“Now, shall we really go for a meal?”
“Yeah.”
“By any chance, do you like tuna sashimi?”
“Tuna sashimi?”
“Yeah. Remember that Japanese restaurant where we went for sushi before? They have good tuna sashimi.”
“Oh, that place? I remember. And I like it too. Tuna sashimi.”
“Then shall we go there?”
“Yeah.”
“Sure. Let’s do that.”
Juwon raised his hand on the steering wheel.
“Oh, welcome. Please come in.”
The owner, who had warmly greeted the two, opened the door with a bright smile.
“Hello. Have you been well?”
Smiling in response to Juwon’s greeting, the owner’s eyes moved to the intertwined hands of the two, as if expecting it, raising an eyebrow knowingly.
“Oh, you two look great together. Even when I saw you before, I thought there was no better couple. Congratulations on this.”
The owner smiled generously, and Juwon responded with a smile.
The two took a seat in the innermost room, and Juwon ordered a special tuna sashimi for two and a bottle of sake.
“Oh? Are we drinking alcohol?”
Ina asked with confusion, and Juwon, taking off his jacket, replied.
“It’s Friday, and it’s our first date, so we should drink. I’ll park the car here, and I can pick it up tomorrow.”
At the mention of the ‘first date,’ Ina’s heart fluttered.
“I’ll give you a ride, but don’t drink too much.”
“Sure. Got it.”
After a while, a knock was heard, and a staff member served salad, abalone porridge, and various side dishes.
Ina, mesmerized by the attacking scent of abalone porridge, picked up her chopsticks as if possessed.
As soon as she tasted the savory abalone porridge, it felt like it melted in her mouth.
“It’s really delicious.”
Ina expressed her happiness, tasting each side dish one by one.
“Wow, the side dishes here are really delicious too.”
“Take your time. We have plenty of time.”
Juwon replied, pouring a glass of sake for Ina and himself.
Seeing Juwon bringing the glass to his mouth, Ina quickly followed suit.
It was a sweet sake with a fragrant fruity aroma.
“Um, this sake is delicious?”
“Yeah. I thought it would suit your taste, so I ordered something sweet. But don’t drink it too quickly; you’ll get drunk easily.”
“Okay. I got it.”
After a while, the head chef personally brought a plate of tuna sashimi that exuded a brilliant crimson color, explained each part to the two, and showed them how to enjoy it before leaving the room.
“Wow, look at this color. It’s incredible.”
“Hurry up and eat.”
Ina eagerly picked up her chopsticks at Juwon’s urging.
As she dipped a piece of sashimi in soy sauce and put it into her mouth, an extraordinary taste spread throughout her palate.
“Wow, I could eat this even if I had no teeth. It’s so tender.”
Watching Ina’s ecstatic expression, Juwon smiled gently.
“Is it really that good?”
“Yeah, really, really.”
“Eat a lot. Slowly, though.”
“Yeah. You should eat too.”
The two, sipping sake now and then, slowly enjoyed various parts of the tuna sashimi.
Throughout the meal, fried dishes, fish cake soup, grilled hairtail, and other accompaniments kept coming, and before they knew it, the table was full.
Sitting in front of a handsome boyfriend and being satisfied with the excellent food, Ina’s mood became even better.
Ina floated in a blissful feeling, as if floating on clouds, and continually sipped sake. When two hours had passed, two bottles of sake were cleanly emptied.
Although she wanted to drink more, Ina, realizing that she was getting drunk, barely exercised self-control.
“Shall we get up now?”
At Juwon’s words, Ina nodded and quickly picked up the bill.
“I’ll pay for this.”
“Why?”
With his hand on his chin and a smile, Juwon asked.
“You always treat me. This time, I insist on paying.”
Ina, sounding a bit tipsy, stood up boldly from her seat.
To avoid Juwon snatching the bill, Ina, who had quickly opened the door to the room, put on her shoes and walked to the counter.
Juwon smiled and picked up his jacket, standing up as well.
As Juwon was about to walk from the room to the counter, Ina’s voice sounded surprised, “Huh?”
Then, Ina, shooting a not-so-pleasant laser at Juwon, appeared.
With a twisted expression, Ina stared at Juwon, and the manager, smiling, said, “Your boyfriend settled the bill while you were in the restroom.”
Staring at Juwon with an indignant expression, Ina accused, and Juwon, smiling, approached Ina.
“I was about to pay…”
As Ina, looking unfairly treated, glared at Juwon, he looked at her as if finding her cute.
“You can pay next time.”
“Always saying you’ll pay next time, but the billing is always done by you…”
As Ina grumbled, the manager smiled broadly and said, “Oh, how can a guy get a beautiful girlfriend like this? Of course, the boyfriend should pay.”
“Mister, my boyfriend is incredibly handsome too, you know?”
Feeling like she was about to blurt out her thoughts in her tipsy state, Ina barely managed to swallow them.
“Thank you for the meal.”
After smiling at the manager, Juwon held Ina’s hand.
“Yes. Please come again next time. We’ll give you a lot of service.”
“You’ve given us a lot today. Thanks to you, we enjoyed the meal.”
After Juwon thanked again, Ina also bowed her head in thanks.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
