8 years ago. What truly made Seowon suffer was loneliness.
It originated from the man named Kwon Chaeha, who was nothing more than a husband in name, a presence even more distant than others.
Kwon Chaeha treated Min Seowon as if she didn’t exist.
There were no conversations, no shared meals, just a life where they lived in the same space but might as well have been in separate rooms.
Even the air he breathed seemed to have a greater presence than her.
He was always busy, and it seemed like he intentionally kept his distance from the ‘home,’ including Seowon.
She could understand.
At that time, Chaeha had to firmly establish himself as the successor to Chaeha Pharmaceuticals in place of his deceased brother, and as such, he carried burdensome expectations from those around him.
So, a year passed, and the first wedding anniversary arrived.
Anyway, it was their anniversary.
Thinking that at least the eyes watching them would make their way into the house, she prepared dinner herself.
However, Chaeha didn’t come home that day either.
For Seowon, all that remained were Youngju’s complaints about the food and baseless accusations of wasting money.
By that point, Seowon could finally realize.
That what she desired was not emotions like love or affection, but even the minimal human-to-human interaction was too much to ask for.
She finally learned that there was no warmth in Chaeha’s heart.
The second wedding anniversary was even more miserable, and nothing changed.
The only thing that happened was Secretary Jung, who assisted Chaeha, coming to the house and offering gifts and congratulations, undoubtedly bought by Chaeha himself.
Ironically, that made Seowon’s heart even more miserable.
Secretary Jung’s obvious favor was evidence that Chaeha had forgotten the anniversary itself.
Loneliness continued along with sorrow.
Even on the night when she suffered severely after entering the Chaeun house for the first time, Seowon had to endure it alone, forcibly suppressing her moans.
Nursing care was something she couldn’t even hope for in her current situation.
Instead of waking up her husband sleeping in the next study, she was anxious that he might get angry if he heard her groans.
She didn’t have the strength to walk outside the bed to put a wet towel on her forehead.
With her cool hands, Seowon wiped her hot forehead continuously.
To the extent that it was unclear whether it was sweat or tears flowing.
When she finally said she would go to the hospital in the morning, Youngju looked at her with a sharp gaze, as if asking if it was not the obstetrics and gynecology department.
Worried glances, words asking if she was okay, were naturally out of the question.
In this Chaeun house, she was neither a person nor not a person.
Because she had received various constraints as a small savior of Chaeun, she couldn’t even go see her mother at the hospital as she pleased.
If her mother’s condition hadn’t been somewhat stable, Seowon might not have known what she would have done, except escaping from the Chaeun house.
In the house without him, Seowon withered away alone.
However, regardless of that, Seowon’s heart began to beat on its own towards him.
Originally, Kwon Chaeha was too exquisite of a man for Seowon not to love.
Always impeccably dressed, eyes like glass that revealed no emotions.
Chaeha, whose every step was elegant, like a prince.
Whenever Chaeha occasionally revealed himself in front of her, Seowon unconsciously followed him with her eyes.
He had a mysterious otherness that didn’t mix with anyone, yet had a more distinct presence than anyone else, naturally imprinting himself on others.
It applied to Seowon’s eyes and heart without fail.
When the scent of wood, adding a deeper atmosphere, lingered in the room, Seowon felt like she had returned to the meadow she loved in her childhood.
Seowon had never loved a man before, but she just knew.
This feeling, this emotion, was undoubtedly the emotion of love.
And Seowon also knew well.
Their relationship was nothing more than a predetermined transaction and a contract, and he would never give his heart to her.
Whenever Seowon saw Chaeha, she diligently restrained the fluttering in her chest, shaking like the wind-blown grass.
Efforts not to give him a glance, Seowon simply waited for the day this long contract would end.
The relationship between the two, which seemed like parallel lines, changed on a winter night with less than half a year left in the contract.
The night Chaeha, with cold eyes and collapsed, spent together, that seemed like a lie.
On that day, Seowon saw the other side of the ice-like man.
She saw a small crack in his heart, which she thought was as firm as steel.
She learned how cold lips, hands, thought to be cold, were actually warm.
The affection towards him sustained her lonely and painful days in the Chaeun house.
After that incident, Chaeha forced a separation without any explanation.
Although he said, “Let’s just live since there’s not much time left in the contract,” having their own house felt good.
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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