Tae Jin looked back and forth between Do Jun and Tae Yeon, his mouth agape. His face was a mask of jealousy.
Only then did Do Jun look at Tae Jin. His gaze was not the affectionate one he had held for Tae Yeon, but rather a cold stare that seemed to want to freeze the other person.
“You seem to have forgotten that I am a person with no patience,” he said.
Both Tae Jin and Tae Yeon were surprised.
Do Jun then sat in the empty seat next to Tae Yeon and gave her a bouquet of flowers.
“I had intended to wait and surprise you on the way home, but it seems I couldn’t do that,” he said.
He then raised his wrist and checked the time.
“Exactly 13 minutes and 30 seconds have passed since I last saw Ms. Jin Tae Yeon.”
Tae Jin’s mouth was still agape.
“That time felt like 13 hours to me.”
Do Jun raised his head and looked at the object in Tae Yeon’s hand.
It was a watch that had been around her slender wrist until they had parted. It was quite strange that she had suddenly taken off the watch and was now holding it in her hand.
“Is the watch I bought for you uncomfortable? If so, I can go buy another one right now.”
“No, that’s not why I took it off. I took it off to wash my hands…”
“Let me see it.”
With a tender look in his eyes, Do Jun put the watch back on Tae Yeon’s slender wrist.
“Surely, no one can carry off this watch as perfectly as Ms. Jin Tae Yeon.”
Do Jun had been treating Tae Jin as if he did not exist. The only thing he had done to Tae Jin since entering the room was to give him a cold look.
Seeing the affectionate actions of the two, Tae Jin’s heart was filled with irritation.
Feeling the intense gaze on him, Do Jun slowly turned his head.
“Ah, who is this?”
Tae Yeon introduced Tae Jin a bit late.
“She’s my sister.”
“I see. I was curious because I didn’t see you at the family dinner in lieu of a wedding ceremony.”
Upon hearing that he was curious about her, Tae Jin immediately relaxed her face and smiled brightly.
“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Jin Tae Jin.”
“Yes, I’m Tae Yeon’s husband, Cha Do Jun.”
It seemed like Do Jun had no intention of leaving as he pressed the bell to call the waiter.
He ordered the same menu as before and then looked at Tae Jin.
“Would it be okay if I paid for dinner tonight?”
“Pardon?”
“I was just curious.”
“About me?”
“Yes, about you.”
Tae Jin slowly opened her lips.
“Why…”
“Of course, because you’re my wife’s family.”
Tae Jin smiled awkwardly and clenched her teeth tightly. She could taste the bitter taste of blood spreading in her mouth.
Do Jun didn’t seem to have intended it, but she felt as if she was being made fun of.
After the ordered steak came out, Do Jun took Tae Yeon’s plate.
He then cut a small piece of steak into a size that was easy to eat and picked it up with a fork.
Without saying a word, he held the steak up to Tae Yeon’s mouth and gestured for her to eat it.
“I can eat it myself.”
As Tae Yeon tried to snatch the fork, Do Jun vehemently shook his head.
“Open your mouth.”
“….”
“Hurry up.”
Tae Yeon made a helpless face as she rolled her lips in, but soon she opened her mouth slightly and received the steak that Do Jun was giving her like a baby bird.
Tae Jin had long since become a nonentity in this space.
Watching Tae Yeon chew carefully and swallow, Do Jun picked up another piece of steak and held it out to her.
Seeing Tae Yeon accepting the steak he was giving her, Do Jun smiled in satisfaction.
He then turned to Tae Jin, who was sitting in front of him, and asked for her agreement.
“Isn’t she pretty?”
“Pardon?”
“My wife. Especially when she’s eating something delicious. I find the expression on her face really cute.”
Tae Jin frowned as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. It was as if she was asking if he was really asking her that.
Do Jun, unperturbed, continued.
“I was just curious if she looks this way only to my eyes.”
Feeling as if she had to respond somehow, Tae Jin hesitantly nodded.
“Well, Tae Yeon does tend to eat rather elegantly.”
Then, as if her compliment to Tae Yeon had somehow hurt her pride, she added another comment.
“But she is a bit of a picky eater. She’s very selective.”
She didn’t have to say that. Tae Yeon stared at Tae Jin, but Tae Jin ignored her gaze and continued talking.
“And she has a bit of an old lady’s taste.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“You never touch anything bitter or sour, you prefer sweet things.”
“Older sister.”
“Why? Your husband should know. Your eating habits.”
Taejin shrugged her shoulders, her face questioning why it was an issue.
Dojun contemplated the eating habits of Taejin that had been revealed, seeming quite interested.
“So you like sweet things, Ms. Jin Tae Yeon.”
“Don’t pay attention to what my sister said. I eat all sorts of food without being picky.”
“The secretary, Choi, knows a dessert place. We should go together sometime, Ms. Jin Tae Yeon.”
Why did the conversation lead to that? Tae Yeon stared at Do Jun, her eyes wide in surprise.
Dojun cut another appropriately sized piece of steak and fed it to Tae Yeon, without elaborating on the words he had just uttered.
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
