In Jiho’s calm voice, her raised forehead became moist. Tears on her eyelashes, a pinkish nose, and her swollen lips were stunningly beautiful.
“Is it because of Kim Yujun?”
“….”
“Did I say something strange again?”
“I met Chairman Myungjin… on the way back.”
“Chairman Kim Gitaek?”
As if confirming, Jiho asked again, and Lajin nodded with a small but heavy movement.
Kim Yujun went as far as meeting the chairman too? It must be overwhelming with the investigation into Myungjin reaching its peak. Harsh words automatically played in Jiho’s mind.
“Kim Yujun decided to break off the engagement with Haeseong Group. I suggested meeting Chairman Myungjin.”
“Breaking off the engagement?”
“Yes. It seems he made a deal with the chairman regarding the marriage.”
Lajin looked awkward, saying she didn’t know where to start. Although Jiho had seen enough of terrible people so far, Kim Yujun was the first person who gave him chills as much as this.
Love, or rather, wanting someone’s heart just because I want it—was that something one could possess? The fact that Kim Yujun entertained such thoughts was evidence that he didn’t love her.
Whether Kim Yujun breaks off the engagement or not, or whether he makes a deal with the chairman or not, it all changed if the conditions of that deal involved Lajin. In this unexpected mud fight, Jiho had no intention of backing down. Instead, he felt an even stronger desire to win.
“If Lajin is okay with it.”
“…….”
“How about we make our relationship public?”
If unavoidable, it was better to confront it head-on. With Oh Jonghyuk currently in custody, there was no one irritating to interfere, and it was a good opportunity to strike a blow to Kim Yujun, who hadn’t broken the engagement yet.
“Considering the ongoing investigation, Myungjin won’t officially announce the breakup immediately.”
They would definitely negotiate with Haeseong, and even if it was soon, they wouldn’t announce it immediately. What if Jiho revealed his relationship with Lajin in the meantime? Kim Yujun wouldn’t be able to respond to someone else’s relationship with a press release.
“Of course, Lajin’s opinion is the most important.”
Not wanting to burden someone who was already mentally exhausted, Jiho took a step back as he spoke.
“Would it seem too deceptive if we do it now, after saying we’ll do it after returning from abroad?”
“No, not at all.”
“I’m sorry for using you, not for feeling this way.”
He gently comforted Lajin, whose back trembled with anxiety. Then her small palm cupped Jiho’s cheek.
Jiho stared at his reflection in her eyes. Her sincere feelings, the earnest desire to be together. There was even the expectation that Lajin would give a positive response. He gazed endlessly at himself, tensely reflected in her large eyes.
“If I say you’re the only person in my heart, will you believe it?”
“I believe you. I believe anything Lajin says.”
“Even if something troublesome happens because of me… can you still be by my side?”
She bit her lip, saying she felt sorry for being selfish.
Jiho kissed her swollen red lips.
Then, their warm breaths tangled, and their hearts touched. As they gradually separated, she buried her face in Jiho’s chest.
“Whatever happens, I’ll be by Lajin’s side.”
“I forgot that saying sorry is prohibited?”
“But still… really, I’m so sorry. I want to be by Jiho’s side like this.”
The words “I’m sorry” for being selfish, needy, and not wanting to break up crumpled at the end of her lips. She intended to answer sweetly in a nice place, but instead, stumbling words about being upset spilled out.
In the aftermath of the intense storm, Jiho spoke calmly, “It doesn’t matter.”
“While Lajin is not in Korea, there must be something important that has been concluded.”
As if holding back the questions she wanted to ask, Lajin blinked her eyes and nodded quickly. Was saying something like this burdensome? After the formal exchange of words suggesting to meet, there was a quick understanding.
However, the situation was so peculiar that there was no room for pride. It was about helping Lajin to overcome her dreadful past and achieve a ‘safe breakup.’ Jiho was solely focused on that.
“If Lajin is okay with it, how about staying at our place?”
“Together?”
“If our relationship is made public, Kim Yujun won’t stay quiet.”
“That’s true, but…”
A mix of apologies, gratitude, worry, and awkwardness flickered across Lajin’s face.
“I don’t want to think about the worst-case scenario, but if the chairman has allowed it, we don’t know what Kim Yujun might do.”
Already invading their house and changing managers, Jiho couldn’t leave Lajin alone in that big house. Allowing her to stay alone would be tantamount to condoning an obvious crime.
“I feel like I’m becoming a burden to Mr. Jiho again.”
“Aren’t we close enough to do this for each other?”
With Jiho’s words starting today, Lajin’s red eyes widened.
“In the future, if it gets tough, I’ll rely on Lajin.”
“!”
“If I need help, I’ll honestly tell Lajin.”
Not just a relationship where they express love verbally, but a relationship where they can share everything. Jiho declared it as if to say that this is what a real couple should be.
In an instant, her gaze fixed on Jiho’s black pupils.
“I learn from Mr. Jiho like this every time.”
“If you want more supplementary lessons, come to our house.”
He repeated persuasions for a simple and safe method. It wasn’t to force her, but there was an honest desire to do so.
Lajin lowered her gaze and gently raised her hand. Then, she touched Jiho’s firm shoulder, sharp jawline, and neat eyebrows in turn.
Is it too burdensome?
It was a proposal to help Lajin, but it felt like it burdened her instead. However, it was too late for regrets, and the choice was hers.
Lost in thought, Lajin lightly traced Jiho’s face as if to draw on it. Should he speak again, suggesting she consider a positive direction? At the moment Jiho was contemplating, a tender voice was heard.
“Today is Thursday, and you’re leaving on Saturday morning, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Can I pack today and move it tomorrow? To Mr. Jiho’s house?”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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