Seeing his movement, 우연 narrowed her eyes and asked.
“Why aren’t you eating?”
“I don’t particularly like it.”
“Even though you ordered three?”
“I ordered all three for 윤우연 to eat.”
“Really? Did you think I would eat all of them?”
No. He had hoped that she would find at least one to her liking and eat it with those pretty lips.
Slowly, for a long time.
Better if she ate two, best if all three. So he could watch her longer.
But again, she defied his expectations.
윤우연 didn’t finish even one cheesecake.
She apologized, saying she avoided high-calorie foods before a broadcast, becoming particularly sensitive.
At her words, 태경 laughed.
“So, you keep both alcohol and men at a distance?”
“It’s not distancing, it’s managing.”
“Managing, huh. So which category do I fall into?”
“What do you mean?”
“Whether I’m being pushed away or pulled in. How are you managing me?”
“…….”
우연 looked at him intently. She gave her answer to that question without too much delay.
“Do I qualify to do that?”
“He’s my younger brother. He’s thirty-one this year, though he looks immature. He’s actually two years older than you, 윤우연.”
“Excuse me?”
“The person you saw in my office that day.”
“…….”
“I think I might qualify now.”
“No, Representative. I…”
우연 stopped speaking because of an urgent call from the broadcasting station.
As if it were a routine matter, she naturally got up, tidied her face, and grabbed her bag.
“I’m sorry, I have to go.”
태경 nodded in understanding.
“It’s like being in a fog. There’s nothing to grasp and use as a basis to press on. It’s frustrating.”
“That must be frustrating.”
“So, do you plan to get close to Representative 차?”
우연 clicked her tongue.
“Why are you saying this? Didn’t you tell me to be wary of men, claiming they’re all the same?”
“Who said not to be wary? I’m just saying to maintain a decent relationship. He might be useful.”
“What do you mean?”
“There’s a rumor that 차 is the actual owner of the Wedding Tower.”
“…….”
“Honestly, it was strange when they said Myeongsan sold it to an American. The Wedding Tower, of all things? 윤우연, you know too. For Myeongsan, the Wedding Tower is much more important than the main office building in Seocho-dong as a control tower.”
“I know.”
“It all fits together. Myeongsan must have heard the rumor. They reached out to 차 first, to avoid being eaten up. Keeping up appearances while creating a figure to rival Vice President 차우강. Isn’t it a perfect plan by Myeongsan?”
우연 internally admired 염’s ability. She always thought he was ahead of his colleagues, but in the field, 염, who was always on his feet, was unbeatable.
“I should be nervous.”
“About what?”
“If 염 ever decides to take my place, I’d have no choice but to give in. I didn’t notice anything during the interview, but 염 always knows a lot.”
“Yeah. But I won’t take your place.”
“Why not?”
“Because most of the public trusts what 윤우연 says. Isn’t that the most important thing for an anchor?”
“…….”
“So, you want me to see the photos?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I’ll look later.”
That afternoon, SNS was abuzz with photos of 우연 and 태경 in the café.
Initially, it stirred up as the first scandal of the national anchor, but soon quieted down due to another photo posted by someone.
It was a photo of 우연 politely saying goodbye to 태경 as she left the café, leading to comments mistaking them for a couple.
Instead, people who got autographs from 우연 started praising her kindness, shifting the public’s reaction from romance to another direction.
Positive comments about 윤우연’s kindness outside the news, along with tags praising her beauty, lined up.
The reaction to 태경 was not much different from 우연. Under the candidly taken photos, praises for his suit, hairstyle, and appearance were endless.
Moreover, the public’s interest in their meeting, which heated up SNS in the afternoon, quickly shifted to news about another popular idol’s romance.
Nevertheless, it was quite an interesting topic for the newsroom people, as they approached 우연 before the news broadcast.
“Anchor 윤, your photo with Representative 차 looked really good! Are we going to see you two eating noodles together soon?”
It was also a good scoop for reporters from other broadcasting companies. They would subtly inquire about their relationship from 염, who would surely defend it.
The public’s interest would fade more in a few days.
Still, she thought it would be wise to be more careful in the future.
While setting aside her phone during the news broadcast, it vibrated.
It was 태경.
Knowing it was him made her heart flutter, causing her cheeks to redden.
[I’m thinking of giving you a gift, would you accept it?]우연 wore an ambiguous expression at the message left by 태경.
The image of him walking gracefully, like fluttering petals, filled her mind anew.
Memories of that night, so painful it felt like her body was collapsing, and the traces of the day they met again at 서지우’s house.
She recalls the man she had always pushed away, despite being captivated every time she saw him.
In the café, 차태경 was quite polite.
He signed autographs for people who recognized him, drank tea, and even while nibbling on the cheesecake, he barely spoke.
Instead, he patiently waited for everything.
‘I think I might qualify now.’
That phrase kept echoing in her mind.
No, it was 차태경’s intense gaze when he said those words that kept replaying like a stretched-out tape.
우연 considered replying but then decided against it. She pushed him away once 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!!!
