“I exercised some restraint.”
A soft laughter was evident in his voice. Da-jeong looked up at him silently. In his slightly bitten smile, she could see how much he was enjoying this time.
A calm and ordinary weekend date was like this.
While meeting her gaze and laughing along, a slight vibration emanated from Taesang’s pocket. He casually took out his phone with one hand.
Due to the close distance, the screen was visible to Da-jeong. In an instant, Da-jeong’s lips stiffened.
‘Kang Mi-yeon’
What could be the matter with my fiancée on a Sunday afternoon? Not a message or a call.
Curiosity and anxiety quickly welled up. Da-jeong deliberately averted her gaze. She didn’t want anyone to notice that she had seen the screen or that her mind was preoccupied.
“I’ll take a quick call and be back.”
Taesang briefly glanced at the screen before saying so. Da-jeong couldn’t bring herself to say that he could take the call here.
Awkwardly nodding, Taesang went outside to answer the call.
Before she knew it, Da-jeong’s shoulders slumped. It had only been a few seconds since she scolded him for staying away, but now her heart felt hurt and empty.
Clack, clack.
Da-jeong moved the hangers one by one to the side and then back to their original places, needlessly passing the time.
After Taesang disappeared, she no longer felt interested in the clothes. She didn’t really want to shop for clothes; she just enjoyed spending time with Taesang.
“This one seems the most plain…”
A simple design dress caught her eye.
Da-jeong found the cashier and straightened up. While Taesang was away, she intended to pay.
As she took a step toward the counter, a pink dress suddenly occupied her field of vision. Da-jeong was startled and leaned back.
“How about this? I think this would suit you much better.”
It was the voice of a stranger.
Taesang concentrated hard, furrowing his eyebrows, looking down at his phone.
Friend, ex-fiancée, and sometimes a business partner, Mi-yeon, the owner of a personality like a wayward foal, had various labels.
What was she going to say this time?
She sighed lightly, answering the call. Unexpectedly, an excited voice burst forth.
“Are you going to keep doing this?”
“What are you talking about?”
“What am I talking about? Stop messing around and settle down. Have I been too lenient with you? You know?”
As the editor-in-chief of Dae Sung Ilbo, she had a personality more straightforward than anyone else.
In her work, she pursued extreme efficiency, and if she became interested in something, she charged forward like a racehorse with blinders on.
Her goal for today was to subdue Taesang.
“I’ve taken down almost all the articles, and even the intern has left. So just stop. Even if you quit, the only stupid brother I have will come out. Do you get it?”
As if expressing frustration, Mi-yeon let out a deep sigh.
In fact, she was one of the biggest victims of the recent article explosion.
She handled the articles internally, calmed the emotions of the injured grandparents outside, and even scolded her stubborn brother. These days, she was busier than anyone else.
“Hey, why don’t you just fight with your brother while you’re at it? Instead of meddling in everything? Shouldn’t you just quarrel with him directly?”
“Do you think what Seon-jae did was right?”
“Of course. Besides my brother, who else is capable of punishing such foolish acts? Not just anyone can lower Hyosung’s reputation from the start.”
“Anyone can’t do it…….”
There was an unwritten rule at Dae Sung Ilbo.
That was, they would carefully select and publish articles about Hyosung. The reason was that it could disturb the owner’s mind.
So when the article broke, Taesang immediately thought of Seonjae. Because there weren’t many people within Dae Sung who could go beyond all these situations and report.
But.
“Too easy.”
“What?”
“Knowing that Seonjae hyung would be the first to be suspected when the article comes out.”
“That’s true, but…….”
Miyeon extended the end of her words as if lost in thought. However, she quickly organized her thoughts and poured out her words.
“He probably thought he wouldn’t get caught. He brushed me off when I visited yesterday. It seems like they’ve tightly sealed the mouths of the reporters.”
“Have you met the reporters who claimed to have been silenced?”
“Of course. Before I called you, they hadn’t even done that much. They’re all clams, clams. Pretending to be anonymous informants, claiming they don’t know anything.”
“They didn’t say anything to you……”
Taesang rolled his eyes slowly.
The reporters who were like clams. Strangely, they opened their mouths slyly in front of Secretary Kim.
Insiders, Air Korea officials, upper management. The words they spilled were eerily similar, as if they were prearranged.
It felt like someone was asking me a favor.
Look inside because the real culprit is among us. Turn the direction of suspicion.
Taesang couldn’t shake off the feeling of being played. But even if he felt played, he had to verify it.
What lies at the end of this suspicion.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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