“No. It used to be fast and sad, but it became dull over time. Our family only looks good on the outside. Inside, it’s completely rotten.” The lips that had drawn the line dropped. She wanted to see the mother that Sucheol had stolen from her. She had left the house in the end, but she couldn’t figure out where her mother was.
Dahyun picked up the fork with a bitter smile to stimulate the lost appetite, and shoved the cold steak into her mouth.
Anyway, she got away from Sucheol, and she wouldn’t live in that house.
The silk room that she couldn’t see because of Sucheol had to find it herself. Dahyun thought about asking Minhyuk to find the silk room, but gave up the idea.
They would be strangers eventually. She didn’t want to get involved in their first place.
She just wanted to achieve her goal and become completely free as soon as possible.
Minhyun silently watched Dahyun’s lips wriggling adorably.
“It must have been tough. You’ve endured well alone. I’m proud.”
Dahyun, who had been moving her jaw joints hard, stopped moving.
She had heard that she should do well not to be compared with Jiyeon to the extent that a scab would form in her ear. Her face froze as she didn’t expect to hear that she had endured well.
Snap out of it. Why am I moved?
Dahyun slowly moved her jaw joint that had stopped.
Silence came. Only the sound of her quietly chewing food could be heard faintly.
Jiyeon, whether she went to the bathroom or not, did not hear the sound of coming footsteps.
Dahyun moved her lips only after swallowing the food left in her mouth.
“I wasn’t tough. I’m not that weak.”
Dahyun pretended to be okay. There was nothing to hide now that the blame was exposed, but she didn’t want to look pitiful.
“Yes, I know you’re not weak.”
Dahyun’s heart pounded at the tender tone.
But strangely, she felt like it wasn’t the first time she had been comforted by him.
Dahyun tilted her head at the feeling that she had heard what he said a little while ago somewhere.
“Dahyun.”
“Yes?”
Just when Dahyun was about to ask if something happened to his face that seemed sad, she shut her mouth at the sound of footsteps entering the dining room.
“Brotherinlaw! I’m sorry. Did you wait long? I was going to come out right away after washing my hands, but I was late because I got a call.”
With Jiyeon’s appearance, the flow of air changed. The atmosphere, which had been flowing calmly as if nothing had happened, quickly changed.
Minhyuk immediately erased the expression he had shown her as soon as he heard Jiyeon’s footsteps.
“I’m not sure if I waited too long. When I talk with Da Hyun, I lose track of time.”
Ji Yeon awkwardly smiled and lingered without sitting down.
“Ji Yeon, the food has cooled down, should I warm it up?”
Da Hyun cleared her throat and asked gently.
Seeing Ji Yeon’s face, the heartbeats that had been racing due to Min Hyuk returned to a regular rhythm.
“That’s fine. I suddenly made an appointment and I have to rush out.”
Ji Yeon didn’t sit down, she grabbed her bag. Upon hearing Ji Yeon was leaving, Da Hyun let out a sigh of relief and the corners of her mouth lifted up.
“Is that so? That’s a shame.”
What a shame. It was not a pity at all. Da Hyun, who had spat out words she didn’t mean, wished that Ji Yeon wouldn’t visit like this again.
Still, when Ji Yeon came in again, the confusion caused by Min Hyuk calmed down.
“Is it really a shame? Isn’t it good that I’m leaving?”
“Ji Yeon, I’m sorry.”
Even though Da Hyun was saying sorry, she looked at Ji Yeon without any remorse.
“What do you have to be sorry about to me?”
Forced smiles reached their limits on Ji Yeon’s face, curses were at the tip of her tongue.
She hated the sight of herself strung out like this.
If Min Hyuk weren’t there, she would have ignored and trampled on her without hesitation.
However, she had to spit out words she didn’t mean because of Min Hyuk, who was protecting her side firmly.
“Hyung Bu (brotherinlaw) has wanted you from the beginning. Isn’t it nice? I should go now. You don’t need to see me out.”
Ji Yeon wanted to leave the house that was annoying just to breathe in.
She didn’t understand.
Really, to someone like Han Da Hyun, sincerely?
That doesn’t make sense. What is worse about me than her?
If it weren’t for her face, she wouldn’t have cared about the illegitimate child.
“Hyung Bu, enjoy your unfinished conversation with my sister.”
Ji Yeon barely managed her expression, biting her upper lip.
“Alright. Sisterinlaw, go carefully. Let’s see each other again if we can.”
Knowing that it was sarcastic, Min Hyuk kept his smile and leisurely raised his hand.
Ji Yeon was taken aback by Min Hyuk’s calm behavior. Like a real sisterinlaw, he did not lose his smile. Ji Yeon clicked her tongue shortly and bowed her head.
“Hyung Bu, I’ll go.”
Min Hyuk was sure that there would be no more day like today when Ji Yeon would contact him first.
Ji Yeon turned her head, glanced at Da Hyun once, and gritted her teeth. Ji Yeon, who grabbed her coat, left the dining room.
The housemaid discreetly followed Ji Yeon out to see her off instead of Min Hyuk and Da Hyun.
Da Hyun, who had been massaging her stiff neck, turned her head in a circle to relax her muscles.
“Look at the sister leaving without even saying goodbye to her sister.”
“That’s how it was. Probably, it would have been strange if she had greeted you.”
“Is that so?”
Min Hyuk refilled the empty wine glass. Sketching a smile on his lips, he filled Da Hyun’s glass as well.
“Now that the nuisance is gone, let’s have a drink at ease. It seemed like you couldn’t eat because of the sisterinlaw.”
Da Hyun’s eyes widened at the lifted wine glass.
When did he notice that so attentively?
It seemed that Min Hyuk had been constantly watching his expressions and actions.
“You’re right. I couldn’t eat properly, afraid of making a scene.”
Da Hyun lifted the wine glass.
She wanted to ask him how he knew so well, but she didn’t.
It was meaningless in their current relationship.
Assigning meaning to his actions was pointless.
It was a relationship built for mutual benefit.
All she needed to do was to maintain an appropriate distance from him.
“Shall we toast?”
For each to get what they wanted.
Da Hyun lifted the deeply curved wine glass.
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!!!
