“Oh, wait a moment! I’m going out for makchang!”
Dadadada, thump!
Ruby, who was heating up the makchang in the microwave, suddenly dug into Seungwon’s seat. She had rushed over at almost the speed of light, placing her hot hand against her ear and giggling naturally.
“My hand was too hot, so I came to the closest seat. Shall I switch seats with you?”
“No, it’s okay.”
Hyeju smiled softly and took the seat at the end. It was already uncomfortable being in the same space as Seungwon, let alone sitting right next to him. Just the thought of it was burdensome, making her grateful.
“I received help from Ruby twice today.”
Unaware of Ruby’s cute misunderstanding, Hyeju welcomed her repeated interruptions with pleasure.
The afterparty continued noisily. Those who seemed to want to shake off the weariness of the allaround meeting cheerfully emptied their glasses, and Hyeju also got caught up in the atmosphere, forgetting the fatigue from last night.
Chicken and convenience storestyle grilled makchang. Even with simple side dishes, the drinking session was lively. When the two boxes of alcohol were almost empty, Myunghwan, who was slightly drunk, tapped his chopsticks and asked.
“The alcohol is all gone. Who’s the youngest?”
Coincidentally, Ruby had gone to the restroom, so all eyes turned to Hyeju. Reading the atmosphere quickly, Hyeju swiftly raised her hand.
“I’ll go!”
It was a fortunate turn of events, as the alcohol was already getting to her. Hyeju accepted the corporate card from Myunghwan and quickly put on her shoes.
At that moment, Seungwon quietly raised his hand.
“We have one more youngest here.”
Since he had been quietly sipping his drink without drawing attention, the others only just noticed his presence and responded with a few words.
“Uh, right. If we count by years of employment, Seungwon is actually behind, right?”
“Come with me. The liquor bottles will be heavy, so help me carry them.”
Hyeju awkwardly watched Seungwon putting on his sneakers as she walked over with small steps. There was no way to handle the situation with the atmosphere being like this.
“I can go alone.”
“How can you carry the heavy stuff alone? I won’t say anything, so just come with me.”
“Okay.”
Hyeju nodded reluctantly. That’s when it happened.
“Uh?”
As soon as the door opened, Hyeju took a startled step back at the sight of a large silhouette. It was Juwon, who happened to be coming in from outside.
Having just finished an executive meeting, he looked at the two people standing side by side expressionlessly and asked.
“Where are you going?”
“Oh, we were just about to go out to buy liquor because we ran out.”
Hyeju explained as if making excuses like a guilty child. Juwon looked at the two of them and remained silent for a moment.
“Well….”
When Hyeju couldn’t bear the awkwardness any longer and was about to speak up.
“I’ll give you a ride. If you don’t plan on drunk driving.”
“What?”
“The hotel convenience store is closed. There’s a mart about a 5minute drive away.”
“Then I’ll go too…”
Seungwon interjected hurriedly, but Juwon glanced at him quickly.
“Seungwon, you should go see the CFO.”
“Now?”
“They have something to discuss regarding the development team’s budget.”
Juwon gave Seungwon a very businesslike look.
“Go to the adjacent room.”
With Juwon coming out like this, Seungwon had nothing more to say.
“Understood.”
The three of them left room 721 simultaneously.
Then, they started walking in opposite directions.
The atmosphere in the car was stiflingly awkward.
I thought going to the mart together was a gesture of reconciliation, but it seems I was mistaken.
“No, why do you just keep your mouth shut and only drive? Are you a professional driver or something?”
When Juwon spoke first, Hyeju, who had tried to act ignorant to reconcile, became upset.
“I’m sorry for being sensitive! A simple apology would have ended it. I tried to let it go if possible, but it doesn’t seem possible, oppa.”
At this point, it had become a battle of pride. Hyeju waited for Juwon to speak up, but eventually gave up and looked out the window.
She hadn’t realized that offering her hand first would be such a difficult task. Among friends, even if there was a fight, reconciliation would quickly follow. But between lovers, it was much more challenging. Especially for novice lovers who had only been together for ten days, it was even more difficult.
Even after arriving at the mart, the two of them remained cold. Hyeju walked ahead and Juwon followed behind.
During the precious time that should have been a sweet escape, holding hands and walking together, the two of them were like separate islands. The precious time slipped away, and Hyeju became increasingly angry.
“No, am I a criminal? Why do I make people so uncomfortable like this?”
The desire to reconcile disappeared without a trace, leaving only pride behind.
Hyeju deliberately quickened her pace, trying to distance herself from Juwon.
On the way back to the parking lot after paying for a box of soju.
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!!!
