“When you left Korea, didn’t you stop everything? The interest and curiosity towards me.”
It had been like that since childhood.
What he learned, what he ate, what he possessed. Everything about Taesang was, in essence, the subject of Subin’s interest.
Subin learned what Taesang learned, and she acted as if she liked what he liked as if she had liked it from the beginning.
But in the end, pretending not to be interested, pretending to be bored, and making all sorts of excuses, she comfortably withdrew, saying, ‘Hyung is really amazing.’
Smiling brightly and prettily like now.
Taesang felt sorry for such Subin, sometimes tired, and sometimes resentful.
“Yeah, that’s right. I stopped everything. Neatly. But now, there are some circumstances, you know.”
“Circumstances.”
Taesang cleared his throat lightly, gathering his patience. Then he slightly turned his left wrist, showing the watch wrapped around his wrist.
A silent message that time is short.
To Subin, who just smiled once at that sight, it seemed nothing, as if it wasn’t a big deal.
“Hyung, I don’t care who you marry, but… it can’t be with Dajeong.”
“What?”
For a moment, Taesang’s face stiffened. The name Dajeong coming out of his mouth sounded too natural.
“You ran away back then. You said you’d live alone after abandoning Dajeong. Cowardly.”
“…”
He had never talked so specifically to anyone about this. Not to other doctors, not even to Grandpa, except for Hyeon-oh.
Unconsciously, Taesang tightened his grip on his trembling hand. It felt like the old wound was reopening.
“You… do you even know what you’re talking about?”
“Of course I know. I was the one who saved Dajeong that day.”
“You… saved her?”
First, Taesang’s eyes sharpened. It was clear that the person who saved Dajeong must be the caretaker working there. His words were not easily understood.
“I went in with Mr. Suwi and brought her out. Since hyung was shocked by what happened that day, I didn’t say anything.”
“…”
“Dajeong… Dajeong did that. There was another guy here, not just me, but she abandoned him and ran away.”
Subin spoke, trying to calm her trembling voice.
She didn’t want to lie, but she had no choice. Otherwise, there was no way to explain why I was there, on that day, at that place.
“Hyung was hurt all over that day. He couldn’t come with me because he had to go to the hospital himself… so he shamefully ran away again. I saw it all.”
Taesang silently lowered his gaze. The memories seemed to pour out through the wounds that had opened between his tightly wound hips.
When he saw Dajeong again from a distance, Taesang thanked all the gods in the world. Thank you for saving that child instead of me, really, thank you.
He forgot about the pain and smiled brightly. But the moment he took a step forward, his footsteps abruptly stopped.
Would she resent me? Will she look at me with reproachful eyes?
When such thoughts came, the only thing that came to mind was the desire to run away. It wasn’t because of embarrassment. It was simply because it was scary. Terrified of meeting Dajeong’s round eyes.
Taesang crouched down, taking steps backward. His stumbling figure, hiding his body, looked pitiful like a snail that had lost its home.
“Do you remember everything, hyung?”
“…”
“So, don’t be greedy. Even if you’re Cha Taesang, who can have everything in the world, Dajeong is not one of them.”
Folding the napkin, Subin spoke. Nonchalant, indifferent. In the midst of all that pretense, her actions were slow and unnatural.
“Let’s have the meal next time. Come to think of it, it doesn’t seem like we have the intimacy to eat together quietly.”
Pushing the chair back.
“Still.”
A chillingly low voice caught Subin’s ankle.
“…?”
“If you’re ambitious.”
“…”
“If you’re still going to have it?”
Taesang suddenly wore his usual cold expression.
Everything was okay.
Even hearing that Dajeong resented me. Recalling my pitiful self. If I could be by Dajeong’s side, I could endure this kind of pain.
No, it might be better to feel pain. Pain by Dajeong’s side was much better than the emptiness of the past.
Taesang looked at Subin with piercing eyes and slowly stood up from his seat. With a dangerous glint in his jet-black eyes.
“I will have everything in the world, and even Dajeong.”
“…”
“Don’t run away like you did back then.”
An overwhelming atmosphere filled the air. Subin, with uneasy eyes, stared at him.
“…I won’t let it go like that. If you don’t give up, I’ll take it away.”
“Cha Subin…”
Taesang moved slowly as if enduring. Turning around with a heavy chin, he looked at Subin.
“Even if you want anything I have.”
The sharp gaze in his sunny eyes sharply hit the back of Subin’s neck.
“Dajeong is not allowed.”
“…”
“So, don’t harbor feelings like that.”
Leaving behind a decisive word, Taesang turned firmly.
There was no need to listen to the rest, no need to hear it. His firm back suggested that. As Taesang moved away, Subin raised her voice.
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!!!
