Ina’s eyes widened at Juwon’s words.
Ina swallowed, glanced at the television once, then looked back at Juwon.
“No, well, um…”
As Ina spoke in an embarrassed voice, Juwon cupped Ina’s cheek as if he understood without her saying anything.
Then he slowly lowered his head towards Ina and planted a kiss on those alluring lips with a soft smack.
When Ina gave a shy smile at the light bird kiss, Juwon pulled her closer, cradling her head as if about to give a more serious kiss this time.
As Juwon captured Ina’s lips with passionate heat, Ina closed her eyes and accepted his fervor.
In the midst of exchanging scorching kisses that felt like they might burn, Juwon’s weight shifted onto Ina, causing her to fall back onto the sofa with a thud.
When Ina looked up at Juwon with wide eyes and a pounding heart, Juwon gazed down at her with jet-black eyes.
In Juwon’s loving gaze that seemed to pierce through Ina, intense desire could also be seen swirling.
When Ina bit her lip slightly out of nervousness, Juwon reached out and caressed her lips.
Then he leaned down and once again breathed a deep sigh into Ina’s lips.
Ina’s heart began to race at his touch – his left hand caressing her cheek and his right hand stroking her waist.
As Ina squeezed her eyes shut at the tingling sensation, Juwon pulled his lips away after a moment and looked down at her again.
Juwon’s dark eyes, which seemed to be struggling for restraint, stared at Ina before taking a deep breath and then helping her sit up.
Then he gave her forehead a quick kiss before taking her hand.
“Are you tired? I should get going now. Sleep well and have a good time with your friends tomorrow.”
“Okay. You must be tired too, go home and get some rest. I’ll call you when I wake up tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Juwon replied with apparent reluctance as he continued to fidget with Ina’s hand.
After a while, he stood up.
Both Juwon walking to the entrance and Ina following him had heavy steps.
At the entrance, before opening the door, Juwon leaned down and kissed Ina’s cheek.
“Lock the door well before going to bed. Got it?”
“Yeah, I got it. Don’t worry and go safely.”
Juwon smiled, then opened the front door and left.
After the door closed, the house suddenly felt empty and lonely.
As Ina walked back to the living room with a gloomy face, she blushed when she saw the sofa where she had just shared a passionate kiss with Juwon.
Ina quickly shook her head and headed to the bathroom.
* * *
Sunday arrived.
Ina woke up and jumped out of bed with an excited heart.
Today was finally the day she could meet Juhee.
At the thought of meeting Juhee, whom she had missed for 13 years, her heart swelled and began to pound.
She hadn’t slept well the night before, reminiscing about memories with Juhee.
Even while brushing her teeth in front of the mirror, Ina couldn’t hide her excitement.
As much as she wanted to meet right away, Juhee’s flight was arriving at 2 PM, and Ina had plans with her college friends at noon.
Since it was an appointment set two months ago that she couldn’t cancel, she had told them she would go to Juwon’s house right after the meeting ended.
Leaving home at 11 o’clock for the meeting place, Ina kept smiling as thoughts of Juhee kept coming to mind. With such an elated mood, Ina met her former classmates but couldn’t focus 100% while talking with them.
So she told herself several times to focus on the conversation since she would be able to see Juhee in just a few hours.
After having lunch with her classmates and while drinking coffee, Ina received a call from Juwon.
“Hello?”
– Are you having a good time with your classmates?
“Yes. We just finished eating and now we’re having coffee.”
– I see. What time do you think you’ll be done?
“Um, in a little while?”
– Okay? Then send me the address of the coffee shop. I’ll come pick you up.
“Huh? No, it’s okay. I’ll take the bus.”
– Juhee is going crazy telling me to bring you quickly.
“Juhee? Where is she now?”
– She just got home and is resting. As soon as she arrived, she’s been pestering me to bring you quickly.
Imagining Juhee’s behavior, Ina laughed out loud.
“Okay, got it. I’ll send it to you via text message then.”
– Alright. I’ll be there soon.
After hanging up, Ina chatted a bit more with her classmates before they all got up to leave shortly after.
Just then, Ina received a text from Juwon saying he had almost arrived, so she left the coffee shop together with her classmates.
Five minutes after saying goodbye to her classmates, Juwon’s car pulled up and stopped, and Ina got into the passenger seat.
As soon as Ina sat down, Juwon smiled and touched her cheek.
Ina also smiled and held Juwon’s hand.
“Juhee is super excited about meeting you. The pregnant lady was bouncing around so much, I barely managed to calm her down before coming out.”
Ina laughed as she could vividly imagine Juhee bouncing around.
“I think I might bounce around too when I see Juhee.”
“That’s fine for you. Because you’re cute.”
Juwon said as he fiddled with Ina’s fingers.
“…”
For a moment, goosebumps spread across Ina’s arms.
Ina was simply amazed and surprised by Juwon’s uninhibited expressions of affection that came out every now and then.
Juwon stroked Ina’s embarrassed cheek once as if she was cute, then started the car.
“By the way, what should we eat for dinner later? What does Juhee like?”
“Don’t worry about dinner. The housekeeper is preparing all of Juhee’s favorites.”
