His tone sounded quite refreshing, but there was a stubbornness wanting to make a clear decision.
“Don’t shed tears where I can’t see you from now on. Especially for reasons unrelated to me.”
“I didn’t cry that much.”
“Now?”
“…”
Then, Giyeon lightly teased her with his tongue, gently touching her eyes before withdrawing his hand. Regardless, it meant he didn’t like it.
Feeling regretful for the diminishing touch, Yoo In followed his movements, mumbling as if whispering.
“I really don’t understand why he’s acting like this. Even if I ask, he won’t say anything. Doing things he didn’t do before, so I wonder if he’s the person I knew.”
“Do you need to care if he doesn’t ask you to? Sometimes, you need to let things flow naturally without holding onto them. It seems like he wants that too.”
“…”
“He’s not as composed as he makes me, to make such impulsive moves that even startle Nam Yoo In herself.”
“Is that so?”
“Well, have I ever said anything wrong to our puppy?”
That’s impossible. Yoo In shook her head in denial.
Giyeon had considerable discernment and insight. He could quickly assess situations and make the best decisions.
Above all, I knew that Giyeon would not reach a conclusion that could harm me even a little.
“By spending some time apart, each will naturally lean towards one side. Besides, that friend is probably busy looking for a planning company right now, and Nam Yoo In is also busy studying.”
The flow of Yoo In’s thoughts, which were focused on listening to the pleasant low tone, briefly deviated into a side street.
Yun Ji Han’s planning company. Will Ji Han go to ‘Ilang’? His face, which had been strenuously contorted by the unrelenting criticism to behave properly, flashed in her mind.
Yoo In lifted her head to meet eyes with Giyeon. Meeting the large, sharp pupils, he asked with a face that seemed to smile and speak ambiguously.
“Why? Worried I might say something to Yun Ji Han?”
Ah, there was no way to ignore this man anytime.
“…A little.”
“How should I handle it so that Nam Yoo In won’t pay any more attention to that friend?”
The answer to that question was already decided. Even if something changed between them, Yoo In never wanted Ji Han to be unhappy or troubled.
“I hope Ji Han turns out well.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
“Got it. If that’s your wish.”
His voice, nonchalant as if it had been prepared, flowed out.
“Now, Nam Yoo In, focus only on me. Don’t look elsewhere. Don’t think about anything else.”
“…”
“Can you do that?”
Instead of the embarrassing sentence that she was already doing that, Yoo In nodded her head slightly.
Giyeon, now removing all the indifference, smiled with his eyes narrowed.
As the stiff air in the car, which had been tense, began to flow calmly, Giyeon spread his arms toward Yoo In.
A gesture of reconciliation. Yoo In raised her delicate cheek, smiled, and willingly entered his arms.
In the moment she felt the strong, embracing arms and the warmth of the rough texture, a soft and warm something lightly touched her ear with a sound of flicking!
“Oops! W-What was that all of a sudden?”
“What is it? It’s a compliment that you’re pretty.”
With a teasing tone accompanied by the sound of rustling, this time, one after another, lips descended beside her earlobe.
At the act of touching the skin that had become overly heated, her entire body became a throbbing heart, and her head emptied out with a thump.
In the brief moment when the tightly-knit first contact passed unexpectedly without warning, the gentle voice of the man, the culprit of all this, filled her ears.
“Now, let’s go home, puppy.”
“Today’s lecture ends here. Please prepare well for the exam next week.”
The last class of the semester has come to an end. The word “last” didn’t feel real, as it was just like any other day’s conclusion, making it hard to grasp.
Perhaps that’s why. While other students quickly packed up and left the lecture hall, Yoo In stayed seated, huddled a bit longer.
When there were almost no remaining people, Yoo In, habitually, started putting her belongings into her bag. She absentmindedly checked her phone screen like a routine.
“…”
An empty notification window. And no incoming messages.
The person who was always with her was gone, but that didn’t mean her daily life had dramatically changed.
Attending lectures, doing assignments alone at the library, meeting Jae Hee for a chat when time allowed, and parting ways. Going home, continuing to study for exams, and falling asleep – it was a monotonous cycle.
On the surface, it seemed that way. Living without any changes, but occasionally, a corner of her heart felt empty without Ji Han.
“…”
While contemplating Giyeon’s words about giving each other time, Yoo In felt an indefinite fear about the upcoming summer vacation, a period when they would break free from the bundle called school.
Is it really okay to let things flow like this? It was a series of trivial concerns despite accepting the unavoidable.
Should I send a message, or should I not? Is it better not to? Contemplating, she stood up. As she walked towards the main gate, deciding to think a bit more.
At that moment, just as she was about to pass by the classroom door, a short vibration announced the arrival of a message in her hand.
It must be Giyeon. Her guessed eyes widened suddenly.
[Yoo In-ah. If you’re still at school, let’s meet for a moment.]It was a brief message from Ji Han.
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
