“It’s our first trip, so stop thinking about other men. I’ll get jealous.”
“It’s not about other men…!”
“Whether it’s Director Kim, Jo Daehoon, or Jung Jaehoon, aren’t they all men?”
“…Taeseo, sometimes you force things quite unnaturally, do you know that?”
Ignoring the unfavorable situation, Taeseo, who responded with a laugh, gently wrapped his hand around Jae-in’s cheek.
“Jae-in.”
“Yeah.”
When she lifted her eyes after speaking, his smooth jaw brushed against her forehead. When Jae-in looked at him without hesitation, Taeseo’s eyes crinkled prettily.
“Will you loudly date me?”
“…Do you really want that?”
“I want the whole world to know so that there’s no need for someone to gossip behind my back about who I’m dating. I want everyone to know who I’m dating.”
“But then, what about you, Taeseo…?”
Despite being a third-generation chaebol heir with countless scandals, Jae-in wished that at least this man would not be haunted by baseless rumors. Especially, if it was because of him, he disliked it even more.
So, Jae-in felt sorry that rumors, which couldn’t be entirely dismissed as false, had spread. Amidst this, if Taeseo officially revealed their relationship, he would inevitably face moral criticism, regardless of the truth.
“I…?”
“Taeseo is going to become a bad guy.”
“And Yoon Jae-in is becoming a fatally charming woman who catches bad guys.”
“…”
“Is it okay?”
Seeing the man who seemed to be really okay, Jae-in’s heart surprisingly lightened.
“And, I’m originally a bad guy.”
“You… Taeseo?”
“I’m affectionate only to Yoon Jae-in. Amber and Ted always curse at me whenever there’s a chance.”
“…”
“Just, Yoon Jae-in is my ideal type.”
Due to Taeseo, who echoed Jae-in’s words that she liked bad guys, Jae-in eventually burst into laughter. Inside the airplane heading to Chicago, Jae-in had forgotten the headache-inducing situation.
“Sis! Wait, just a moment.”
Sanghwa, who had lunch at a nearby restaurant, tried to pass by Ted, who was waiting near the yoga studio, quickly. However, Ted, who had learned Korean from somewhere, followed Sanghwa, speaking in awkward Korean.
“Sis!”
The tall foreigner called “sis” with a clumsy pronunciation several times, and there was no one who didn’t pretend not to hear. Eventually, Sanghwa, standing in front of the yoga studio, seemed to give up and turned around.
“Yeah, I’m your sister!”
“Sis…”
“Why is he like this? Why does he call me so affectionately?”
“Sis, we have to talk about it. Don’t walk away from me!”
“When did I avoid you…? I’m just going my way.”
Sanghwa placed her hands on her waist and frowned. Ted, who nervously brushed his neat blond hair, sighed deeply and calmly spoke.
“So sorry about…”
“Just try saying sorry.”
Sanghwa thought Ted wanted to apologize for that night and quickly cut him off.
Not answering calls meant not wanting to meet, and everyone would know that. However, seeing Ted coming to apologize and clarify their relationship, her pride was hurt.
Leaving the messy hotel and running away alone in the early morning. Why did you wash up so kindly if you were going to do that?
Looking up with clear eyes, Sanghwa took a step closer to Ted and raised her voice.
“Let’s forget about it! Hey, I also think like that! Do you think only you are cool? I’m cool too, you know?”
Sanghwa also wanted to forget about it. However, she didn’t want to say sorry, nor did she want to hear it. Despite being drunk, she remembered clearly. That night was a mutual agreement between the two.
“Sis, Let’s come to the point, and get this over with.”
“……What are you saying? I don’t understand your words. I don’t understand!”
Although the people watching the two fighting in English and Korean in the middle of Gangnam attracted a lot of attention, it was unnoticed by the hot-tempered Sanghwa.
This morning, too, she faced the traces that guy had left through the mirror.
Lately, afraid of being caught by Mrs. Bae, she often wore thin-necked shirts even at home. She hadn’t even dreamed of wearing yoga clothes that reveal her chest a little and expose her belly and arms.
Unintentionally dressing warmly and pretending to have a sore throat, Mrs. Bae continuously forced her to drink bellywort juice and lemon ginger tea. As a result, Sanghwa could still smell the scent of bellywort rising from her mouth.
She should quickly go up to the yoga studio and meditate to calm her irritated mind. Sanghwa was annoyed by Ted following her without knowing the speed.
Saying ‘So pretty.’ While kissing all over her body, he would bring all sorts of sweet words and compliments like ‘awesome’, ‘sweet’, ‘adorable’, etc., anytime before ‘sis.’
Ted, who had sucked out Sanghwa’s soul like that, disappeared in the early morning and didn’t contact her until late that day. The intention was clear.
“You didn’t come back just to finish your business? Hey, I don’t have anything to do with you either.”
“Sis…”
“Sis or whatever, what more do I have to say to you! You don’t have to come like this? Are you worried that I, being eight years older than you, might cling to you now?”
“Sis, did you eat me and throw me away?”
In front of Sanghwa, who relentlessly attacked without a break, Ted, standing there, suddenly had tears welling up. Hearing Ted’s Korean that came out of his mouth, Sanghwa doubted her ears.
“……What?”
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!!!
