The child does not feel kicking .
The moment I realized that, my heart sank .
“ Uh… , what… ?”
In a moment of embarrassment, I hurriedly traced my lower abdomen and focused on the child’s senses .
But… .
The presence of the child, which should have been felt for granted, was not felt at all, and only the feel of the cold skin permeated into his fingertips .
“… ah… , no… . Well, it can’t be… ?”
Cold sweat drips down
Carefully groping my lower belly, I walked up to my chest and checked my belly .
However… .
Gulp—
My stomach was sinking as flat as ever .
Like… , as if the child did not exist in the first place .
“… Oh no… . no… . I can’t… . no… .”
My head is pounding like it’s going to break, and my heart is pounding in my ears .
“… no… .”
I definitely had children .
inside me… .
Jihwan’s child was clearly in my womb .
“… no… .”
He said he wanted to get out quickly and kicked his feet, and moved around in his stomach .
certainly… , obviously it was… !
“… 👌👌👌👌 !”
A faint image flashing through my mind for a moment .
“… uh… . Shi, I hate it… . That, stop… .”
As soon as I remembered that image, a terrible fear began to suffocate my breath .
Loudly
—I fell to the floor as it was, curled up around my body and embraced it .
To protect yourself from fear of the unknown .
“… That, stop… . stop… . stop it… . no… .”
The teeth clashed at will .
The image that started to come to mind once flickered and flickered endlessly and was engraved in my mind at will ,
and it came to mind more and more clearly by repeating it dozens, hundreds, and thousands of times .
red line… .
A test machine that came up with a single line… .
Dozens of results… .
A failed plan… .
“ Oh, no… . I can’t… . Ah, the child… . I was in my stomach… .”
Contrary to my mind, evidence of failures to have children floats to my mind .
“… Shi, I hate it… . Help me… , Jihwan-ah… . please… .”
If you go to the hospital, you will know for sure .
But I did not have the courage to go to the hospital .
When you hear the word ‘no’ from someone else’s mouth .
I couldn’t possibly accept myself .
“… Oh no… !!! Don’t take my, my child… . Don’t take it !!!!”
despair .
fear .
All sorts of dark, indescribable emotions began to corrode my stomach .
“… stop it… . stop it!!! No !!!”
I raised my nails and scratched my stomach to protect the ‘child’ .
“… Mmm, stop… !! Go, don’t take it!!! Don’t take my baby !!!”
But the reality was harsh .
“… Ahhh… iced coffee… !!!”
I… .
Failed to have Jihwan’s child . Of course
, I
thought it would be a success, but I was a failure that didn’t even succeed .
“… Shi, I hate it… , sister… . Mi, I’m sorry… . I… , I’m really sorry… , please forgive me… .”
The floor that was barely supporting it collapses and falls into the abyss of endless despair .
To a place that is infinitely deep and cold .
I prayed that I would be happy with a selfish heart, but… .
The results were so horrendous .
My older sister, who sacrificed her whole life, prayed for my happiness until the end, and then she left , and
I couldn’t achieve anything .
It’s the worst ending .
“… … .”
Why did this happen ?
It feels like the world is pushing me to the edge of a cliff .
I just wanted to be happy… .
Shouldn’t I be happy? ?
Ugh-
I struggled to get up and looked at my older sister who had collapsed in front of me .
“… sister… .”
Negative emotions began to flow through the gaps in the torn wounds at the sight of the older sister that finally came into view .
“… big… .”
hate it hate
the
world I am so resentful of this world that does not allow even the slightest bit of happiness .
I hate the cruel world that my sister sacrificed and prayed for, but no one listens to it .
A world where you can’t be happy until the end… Is it really the
right world? ?
“… .”
If this is the right world… .
I’d rather just disappear .
*
A workshop located in Seoul .
Kim Dae-eun looked at the two mothers and daughters who were sitting in front of them with a tense expression on their faces .
“… .”
Min So-yeon looks at her mother as if she doesn’t like it .
And Jooyeon-hee, who looks at her daughter as if she doesn’t like it .
The two were silently glaring at each other and fighting silently, and Kim Dae-eun, who was caught between the two, kept her mouth shut and looked at each other
.
How long has it been since mother and daughter confronted each other ?
“… ha .”
Joo Hee sighed as if she had no choice but to speak with a nuance of no .
“… How did you get here ?”
Then Min So-yeon wiggled her eyebrows and answered the question softly while maintaining her composure .
“… a friend told me Then why did you come here ?”
Joo Hee-hee, who was in trouble for a while, answered the truth, thinking that there was no reason to hide it .
“… I’m here to find my husband .”
