“Now you’re keeping secrets from each other. Like that bracelet?”
Yoo In showed no reaction to her sister’s playful provocation. Yujin, who lost interest in her silent sister, added as if nothing had happened.
“Well, you’ve all reached the point where you should make secrets from each other. Like that bracelet.”
This time, truly at a loss for words, Yoo In pressed her lips tightly.
Yes, that could be possible. The thought occurred to her. In just six months, Yoo In and Jaehee would no longer be students, and Ji Han would also be unable to ignore the future.
Perhaps now is the time for Ji Han to find his own way.
“Anyway, so I gave a heads up to the landlord, but I don’t know how it’ll turn out.”
The landlord. The man pronounced by her sister struck Yoo In’s head a beat late. Yujin turned around with a movement that seemed to make a rusty sound and looked at Yoo In.
Then, with a mischievous smile like a troublemaker wandering around the neighborhood, Yujin laughed.
“Why, are you trying to push your friend’s funeral expenses on me? Hey, even if he’s a completely cold-blooded executive director, as long as he does his job well, it’s fine. He’s an extremely practical results-oriented person. If it’s Yun Jihan, the mask is fine, and his acting is decent. Why would there be a reason to fire him from Ilang?”
“…Really? What did the director say?”
Although her sister’s expression seemed to ask why she was more curious about the director than her friend, when Yoo In deliberately stared at her with an indifferent look, she quickly abandoned her suspicions and answered.
“The director is a bit gruff. He said something like, ‘Do whatever you want without much interest.’ He even said I’m his most cherished sister. Maybe he’s busy handling the aftermath of the recent accident.”
“Accident? What kind of accident happened at Ilang?”
Yoo In pushed aside a sleeveless dress she was taking out of the shopping bag. Turning her body to face Yujin, she actively prepared to listen, and the excited Yujin began to talk.
“That lunatic Kim Sunyoung causes all sorts of accidents wherever she goes. You know her, right? I really hate that girl.”
Yoo In nodded indifferently.
Kim Sunyoung. A former member of Blue Sunset, just like her sister. A former idol who turned into an actress like her sister. And, the heartless person who eventually led to the dissolution of the team due to excessive jealousy towards Nam Yujin.
She was someone Yoo In couldn’t possibly not know.
“She not only caused a scene by slapping a staff member at an advertising shoot but also went to a club after drinking and got into a brawl. So, she destroyed the facilities and made a fuss. The director must have had a hard time trying to cover up the accident. Also, she destroyed Director Lee’s car again.”
“What? His car? Why Director Lee’s car?”
“Oh. It turns out she had a falling out with an actor who was suddenly cut from the drama that the director invested in while drinking. I guess she told Director Lee about it. I don’t know why she knows that. Anyway, after hearing that, the guy went and painted the director’s car bright red in the underground parking lot of the building.”
“…….”
“So, the police came to investigate that, and it was chaotic again. The parking lot couldn’t be used for days, and Director Lee’s car was probably scrapped. Ugh, I wonder why the director renewed the contract with her. She’s an insane girl who seems like she needs to go to a mental hospital. Don’t you think so?”
“…Yeah, she’s really out of her mind.”
Throughout her sister’s story, my throat felt prickly, and my mouth became extremely dry.
The appearance of Kieun in a different world, which was neither visible nor felt in front of me, felt so unfamiliar. The man who just smiled gently and hugged me a while ago seemed to be confused with the man in this series of episodes.
I wondered if I was truly conscienceless to have ridden along with the calm waves he created. Even if he mentioned the accident, I couldn’t help but feel a bitter taste spreading in my mouth without any words of comfort or solace.
Is it okay not to know anything? Is it right to hear about this from my sister in this way? Even if Kieun were to mention the accident, I wouldn’t be able to say anything or offer any comfort. Nonetheless, the taste of bitterness that spread in my mouth was inevitable.
“Do you know what’s even funnier? She’s really into my ads? Especially beauty and outdoor ones.”
“Isn’t that too shameless? Who was it that ruined the well-performing team?”
“That’s right. I heard she complained to Director Lee and got kicked out multiple times~ But seeing that she still hasn’t learned her lesson, it seems like she’s a failure as an entertainer.”
Watching Yujin sarcastically laugh while tsk-tsking, Yuin foresaw that she would come to dislike Kim Sunyoung even more from now on.
Although she had been treated as a troublemaker since her girl group days, she hadn’t been a failure until now. Moreover, if she was the villain making Kieun’s life difficult, there was a very good reason for Yoo In’s hatred.
As she chewed on her anger, her tongue, which had been dry since earlier, felt too parched. Yoo In, who had stood up after throwing down the clothes she had been arranging, suddenly realized she needed to drink cold water to relieve the stifling sensation.
“Where are you going?”
“To drink water.”
“Mine too. Fill it with ice.”
“……Sigh.”
Seeing Yujin tossing and turning on the bed like an immature elementary school student, Yoo In, who took a deep breath as if she were out of breath from her anger, was about to block the way when she suddenly remembered the forgotten buzzing sound coming from her bag.
Uuuung—Uuuung—.
The prolonged vibration indicated that a call was being received.
Yoo In, who rummaged through the bag placed on the side, checked the caller while making sure the screen was not visible, and immediately began the next operation.
“Sis, go out.”
“Huh? Why? I’m going to get water. My water.”
“Sis, I’ll bring it for you.”
“What? Why are you suddenly like this? Oh, hey! Why are you doing this!”
Her skinny body, which lacked any excess fat, quickly yielded to Yoo In’s negligible strength like an underdeveloped elementary school student. Although there was a bit of resistance, it didn’t take long for Yoo In to push Yujin out and close the door.
Her sister, who didn’t know the meaning of privacy, was a person who put others first even during a call.
“Hey, Nam Yujin! What’s going on!”
Yujin, who was chased out without knowing what was happening, pounded on the door, but the vibration felt in Yoo In’s hand was more urgent.
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!!!
