“That’s too far. I’ll drop you off here, so figure it out on your own.”
“Let’s go a little further. I helped you, didn’t I?”
“What did you help me with?”
“I watched over you. In case you cried again, Yoon Seo Ha.”
“Don’t twist my words. And who would cry?”
“I could see you holding back tears. Whether you cried or not, I kept watching.”
“Why are you staring at me like that? Are you a pervert? A stalker?”
“If you cried, I was just going to go and drag you out.”
Seo Ha was at a loss for words. Ryu Kyung Joon had been quite helpful. She had been able to maintain her dignity thanks to his gaze at the moment she was about to lose her composure.
“Why?”
“Didn’t I tell you? No matter how unlucky Yoon Seo Ha is, she’s too good for that idiot. It would be negligence on my part if I left the daughter of the CEO I serve like that.”
Kyung Joon, who had been briefly looking out the window, added as if talking to himself.
“You did well. That idiot got a good hit on the back of his head. It was quite refreshing to see.”
He was a really strange man. Among the people Seo Ha knew, he was the rudest and most obnoxious, yet his blunt words were comforting and made her feel refreshed.
Since going home alone would only leave her feeling down, she thought it wouldn’t be too bad to take him all the way to Eulwangri as a drive.
It took a full three hours to get through the saturated roads to Eulwangri. In the meantime, Kyung Joon had reclined his seat and slept very comfortably.
“Ah, I slept well.”
Seo Ha looked at Kyung Joon incredulously as he stretched lazily.
“How can you sleep so openly like that?”
“If I’m sleepy, I sleep. Does Yoon Seo Ha not sleep when she’s tired?”
Seo Ha held back from slapping his face, which was now glowing with a fair complexion thanks to his deep sleep and was grinning cheekily.
“Where’s your house?”
“Go straight and turn right. Yes, that’s right. Keep going… Yes. Now turn left here. Go in here and keep going straight.”
Kyung Joon pointed out the direction with his finger, giving instructions like a navigation system. Following his directions, they arrived at a seaside clam barbecue restaurant.
“Over there. Park in the parking lot.”
“Do you want to eat at a clam barbecue place, Mr. Ryu?”
“Just park it. The car behind us is honking.”
With no choice but to comply with Kyung Joon’s insistence and the honking from the car behind, Seo Ha parked in the restaurant’s parking lot. As soon as the car stopped, Kyung Joon got out and came back to the driver’s side, opening the door.
“Get out.”
“Why?”
“Did you plan to come to Eulwangri and not eat clam barbecue?”
The delicious aroma of scallop butter barbecue wafted into the car with the door wide open.
It smelled delicious.
Come to think of it, she hadn’t eaten a proper meal in days. As soon as she realized this, her stomach started to growl.
“What are you spacing out for?”
Suddenly, Kyung Joon leaned in and fumbled with Seo Ha’s seat belt. A refreshing scent emanated from his nape. It was reminiscent of the smell of a meadow after rain or the sea in early winter.
“Mr. Ryu.”
Kyung Joon, who had been searching for the seat belt button, turned to look at Seo Ha.
“What kind of perfume do you use?”
His eyes, which had always looked down at Seo Ha coldly, blinked slowly a few times.
“…Soap.”
“What?”
“I use soap.”
Click. Finally, the seat belt was released. As Kyung Joon stood up without hesitation, a refreshing soap scent lingered in his place.
“Ah, soap.”
Seo Ha got out of the car and slammed the door shut. In the meantime, Kyung Joon had already gone ahead and entered the clam barbecue restaurant.
“What are you doing? Hurry up! Oh, a table for two, please. By the window.”
Driven by his urgency, Seo Ha rushed to the secondfloor window table and sat down. The boundless sea stretched out before her, filling her vision through the large window.
“Wow, it’s the sea!”
She hadn’t even thought about looking at the sea while busy with work, but seeing it now, it was lovely. A bright smile appeared on Seo Ha’s lips as she leaned on the window and let out an exclamation.
Kyung Joon sat leaning back against the chair, watching her.
It was the first time he had seen her smile so genuinely. She was already quite an attractive woman, but with a bright smile, she looked truly beautiful. While he subjectively thought she was an unlucky woman, he couldn’t help but objectively acknowledge her beauty.
It was much better than seeing her cry.
Even though it was for ‘business,’ sitting at the hotel café felt like a pretty good coincidence. Going home without a car seemed somewhat daunting.
Well, he would think about that after they finished eating the clam barbecue.
“Here’s your food.”
A variety of wellprepared clams and charcoal fire appeared on the table, including the scallop butter barbecue that had tempted Seo Ha earlier.
“…”
“…”
The two sat there, staring at each other with the food between them, and then both spoke at the same time.
“Aren’t you going to grill them?”
“Aren’t you going to grill them?”
“…”
“…”
A second of silence passed before their voices overlapped again.
“I can’t grill this kind of stuff.”
“I can’t grill this kind of stuff.”
What kind of person is this?
Seo Ha repeated the same thought she had when she first met him.
“You’re the one who suggested coming here, Mr. Ryu. Start grilling.”
“I’m paying for it, so Yoon Seo Ha, you grill it.”
“Do I look like someone who can’t afford clam barbecue and has to pay with my body? Who drove us here?”
“You’re right.”
In the end, Kyung Joon took charge of grilling the clams with the tongs. Having taken up the task, he did his best to grill and flip the clams. Although the rising smoke soon brought an employee rushing over, the clams were cooked to an appetizing state.
“Do you want a drink?”
Kyung Joon asked, shaking a newly opened soju bottle.
“Will you pay for a designated driver?”
“It’s no big deal.”
“Deal.”
Seo Ha waved at a passing employee.
“Excuse me, please bring a bottle of beer and two beer glasses!”
Kyung Joon’s hand, which had just opened the soju bottle, paused.
“… Soju mixed with beer?”
“Soju mixed with beer.”
“You seem to know something.”
“I studied abroad, you know.”
Seo Ha poured half a glass of beer into each of the two glasses, dropped the entire shot of soju in, and then covered the opening with a napkin, pushing it forward.
“One shot. For the idiot.”
It was an unbelievable situation. On the day her lifelong loving husband threw divorce papers at her for having an affair, she was in Eulwangri with a man she considered her enemy, grilling clams and talking about soju mixed with beer.
“Why are we toasting for the idiot? You’re feeling good too.”
Kyung Joon took the glass Seo Ha offered and made a whirlpool by tapping it.
“One shot. For the idiot exwife, Yoon Seo Ha.”
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!!!
