Yerin drove Lee Hyun’s car, arriving at his family home, Jinheonjae.
As they entered Jinheonjae, the delicious smell of cooked food filled the air.
Madam Yoon Hye-ran greeted Lee Hyun and Yerin with a bright smile.
“Arrived, my son? Our Secretary Han must have had a hard time since morning.”
“Not at all, Madam.”
“The Chairman is waiting, let’s go in.”
Entering the dining room, a neatly set table caught their eye.
“Sit down.”
Cha Seok, the Chairman of Cha Electronics, was seated at the head of the table.
To his right sat Lee Hyun, and to his left, his brother Suhyun.
Yerin stood with the other secretaries at one side of the dining room.
Before even picking up his spoon, Chairman Cha spoke in a stern voice.
“How are the marriage arrangements going for Hyun and Suhyun?”
The topic of today’s breakfast seemed to be the marriages of his two sons.
Suhyun expressed his bold intention to earnestly look for a woman he liked through arranged meetings.
Chairman Cha’s gaze shifted to Lee Hyun.
He lifted his head, his gaze unwavering as he looked at Yerin.
Then Lee Hyun spoke.
“I have a woman I’m secretly in love with.”
At Lee Hyun’s words, everyone in the dining room gasped in surprise.
Chairman Cha’s eyes narrowed sharply.
Then he asked, as if doubting what he heard.
“Secret love?”
“Yes.”
Madam Yoon exclaimed in agitation.
“No, son. What are you lacking to have a secret love?”
Her face showed utter disbelief.
“Where can you find a man as perfect as our son? Handsome face, tall, smart, right?”
Lee Hyun spoke with only one corner of his mouth raised.
“I’m not very good at handling women.”
“That’s true. I’ve always worried since I’ve never seen my son with a woman.”
Madam Yoon looked at Lee Hyun with interest.
“I’m so curious about this lady.”
Lee Hyun’s head slowly turned towards Yerin.
Their gazes met in the air, as Yerin had been watching him all along.
Yerin clasped her hands in front of her, pressing her lips tightly.
Why is he looking at me like this in this situation?
Worried Madam Yoon might see where Lee Hyun’s gaze fell, Yerin was anxious.
“Son! Stop looking around in the middle of talking to Mom.”
Hearing Madam Yoon’s voice, Lee Hyun had no choice but to turn his head back.
“Who is it? I’m really curious.”
“If you find out.”
“Hmm?”
“Are you planning to go and say something to her?”
Lee Hyun’s face hardened fiercely.
It was a stern warning that he wouldn’t stand for the outrageous act of his mother confronting the woman he secretly loved.
“No?”
Apparently not having that intention, Madam Yoon looked wronged.
“Why would I say anything to that poor girl? There must be a reason she’s pushing you away.”
Lee Hyun stared at Madam Yoon in surprise.
“First, I have to ask what it is.”
Madam Yoon, who dearly loved her son, was expected to scold the woman who rejected him.
How dare you reject my son?
But Madam Yoon seemed to have no such intention.
“What are you going to ask?”
Yerin awaited Madam Yoon’s next words with both anticipation and fear.
With her head bowed, she listened intently.
Madam Yoon’s gentle voice continued.
“Why wouldn’t our son be to her liking? There might be some flaw of yours she knows.”
“What if there is?”
The response from Madam Yoon was unexpected.
“Son, then you must change it.”
Everyone in the dining room was surprised, though they didn’t show it.
Madam Yoon leaned forward, her expression stern as if lecturing Lee Hyun.
“If that flaw is why she dislikes you.”
“I suppose so.”
“Well, the one who loves more is always at a disadvantage.”
Saying this, Madam Yoon looked at Chairman Cha.
“Isn’t that right, dear?”
“Ahem.”
Chairman Cha cleared his throat, seemingly perplexed by the sudden shift of the conversation towards him.
He then made a gesture of picking up his spoon.
“Here, listen.”
Madam Yoon laughed, covering her mouth with one hand, looking at Chairman Cha.
“Do you know how much your father followed me around because he liked me?”
Lee Hyun chuckled and nodded his head.
It was a story he had heard too often to count.
“No matter how much I said no. Even if you gave me all your wealth, I refused.”
After Chairman Cha’s first wife passed away, he met Madam Yoon at a volunteer event.
Madam Yoon was not initially interested in the older Chairman Cha.
Though not initially interested, she found herself in a relationship with him when she came to her senses.
It was a love story he had heard so often it was tiring.
Whether it was the story of his parents’ meeting, love, or marriage, these were topics Lee Hyun always found unimportant and disregarded.
However, today, he found himself curious about the rest.
Thinking how he inherited even such things as unrequited love from Chairman Cha.
Pretending to be disinterested, Lee Hyun casually asked Madam Yoon.
“Why did you marry my father if you said you disliked him?”
“Your father really went to extreme lengths to chase after me.”
Lee Hyun was surprised, not expecting such behavior from the stoic Chairman Cha.
“He stood in front of our house every day with flowers.”
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.
