Yumi had suspected a few times that Isu might be Jiho’s girlfriend, but she had ignored and turned away from such suspicions with the awkward and awkward atmosphere between the two.
The sense of loss that Yumi witnessed the affectionate couple in front of her was indescribable.
It felt like a big hole had opened up in her heart.
Even if she tried not to think about it, it kept flashing in front of her eyes, driving her crazy.
Isu grabbed Jiho’s hand in front of Yumi, made him sit next to her, and even introduced him as her boyfriend, including inviting Wonjin.
‘How could you be so cruel when you clearly know that I like Oppa? I explicitly warned you not to show any interest because I liked him first… You said you’d rather die than agree.’
Yumi was so angry and unjust that her heart felt like it was about to burst.
‘Just before the semester started, it seemed like Isu didn’t know anything about Jiho.’
Isu mentioned that it had been about two months since she met Jiho.
That meant they started dating just a month after their first meeting.
How is that possible?
Isu falling for Jiho is understandable, but Jiho’s feelings were completely incomprehensible to Yumi.
‘What does Isu have that’s better than me, except for being good at studying? After being with Oppa for over ten years, how could he like Isu after just one month?’
The teardrops that had been gathering swelled down her cheeks.
Knock, knock.
Throughout the evening, Sumin, who was upset by Yumi’s worries, came into the room.
“Yumi, are you okay?”
She knew it wasn’t, but it was a wish that she had.
“I don’t know how surprised I was. I thought Isu wouldn’t date because of studying, but how can she deceive people so easily, knowing that you like Jiho? She acts all tough, saying she’d rather die than agree.”
Sumin, too, started to show her anger to Isu in front of Yumi.
Thinking about how she must have been silently mocked by Isu, who was sipping kimchi soup, wishing for Yumi and Jiho’s marriage during dinner, made her feel like there was a fire in her chest.
“There’s no need to cry like this. The kids have only just met, how long could it last? At this rate, they’ll probably fight and break up before long.”
Sumin soothingly stroked Yumi’s back as she cried.
“You know Isu’s personality well. She doesn’t express her emotions well, and she’s picky. How picky she is. Jiho probably doesn’t know Isu’s personality yet. Soon, when Jiho gets to know Isu well, he’ll probably get tired and break up.”
To Sumin, who knows both Isu and Jiho well, both of them didn’t seem to fit well together.
Compared to Jiho, who is free-spirited and easygoing, Isu, who likes everything accurate and can be so persistent to the point of being tough when it comes to her goals, felt like water and oil.
She was convinced that it wouldn’t last long if no one compromised.
“Really?”
Sniffling, Yumi, who had been crying her heart out, finally looked up.
“Well, they’re still young. It’s just a passing fate at their age. It’s not like Isu is saying she’ll marry Jiho.”
Thinking that Jiho’s girlfriend is Isu was just as unpleasant for Sumin as it was for Yumi.
It would be better if it wasn’t visible, but today, coming home together and pouring out Yumi’s complaints, Isu was utterly irritated.
“If that’s the case, I can wait until you two break up.”
Seeing Yumi saying this with a determined expression, Sumin was left speechless.
Sumin’s words were expressing her hope that if Yumi didn’t work out, Isu wouldn’t work out either, but Yumi was misunderstanding those words.
Even if Isu and Jiho eventually broke up, hoping for a connection between Yumi and Isu in the future seemed unreasonable.
Although they were sisters who didn’t share a drop of blood, it was difficult for Sumin to accept that her sister was dating someone who had been with her before, even if it was Jiho.
If the two only met and parted ways casually.
‘I shouldn’t expect anything more from Yumi.’
Sumin’s heart, which had been too greedy for Jiho, was also bitter.
But for now, comforting and consoling Yumi was the priority.
Yumi, who had been crying bitterly with anger and despair, gradually settled her heart through Sumin’s comforting words mixed with hope.
As the two spent more time together, the possibility that Yumi would later do well with Jiho seemed to decrease.
So she couldn’t just lie under the oak tree and wait for the feeling to dissipate.
She had to do something to create a crack between the two and make them break up, even if she had to use any means.
As Yumi was thinking hard, the man she had met in front of her house a few days ago suddenly came to mind.
‘His name was Kim Minjae. I gave him Isu’s number, but did they contact each other? It would be nice if that guy took a more proactive approach.’
She should have at least kept his contact that day.
Thinking carefully about something, Yumi suddenly got up from her seat and headed to Isu’s room, where there was no owner.
A few days later.
It wasn’t difficult to find Jiho in the library.
Seeing Jiho from a distance, Yumi wandered around the front of the second-floor study room around lunchtime.
As Yumi stared fixedly at the study room door, Jiho was seen coming out steadily.
“Oh, Oppa. You’re here.”
Yumi looked surprised, as if she had met him by chance.
“Uh…”
Jiho casually nodded his head.
“I guess it’s time to go for lunch.”
Yumi naturally followed Jiho in the direction he was going.
To anyone watching, it looked like they accidentally met and happened to be going in the same direction.
“…”
Jiho only nodded slightly without giving any other response.
“Don’t avoid me as if you’re uncomfortable with people. Now that you know I’m meeting Isu unnie, what can I do? We were originally like siblings. Let’s continue like that from now on.”
Yumi said as if making a preemptive strike.
In a situation where she knew about Isu and Jiho meeting, Yumi gave up the ambition to win Jiho’s heart immediately.
Instead, she decided to look at the big picture.
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
