Hyo Jin gently caressed Ju Won with a pitiful look as she bid him farewell.
“It’s a shame to part, but… be careful. I hope you sleep well tonight.”
“I’m sorry for worrying you.”
For the first time, Ju Won smiled.
It was a faint smile, but it was enough for Hyo Jin.
“If I can’t be with you right now, I’ll haunt you by your side even if I can’t sleep.”
“I’ll pass. I’m going to find the Sea Goddess.”
“It’s disappointing. Even if you become a ghost, you’ll probably still be handsome.”
“I’m actually scared because I think that might be true. Even if I become a ghost, I might not be able to resist.”
As they looked into each other’s eyes, laughter erupted.
Despite not knowing what the future held, they felt relieved after pouring their hearts out.
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Ju Won, who had parted ways with Hyo Jin, didn’t go home.
He turned the car towards his family home.
“If there are any of Won Hye Lim’s belongings, they must be there.”
The officetel where he currently lived was where he had started living after returning from the United States.
When he moved, he didn’t bring most of the belongings from his family home since he had set up a new household.
Therefore, if any of Hye Lim’s possessions remained somewhere, it was likely to be in the family home where he had lived before going to the United States, and specifically in Ju Won’s room where Hye Lim used to receive tutoring.
“First, I should go home and check. If what the Sea Goddess said is true, something should come up.”
Parting ways with Hyo Jin with a heavy heart, Ju Won made a promise to himself. If the solution to the current situation was finding Hye Lim’s belongings, he would turn the entire house upside down if necessary to find them.
He wanted to hold her hand, kiss her, and run his fingers through her hair.
His desire to touch her was as if every inch of her body had magnets, but he had to settle for exchanging glances, which left him unsatisfied, and his heart burned black with longing.
As he opened the door and entered, the housemaid, Miss Do, emerged from the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron.
“Oh, the eldest young master is here? Madam and the master have gone for a walk just now. Of all times for you to come.”
Ju Won nodded briefly and greeted her, “Hello.”
“Did you contact Madam and come here? Should I call her right now?”
“No, that’s not necessary. I’m fine.”
“Oh dear, your complexion doesn’t look good at all. You look like someone who has had trouble sleeping for several days.”
Mrs. Do spoke in a friendly tone. Ju Won responded with a gruff nod.
“I’ve been a bit busy. Please don’t call Mother.”
“Yes, I won’t.”
Although they had been close when Ju Won used to refer to the previous housemaid as “Aunt,” he hadn’t interacted much with Mrs. Do. She had started working at the main house shortly after Ju Won had gone to the United States. In reality, they hadn’t met much in person, and they had hardly exchanged any words, so the awkwardness was to be expected.
“Did you have dinner before coming back? Should I prepare something?”
“I’m fine. Sure.”
Ju Won responded gently, avoiding Mrs. Do as he climbed up to this floor.
The room was as neat and tidy as always. Despite being empty for a while, there was not a speck of dust, making it seem like someone had lived here just yesterday.
“Who’s up for a game of chess?”
Ju Won rolled up his sleeves and began to search the entire room. From the bookshelves to under the bed, from the desk drawers to the wardrobe, he turned everything upside down. It was a search reminiscent of a CSI operation, with him examining every nook and cranny.
After roughly two hours of thorough searching, the end was finally in sight. Wiping away the sweat that poured down like rain, Ju Won leaned against the bed and sat down.
“Phew, is this it, indeed?”
In his hand, he held a bundle of pink Post-it notes.
It was an item that had been buried deep in the desk drawer, so inconspicuous that he didn’t even know it existed.
The pink item was, without a doubt, something he had never seen before in his life.
Madam Sun Woo Yeon was also fond of monochromatic colors, and she wasn’t the type to buy stationery herself, so it was quite a puzzling item.
After a long search, Ju Won suddenly recalled something. It was a gift that Hyerim, his private tutor, had shyly given him.
“No matter how much I searched, this was the only thing I found. It’s related to Hyerim…”
While it was a relief to find something to say, he couldn’t help but feel skeptical about how many years this terrible nightmare had continued with something like this.
“Let’s give it a try for now.”
Ju Won took the Post-it and went out into the garden. Then, he lit it with a lighter and started burning the Post-it.
The fire didn’t catch as easily as he had thought. Ju Won struggled for a moment, then brought a shovel and dug a small pit by the pond. Afterward, he tore the Post-it notes one by one and placed them in the pit before setting them on fire again.
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!!!
