Rajin’s large eyes widened like a full moon. Why is he suddenly laughing? She stared at Jiho with an expression that seemed to ask this question.
Instead of explaining his laughter, Jiho turned his head away, pressing his lips together and reaching for the water bottle in the driver’s door pocket.
“Would you like some of this?”
Holding the water bottle with a gas station sticker attached and shaking it as he looked straight ahead, Jiho asked.
“Yes, please.”
He handed her the water bottle he had just opened, and she took it, bringing it to her lips.
As the sound of her swallowing echoed in the car, Jiho finally relaxed.
Why was there anything funny in this situation? He scolded himself for being too casual.
“Phew, that’s better.”
“Please, go ahead with what you were going to say.”
Without any small talk, he got straight to the point. That was the purpose of carving out time for this meeting.
“Should we start with what happened at the hotel? Or at the hospital…”
“Either is fine.”
Seemingly overwhelmed by the choice, Rajin let out a faint sigh. She seemed unsure of where to start or end.
In the quiet parking lot, in the dark car where the conversation had ceased, Rajin fiddled with the surface of the half-empty water bottle. Her fingers were white and slender.
Jiho watched her transparently shimmering fingernails. Perhaps offering her an easy start to the conversation would help.
“If you find it difficult to talk, you don’t have to clarify anything.”
He added that he had no intention of disclosing anything, yet he waited for her to pour out her confused thoughts. In a flash, she fluttered her hand.
“No, it’s just… Is it really appropriate for me to explain to someone so busy…”
She mumbled something about it being somewhat funny and then met his eyes.
“I still really want to clarify things. Just, I’m not sure.”
A subtle scent of roses wafted from her sigh.
“And I’d like today’s conversation to be forgotten here.”
“Of course.”
He responded immediately, but she continued to hesitate, seemingly unconvinced.
Would she believe if he made a more convincing gesture?
Jiho suddenly extended his pinky finger.
“Would you believe me if I made a pinky promise?”
Her stern face lit up in surprise. She seemed amused by the absurd suggestion, covering her mouth to suppress a giggle.
“Since I have something to ask you too, why don’t you go first?”
“You have something to ask me?”
He gestured for her to proceed, and she began softly.
“Have you heard of Oh Jung-gyu, the advisor of Myungjin Group?”
“I remember him as the head of financial management at Myungjin, who was investigated along with Chairman Kim Ki-tae.”
She seemed relieved at his acknowledgment.
“He’s passed away now, but he was my stepfather. That’s why I have a deep connection with Myungjin.”
He nodded for her to continue.
“I first met Kim Yu-jun, the executive of Myungjin, when I was in high school.”
At that point, Jiho’s expression became more serious.
Though she didn’t specify the exact time, it was evident that her relationship with Kim Yu-jun was not trivial. Was that why Kim Yu-jun called her by her name so comfortably?
Jiho compared the situation he witnessed with her words.
“I can’t tell you everything, but… he likes me.”
Was there a definitive event that made her so certain of his feelings? Jiho gazed thoughtfully at Rajin, gripping the water bottle.
His usual cold-blooded demeanor versus his fiery outburst at the hotel came to mind.
The two images did not easily align, but if Kim Yu-jun showed emotional instability only in her presence, could Rajin’s role in the situation become more significant?
With a mix of serious concern and a strange sense of anticipation, Jiho’s mind raced.
Oblivious to his complex thoughts, Rajin cautiously began unraveling the events that had transpired at the hotel. She detailed her deception by the manager leading to the French restaurant, the feelings of elation when Kim Yu-jun said he had to meet the chief prosecutor, and even the vague overtures made by Kim Yu-jun.
“Have you ever been physically threatened by Kim Yu-jun?”
“No.”
“What about blackmail?”
“I understand why you’re asking. The security guards followed me that day, and…”
Rajin bit her lower lip, her words trailing off.
After a brief hesitation, she continued, “To hear such indecent proposals from a man engaged to someone else… Sigh.”
“It would be simple to just refuse.”
“If it weren’t for the complicated circumstances, I would have liked to do that.”
Rajin’s eyes, emphasizing her sincerity, trembled vigorously.
“The person I was with at the hospital, he’s my stepbrother and the head of my agency.”
Jiho seemed to already know Oh Jong-hyuk’s profile as if he had the answer to the puzzle.
“Think of Oh Jong-hyuk as being one with Kim Yu-jun.”
“They work together then.”
Jiho said, recalling the content he had overheard in the hospital.
“Despite not having an official title at the agency, Kim Yu-jun’s influence is absolute.”
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
