It was well past dinner time when Ihyeon finally returned home. Seeing the faces of her parents waiting in front of the entrance, he searched for traces of Yura.
“Where’s Yura?”
“On the second floor, in your room. What happened?”
In response to Mihee’s worried question, Ihyeon said as if it were obvious.
“It’s a false report.”
“I know. Yura would never do such a thing.”
“Yes, she’s definitely not that kind of person.”
Yes, Yura was definitely not that kind of person. At least, Ihyeon knew what Yura’s true feelings toward Oh Sejin were.
Such a trivial false article was not the real issue. Ihyeon was concerned about the stares Yura would receive due to the people affected by the article.
“The article has already spread as much as it will. Is her room okay?”
“We’re taking steps to have the article taken down, but since it has already spread, there are a lot of rumors.”
Ihyeon felt frustrated as he couldn’t provide a refreshing answer to his father’s question.
“So, as it is, Yura will be hurt.”
Mihee also interjected with a worried expression at Ihyeon’s words.
No matter how strong Yura claimed to be, she couldn’t be invulnerable to the inside. Ihyeon found it difficult to contain his boiling anger.
However, the person involved was frustrating. The anger surged to the point where he wanted to send Sejin to some corner of the Pacific.
Due to Yura’s words from the past, claiming to live morally, he couldn’t bring himself to execute it. Therefore, he planned to make him pay for his sins in his own way.
The timing of such scandals is crucial. Quickly releasing a rebuttal article and taking legal action is the usual method.
However, articles that clearly assert different positions are a shortcut to a mud fight. Regardless of the outcome, the process could leave deeper scars on Yura.
So, Ihyeon devised a completely different strategy. He moved busily all day for the perfect scenario, and the desired results would soon follow.
It was necessary to confine them in a tightly woven net from which they could never escape, to quell the dirty beast’s rampage. So there was no need to rush and make mistakes.
“It will be resolved soon. Please don’t worry too much.”
“Yes, come upstairs quickly.”
His parents’ unwavering trust in him could be seen clearly in their expressions and gazes.
His parents were people who could look at Yura, whom he had chosen, with the same sentiment. So, Ihyeon hoped that Jin Yura could find some peace under this gaze and protection.
The silent space as he headed upstairs made Ihyeon uneasy.
He wasn’t too worried about his nature, which wasn’t easily shaken or crumbled. Still, it was not without concern about such scandals, and it wasn’t easy not to be affected, wondering if she was crying alone.
Standing in front of the door, Ihyeon hesitated for a long time, knocking twice before opening it. Yura, who was crouched on the bed, raised her head with a somewhat vacant look.
“What are you doing?”
“Just.”
Yura staring blankly into the air again looked unfamiliar. In any situation, she was confident and shone like sunlight. It was unpleasant and disgusting that someone like Oh Sejin was trying to take away that light.
“Did you get some sleep?”
“I sleep at night.”
With a sudden mention of sleep, Yura chuckled and got up. She was thinking about picking up her clothes or something when Ihyeon suddenly grabbed her chin and looked into her eyes.
Surprised, Yura stepped back and asked, “Why, what’s going on?”
“You…”
At Ihyeon’s sharply intensified voice, Yura flinched. As she couldn’t keep up with Ihyeon’s rapidly changing atmosphere and faltered in her words, deep wrinkles appeared on his forehead.
“Why does your face look like this?”
“My face?”
“Who did this to you?”
To divert Ihyeon’s continued questioning and attention, Yura tried to talk nonchalantly and bring up another topic. However, it didn’t work on him.
“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it. But more importantly, why…!”
“It’s Dad, isn’t it?”
“What?”
Without hesitation, at Ihyeon’s firm words, Yura’s eyes widened. How much did he know? Perhaps Ihyeon knew everything about how she was usually treated, about the parts she didn’t want to show. Yura felt anxious.
Before Yura could raise her head, Ihyeon tried to turn and leave. Yura urgently grabbed his arm.
“Where are you going!”
“Where!”
An ominous air lingered heavily on Ihyeon’s turned face. Yura was uneasy, feeling as if something terrible was about to happen.
If she faced her father now, Ihyeon would hear words like an adulteress. She didn’t know if Ihyeon thought the same, but at least she didn’t want him to hear such words from her parents. She desperately wanted to prevent that.
“Don’t. Don’t do it, oppa.”
“How do I know what I’ll do.”
Yura couldn’t gauge what Ihyeon might do. Right now, it wasn’t important what he would do to Yura; it was important what words her father would utter.
She didn’t want to know how her damned parents viewed her. Perhaps she was scared to hear a reaction from Ihyeon that she expected from her father.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
