“I wanted to treat you.”
Lee Jae-ho had knocked to ask her to have dinner. She felt so out of touch with reality, as if she had entered someone else’s mind. Her thought process was flickering like a faulty circuit.
“You probably don’t have anything prepared since it’s your first day.”
His unfathomable smile was somehow very tender. Dajeong tried hard to hold onto her heart that seemed to be drifting far away and continued her thoughts. Why was Lee Jae-ho doing this?
It seemed overly kind, no matter how she thought about it.
“There’s a decent steak, but it’s boring to eat alone.”
His speech trailed off with a strange informal tone, mixed with an inexplicable intimacy and petulance. Maybe his voice, with a spoonful of laughter, was casting a spell.
Leaning against the wall with a smile, the man was fatally beautiful. Dajeong thought that if he were a vampire, she would willingly offer her neck. It could really happen just like that.
“No, thank you.”
So, she decided to step back first.
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t fully understand the man’s intentions. She didn’t want to fall into it. She saw a clear line drawn in front of her feet. Crossing that line seemed like it would lead to irreversible consequences.
That’s enough.
“It’s uncomfortable. And you don’t have to do this.”
As Dajeong tried to close the door somewhat harshly, the man blocked it with his arm. His brows furrowed slightly.
“You don’t have to do this?”
“It means I won’t spread rumors about Lee Jae-ho being here.”
Dajeong spoke clearly and closed the door without hesitation.
Then she collapsed. She tried to speak calmly, but her heart was pounding as if it would break. The feeling of melting from the top of her head under his gaze, as he looked down at her with his significantly taller height.
Crazy. She’s gone crazy. Just here, at this seaside, everything’s crazy.
Barely managing to stand up, she went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She took out a bottle of water and gulped it down. Still, her heart wouldn’t calm down easily.
“Why is he like that? Lee Jae-ho.”
Dajeong drank another glass of water and aimlessly wandered around the kitchen. She felt her face heating up and fanned herself with her hand. Then she drank more water.
“Suddenly asking to have dinner. Really, me.”
She circled around the island kitchen table one more time for no reason.
“Does he do this to just anyone? Is he a frivolous man?”
Dajeong continued to talk to herself.
“It’s disconcerting.”
After a while, her heart finally calmed down a bit. When she turned her attention back to the TV, the drama she was watching had ended. It was a pity as it was getting interesting. She remembered the face of Oh Chaewon with her thick wavy hair let down like waves. The role suited her well this time.
“I’m hungry in such a situation…”
It was past 8 PM, having arrived here, unpacked, met Lee Jae-ho, and had a cup of tea. Normally, Dajeong would have already had dinner by this time.
“It’s been about three hours since I arrived.”
A silly laugh escaped her. It felt like two days had passed, but it was only three hours.
Time itself seemed to be running strangely, like she had suddenly fallen into a very odd world. Dajeong tried to quiet her noisy thoughts and approached the sink, opening various shelves. She saw ramen on the top right shelf, recalling the landlord couple mentioning they had left it there.
“Let’s eat this. For now.”
There were a few side dishes prepared by Gyeongmi, but she couldn’t be bothered to look for them. Dajeong put water in a pot. She wanted to eat, sleep, and think again tomorrow.
She also wanted to forget the man’s tender tone, which had no sense of reality.
Sitting on the second-floor terrace, Jae-ho let out a flat laugh. It’s fortunate yet difficult that it’s not easy. If it continues like this, he felt like he would either die of longing or wither away. He couldn’t decide which would be better.
“I rejected Lee Jae-ho and am boiling ramen. I must be crazy.”
She took a sip of beer while gazing at the stars scattered like mist. The scent of ramen carried up to her on the wind.
“What a beautiful night. Why are the stars so visible? It’s exhilarating.”
She regretted not bringing her camera. Jae-ho, who enjoyed taking pictures of stars, owned several high-performance cameras and had near-professional skills in photography. Most of those photos were taken in Taean.
Taean was not a new destination for Jae-ho. He was familiar with its starry beaches, having visited often.
He even had a hunch why Dajeong chose Taean for a month-long trip.
‘I just got back from a vacation in Taean. Our family always goes to Taean. Dad is obsessed with clam digging. You wouldn’t believe how much Dajeong hated it.’
There must be many memories of her family’s trips here. ‘That guy’ had mentioned it at least three times, so she probably visited more than that. Perhaps it was the happiest time in their lives.
What would a family trip feel like? Jae-ho didn’t know the joy of a warm, happy family trip.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
