“Just ten minutes.”
What could this mean?
The clock on her mobile read 5:45.
Lee Soo sat still, watching the numbers on the clock change.
How should she treat Ji Ho from now on?
She didn’t want to get emotionally involved, but Ji Ho’s words that day had weighed heavily on Lee Soo’s heart.
She would have been better off not knowing.
Should she say it’s not?
That it’s not… while it’s not.
Does it really matter?
She doesn’t plan to date anyway.
Instead of wondering how she felt, even if the other person was Ji Ho, she vowed to herself not to waver any longer. That’s what Lee Soo needed to do.
Exactly at 55 minutes, Ji Ho’s name appeared on the screen.
If she couldn’t avoid it, she had to face it. Until she became indifferent and nonchalant.
Lee Soo pressed the call button.
“Hello?”
[It’s me. Ji Ho.]“Hmm.”
[Did you meet your dad well?]“Hmm.”
[Are you at home now?]“Hmm.”
[You just said ‘uh’ yesterday, and today you just say ‘hmm.’]She heard a light chuckle.
“Huh?”
[Just ten minutes. I sent a text asking you to think about me while waiting for my call.]Was that what it meant?
Lee Soo slightly furrowed her brows.
She did think about Ji Ho for those 10 minutes.
“Do you like me waiting for your call that much? You did the same last time too.”
Instead of responding, Lee Soo asked as if she found it slightly absurd.
[That’s good… but I regretted waiting. I should have said just one minute.]Laughter could be heard from the other end of the line.
Now he’s blatantly saying such things.
A small, incredulous laugh escaped from Lee Soo too.
Ji Ho was a much different person than his initially cold impression had suggested.
He was quite kind, affectionate, and warm.
Maybe that’s why.
Lee Soo’s heart responded to Ji Ho’s words, which seemed like a joke but felt serious.
Or maybe her hormones were automatically responding to Ji Ho’s sweet voice.
Lee Soo decided to think that way.
[Are you feeling better now?]“Hmm. I think I’m all better.”
She felt surprisingly better, as if her severe pain that made her faint had been a lie, thanks to the effective medication.
[Lee Soo.]His melodious voice called out to Lee Soo.
[Don’t get hurt.]An overflowing warmth entered Lee Soo’s ear.
Lee Soo’s heart began beating faster than before.
Was the phrase “don’t get hurt” supposed to make her heart flutter like this? Or was it because of her name that he had called?
Come to think of it, yesterday too.
“Lee Soo.”
Her tears had flowed at that tender voice.
“……Thank you.”
Her reply came out late as she tried to calm her shaking breath.
Would her heart have fluttered like this if Dong Woo had said the same?
The reflection of Lee Soo’s face in the mirror turned red.
She was thankful that Ji Ho couldn’t see her face.
Lee Soo gently pressed her palm against her heart.
The loud, thumping heartbeat was transmitted to her skin.
She was feeling her own honest emotions.
It was a feeling she had never experienced before.
She was slightly scared that if she let it be, it would grow uncontrollably and become too overwhelming to handle.
“……If you have nothing else to say, let’s end the call.”
[So…that’s your business…]Ji Ho trailed off.
It hadn’t been long since he called.
She thought they had gotten a little closer, was it just her illusion?
The memory of being held in Ji Ho’s arms last night was still too vivid.
But Lee Soo seemed to have returned to her original place, as if nothing had happened.
Or maybe this was Lee Soo’s answer.
“Speak.”
At her rushing voice, Ji Ho laughed briefly.
How should he approach a woman who moves away as much as he approaches?
He never thought he would have such a worry.
Ji Ho was a bit dumbfounded and frustrated.
[I just wanted to hear your voice.]At Ji Ho’s calm voice, Lee Soo clenched her eyes shut.
[That’s my business… Should we stop?]Lee Soo’s hand, holding the phone, tensed up.
At Ji Ho’s words, Lee Soo’s heart raced uncontrollably.
Lee Soo had realized early on how painful it was to be hurt by someone precious to her.
That’s why she consciously wanted to avoid giving her heart to someone too deeply.
Especially if that person was Ji Ho, it felt too burdensome.
She was afraid to even start a relationship that seemed like it would eventually end in pain.
“Yeah. Let’s stop.”
At her slightly shocked laugh, Ji Ho said he understood and hung up.
After hanging up, Lee Soo was unable to do anything for a long time as she tried to calm her racing heart.
((()))((()))
After that day, Yumi no longer came upstairs, and Soomin became even kinder.
One morning, just as Lee Soo was about to get up from breakfast.
“Lee Soo, have a little talk with your father in the study before you go out.”
Wonjin got up and went upstairs, followed by Lee Soo.
“Have a seat.”
The two who entered the study sat facing each other with a table between them.
“I’ll let you be independent as you want. But there’s one condition.”
Lee Soo looked at Wonjin with a face that was both pleased and a little tense.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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