“I picked a few flowers from the greenhouse. It’s hard to see flowers in winter, so I tried arranging them myself… How is it? It’s been a while since I did flower arranging, so I might have lost my touch?”
“No, it’s only beautiful.”
“Really? I spent quite a bit to learn this. It was worth the investment.”
The conversation between the two warmed up, and even the Chairman and Kitae started to show interest in the vase.
“Mijeong, when did you prepare this?”
“Kitae is home after so long, I had to make an effort!”
“That’s nice. Well, it’s a pleasant change.”
“Oh… Thank you, Father.”
Pleased by the unexpected compliment, Mijeong moved a few side dishes in front of Autumn.
“Eat a lot, Autumn.”
“Thank you, Ma’am. You too, please.”
“Sure, sure.”
Autumn just wanted to acknowledge a mother’s desire to impress her son, just like her own mother. It wasn’t flattery, but the warm atmosphere at the dinner table made her feel good too.
She looked at Mijeong warmly, then suddenly stiffened awkwardly.
He was intensely staring at her.
Autumn quickly turned her head away, biting her lower lip nervously.
“When are you planning to return to the department store? Are you going to leave all the department store work to Kijeong and focus only on the galleries?”
“…….”
Unaware of the Chairman’s question, Kitae continued to gaze at Autumn, who, despite the slight wiping, still had a rosy cheek. The woman, laughing and chatting with her mother, seemed genuinely happy.
‘Come to think of it…’
Whenever Kitae visited Korea, he noticed subtle changes in the atmosphere during meals.
Today, he realized that Autumn was the reason for this change.
The meal was usually a quick affair, a chance to exchange business updates in the midst of busy schedules. It had always been like this at home.
But his mother, usually quiet at the table, had started to talk more and laugh often.
Kitae found this change both strange and pleasing.
He observed the woman who had changed his mother, Autumn.
‘She was just an art student, wasn’t she?’
Sponsored by his grandfather.
Kitae tilted his head, quietly uttering her name.
“Yoon Autumn…”
“Boy! Are you listening to me?”
Distracted by Autumn, Kitae refocused on the Chairman’s scolding. He obediently responded to his grandfather’s query.
“I didn’t hear you.”
“I see, too busy daydreaming during a meal. Not even a polite nod.”
The Chairman, clicking his tongue, turned his head and, like Kitae, noticed Autumn. He suddenly grinned and addressed both Autumn and Kitae.
“Autumn, come see your paintings, Kitae.”
“……Yes?”
“Huh?”
Both were surprised by the Chairman’s sudden suggestion, but he cheerfully continued.
“Autumn is graduating soon. We should take her to TS Gallery, right? When is your graduation exhibit?”
“In three days, Chairman.”
“Good, good. You’ll come see it, right, Kitae?”
He’s going to see my exhibit?
Autumn glanced at Kitae, surprised by the Chairman’s question. She flinched when their eyes met.
Kitae slightly lifted a corner of his mouth and then nodded.
“Yes, I’ll come.”
Really……?
Autumn was the most surprised by Kitae’s response.
Unlike the other members of this house, he had never involved himself in her affairs.
On the day of the graduation exhibit.
“What’s wrong, Yoon Autumn? Why are you shaking?”
“I don’t know… Maybe because it’s my graduation exhibit? I feel a bit nervous.”
“Just do it like you always do.”
“Ha-ha, right.”
“Do you need a sedative or something?”
“No, I’ll just go out and get some fresh air.”
“Okay, but hurry back. The exhibit is starting soon.”
“Right.”
Leaving a puzzled JooA behind, Autumn stepped outside. Wearing a white long coat, she gazed at her breath dispersing in the air, shivering not from the cold but from nerves.
It was the first time the Chairman was visiting her school exhibit.
But her real reason for nervousness was different.
Kitae. He was coming to her exhibit.
Autumn had always found it difficult to face Kitae. This was the first time she had encountered him two days in a row.
He was the only member of the Chairman’s family who had shown no interest in her.
The only opportunity to meet him was at occasional meals at the main house.
But when he visited, it was always a family affair, with no place for her.
She had only ever seen his back as he left the mansion.
So, standing in front of him, she never knew what to do, almost like malfunctioning.
The mere presence of him was overwhelming, let alone needing to impress him with her art. It was natural for her to feel tense.
“What if my paintings are not good enough?”
Autumn’s heart raced with anxiety.
After lingering outside for too long, she received a text from JooA.
Autumn re-entered the building, pushing through the glass doors, and looked around for JooA. Near her, Chairman Han and Secretary Kim, a familiar face, were standing together.
Autumn quickly approached, bowing deeply to the Chairman and then raising her head. She noticed JooA curiously peering from behind and, in an unusual manner, addressed the Chairman differently.
“You’re here, Grandfather.”
Hearing this, JooA realized, ‘Ah, he’s the Grandfather,’ and left to check on her acquaintances. Before Autumn could catch her breath, Chairman Han asked.
“So, these five pieces are yours?”
“Yes. How do you find them?”
Autumn asked, anxiously gauging his expression.
“The theme is life… life.”
The five paintings of flowers by Autumn were each of a different kind. Small petals clustered together, symbolizing the freshness of newly bloomed flowers. Others fully bloomed, showcasing the peak of beauty. And some depicted the gradual loss of vitality and wilting, dramatically representing the cycle of life and death.
After observing the paintings for a while, the Chairman nodded.
‘Thank goodness, he seems to like them.’
Relieved, Autumn observed the Chairman’s content expression.
Then, unexpectedly, the Chairman asked Secretary Kim.
“Where is he? He should see this.”
“Just a moment, Chairman.”
“Haha.”
After the Chairman’s inquiry, Secretary Kim momentarily stepped outside and soon returned.
“Chairman,” he said hesitantly.
“What is it?”
Secretary Kim, cautiously aware of the quiet gallery, beckoned the Chairman closer and whispered something, looking slightly troubled.
Shortly after hearing the entire story, Chairman Han’s face turned unusually red. His temples throbbed, and his fist shook in anger as he shouted.
“Han Kitae! You rascal!”
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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