An oddly sarcastic tone of voice .
“… ha .”
In the meantime, Min So-yeon was absurd at her mother’s quarrelsome behavior, but she knew that it was not the time to sit and fight, so she took a deep breath— and meekly laid out the contents of the request .
“… I’ve been looking for some saints… .”
Then .
“… Huh… .”
Jooyeon-hee looked surprised and began to quietly roll her head .
Min So-yeon said that Kang Su-yeon’s record gradually faded from the day Yoo Ji-hwan disappeared, but it was cut off from one day .
Given the circumstances, it can be said that the movement began in earnest from the day the record was cut .
And the fact that there are no records left… .
“… It’s the name of the car .”
It is difficult to trace, meaning that a borrowed-name account was used .
“… ?”
Min So-yeon, who is still ignorant of tax evasion, could not understand Joo-hee’s words properly , and said ,
” Ah… !”
Dae-eun Kim, who was watching as if dead, realized that there was something she had missed, and hurriedly ran to the front of the laptop .
Just like Kang Su-yeon, Joo-hee is an expert in her field .
Joo-hee, who had planned kidnapping and confinement several times, was able to understand Kang Su-yeon’s method to some extent ,
and was able to infer the fact that Kang Su-yeon found out the identity of Yoo Ji-hwan .
“… Kang Soo-yeon… . What a year… .”
While Joo Hee-hee, who was hit in the back of the head after such a long time, is grinding her teeth .
Min So-yeon is lost in doubt .
“… .”
Min So-yeon could easily infer that Kang Su-yeon had feelings for Yoo Ji-hwan .
However… .
I couldn’t understand why Kang Su-yeon likes Yoo Ji-hwan, and I
couldn’t recall how Joo-yeon was aware of Kang Su-yeon’s heart .
“… Well… .”
She thought the three of them had something she didn’t know, but… .
I thought that Yoo Ji-hwan’s whereabouts had priority, so I buried it in secret .
*
After some time .
Another small workshop in Seoul .
“ Wow, I really thought I was going to die… .”
After staying up all night for several days, Kim Dae-eun finally succeeded in finding out who appears to be Kang Su-yeon’s borrowed-name account .
“… I suffered .”
Min So-yeon and Joo-yeon gathered in the workshop again, checked the items purchased by the person believed to be Kang Su-yeon, looked at the
abnormal records, and could almost be sure that it was Kang Su-yeon’s car name .
“… A rat year… .” The person presumed to be Kang Su-yeon started purchasing a huge amount of groceries
,
entertainment, radio, and other daily necessities starting from the day Yoo Ji-hwan disappeared . Traces of receiving were left .
“… .”
So, Min So-yeon and Joo-yeon, who confirmed Kang Su-yeon’s betrayal, burn their revenge .
Dae-eun Kim sneaked in and handed some material to the two of them .
“ Ah. This is a list I’ve made up just in case, so please check it once .”
“… This… .”
The material she made was information about the mountains that Yoo Ji-hwan was able to move on foot from the terminal where he was last found .
“… Good job .”
Joo Hee seldom gave compliments and looked at the material seriously, and said ,
“… Jihwan-ah… .”
Min So-yeon bit her lip in worry and checked the data .
and… .
the next day .
The two mothers and daughters, forced to form an alliance to prevent further betrayal, went straight down to the provinces to pursue them .
“… Let’s go .”
“… yes .”
A total of 3 mountains were chosen by the mother and daughter .
They decided that Yoo Ji-hwan and Kang Su-yeon would not change their residences often, so they decided to narrow the investigation network little by little, and they started searching for traces of the two while searching the mountain with a
terrifying force .
However… .
“… uh… , not here… .”
It is not easy to find people in the mountains, no matter how close they are to the palms of two mothers and daughters .
“… Not here either .”
“… ha… . Really, where are you… .”
The two mothers and daughters, who had failed in the previous two mountains, entered the third and last mountain at dusk .
Passing away—
Passing away— Two mothers and daughters running from tree to tree, rummaging through the mountains .
“… Whoo… .”
When the dusk came, Min So-yeon stood on the tree for a while and was trying to figure out the way again .
“… huh ?”
From the far side of the sheer cliff, faint smoke began to rise .
“… uh? Mom !!” Min So-
yeon , who remembered the direction in her mind
,
immediately called her mother and went down the tree, and the two of them ran through the mountain as if competing, and started running towards the right with smoke .
and… .
Crisp-
“… Ji, Ji-hwan !”
“… .”
The moment the two finally reached the cliff… .
“… … huh ?”
The two mothers and daughters were shocked to see Yoo Ji-hwan having a meal with Kang Su-yeon .