A Relentless Senior (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 8
Monday morning.
Sa Rang always looked forward to this time when she could call Do Han for a morning call—but not today.
She’d tossed and turned all night after dreaming about him and Hye Ri.
Maybe it was because Ji Woo had called her a “bed buddy,” but in the dream, the two of them were exactly that.
Sa Rang suffered watching the scene, yet couldn’t break free from it.
Covering her ears and closing her eyes did no good.
She only woke up after sitting slumped over, crying helplessly for a long while.
Her back was soaked in sweat.
It had been a nightmare.
Unable to fall back asleep, she lay with her eyes wide open until the room brightened, then finally got up.
Before she knew it, it was almost time to call Do Han.
Sa Rang fiddled with her phone and pressed the call button.
“Hello.”
“You’re up already.”
“Yeah.”
Unlike his usual drowsy tone, Do Han’s voice was unusually clear today.
“Then I’ll see you soon.”
“Okay.”
Since he was already awake, there was no need to prolong the call.
She hadn’t wanted to hear his voice for long today anyway—luckily.
If possible, she didn’t even want to see his face, but she couldn’t skip class.
Sa Rang quickly got ready for school and left the house.
As she opened the glass front door and stepped down the stairs, she ran right into Do Han, who was just leaving his place.
“Good morning.”
When she’d desperately wanted to see him, he never showed up—but today, coincidence felt especially cruel.
Since they were heading in the same direction, there was no way to part ways.
Silence settled between them as they walked side by side.
Nothing had changed between them, yet the air around them felt heavy.
Sa Rang found it ridiculous that she was angry all by herself.
Thinking about it, he hadn’t done anything wrong.
Whatever his relationship with Hye Ri was, he owed her no explanation.
After all, she wasn’t his girlfriend—not even someone who’d confessed her feelings to him.
So his confusion over her sudden change in attitude was understandable.
Sa Rang tried to reason with herself logically:
To him, she was just an acquaintance—a junior he happened to know.
“When should we do next month’s assignment?”
The only safe topic she could discuss with Do Han was class-related.
Although they’d just completed their first assignment yesterday, she tossed out the question anyway, having nothing else to say.
No matter how hard she tried to act normal, stiffness remained on her face.
Do Han stared at her quietly.
“I want to plan ahead. When are you free?”
“Anytime. Whenever’s convenient for you.”
“Then let’s go on a weekday afternoon, not the weekend.”
Sa Rang knew that as long as she had feelings for him, her sincerity would inevitably seep into even something as simple as a school assignment.
If he was close with another girl, shouldn’t she just stop liking him?
Maybe it was time to start letting go, bit by bit.
But she felt utterly confused about how to do it.
With that mindset, she chose a brief weekday afternoon over an entire weekend together for their next assignment.
“Alright.”
Though weekday afternoons might be difficult due to Hye Ri, Do Han nodded.
There was still nearly a month left, and Sa Rang seemed unusually down—he wanted to go along with her suggestion.
A brief silence passed before he asked,
“Where are we going?”
“I’m not sure yet. I’ll look into it from now on.”
Silence returned again.
As the awkwardness stretched on, Sa Rang searched her mind for something to talk about—yet unexpectedly, he spoke first.
“Want to go see some flowers?”
“Huh?”
“You seem really interested in flowers.”
Only then did Sa Rang understand what he meant.
He was suggesting a date spot for their assignment.
“There’s a tulip festival at the amusement park next month. If we go during nighttime hours, we can also watch the fireworks.”
Sa Rang looked up at Do Han, slightly surprised.
He was retaking the class yet hardly seemed serious about attending lectures.
He’d usually arrive just in time to avoid being marked late, and from what she could tell, he paid little attention during class.
She’d assumed he was doing this dating assignment reluctantly, too.
“Did you look this up yourself?”
“I couldn’t just leave it all to you. Do you not like it?”
“No, I do! I love those flowers.”
Before she realized it, Sa Rang was smiling.
She couldn’t tell whether she was happy about seeing the flowers—or because Do Han remembered her interest in them.
Her earlier resolve to stop liking him now felt foolish as her heart fluttered once more.