“Housekeeper? You have a housekeeper at home?”
“Twice a week.”
“I see. Still, I want to buy something delicious for Juhee.”
“We still have plenty of time.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Since we’re going to meet every day, I should buy Juhee lots of delicious things.”
“What about me?”
“Huh?”
“Are you not going to meet me?”
“Huh? Of course we’ll meet, the three of us together.”
“Do we have to… She’s already interfering right after we just started dating.”
Ina burst out laughing at the word ‘interfering’.
“What interference? She’s coming because it’s your father’s birthday, right?”
Though Ina’s words were correct, Juwon still made a displeased expression before quickly returning to his original expression.
Soon after, Juwon’s car entered the apartment complex where he lived.
From the main entrance to the exterior and the landscaping within the complex, it was a luxury apartment that left one’s mouth agape.
Ina kept marveling at the high-end apartment that was on a different level from the villa where she lived.
“Wow… You really live in a nice place, huh?”
When Ina asked with wide eyes, Juwon replied in a nonchalant voice.
“It’s all thanks to my father. Since Juhee used to come to Korea once every two or three months before getting married, he bought this so she could stay comfortably while she was here.”
‘Wow, as expected of a businessman, the scale is different,’ Ina nodded and marveled inwardly again.
Soon, Juwon parked the car, got out, and took Ina’s hand.
Holding Juwon’s hand and riding the luxurious-looking elevator made Ina feel strange.
Juwon, who had pressed the 24th floor button, held Ina’s hand and fidgeted with it.
“Um, by the way…”
Ina cautiously opened her mouth.
“Yes?”
“Are you going to tell Juhee that we’re dating?”
Juwon’s eyes narrowed.
“What, you don’t want to tell her?”
“Huh? No, we should tell her. But… I think Juhee might be too shocked if we tell her as soon as we meet.”
“What do you mean, it’s not like we’re dating from enemy families or anything.”
“Still… I think Juhee might be surprised if we suddenly tell her that, so let’s talk about it slowly.”
“How slowly?”
“Um, should we tell her around the time she’s about to leave?”
“That’s only a few days anyway.”
“Still, I think it might be a bit much to tell her as soon as we meet.”
Juwon fell into thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.
“Alright. If that’s what you think, let’s do it that way.”
“Okay. Thank you.”
As the elevator doors opened and they walked towards Juwon’s apartment, Ina’s heart started to pound.
When Juwon held the key card to the front door, her heart felt like it was about to burst.
With the ‘beep’ sound of the door opening, Ina saw Juhee standing by the shoe rack as they entered.
Ina’s eyes widened as she followed Juwon inside.
Juhee also stared at Ina with her mouth wide open.
How long has it been… exactly?
Lee Juhee, her friend who was like her other self at 16, sharing a plate of tteokbokki and chatting about everything.
After 13 years had passed, Juhee, who had long straight hair in middle school, now had a bob cut, while Ina, who had a bob cut then, now had long straight hair.
The two looked at each other with wide eyes, taking in how unfamiliar yet grown-up they both looked now as adult women.
And soon, tears welled up in Ina’s eyes as she looked at Juhee.
Juhee also raised her hand to cover her mouth, and that hand was trembling slightly.
“Ina!”
Juhee called Ina’s name first and hugged her tightly.
Ina also reached out and hugged Juhee’s shoulders.
“Juhee. Sob.”
Ina’s trembling voice was filled with tears.
“Waaah. Ina. I missed you so, so much.”
As Juhee, who had been sniffling, started to sob uncontrollably, Ina also began to wail.
“Waaah. I missed you so, so much too. Juhee.”
As the two women wailed in the key of G, Juwon, who was standing behind them, frowned.
He understood how happy they must be to meet after 13 years, but Ina’s posture looked very uncomfortable as she stood on her tiptoes with her head tilted all the way up to hug the 175cm tall Juhee.
He wanted to lift Ina up to match their heights.
But knowing that would startle Juhee, Juwon silently waited for the two women’s tears to stop.
However, when the sobbing that he thought would end soon continued, Juwon decided he had to intervene and strode over to pull Ina away from Juhee.
“Enough!”
Juhee reached out with both hands, crying pitifully like a child whose toy had been taken away, but Juwon hid Ina behind his back.
“Stop crying already. Why are you wailing like this? You’ll startle the baby in your belly.”
“Waaah. Juhee. Juwon is right about that.”
Ina spoke between hiccups from behind Juwon’s back.
When Juwon turned around, he saw Ina wiping her runny nose with the back of her hand, her face a mess of tears and snot.
Clearly, Juhee, who had spent 10 months together in their mother’s womb, was also sobbing, but for some reason, the tears falling from Ina’s large, beautiful chestnut-colored eyes made his heart ache more.
Juwon thought that the saying ‘blood is thicker than water’ might not apply to everyone.
“Stop crying.”
Without realizing it, Juwon reached out and wiped away Ina’s tears.
At that, Juhee, whose face was also a mess of tears and snot, opened her eyes wide.
“What’s this, Lee Juwon? Why are you wiping Ina’s tears?”
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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!
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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