Yunho without losing her pride. She had won again, as she saw his painful look every time he handed her a cheque, however, her heart screamed out in pain, too.

When her mind asked her how she would forget her son if she kept him in her embrace every day & night, she had made a promise that after her school start again, Yunho should take him away. Since she had nothing to do until a new semester began, she decided to enjoy her time with her son. Almost all the time she could hardly take her eyes off of his cute face.

On the other side, thinking about their baby made Yunho frustrated. The birth of a new baby should be a time of great joy & serenity but it could turn wrong if the mother was Yuri. He sighed. Yunho had visited her almost everyday now, instead of three times a week as their marriage agreement. With pleading eyes, he said that he couldn’t stop himself from visiting his baby, “I miss him, Yul. I can’t think properly before I see both of you & make sure that you’re fine.” Yuri guessed that he just made it up. However, looking at his serious face, she didn’t have a heart to stop him from seeing his son. After all, he was the father & she wanted a deep love growing between Chunghee & him. If the time comes then it would be easy for Yunho to take over their son.

Yunho didn’t say anything or ask about the money. He kept giving her money every month as their agreement. He just wondered what did she buy to spend the big money every month? He looked around her room curiously when he visited his son, looking for her new things. He frowned. She didn’t buy any new dress. She didn’t buy any shoes & of course, she didn’t spend money to buy their baby’s needs as Yunho had provided all of that. He was being more questioning as he heard from Mimi that Yuri was trying to find a job.

One day, he was sitting in her study chair, waiting for Yuri to finished giving Chunghee a bath. He spotted her bank statement on the table. He was so curious to see its contents. Looking around for a few second, he opened the folded paper from its envelope & looked at the last page. To his surprise, Yuri didn’t have much money in her account. Where did the money go? He frowned. He couldn’t find an answer even his brilliant brain had worked so hard to think about it.

Thinking for a few minutes, he got a reasonable answer. She’d never cashed in his cheques. That was what his brilliant brain had told him. He smiled secretly. So, she only pretended to ask for money from him but in fact, she had never wanted to be paid. He shook his head then chuckled lightly. Yuri could act weird beyond his imagination that he needed more than a few years to know her better. After he got home that night, he immediately his computer to log into his bank account via citibank internet banking. He just wanted to prove to himself that his theory was correct. Yuri might never clearance his cheques so the money was still in his account. Grinning, his eyes were analyzing the activity of his bank account. He was shocked. She did take his money every month. It was clear that his account had been deducted NT$ 300,000 per month. He put his hand to support his head. He could never understand her. Where had the money go?

Yuri had re-enrolled to her university to continue her study. Waiting for the new semester on August, she just spent her spare time studying & playing with Chunghee. He grew up quickly. She liked to tickle him because he would scream out loud & his eyes would be half close like a bow, showing his opened mouth without any teeth. However, in front of Yunho, she showed him as if she didn’t care. She wanted to let him know that she only did her job, nursing him, no more than that.

However, Yunho was smart. She couldn’t fool his eyes. He knew that Yuri was taking care of Chunghee seriously. He could see that their son was growing up healthy & happy. Moreover, Youngmi gave him a full report secretly behind her sister’s back. Recalling Yuri’s acts in front of him & their son’s cuteness, he could laugh & grin liked a crazy man during his business meeting. Most of the time it made his business colleagues stared at him in question before he uttered an apology in embarrassment.

He kept bringing healthy food & vitamins to them. When Yuri protested, he just said, “I bought this for my son. He gets his food from you so I have to make sure that he gets the best he could get.” Yuri was too stunned to react but before she gained back her wits, he added quickly in a light tone, “You’re not his mother. I’ve paid you so just follow my instructions. After all, you’re only his nursing baby-sitter.”

Yuri’s eyes widened. She rolled her eyes to argue back but she couldn’t find the right word to fight back. Yunho won. She let out her breath loudly & gave him a mock glare. She wanted to utter something but Yunho had gone upstairs to her room to see his son. Yunho smiled secretly, knowing that she had lost this time.

Yunho’s relationship with Jiyeon as business partners had developed better than their love romance before. He admitted that Jiyeon was good. With her beautiful face & skills, she had been a tough negotiator to their clients. Jiyeon hadn’t known yet about the baby as Yunho still kept it as a secret. He was still married to Yuri & their agreement was to never let anyone know about their relationship. He was afraid if he told Jiyeon & then Jiyeon will talked to the media then his efforts to strengthen his marriage would failed completely. To his relief, Yuri didn’t start asking about their divorce again. He didn’t want to talk about it either, hoping that they could build a different feeling towards each other because of the baby.

Regarding the rumour of his secret girlfriend having a baby already, Jiyeon had never asked him who she was. She acted as if she respected his privacy. He promised someday he would introduce Yuri to her. Jiyeon always wanted to spend her spare time with him but he always got reasoned to refuse her. He didn’t want any gossip between her & him if the media caught them together. Of course Yuri didn’t care but he didn’t want the public to be thinking that they were dating again. He ran away to his parent’s house, bringing Chunghee on the weekend in order to avoid her visit to his apartment.

Yoongi had been calling Yuri several times after she gave birth. He sounded cheerful as he knew that they only have a short time before they would be together. Yuri didn’t tell him that she was nursing her son because she knew it would hurt him again. She couldn’t bear to hear his disappointed voice again. Moreover, she had promised him to forget Yunho & his son. Sometimes, Yoongi asked casually about her son but she always refused to a