THE LITTLE BRAT’S SWEET AND SASSY
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It was late summer and dark clouds shrouded the land. The air was humid and stuffy.
Business was bad for this coffee shop as it was deserted.
A pale and slender figure stood behind the counter.
The dim yellow light shone on him like the moonlight, covering him with shadows.
His head was hung low, and the front of his hair was let down. His straight nose and lashes that were as black as crow’s feathers could be barely seen.
His white and silky skin was a little pale, but it was unbelievably smooth as if his whole person seemed to be glowing.
A person with a babyface walked toward him after he was done keeping all the tableware.
Unimportant
“Little Tae, I heard that you’re leaving tomorrow?”
Unimportant
“Then it’ll be hard for us to meet again…”
Babyface sighed as she hesitated to continue.
They all knew that Taehyung grew up with his grandmother since he was a child.
However, Taehyung’s grandmother passed away due to a heart attack two weeks ago.
Thus, his custody was given to his mother.
No one knew that his mother was still alive and that she even married into a wealthy family. Moreover, his mother was in Yunzhou now, which was only an hour away from Lincheng.
Unimportant
“Your mother must be missing you after not meeting you for so many years,”
Suddenly, Taehyung stopped and lifted his eyes.
He had a pair of extremely gorgeous almond eyes where the inner corners were pointy and the outer corners were slightly lifted upward. His eyes looked clean and clear. His pupils were dark and deep like the night, adding a touch of coldness to them.
Taehyung lifted his lips, and there were ripples of light deep inside his eyes. He then spoke in a gentle tone,
If his mother really missed him even just a little, she would not have hidden from him for so many years.
His father, Kim Haizhou, was just an ordinary guy from a normal family background. Due to his handsome appearance, he was able to coax Su Yuan to marry him.
Nonetheless, it did not last long. After their marriage, Kim Haizhou was jobless and unambitious. Su Yuan could not put up with such a horrible life, so she filed for divorce and left the family when Taehyung was six years old.
A month after Seo Ji-hye left, Kim Haizhou was sentenced to life imprisonment because he was drunk driving and got involved in a hit-and-run which took away somebody’s life.
Since then, it was just Taehyung and his grandmother.
If his grandmother had not passed away all of a sudden, Taehyung felt that he would never get a chance in his life to meet Su Yuan again.
Surely, no one would fancy a burden like Taehyung.
Everybody knew the reason. However, Taehyung only desired love from his family in his previous life, which was dumb and naive of him. He was disfigured, shamed, lost everything, and his reputation was tarnished. Finally, he was locked in a sanatorium for a year and met his end there.
However, Taehyung realized he was turned back into a 17-year-old when he woke up once again.
Luckily, everything was just getting started.
Back then, Taehyung would be over the moon whenever they talked about it, but…
For some reason, Taehyung had changed a little after he caught a high fever three days ago.
Taehyung’s phone vibrated in his pocket.
He took out his phone and glanced at it. It showed a string of numbers from Yunzhou.
His gaze stopped for a moment. Taehyung then declined the call and set the phone in silent mode.
Babyface asked him curiously
Taehyung answered her casually
Kim Taehyung
I don’t know. Maybe it’s a scam call.
Babyface nodded before going into the changing room to change her attire.
She was supposed to have a night shift, but she had some issues with her family. Therefore, Taehyung took the initiative to take over her shift, and her colleague was thankful to him.
Unimportant
“I’m leaving now, Taehyung! Be careful when you’re returning home later.”
Taehyung smiled and waved goodbye to her.
The sky was getting darker.
The thunder rumbled, and it started to rain.
Taehyung had already worked in the coffee shop for another two hours, and the time showed that it was 10:00 p.m.
He sat on a stool, tearing off post-it notes and writing something on them.
Suddenly, there came a strident honking from a car outside.
Taehyung raised his head and looked out to see a black Cayenne stopped outside the shop.
Slowly, he sat up straight.
