My Perfectly Flawed (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 7
Yu In stood rooted to the spot like a tree planted deep in the earth.
Her rapidly blinking eyes had been fixed since earlier on a small slip of paper, repeatedly reading the few sparse characters written there.
Afraid she might have misread it, afraid she might have misunderstood.
Yet the neatly printed type remained exactly as she’d first seen it—no matter how many times she looked again, it never changed.
Director of Ilrang Entertainment. Beside it, the three bold characters of a name.
“Ha….”
Letting out a hollow sigh, Yu In leaned her head against the hallway wall. Her lost gaze wandered wildly through empty space.
Yu In was even more shocked now than when she’d first seen the man who’d appeared before her like a savior earlier today. So the person who’d helped her all this time was her sister’s agency director.
Only now did the man’s previously suspicious and odd behavior begin to make sense, one piece at a time.
Leaving her defenseless and asleep in his car while she was drunk, summoning her under the pretext of her phone and questioning her with oddly intense precision, or the subtly familiar, almost casual ease in how he’d treated her.
Ha. Another incredulous sigh escaped Yu In’s lips.
“…He knew everything all along.”
Those actions unmistakably belonged to someone who knew Yu In was Nam Yu Jin’s younger sister.
Knowing that, he must have crossed the boundaries she’d set without hesitation—and without a second thought.
He’d only helped her because she was family of one of his signed actors, showing her kindness—yet she’d responded by bristling with thorns and warning him not to do anything further. How much must that man have silently mocked her after hearing that?
Yu In covered her face with both hands, feeling an even deeper flush blooming across her cheeks than before.
Amidst the intense embarrassment and shame, she suddenly remembered the man’s words just before he left: “If you have something to say, be sure to contact me.”
She couldn’t quite grasp why he’d asked her to reach out.
Was a simple thank-you not enough for him? Or was he planning to scold her for all the things she’d said up until now?
Lost in thought over his ambiguous intentions, she’d been absentmindedly touching her cheek—the very spot where the man’s cool skin had briefly brushed against hers—when it suddenly flared hot as if burning.
“Nam Yu In! What are you doing here?”
A woman wearing a cap pulled low over her face and a mask covering the rest shouted so loudly the hallway walls seemed to ring.
Startled from her daze, Yu In flinched at the sudden noise and turned around.
“Is the restroom here? I came out because you weren’t coming back—why do you look like you’ve lost your mind?”
“…Unnie.”
“Why keep touching your face? Did something happen?”
Yu Jin quickly approached and began scanning Yu In’s body with her only visible feature—her eyes.
Slightly stiffening, Yu In quickly rolled the business card tightly clutched in her hand into her palm and mumbled,
“My stomach… my stomach hurts.”
“Your stomach?”
“Yeah. I just came back from the restroom—it suddenly started hurting, so I was taking a break.”
Yu In spoke without even understanding why she felt the need to lie. She’d instinctively hidden the man’s business card, and from that moment on, it just felt like she had to.
“How bad is the pain? Should we go to the hospital? You barely eat anything—why’s your stomach hurting?”
Taking her younger sister’s complaint seriously, Yu Jin gently rubbed Yu In’s stomach, clearly concerned.
“Yeah…,” Yu In murmured almost inaudibly, tightening her grip into a fist even more.
It felt as though somewhere deep inside her, her heart had crumpled like a wrinkled piece of paper—unable to ever smooth itself out again.
After barely managing to calm her sister, who insisted she needed to go to the emergency room, they finally left the restaurant. Her sister, who’d come alone without a manager, said she’d drive Yu In home and led her toward the parking lot.
There, a vibrant cobalt-blue sports car stood waiting—eliciting the first wave of shock—then, when the engine roared to life with a rough “krrrrrrr,” Yu In suffered her second mental collapse.
Nam Yu Jin, who loved anything flashy and extravagant, simply couldn’t hide her instinct to stand out—just like this.
“When did you buy this car?”
“Not long ago. The schedule for my new drama’s been so intense I’ve been stressed out. I couldn’t go on without splurging on something.”
“But… you bought a car?”
“What, you want me to buy you one too?”
“No. I don’t even have a license—what would I do with a car?”
“You could just get one.”
“No thanks.”
She didn’t need one as a student, and besides—it was painfully obvious that if she got a license, her sister would immediately force her into some ridiculously expensive car that matched only Nam Yu Jin’s personal taste.
Yu In understood well her sister’s desire to give her everything—but precisely because Nam Yu Jin had no sense of moderation, she had to cut off that possibility at the source.
After casting a quick, wary glance at her sister, Yu In turned her eyes out the window. As she stared blankly at the passing cars, she suddenly remembered the business card she’d hastily crumpled and tucked away.
