Her long, curving eyes softened. Her twinkling eyes, as if holding countless stars, were slightly hidden between her eyelids, and her red lips formed a gentle smile. In that moment, Hyeju thought her eyes were dazzling.
“Uh… well…”
“If you guess, I’ll give you a present.”
Her mind went blank, whether it was about the present or anything else.
Such a laugh. Such a face.
It wasn’t the first time Kang Juwon had smiled in front of her.
But…
Why did her heart pound as if encountering a work of art for the first time?
A few hours ago.
In the afternoon, perfect for a cup of coffee, Seungwon came to Juwon’s office. Holding an iced Americano in one hand and a vanilla latte in the other, he walked in. Juwon greeted him with an unusual welcome.
“You’re doing nice things for a change. Have a seat.”
Feeling thirsty already, Juwon took the iced Americano out of his carrier and sat down. Seungwon naturally took out the vanilla latte and placed it in front of him.
They worked in the same company, but it was the first time the two brothers sat facing each other like this. Usually, when there were meetings with the development team, they would use the conference room, so there was no reason for Seungwon to come to the CEO’s office. Seungwon looked around curiously, as it was his first time seeing his brother’s room.
“The interior seems to have changed since last time. It feels completely different, even though there hasn’t been any separate renovation. What was it like before?”
“Really? How was it before?”
“It was less austere compared to now.”
It seemed his expectation of a cleaner response than before was in vain.
In exchange for the labor he had put in clearing out the messy items left by the previous CEO—a personshaped plant, shoddy paintings—such a reaction was unexpected.
“What if you bring in some plants or paintings? It feels like a model house right now.”
What kind of law is it to ask for things that have been thrown away to be brought back?
“Never mind. It’s just cluttered and overwhelming.”
“But…”
“I’ll take care of my own room, so don’t worry about it. Did you come to bring me coffee?”
Juwon sighed in exasperation at Seungwon’s poor taste and clicked his tongue. Seungwon hesitated before speaking.
“It’s about the knit sweater.”
Juwon reflexively thought of Hyeju.
“The blue one?”
“Yeah. She accidentally put it in the dryer, so I heard she bought a new one.”
“I see.”
“Did you have to accept it?”
Juwon was slightly surprised by the unexpected question.
He didn’t feel the need to accept that sweater. It was just a spontaneous okay because Hyeju said so, and in fact, he wouldn’t have cared even if she hadn’t returned the sweater. He was busy with work and distracted when Hyeju came to see him.
“I never asked her to return it. When did I show interest in clothes?”
“I know you’re not particularly interested in clothes. You rarely shop unless it’s the clothes Mom sends. That’s why I mentioned it.”
“What did Oh Hyeju say?”
“Hyeju didn’t say anything. It’s just that I felt upset.”
Why would your feelings be hurt by Hyeju’s business? Juwon’s eyebrows twitched at the irritating remark.
Seungwon took a sip of vanilla latte and continued speaking.
“You may not know, but Hyeju is not financially well off. After paying the rent and living expenses from her meager salary, there’s not much left.”
“….”
“No, ordinarily people wouldn’t think a knit sweater would cost over a million won. It’s not wrong for you to receive a new sweater, but it would have been better if it wasn’t something important, and we could just let it go. That’s what I’m saying now.”
When Seungwon pointed out an unexpected aspect, Juwon became deeply thoughtful.
Kang’s stubbornness was not ordinary; once he made up his mind, he would see it through to the end. However, Juwon was a person who knew how to reflect and consider.
That’s why they were sitting across from each other now, grilling skewers.
“In the end, you heard something from Seungwon?”
Hyeju chuckled upon hearing Juwon’s words. Someone who spent a sum of money that exceeded two months’ worth of rent, simmering with anger, and someone who was so serene about it.
She had rarely envied others’ lives, knowing how to be satisfied with the ordinary, but at this moment, she couldn’t help but feel envious of Kang Juwon’s indifference towards money.
“Even if he had said a hundred things, it wouldn’t have affected me if my heart didn’t resonate.”
Juwon’s droopy eyes turned towards Hyeju.
“He and I are the type of people who are only interested in ourselves and Seungwon. Our standards of life aren’t very diverse.”
“Is it because of Kang’s family background?”
“I can’t deny that.”
Juwon smirked and took a sip of his glass.
“I’ve thought about it a bit.”
“What is it?”
“If I return the money, will you accept it?”
Hyeju immediately shook her head.
“There’s no reason for me to accept it. It’s not like it’s an enormous sum of money.”
“I thought you might say that.”
“Ah, I see now. You called me to apologize and buy me drinks, right? Ah, you spent too little for 1.27 million won on just one glass.”
“Who said I only bought one glass?”
“Then…?”
“I’ll buy you drinks worth 1.27 million won.”
His proposal made Hyeju’s eyes sparkle. When it came to drinking gatherings, she never hesitated. Especially with delicious side dishes, she was always ready.
“Do we have to finish it all today?”
Juwon grinned playfully at her, as she vigorously pondered in her mind.
“I’ll give you a oneyear expiration date.”
“Really? Don’t take it out because of lack of time or being busy. You know that, right?”
“Unless it’s something very important, I always open my wallet.”
“Then I’ll take advantage of it all year long. Thank you in advance.”
Juwon looked at Hyeju’s smiling face with a gentle gaze. The two cheeks, ripe and rosy from the heat of the charcoal fire, were as beautiful as peaches.
While Hyeju was flipping the wellgrilled skewers, she spoke.
“Seeing the grilled skewers reminds me of Kang Seungwon. He’s also a spicy food lover.”
Why is she thinking about Kang Seungwon at a time like this?
Trivial words prickled like grains of sand.
Juwon looked down at his clean plate. The truth was, he couldn’t handle spicy food well. He had only come here because of Hyeju’s recommendation.
I wonder if he knows that I haven’t even touched the side dishes.
“Hasn’t Kang Seungwon finished work yet? Should I call him if he’s still at the office?”
“It’s fine.”
“After all, it’s time to eat dinner. If Dahee also tells him to come, he’ll probably come right away. This place is our favorite skewer restaurant.”
“It’s fine.”
Something feels off. No matter what we talk about, it always circles back to ‘Kang Seungwon’.
Even though they didn’t have an abundance of small talk between them, there seemed to be no end to other topics. From which is better, grilled skewers or plain skewers, soju or beer, and even workrelated conversations.
But why does Oh Hyeju only talk about Kang Seungwon?
“Let’s play a game.”
Strangely enough, I felt a sluggish emotion, unable to understand the reason. I simply didn’t like hearing about another man from Hyeju’s mouth, even if it was her own brother.
“A drinking game? Sure. What should we play?”
“The Forbidden Word game.”
“Oh, where we assign forbidden words to each other, and whenever someone says the word, we take a drink?”
“That’s right.”
I’m Kang Ju Won, the man who almost became a special forces soldier.
The man who muttered “Make it work no matter what” dozens of times, even in his sleep.
“I’ll go first.”
Juwon opened his lips, staring at Hyeju’s eyes full of anticipation.
“Kang Seung Won.”
“…Kang Seung Won?”
Hyeju’s pupils widened at the unexpected choice of words.
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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