7 p.m.
Hyo Jin, who had walked out of the subway station, checked the time on her wrist in front of the park where they had agreed to meet.
Has he not arrived yet?
She tilted her head to scan the road, a black sedan appeared in the distance. Gyo Hwan got out of the car.
‘Huh, what? Why is he here again?’
Hyo Jin quickly hid behind a tree.
Oh, how embarrassing. Just at this time.
Wouldn’t he laugh again if he saw the used item transaction?
When taking Seung Yul to school, don’t be shy in front of other parents. They all know that the clothes were bought by the madam.
After telling him to go back because of her pride, being caught selling this would be so humiliating.
He, whom she thought was just passing by, stopped in front of the park and looked down at his wristwatch.
Wide shoulders and tall stature.
Even in a plain suit, his sculpted face and firm body gave off a unique aura, so strong that the surroundings seemed bright even in the dark.
Hey, why isn’t he passing quickly? What is he doing there?
Whether she looked left or right, the perfect specimen stole her gaze. Worried that it would become even more problematic if the buyer arrived, Hyo Jin opened the chat on her mobile phone.
‘Where are you now? If you haven’t arrived yet, shall we change the place?’
‘I’ve just arrived and I’m waiting.’
‘You’ve arrived now?’
Where is he? I don’t see anyone else other than that man.
Seeing Gyo Hwan scanning the surroundings with an intense gaze while holding his mobile phone in one hand, Hyo Jin felt a chill down her spine.
Could it be…?
‘What are you wearing by any chance?’
As he lowered his head, the message ‘typing……’ coyly appeared on Hyo Jin’s mobile phone, soon followed by a response.
‘I am wearing a white shirt, black pants, and a caramelcolored trench coat.’
What?! Could he possibly be the one who said he wanted to buy it?
Sigh. I was happy thinking it was a cool trade because he said he would buy it immediately.
Hyo Jin felt that even if she encountered the grim reaper in this place, it would be less troublesome than meeting him.
‘Where are you?’
Seeing the message that appeared in the chat window, Hyo Jin clenched her eyes as if biting her tongue.
I don’t know. I can’t go out even if I die. Rather here……!
“Ah, you were here?”
Damn it. When she opened her eyes, she saw the corner of his mouth mischievously raised on one side.
“You came from the secondhand world, right? If it’s a cool trade, you said you’d deduct the gas price.”
Ha, is this what they mean by killing a person twice?
“Let’s go.”
He turned his steps toward his car parked on the roadside.
“Where are you going? Just take the item.”
“Don’t we need to check what the item is like?”
“……!”
“You’re sure it’s authentic, right? It’s not a small sum. As you can see, it’s too dark outside.”
Why is he like this? Knowing everything. Hyo Jin, whose pride was hurt, got into the back seat that he opened.
The skin scent of him, sitting closely beside her, tensed her up and involuntarily strengthened her grip on the shopping bag.
“Hand it over.”
Gyo Hwan quickly skimmed the clothes taken out from the shopping bag from top to bottom, then lifted his long eyelashes.
“Is this enough?”
Ha! He’s really nitpicking.
“I told you I’d deduct the gas price if we do a cool trade.”
The rich are scarier.
“Give me a discount if you’re going to haggle.”
He pulled on the shopping bag, but it didn’t budge due to his firm grip.
“The day you wore this dress, you went to school, right? As Yul’s mom.”
“No, why are you suddenly talking about the past……”
Hyo Jin, who felt guilty, stumbled over her words.
Since he stopped talking and only looked at the twopiece with deep eyes, Hyo Jin also closed her mouth as if she had become a wooden doll, holding her words.
Was he preparing to say some harsh words again?
In the silent car that was like a vacuum, her fingertips became cold due to anxiety, and her toes curled up.
“That day, I saw you wearing this dress and hiding with Yul on a bench.”
“What?”
Oh my god. Was he saying he saw that while passing by?
“I felt relieved seeing that Yul seemed to have gotten close to you.”
Shh! The big round eyes of a child who was covering the teacher’s mouth with his hand and looking around.
‘Baby, let’s go!’
The laughter of the child running away with a hearty laugh.
It was such an innocent sight that anyone could believe they were siblings.
“I have one question to ask teacher Bong.”
When he carefully opened his lips and looked at her, Hyo Jin involuntarily straightened her back out of tension.
“……Am I that bad of a father?”
Her stomach felt hot and her shoulders shivered, probably due to the badmouthing she had done yesterday.
“I lost my father when I was seven.”
“……?”
“It was a car accident on a rainy day. My grandfather was returning from a business trip in Japan, and my father, who went to the airport to pick him up, met with an accident.”
“Ah……”
So, that was his story.
Hyo Jin, unable to say anything, just bowed her head and listened.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