And right behind it trailed the same troubling thoughts from earlier.
Now, a nagging suspicion kept pushing against her reason: Could the “something to say” he mentioned possibly be about her sister?
Just then, a sudden realization flashed through Yu In’s mind, shaking her to her core.
The person always mentioned by her sister—the one who’d parachuted in out of nowhere, reshaped the company completely to his liking, and then rocketed up the corporate ladder.
Swallowing hard with a “Could it really be…?” thought, Yu In asked her sister,
“Unnie, hey—about that director you mentioned earlier.”
“Yeah? What about him?”
“How old did you say he was?”
Yu Jin briefly furrowed her brow at the out-of-the-blue question, then smoothed it out and replied casually,
“Thirty-one.”
That matched roughly the age of the man she’d just met—feeding an uneasy suspicion—so she asked again,
“His… name?”
“Name? Do Gi Yeon. Why are you suddenly asking about that?”
“Oh… no reason. Just got curious.”
“Curious about what? Wait—are you faking that stomachache?”
“No, it’s real.”
Yu In narrowed her eyes slightly and did her best to look convincingly pained for her suspicious sister.
Trying to act in front of an actress made her feel so absurdly guilty she thought she might die.
Fortunately, her sister soon dropped her doubtful look and suggested they stop by a pharmacy on the way, to which Yu In quickly agreed before swiftly turning her head toward the window.
Immediately, the suppressed frustration surged back like an incoming tide.
Now there was no doubt left—Yu In realized the director her sister kept talking about and the man she’d just met were one and the same. Dizziness washed over her.
As she agonized over whether or not to tell her sister, they’d already arrived at the pharmacy. She bought some medicine, kept opening and closing her mouth trying to find the right words—but by the time she’d decided what to say, they were already at her front door and it was time to get out.
“Hurry upstairs, take your medicine, and go to sleep. Say hi to Mom and Dad for me.”
“Are you leaving right away?”
“Yeah. If Mom sees me, she’ll start nagging again.”
Yu Jin waved her thin, bony arm dismissively.
Nodding in understanding, Yu In hesitated briefly before stepping out of the car—ultimately saying nothing at all.
She stood completely still in that spot, watching the loud exhaust fade into the distance, her eyes filled with tangled emotions, until the bright blue car vanished entirely from view.
****
After the business card incident, throughout the entire weekend, Yu In repeatedly picked up her phone to call her sister—but each time, she simply put it back down.
The reason she couldn’t bring herself to talk was simple.
To discuss the man, she’d have to explain exactly when, where, and how they’d met—and then Yu Jin wouldn’t just stop at hearing the story from her younger sister. She’d definitely summon both Jae Hee, who’d left Yu In in that state, and Ji Han for a stern lecture.
Then, inevitably, even her friends—who’d known nothing until now—would find out the secret Yu In had kept hidden. And not only would she have to endure Yu Jin’s reaction, but also the full force of her friends’ aftermath.
That would be far too troublesome, annoying, and messy—something she absolutely wanted to avoid.
After a weekend of inaction, on Monday morning as she got ready for school, on the subway ride there, and even while having dinner with Ji Han after afternoon lectures, the same thoughts kept circling endlessly in her mind.
“Yu In, what do you want to eat? Anything you’re craving?”
“….”
“Didn’t you say you wanted tonkatsu last time? We couldn’t go then—want to try now?”
“….”
“Nam Yu In?”
At the sound of her name, Yu In jumped as if she’d heard something she shouldn’t have.
Over the weekend, she’d replayed that moment so obsessively that Ji Han’s low, slightly husky voice momentarily overlapped with another similar voice in her mind.
Startled even more by Yu In’s exaggerated reaction, Ji Han’s wide-open eyes swam with confusion.
“Why are you so startled?”
“Huh? Oh—no reason. Why’d you call me?”
“I’ve been asking what you want to eat! You didn’t answer, then jumped like you saw a ghost when I said your name. Did someone from the department start spreading weird rumors again?”
Ji Han frowned with her delicate eyes.
Having voluntarily lived as a loner for four straight years by her own choice, Yu In was constantly surrounded by ridiculous rumors that would die down only to flare up again—never truly fading.
And understandably so: she avoided all interaction—not just with classmates, but even with seniors and juniors—yet remained close with Jae Hee, a star actress, and Ji Han, nicknamed the “campus-idol.” Naturally, most others viewed this as an eyesore and an intolerable sight.
Yu In, well aware of the baseless gossip following her, no longer cared much—unless it involved Nam Yu Jin. But Ji Han always seemed worried and occasionally asked.
Yu In shook her head vigorously and said,
“No… Ji Han.”
