Sa Rang didn’t need to hear more about his bad reputation; he knew it well himself.
“Take your time. Don’t worry about me.”
Sa Rang watched Do Han walk away, then hesitated before entering the wedding hall, stopping at a display of the couple’s studio photos.
“Wow, so beautiful.”
The wedding dress, the setting, the bride and groom – everything radiated beauty.
But it was their expressions, filled with happiness, that captivated her.
Will I ever have such a photo?
Will I get married to someone I love?
Who will be the man standing next to me?
Sa Rang’s gaze drifted towards Do Han, chatting with his friends in the distance.
She imagined herself in a wedding dress next to Do Han in a tuxedo, when someone approached her.
“Are you Sa Rang? Right?”
Startled, Sa Rang turned to see a familiar face.
Han Jae Sung from the Architecture Department, whom she had gone on a blind date with in her first year.
They met occasionally in their second year but had only exchanged casual greetings at school since then.
Both were pleasantly surprised to see each other after so long.
“Hello. How did you recognize me?”
Sa Rang thought she had matured and shed her freshman look, but apparently not to others.
“You’ve become even prettier.”
Blushing slightly at the unexpected compliment, Sa Rang replied.
“Have you been in touch with Tae Hoon?”
“No, I just got in touch for this event.”
“Ah, I see. Where do you work now?”
“I’m at Seohan Electronics. And you?”
“I work at an architectural office run by a senior. Anyway, it’s great to see you.”
“Yes, for me too.”
“Let’s have coffee after the wedding.”
“What?”
Sa Rang looked confused, unsure whether to mention her boyfriend.
“Meeting like this must be fate…”
But her dilemma was unnecessary.
“Fate? What fate?”
Do Han suddenly appeared, pulling her away, leaving Jae Sung speechless.
Jae Sung, seeing Do Han for the first time since he dropped out, was stunned.
“Do Han Hyung! How could you not contact me all this time?”
Jae Sung, who had looked up to Do Han, felt more than just disappointment.
“Were you in the States? Are you back for good?”
“Let’s talk later. The ceremony is about to start.”
The wedding hall’s announcer began gathering guests, signaling the ceremony’s commencement.
The original Korean paragraph consists of 24 lines. I will now translate it verbatim into English, ensuring that the English translation also has 24 lines.
Having no choice, Jae Sung pulled out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Do Han.
“Please call me. Actually, give me your card too. I think I’ll be faster in contacting you.”
Jae Sung quickly extended his hand, not knowing when he’d see Do Han again.
Do Han chuckled and handed him a card.
“Ah, you work at Seohan Electronics. Wait… huh?”
Jae Sung, feeling something odd, lifted his gaze from the card.
He belatedly noticed Do Han’s arm wrapped around Sa Rang’s shoulder.
“Seohan Electronics? Then you two are…”
Jae Sung looked back and forth between them, confused.
Weren’t they broken up before?
Do Han kindly resolved Jae Sung’s confusion.
“Yeah. I work at the same company as my girlfriend. Same team too.”
“Girlfriend? Again?”
Jae Sung, who vaguely knew about their breakup, couldn’t close his surprised mouth.
“Not again, but continuously.”
“Huh?”
For Do Han, there had never been a breakup with Sa Rang. It wasn’t ‘again,’ but ‘continuously.’
However, Jae Sung couldn’t comprehend it.
“Go find some foxy lady for yourself. Stop bothering my girl.”
Do Han, leaving a stunned Jae Sung behind, entered the wedding hall with Sa Rang.
He only let her go after finding their seats.
“Did you give your number to Han Jae Sung?”
“No.”
“That’s a shame.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
Sa Rang narrowed her eyes.
She thought he was jealous, but apparently not.
He said, his lips pouting slightly.
“I told you if you give your number to another man, I’ll kiss you right there. That’s why it’s a shame.”
Do Han gazed intently at her lips, smiling.
Sa Rang quickly bit her lip under her boyfriend’s intense gaze.
It was a relief she hadn’t given her number to Jae Sung.
She almost ended up kissing at someone else’s wedding.
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
