Taming the Dangerous Lawyer Secretly (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 11
Jun Hwi, standing between Yeon Woo and Cha Han Bin, held out his phone.
“Enter your home address.”
It was clearly an intentional move to block Cha Han Bin’s approach. Cha Han Bin nearly got his head bumped into Jun Hwi’s shin.
Losing his balance and pushed back, Cha Han Bin barely steadied himself by placing a palm on the ground. “Oh!” Yoon Ji Woo let out a startled squeal, fearing he’d fall, then quickly clamped her mouth shut.
‘Why on earth…!’
Why did Yeon Woo have to get caught in this silent clash between two males and be forced to tread carefully?
Yeon Woo, who had unwittingly taken the phone, made eye contact with Cha Han Bin as he stood up bitterly and brushed off his palms. Her attempt to send him an apologetic look was immediately cut short by Jun Hwi’s impatient urging.
While Yeon Woo and Jun Hwi paused briefly to input the address into the phone’s navigation, the couple Cha Han Bin and Yoon Ji Woo walked past them first, heading their own way. Yeon Woo felt relieved, as if the tense, icy patch where she’d stood beside Cha Han Bin had finally melted away.
But this stubborn entanglement wasn’t over yet. Of all places, they ended up parking their cars facing each other again.
Watching Cha Han Bin approach Jun Hwi’s car with slow steps, Cha Han Bin spoke up once more.
“Shall I give you a ride? Come on, Yeon Woo, get in my car.”
Though phrased as if asking Yeon Woo, his eyes remained fixed on Jun Hwi. At the sound of his gentle tone—again—Jun Hwi’s eyes hardened dangerously.
Blocking Yeon Woo’s gaze, which had been locked with Cha Han Bin’s, with his own body, Jun Hwi murmured softly,
“Get in quickly. If you keep standing like that, your leg will hurt even more.”
“…….”
It was obvious Jun Hwi was suppressing his anger. But Yeon Woo’s hesitation in replying came from somewhere else entirely.
Setting aside the fact that Kwon Jun Hwi was always like this—why was even the usually well-mannered Cha Han Bin deliberately provoking Jun Hwi, acting so unlike himself?
“Yeah, Yeon Woo! If you’re uncomfortable, just come with us!”
Then Yoon Ji Woo chimed in with a seemingly kind suggestion—and Yeon Woo snapped back to her senses.
The transparent intent was almost laughable. She must have been trying to spitefully interfere to keep Yeon Woo from getting close to Kwon Jun Hwi.
When had she ever openly shown interest in him? Now, clinging tightly to her boyfriend’s side, Yoon Ji Woo’s pretense was utterly infuriating.
Her sweet-faced concern for Yeon Woo left a bitter taste in Yeon Woo’s mouth.
Why hadn’t she just kindly helped her wife back in the restroom earlier?
At that thought, the leg that had stumbled because of Yoon Ji Woo started throbbing again.
Yeon Woo firmly rejected both offers and got into the passenger seat Jun Hwi had opened for her.
His car had already left the city center and entered the road near Yeon Woo’s apartment. They hadn’t exchanged a word the entire time. Yeon Woo quietly began preparing to get out, taking off Jun Hwi’s jacket.
“A classic love triangle, isn’t it? You’re clearly the one being pushed aside, Manager.”
Jun Hwi spoke first.
“What?”
“A love triangle—am I wrong? The three of you with that woman earlier.”
Though clearly an insulting presumption about someone else’s private life, instead of anger, Yeon Woo felt something sharp scratch even deeper inside her.
No. You’re wrong. There had never even been a proper triangle. Her one-sided crush had ended without ever being confessed.
If asked now whether she still liked Cha Han Bin, she could clearly say no. Of course, she’d even had boyfriends since then.
It was just… the lingering ache from her early twenties—when she’d never gotten to properly express those long-held feelings and had to forcibly bury them—flashed back in sudden, vivid moments.
She hadn’t cried on the rooftop out of some pure-hearted resolve like, “I can’t let him go like this!” but because she’d been overwhelmed by memories of how pathetically small she’d felt back then.
Perhaps it wasn’t lingering regret—but regret over never even daring to try.
“But Cha Han Bin really is as crude and messy in his personal life as he is in his work habits.”
Jun Hwi, however, seemed to misinterpret Yeon Woo’s silence. His sharp jab jolted her back to attention.
Everyone at Ro And Yul knew, albeit quietly, that he disliked Cha Han Bin—but she never expected such childish, vulgar remarks from him.
“No! Mr. Attorney Cha Han Bin isn’t that kind of person at all. And there’s no love triangle or anything like that—you’re completely mistaken.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. And please refrain from baseless accusations. Saying Attorney Cha Han Bin is crude or promiscuous like that…”
“You call that baseless?”
Ha! Jun Hwi’s irritated laugh hung bitterly in the air.
By now, the car had arrived at the entrance of Yeon Woo’s apartment. He stopped the car, turned toward her, and even through the dim streetlamp glow, the icy sharpness in his eyes piercing through her was unmistakable.
“Cha Han Bin isn’t that kind of person?”
“No, he isn’t.”
“…….”
“…….”
Spending time with him today had made her see him differently. Gratitude. Emotion. Even colorful feelings she’d never imagined from him.
Just a few personal words had softened her heart, and even his slightly furrowed brow and deflated smile now looked oddly handsome.
And yet—Kwon Jun Hwi was still Kwon Jun Hwi.
Her prickly boss, who acted as if he alone knew best in the world and tried to control everything however he pleased, regardless of how others felt.
“I suppose it’s true—being close might mean ignorance is bliss.”
Of course. True to himself, he instantly changed his tone. In a flash, he dropped the fierce glare that had seemed ready to devour her and gave a mocking, faint smile.
