After seeing her yesterday, he had immediately ordered someone to retrieve the toothbrush the child had been using.
Finding out where the only daycare on the island was, was not a problem for him.
He could know the result in a day, but Chae Ha as he was now did not have the patience to wait even one more day.
Waiting had been enough, for 5 years.
Even though he had gotten quite used to the unique pungent smell of the island, he simply couldn’t get used to the island’s harsh wind.
Seol Won, who was very sensitive to the cold, always wore a cardigan even in the weather which was turning into early summer by the end of May.
As she plucked off strands of Uju’s hair sticking to her fluffy cardigan like puppy fur, Seol Won let out a small laugh.
The fiveyearold child always liked to rub against me like a puppy.
Raising a child on her own wasn’t easy, but Jae Yoon’s parents provided generous help.
Moreover, thankfully, Uju was a very bright and intelligent child.
During her childhood, she was free from common illnesses, inheriting her father’s acuity, she quickly grasped language and writing.
Furthermore, with her adorable looks and overflowing charm, she became the gem of this island, where few children reside.
To Seol Won, the universe was her treasure, which helped her survive during her difficult times.
“Let’s see, it’s time for lunch.”
She suddenly realized the passing time while she was busy arranging and trimming flowers, and she straightened up her back.
‘Mom, your back is just like a tortoise. Stretch it out coolly like the universe!’
Whenever she worked, she remembered the phrase her daughter often said, and a subtle smile spread across Seol Won’s face as she stretched her back.
It was then. A clear sound rang from the bell attached to the flower shop door.
“Welcome…”
The moment she turned her head towards the door, the scissors in her hand stopped in midair.
“There’s no need to be so surprised to see your husband.”
“…….”
Seol Won blankly stared at the man who just opened the door and walked in.
His shoulders and physique, large enough to make the simple wooden door look small.
She knew he was tall, but he looked even larger, perhaps due to his deeper presence.
Then, Seol Won snapped back to her senses.
Didn’t he just call himself her ‘husband’? If she appeared shaken here, he might discover that she remembered him.
“Why did you come back? I told you clearly yesterday that I am not your wife…”
“Min Seol Won.”
He called her name gravely and walked towards her workbench.
He then stared intently at Seol Won as if scrutinizing her.
“Say it clearly again. You are definitely my wife by law. Everyone said you were dead, but I never accepted that fact.”
“…….”
“Whether you remember or not doesn’t matter. You have to come with me.”
At his words, Seol Won’s eyes started trembling with undisguisable anxiety.
She was the one who desperately hid herself for the past five years.
In order to hide the fact that she was alive, she lived as if she didn’t exist, leaving no traces behind.
Just like that, as if she did not exist in this world, at least until her child grew up.
But the man who was the reason for all this was denying that fact.
“Min Seol Won.”
Chae Ha took one more stride, closing the distance between them.
Looking down at her up close, Seol Won’s heart started pounding uncontrollably.
A confusing emotion of fear and excitement rushed through her chest, she couldn’t tell which one it was.
For some reason, his gaze also felt very strange.
It was not the dull eyes that she remembered, but passionate eyes filled with longing.
“…Min Seol Won.”
As he murmured her name again, suddenly, Chae Ha reached out his hand towards her.
Startled, Seol Won tried to step back, but there was a wall behind her workbench.
“…….”
His large hand descended onto her defenseless face.
And then, his delicate fingers slowly started tracing her face.
As if a blind person was desperately trying to confirm a form, the touch was extremely earnest. From Seol Won’s forehead, passing her eyes and reaching the nose, he slowly traced the contour.
Finally, his long finger touched her lips.
For a moment, Seol Won held her breath.
It was his fingertips touching her lips, but the gaze of Chae Ha, who was doing so, was terribly blind.
The touch was a hand, but her cheeks flushed at the dizzying sensation as if his lips had touched.
Eventually, Seol Won, who couldn’t stand it, opened her mouth.
“……What are you doing now?”
“I wanted to check.”
“What?”
“Whether you in front of me right now are really alive. Not a dream or an illusion, but a person who is definitely breathing.”
As he spoke, Chae Ha’s face was filled with indescribable emotions.
It was an expression that also shook Seol Won’s feelings.
Seol Won, holding back this unfamiliar feeling, struggled to spit it out.
“……I heard from Jae Yoon yesterday who you are. Even if I’m your wife, I’m in a state where I can’t remember. It’s already over, and now that it’s like this, I think it would be better to go our separate ways as is.”
Unexpectedly, Chae Ha let out a slow laugh at the words she spat out without even breathing.
The corner of his mouth raised seemed to find her words amusing.
“An over relationship? You’re unusually resisting for someone who can’t remember. If you’ve heard who I am, it’s normal for a person to think about something to take advantage of.”
“……Who you are has nothing to do with me.”
“Well, even though you say that, your lips seem to have not forgotten me.”
As he said, he swept his lips with his finger as if to show off.
Feeling as if her secret thoughts were fully exposed, Seol Won’s cheeks turned hotter.
Chae Ha, who had been observing Seol Won closely, finally brought up the purpose of his visit today.
“Min Seol Won. Once again, you need to be my wife.”
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
