Struggling to shake off the persistent gaze, Woo-yeon replied, “I will try my best.”
“It’s not effort I need, but a promise.”
Woo-yeon’s hand, which touched the teacup, was once again lightly shrugged off by him.
Perhaps thinking it was a somewhat vague answer, he brought his body forward on the sofa.
“My proposal to date is still valid. Have you ever thought about it seriously?”
“President, I…”
“If you don’t like being serious, just pretend for now.”
“What?”
“If you’re going to meet my mother anyway, you’ll have to pretend at least that much.”
“Oh.”
She hadn’t thought of that. The thought of acting in front of his mother.
Woo-yeon suppressed her forehead with her hand. It seemed somewhat burdensome that she seemed to look like someone about to get married to the suffering Cha Yoon-hwa.
“Can I avoid getting caught?”
To Woo-yeon’s concern, Tae-kyung responded with a nonchalant expression.
“Well, that depends on Yoon Woo-yeon.”
“…”
“If you don’t even have confidence in that, did you answer to go to the U.S. with me without thinking about it? Haven’t you considered that?”
Woo-yeon didn’t make excuses.
“I didn’t think deeply. My work comes first, so I wanted to fix that first.”
“Huh, honest.”
“I don’t dislike you, President. I feel excited when we kiss, and it’s good when I’m looking at you. But…”
“But what?”
“The base instincts lying beneath are dirty… To be more honest, President, I want to use you. I want to use the fact that I’m attracted to you and take full advantage of it. If you ask me to give you my heart, it’s hard for me to answer that I can. Purely liking someone, trusting and relying on that person without any background… I can’t do it.”
Even with Woo-yeon’s excessively honest plea, Tae-kyung remained unshaken.
He smirked.
“Are you confident?”
“What?”
“That you can’t do it. Are you confident in saying that?”
“…”
Tae-kyung stood up and straightened his suit.
“Just try pretending for now, then.”
“…”
“Living as Cha Tae-kyung’s woman and trying to go back to your original place. It’ll be hell for you.”
I guarantee it.
Muttering softly, he kissed Woo-yeon’s lips.
In fact, like someone who had only been looking at her lips from the beginning, his kiss was very deep and sensual.
The window bathed in sunlight was dazzling, but In-yeong covered all the windows with curtains.
Her studio, separately prepared in the annex of the Jangkyung Group’s main house, was a place where air circulation was not properly maintained and felt suffocating.
In-yeong spent all her time there. Even more than twelve hours a day holding a brush, these days she suffered from a severe slump.
After learning painting in England and working as a reclusive artist there, it has been over six months since she returned to Korea.
If it weren’t for her father’s pressure to get married, she probably wouldn’t have set foot on Korean soil.
Her personality, which became increasingly nervous and sensitive, she didn’t know if it was due to the suddenly changed environment.
Everything in Korea seemed to particularly irritate In-yeong these days.
“Ah, it’s hot. How can this guy draw here? I should tear down these damn curtains!”
“…”
“In-yeong, come here quickly. Come and eat this. I made a sandwich you like.”
In-yeong, who was sketching on the canvas, threw the pencil towards the middle-aged woman who had just stepped over the threshold of the studio.
“Damn it, so annoying! I told you not to come in when I’m working!”
“I did.”
“Well, if you understood, get out right now!”
Jung-suk bent down to pick up the pencil In-yeong had thrown to the floor.
While gently placing the sandwich plate made by the housekeeper on the table, Jung-suk, still slightly angry, soothed In-yeong.
“You haven’t even had breakfast. You’re still only 41kg. If you continue like this, you’ll end up with only bones. With that body, you won’t receive love from a man. You need some weight, and you have a chest.”
“Oh, my. Can’t you hear me telling you to get out right now?”
This time, not a pencil but a glass bottle in the studio flew. The red flower-filled vase shattered on the floor, leaving dozens of glass shards.
Jung-suk closed her eyes tightly, silently reciting the Buddhist chant. She was about to invoke the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, but today she decided to finish with the recitation of the Amitabha Sutra.
“This girl is really something! Can’t you ease up a bit? I can’t take it anymore!”
At her words, In-yeong widened her eyes. Silver two-piece outfit, chunky pearl necklace, and a strong scent of perfume.
However, no matter how many times she scrutinized her, Jung-suk, who did not fit at all with elegance, was the one who stood out.
Upon careful consideration, it seemed that everything, including her recent weakened nerves and the constant anger since returning to Korea, was all because of Jung-suk.
“It’s, it’s because of Aunt.”
“She, she’s at it again. What on earth did I do? Every time she opens her mouth, it’s my fault.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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