“Why don’t you start by learning to hide your own expression?”
“What do you mean?”
“If you keep staring at another woman’s boyfriend with such obvious longing on your face, anyone would think the same way I do.”
Startled, Yeon Woo quickly fumbled at her own face. Soon, a scowl of displeasure creased her small features.
“You really are…”
Really, such a jerk!
But she didn’t say it aloud. Following his “helpful” advice, she tried hard to mask her expression.
She would no longer reveal any personal feelings to him. Even the unfamiliar flutter she’d momentarily felt—she had to erase it completely.
Yeon Woo simply offered her thanks and quickly got out of the car. Conscious of someone possibly watching from behind, she walked straight and stiffly into her apartment.
“Damn it.”
Alone in the car after she’d left, Jun Hwi slammed his fist onto the steering wheel and muttered a curse.
Even if it really had been a love triangle—so what? He should have zero interest in who Kim Yeon Woo still had feelings for, yet because it was Kim Yeon Woo, his frustration boiled over.
It was all because of her—unable to see through Cha Han Bin’s duplicitous, masked facade and instead taking that guy’s side against him.
Why did he even have to waste energy on such pointless, exhausting thoughts?
Emotional messiness like this had never been within his scope of understanding—and he’d never needed to understand it before.
Now, suddenly, Kim Yeon Woo had rolled right into that sphere like a bright red apple—suffocating him to the point of breathlessness as if determined to kill him, and now…
Irritated, Jun Hwi ran a hand through his hair and tore off his bowtie. Something kept surging fiercely inside him, intensely grating on his nerves.
With nowhere else to put his hands, he clenched the steering wheel tightly—so hard the tendons stood out on his hands, his knuckles whitening—but the suffocating irritation wouldn’t fade.
Three years ago. Special Division 2 Office, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Prosecutor Kwon Jun Hwi.
“Prosecutor, what should we do? Witness Kim Seon Ja didn’t show up! She’s suddenly not answering her phone either.”
His team chief’s urgent voice struck his ears. Jun Hwi’s hands froze mid-buttoning his freshly changed court robe just before the hearing.
“Didn’t we confirm yesterday that all witnesses would attend?”
“Yes! She even explicitly told me on the call yesterday that she’d definitely come and not to worry…”
Jun Hwi strode over, snatched the phone from his chief’s hand, and aggressively pressed redial.
‘The number you have dialed cannot be reached.’
Ha! He slammed the receiver down and grabbed his head again, his mind refusing to work from sheer frustration.
“What about the second witness—Kang Seung Beom?”
“I was already uneasy, so I checked—and he said he’s already registered as a witness.”
But Kang Seung Beom alone wouldn’t be enough. What was he supposed to do? After all the effort spent convincing that witness! After all the opportunities painstakingly arranged!
Jun Hwi muttered a curse under his breath, jaw muscles clenching sharply.
“Um… Prosecutor, should we cancel the hearing?”
“…….”
The first-instance hearing for a corporate Ponzi scheme case. For months, Jun Hwi had poured his time and energy into getting the chairman—the man who’d hid behind his company—to stand trial as an individual.
Moreover, media outlets were even anticipating this precedent-setting case, expecting its ruling to influence future fraud cases.
He couldn’t possibly give up now. If he missed this chance, there wouldn’t be another.
“We’ll proceed as scheduled.”
And fortunately, his judgment proved correct.
After intense arguments and nerve-wracking negotiations between defense and the bench, they barely managed to extract partial admission from the defendant. Sentencing was postponed to the second hearing.
While his team breathed sighs of relief, by his own standards, the hearing had practically been a failure. If key witness Kim Seon Ja had testified, they wouldn’t have needed to drag things into a second session—meaningful sentencing could have happened right then.
His resentment lingered so strongly that he stayed behind long after even the overtime workers had left, unable to let go.
“Kwon Pro, aren’t you heading in?”
Yang Ju Yeon, passing by the hallway, spotted the light on in his office and stepped in. Lost in thought, he slowly rose from his chair and rubbed his forehead.
“I’m going.”
“Still in a bad mood? Oh come on, celebrate a little today. Getting any acknowledgment at all in such a tough situation is already impressive.”
“…….”
“Why didn’t the witness show up anyway?”
Now that she mentioned it, he too wondered. That person had seemed strongly cooperative during their interview.
“Ah, whatever. Just forget it all—it’s in the past. Go home and get some rest.”
Despite Yang Ju Yeon’s suggestion, his obsession steered his car not toward home—but toward the witness’s residence.
Yet as he neared the house, returning rationality made him hesitate. Questioning whether it was appropriate for a prosecutor to privately visit a witness at this hour, Jun Hwi parked in an alley near the destination and lit a cigarette.
Then—
“…Attorney Cha Han Bin.”
A familiar figure approached from across the street, smiling faintly.
Cha Han Bin. Attorney at Ro And Yul Law Firm. A judicial training institute classmate—but someone who’d entered university and passed the exam so early he was significantly younger than Jun Hwi. Always smiling, seemingly friendly, yet never revealing his true intentions—just a hypocrite.
“Nice to see you again, Prosecutor.”
Moreover, after seeing his face today in court as the defendant’s counsel, to run into him here again…
“What brings you to the witness’s house?”
“Oh, I had a few questions while investigating this case, so I dropped by.”
“…….”
Now he finally understood why the witness had suddenly refused to appear. Realizing Cha Han Bin’s scheme, a dangerous smirk crooked Jun Hwi’s lips.
“You’re even lower-class than I thought, Attorney Cha Han Bin.”
He never expected someone would resort to such dirty tactics.
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.
*
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!
***
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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