He seemed to think that Seo Ha was in too much pain to walk on her own. To live up to his expectation, she let out another groan as she grabbed Kyung Joon’s arm and stood up.
“Ouch…”
“Be careful.”
The subway and buses had stopped running long ago. Whether they liked it or not, Kyung Joon had to take Seo Ha home, and she had to hitch a ride in his car.
Late at night, there were hardly any cars on the road. Seo Ha desperately lifted her heavy eyelids while looking outside.
“Are you sleepy?”
Kyung Joon glanced at her and asked.
“Yes.”
“Endure it. I’m a director, and you’re an intern.”
“…”
He was an incorrigible spy, she thought.
Seo Ha resolved once again to drive Kyung Joon out as soon as she recovered her strength, and she slightly lowered the car window.
At that moment.
Screech!
With a chilling sound, their bodies were strongly pulled forward.
Seo Ha instinctively closed her eyes. She vividly recalled the image of Jo Seo Ha jumping in front of the car with a red brick in her hands.
“Are you alright?”
“Gasp, gulp…”
At the sound of Kyung Joon’s voice, Seo Ha opened her eyes. Only then did she realize that she had been holding her breath.
“What happened?”
Kyung Joon placed his right hand, which had been holding Seo Ha, back in its original position.
“Jaywalking.”
A man in black clothes with a hood on passed by, bowing apologetically in front of the headlights.
“Here, it’s an eightlane road, right? There’s even a median strip.”
“Must be out of luck for not dying. I’ve seen such a guy twice in my life.”
“You’ve seen it twice?”
Kyung Joon didn’t answer and stepped on the accelerator again. His gaze, glancing at the road across, felt strangely a bit lonely.
“We’re almost there. You can drop me off over there.”
Seo Ha broke the awkward silence and pointed to a steep alley.
“Do you go up there?”
“Yes.”
Kyung Joon parked the car in front of the alley, which was similar to the neighborhood where he had lived with his mother when he was young.
“Be careful on your way.”
“Thank you for the ride… Ow, ow, ow!”
As soon as she tried to get out of the car and turned her body, a scream burst from Seo Ha’s mouth. This time, it really hurt a lot. It was too, too, too painful.
“Ah, ugh…”
“Does it hurt?”
Seo Ha barely nodded her head.
“It seems something went wrong when I hit the brakes earlier. Let’s go to the hospital.”
“No.”
“Why?”
“I don’t have money for hospital fees. Jo Seo Ha is extremely poor, you know.”
Kyung Joon stared at her with a dumbfounded expression as she talked about her poverty as if it was someone else’s problem.
“First, pay with my card, and later handle it as a workrelated injury.”
If I claim it as a workrelated injury, Ji Soo will be thrilled.
Seo Ha imagined that scene and firmly shook her head.
“No, I can’t rely on the secretary any more.”
“You don’t even seem to be able to walk home right now.”
“I can do it. Goodbye!”
Seo Ha, who got out of the car with a struggle, grabbed the railing of the alley. It seemed like she wouldn’t arrive home until the time to go to work.
What does it matter?
Kyung Joon turned away from her plight and got back in the car. After driving a bit and looking at the rearview mirror, he saw that Seo Ha had only managed to take two steps.
“Damn it. Why check if the light is on.”
In the end, Kyung Joon couldn’t even go ten meters before he reversed and stopped at the same spot as before. Seo Ha was just about to take her fourth step.
“Here.”
Kyung Joon suddenly walked over briskly, turned his back to her, and sat down, causing Seo Ha to frown.
“What do you mean, ‘here’?”
“Get on my back. How else are you going to get home?”
“It’s burdensome.”
“It’s not my concern. Just hurry up and get on.”
Seo Ha looked up at the steep alley. It was indeed daunting to climb up there.
“Well, then. Excuse me.”
As she wrapped her arm around Kyung Joon’s neck, her body felt light.
“Hold on tight.”
Despite his slender appearance, Kyung Joon surprisingly had solid muscles. It felt good being carried on his broad shoulders. Even though he must have sweated a lot while cleaning the warehouse earlier, he smelled fresh.
The scent was like a grass field after the rain or the sudden arrival of the sea in early winter.
“Secretary Ryu.”
“Yes.”
Their elongated shadows passed behind a flickering streetlight with an old light bulb.
“What perfume do you use?”
“I use soap.”
Kyung Joon responded monotonously. Seo Ha recalled that once when they went to Eulwangri, Kyung Joon had given the same answer to the same question, and she murmured thoughtlessly.
“Right, you said you use soap.”
Kyung Joon’s steady pace came to a sudden halt.
“What did you say?”
She had made a mistake.
Seo Ha panicked and closed her mouth.
She couldn’t let him find out that she was Yoon Seo Ha. It didn’t matter if it seemed like they had some connection. It would be easier for a spy who had control of the company to kick out an intern than to eat cold porridge.
“What did you say?”
“… I said the soap scent is nice.”
“That’s not it.”
She didn’t know what to say in response.
While Seo Ha was trying hard to think of something else to say, a sound like a savior echoed through the alley.
“Yap! Yap yap yap!”
“Minji?”
As soon as she called, the Chihuahua energetically ran over and bit Kyung Joon’s foot.
“Minji, no!”
Of course, the Chihuahua’s mouth was too small and weak to penetrate the sturdy leather shoes.
“What is this? Is this Jo Seo Ha’s dog?”
Kyung Joon frowned and pointed at ‘it’ with his chin.
“It’s not my dog. It’s our landlord’s…”
“Kim Minji!”
Before she could finish speaking, Jae Wook ran down and stopped in front of Kyung Joon and Seo Ha.
“Jo Seo Ha? What happened to you?”
Still on Kyung Joon’s back, Seo Ha forced an awkward smile.
“I hurt my back, so I can’t walk well. My boss is giving me a lift.”
“Boss? Kang Yoon Company?”
On Jae Wook’s already roughlooking face, a clear sense of distrust and wariness appeared.
“Miss Jo Seo Ha hurt her back because of me, so I carried her. It’s not a situation for greetings, so go ahead. Oh, and please remove this thing from my foot.”
Kyung Joon didn’t bother with politeness either and shook his foot. Minji was still ferociously biting his shoe as if it were a chew toy.
“Kim Minji, come here.”
Jae Wook, who called Minji halfheartedly, turned his back and stood up.
“Get on, Jo Seo Ha.”
Holding Seo Ha even more tightly, Kyung Joon’s arm stiffened.
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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