“Yeah? Go ahead.”
Dressed in a bright lime-colored thin knit that complemented her fair skin, Ji Han even stopped walking to look straight at Yu In.
People passing by gave them strange looks as the two suddenly halted in the middle of the sidewalk.
Ji Han’s light eyes, lately carrying an unusual seriousness, seemed to say, “I’ll listen to anything you have to tell me.”
Looking at Ji Han—tall, gentle, and kind-faced—Yu In suddenly imagined what it would be like if a giant puppy turned into a person. The absurd thought made her forget what she’d been about to say and smile faintly instead.
“Why are you laughing right after starting to talk? You’ve been acting weird today.”
As Ji Han tilted her head curiously and kept asking what was wrong, Yu In finally spoke up while tugging her arm to start walking again.
“What do you do when you’re hesitating about something?”
“Hesitating? Like… having doubts?”
“Yeah.”
“Why? Do you have something on your mind? What is it?”
“No… I’m not saying I have something—I just asked what you would do.”
Ji Han narrowed her eyes as if to say, “Isn’t that basically the same thing?” but tapped Yu In’s arm lightly as if urging her to just answer. After a brief pause, Ji Han’s gaze flickered briefly into empty space before returning.
“It probably depends on what the dilemma is. Give me an example.”
“Hmm… like when you don’t want to go somewhere, but feel like you should—and also feel like maybe you shouldn’t.”
It was simple, vague—but also the most intuitive way to put it.
Ji Han shrugged lightly and immediately replied,
“Then just go. You won’t feel like you’ve cleanly closed the chapter if you regret not going.”
“Oh…”
“Unless going somehow hurts me, I’d rather go, wouldn’t you?”
Watching Ji Han answer so effortlessly with a bright smile, Yu In felt the gloomy turmoil that had plagued her all weekend suddenly clear like sunshine after rain.
Hearing her own internal thoughts spoken aloud by someone else made them sound like a clear, definitive answer.
Meeting that man wouldn’t harm her. In fact, she’d only received help from him—it was precisely because she kept running into him again and again that she felt awkward and burdened.
But if she continued ignoring him, she’d keep feeling needlessly bothered every time her sister mentioned “Director Do.”
Following Ji Han’s advice—to meet him, hear what he had to say, and then cleanly end it without even telling her sister—seemed the best course of action for now.
Instantly relieved, Yu In grabbed Ji Han’s arm with both hands and looked up at her with shining eyes full of admiration.
“You’re so smart.”
“Only now you realize?”
Ji Han gently slipped her arm free, then naturally looped it over Yu In’s shoulders and leaned in close to whisper softly in her ear,
“So how about we go to that tonkatsu place we gave up on last time because the line was too long?”
“Sure!”
Yu In, whose mood had visibly lifted, nodded eagerly several times—and Ji Han smiled silently, her eyes sparkling with affection.
Even as Ji Han’s large, warm hand vigorously ruffled the back of her head, Yu In paid no mind to the familiar gesture and kept searching for directions on her phone.
As before, the Western-style restaurant had a long waiting line, but this time the two didn’t give up—and after a long wait, they finally got a table.
Even after being seated, their food took a while to arrive, so they kept exchanging idle chatter without pause.
“It seems like Jae Hee’s workload keeps increasing.”
“Really.”
“Lately, it’s hard even to see her.”
“It’s been nice without that noisy kid around.”
“Yoon Ji Han. You say that, but don’t you actually miss her? You two are closer than I am with her.”
Ji Han scrunched her face as if to say, “What nonsense is this?”
“Don’t say creepy things like that. And between us, who’s closer to whom—it’s not like that matters.”
Her voice carried genuine annoyance, so Yu In couldn’t help but laugh with a soft “Puhuhu.”
As more equally silly banter passed between them, their food finally arrived. Ji Han, having already neatly sliced her tonkatsu, naturally swapped plates with Yu In’s.
Starving from the long wait, they ate silently for a while—until Ji Han spoke up first.
“Oh, right. Yu In—I have a meal voucher for SJ Hotel. Let’s pick a day and go together.”
“SJ? Where’d you get that?”
“I got it from working a Lunar New Year part-time job—I just found it in my drawer.”
“Oh, the time you shot something with Jae Hee?”
“Yeah. You remember.”
Yu In nodded absentmindedly while chewing, then asked, “What about Jae Hee?”
Ji Han gave a reluctant smile and replied, “She’s coming too,” before taking a sip of water.
At Yu In’s delighted grin, Ji Han widened her eyes and smiled back warmly.
It was a pleasant evening—the day before it would mark exactly one week since the man, Director of Ilrang Entertainment, had handed Yu In his business card.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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