“So, this is the allowance your mother-in-law gave you for maintaining appearances?”
Having finished her work at an incredible speed, Hannah rushed to Sun Woo’s apartment where Green was waiting.
Jenny, who heard the news belatedly, also joined them as soon as she finished her commercial shoot.
Green had carefully placed bundles of 50,000 won bills on the living room table, anxiously waiting for her friends.
“I thought she’d give at most 1 million won. But it’s 8 million won. She even says she’ll give it monthly.”
“Money is only a worry when you don’t have enough. What’s there to worry about when you have plenty? Honestly, 8 million isn’t even that much.”
At Jenny’s nonchalant words, Hannah clicked her tongue and scolded her.
“Those who’ve never worried about money in their lives should keep quiet. Han Green, what’s your biggest concern?”
“Giving such a large sum means I’m expected to dress up well for every gathering. I don’t know anything about that.”
Green’s eyes suddenly flashed with a manic gleam as she pushed all the money in front of Hannah.
“Hannah, take it all.”
“What? Has she gone mad!”
“You style me. For every gathering, what was it called? Right, T.P.O. Match the clothes, makeup, and hair to that.”
Hannah frowned, looking alternately at the money and Green’s face. Jenny, who was watching, chimed in.
“In other words, she wants you to be her stylist. Hannah, isn’t that what you usually do? Why hesitate?”
“Is styling celebrities the same as styling ordinary people? It’s hard to even get sponsorships for regular people.”
Hearing Hannah’s complaint, Jenny took out her phone and called her agency’s CEO.
“It’s Jenny. Remember that book you showed me last week? The one about the twin sister who becomes a chaebol daughter-in-law to get revenge?”
“I’ll do it.”
“I’ll be fine. Just make sure I get to wear lots of pretty clothes.”
After finishing the call with her agency CEO, Jenny turned to Hannah and asked,
“Does this make things easier?”
“Hmm. If I work on Jenny’s stuff, it’ll be easier to bring up sponsorships for ordinary people too. For things we can’t get sponsored, let’s buy them! We have plenty of money now.”
Hannah smiled, looking at the bundles of money in front of her.
“Girls, you’ve saved me. Thank you so much.”
Overcome with emotion, Green hugged Jenny and Hannah tightly.
Jenny grimaced but didn’t push Green away. Hannah, however, recoiled in disgust and broke free from Green’s embrace.
“It’s not time to celebrate yet. We still have a problem.”
“Problem? What?”
While Green was still clinging to Jenny, Hannah looked her up and down critically and advised coolly,
“Han Green, let’s lose some weight.”
“Huh?”
“The clothes I deal with won’t fit you. Even if we cover your short height with killer heels, what about your size? You need to lose at least 5kg more.”
“What? 5kg?”
Green felt wronged. At 168cm, she wasn’t objectively short. It’s just that Jenny and Hannah, both former models, were exceptionally tall.
The funny thing is, even Jenny at 177cm and Hannah at 179cm are considered short for models.
“Hey, at my height, 54kg isn’t skinny, but it’s definitely not fat! How can an ordinary person have a celebrity figure?”
“Who said you need to match them exactly? Just get somewhat close.”
Seeing Green deflate, Jenny handed her a business card.
“This is my PT instructor. Call and mention my name, and he’ll help you lose as much as you want, whenever you want.”
“Hey, Jenny. I’m a bit hurt? What about me? I want to lose weight too!”
Seeing Hannah’s indignation, Jenny replied indifferently,
“Can you give up bread?”
“No.”
At the mention of giving up bread, Hannah gave up without a second thought. After all, the reason she works so hard to earn money is to taste all the delicious bread in the world.
“To celebrate Green’s impending grueling diet, let’s have a last supper tonight! Green, order chicken and pork hocks. Make sure it’s chilled pork hocks! Do you have beer at home?”
As Hannah naturally went to the kitchen to rummage through the fridge, Green asked in surprise,
“You guys, is it okay if you go home late?”
“We’re staying over tonight!”
“Really? You too, Jenny?”
“Of course. How could we leave you alone in an unfamiliar house?”
At that moment, Green felt overwhelmed with emotion. She could feel Hannah and Jenny’s consideration for her.
“Look at this crybaby, her eyes are red again. How can you be so weak-hearted?”
As Hannah smacked Green’s back while scolding her, Jenny retorted sarcastically,
“It’s natural to be moved at times like this. Your emotions are just too dried up.”
“My emotions are dried up? Me? I can’t believe this. I don’t want to hear that from someone like you, Jenny.”
Watching Jenny and Hannah bicker as usual, Green went from crying to laughing.
Her friends didn’t pry into why she, newly married, was left alone in this spacious house. They simply took her side unconditionally.
The world might call Green Cinderella, but she thought she was luckier than Cinderella.
Cinderella only had one fairy godmother, but she had two fairy friends.
*****
“Madam, you’ve lost more weight again. That’s what happens when you only eat greens all day.”
Ahn Seong-daek, who came twice a week to help with housework, clicked her tongue after opening the refrigerator. Various side dishes she had skillfully prepared remained untouched.
