After several deep breaths, Ra-jin took out her new phone and stared intently at the only contact saved.
“Ah, I’m nervous.”
Why did she always tremble when calling him? Ra-jin shrugged her shoulders up and down and pressed his number.
After a few rings, the call connected. But Prosecutor Kang Ji-ho didn’t speak right away. Perhaps he was cautious about an unknown caller?
“It’s me.”
[Yes. What’s up?]He sounded worried, maybe because it was earlier than expected.
“I have something to discuss. In person.”
[Where would you like to meet?]Instead of asking why, he inquired about the location.
“There’s a residence I have at Ark Hotel. Could we meet there?”
[Is two hours from now alright?]“Yes. Room 2503.”
[See you later.]With his succinct response, the call ended.
Relieved at successfully delivering the difficult message, Ra-jin flopped down.
“Will he feel awkward about meeting at a hotel?”
Ra-jin had a good reason for owning a residence there.
Her trainer, who had been with her since debut, moved to the hotel’s fitness center, and she followed. Due to her fame, she faced troublesome situations every time she went to exercise.
Even while changing or showering, people’s attention was relentless. When she caught someone trying to secretly take photos with their phone, she couldn’t tolerate it any longer.
“At that time, when I couldn’t change my long-time trainer or stop exercising, I was able to secure a residence at a good price thanks to the trainer’s recommendation and the hotel promotion team’s proposal. Of course, a small promotional article was published about it.”
“Ah! This is not the time for this.”
Ra-jin jumped out of bed and quickly changed into her workout clothes. There was nothing else to pack. Everything was already at the hotel, used only for showering after her daily workouts. The only thing to take care of was the car key.
“Will it be okay?”
Ra-jin murmured to herself while looking at the car key. She rarely drove herself, as her manager usually drove her around, and she had used her own car only a handful of times.
Moreover, both Oh Jong-hyuk and Kim Yu-jun strongly disliked Ra-jin driving, so she generally avoided taking the wheel.
But the hotel fitness center was only a 15-minute drive away. Even for a ‘garage license’ holder, that distance should be manageable, right?
Ra-jin, clutching the car key, headed to the garage.
After removing the dusty black cover from the car, she waved at it as if greeting an old friend. Sitting in the driver’s seat, she revved the engine, holding the steering wheel tightly in her hands.
“The accelerator is on the right, and the brake is in the middle, right?”
Ra-jin muttered to herself, watching the noisy garage door rise. The sleek sedan shot out in an instant.
“Ah, my driving skills aren’t dead. Good.”
Ra-jin exclaimed in admiration, gripping the steering wheel tightly.
“I could go without the manager with this level of driving.”
Parking might be an issue, but driving itself was no problem.
The thought of shaking off the annoying watchers and going on simple schedules alone was thrilling. Ra-jin hummed a tune and giggled to herself.
Finally arriving at the hotel parking lot.
Ra-jin parked the car in a spacious spot on the top floor and immediately headed to the hotel.
“Just 40 minutes and then go up.”
Ignoring the trainer’s instructions, Ra-jin just lazily walked on the treadmill. She had come to the fitness center as an alibi in case her manager looked for her. Without breaking a sweat, she quickly moved to her room after just filling in the time.
“Order dinner.”
She thought about the menu she wanted to order for room service while walking and then looked around the clean room.
“I didn’t sweat, but I exercised, so I should shower quickly.”
After showering and emerging at 7:50 PM, Ra-jin was about to ask for the food she had requested to be left at her door when she flung it open.
“!”
She caught Prosecutor Kang Ji-ho off guard, just as he was about to ring the bell.
“Did you come to meet me?”
The man, now capable of jokes, greeted her with a soft smile.
“Please come in.”
The warmth was short-lived as Ra-jin quickly glanced around the hallway.
“It smells good here.”
“I keep receiving, so I thought I’d buy this time.”
Ra-jin pulled the fragrant trolley, but he casually blocked her way.
“I should pay for the meal. Go ahead.”
Ra-jin looked back at the man pulling the trolley, her face flushing.
“I can do it.”
Despite their friendly squabble over who would pay, his gaze sharply scanned the hallway.
For a moment, Ra-jin was seized by a strange feeling. Like a secret partner in a spy movie?
Being colleagues with that big, cool man seemed amusing, yet Ra-jin’s heart strangely fluttered. However, their relationship was still too delicate to simply label it as camaraderie.
Thud! The door closed.
“…….”
“…….”
Like caught in a red light, both of them froze in place.
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!!!
