The weather was unusually sunny. Seoha didn’t feel particularly good, despite the bright weather.
“Sigh.”
I let out a sigh without realizing it. The large art museum building in front of me seemed to be mocking me.
It felt like it was questioning if I belonged here.
However, I confidently straightened my back and walked in.
The location Juyeon mentioned was a meeting room on the third floor of the art museum. The first and second floors were used as exhibition halls and souvenir shops, and the third floor housed offices and a resting area for visitors.
Famous paintings’ exhibition posters were scattered around the entrance of the museum. More people than I expected were wandering around, viewing the exhibition.
I took the elevator straight to the third floor.
When I knocked on the door of the curator’s office, Juyeon’s voice was heard from inside.
“Come in.”
As I opened the door, Juyeon, wearing a high-quality dress, sat elegantly, looking at the computer.
She glanced at Seoha and then turned her gaze back to the computer monitor.
“Hello.”
“You’re here. Just sit there for a moment. I have a lot of work. Guests will be coming soon, so we can move together then.”
“Yes. What’s the meeting about today?”
“It’s an art auction that opens occasionally. We sell works of rookie artists in the special exhibition room on the third floor and support charity projects for rookie artists. Do you know anything about art?”
“No.”
Juyeon had an expression that seemed to say she expected that. Seoha felt a subtle sense of insult, but she endured it. It was more unpleasant to pretend to know something she didn’t.
“Well, it’s natural not to know. Wait here for a while. Don’t make trouble for HY Group for no reason when the guests arrive.”
Seoha was stunned by Juyeon’s arrogant words and lost her words. Shortly after, Juyeon got up, put on her jacket, and left.
Seoha silently followed Juyeon.
In front of the special exhibition room, an employee was checking the identities of the invited guests. When the employee tried to stop Seoha, Juyeon said with a smirk,
“Only invited guests are allowed to enter. Show your invitation.”
“It’s Dongseo. Let her in.”
“Yes, Director. I’m sorry, ma’am.”
The employee looked flustered. Seoha, with a gentle smile, lightly greeted the employee.
“It’s okay.”
The employee’s face turned red. Juyeon, making a click-clack sound with her high heels, had already entered the exhibition room.
“For someone who came without an invitation, it’s natural. Please don’t mind it too much.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
The employee bowed again. Behind Seoha, a group of women dressed gorgeously approached. Seoha walked slowly into the exhibition room.
Catering was already prepared in the exhibition room, and some people had come to look around.
“Ho ho ho. Director Kim, how have you been?”
“Director Yu, you seem more beautiful as time goes by.”
“Director Kim seems to be getting younger.”
“But who is the person next to you?”
“Oh, didn’t you know? I’m Dongseo, and I thought everyone knew about the media buzz I created. I’m sorry; I should have introduced myself beforehand.”
Seoha felt a prick in Juyeon’s words. However, the more so, she had to act as if nothing happened.
“Hello? I’m Kim Seoha.”
“Ho ho. Seoha, nice to meet you for the first time. Welcome.”
Director Kim looked at Seoha with curious eyes, scanning her from top to bottom. Seoha felt like she had become a monkey in a zoo.
“Do you like art, Seoha? If you’re the wife of Representative Han Taekyeong, you must have some basic knowledge, right?”
“I don’t know much about art. Please teach me, Director Kim.”
“Ho ho ho, what do I know? Our Director Yu knows well. Director Yu has been teaching Dongseo a bit. That’s how a representative avoids criticism.”
Director Kim’s gaze made Seoha look even more pitiful.
At that moment, another group of women recognized them.
“Oh, Director Yu! We’re here.”
“Ho ho ho, there are many rookie artists like comets in this exhibition too. It seems the excellence of the paintings is all thanks to Director Yu’s keen eye.”
A woman wearing a flashy red dress and bold accessories approached, pretending to know them. Juyeon responded warmly.
“Don’t mention it. Dongseo, say hello. This is Mrs. Park Hyein, the daughter of D Financial Group’s Chairman and the wife of Professor Lee Chanwoo at Korea University. Hyein, this is our Dongseo.”
“Oh my! Representative Han is already married?”
“Hello? I’m Kim Seoha.”
Hyein opened her eyes wide.
“I guess it’s the person from the rumors. How did you melt the icy Representative Han?”
Juyeon’s close friends were curious about how Seoha got involved with Taekyeong. Moreover, even if they could ask, their attitudes were uniformly impolite.
She felt exhausted after exchanging only a few words.
Juyeon, not caring about Seoha, interjected and answered on her behalf.
“Our Dongseo is exceptionally beautiful. That’s why she looks elegant even in such simple clothes.”
“Oh my, really? I thought I saw her in the latest fashion this season, but I must have been wrong.”
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!!!
