An employee came to take their order, and various dishes came out soon.
When they reached the end of the meal, Wooyeon received a call from a broadcasting station employee.
It was related to adjusting her schedule for the promotion training, so Wooyeon had to leave the room for a moment.
“I’ll make a call and be back in a moment.”
Taekyung and Jaehui also nodded. The room filled with various dishes while she was gone fell into a long silence.
Taekyung was the first to break the silence.
“Since when have you two been eating alone like this?”
Jaehui raised her eyebrows as she chewed on abalone.
“What, seriously, Oppa, you’re not jealous of me, are you?”
“As if.”
“But why say it in such a scary way? You’re scaring people!”
“…”
“Enough already. Since Yoon Anchor came back from the U.S., there are things I’m grateful for, and I’ve been concerned about. Didn’t I say before that I sincerely support you two?”
“Is it bothering you?”
“Of course. It’s the first time I’ve seen you look at someone like that, and I was worried about how much you would be concerned in case you missed something. I sincerely meant it when I said I support both of you.”
“Do as you please.”
Taekyung, rinsing his mouth lightly with water, cast a sharp glance at Jaehui.
“Cha Jaehui.”
“Why… why.”
“Heard you’ve been getting close to Chairman Jo’s daughter lately.”
…”
Jaehui bit her lip tightly. As if someone who had revealed something significant, she cautiously gauged Taekyung’s reaction.
Taekyung had recently learned from a department head that Jaehui was frequently meeting with Joinyoung.
Although it wasn’t clear through what means the two had become close, it was evident even without seeing it how Jaehui had captivated Joinyoung with her extraordinary friendliness.
“What are you trying to do?”
“Nothing.”
Wiping her lips with neatly folded napkin, Taekyung leaned forward and asked again.
“What’s your plan?”
“I said I’m not doing anything!”
“Cha Jaehui.”
Taekyung’s eyes, as sharp as arrows, made Jaehui tense as always.
She knew better than anyone in the world that her only older brother, who had always been cold and ruthless since childhood, could find out anything and do anything if he set his mind to it.
Jaehui modulated her voice.
“I was just curious. I wondered what kind of person the chairman’s daughter is. How she lives, what kind of person she is. It was just curiosity, that’s all.”
Without taking her eyes off him for a moment, Taekyung uttered in a chilling tone.
“Stop it right there. She’s not the chairman’s beloved daughter anyway.”
…”
“He doesn’t care about his daughter, so there’s no need to worry.”
“What are you planning, then?”
…”
“Is the reason you came back to Korea because of that person? To ruin that person. Am I wrong?”
“You’re wrong.”
While the tension was building up in the silent confrontation, Wooyeon finished her call and returned to the room.
When she entered, the two were calmly having their meal as if nothing had happened.
Jaehui brightly smiled at Wooyeon more than anyone else in the world.
“Did you have a good call?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, congratulations on your promotion. So, I was going to buy dinner. Will you let me pay for it today?”
“…Yes.”
Wooyeon hadn’t specifically informed Jaehui about her promotion. She probably expected that someone at the broadcasting station might know.
Separately, she felt Taekyung’s cold gaze, making her involuntarily shrink her shoulders.
Just as she didn’t convey the promotion news in the same way, perhaps to avoid misunderstandings, she was well aware of Taekyung’s gaze.
As they were leaving the room in a hurry with Wooyeon, Jaehui handed a congratulatory gift to Wooyeon.
While riding in a manager’s car, Wooyeon glimpsed the paper bag Jaehui had placed on the floor.
As the air felt stuffy, she opened the window slightly.
“Did you get promoted?”
It was Taekyung’s cold, sinking voice. Wooyeon smiled faintly, trying not to provoke his mood.
“Yes. It’s nothing special, so I didn’t mention it.”
“The first promotion in seven years?”
…”
“Jaehui knows, right?”
“I haven’t told Jaehui. Seems like there’s someone at the broadcasting station who knows.”
Blinking, he turned his gaze toward Wooyeon, accompanied by a low sigh.
Unable to meet his eyes, Wooyeon turned her gaze outside the window. Uncomfortable with the avoidance, he nudged Wooyeon’s chin with his fingertips.
It was a gesture implying, “Stop looking at useless things outside and focus on yourself.”
“Yun Wooyeon.”
“…”
“Jaehui knows too. It hurts my pride not to know what I don’t know.”
Wooyeon laughed.
“Did I hurt the chairman’s pride?”
“Are you laughing? Right now?”
“I told you. Lately, I keep laughing. And what’s there not to laugh about in this situation? Chairman, it seems like you’re even jealous of your own sister.”
“That’s not it.”
Although he said not to look outside, Wooyeon insisted stubbornly.
Looking at the streetlights illuminating the intersection beyond the window, Wooyeon couldn’t help but smile again.
“Then what is it?”
“It’s saying, tell me everything, even the trivial things. Don’t hide anything from me.”
“…”
“I hope Yun Wooyeon has no secrets from me.”
Her heart pounded.
His words, expressing a desire for her to have no secrets, felt like he was saying he knew everything about her.
Wooyeon turned her eyes to look at Taekyung. She tried to gauge his inner thoughts by looking at him multiple times. But nothing could be discerned.
“Chairman.”
“…”
“Wanna come to my place?”
Don’t be so greedy.
It’s that kind of era.
An era where it’s so annoying to be recognized and pretended to be known.
Reaching out, she touched Taekyung’s cheek. His smooth skin, straight nose, and sensuous lips that were almost maddening.
Wooyeon positioned herself at an angle comfortable for a kiss.
“Kiss me.”
Between the strands of hair blown by the wind, his lips met hers. Supporting the back of her head, Taekyung delved into Wooyeon’s thigh.
His kiss was intense, as if softly sucking on her lips and thoroughly exploring her mouth.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
