As Hae-yoon playfully pulled her along, they received their glossy eel rice bowls and sat down by the window. Just as they picked up their spoons, a deep voice was heard.
“May I sit here?”
Yeong-in and Hae-yoon’s heads both turned in the same direction. Standing there with a square tray was Seong-hyeok.
“Of course. Please sit here, Mr. Chairman.”
As Yeong-in hesitated, Hae-yoon quickly vacated her seat and moved next to her, naturally resulting in Seong-hyeok and Yeong-in sitting face to face.
“You’re late for lunch.”
Yeong-in regained her composure and responded casually.
“You’re late too, Mr. Chairman.”
Formal conversation followed, and they started their meal.
“Why don’t we all have dinner together this evening?”
“I have a prior engagement.”
Yeong-in cut him off sharply, to which a flustered Hae-yoon quickly interjected.
“We’re all invited to actor Ji Seung-chan’s birthday party. It’s mainly for Yeong-in team leader, but we got tagged along.”
Yeong-in’s brows slightly furrowed.
“Hae-yoon, why are you sharing such details with Mr. Chairman?”
Seong-hyeok firmly denied.
“No, I’m very curious. Please continue.”
Hae-yoon looked back and forth between the two, unsure whose words to follow.
“Uh, well, so…”
It was a moment requiring careful consideration.
That evening, after leaving the office, Seong-hyeok went to a lounge bar in Sinsa-dong.
Although newly established, it rapidly gained fame as many celebrities frequented it.
Sitting near the entrance, he waited for about five minutes before a man with short hair and horn-rimmed glasses arrived.
“Isn’t there a private room? What’s with this noisy spot?”
Looking around, the man who sat across Seong-hyeok was Yoon Ji-sang, his closest friend.
Both had been in the U.S. for the past three years, with Ji-sang returning to Korea about fifteen days earlier than Seong-hyeok.
“Feeling claustrophobic.”
Ji-sang’s expression grew serious as he looked at Seong-hyeok’s face.
“Do you have anxiety or something?”
“Anxiety?”
“Or did you sit here near the entrance thinking you could rush out first in case of a fire?”
“No, it’s not that.”
“Then you’re hoping people will glance at you as they pass by?”
Seong-hyeok frowned deeply.
“What are you talking about?”
“Then what’s the reason for sitting in such a terrible spot?”
It was their first time meeting in such an open area where a multitude of people were freely passing by.
“Just because.”
The two of them meeting in such an open space, where numerous people passed by energetically, was a first.
“Just because.”
Seong-hyeok dismissed Ji-sang’s complaint with a simple phrase and poured whiskey into the empty glasses set before them.
Ji-sang, who downed his glass in one gulp, leaned forward with curiosity in his eyes.
“When are you going to show me Yeong-in?”
“Stop acting like we’re close.”
“Can’t I act a bit familiar?”
“Yeong-in is close to me, not you. Why do you care?”
“You really close with her? Not just briefly familiar from the past?”
“We’ll be close again soon.”
Ji-sang found it amusing to tease Seong-hyeok, who was particularly sensitive whenever Yeong-in’s name came up.
“I’m dying to know who made Cha Seong-hyeok voluntarily go to the outskirts.”
Compared to SL Group’s Business Planning Headquarters, SL Entertainment was indeed a backwater.
“Why did you even bother for three years?”
Seong-hyeok agreed with Ji-sang’s jab.
“I regret it. That’s why I’m not letting go now.”
He had been uncertain all this time. Whether he really couldn’t forget Yeong-in, or if it was just a figment of his imagination.
Now he knew for sure. He had just wasted time unnecessarily.
“But Yeong-in might not like you.”
“How could she? What woman wouldn’t like me?”
Though he scoffed, Seong-hyeok had never actually heard Yeong-in say she liked him.
Yeong-in always maintained a formal distance, addressing him as ‘senior’ and using honorifics. Maybe that was what made him more thirsty for her.
One thing was certain: Yeong-in didn’t hate him.
Then and now.
But the reason he had turned cold so immediately after hearing her suggest they break up was his wounded pride.
He felt like he was the only one clinging on to a woman who mentioned breaking up too easily. However, now was different from then.
He wasn’t foolish enough not to realize that if he didn’t hold on to a woman he couldn’t forget for three years, he would regret it for life. He had wasted enough time already.
“I wish I was born a woman so I could laugh at you and say you’re nothing special.”
Ji-sang grumbled sourly. Despite his words, Ji-sang knew well that Cha Seong-hyeok was occasionally even charming to other men.
Suddenly, Seong-hyeok’s face hardened.
“Let’s get up.”
Ji-sang’s eyes flickered with confusion.
“Get up? I just got here.”
Seong-hyeok stood up as if he hadn’t heard anything.
His gaze was fixed over Ji-sang’s shoulder, on Yeong-in, who was being supported by Hae-yoon.
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.
