Ye Seul was rendered speechless by the natural movements.
The hand brushing past her ear made her breath pause for a moment.
A sound like a drill digging into her head echoed.
If it was the sound of her heart, it would have been audible to the man before her eyes.
“Let’s hope there’s no regret about this marriage even after we divorce.”
Seeing Ye Seul blushing, seemingly at a loss, Si Heon couldn’t help but laugh.
“You shouldn’t fall for me.”
He tried to ease the tension with a joke to Ye Seul, wondering if it was too cliché.
“There’s no chance of that happening.”
Ye Seul thought the probability of falling in love with Baek Si Heon was extremely slim.
If it was love as Ye Seul, the expert in unrequited love, knew it, it was an emotion that made her feel warm, willing, and admiring even just looking from afar.
The fluttering she had felt towards Sebastian, who was like her longlegged uncle, was such.
She could confidently assert that the man who made her heart pressured just by breathing in the same space wasn’t love.
“Aren’t you responding too quickly?”
Si Heon showed a slight sign of disappointment while still smiling.
Suddenly, Ye Seul thought that Si Heon’s eyes weren’t smiling at all.
“Do I lack charm that much? Enough to assert it?”
Si Heon’s black eyes stared straight at Ye Seul.
Just making eye contact made her hand tense up.
“At least it seems like you’re not my type. I’m willing to bet on it.”
Ye Seul pursed her lips and lifted her chin.
“If I ever say I love Baek Si Heon, then you win.”
There’s no way that will happen within three months.
Ye Seul began to see clearly why Si Heon’s friendly smile, which he had shown from the first time they met, looked so alien.
This man was probably used to hiding himself.
Such people who do not show their sincerity are dangerous.
The discomfort Ye Seul had been feeling seemed to be telling her to draw the line properly in her relationship with him.
Sebastian, who was waiting for her, was the place where Ye Seul should go back to.
“I won’t take responsibility if Mr. Baek Si Heon falls for me. Be careful not to regret after the divorce.”
“That confidence of yours, Ye Seul, I quite like it.”
Si Heon, who seemed to respond immediately, averted his gaze from Ye Seul for a moment, shaking his head.
“Alright. It might be fun to make a bet.”
Si Heon grinned as if he was enjoying it.
“I will pay all the costs for the reconstruction of the workshop from my personal funds if I do not appear as a man to you, Ye Seul, until our contract ends.”
“Is that okay? Such a large amount?”
Ye Seul was worried that she couldn’t win against Si Heon.
“You can worry after winning.”
Si Heon’s face said that amount of money was no problem.
“I… I don’t have much to wager….”
Ye Seul furrowed her brow, contemplating.
What could match the prize Si Heon wagered?
Her most precious things. Chocolates, CDs, grandmother… Things left by her grandmother.
“Then…. I’ll wager my grandmother’s recipe.”
She said her most precious thing because she was confident of winning. However, how much would her grandmother’s recipe mean to Si Heon?… Ye Seul fiddled with her hands on her lap.
“The recipe of Lady Jang Ok Ja is more valuable to you than to me….”
Si Heon slowly opened his mouth.
Was it not possible after all?
Ye Seul swallowed.
Was it too greedy to want the restoration cost of the workshop as well?
Si Heon smiled a peculiar smile, his eyes softening.
He looked like a naughty child who had found a toy.
“If I win, I want to eat the chocolate O series you made.”
Ye Seul’s eyes widened. Was that it? If she got the restoration cost, she could even bake it as a gift…
“Really, is that enough?”
“Please add a proposal to the honor of tasting the Chocolate O series of a firstclass chocolatier.”
“Haa…. That’s quite a hobby.”
Even without intending to accept…. To be rejected after passionately proposing with a lovingly made dessert! Ye Seul was so repulsed by the thought that her nose wrinkled.
“Well. Fine. Because there won’t be a chance to bake that.”
“That’s cute.”
“Huh?”
Si Heon’s index finger briefly touched Ye Seul’s nose and fell away.
“Is that a habit?”
Ye Seul’s lips parted and she shifted uncomfortably. Heat rose from her body like a preheated oven. Did she catch a cold?
“Don’t joke around. I will win the bet and take your money, Si Heon. I won’t miss an opportunity to speed up the workshop restoration.”
Ye Seul firmly shut her lips and proudly raised her chin.
“Let’s add this here.”
Si Heon added the content of the bet to the bottom of the contract.
“There will be no rigging.”
“You said Ye Seul promised. I am quite serious.”
Si Heon took off his glasses and closed the laptop.
When he turned to Ye Seul, she tried to retreat towards the armrest of the sofa.
Ye Seul didn’t know why she was trying to run away. Was it instinct?
“Mr. Baek Si Heon!”
“Yes, Ms. Ye Seul.”
“You are too close….”
Ye Seul’s voice trembled, stretching her hand as if to stop Si Heon.
Si Heon caught Ye Seul’s hand, curling it towards his lips.
His breath touched the back of her hand.
“What on earth…. are you doing?”
Ye Seul couldn’t move, she could only barely breathe as she stared blankly at Si Heon.
There was a glint in his previously unsmiling eyes. The seriousness of his lips faded back into a smile.
“A declaration of war?”
“I don’t have to do this….”
Ye Seul twisted her hand, as if it was ridiculous. Even if her heart wasn’t into it, her body was tense.
Despite her rationality, her heart pounded loudly. Ye Seul bit her lower lip slightly, glaring at Si Heon.
“Don’t fall for me.”
Si Heon gently kissed Ye Seul’s hand.
“Block me with all your might.”
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