“I’m intentionally controlling my diet because I need to lose some weight.”
“But Madam, where do you have weight to lose?”
“I still have 2 kilograms left. Please bear with me until then, okay?”
As Green smiled sweetly and acted cute, Ahn Seong-daek shook her head as if to say she couldn’t be helped.
“After I finish preparing the vegetables, I’ll make some boiled pork and pressed meat. Oh, you can have bone broth, right?”
“Of course, thank you so much.”
Green was very happy with Ahn Seong-daek’s thoughtfulness. She was starting to get tired of surviving on chicken breast and salad while enduring hellish PT sessions every day.
Two months into her newlywed life without her husband, her daily routine was simple and regular.
To lose the 5 kilograms Hannah demanded, she exercised two hours every day, and visited her mother in the VIP hospital room every other day.
Once a week, she went to Hannah’s studio to take pictures of newly sponsored items.
It was a win-win for both Green and Hannah, as Green could maintain her sense of the field, and the sponsorship agencies loved her photos.
Sometimes Jenny would come to Hannah’s studio asking Green to take photos for her social media. Green gladly picked up the camera for the precious opportunity to photograph a top star.
“Are you going to your friend’s place today too?”
Seeing Green already holding her camera bag, Ahn Seong-daek asked.
“Yes. I’ll visit my mother first, then go to my friend’s. You can leave when you’re done. Please don’t make any more side dishes for now.”
“Instead, let me know anytime if you want something to eat. You should eat well, especially when Director Jin is not around.”
Green could only smile at Ahn Seong-daek, who was convinced that the reason she was losing weight was due to the sadness of being apart from Sun Woo.
When she arrived at the VIP room in the nursing hospital where her mother was, the caregiver greeted her warmly.
“Oh my, you’re getting prettier every time I see you. The patient should see you like this soon.”
“Has there been any change?”
“Of course not.”
Green had hoped that perhaps her father might have visited, but of course, no such thing had happened.
‘He’s cut off contact with me and isn’t even asking for hospital fees, is he not curious at all?’
As the caregiver tactfully left the room, Green held her mother’s hand tightly as she lay as if asleep.
“Mom, I’ll stick right by your side, so don’t worry. You trust me, right?”
At that moment, her phone rang. The caller was Na Mi Ran, the secretary of K1 Construction.
As Secretary Na was the messenger for her mother-in-law In Young’s words, Green unconsciously tensed up.
“Of course. Please go ahead.”
At the mention of Pyeongchang-dong, Green’s face turned pale. It meant the house of Park Chan Wook, Sun Woo’s maternal grandfather and the founder of K1 Construction.
It was a sudden and one-sided notification, but Green couldn’t object when she looked at her mother lying there. She hurriedly called Hannah.
“Hannah, I don’t think I can come to take photos today. I’ve suddenly been told to come for dinner at Sun Woo’s grandfather’s house.”
“It’s okay. It’s a family gathering, so I think I can go as usual.”
“I know. It would be nice if she could let us know the schedule in advance. I’ll call you back later.”
Green said a quick goodbye to her mother and hurriedly left the hospital room.
Ten days ago, In Young had summoned Green, now her daughter-in-law, to an official event for the first time.
“A charity bazaar?”
“What?”
She was flustered not only by the short notice given just days before the event, but also because she had nothing suitable to donate for a bazaar of the wealthy.
Sensing her agitation, Secretary Na also seemed perplexed as she added,
“The second daughter-in-law of Jeil Media was supposed to assist, but she suddenly came down with a cold. Everyone thought it would be good if the Vice Chairwoman’s new daughter-in-law could assist, so we had to contact you urgently.”
Green’s hands were trembling with the pressure. She wanted to do well in front of her mother-in-law’s acquaintances at all costs.
The person who saved Green, who had been scouring second-hand markets for two sleepless nights, was none other than Jenny. She donated a fur coat for Green’s sake.
Jenny, who had been getting rid of her furs one by one after becoming enamored with eco fur, decided to give her most expensive leopard coat to Green.
When Green took out the coat, which had been sent after a thorough dry cleaning, at the event venue, the most surprised person was Green herself.
‘What’s this? It’s not leopard print, but real tiger skin?’
The bazaar executives, who had inwardly dismissed the idea that Green, coming from a humble background, could bring anything impressive, were also shocked.
“Isn’t this the limited edition of which only four were imported to our country?”
“My goodness, Vice Chairwoman Park In Young’s daughter-in-law brought such a precious item. I think today’s highest price is already decided, don’t you?”
Even some members who were pretending to admire it while secretly suspecting it might be a fake changed their attitude after confirming the leopard coat was genuine.
When the auction started, fierce competition ensued to acquire this coat, and thanks to that, this bazaar hosted by In Young was able to achieve record-high profits.
“You did well today.”
Green was overjoyed at the single sentence In Young uttered after the bazaar ended. It was because of the sense of accomplishment from successfully passing her mother-in-law’s first test.
But she never expected to be summoned to Pyeongchang-dong again just a week later.
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Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up! (Female-dominant)
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.
*
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!
***
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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