Ah, I remembered. Lee Joo Yeon, the celebrity and the exclusive model of HK Department Store.
Why didn’t I notice the huge photo hanging in front of the department store?
She was the woman that Sim Yoo Ran had tried to match with Nok Hyun before we got married.
And she was also the woman who slapped Hae Soo, no, Hye Seong in the drama.
In the behindthescenes footage, Joo Yeon slapped Hye Seong’s cheek over thirty times with an apologetic face as if she had made a mistake.
Seeing her in person irritated me even more. Moreover, Joo Yeon was acting as if she was close to Nok Hyun.
Tae In felt like she was boiling inside.
Nok Hyun glanced at Tae In, who had abruptly hardened, even to the point of becoming nervous, and saw Joo Yeon, who was acting friendly towards him.
Despite Joo Yeon blatantly sticking by his side, he merely watched her.
Tae In was extremely upset.
Even if I’m a temporary wife, it’s unacceptable for my husband to be flirting with another woman while I’m next to him.
He wasn’t actually flirting. He was just standing still.
But why am I angry? Tae In asked herself.
After recovering her memories, she had drawn a line and couldn’t get jealous here.
“Um? Let’s have dinner together.”
“Dinner? Well.”
“Let’s also have a casual drink.”
“Ah, drinks.”
When Nok Hyun replied warmly, Joo Yeon fluttered her hand in surprise. Then she took off her jacket and hung it on her arm.
Her black dress with a lowcut back was revealed.
It was a moment that made Tae In’s eyes roll.
“This necklace will suit you better because you have a pretty neckline.”
The employee said while putting another necklace on Tae In, but she didn’t hear it.
Drinks are absolutely not okay.
Tae In had never drunk alcohol with Nok Hyun.
She didn’t know his tolerance or favorite drink, so she couldn’t leave him drinking with another woman.
“I will try on a different pair of shoes, the highest ones.”
Tae In whispered to the employee.
The employee nodded and handed Tae In the highest heels.
After wearing the heels, Tae In approached Nok Hyun and subtly grabbed his hand.
Nok Hyun looked down at her hand without any surprise.
“Honey, I’ve made my choice.”
Joo Yeon’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I see, my honey.”
Nok Hyun replied, looking at Tae In.
“Hon…ey? No way.”
Joo Yeon refused to accept the situation in front of her. No, she didn’t want to accept it.
Nok Hyun was a showwindow couple, and Yoo Ran had drilled that fact into her ears.
But why do they look so affectionate? Ah, they must be acting outside because they are a showwindow couple.
Tae In stared at Joo Yeon, who thought that way.
“Ah, it’s my first time seeing you in person. I’m Lee Joo Yeon.”
What do you mean, first time? We saw each other earlier.
Tae In swallowed her bitter smile.
Lee Juyeon extended her right hand. It was a gesture meant for Nok Hyun to let go of the hand he was holding with his.
“Hello, I am Nok Hyun’s wife, Seo Tae In.”
Tae In greeted him verbally, as if refusing to let go of Nok Hyun’s hand.
Juyeon awkwardly tucked her hand into her pocket.
“Please take good care of our Nok Hyun.”
Our? Who was asking who to take care?
Tae In was on the verge of rolling her eyes again.
Annoyingly, Nok Hyun said nothing, looking at Tae In with an amused expression.
He looked like a proud owner watching his welltrained puppy growl at a stranger.
Thinking of teasing him with an elegant tone, Tae In changed her mind and snatched the hat from Nok Hyun’s hand and wore it on her head.
Only then did Juyeon realize that the woman she was arguing with earlier was the same woman in front of her. She was stunned.
“Honey, shall we eat chicken? Maybe have a light beer too.”
Tae In hooked her arm in Nok Hyun’s and tweaked the statement that Juyeon had made earlier.
“Chicken and beer sounds good.”
Nok Hyun gave a faint smile to Tae In and looked at Juyeon.
With a cold look that seemed to ask why she hadn’t left yet, he clicked his tongue. Juyeon rushed out of the establishment.
At the same time, Tae In unhooked her arm from Nok Hyun’s.
“I saved you, don’t attribute any meaning to it.”
“I didn’t, you are attributing the meaning.”
Nok Hyun grabbed Tae In’s hand again before opening his mouth.
“Just pick three clothes you don’t like.”
Tae In glanced at Nok Hyun’s hand, holding hers.
Was this also a part of being a wife?
Without pulling her hand back, Tae In casually pointed at clothes she didn’t like.
Nok Hyun, who had been watching closely, spoke to the staff.
“Exclude those, and I’ll pay for the rest. Hmm, the same size as the dress she’s wearing.”
Despite Tae In’s protest, Nok Hyun repeated the same behavior at three stores before finally taking Tae In to a restaurant.
The once empty dressing room was now overflowing.
Tae In sighed quietly. She knew that as Kang Nok Hyun’s wife, she couldn’t live as comfortably as she did in Gapyeong.
But Tae In often thought about those times.
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