For Green, it was truly incomprehensible.
It had started as a light drinking session meant to induce sleep easily.
The first taste of whiskey, new to her, felt harsh and hot as it scorched down her throat, yet the aftertaste in her mouth was indescribably aromatic.
Like the whiskey advertisement slogan ‘A temptation you cannot resist,’ Green couldn’t resist the lure of the next sip, shuddering with each drink.
Seonwoo silently observed her from the side.
“When did you find out that the Vice Chairman wasn’t your biological mother?” Green asked after becoming slightly tipsy.
“When I was 9. My father told me.”
“Wow. Your father is really something. Usually, parents try to hide such things until their child becomes an adult. You must have been shocked, Seonwoo.”
“Well, it was just…”
Seonwoo’s nonchalant response pained Green even more.
“Do you have any memories of your birth mother?”
“No, we parted when I was three.”
“Do you know anything about her?”
“She dated my father in college, but they had different opinions. They broke up, and my father married without knowing I was already conceived.”
“Ah, so it wasn’t an affair!”
Green looked a bit surprised and also remorseful.
Her prejudice against Jin Youngcheol, criticizing him without knowing the facts, made her feel ashamed.
Seonwoo gave a bittersweet smile.
“That’s the only thing about which my father can be proud in front of the Vice Chairman.”
“Do you know anything about your birth mother now? How she is doing?”
“She remarried soon after sending me away.”
“Don’t you want to meet her?”
“Not really.”
As Seonwoo sipped his whiskey, savoring its aroma, he asked Green,
“How did you feel when you first learned I was an illegitimate child?”
“Hmm… When I was about 7, my mom bought me a beautiful umbrella. I carried it even on sunny days, and my friends were so envious. I told them, ‘Ask your moms to buy you one.’ One of my friends didn’t have a mom. I was shocked when I found out later.”
“Did you feel very sorry for your friend?”
“Yes. I assumed everyone had a mom because I did. I couldn’t imagine someone not having one.”
“That’s normal for that age.”
“So, when I found out Seonwoo was an illegitimate child, I felt sorry for you. Thinking about you living with a huge desert in your heart all your life.”
“…”
“Even now, thinking about 9-year-old Seonwoo learning he didn’t have a mom makes my heart ache. It must have felt like the world you stood on was crumbling.”
Possibly due to the influence of alcohol, Green’s emotions intensified, and tears welled up in her eyes. Seonwoo, watching her intently, quietly wiped away her tears with his little finger.
“That’s all in the past.”
As Seonwoo’s hand touched her, Green’s cheeks, already flushed, reddened even more.
Reaching for the bottle, intending to use the alcohol as an excuse, Green found it empty.
“What? Did the bottle have a hole?”
Shaking the empty bottle upside down, Green finally admitted they had finished it.
“Wow, we really drank the whole bottle.”
She shook the empty bottle, laughing playfully.
“It’s not ‘we.’ Green drank most of it.”
Seonwoo pointed out her mistake matter-of-factly, but he seemed to enjoy the relaxed Green and offered more drinks.
“Shall we open another bottle?”
Even though it was just a question about having more drinks, Green felt happy. It felt as if her opinion was very important to him.
For Green, it was an incomprehensible situation.
What began as light drinking to ease into sleep had turned into something more significant.
The first taste of whiskey she tried was harsh and hot as it scorched down her throat, but the aftertaste was indescribably fragrant.
Like the whiskey advertisement slogan, ‘A temptation you cannot resist,’ Green couldn’t resist the lure of another sip, shuddering with each drink.
Seonwoo silently observed her from the side.
“You knew Vice Chairman wasn’t your biological mother when?” Green asked after getting somewhat tipsy.
“When I was 9. My father told me.”
“Wow. Your father is really something. Usually, parents try to hide such things until their child becomes an adult. You must have been shocked, Seonwoo.”
“Well, it was just…”
Seonwoo’s nonchalant response pained Green even more.
“Do you have any memories of your birth mother?”
“No, we parted when I was three.”
“Do you know anything about her?”
“She dated my father in college, but they had different opinions. They broke up, and my father married without knowing I was already conceived.”
“Ah, so it wasn’t an affair!”
Green looked a bit surprised and also apologetic.
Her prejudice against Jin Youngcheol, criticizing him without knowing the facts, made her feel ashamed.
Seonwoo gave a bittersweet smile.
“That’s the only thing about which my father can be proud in front of the Vice Chairman.”
“Do you know anything about your birth mother now? How she is doing?”
“She remarried soon after sending me away.”
“Don’t you want to meet her?”
“Not really.”
As Seonwoo sipped his whiskey, savoring its aroma, he asked Green,
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