Do Han finally smiled too.
Perhaps because it was Monday, he’d woken up early and had been waiting for Sa Rang’s call.
He’d grown so used to her morning call that his eyes opened automatically at that time.
When the ringtone sounded, he felt genuinely glad.
He usually looked forward to her bright, refreshing voice, but today she sounded strangely low in energy.
Was she unwell?
Or hadn’t she slept well?
His worry didn’t subside until he left the house—and seeing Sa Rang’s pale, exhausted face confirmed his fears weren’t unfounded.
Her expression was dull, and she barely spoke.
The girl who usually smiled so easily hadn’t cracked a single smile today.
Thinking about what might cheer her up, Do Han recalled how delighted she’d been yesterday watching red apricot blossoms.
Since he couldn’t just dump the assignment planning entirely on his junior, he’d already looked up some date spots—and coincidentally, one was the amusement park hosting the tulip festival.
“Next time, for the third assignment, let’s go wherever you like, oppa.”
“Where’s that?”
“PC bang and a billiards hall. Play games, eat cup ramen, shoot some pool, then have jajangmyeon.”
“Do you even know how to play games or shoot pool?”
“No, but I can learn. Is it hard?”
“It’s hard.”
“You just don’t want to teach me.”
“Yeah.”
“Wow, that’s so petty. I’ll go learn from someone else then.”
“Do you even have someone like that?”
“…No.”
Seeing Sa Rang’s cheerful chatter fade into a pout, Do Han chuckled lightly.
He was glad she was back to her usual self.
He’d been uneasy all along about leaving Sa Rang alone yesterday while driving off with Hye Ri in the rearview mirror.
It wasn’t like Lee Sa Rang was his girlfriend.
And even if she were, when had he ever cared about that sort of thing?
He never wanted to become like his father—a man who loved, or rather obsessed over, only one woman his entire life.
It wasn’t complicated.
If someone liked him, he’d accept it; if they wanted to leave, he’d let them go.
As long as he didn’t do what his father did—fall for another woman while with his mother—no one would get hurt.
After all, nobody expected sincerity from him in the first place.
Only women who already knew exactly what kind of guy he was ever approached him.
So whether his girlfriend ate or drank alone with another man never bothered Do Han.
Yet he couldn’t understand why the image of Lee Sa Rang left behind alone in the side mirror last night kept weighing on his mind.
Almost as if he actually liked her—
Though he’d never even dared to say the word “like” out loud, nor truly understood what that feeling was.
⭐ ⭐ ⭐
After finishing his last Friday class, Do Han stepped out of the engineering building.
Tae Hoon beside him pointed somewhere.
“Isn’t that Sa Rang over there? And isn’t the guy next to her that sports major you mentioned before? He’s got a great build.”
He seemed to be the guy Ji Woo had asked Sa Rang about during their group lunch at the engineering cafeteria.
At first glance, his physique looked impressive.
“Are they seriously dating? They look really good together, don’t they?”
Do Han didn’t answer—just watched as Sa Rang and Yoon Jae walked away.
Just a few days ago, he’d thought the same thing when he saw them together. Yet strangely, Tae Hoon’s question made him unable to nod in agreement.
“You go on ahead.”
“Why? Got plans?”
Since they always had dinner together at this hour, Tae Hoon asked curiously.
“Got an assignment to do.”
“Assignment? Like the one about dating and marriage?”
Noticing Do Han’s gaze fixed on Sa Rang, Tae Hoon realized it was the assignment he had to do with her.
“You should’ve retaken it with me last semester.”
After leaving with a “You’ve got your work cut out for you,” Tae Hoon walked off, and Do Han crossed the street to go toward Sa Rang.
As the distance closed, their laughter grew louder.
Sa Rang was even throwing her head back, laughing heartily at whatever they were talking about.
For no good reason, Do Han felt annoyed.
He’d thought Sa Rang was different from everyone else—someone who didn’t find him intimidating.
Plenty of girls had confessed to him before, but none had ever wanted to be close as just friends or seniors/juniors.
Most, like Ji Woo, kept their distance after hearing the rumors.
But Sa Rang was different.
