Surprisingly, there were already other customers bustling around there.
“Hey, I heard our Seolwon is from a rich family, but her appearance has changed!”
“Her husband is so refined, like an actor in a drama! Oh my, so handsome.”
“Then is our Wooyoo a chaebol’s son?”
It seemed that almost half of the villagers had gathered unexpectedly.
It appeared that the news of the vice president of Chaewoon Group coming to the island had spread throughout the island.
The eyes of the islanders, who had been seeing Seolwon and Wooyoo for five years, were filled with pure curiosity as they watched them.
“Hey, didn’t she suffer because of that Kim’s son last time?”
“Ah…”
Although the YouTuber incident had been covered up by Chaeha beforehand, it seemed that the islanders were already aware of the situation.
The details were revealed by Jaeyoon’s father.
“He drank and let it all out while boasting about taking money twice. Now that my parents have kicked him out of the island, there’s no need to worry about running into him.”
“Now, let’s stop talking about useless things and sit down to eat crab! The crab catch is excellent this year.”
As he said that, when they opened the enormous steamer, white and plump crabs revealed themselves.
Round and filled with roe, they looked delicious just by looking at them.
“Wow! The crabs are huge~.”
“Let’s have our Wooyoo eat a king crab.”
Immediately offering crab legs to Wooyoo, the islanders were excitedly gathered around Wooyoo.
Unintentionally, a peculiar atmosphere flowed around Wooyoo.
Only then did the young men who were applying crab paste to Wooyoo turn their heads surreptitiously.
The origin of the atmosphere was Chaeha, neatly dressed in a suit.
“Thank you for taking care of my son.”
Although it was an endlessly polite tone, it was enough to make the hands of the young men holding crab legs falter and fall down.
Yes, the identity of the young men surrounding Wooyoo was none other than the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th fathers who had proposed to Chaeha, discussing the 6th father position.
“No, haha. Of course, I have to take care of him. He’s… a small child from our island.”
Although Seolwon, surrounded by island ladies just like Wooyoo, felt that she was being signaled, Chaeha did not back down.
“He’s my son, but isn’t he charming?”
“Oh, yes…”
For some reason, the 2nd to 5th fathers instinctively knew.
Today was the day to return the cute title Wooyoo had gained.
Before Chaeha could make a more childish remark, the young men who were holding crab legs and helping Wooyoo suddenly turned their heads.
In one hand holding plump crab legs, and with the other, Wooyoo tightly held onto Chaeha’s arm.
And then, with the proudest voice in the world, she said:
“He’s our dad! Isn’t he incredibly cool?”
At that adorable boast, laughter spread across everyone present.
It seemed to be a fortunate turn of events, as Jaeyoon sighed in relief.
“Well, then, shall we organize the titles a bit? Wooyoo. From now on, call these uncles not dads but uncles.”
“Uncles? Okay! You’re all Wooyoo’s uncles!”
“Hmm. But I might get confused.”
Jaeyoon made a contemplative expression as if he had to assign numbers again.
At that moment, Chaeha unexpectedly intervened.
“Let’s make Mr. Choi Jaeyoon an external uncle.”
“External uncle…?”
“Yes. Wooyoo, to Mr. Choi Jaeyoon’s parents, you could say they’re external grandparents, right? So, it’s appropriate for Mr. Choi Jaeyoon to be an external uncle too.”
Facing unexpectedly generous treatment, Jaeyoon showed a bewildered expression.
Taking advantage of the situation, Chaeha suddenly stood up from her usual seat.
“…?”
Without eating the crab, everyone’s attention focused on him.
Following Chaeha’s actions, everyone in the room fell silent.
Surprisingly, he bowed deeply toward Jaeyoon’s parents.
“Oh my, please get up. Quickly.”
“I sincerely thank you for saving my wife. Also, I’m truly grateful for helping Woojoo be born safely. Even if I bow a hundred times, it wouldn’t be enough.”
“Oh dear, what did we do? If anything, we received kindness from Seolwon.”
“Embarrassingly, I only appear now as a husband, but please allow me to repay the kindness in the future.”
Jaeyoon’s parents glanced at each other, then vigorously nodded.
Then, as if treating a son-in-law, they firmly held Chaeha’s hand.
Watching that scene, transparent tears welled up in Seolwon’s eyes.
After a while, Jaeyoon handed a plump crab to Chaeha, who had returned to her seat.
Suspicious, Chaeha alternately looked at the crab and Jaeyoon’s face with a narrow gaze.
“This is a crab given by this older brother, so accept it.”
“Older brother?”
“Hmm. If I’m your brother-in-law because I’m Seolwon’s brother, then Ms. Kwon Chaeha is like a sister-in-law. Well, I might have to be careful around you from now on.”
Witnessing the light silence between the two, Seolwon tried to object.
But today was truly an astonishing day.
Chaeha smoothly accepted the crab, then suddenly bowed her head toward Jaeyoon.
“Huh? This is… not right?”
Soon, a low and dignified voice flowed out of Chaeha’s mouth.
“I sincerely appreciate you saving my wife. Mr. Choi Jaeyoon. Let’s get along well from now on, as our Woojoo’s external uncle.”
Jaeyoon, embarrassed by my joke, started picking out crab meat without answering.
Eventually, after receiving a resounding slap from his parents, he stopped.
The laughter of everyone echoed in the sea breeze.
It was strange.
The familiar scent of the sea, the low-flying seagulls, the departing fishing boats—all were unchanged in the island landscape.
Yet, the landscape that always felt empty, like a hole in the heart, now felt complete.
Looking at Chaeha naturally mixed in with Jaeyoon’s family, Seolwon stared at her for a moment.
And then, she finally realized.
It was him being here that made everything complete.
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!!!
