“I only mentioned that I’m appearing on a broadcast; I didn’t hear anything about who I’m doing it with. Maybe I forgot because I’m busy?”
“No. You didn’t give me time to explain in detail.”
Initially, Juhan had plans to appear on the broadcast and intended to explain the details over a call. However, due to a series of missed calls, he didn’t get a chance to speak, and the other person abruptly cut off the conversation, questioning if he even considered becoming a celebrity.
“There’s someone you’re meeting? What kind of talk is that?”
He recalled Eunsoo’s advice to tell the truth. However, he didn’t want to say such things about Eunsoo in front of his mother.
“Your mother knows too, Eunsoo.”
“Eunsoo?”
Jakyeong, who had just asked in a tone like “Who is that?” soon furrowed her brows as she heard what she couldn’t bear to listen to.
“What did you say?”
As Jakyeong’s voice grew louder, there was a knock from outside. A staff member placed dishes on the table and quietly left.
“…Wasn’t it better if you two had stayed apart?”
“Maybe, but we’re meeting again now. We work together at ‘Vida,’ and she’s someone I can’t be without in my life.”
Jakyeong, who had been staring through Juhan, let out a bitter laugh.
“Deception, there’s no deception like this.”
Juhan picked up his fork as if he hadn’t heard. Jakyeong’s gaze, watching her son eat nonchalantly, turned cold.
“When are you going to sort things out?”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t you know? The store and that girl.”
“I don’t plan to sort out either of them. They are the two most important things in my life.”
Jakyeong pressed her forehead with one hand.
“You’d rather rot inside with lies when you were going to school. Back then, you listened so obediently.”
Juhan remained silent.
How could I not listen to my mother back then?
Even looking back, it was more like an investment than affectionate parenting. I knew what kind of picture my mother wanted, and I knew I had to become a piece that perfectly fit that picture.
But as time went on, it felt suffocating. It was like swimming freely in a vast sea and suddenly being caught and placed in a well-decorated fish tank.
“Are you deliberately choosing only things I dislike?”
“Perhaps your mother only dislikes what I like.”
“Kim Juhan.”
“If I say I’m happy working at ‘Vida’ and being with Eunsoo, can’t you just say, ‘If you’re happy, that’s enough’?”
A bitter smile crossed Jakyeong’s lips.
“I undoubtedly gave birth to you, but why do you act as if you’re just your father’s son?”
“…”
“Stubborn insistence on walking an irrational path, even though I offered to pave the way for you. I don’t know what useless stubbornness I passed down to you. Still, that person divorced and moved on, but you, I really don’t know what to do with you.”
An unreserved critique was hurled at him.
Quietly listening, somewhere in Juhan’s heart, an uncomfortable sensation lingered. He vividly remembered his mother’s expressions and tone when she used to argue with his father when he was just sixteen years old.
“Do nothing and just watch. Subjectively, it might be disappointing, but objectively, your child won’t be someone to be ashamed of.”
Even when others force-feed things they couldn’t get, why should he do nothing?
Instead of swallowing her words, Jakyeong let out an audible sigh. Whether it was due to her complex circumstances or her lack of understanding about the world, either way, it was equally frustrating.
‘I probably saw it on my graduation day, maybe.’
His face was vague. It was a bit surprising that he greeted his girlfriend and made introductions, but nothing else left a deep impression or felt appealing. He saved his words, thinking that dating at that age might not last long.
However, they met for a longer period than he thought, and because of her, he kept postponing his trip to the United States. After learning about their breakup and letting out a sigh of relief, he hadn’t paid much attention since.
Jakyeong lightly tapped her well-manicured fingernails together.
‘She’s been by my side all this time.’
“Oh… so chaotic.”
Eunsoo muttered to herself as she slumped into a chair in the backyard.
It had been a few days since she visited Hwang’s studio. Fortunately or unfortunately, these past few days were filled with non-stop busyness. It covered the subtle atmosphere between Juhan and her to some extent.
Juhan didn’t hasten to answer. Perhaps he had no intention of hearing the answer in the first place.
Considering Eunsoo’s personality, Juhan knew that somehow, they would have to move on from this situation. So, he decided to wait and see.
‘Are you passionate about everything, but cold only to me?’
When things were busy, it was fine. However, when the surroundings became quiet, or when he was alone, that day’s Juhan’s voice kept coming to mind.
‘But why do I keep wanting to let go? Because I’m not as greedy?’
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.
*
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!
***
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
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
