There were no sounds of stars outside, so Soeun cautiously reached out to check the time on her phone near her head.
“It’s five thirty… I didn’t sleep much. My head feels clear, though.”
Her body was a bit sluggish, but her mind was clear. Is this the crazy recovery power of the youth?
Soeun’s eyes sparkled.
Even though Taejoon had persistently pursued her to the point of being frightening, she felt much less tired than last week. Soeun confidently got out of bed. Then, she hesitated.
“It can’t be true, right…?”
Soeun checked her phone again.
5:35 PM
Ugh!
Soeun’s breath froze. Right. It couldn’t be true.
She had slept for not just one hour but twelve hours. She had never gone to bed this late, but she had never woken up this late either.
Was Kim Taejoon a sleep god? A hypnotist? A presence like a Wi-Fi amplifier next to her that, when present, called out her sleeping desires one by one and amplified them? The memory of falling asleep with him once in ignorance from next to him was a one-time thing, but now it became a record of another time. Unless he was deliberately hypnotizing himself to sleep, it was impossible.
And what remained after the surprise was deep regret.
Who could she blame for losing half of her precious weekend, cut off in one fell swoop?
With a heavy heart, Soeun left the bedroom.
Taejoon was in the living room.
Even though she had received a delivered meal and set it up, Soeun hadn’t gotten up even by lunchtime. She was a woman who would sleep so deeply that no one would know if she was carried away once she fell asleep.
Well, she must have been tired, considering that she came home close to midnight and slept just before dawn. Considering the difference in stamina between her and himself, Taejoon patiently waited without waking Soeun.
To use someone else as a standard beyond one’s own standards requires more patience than one might think.
Han Soeun woke up after 5 PM.
Although she heard a startled sound in the bedroom as if saying, “Huh!” She came out quietly and moved around with her clean hair. Taejoon was amazed at her behavior.
“Who are you looking for?”
“Huh.”
Soeun, who was standing with her back bent like a hippocampus, was startled, then stepped back, avoiding eye contact with Taejoon.
“Why are you running away? You’re just waking up now.”
“When did you wake up?”
“Me? Around eleven.”
Respect.
Soeun had nothing more to say. Taejoon, who confirmed that even with just one remark, her body gradually moved backward, got up from the sofa and approached. Step by step. Taejoon’s stride reached Soeun in an instant.
“Did you sleep well?”
From Taejoon, a cleanly washed, refreshing, and fragrant scent emanated. It was a different fragrance from herself, who hadn’t slept and washed yet. Soeun regretted intensely internally. She should have at least brushed her teeth.
“You must have slept well. You’ve slept for twelve hours.”
As Soeun didn’t respond, Taejoon continued.
“Aren’t you hungry? You should eat.”
Soeun rolled her lips to conceal and nodded her head.
“I thought of going to see the sea for a refreshing experience.”
“…….”
“I didn’t know Hansoeun was such a lazy person.”
As Taejoon teased, Soeun lifted her head slightly and glanced at him.
All because of the wicked and persistent Kim Taejoon.
She wanted to retort sharply, but as expected, Soeun couldn’t say anything. The distance was so close that if she opened her mouth, it felt like their breaths would touch. Since Taejoon showed no intention of letting her go, Soeun eventually lowered her head and, with a slight ant-like sound, replied briefly.
“I’m sorry. But I’m a bit tired.”
“Now?”
“I’m fine now.”
“But why aren’t you looking at me?”
As Soeun kept avoiding eye contact, Taejoon pointed it out.
Thinking it might be better not to keep making him uncomfortable, Soeun chose an alternative. Ahem, ahem, she coughed as if her throat was dry and raised her hand to cover her mouth. She peeked at him shyly and offered an excuse.
“Well, it’s a bit awkward when I’m not feeling well.”
A smile appeared on his face as he stared at her.
“We’re not that close yet?”
“…….”
“We should get closer.”
Taejoon’s hand, moving along Soeun’s wrist, gently met the palm of her hand. Firmly placed on both hands were tightly fitted rings. Without giving Soeun a chance to step back, he lowered his head.
Touch.
Soeun’s efforts not to mix her breath with his proved futile.
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!!!
