When morning dawned at the end of the night, Chae Ha was not by her side.
He had fallen into a deeper sleep than usual due to the wine he incessantly sipped through his lips.
Instead, there was a note on the bedside table, written in neat handwriting.
Even the neat handwriting made her heart flutter strangely.
Feeling like a lovestruck teenage girl, Seol Won treasured the note close to her heart.
That’s when it happened. A loud vibration erupted from her phone.
Thinking it might be Chae Ha, Seol Won quickly picked up the phone, only to have the color drain from her face.
The person who sent the message was someone completely unexpected.
“…What do you want? I don’t think we’re on terms to meet like this.”
As soon as she arrived at the meeting place, Seol Won confronted the woman who had called her out, her guard up.
In contrast, the woman casually lifted one corner of her mouth.
“It’s been a while, Min Seol Won.”
The same arrogant eyes as before scanned Seol Won from head to toe.
Baek Sara. A woman she never wanted to meet again.
The woman who had deceitfully tricked her and left her at the mercy of the sea on a breakwater.
Nonchalant as if meeting an old friend, she picked up the menu.
“Since we’ve met after so long, how about a cup of tea?”
“I don’t want to. I’m not in the mood.”
“Then, there’s nothing I can do. Here, bring a cup of this.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
As the staff member disappeared beyond the partition, Baek Sara glanced around the café and then fixed her gaze on Seol Won.
Her eyes blatantly surveyed her prey.
Soon, she parted her bright red lips and revealed her purpose.
“Min Seol Won. Our agreement was different, wasn’t it?”
Seol Won clicked her tongue slightly at the abrupt main topic.
It turned out that even Baek Sara, in her fury, couldn’t resist calling her out.
Just to vent her anger.
But Seol Won was not the same as before.
“Agreement? It was more like a threat.”
“Hmm~ showing your true colors now. Done pretending to have amnesia?”
“There’s no need to pretend in front of you. Have you forgotten the shameless lies you told me, Baek Sara?”
“Well, as far as I remember, we had a legitimate deal, didn’t we? In exchange for saving your mother, you were to leave Kwon Chae Ha.”
Baek Sara’s eyes gleamed ominously.
Like five years ago, when she made that proposal, twisted desires swirled in her pupils.
As the memory of that time resurfaced, Seol Won’s grip on her glass tightened.
“So, did you save her? My mother passed away right after I left. That’s proof you lied to me. And you even prevented me from attending her funeral.”
“Oh, Min Seol Won. It seems there’s been a big misunderstanding. I intended to bring the best surgeon for her surgery. What can I do if her body couldn’t withstand it?”
“…You.”
“I’m not a god, how can I extend the life of someone dying? Right? You, being the smart Min Seol Won, should know that.”
Baek Sara’s sneer was bitter as she stared straight into Seol Won’s eyes.
Naturally, her gaze held no remorse or guilt.
After all, to her, Seol Won’s mother’s illness was just a pawn in their trade.
Facing those same shimmering eyes as before, Seol Won felt her breath catch.
“…You never intended to perform the surgery. It was just a ploy to drive me away.”
“Think whatever you want, Min Seol Won. I did my best.”
Instead of replying, Seol Won stared back at her.
As promised, she had left Chae Ha, but her critically ill mother had died the day after her accident.
And who else but Baek Sara, this woman before her, had bound her from returning?
But all of it was now a thing of the past.
No matter how grievous or unjust, her deceased mother would not return to life.
So, Seol Won had made a new resolve.
She would no longer live in silence, no longer be easily bullied like before.
“If you break a promise like this, it won’t end well.”
While sipping the coffee that had arrived, Baek Sara narrowed her eyes.
Seol Won calmly drank her water and then gave the response Baek Sara least wanted to hear.
“Unfortunately, I will never leave Kwon Chae Ha.”
Baek Sara’s eyes, which had been half-closed, widened as if they might pop out.
Her eyes were bloodshot with rage at the unexpected answer.
As she noticed Baek Sara’s flamboyant nails trembling, Seol Won continued firmly.
“Because I truly love him.”
“Love…?”
“Yes. And Kwon Chae Ha loves me too.”
“Ha!”
Baek Sara’s face twisted grotesquely, like a goblin mask.
In contrast, Seol Won’s expression remained unchanged.
“You mentioned a promise, Baek Sara? Yes. Back then, I had no one to rely on, and with my contract with Chae Ha ended, I had no choice but to accept your offer. But things are different now.”
“Different?”
“Yes. Now, I have Chae Ha by my side.”
A tense silence swept over the table.
It seemed as if Baek Sara might claw her with her long nails any moment.
But Seol Won was truly not afraid.
In the past, she would never have spoken out about any injustice, but now she could even pout to Chae Ha.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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