“No, I don’t.”
“Are you sure?”
It wasn’t that she didn’t think about Jae Oh.

She had missed him a lot. She was curious about how he was doing, but when her heart or body was weary, she thought of Ji Phil more than Jae Oh. Thus, Chae Yoon gave a small nod as her reply.

“I don’t not miss him, but it’s not as much as I thought.”
“Oh? Isn’t this… isn’t this Song Chae Yoon soon meeting another guy?”
She wished she could deflect it, even if it was just empty words, but Chae Yoon had never imagined herself meeting another man besides Jae Oh. It was still the same now.

And so, she didn’t respond immediately.

As if Eun Ha knew how Chae Yoon felt, she scrutinized her face. After a moment of contemplation, she averted the subject by focusing on the food.

“Have you contacted Han Jae Oh yet?”
“No.”
“It’s been a month, hasn’t it?”
“Yes.”
“I thought he would stamp the papers quickly. Han Jae Oh is a bit surprising…”
That was something Chae Yoon found peculiar too.

As she had told him, she was just swept away in confusion for a moment, and she had thought this confusion would resolve as soon as she left, but why had it been almost a month with no contact?

[I miss you even when I’m not seeing you.] The assumption that he couldn’t contact her because he was still missing her crossed her mind. Immediately, her heart threatened to race again, and Chae Yoon shook her head slightly.

“He must have forgotten to stamp the divorce papers because he’s busy with work.”
While Chae Yoon rationalized it, Eun Ha narrowed her eyes as if something was bothering her.

“Sis, let’s stop this topic…”
At the moment when Chae Yoon tried to change the subject, the screen of her phone, which was placed on the table, lit up.

Chae Yoon’s expression hardened as she checked her phone.

“What’s wrong?”
“Oh, I received a message from Deputy Jung.”
“The girl you were going to leave?”
“Yes.”
“What does she want this time?”
“She wants me to sort out the documents as soon as I finish lunch.”
“She wants you to finish lunch quickly and return.”
Right after Hyun Min left for dispatch, a female colleague from the same team started bothering Chae Yoon.

It seemed that her close relationship with Hyun Min had been bothering her, and not only did she assign all the data research tasks, which were supposed to be divided among the team members, to Chae Yoon, but she was also nitpicking at every single thing Chae Yoon did.

Because of this, Chae Yoon didn’t like going to the company these days. She wondered if this was the reason why she felt even more empty, and she pouted her lips.

‘When will I be able to live well on my own?’
With her current state of mind, she couldn’t see that possibility at all.

Her full lips drew in a deep breath.

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Jae Oh wasn’t listening at all to what the person sitting in front of him was saying.

It was because the image of Chae Yoon, whom he had seen outside, was flickering in his mind.

Even when he tried not to think about it, it kept coming up.

Jae Oh, who couldn’t get the haggard face and faint smile that had not left his mind for a month, thought without knowing.

‘Why does she seem thinner….’
What if an already light person gets thinner.

‘Does she not eat well…..’
Worries rose.

‘Or, did something happen?’
The rising worry did not easily disappear.

At that time, Chairman Joo, who was sitting in front of Jae Oh, called him.

“Han Executive Director.”
“…….”
“Han Executive Director?”
Only then did Jae Oh’s eyes respond to the sound of him being called again.

“Ah, yes.”
“What’s wrong. Is something up?”
“No. Up to where were we talking.”
“To ask where we were, Executive Director Han, you’re really strange.”
There had never been such a thing in their meetings so far.

Chairman Joo, who swept Jae Oh, who was not usually like this, with his eyes, casually asked.

“Are you like this because of the divorce?”
Jae Oh stared straight at Chairman Joo.

As if asking what he was talking about, Chairman Joo raised his shoulder once and said.

“I heard a rumor that you’re going to get divorced soon.”
For a moment, a surprise crossed his deep eyes.

There’s a rumor?

“How did such a rumor get out.”
“I heard your wife cheated on you and you’re going to get divorced soon?”
“Who said that.”
“I heard it from my wife.”
His eyes, which had been wide with surprise, narrowed.

If this rumor is mentioned in a place like this, it means it’s spread as far as it can.

Jae Oh, who estimated the situation, slightly furrowed his brow.

“Really?”
Jae Oh, who was upset, furrowed his brow even more and replied.

“No, it’s not like that.”
“Then what is it.”
Although he had to correct the rumor with an exact reason, his mouth didn’t open.

He didn’t want to explain his personal reasons to others, and more than anything, as soon as he mentioned this, it seemed to confirm the fact that he was divorcing, so Jae Oh changed the subject.

“You don’t need to know that, just tell your wife that the rumor is wrong.”
His words to brush it off were incredibly bold. But Chairman Joo, who seemed accustomed to it, only slightly pursed his lips and said nothing more.

At that moment, knock knock, a knock was heard.

“Come in.”
With Chairman Joo’s permission, the door opened.

“Hello, Chairman Joo.”
The person who came into the room was Ho Yeon.

Chairman Joo, who was familiar with Ho Yeon, feigned recognition and expressed pleasure.

“You’re the daughter of Jo Young Group, right?”

“Yes, I happened to see the Chairman, so I intruded without notice. Are you all right… huh? You’re Jae Oh, right?”
Upon hearing his own name, Jae Oh, who had been indifferent to anyone entering or not, turned his eyes to Ho Yeon.

“That’s Han Jae Oh.”
The person seemed to know me, but the face was a stranger to me.

Just as Jae Oh was about to ask if I was mistaken, Ho Yeon, smiling thinly, spoke first.

“You haven’t changed at all, not then or now. I’m Kwon Ho Yeon, don’t you remember?”
From the level of familiarity in her approach, it seemed they had some level of acquaintance. However, no matter how much Jae Oh thought, the name ‘Kwon Ho Yeon’ did not come to mind.

“Do you two know each other?”
“Yes, we were high school classmates.”
“Is that so? If you have time, sit down and join us for a meal.”
Jae Oh’s expression hardened as soon as the Chairman’s words ended.

This was one of the things Jae Oh hated most.

Though the conversation was slightly casual, this was still a place for businessrelated conversations. And a woman he had never seen or heard of was joining them.

He was sure to have pointless conversations.

Already confused by Chae Yoon, Jae Oh, not wanting to waste time, put down his fork and knife.

“Well, then I’ll…”
As Jae Oh started to rise, Ho Yeon quickly gestured with her hands.

“No need to get up. I only came in to greet the Chairman. I have an appointment, so I should be going. Enjoy your meal.”
Ho Yeon politely said goodbye to the Chairman and left the room.

The unnecessary person had taken herself out of the situation.

With his interest waning, Jae Oh sat back down and mechanically resumed eating while continuing his conversation with the Chairman.

The meal ended not long after.

Stepping out of the room, Jae Oh inadvertently glanced towards the table where Chae Yoon had been.

She was no longer in sight, having finished eating and left. And why did that feel so disappointing?

The image of Chae Yoon sitting there, laughing softly, kept flickering in his mind, making him feel like he was burning up.

This was a feeling he had been experiencing continuously for a month.

The unquenchable thirst felt most intense right after catching a glimpse of Chae Yoon. Plus, he was worried about what could be happening, so he had a hard time getting Chae Yoon out of his mind.

“Sigh…”
With no other thoughts in his mind but Chae Yoon, he finally took out his cell phone.

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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!!!