Rushing around, Yura arrived at her cousin Eunsoo and Jinho’s house.
Getting out of the car, she realized that there wasn’t even a common bouquet of flowers, considering it had been a while since her last visit. Thinking she should find a nearby flower shop, Yura, recalling office hours, simply pressed the doorbell.
Beyond the intercom, Eunsoo’s cheerful voice could be heard. As the gate opened and she stepped inside, a neatly groomed garden welcomed Yura.
Without having the chance to look around, as she approached the entrance, Eunsoo opened the door with a smile.
“You’re here?”
“Eonni, how have you been? I’m empty-handed because I’ve been so busy.”
“Don’t worry about that between us. It’s fine.”
Although Yura wasn’t tall, Eunsoo was even smaller in stature.
To pat Yura’s head, who was wearing high heels, Eunsoo raised her arms, but instead, she wrapped her arms around Yura’s waist. Yura smiled at the affectionate and gentle touch.
“How’s your health?”
“I’m fine. How about you? Is married life enjoyable?”
“Hyun oppa isn’t particularly fun.”
“That’s how it is. Hoho.”
As they entered the house, they busily exchanged greetings and checked on each other. Eunsoo, who was five months pregnant, couldn’t attend the wedding due to her weak physical condition.
Although it had only been five months since Yura saw her last, there were no noticeable changes in Eunsoo’s belly as she gazed at it discreetly.
“Does the belly normally only show this much during pregnancy?”
“It varies for each pregnant woman. Mine doesn’t show much.”
Eunsoo, who couldn’t stop smiling joyfully, shared the story of a pregnant woman she saw at the obstetrics and gynecology clinic.
“When I went to the OB-GYN, I saw a pregnant woman who was five months pregnant but looked like she was about to give birth. She seemed so exhausted, and seeing that made me feel fortunate that mine isn’t showing much.”
“Ah, I see.”
Without entering the living room, the two women stood in the entrance, and Jinho sighed softly as he watched them.
Feeling sorry for Eunsoo, who was busy chatting away, he wanted to let them talk endlessly. However, sorry as he was, Yura’s visit was related to work, so it was time to conclude matters.
“Eunsoo-yah, we need to talk about our work.”
“Oh, look at me. Ask the ajumma to bring us something to drink. I’ll go upstairs to rest.”
“I’ll come to visit next time. It seems a bit difficult today.”
“It’s okay.”
Jinho told Yura to wait in the study and then accompanied Eunsoo to the bedroom.
Having exercised by walking several laps around the garden before Yura’s arrival, Eunsoo’s face showed signs of fatigue. Jinho gently laid her down on the bed, asked the housekeeper for a refreshing drink, and then headed to the study.
Yura, sitting on the sofa with a hardened expression, seemed to represent the current mood.
“What’s the matter?”
“Osejin, it seems like there’s a problem.”
Jinho’s expression across the table slightly stiffened. Yura, who wished she didn’t know, was already aware of Osejin’s issues.
When she had contact with him during several visits to Europe, she unintentionally witnessed it. Osejin, however, dismissed Jinho’s curiosity by attributing it to simple stress.
Of course, she also confirmed with the IF management, receiving the same response as Osejin.
Despite this unsettling factor, Jinho proceeded with the performance. Until now, the trembling in his hands hadn’t caused any issues with the performance, and he believed that if managed well, everything would be fine.
“Trembling hands?”
Yura frowned at Jinho’s somewhat indifferent tone.
“You knew?”
“More or less. What did the professor say?”
“He suggested undergoing a precise examination, but Osejin refused.”
“That’s something we can’t control.”
His calm and composed demeanor was irritating. From the moment Baek Jinho brought Osejin, it seemed like Baek’s sly nature became more prominent. That’s why the Baek family is known for being sly.
“This could become a problem later on. The professor says he’ll quickly recover with proper treatment, but since he refuses…”
“We’re not a performing arts management company. That’s IF’s problem to handle.”
“True, but we’re concerned that it might affect the performance.”
Yura’s concern was about the performance. The PR team had already submitted numerous proposals for review, and the planning related to the performance was almost finalized.
If a disturbance occurred during the performance due to some incident, and the performance had to be vacated immediately, the biggest problem was that there was no replacement artist.
“Even without that, I feel like I’m going to die in the middle of it.”
“What are you talking about?”
Already having a headache, Yura involuntarily furrowed her brows at the unexpected news.
“If Baek Ihyun and Jin Yugeon come back and make a fuss about Osejin, I’m scared to death.”
“Oppa?”
Yura blinked her eyes in bewilderment at the absurdity of it all.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
