Ina couldn’t quite grasp what state of mind she was in while eating.
She wasn’t even sure if the food was going down her throat or her nostrils.
The Caesar salad, the mentaiko pasta, and the visually stunning steak were all fantastic, but the unfamiliar emotions she’d been feeling since arriving in Samcheong-dong had stolen the food connoisseur Ina’s palate.
Even as the steak’s juices filled her mouth, Ina’s focus was entirely on Jiwon. Recalling her heart’s erratic behavior since the earring shop, she chewed the meat half-heartedly.
Jiwon, who had been observing Ina, poured her water and asked.
“What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?”
Only then did Ina, startled, look at Jiwon.
“Huh?”
“The steak. You’re not eating much. Don’t you like it?”
“Oh? No, it’s really tasty. I’m just eating slowly to savor the juice of the meat.”
Saying this, Ina quickly shoved another piece of meat into her mouth.
“Alright. Then, take your time, eat a lot.”
“Yeah. You eat too.”
Ina nodded in response.
Thus, for the first time in her 29 years, Ina finished her meal without truly savoring the taste of the steak.
As Ina was about to grab the bill with a dazed expression, Jiwon reached out first and took it.
Ina quickly came to her senses and extended her hand to Jiwon.
“I should pay for this. You already bought the earrings.”
“No, you showed me the movie, so I’ll pay for this.”
“Ah, but I should really pay for this.”
“Then you can buy coffee. Right?”
Before Ina could respond, Jiwon briskly walked to the counter and paid.
Ina, with a lackluster expression, followed Jiwon out of the restaurant.
“You seem to have spent a lot today.”
Ina spoke with a guilty look, but Jiwon shook his head, smiling.
“No, I haven’t spent much. Let’s go for coffee.”
Jiwon held the door open as he spoke.
The two walked a bit before entering a hanok cafe, exuding a traditional atmosphere.
From the outside, it looked very much like a hanok, but the interior revealed a contemporary design.
“What will you have?”
Jiwon responded to Ina’s question with ‘Iced Americano.’
Ina ordered an Iced Americano and a Vanilla Latte, and received a vibrating bell.
Shortly after they sat near the window, the bell rang, and Jiwon brought over the coffees.
Jiwon placed the Vanilla Latte in front of Ina and sat down.
Ina took the cup and slyly glanced at Jiwon.
Jiwon, crossing one leg and lifting his coffee cup, caught her attention with his long legs.
She knew he was tall, but in that moment, his legs seemed exceptionally long.
Juhee was quite tall for a girl during middle school, and thinking back, both of Juhee’s parents were tall.
The thought crossed her mind that genetics really are powerful.
‘Then Jiwon’s children would definitely have long legs.’
Ina’s cheeks suddenly flushed as she pondered the word ‘marriage.’
The idea of marriage, while expected at her age, felt strange, especially thinking about Jiwon getting married.
Caught in these inexplicable feelings, Ina fidgeted with her fingers when Jiwon, observing her closely, asked a question.
“Are you very tired?”
“Huh?”
Ina snapped out of her reverie and looked at Jiwon.
“You’ve seemed a bit tired since a while ago.”
“Oh? No, I’m not tired at all.”
But as Jiwon looked at her intently, Ina’s heart began to flutter again.
As that unidentifiable emotion threatened to surface, Ina abruptly stood up.
Jiwon looked at her with curiosity, and Ina quickly said,
“I’ll, I’ll go to the bathroom.”
Then she rushed to the bathroom as if chased by a debt collector.
Upon entering, Ina stood in front of the sink and looked in the mirror.
Her cheeks, which had been flushed all day without rest, were heating up again.
Ina shook her head and tapped her cheeks with her hands.
“Hey, Seo Ina. What’s going on with you today, huh? Do you realize how strange you’re being?”
She asked herself these questions, but no clear answers came to mind.
Meanwhile,
Jiwon was also lost in thought, fiddling with his coffee cup.
It was his first time watching a horror movie alone with a non-girlfriend female.
Although he suggested they go together because Ina always watches horror movies alone, deep down, he wanted to watch the movie alone with her.
He didn’t know why, but he wanted to, and after the movie, he felt reluctant to part ways immediately.
Luckily, Ina also liked Samcheong-dong, so they came together. Walking side by side through the streets of Samcheong-dong felt strange.
It felt like a date, even though it wasn’t.
When a high school boy jokingly stumbled towards Ina, Jiwon instinctively pulled her close, ending up embracing her. At that moment, he was enveloped in her sweet scent, and his heart skipped a beat.
He wanted to smell that scent more, but he couldn’t keep holding her, so he reluctantly let go.
Then they entered the earring shop, and seeing Ina trying on earrings with sparkling eyes made the corners of his mouth rise.
He thought how adorably her features fit into her small face.
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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