The driver got out of the car and opened an umbrella before he strode to the back seat.
A well-dressed lady got out of the car and entered the coffee shop.
Under the lights and shade, it could be seen that the lady had been taking exceptional care of her face.
Yet, the expression on her face was extremely terrible.
The lady scowled while gazing at Taehyung. She had seen Taehyung’s photos before. This was the first time the both of them were officially meeting after 11 years.
The young omega in front of her was wearing a casual black T-shirt that occasionally revealed his exquisite collarbone. His smoky gray skinny jeans outlined his straight and long legs.
He was stunning with a languid and unrestrained vibe between his eyes.
The driver, Zhou Hua, stood aside while looking at Taehyung with contempt.
Taehyung never showed the intention of standing up and greeting her even after she had come into the coffee shop. His entire body was exuding with indifference.
Was this the way he treated his own mother?
Su Yuan felt it too, and her face was gloomy.
Su Yuan paused for a second before she tried to speak softly
Su Yuan
“Taehyung, I went to your school just now. Mr. Zhang said that you haven’t been attending your classes these few days. You’re not going to school. Why are you stuck here?”
only made her way to this place after asking around, and they really did have a hard time searching for it.
Taehyung re-capped the pen and replied to her gently,
Kim Taehyung
“I had a fever the last three days and just got better today. Besides, I’m in debt now because of my grandma’s funeral. That’s why I came here to work so that I can clear my loan.”
Su Yuan
“I called you so many times just now, why didn’t you pick up?”
Taehyung frowned a little before reaching for his phone. Sure enough, there were plenty of missed call notifications on his screen, and he uttered in shock,
Kim Taehyung
“I see. I thought it was a scam call.”
Of course, he had not saved Su Yuan contact number on his phone.
Su Yuan shut her eyes for a minute.
Back then, she had never imagined that she would come back to Lincheng again after deciding to leave everything behind and get out of that place.
Her past marriage and her son—those were the things that she would never want to talk about.
The Ye family was distinguished and eminent in Yunzhou. Su Yuan had put in a lot of effort to maintain a firm position in the family.
She finally got Ye Ming: daughter, Ye Ci, to accept her. She even had a son named Ye Cheng. Just when Su Yuan thought that she could enjoy her life, who knew that Taehyung would suddenly come out of nowhere?
Actually, Su Yuan was reluctant to be here, but she had no choice.
Besides, she could not help but recall her sorrowful past when she saw Taehyung. As such, it made her unable to get close to him no matter what.
Su Yuan
“You don’t need to worry about it. Go pack your things and follow me back to Yunzhou tonight.”
Su Yuan tone was firm as she turned around and left after finishing her sentence.
Suddenly, Taehyung replied to her,
Kim Taehyung
“I can’t finish packing tonight, so I can’t leave tonight.”
Su Yuan turned her head and uttered a little impatiently
Su Yuan
“What are the things that you need to pack from that house? Everything’s ready for you at Yunzhou, you—”
Kim Taehyung
“I’m not used to using other people’s stuff,”
Taehyung interrupted Su Yuan.
Su Yuan heart shook a little.
She had told Ye Ming that she would be home by tonight. If it were not because of Taehyung, she would not have dragged this matter on until now.
The rain was getting heavier.
Zhou Hua’s expression changed after he took a glance at his phone.
Zhou Hua
“Madam, the highway back to Yunzhou is closed because of the heavy rain.”
They might be unable to return home tonight.
Taehyung propped his face on his hand.
He did not have much to pack. He just did not want to leave at night.
On this day in his past life, it was raining cats and dogs in Yunzhou. Dozens of cars were involved in a pileup on the highway, causing three deaths and seven injured.
As for Taehyung, he was one of them.
Zhou Hua and Su Yuan were lucky enough to suffer minor injuries during that accident, but Taehyung’s right arm was fractured and he needed three months to recover from it.
The most important thing was his right arm had lost part of its function after that car crash.
