Chapter 80
“Hyuk, don’t talk nonsense.”
It had only been seven years, but seeing the deep wrinkles on his face made Namgung Hyuk’s heart grow weak. As the years passed, he became stronger, but his mother in front of him became weaker. It began to show on his skin.
Even so, he decided that he had to stick to his guns.
“It’s for the family name.”
“…….”
When Namgung-hyuk looks at Dangmi-yeon, who is averting her gaze, Dangmi-yeon bites her lip, knowing that it’s not, that she can strengthen her weakening heart.
“How could I have raised you!”
“I don’t understand that love.”
“But you won’t leave me!”
“You have a bigger bowl than me, how could I not leave you?”
“Profit!”
Tang Miyan clutched the plate on the table, her hands tightening as if she were about to throw it in frustration. Nam Gung-hyeok watched her reaction with a frown.
“I know you’ve been watching me for a long time, and I know you have expectations that my mother has built up.”
“But how can you.”
“……I thought I was the vessel that would become the patriarch.”
“You are a worthy vessel now. You have many followers, and you have no idea the dominance I have created here, in Anhui.”
“Of what use is that, Mother?”
Tang Miyan’s mouth fell open at those words. She never thought she would hear such words from her own son. It made her doubt her ears.
“What good are all the forces you have created for me? They follow you, not me.”
“Ah, no. They naturally follow you…….”
