“…Ridiculous. Would you like to tell Cho Minhyung in person?”
Although it was daytime, Jiwon was shivering from the precise diction that came through.
From the delicate woman’s body, and even from the face of such a beautiful woman, Jiwon couldn’t understand how such an aura was emitting.
Slightly trembling black hair, I stared as if completely captivated by the perfect angle of the jaw and the subtly shaded face.
It seems that speaking less than flattering words with such a charming face is her specialty.
I don’t understand what she’s saying at all.
“Run away…? Why me? And who’s Director-nim to talk about such things?”
“Me? I’m Cho Minhyung’s ex-fiancée.”
As soon as those words dropped, Jiwon’s eyes, already wide, seemed about to pop out, and Manager Park, sitting in the front row, coughed as if he had heard something.
“How about that? I think I have the right to say such things at this level, don’t I?”
But even after declaring the bomb, she was incredibly nonchalant.
“Why, surprised? Well… It’s a shame for me too. I’m not the type to regret easily, but that’s the one thing I regret enough to drink my own bones. The dark history of my life.”
“…….”
“So, Seo Jiwon, I know more about Cho Minhyung than you think. As a senior in life advising, grabbing opportunities with Cho Minhyung’s money might work for you right now, but it will soon become a noose around you.”
Despite Seorin’s indifferent tone, Jiwon clenched the hand on her knee tightly. Strangely, Seorin’s words sounded sincere, and her heart was swaying.
“On what basis are you saying such things?”
“I’ve never seen a woman involved with Cho Minhyung turn out well. Including myself.”
Jiwon bit her lip. However, she didn’t want to respond to such a pathetic self-esteem.
“Thanks for the advice. But I’ll handle my own affairs.”
With that, Jiwon got out of the car. However, she couldn’t leave that spot until Seorin’s car left the entrance of the officetel.
Director Park waited for Jiwon’s figure to disappear through the side mirror and then looked at Seorin through the rearview mirror before opening his mouth.
“Surprising. I thought you would give Seo Jiwon a stern warning.”
“I did, a warning.”
“Escape from Cho Minhyung, that kind of warning. Don’t live life like that, or don’t mess with my man, etc… There were plenty of options.”
“What’s the meaning of that? I don’t care about these pictures.”
“Even so, such a kind warning about Cho Minhyung…”
Director Park was displeased with Seorin’s generosity. Anyway, why did she give such a kind warning, interfering in their relationship with such useless things?
But Seorin’s thoughts were different.
She calmly expressed her thoughts in a tone without intonation.
“A few years ago, if I had been a little more proactive in helping those women who came looking for me, could Cho Minhyung have gone so far as to do such things to me? Park Director, I regret not taking care of those women’s pain a little more actively as a fellow woman. So I thought I deserved retribution. The mistake came back to me like a boomerang.”
“I don’t want to make that mistake again. I want to live each day without regrets.”
It was a moment of humility.
It was a dark forest.
There, the only source of light was the crackling sound of a rising bonfire. Seorin stared at the flames as if enchanted. She couldn’t take her eyes off the red glow.
But then, someone called her.
“Seorin…”
It was a familiar voice. The voice of Chairman Baek, who had died just a while ago.
Her absent gaze turned towards the direction of the sound. Chairman Baek, whom she thought was dead, stood there, just a few steps away, looking healthy as he did in his lifetime.
“Ah… Dad?”
For a moment, she realized it was a dream.
A nightmarish vision had returned. However, strangely, she wasn’t afraid this time.
Now that the long-standing misunderstanding about Chairman Baek had been resolved, Seorin wanted to talk to her father even in the dream.
“Dad, I’m sorry. I misunderstood you too deeply for so long.”
She reached out her hand. However, Chairman Baek, with a bitter smile, didn’t take her hand.
“Dad…”
Chairman Baek turned away. Then, he moved his feet into the dark forest.
In the black forest, faint shadows were gesturing. Whether it was a gesture towards Chairman Baek or towards Seorin, she couldn’t tell, but she followed Chairman Baek as if enchanted.
And almost arriving in the forest, she finally realized. The ones who had waved to them just now were her mother, sister, and the nanny.
But for some reason, Seorin, who wasn’t afraid, grabbed the hem of Chairman Baek’s sleeve.
She wanted to go with him. She wanted to cross over to the other world where the people she loved the most were. In that other world, there seemed to be no worries or concerns, unlike the living world.
But then, someone held her hand.
It was a force strong enough that she couldn’t shake it off.
Seorin turned her gaze and looked at the source of that strong force.
“Don’t go, Seorin.”
It was Taejun.
…
“Um… Huh!”
Suddenly returning to the real world, Seorin opened her eyes wide and breathed heavily. It was not a terrifying nightmare, but a nightmare nonetheless. Consequently, her breathing became fast unintentionally.
Lying on the bed for a while, catching her breath, she checked the clock.
It was past 5 p.m.
Although it was a rare weekend, she had thought of lying down for a moment because she felt a bit under the weather due to a cold. That was at 3 p.m. In the end, she ended up sleeping for two hours, including the nightmare.
Seorin managed to get up from the bed. Having taken an unusual nap during the day, she thought she had made a mistake if she thought she could sleep at the usual time tonight.
Perhaps due to the onset of a cold, her mouth felt dry, and her throat was sore.
After leaving the bedroom, she poured a piece of lemon into cold water from the refrigerator and drank it. Just as she finished the glass, the sound of the doorknob rang out.
Click, click, click, click—beep beep!
“There’s no one here, but it’s strange.”
Seorin unconsciously walked into the living room and looked down the long corridor with the entrance.
Finally, the door opened.
And the one who appeared was…
“…Mr. Taejun?”
It was Kang Taejun.
Was she still dreaming? Was this another part of the nightmare? But by now, it wasn’t just a nightmare.
No, even if it was a nightmare, it didn’t matter. As long as she could be embraced in his wide arms right now.
So, Seorin ran and embraced him. Feeling her body being pulled in without hesitation, she closed her eyes.
If this was a dream, she didn’t want to wake up.
Even if it was a nightmare, it didn’t matter. As long as she could stay here in this dream.
But then, his voice, too clear in her ears, sounded so realistic.
“Sorry. Did I… come too late?”
It wasn’t a dream.
He had come back.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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