I was truly surprised by Ji-ho’s words.
“Really?”
Danmok-bi doesn’t like sweet things? From a young age, I never had him reject what I offered like a swallow bringing food to its chicks. Not believing it at all, I exclaimed, and Ji-ho whispered.
“You only drink tea usually, and you never touch snacks that come with tea. Didn’t you know?”
“I just thought he didn’t touch them because he was full after a meal.”
At my mumble, Ji-ho burst into laughter.
“It seems Danmok Sogaju liked you much earlier than you thought. I’ve got to get through this. I guess I should call him Jebo from now on.”
The smiling face was mischievous. I pursed my lips.
“I’m your older sister; why ‘Jebo’? You should call him ‘Hyungbo.'”
“Because I’m your older sister. Yeon-i, who can’t even catch on to things like this, is much younger than me.”
“Aye.”
Though Ji-ho’s words were dissatisfying, I couldn’t argue. It seemed that, as Ji-ho said, I was slower than him in catching on.
‘Does Danmok-bi feel the same?’
I glanced briefly at Danmok-bi standing outside the store. True to Ji-ho’s words, he was standing stiff, paying no attention to the store’s candies.
‘Did he eat it because I made it?’
Thinking like that made my heart flutter. I tightly clasped my hands together.
I wanted to go back quickly and talk.
Thinking we were done with the candy shopping and returning to the street, Ji-ho pointed in the opposite direction.
“Since we’re out, let’s stop by Mrs. Heo’s and check out some silk. Even if it’s simple, we should be aware of the silk market since the wedding is approaching.”
“Silk?”
“We need to match the wedding attire.”
“Ah, I see.”
Wedding attire. That word sounded both distant and close. Jegal-min turned abruptly and said, “Ahem, I’ll go back to Sae-ga first.”
It was clear that he was itching to go back, likely wanting to give the candy pouch to Rye and see her reaction. Ji-ho grabbed Jegal-min’s shoulders, preventing him from running off.
“How oblivious do you think you can be, Oh Ra-bon? Even if you like eating, do you really plan to put only things to eat in your mouth?”
“What’s the problem with that?”
Ji-ho, seemingly frustrated, patted his chest with a fist.
“Once you eat something, it disappears. Shouldn’t a gift have meaning, making you remember me for a long time?”
“Well, what should I do then?”
“A pretty hairpin, or better yet, buy something like silk gloves or a silk umbrella and offer it together with something to eat!”
At Ji-ho’s words, Jegal-min seemed to realize something he hadn’t known before, his expression as if struck by lightning. Then he patted Ji-ho’s shoulder and praised him.
“Wow, my little brother. I never knew you were so smart.”
“Don’t say useless things.”
Jegal-min’s expression, with Ji-ho taunting him, was exactly like that of a real younger sister.
In the end, we all started walking together to see silk this time.
‘Silk.’
Talking about clothes reminded me of the crimson outfit Danmok-bi had given me as a gift. I smiled at Danmok-bi and said, “Come to think of it, you gave me a crimson outfit as a gift before.”
“Did I?”
I wondered if Danmok-bi might have forgotten, but seeing his face nodding earnestly, it was clear he remembered.
“When we return to the main house, should I try it on? We never got to walk the streets together wearing those clothes. It should still fit.”
At my words, Danmok-bi’s eyes widened.
“You kept it?”
“Of course. It’s a precious gift.”
If it was something Danmok-bi gave, I would have kept even a small wildflower carefully dried. Let alone clothes.
“Oh, but that day, while running around, the hem of the skirt got torn. I had it sewn up nicely, but I couldn’t revive it, so I had to cut off a section. It might be awkward.”
Describing the outfit, I shrugged my shoulders.
“Oh, anyway, since I’ve grown taller, wouldn’t it have looked strange if I hadn’t cut off a section?”
It was at that moment. Danmok-bi, who had been biting his lip and staring at me, let out a voice that seemed heavily suppressed.
“I…!”
“Yes?”
The voice wasn’t audible. It happened when I instinctively brought my head closer to Danmok-bi.
[Dash]Smack!His lips touched mine and then pulled away.
“…?!”
I was surprised and stiffened. Danmok-bi turned his red face abruptly. The expression tightly biting his lips overflowed with affection, unable to be contained.
Jegal-min, who turned around to urge us and witnessed the kiss, ran towards us in shock.
“This, this guy! Doing such a daring thing even though he’s just a new brother-in-law!”
Oh my, just our luck that blocked Jegal-min’s view. I covered my forehead with my hand. When Ji-ho, quick to catch on, held Jegal-min’s arms and pulled him away.
“Ho, ho, ho, indeed, it’s the honeymoon. The honeymoon.”
“Ouch! Why are you pinching my side, Ji-ho! You should hit that daring one!”
“You foolish older brother, I’ll take him first, so come slowly and enjoy the view.”
“Ji-ho!”
As expected of our Ji-ho.
Being pulled by the pregnant Ji-ho, Jegal-min couldn’t rebel and was dragged away. Watching the two of them getting farther away, I covered my face with my hand.
“Uwaaa, how can I face my older brother now?”
Surely, I would have said a whole bunch of nagging. Danmok-bi called me while I was covering my heated face.
“Yeon-a.”
His face came much closer than before.
‘Ugh, I don’t know.’
I lifted my heels and wrapped my arms around Danmok-bi’s neck.
The warm lips seemed to convey warmth to me again.
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!!!