Maybe because she’d left a good first impression, she treated him comfortably and spoke her mind boldly.
He kept leaning toward her more and more—but that was where it ended.
Just as senior and junior.
That was the line he had to maintain with an innocent freshman.
Yet the moment he saw Sa Rang laughing next to Yoon Jae, Do Han felt an inexplicable sense of betrayal.
He hated seeing her smile so freely at just anyone.
He resented how kindly she treated others the exact same way.
It was as childish as an elementary student demanding a friend play with no one else—and right now, that’s exactly what he was.
Do Han knew it, yet couldn’t stop himself from walking straight up to her.
Sa Rang jumped in surprise at his sudden appearance.
“Good morning.”
After greeting him, she glanced around.
By now, she knew his class schedule well enough to expect him to be with Tae Hoon at this hour.
Sure enough, Tae Hoon was waving from the opposite sidewalk as he walked away.
Sa Rang bowed her head toward him, then looked back at Do Han.
Her eyes asked what was going on—but he was the one who questioned her first.
“Finished the report yet?”
“No, not yet.”
“Let’s go work on it.”
“Now?”
“Yeah. Now.”
Since a senior had suggested it, Sa Rang couldn’t possibly refuse on the spot.
She hadn’t wanted to anyway—they’d planned to do it together from the start.
She only felt bad toward Yoon Jae, who’d just happened to run into her and was heading to the library together.
“Yoon Jae, I’ve got to go do the assignment.”
“Sure. We can go to the library another time.”
“Sorry.”
“It’s fine—it’s not like we made plans. Just buy me a meal next time.”
Though he said it was fine, his demand for a meal made Sa Rang smile brightly.
“Got it. I’ll definitely treat you next time.”
“Just kidding.”
Tall Yoon Jae tousled her hair playfully.
Frowning, Sa Rang waved him off and turned back with Do Han the way she’d come.
As she fixed her hair, she looked up at him.
“Weren’t we supposed to write the report separately? You said you’d send yours to me.”
“Did I say that?”
“Yes.”
“Then should we write separately? Would that be better?”
Hearing his curt tone, Sa Rang studied his face.
He looked clearly upset.
Had something happened during class?
Or did he have a fight with Tae Hoon?
Their relationship was too awkward for her to ask directly, so she just shook her head.
“No, I’d actually find it easier to do it together.”
“Good.”
“But where should we do it? Did you bring your laptop?”
“Yeah.”
“Should we go to a café then?”
When Do Han didn’t answer, Sa Rang glanced at him nervously before adding,
“If you don’t like cafés, I can find an empty lecture room.”
“Let’s go to a café.”
“Oh, okay.”
Whatever was bothering him, his expression refused to lighten.
Sa Rang worried they wouldn’t even be able to finish the report properly like this.
⭐ ⭐ ⭐
They left the school’s main gate and entered a café.
While Do Han took a seat and turned on his laptop, Sa Rang ordered and waited briefly at the counter before bringing back their coffees.
Remembering she’d taken coffee from Do Han at the vending machine last time, she insisted on treating him today.
“Here you go.”
Just as he was about to take a sip, Do Han set his cup back down.
The memory of Sa Rang promising Yoon Jae a meal suddenly flashed in his mind.
Why coffee for me but a meal for him?
Unaware of his own childishness, Do Han’s expression turned cold.
“You two seem pretty close.”
Sa Rang, mid-sip, looked up at Do Han, who’d tossed out the line with a detached expression while staring at his laptop.
“You mean Yoon Jae?”
He kept his eyes on the screen and nodded.
Sa Rang set down her mug and picked up her phone.
To write the report, she needed to sort through the photos they’d taken last weekend.
Flipping through them one by one and deleting the unnecessary ones, she replied,
“We’re in the same class.”
“Does he have a girlfriend?”
“I’m not sure. I don’t know.”
“Didn’t you ask?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“I wasn’t curious.”
“Then why did you ask me?”
Her chest tightened. Sa Rang stopped what she was doing and slowly lifted her head.
Do Han’s gaze was already fixed firmly on her—how long had he been watching?
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It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
——
Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
——
The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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