When he accepted it calmly, she spoke with a coquettish tone, as if she didn’t dislike his response.
Then he grinned and lowered his gaze.
“Why are his eyelashes so beautiful. Sigh. I want to give him my number right now.”
Whether Kwon Yool knew Seo Yeon’s feelings or not, he told her to do as she wanted, to follow her heart.
He was such a neat man, a man who would never do anything awkward. That was Kwon Yool.
However, Seo Yeon’s mind was complicated because of that neat man.
Wouldn’t it be possible to have a meal as a memento of their longawaited reunion, even if she promised to give him her number next time?
Then, the brake light that was hidden deep in her heart lit up red.
You have to know when to hold on and when to let go. Now is the time to be cool and classy, just like the original Han Seo Yeon style.
Even though it was regrettable, she still cleared her place.
“……Shall we stop here?”
As Seo Yeon looked down at Kwon Yool who was sitting, he deliberately started to dress slowly, just like she used to do.
He adjusted the shoulder line of his already neat shirt and also brushed down both sleeves.
Uh, this notdislikable slowpoke.
Having finished dressing, he reluctantly stood up. Seo Yeon’s gaze, which had been looking down, quickly headed towards the sky.
“If I ask you out for dinner, will you say ‘next time’?”
Thank you anyway. For asking me out for dinner.
If she had said, “I’ll wait until you call,” like a model student, Seo Yeon would have been a little disappointed.
“I might waver, so stop teasing me. Before I even pick up a spoon, I might start saying ‘010’ and giving you my number.”
At Seo Yeon’s joke, he laughed, his shoulders shaking.
That was the first such intense reaction.
“When Seo Yeon says things like that, I really want to plead with her to go eat.”
“Don’t do that, really. I just thought about what to eat, my mouth is already watering.”
Drawing a pleasant line. Seo Yeon was serious in her light joke, as if she had no intention of changing her mind.
“But, can I ask one favor?”
At the word ‘favor’, Seo Yeon nodded her head.
“The clothes. Please give them directly to me, not to Hyun Woo. In person.”
Kwon Yool took another step towards Seo Yeon, as if he would not back down on this.
Then, his warm breath landed on the top of Seo Yeon’s head.
“When?”
“Next Saturday?”
“Ah, I have a date with Ho Jin then. He’s been singing about wanting to go to a hotel buffet for a while, so I have to go.”
Kwon Yool’s eyebrows lowered slightly, a disappointed look on his face.
“The Saturday after next, is that okay?”
Seo Yeon tilted her head to the side and met Kwon Yool’s black eyes. Then, he nodded.
“Where at?”
“Near the entrance of the park by my house.”
“What time?”
“At noon. But isn’t that your workout time?”
“It’s only a day. Well, it’s not like someone is taking attendance.”
“Oh, oh. You’ve got strength.”
As Seo Yeon turned her body to walk, Kwon Yool’s long legs strode alongside her, as if his rightful place was by Seo Yeon’s side.
They walked at a suitable distance from each other.
They wished the walk to the parking lot was about 1km away but neither expressed it.
“In case someone can’t come because of an emergency, there are exercise machines in the park.”
“Exercise machines?”
“The one that looks like a large wheel. You move your waist like this.”
As Seo Yeon stretched her body left and right with her arms raised as if cheering, Kwon Yool immediately understood.
“Let’s leave a note under the pillar there. I can’t come due to unavoidable reasons, and let’s decide when, where, and at what time to meet next. How’s that?”
At Seo Yeon’s absurd words, Kwon Yool laughed.
If they had each other’s phone numbers, they wouldn’t have to go through such trouble.
But there was a little bit of a story between the two, so they had to put up with the inconvenience.
“It’s like, it’s very…”
“Weird, right?”
As they shared pointless conversations, they soon found themselves in front of Seo Yeon’s familiar car.
“I was really glad to see you today, Seo Yeon.”
“Two Saturdays from now, at noon, in front of the park. Make sure to come.”
The moment Seo Yeon waved her hand lightly, Kwon Yool felt regret.
He thought about pestering her to at least have a coffee somewhere if they couldn’t have a meal. He felt that she would agree if he did so.
Seo Yeon, sitting in the driver’s seat, lowered the window slightly and said “Have a good day.” She then left without looking back.
Kwon Yool had to swallow his regret as he stood frozen.
((()))((()))((()))
Seo Yeon thought of Kwon Yool every day.
The thoughts that she had more than a dozen times a day became explosively many after the meeting at the art gallery. No, she made a separate room for Kwon Yool in her head and frequently took him out to check.
When her design didn’t work out well, when the designs brought by the staff were terrible, when she saw the back of a tall man. Just anytime.
What if she had postponed her meeting with Ho Jin and met Kwon Yool instead?
Even in the middle of her journey to the hotel to meet Ho Jin, Seo Yeon thought of him.
They had agreed to meet at the park entrance at noon on Saturday.
She would be happier to meet Kwon Yool at the same place and time next week than today. Yes, that would be the case.
Seo Yeon struggled to calm her heart.
While immersed in her thoughts, Seo Yeon gave her car to valet parking and just entered the hotel.
The high ceiling, glittering with crystal decorations, made him think of the Milky Way, and he popped into her mind again. Seeing something beautiful just reminded her, for no apparent reason.
To push the large man out of her mind, Seo Yeon sent a message.
Just as Seo Yeon checked the message, Ho Jin appeared out of breath.
“Are we late?”
“About 10 minutes? Now that we’ve earned a bit of money, we’ve become complacent. We used to come an hour early and wait.”
“Hah. That’s true. I’ve been a bit greedy. Hehe. I’ll go to the bathroom. I need to empty my stomach so I can eat more sushi.”
As Ho Jin chuckled and went to the bathroom, Seo Yeon loitered in the lobby for a moment.
Because it was Saturday lunch, there were a lot of people around for weddings and first birthday parties, and it was noisy.
Seo Yeon again found herself thinking about him and staring at the ceiling.
The crystals hung on invisible fishing lines swayed gently, just like Seo Yeon’s heart.
“Hey, Seo Yeon? Seo Yeon.”
Someone called Seo Yeon’s name.
One of the few people who could speak casually to her. Upon hearing a familiar but unpleasant voice, Seo Yeon’s forehead crinkled.
“Do you have to pretend you know me? As if we’re on good terms.”
Despite the snippy tone, the man slowly approached. The man, wearing a beautiful Hanbok, looked at Seo Yeon with affectionate eyes and said.
“You’re still… beautiful.”
Should I thank him for that, or tell him to get lost? Seo Yeon shook her head emphatically and turned away, as if he wasn’t even worth her time.
The man in the Hanbok then moved right next to Seo Yeon.
“Two more years have passed. You’re still… the same.”
“I don’t think you, the icon of betrayal, have any room to talk. Especially in that outfit.”
Seo Yeon’s index finger swept up and down the man in the air.
“Seo Yeon. I got married. But… Seo Yeon, every day…”
“That’s enough. Stop right there!”
It was TMI she didn’t want to know.
Seo Yeon cut off her exboyfriend’s words.
If I’d known this would happen, I’d have met with Kwon Yool. Just my rotten luck. As she muttered to herself, she heard a deafening noise.
“Brother! What are you doing there! You, you, Han Seo Yeon?”
With her eyes tightly closed, Seo Yeon muttered.
“Nine, Samjae, shame. Damn it.”
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!!!
