The owner resolutely shook her head. Tae In had no choice but to turn around.
She didn’t come out to buy clothes and a wristband, she came out to buy chicken, but her head drooped in emptiness.
“I can’t even eat chicken in this hot weather… I shouldn’t have bought the set.”
But the wristband and sun cap were too comfortable. It perfectly blocked the sunlight, so it was cool.
Tae In rummaged through her pocket and took out a candy. It was one she had secretly stolen from Nok Hyun’s room. She had always wondered why he ate candy that didn’t suit him so often.
It was just ordinary cherry flavor.
She thought it was sweeter.
“Wait, is this my first time eating this?”
Tae In put her hand to her forehead with a slight headache. She felt like she was about to remember something.
A soft, hot, and sweet memory.
Tae In suddenly stopped walking.
‘I kissed my ideal type!’
It was a memory of a drunken night.
Tae In covered her face with her hands. The embarrassment came before the excitement.
“Why did I do that?”
And why did Nok Hyun do that.
Suddenly, she realized that Nok Hyun’s behavior had not changed at all after the kiss, and he’s even been avoiding showing his face.
How should she interpret this?
“Such utter stupidity in the world!”
At the sound of a sharp, youthful voice that didn’t fit the bustling market, Tae In turned her head.
Boys who appeared to be about eighteen were pushing and arguing with each other.
Without hesitation, Tae In approached the boys.
“Isn’t it a bit cowardly for three of you to bully one?”
At the sudden appearance of a strangely dressed woman, the boys blinked their eyes.
“Do you want to grow up to be cowardly adults?”
One of the boys opened his mouth as if he was wronged.
“No, this kid alone is bullying the three of us!”
Tae In cocked her head. One bullying three? And the smallest one at that?
“Hey, enough. Let’s go.”
The three feisty little ones disappeared and just as the smallest one, who was supposedly bullying the trio, started to move, Tae In quickly grabbed the smallest boy’s shoulder.
“Bullying three on your own, you’re really something.”
“The kids keep…!”
The child, who spat out words as if venting his anger, closed his mouth. He turned his head as if there was no need to tell the suspicious woman.
Tae In bent down to meet the tearful eyes of the boy.
“Keep what?”
She had a strange feeling that she had once comforted a young child like this.
“They keep telling me to find the owner…”
The boy pointed at an apple box with his finger. When she peered inside, she saw a frightened, trembling puppy. It looked like a mutt, but it was hard to determine the specific breed.
“So you did because those three said they would help you find the owner?”
Tae In couldn’t understand.
Is this how kids talk these days?
Instead of interrogating the kid, Tae In sat down next to the puppy.
The puppy, wary, did not dare move rashly.
“You can relax. I’m not a bad person.”
Both the puppy and the boy stared at Tae In, who had crouched down next to them without touching or moving any closer.
“The camping family intentionally left it. Even though it was chasing after them, they didn’t even look back, knowing full well.”
As she heard the boy’s words, Tae In felt as though her heart was falling to the floor.
She should respond, but her mouth wouldn’t open.
Before she knew it, the boy was muttering, his eyes filled with tears.
“What kind of owner can they find? Idiots. It was abandoned just like me. No one’s looking for it, not family, not anyone.”
Tae In looked at the boy. It was pitiful to see him desperately holding back tears.
“I guess it’s similar to me.”
Tae In said, getting up. When the boy tilted his head, Tae In continued.
“I was abandoned too. Why, do I look pitiful?”
“…No, you look strange.”
“Well, I guess I don’t look too good.”
Tae In, who had been looking over her body, grinned and opened her mouth.
“Anyway, you’re lucky. I happen to have some money today.”
Nok Hyun, having finished his schedule, visited the VIP ward of Myeongseong Hospital.
The interior, as lavish as a hotel, seemed too extravagant for an unconscious patient.
The bodyguards on standby recognized Nok Hyun, but instead of relaxing, they heightened their guard.
Min Kyu, who had been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, detached his upper body from the wall upon seeing them.
Min Kyu was the first to greet him courteously, and the bodyguards reluctantly followed suit.
“Are you afraid I might kill someone?” Nok Hyun said mockingly.
They were men assigned by his father’s beloved Shin Yu Ran. Their purpose was to keep an eye on Nok Hyun.
“I’m the one who’s most upset about my father’s fall.” Nok Hyun looked back at Min Kyu and the bodyguards lined up behind him. The smirk on his face had already disappeared.
Min Kyu shrugged.
Min Kyu always got chills when Nok Hyun showed no emotion. Those penetrating eyes, looking several steps ahead, held a unique, overwhelming pressure that others couldn’t mimic.
“Wait here.”
“Yes.”
Min Kyu turned his head, sensing the command wasn’t for him. Lee Kyung was standing right behind him, having arrived unnoticed.
Seeing Lee Kyung dressed from head to toe in a winecolored suit with a pink shirt underneath, Min Kyu shook his head.
His fashion sense is truly unique.
Nok Hyun lightly stepped into the patient’s room.
Two months ago, Nok Hyun’s father fell into a coma due to a cerebral hemorrhage and hadn’t awakened since.
“Father, I’m here.”
A grin appeared on his lips as he saw the pathetic sight of the once vibrant head of Myeongseong Group.
Nok Hyun suddenly felt glad that he was alive. He had the privilege of seeing such a pitiful sight because he was alive.
Nok Hyun leaned back on the sofa and looked down at his father, Cheol Han.
No feelings stirred in him when he saw his emaciated father.
His father had lived a selfish life, only caring for himself.
Because of this, Nok Hyun’s brother, Do Hyun, had died, and his mother had been broken.
Not to mention his own life.
Nok Hyun had lived harboring grand plans to trample on Cheol Han and Yu Ran and seize Myeongseong.
“You don’t look too bad, but get up soon.”
Cheol Han needed to die at a very convenient time for Nok Hyun.
He couldn’t die so pointlessly.
“You wrote such a will and you’re lying here. Who is it good for?”
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
