A man was running from afar.
His welldefined muscles were plainly visible in a black dryfit tshirt. He wore leggings of the same color, along with shorts that reached his thighs. He looked like an athlete who had just finished training in the Taereung Athletes Village.
How spiritedly he ran.
Seo Yeon’s heart pounded in sync with the thudding steps of the man running towards her, and she involuntarily shuffled her feet on the spot, wanting to run towards him.
When Seo Yeon waved at Kwon Yool again, a sweet breeze blew, gently swaying her high ponytail.
The air was just right, neither cold nor hot. That man, running towards her with bright, twinkling eyes.
Seo Yeon was naturally pleased and praised herself for making the right decision to come out.
Then, a funny thought suddenly popped into her head. No matter how she thought about it, it was amusing and she nodded in agreement, chuckling.
“That man is so big, so he’s so cute.”
With a height over 190cm and a very masculine face, there was no trace of cuteness, even if you washed your eyes and searched.
But Seo Yeon was laughing, forcing herself to find the tiny bit of cuteness in him.
The bangs that slightly covered his forehead when he ran, the corner of his eyes that crinkled when he smiled, the mouth that opened exactly half a circle, and the massive biceps that he shook enthusiastically in greeting, they were insanely cute.
Someone said that if someone is cute, it’s game over.
Seo Yeon wondered if she had already lost to him, even before the real game started.
She liked him so much that she didn’t want to ask or question him any further.
It was a relationship that started because of a contact number at first.
But it was just nice to see him, so much that she couldn’t find a reason. There was no need to trace back when it started.
Seo Yeon let her constantly rising lips do their thing.
Then, she murmured quietly.
“Kwon Yool, come to me quickly. And tell me that this meeting is a gift and you’re happy. Quickly.”
Suppressing her throbbing heart, she waited. But just as Kwon Yool was about to arrive, he stopped.
He didn’t come any closer, keeping a distance of 1 meter.
Wondering why he was doing so, Seo Yeon took a step towards him, but he surprisingly took a step back.
“Ms. Seo Yeon! Ah, Ms. Seo Yeon. Nice to see you.”
“Oh. Yooli. Why are you backing away?”
As Seo Yeon took another step forward, Kwon Yool backed away again, showing an awkward expression.
“I’ve sweated a lot.”
His face held both pleasure and embarrassment.
No matter how pleased she was, seeing the manners, Seo Yeon laughed. It was just like Kwon Yool.
“It’s alright. Come here.”
Despite Seo Yeon’s gesture, he only approached half a step and still kept his distance.
Then, Seo Yeon moved close enough that she could almost breathe on him.
Pretending not to notice his surprise, Seo Yeon sniffed. Kwon Yool, startled, bent his upper body backward.
“You don’t smell sweaty at all. Did you wear perfume before you came out? It smells good.”
At Seo Yeon’s words, he straightened his body and smiled shyly as if relieved.
“Do you want to go back to the park? I’d like to sit somewhere.”
“Sure.”
Carrying a rustling bread bag and one hand wafting the sweet scent of strawberry juice, they both laughed quietly.
And they found the quietest bench in the park to sit.
“Did Miss Seo Yeon also go for a workout?”
Kwon Yool asked, indicating Seo Yeon’s outfit with a nod.
Then, Seo Yeon pulled a juice box from the bread bag and offered it.
“No. I was going to work out, but then I wanted a Mont Blanc, which Mr. Yool mentioned last time. So I ran straight to the bakery. I had delicious bread, and I saw Mr. Yool here. It’s great.”
At her straightforward compliment, Kwon Yool lightly clenched his empty fist, as if shouting ‘Yes.’
“Come on. If I’m the only one eating without working out, I’ll feel guilty. Someone who worked out alone should get a mandatory intake of sugars and carbohydrates.”
Seo Yeon wiped her hands with a small wet wipe given by the bakery.
Then she boldly tore in half a Mont Blanc the size of a face wrapped in transparent plastic and handed it to Kwon Yool.
The two of them, holding the live pastry, laughed again.
Then they took a bite and kept laughing. Even as the savory taste of butter brushed past their noses and they blurted out compliments.
“Oh wow. Mr. Yool’s recommendation is trustworthy.”
“It’s better to share with Miss Seo Yeon than to eat alone.”
Look at that. I told you. How cute that guy is. How does he keep saying such kind and beautiful things? Ha ha. Indeed.
Feeling better, Seo Yeon put a huge piece of bread into her mouth and chewed.
Then, while wiping her syrupsticky fingers with a wet wipe, she pulled out the next bread.
“Didn’t you have dinner?”
“No. I didn’t have dinner, or lunch. Ah! Now that I think about it, I skipped breakfast too.”
She realized she’d only had coffee and oatmeal cookies in the morning because she had been busy since morning to meet Kwon Yool. She realized this after she ate half of the Mont Blanc.
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
