An Instinctive Proposal (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
Yeon Woo froze, unable to respond to the unexpected situation.
“Tell me. What’s so good?”
Yeon Woo swallowed hard. Director Kim Sung Won, who usually stood by his side, was nowhere to be seen today.
Tae Han didn’t seem particularly low-spirited.
On the contrary, he looked at Yeon Woo with empty black eyes, genuinely curious about her answer.
Her heart pounded. Her palms grew damp with sweat.
She didn’t know if he remembered her, but she didn’t want to give another foolish reply.
“That nothing happened and I’m safely carrying out my duties. I had a delicious lunch with my senior colleagues, and now I get to greet you, President—it’s a good afternoon.”
Yeon Woo wasn’t even sure what she was saying, but there was no falsehood in her reply.
When she finished speaking, she heard a faint chuckle.
“Right. Then, have a good afternoon.”
She lifted her head and saw Tae Han turning away and walking back into the president’s office. Only after watching his retreating back did her legs start to tremble.
It was the second time. He’d given her another chance.
A few days later, Yeon Woo stayed behind alone in the office to wrap up unfinished work.
It was 8 p.m.
She’d skipped dinner and worked, but with no end in sight, she finally decided to go out and grab something to eat.
But before she could even tap her employee badge on the pad, the doors slid open automatically.
Soon after, a man in a suit walked in.
She saw his polished black dress shoes gleaming under the hallway lights. Startled by the crisp sound of his footsteps, Yeon Woo looked up.
Tae Han, dressed in a well-tailored navy suit with a matching tie, looked down at her with lowered eyes.
“Aren’t you heading home yet?”
She hadn’t expected Tae Han to return again.
“Oh—yes. I was just about to.”
Yeon Woo awkwardly clasped her hands together and quickly bowed her head.
Yet for some reason, Tae Han just kept staring intently at her.
“What did you say your name was again?”
“I’m employee Seo Yeon Woo.”
Yeon Woo bit her lip subtly after answering.
She’d assumed he’d at least remember her name.
She had submitted documents under her own name, and not long ago, he’d even responded directly to her greeting.
But Yeon Woo quickly questioned why she was feeling disappointed.
Why would a boss, overwhelmed to the point of not having enough hours in the day, bother remembering the name of a new secretary?
“Right, Seo Yeon Woo.”
Tae Han said something cryptic.
“I’ve never seen you smile.”
“Excuse me?”
Yeon Woo looked up.
The surroundings were dim. She couldn’t clearly see Tae Han’s eyes.
Only her desk lamp was on inside the secretary’s office, casting the rest into darkness, and even the hallway light was blocked by Tae Han’s broad shoulders.
“You said it was your specialty.”
For a moment, a quiet gasp escaped Yeon Woo’s lips.
“If you’ve joined the company, you should put your specialty to use. Don’t you think?”
Did he actually remember her?
Confused and embarrassed, Yeon Woo stood speechless as Tae Han tilted his chin up slightly and looked down at her.
“Go home. Staying late for no good reason is the one thing I hate most.”
“I’m sorry.”
She recalled what her seniors had told her—that employees who couldn’t finish their work within office hours were considered incompetent.
Tae Han simply brushed past her as she barely managed to speak and disappeared into his office.
But for Yeon Woo, it started from that day.
Contrary to her expectations, Ki Tae Han began quietly seeping deeper into her thoughts without a sound.
“Isn’t President really handsome? He’s completely different from the rumors.”
“Right? He might seem a bit intimidating, but even that feels like charisma—it makes him even more attractive.”
The secretaries chatted about Tae Han whenever they had a spare moment. The more Yeon Woo overheard, the more often she found herself thinking of him.
The phenomenon of her mind going blank whenever standing before him didn’t improve.
Instead, as time passed, her heartbeat grew increasingly stronger.
‘Surely not.’
She thought it couldn’t be.
How could she possibly look at a man so far above her in status with personal feelings?
Especially for Yeon Woo, who had never experienced romantic emotions in her life, this change was impossible to accept easily.
After all, she’d always believed falling for someone required at least some clear trigger.
“Yeon Woo, the President clearly trusts you.”
Thus, years passed, and by her fifth year, Yeon Woo had become a capable secretary fulfilling her role.
Yet during that time, Tae Han kept unsettling her.
Through Sung Won, she learned she was the only employee Tae Han ever gave personal gifts to.
Yeon Woo decided to interpret it as company welfare—simply meant to encourage a hardworking junior.
“President, you’re drunk.”
But then an incident occurred that forced her to finally admit the long-buried emotion as love.
It happened during the group dinner held after the renewable energy project was officially confirmed.
It was a day worthy of celebration.
Every news outlet focused on the biotech company Tae Han had built, and his position within the group had risen immeasurably compared to before.
Not only headquarters but also executives from various subsidiaries swarmed in to congratulate him.
Normally, Tae Han would have stopped drinking once he’d had enough—but that day, he relaxed his usual restraint.
“The car’s waiting outside.”
The Ki Tae Han Yeon Woo had observed over five years wasn’t a particularly polite or gentle man.
If irritated, he could freeze anyone in place regardless of who they were, and he frequently scolded staff who didn’t respond swiftly and accurately.
It didn’t matter whether they were male or female, young or old, junior or senior.
