“Anything wrong with that?”
Gracefully lifting the cup to pour coffee, his lips curved into a slight smile.
However, who could have known? Sticking together meant being physically close.
Whenever Yuin walked around the house, there was never a moment when the man wasn’t following her.
“Are you going to follow me to the bathroom too?”
“Well, if Nam Yuin allows it?”
Despite Yuin’s incredulous expression, Gieon merely shrugged as if saying, “What can you do?”
Sometimes, did the owners of dogs with separation anxiety that I used to see on TV feel like this?
Why does he eventually do things that don’t suit his large build? Watching the man standing side by side in the bathroom, brushing their teeth together, Yuin pondered silently.
Spending a night with the man, whom she thought she wouldn’t see again after yesterday… Just as the intense scene passed by like a whirlwind, her eyes coincidentally met Gieon’s.
“What are you thinking about?”
My cheeks reflected in the mirror are as ripe as fruits under the scorching sun.
As I vigorously brush my teeth with my mouth closed, fortunately, Gieon just smiled softly and didn’t ask further.
Swoosh.
The owner’s sleek, pitch-black mane splashes clear water like a refreshing spring.
Observing the man’s firm wrist and fingers placing water in a transparent toothbrush cup, Yuin casually brushed against shoulders clad in a similar T-shirt and glanced at the robust and flexible upper body.
The clothes I’m wearing, the place I’m stepping on, and even the man next to me—all belonged to this person’s unique domain.
How will my future, which embraces me so openly, and Gieon’s acceptance of that self with his entire body, unfold?
Our future, which we thought was over, is it okay to dream about it again?
“Yuin.”
“Yes.”
As I rinse my mouth, the man who was helping me gather and tie my long hair coughed lightly, and then spoke.
“Where’s the bracelet I gave you?”
“Huh?”
“Don’t tell me you threw it away?”
The eyes, full of mischief, gazed at Gieon, who was looking at Yuin with squinted eyes, and she slyly hid her empty wrist under the washbasin.
Watching the amusing gesture, Gieon, with a slightly twisted eye, chuckled.
“It’s okay. You can buy another one. What’s the big deal?”
“No, I didn’t throw it away!”
Gieon only silently wiped Yuin’s damp chin and hands with a towel. Yuin looked pitiful.
“Seriously. I put it in the drawer.”
“Okay. Trust your words.”
Now that it’s settled, he told her to leave and patted her back, but she didn’t seem to believe his words.
Although there were certain overwhelming circumstances, and he asked if there was anything, Yuin, who had misunderstood his intentions, grabbed Gieon’s waist as he left the bathroom with a sullen expression.
Walking gloomily like a swan that lost its mother, she almost buried her nose in Gieon’s back, who stopped abruptly in front.
“Yuin.”
“…Yes.”
“Are you really that sorry?”
Touching the vacant wrist as if demanding an answer, his eyes under the lowered eyelids seemed somewhat lonely.
It was entirely Yuin’s fault that she couldn’t see the black pupils twinkling maliciously under those eyelids.
Misunderstanding his intentions completely, when Yuin started to grumble, Gieon, who left him somewhere, extended the washed clothes.
“Wear this. Let’s go out.”
Without a word, following Gieon, they got into the car and the destination at the end was a large department store.
“Why suddenly a department store?”
“I have something to buy.”
After that, there was no further explanation.
Smirking at him with curiosity for a moment, despite it being a weekday, they bypassed the crowded crowd and took the elevator down to the top floor of the building.
After crossing a completely empty corridor and passing through one door, employees waiting in a well-decorated room, much like luxury shops overseas, greeted them.
“Hello, sir.”
“Welcome, Director.”
As Gieon naturally responded and entered, unlike him, Yuin’s steps froze. What is this place? Confusion surged to the top of her head.
Smiling slyly at the frozen Yuin, Gieon, her lover, pulled her to sit together on the centrally positioned sofa.
“Director, what are we buying? Who are these people?”
“Personal shoppers.”
As the man answered casually, nodding once, the employees, who understood the signal, moved seamlessly, displaying the prepared items in front of the two as if presenting an exhibition.
Adorning the red velvet were all accessories: rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, watches… The dazzling and colorful jewels each radiated a luxurious glow, boasting their expensive values.
Suddenly, Yuin noticed something strange there.
He said they were here to buy, and it was Gieon who was supposed to shop, but all the accessories were unmistakably for women.
It was the moment when all the questions were answered. Ah, this man is for real.
“Director.”
Her gaze, filled with thorns, was fixed on the man who was naturally smiling.
“You said sorry to me.”
No matter how sorry he might be, he didn’t plan to resolve it like this.
Yuin’s silent plea, expressed only in her mind, did not reach the man, who was laughing with a charming dimple, let alone the beautifully adorned well.
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
