“My mom and dad aren’t worried about me.”
“What is that! Ha… Are you still in elementary school?”
“Then, are you a toddler?”
“All my mouth does is hurt when arguing with you.”
Their conversation reminded me of the petty arguments we had during high school.
I glanced at them again. Only the back of the girl was visible, and there was a guy in front of her, enthusiastically preaching.
Of course, she was only listening with one ear. You could tell by just looking at her back.
“He’s handsome.”
At my words, Ji-seo-jun, who was diligently cutting kimchi, looked at me.
“Not you. Is there only one handsome person in this world, you?”
In response to my words, Ji-seo-jun, who seemed puzzled, smiled again and continued to cut the kimchi neatly.
“Isn’t eavesdropping quite impolite?”
Ji-seo-jun quietly said to me. Eavesdropping! It was just that we were in a small pork soup restaurant and their conversation was audible…
It was a bit unfair, but there was some logic in Ji-seo-jun’s words, so I nodded and focused on the newly arrived pork soup.
As expected, my expectations were correct.
Chunks of meat full of warmth in the deep broth. I wanted to praise myself for finding such a place.
They chatted away throughout the meal, but I tried my best not to pay attention to them. My mouth was busy with the soup, but my ears were not, so I had to make an effort not to listen to their conversation, which kept coming through.
Before I knew it, the couple had finished their meal and began preparing to leave their seats.
“That will be 16,000 won.”
“Yes, just a moment.”
However, the problem arose next. The man started panicking and frantically searched through his bag.
“What? Don’t you have your wallet?”
“No, I had it, but… Wait a moment. This is strange.”
Even though he rummaged through his bag like that, it seemed his wallet wasn’t there. The man, who had been searching the same place several times, looked extremely troubled as he asked the grandmother.
“Excuse me, do you have internet banking?”
“What’s that! We don’t know about that. No money? No, did you eat without money?”
“Oh, no, it’s not that… I was sure I had my wallet. Just a moment. Let me look for it again.”
“What? Look for it carefully.”
Truly, it was a secluded rural area, and moreover, a shabby pork soup restaurant in a corner. This place, seemingly operated by the grandmother and grandfather, didn’t seem like a venue where internet banking payments could be made.
“Looking at them, they seem like students. Just let them go.”
As the grandfather, who had been watching TV, spoke, the grandmother glared at him.
“Just a moment.”
With the pork soup almost finished, I put down my spoon, got up, and approached them.
“Grandma, it’s 16,000 won, right? I’ll pay for what they ate and ours together.”
I extended a 50,000 won bill from my wallet.
Only then did the expression on the grandmother’s face, who had been eyeing the grandfather and the young couple until then, soften as she took the bill I offered.
“Young people these days, where do they put their minds and act like this.”
“I’m sorry. Really sorry.”
Bowing slightly, I apologized and thanked them, but even though I assured them it was fine, they still asked for my account details.
With a firm expression, the man called my account, and a while later, I received a text message saying that 16,000 won had been deposited.
In that moment, I wondered why Young Ji-seo came to mind. I showed them the message that money had been received.
“The money’s here.”
“Thank you so much.”
Politely saying goodbye until the end, the two left. After watching them leave, I returned to my seat.
“They must have been flustered.”
“Yeah. Not many people carry cash these days.”
“Good job. Ms. Mun.”
Ji-seo-jun praised me as he put kimchi on my spoon. Grinning with pride, I opened my mouth wide to eat the pork soup with kimchi.
After finishing the remaining food, we left the pork soup restaurant.
After a long-awaited feast, my stomach protruded. Why do I suddenly think about dieting after finishing everything? With the thought of needing to move, I decided to pull a cup of coffee from an old vending machine and take a short walk.
“Oh? Isn’t that the couple from earlier?”
“Yes, it is.”
The road that continued along the coast. Two people sitting on the guardrail made of rocks that blocked the shallow cliffs were visible.
“Are those two high school students?”
“How do you know?”
“When they were searching the bag earlier, textbooks and workbooks came out.”
Seo-jun shook his head, claiming he observed diligently.
“Seeing those two, doesn’t it remind you of our old days?”
“I’m better looking.”
In response to what I said earlier, Seo-jun either pretended not to hear or proudly showed off his appearance that he had never boasted about in his life. Feeling bitter about the reality where I couldn’t argue back, I sipped my coffee silently.
At that moment, the female student among the two noticed us and stood up, waving to greet us. Were there friends these days who were so cheerful in greeting? Luckily, as long as they didn’t rob us. The memories of the playground incident came back, and I shivered slightly.
“It’s nice to see you again. Thank you so much for earlier.”
“No, you even treated us. Don’t mention it. By the way, are you two on a trip?”
When I asked, Seo-jun hit me with his elbow, as if asking why I was asking such a thing.
“No, she ran away from home, so I came to catch her.”
“Hey!”
As the male student spoke, the female student tried to cover his mouth briskly, blushing.
“Oh, I see. I also ran away from home during high school. Hahaha.”
As I laughed loudly, Seo-jun clicked his tongue beside me, as if asking if I was showing off. Still, with my words, the tension seemed to ease a lot. The female student, with her shoulders relaxed, said.
“It’s just, I felt suffocated, so I came out. I didn’t intend to run away.”
Watching her quietly, Seo-jun spoke to the male student.
“Do you have money to get home from here?”
“Oh. Luckily, I have a bus card, so it should be okay. If we go near the terminal, we can withdraw cash from the convenience store.”
Quite clever, it was an answer similar to Seo-jun’s. I raised my thumb toward the male student.
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!!!