Demanding perfection in everything, his secretarial team worked under constant stress. Employees’ complaints that merely meeting his gaze made their knees buckle weren’t exaggerated at all.
Yet despite this, everyone respected him.
He was a man so distant, lofty, and precious that she still wondered if she even had the right to support him physically.
But unusually, no one was by his side that night—not even his attending secretary, Sung Won, who trusted only Yeon Woo and went off to greet guests.
The two of them remained alone in the dark, empty chairman’s room after everyone had left.
She tried to help Tae Han sit up properly, but his large frame wouldn’t budge no matter how hard she tried.
“Secretary Seo.”
Suddenly, Tae Han, who had been slumped over, opened his eyes. A glint of black shone through his half-lidded gaze.
“Now that I think of it, I had something to ask you.”
She couldn’t even guess what he might ask her all of a sudden.
Yeon Woo tensed immediately. They’d never spoken outside of official work matters, so her heart started beating faster.
“Please go ahead.”
Despite being so drunk, Tae Han’s enunciation remained precise. The pleasant scent emanating from him nearly made her eyes flutter shut.
“You’ve been staring at me.”
For an instant, Yeon Woo froze completely.
But Tae Han, unfazed by her stiffening, continued calmly.
“You’ve been looking only at me for a while now.”
“……”
“You thought I wouldn’t notice.”
Tae Han smoothly curved the corner of his mouth upward.
“Tell me—am I mistaken?”
It was the gentlest voice and softest smile she’d ever heard from him.
Yet Yeon Woo felt dizzy. Though Tae Han was the one who’d drunk, she felt intoxicated by the scent he gave off.
She knew well.
Even when appearing thoroughly drunk, his mind remained sharp.
He never forgot anything—not even things said the night before.
“…I think you’re mistaken.”
She needed to keep her wits about her. Otherwise, Tae Han would seize control.
“Is that so?”
Tae Han looked completely composed, as if he’d expected that exact reply from the start.
His sidelong glance at Yeon Woo now carried even more obvious mischief.
It was unlike Ki Tae Han.
“Then I’ll ask one more thing.”
“President, please stop and let’s get you up. Driver Park has been waiting since earlier…”
“You do like me, don’t you?”
Her arms, which had been supporting him, tensed instantly.
It felt as if an invisible hand were tightening around her throat.
“I’ll believe you when you say you’re not just watching me.”
“……”
“But do you like me?”
Though he asked casually, his words pierced her like a blade.
She was terrified—so much so that chills ran down her entire body.
His curiosity, usually so well hidden, now threatened to dig into her depths, and she wanted to run.
She’d always thought she’d been watching him only from afar, unnoticed.
Yet he’d noticed.
He’d known all along.
“I’m sorry, but I’ll have to pretend I didn’t hear that question.”
“Answer me. It’s an order.”
Even as he declared it an order, Tae Han didn’t drop his faint smile.
Yeon Woo felt her heart might burst at any moment, yet she concealed it and managed a smile.
“Of course, sir—you’re the one I serve. And it’s not just me; all employees feel the same.”
At that, Tae Han let out a low laugh.
He seemed amused, as if he’d anticipated she’d evade the question to the very end.
“So are you saying you like me, or you don’t?”
Tae Han kept deflating her composure.
It was a smile reminiscent of the sneer she’d seen five years ago during her interview.
“Give me a clear answer. You know my personality.”
“Do you really need me to?”
“Are you questioning me right now?”
He raised an eyebrow. His eyes, now focused solely on her, were relentlessly persistent.
Yeon Woo took a deep breath.
She wished he’d forget this tomorrow—but she knew that wouldn’t happen.
Finally, she opened her mouth.
“Yes, I like you.”
She’d never been honest about her feelings in front of anyone before. That made his reaction even harder to predict.
Unexpectedly, Tae Han said nothing at all.
He simply narrowed his eyes and stared at her for a long while before slowly reaching out his hand.
“When will you finally show me your specialty?”
His fingers gently brushed over her overly tense eyes.
“People might think you’re looking for a fight.”
His gaze had grown noticeably softer.
“Oh…”
Only then did Yeon Woo realize she’d been clenching her eyes too tightly and instinctively leaned back.
But just as she tried to pull away, a strong hand suddenly grabbed the back of her neck.
Her upper body tilted forward naturally, and the sharp scent of alcohol came so close it nearly overwhelmed her senses.
“Secretary Seo, you’re clever.”
Tae Han’s eyes looking at her were different from usual.
“Tell me why I can’t take my eyes off you right now.”
They weren’t the eyes of a meticulous, work-obsessed businessman—but those of a man looking at a woman.
Even inexperienced Yeon Woo could sense his unmistakable gaze.
It was the look of a man who wanted to be tempted by a woman—or rather, who wanted to tempt her himself—and her chest tightened painfully.
Her heart ached as if being squeezed, then pounded as though struck by a hammer.
“I… don’t know either.”
Her mind was completely blank.
Amidst the ringing in her ears, Tae Han’s voice remained crystal clear—his breath, his gaze, his warmth, all focused solely on her.
“Then… shall we kiss?”
Neither of them might have been in their right minds at that moment.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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aah, serim really messed up.
claimed to know everything but in reality know nothing.
allergic reaction could be really dangerous.