Line walked into Song Kang’s house with determined steps. Passing through a small garden, she planned to face him calmly, as shamelessly and maturely as possible.
If she showed any signs of guilt, he would find justification for getting angry…
She strategized perfectly and confidently walked towards the enemy, but in the darkness, someone robust was standing there. It was Song Kang. It was a moment when she realized that life doesn’t always go as planned.
Line belatedly approached him, pretending to be nonchalant.
“Mr. Lee, it’s chilly. Why are you out here…”
Before her words could finish, he raised his hand. In an instant, Line’s gaze became sharper than a blade.
Song Kang withdrew his hand, letting out a deep sigh.
“Don’t people usually cower in the face of such threats? No, wasn’t that our agreement?”
While ordinary people might do that, Line didn’t. Song Kang, who had asked her to cower, regretted it.
“Mr. Lee, you weren’t planning to hit me, were you?”
“I don’t use a hand-sword.”
He sighed deeply. Line bit her lip, turning her head at an angle where the unseen wounds wouldn’t show. Song Kang approached her, grabbed her chin, and turned her head.
“Was it intentional?”
Excuses wouldn’t work on Song Kang no matter how much she rolled her head.
“Whether unintentional or intentional!”
Line regretted giving Song Kang a simple legal dictionary.
The spilled water could not be gathered again for both of them. Song Kang examined Line’s face, sighing deeply.
“Do I have fingernail marks on my face? Fingernail marks can leave scars if done wrong… sigh.”
“This band is excellent. Wasn’t it featured in a TV commercial?”
Song Kang shook his head. Unable to bear the sadness, Line clung to his arm, trembling. However, Song Kang continued to evade her touch.
“Mr. Lee, I’m really hungry.”
Just like children saying their stomach hurts in an unfavorable situation, Line said she was hungry. Song Kang expected Line to come out like this.
“Really, it’s a problem that your adaptability is increasing. Let’s go in quickly. I’ve prepared dinner.”
Song Kang took the lead, and Line followed, trying to hold his arm, but Song Kang kept avoiding her touch.
As soon as Line entered the house, she stopped and stiffened. The herbal medicine scent penetrating her nostrils made her pupils shake.
When Line sat at the dining table, Song Kang brought out a large pot-like dish. It contained a huge chicken, octopus, abalone, and ginseng. Whether it was based on medicinal herbs or not, the broth had a brownish hue.
“If you’re hungry, eat quickly.”
What Song Kang gave was both a meal and medicine. He skillfully cut the chicken legs, abalone, and octopus, placing them on Line’s plate. Line hesitated whether to pick up chopsticks or not.
“You said you were hungry, didn’t you? You stopped talking about having a meal and came in, so shall we continue our conversation?”
Pushed by her own words, Line picked up the chopsticks.
“But what is this?”
“It’s a ginseng soup.”
“No… Is this a big bird… an eagle? You didn’t catch something like a natural monument, did you?”
“It’s chicken. A very rare one. You said you were hungry. Chew it slowly.”
It was the first time Line had seen a chicken of this size. It was unbelievable, but since it was a chicken, she was relieved.
She tore the chicken meat along the texture. The chicken breast almost slipped. The chicken leg couldn’t tear the texture like skin.
“Yes…”
Line put the chicken meat into her mouth. Song Kang stifled his laughter inwardly. Still, it was good for the body, and there was no other way to feed her.
“Stop drinking water and try the soup. It’s made with various medicinal herbs.”
Song Kang proudly lifted the spoon.
“Mr. Lee, rice… There’s no rice?”
“Chapssal-juk (glutinous rice porridge) is inside the chicken’s stomach. Do you want some?”
Without saying a word, Line shook her head and picked up the chicken meat again.
“Keep doing things like this, just causing trouble without thinking, I can’t just stand by anymore.”
“Who caused an accident…! That’s what you say…?”
Line picked up a piece of abalone, put it down again, then picked up the chicken meat and put it in her mouth. And she continued to chew.
As Line ate unappetizingly, Song Kang wondered if the food was really tasteless and took a bite of the chicken.
While it was a nutritious meal for Song Kang, it seemed that the herbal scent might not suit Line.
Song Kang pulled out a few tissues and sat down next to Line. Placing tissues on his palm, he brought them to Line’s mouth.
“Spit it out.”
Line looked at Song Kang with a sulky expression. Even if she couldn’t accept it, she couldn’t refuse his sincerity. Eventually, she swallowed the chicken meat she had in her mouth.
“Stop eating. If you choke, it’ll be more trouble.”
Song Kang covered the lid of the bowl. Line could finally breathe comfortably. With the lid covered, the herbal scent seemed to be less, and she felt a bit better.
“Let’s have a beer. Just one glass.”
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!!!
