“Was that guy not around in front of your office?”
After the car started, Juwon asked while focusing on the road ahead.
“Huh? Oh, no. He wasn’t there.”
“That’s a relief.”
Ina glanced at Juwon from the corner of her eye as she answered.
Her gaze fell on Juwon, who was driving leisurely with one hand, and she noticed his hairstyle.
On Friday, his bangs had been down, but now they were neatly styled upwards in a pomade look.
Juwon’s side profile, with his prominent forehead revealed, looked almost sculpted.
“What are you staring at?”
Juwon glanced at Ina and asked, causing her to quickly turn her head towards the window.
“No, it’s just… I haven’t seen you with your bangs up before.”
“Does it look weird?”
“No? You look handsome.”
The straightforwardness of her reply made Juwon burst into laughter.
Ina, embarrassed by her own response, slightly bit her lip.
“Flattered much? Getting compliments every time you see me?”
Without a response from Ina, who was still feeling shy, Juwon asked with a smile.
“Shall we go straight to your place?”
“Huh? We have to eat dinner, right? I said I’d treat you.”
“Okay. What do you want to eat?”
“Huh? I should be asking you that. What do you feel like eating? I’ll treat you to something fancy today.”
Juwon chuckled and replied.
“I’m okay with anything, really.”
“There’s no such thing as ‘anything.’ We should eat something delicious. Don’t you have a preference?”
“Well, not really… Let’s just eat whatever you want.”
“Umm, I have too many things I want to eat, that’s the problem…”
Juwon looked at Ina with a smile.
“Then let’s head towards your neighborhood first, and you can choose there.”
Juwon drove the car towards Konkuk University Station.
As they entered the area near the station, Ina suggested going to a famous beef rib restaurant in her neighborhood.
“Beef ribs?”
“Yeah. There’s this famous rib place around here. It’s really good.”
“We could have something simple.”
“It’s really good here. You’ll say it’s delicious too.”
“Beef ribs on a Monday?”
“Why not? It’s Monday. Turn right in that alley up ahead.”
The thought of beef ribs made Ina’s eyes sparkle, and Juwon drove in the direction she pointed.
Soon, the two arrived at the restaurant, took their seats, and Ina confidently ordered beef ribs and a bottle of soju.
“Soju on a Monday?”
Juwon asked, crossing his arms, and Ina nodded.
“Meat without alcohol is a miss. Have a drink. I’ll cover your taxi fare.”
Juwon uncrossed his arms and laughed at her offer.
“Does Deputy Seo earn a lot?”
“Hmm.”
Pretending to be lost in thought, Ina soon replied.
“Well, I earn enough to treat you to beef and cover your taxi fare.”
“Really? Impressive.”
Juwon looked at Ina, who was boasting proudly, and smiled fondly.
Shortly after, a middle-aged waitress in a uniform came with a cart.
Fresh salad, stir-fried glass noodles, crab marinated in soy sauce, and various side dishes filled the table.
Then, the much-awaited beef ribs were placed on the grill, and Ina poured soju as an accompaniment.
Ina poured Juwon a glass as well and raised her glass for a toast.
Juwon willingly joined the toast with a chuckle.
“Kya-ha.”
After the toast, Ina downed her glass of soju in one go, making a refreshing sound and placing the glass down.
Juwon watched her amusedly.
“You sound like a laborer who just finished a hard day’s work, don’t you?”
Ina, slightly embarrassed, laughed and then picked up a chopstick full of stir-fried glass noodles.
“Juwon, try these glass noodles. They’re really good.”
Ina brought the plate of glass noodles closer to Juwon.
Juwon tried the glass noodles with his chopsticks and nodded in approval.
Then, the waitress, who had been closely watching the two, alternated her gaze between them and said,
“Wow, how did two people as handsome and pretty as you end up together?”
There was a moment of silence at the table upon the waitress’s remark.
Juwon was expressionless, but Ina couldn’t hide her embarrassment.
“Hahaha. Do we… look like a couple?”
Ina asked the waitress with an awkward smile.
“Uh? Oh my. Aren’t you a couple?”
The waitress asked, surprised.
“Hahaha.”
Ina forced a robotic smile and glanced at Juwon, who, with an indifferent expression, poured soju into both their glasses.
“No. We’re not a couple, just friends. Haha.”
Ina answered while scratching her head.
“Oh my, I misunderstood. How embarrassing.”
“No, it’s fine. There’s no need to apologize. Hahaha.”
Ina’s continuous, mechanical laughter made Juwon almost laugh.
“Oh dear. I really thought you two were a perfect couple. I’m so sorry.”
“No, it’s understandable.”
Juwon, trying to suppress his laughter, extended his glass to Ina.
“Deputy Seo, stop laughing and have another drink.”
“Should I? Hahaha.”
Ina quickly drank her soju, and Juwon also brought his glass to his lips.
“The meat is ready. Please enjoy your meal.”
After the waitress left, Ina sneakily glanced at Juwon and said,
“Guess a young man and woman together look like a couple.”
“Well, it’s possible.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
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.
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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!
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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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