As Gyounghyul’s polite words ended, the call abruptly ended.
“Ha… darn it.”
Gyounghyul spat out the harshest words from his vocabulary.
What on earth was going on? He truly couldn’t understand this person.
Thinking that this person was planning to approach Seoyeon without holding back, his spine shivered.
As Gyounghyul clenched his large fist, an alert sounded.
As soon as he confirmed the location, Gyounghyul got up with a thud sound.
The round-trip 12-lane road was quiet as darkness fell.
Perhaps because it was Sunday evening, the roads were empty, and most of the lights in the high-rise buildings were off.
Tick-tock—
Turning on the turn signal and entering the inner lane, the black sign with red letters saying ‘L37’ caught his eye.
Gyounghyul handed over the valet parking at the entrance and opened the large door.
It was a strange place, dark yet luxurious and oddly flashy.
As Gyounghyul looked around, a staff member in a black dress approached.
“Do you have a reservation?”
“Yes, for CEO Choi Minhyuk.”
He simply mentioned Minhyuk’s name, but the staff’s expression brightened instantly.
“He’s waiting for you.”
As soon as the staff’s words ended, Gyounghyul met Minhyuk’s sharp gaze.
Minhyuk, who was drinking on the rocks, raised his mouth slightly.
It was impossible to hear over the clinking ice sounds, but he was smiling lightly.
“Please sit comfortably.”
Despite his casual tone, Minhyuk never took his eyes off Gyounghyul.
Without hesitation, Gyounghyul took a seat directly across from Minhyuk.
Since it wasn’t a meeting place for private conversations, he wanted to be confident and stand on an equal footing like negotiating.
“It’s interesting…”
Gyounghyul didn’t bat an eye at his muttered monologue.
At this moment, he could crumble uncontrollably if he contradicted him.
Wanting to approach as rationally as possible and say only what needed to be said, he was determined.
“You can’t handle alcohol naturally?”
“No. I don’t want to drink.”
“Well, you and Wonjun are still too young to know the taste of alcohol.”
Was it necessary to bring up his nephew Wonjun and call him young in this situation? Gyounghyul found his arrogance unbelievable.
“But if you want to live in society later on, you need to know how to drink moderately.”
Gyounghyul remained undeterred by his attempt to teach.
“Ha. Alright. What do you want to say to me?”
Perhaps due to the leisure from various experiences, Minhyuk naturally brought up the main topic while swirling the crystal glass.
“Seoyeon is the person I’m dating.”
“And?”
“I hope you haven’t made her uncomfortable.”
This time, a loud sound of air escaping was heard.
“A month-long boyfriend’s meddling, huh…”
“It’s not meddling. It’s a warning.”
“Warning? Huh.”
Even though the situation was absurd, Minhyuk openly laughed with a sarcastic smile.
“If you’ve been dating for a long time, it’s okay to meddle, but not if it’s just been a month, right?”
At Gyounghyul’s rebuttal, Minhyuk’s eyes momentarily flashed.
“I think the most important thing is that Seoyeon has decided to be with me.”
“How long, can you be together?”
“Well, naturally…”
Before Gyounghyul could finish his sentence, Minhyuk abruptly lowered his glass.
“5 years? 10 years? Or until you’re at a marriageable age?”
Minhyuk’s overwhelming gaze seemed to pierce through Gyounghyul.
“It’s good for now. You’ve met Seoyeon, a beautiful and capable girl, who is like a model student that has never experienced love.”
His words sounded mocking, as if implying that Gyounghyul was clueless.
“But what if Seoyeon shares only sweet love with you for a year or two? What will you do then?”
“Before that happens, I plan to have a future together.”
“How?”
“There’s no need to tell CEO Choi, and I’ll handle that myself.”
He decisively cut off the question.
“Shall I say it for you? If you pass the exam, you might think about proposing.”
Minhyuk entered Gyounghyul’s mind and spoke as if he knew everything.
“But what about university? Even if you pass the exam, you still need to finish school, right?”
Sharp words continued to fly.
“Let’s assume you’re smart enough to handle everything. What will you say to your family about your marriage?”
Gyounghyul closely watched what he was trying to do.
“If your grandfather’s personality is so remarkable. What will he do about Seoyeon?”
“…”
“Even such a remarkable person shed tears and knelt before opposition to marriage.”
‘Let alone you. What will you do to Seoyeon, making her so miserable?’ His gaze conveyed that message.
At that moment, in Gyounghyul’s mind, the images of a tearful Yeonhee and Seoyeon overlapped.
At least… he had to prevent the same tragedy from happening.
“Moreover, it seems like JS Insurance is eyeing you. Isn’t it?”
Minhyuk, to put it nicely, had excellent information, but to put it bluntly, he was intrusive. In these few days, Minhyuk had grasped all of Gyounghyul’s weaknesses.
“If Seoyeon comes to me, everyone will bless us with joy. There won’t be any pain or hardships. Our situations are different.”
As their relationship deepens, Minhyuk predicted that Seoyeon would become more miserable.
However, hearing these words, Gyounghyul strangely regained his composure.
“I’ve dated enough to know. Honestly, since meeting Seoyeon, I don’t want to look at any other women.”
Minhyuk boldly revealed his feelings even though he clearly knew they were dating.
“So find a suitable partner for yourself. Not Seoyeon.”
A suitable partner.
For a moment, Gyounghyul’s complicated thoughts simplified. He straightened his back, and his broad shoulders lined up in a straight line.
“Have you said everything you wanted to say?”
Gyounghyul’s gaze turned cold.
“Now it’s my turn.”
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