At that time, Taehyung felt like the car had some issues and wanted to check on it. However, he was told that the car had been scrapped and he could not investigate anything else.
Taehyung would never take the risk again if he was given a second chance.
Since the situation was a little different, Su Yuan said
Su Yuan
“Then, I’ll make a call home to let them know I’m staying here tonight. Zhou Hua, get us a hotel.”
However, Taehyung uttered,
Kim Taehyung
“I’m staying at my house.”
Su Yuan scowled as she glanced at Taehyung while making the call.
She had nothing else to say since Taehyung was insisting. Nevertheless, she would never step foot into this filthy place again.
Su Yuan adjusted her scarf before she uttered,
Su Yuan
“Zhou Hua, send him back home.”
Half an hour later, the black Cayenne entered an old town area.
In all these years, the east side of Lincheng developed rapidly because it was just next to Yunzhou.
Meanwhile, the west side of Lincheng was dilapidated and worn-out.
Finally, the car stopped in front of an alley.
The rain had gotten lighter. Potholes were vaguely visible on the narrow road under the dim streetlights, and the building beside them was patchy and dilapidated.
Su Yuan shifted her gaze away from it in disgust after she took a look at it.
She sat still in her seat.
Su Yuan
“I’ll be here tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.”
Taehyung carried his black backpack, got out of the car swiftly, and left.
In the dark, Taehyung held an umbrella with one hand. His back was slender and thin, but it was straight and full of pride.
A white car passed by them.
Song Kang was driving as he questioned idly
Song Kang
“I really don’t know what’s good about this tiny Lincheng that’s worthwhile for you to come here every month? You come here and do nothing else, just wandering around the streets. It has almost been a year. Do you really think that I’m your driver?”
At the front passenger seat, a man was tilting his head while looking out the window.
He was fair, and his black hair was hanging down. The curve from his brow ridge to his nose was perfect. Even his jawline was clean and sharp.
The man wore a black suit with two buttons unbuttoned at his neck, revealing his sexy Adam’s apple.
Black and white, the two colors were well-defined but blended perfectly.
His posture was casual and lazy, yet his brows and eyes were cold as they exuded an emotionless vibe.
He opened his mouth, and his tone was hoarse because he did not sleep well yesterday.
He was really handsome, but it was unsure who could deal with his weird behavior
song Kang coughed when he recalled Old Master Jeon instruction, and he said
Song Kang
“Listen to me. This is not the way you deal with it. It has already been a year. You should go and consult a psychiatrist…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Song Kang realized the man had sat up straight and was staring outside.
He shifted his gaze as well, and he saw a familiar license plate.
Song Kang
“Oh? Isn’t that the Ye family’s car? Seems like they really came here to fetch the boy back home.”
Jungkook rested his eyes on the figure in the dark alley. He could only react after a moment.
Jeon Jungkook
“The Ye family?”
Song Kang
“Ye Ming current wife has a omega boy with her ex-husband. The boy is homeless now and the Ye family said they want to bring him back home. I guess the boy’s life isn’t going to get any easier.”
Jungkook pondered for a while before questioning suddenly
Jeon Jungkook
“Old Master Song is going to celebrate his 70th birthday a few days later. Did you all invite the Ye family?”
Song Kang shook his head.
Jeon Jungkook
“Then, I’ll invite them with you tomorrow.”
Song turned the wheel violently and gazed at Jungkook unbelievably.
Song Kang
“It’s just the Ye family. Wait a minute, don’t tell me that you fancy the young omega?”
His face was partly in the dark when the lights shone on him, and there was a beam of light flashing across the depths of his deep eyes
Jeon Jungkook
“Didn’t you say that he has no one to take care of him?”
Comments
Eyana Lisa
wow I really like this novel
2025-06-05
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🌙Ruby Rudbeckia~✨
she is a horrible mother
2025-06-06
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LatitziÀ
author can you change both of our taekook profile pics please 🥺
2025-06-06
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