On the verge of closing, the hospital elevator door was halted.
“Wait a moment!” a voice called out.
Without even a chance to press the open button, Jiho stopped the door, and a woman with long flowing hair rushed in.
‘Park… Rajin?’
Appearing abruptly, now even at the hospital where his grandfather was admitted? In the large elevator, Jiho gazed down at the small, round-headed woman in disbelief.
‘Did she put a tracking device on me?’
Already burdened with endless calls since the news of his joining the special prosecution, this unexpected encounter with the star was far from welcome. Especially her behavior when he received a call from the Undersecretary was telling.
She stopped in her tracks, turned around as if recognizing him, and blatantly signaled recognition. Had she heard something from Kim Yoo-jun? Her eyes certainly seemed to acknowledge him.
As he half-listened to the Undersecretary’s long greetings, Jiho couldn’t take his eyes off Rajin. He wondered if peering into her clear eyes might reveal some clue.
“Miss Rajin.”
Their shared gaze was broken by a nurse’s call.
Unable to just stand there anymore, Jiho headed towards the emergency exit, flinging the door open before closing it with a thud.
‘Why on earth are they kissing in the stairwell… Ah.’
Dodging amorous doctors, Jiho scouted the surroundings.
“Yes, I’m listening.”
He parroted back to the persistent Undersecretary while searching for an escape.
Spotting a small tree through a glass door at the end of the corridor, he quickly moved. His grey tie fluttering like a flag in the blustery spring wind.
“Yes, I’ll bear that in mind.”
After agreeing to meet the Undersecretary at the Law Day event, the 30-minute call finally ended.
‘Just get to the point,’ Jiho thought, shaking his head in frustration. As he turned to leave the garden, a door clicked.
“Rajin!”
Hearing the familiar name, Jiho doubted his ears. Not again!
He was about to leave, but the man’s harsh voice made him stop dead.
‘Who is this guy?’
Though he had no interest in eavesdropping, the tense atmosphere made him hide in a blind spot, ready to intervene if necessary. The woman’s plight unfolded unfiltered: a tragic accident, an amnesiac mother, threats disguised as penance, and Kim Yoo-jun’s inevitable mention.
“Call Oh Jong-hyuk right away.”
Suddenly, Kim Yoo-jun’s words from the hotel echoed in his mind.
“Park Rajin’s legal brother…”
Hojin’s words seamlessly connected. So, the disdainful man before her was her stepbrother?
Although she didn’t mention his name, their conversation made it clear they were family.
“Understand that if the Executive Director is investigated, we will be in trouble too.”
Considering Kim Yoo-jun’s deep involvement with the entertainment agency, a surprising revelation dawned on Jiho.
“Speeding up with the Executive Director would be good.”
Gleaning unexpected information, Jiho’s eyes sharpened.
Even if they weren’t blood-related siblings, the man’s vulgar words were appalling. Her face was not visible, but the occasional sighs echoed with a sense of devastation.
Jiho, having secretly overheard, felt a twitch in his heart, debating whether to step in and confront the situation. He was tempted to make a remark about how serious a crime of blackmail can be.
Oh Jong-hyuk, that name kept repeating in his mind.
Jiho etched the name of Oh Jong-hyuk, who dangled on Kim Yoo-jun’s every word, into his memory. He momentarily thought of delving into Park Rajin’s agency but was interrupted.
“Do well, Rajin. Okay?”
After spewing out such trashy words, Oh Jong-hyuk left.
The moment Jiho peered out from behind the pillar, the woman, who had been standing so rigidly, crumbled down.
‘!’
She huddled, trembling, her shoulders shaking violently.
He wanted to ask if she was okay.
‘But I shouldn’t intrude after having eavesdropped.’
Jiho looked up at the dark sky. Her sobs, cutting through the quiet night, grew louder. Despite wanting to ignore it, he couldn’t just walk away.
“Uh-huh.”
The woman, who had bravely escaped Kim Yoo-jun, now sobbed and choked on her tears, her small face wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand.
Each of her tiny movements left a deep impression, and Jiho instinctively moved his hand. Without hesitation, he placed his business card between a handkerchief and approached her.
The woman, unsteady as if searching for an escape route, received the handkerchief from his extended hand.
Her face was a mess from tears, makeup smudged everywhere, her eyes and lips swollen red.
‘Even in such a state…’
She still looked unrealistically beautiful. Surprised by his primal admiration, Jiho recoiled.
Ignoring the moral dilemma, he worried his muddled mind might spill out inappropriate consolations. He firmly pressed his lips together, nodded politely at Rajin, and left the garden without looking back.
With a deep sigh, Jiho searched for room 1508.
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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