The next day, just as Autumn was deeply immersed in her work in the afternoon, she was interrupted by the sudden vibration of her phone. Picking it up, she saw a text from the gallery director regarding the upcoming exhibition.
[Autumn, we received your paintings. I have something to discuss about the upcoming exhibition. If you’re free today, could you stop by the office?]Autumn’s head tilted slightly.
‘Is there a problem with my paintings?’
She had sent a selection of her usable paintings to the gallery that morning.
Uncertain about what the director wanted to discuss, Autumn quickly agreed to come and began tidying up her studio.
She wiped the paint off her brushes with paper towels and shook them in a jar of cleaning solution.
Proper care was essential, so she hurried, but before she knew it, quite some time had passed.
Just as she was about to leave the studio, Autumn paused to look at her attire.
‘What to do? My clothes are too dirty.’
If she stopped by the annex to change, it would take even longer, but she couldn’t go in her paint-stained condition.
With a sigh of resignation, Autumn picked up her coat despite the approaching summer weather.
“Hello, Director Park.”
“Did you just arrive, Autumn? You came quickly. It’s gotten quite hot, hasn’t it? Sit down, I’ll get you something to drink.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Director Park kindly welcomed Autumn and returned with a glass of iced tea, bobbing with ice cubes.
Autumn smiled brightly and took a sip of the iced tea. Despite wearing a coat in the warm weather, the cold drink seemed to revitalize her.
Watching Autumn enjoy the iced tea, Director Park hesitated before speaking.
“I have a somewhat delicate matter to discuss. The director suggested that you might consider redoing the paintings for this exhibition.”
“…Why? Is there a problem with my paintings?”
Startled, Autumn asked loudly. Director Park, finding it difficult to explain, began to ramble.
“No, no, not at all. It’s just that… he thought it would be good for you to create something uniquely yours. You’re young and have great potential, so instead of displaying well-crafted works, he wanted you to take on a challenge. Um, that is to say…”
He was unusually verbose today.
“He hopes you won’t follow your father’s style too closely… and maybe let go of it altogether for now.”
“…What?”
This unexpected reasoning left Autumn quite flustered.
She had been painting in this style for nearly 10 years, and even the chairman had seemed to want it. Though not perfect, she was confident in it. She had always been praised for being exceptional among her peers due to this.
But now…
‘To let it all go…?’
Frankly, it was somewhat disconcerting.
She had thought acceptance into the gallery meant an end to the hardships… but now it seemed the director’s standards might be even more demanding than the chairman’s.
“Still, it seems the director thinks highly of your work. He usually doesn’t give advice on paintings… well, not often…”
Director Park trailed off, but Autumn had heard enough to understand the implication.
Having lived in the mansion for nearly 10 years, Autumn knew the director’s personality well enough to understand that he wouldn’t bother himself with the tedious task of mentoring someone. He would have rather not made the contract at all than to go through such trouble.
That’s why his directive to create new paintings seemed even more incomprehensible.
“Director Park, do you see any problems with my current paintings? Or do they seem poorly done to you?”
Director Park immediately shook his head in response to Autumn’s question.
“No, not at all.”
His lengthy explanation following the simple answer suggested that he might have misunderstood Autumn’s question as an indication of her feeling hurt.
He assured that the paintings were good enough to be exhibited immediately and confessed he didn’t understand why the director had suggested such a change.
“Well, anyway! Just try it. We can only decide whether to exhibit the new paintings after seeing them.”
Though phrased as a suggestion, it was clear that the decision was already made.
“…Okay.”
Despite her uncertainty.
“Don’t worry too much. If it’s urgent, we can always exhibit the current paintings.”
Autumn didn’t press further, sensing the discomfort in Director Park’s demeanor as he was merely conveying the director’s instructions.
“I’ll try and send only the best ones then.”
“That’s good. You’ve made a wise decision. Send us a few more paintings before the exhibition! Though there’s still time, don’t procrastinate.”
“Okay, I will.”
Director Park patted Autumn’s shoulder, who couldn’t muster a smile.
Suddenly, a knock on the door was heard. An employee peeked in, hesitantly informing them of a visitor.
“There’s a guest here to see you, Autumn.”
“Okay, I’ll be right out.”
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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