Although it was a chilly look, it was almost no different from the gaze they had been facing until now. Jo Secretary continued to look towards the still-open elevator door and spoke.
“It seems like Madam is inside. Please get in quickly.”
Jaeo’s gaze shifted away at those words.
He awkwardly took a step, and the elevator carrying the two of them quickly descended.
[Star Icon]6:45 PM.
Dong-min’s eyes widened 15 minutes earlier than the appointment time.
“Really? Jaeo said he’s coming today?”
“Yeah. That’s what I said earlier.”
Eun-seok replied.
“I thought it was a lie. That guy said he’s been really busy with work these days.”
“Who?”
“Our dad.”
“Really? But he said yes so willingly?”
“Why is that? Oh, don’t tell me…”
When Dong-min blurred the end of his words, Eun-seok’s gaze concentrated on him.
“What do you mean.”
“Our dad isn’t coming here?”
Expecting some great deduction, Eun-seok’s eyes closed.
“I’m stupid for expecting that.”
“No, that’s true. That guy who doesn’t even show his face during the busy season is coming. Of course…”
At that moment.
With the sound of “Drruk, Bang!” the protagonist of the story appeared.
“Wow. Surprised.”
Startled by the rough sound of the door opening, Eun-seok looked at Jaeo.
“Hey. What’s wrong? Open the door gently…”
But the expression he wore was unusual.
“Why is that guy’s expression like that?”
“It’s not me.”
Eun-seok and Dong-min’s gazes were focused on him.
“Hey. Han Jaeo. What happened?”
Stepping in briskly and sitting in the chair, Jaeo emptied the water on the table in one go.
“Hey, Jaeo.”
“Don’t make me talk; I’m annoyed.”
Hearing the heavily irritated tone, Eun-seok’s head nodded slightly.
“Got it. But why are you annoyed?”
“…….,”
Instead of an answer, a stern gaze was ruthlessly directed at him.
With this atmosphere, it was wise not to touch on the matter, so Eun-seok made a sign indicating he understood and turned his attention to Dong-min.
“Hey, Dong-min. Why do you think this guy is annoyed?”
“…….,”
Amidst the pointless conversation, it became 7 PM.
With a knock, the door opened.
“Wow, it’s raining a lot outside.”
Seong-wook, the last participant in this place, appeared.
Eun-seok and Dong-min greeted him upon seeing him.
At that moment, Jaeo’s eyes, which had been quietly staring at his phone as if waiting for something, narrowed.
「Ms. Kwon Ho-yeon has arrived.」
A chilly aura passed through his deep eyes.
With a stiff expression, Jaeo, who had quietly chewed on curses, stood up from his seat.
“Hey, Han Jaeo. Where are you going?”
Jaeo answered without looking back.
“Home.”
The heads of the three men simultaneously tilted, amused.
That way, Jaeo left the room and didn’t return.
Some time later.
The anticipation-filled expression on Ho-yeon’s face solidified as she opened the door.
“Are you all here?”
In the meantime, when Jaeo arrived at Chae-yoon’s house, he saw Chae-yoon with teary eyes upon looking at him.
“…….,”
Seeing teardrops falling from her trembling eyes, Jaeo’s heart sank deeply.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
