Tae Hyuk turned away from Yoon Ina’s departing figure and took out his phone to make a call.
[Yes, Professor!]Seung Hee answered the phone as if she were a soldier standing at attention.
“Is Na Young still at home?”
[No, she left about an hour ago. Haven’t you met her?]Tae Hyuk turned to look out the window.
It only took five minutes by car from Na Young’s house to the hospital.
Where did you go, then?
Why did I call Seung Hee instead of you?
Tae Hyuk regretted his actions.
He had let Yoon Ina’s words shake him.
That was what Yoon Ina had wanted, and he shouldn’t have fallen for it.
Once trapped in a quagmire, one only gets dragged deeper.
Tae Hyuk closed his eyes tightly, blocking the intrusive thoughts.
Even if Yoon Ina’s words were all true, any judgment should only come after hearing Na Young’s side of the story.
Rushing to other suspicions would be an insult to their love.
After meeting Lee Joo Ah at the hotel, Na Young immediately went to the hospital.
She had arranged to meet Professor Choi Tae Hyuk and Madam Hwang in their hospital room, but she was terribly late.
She had run as fast as she could to get there a little earlier.
After catching her breath outside the room, she knocked and opened the door.
Seeing Professor Choi Tae Hyuk with Madam Hwang, she consciously smiled brightly.
“Hong Sik isn’t here today.”
Madam Hwang answered instead of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk.
“Hong Sik went to church.”
“Ah! Is he Christian?”
“For the church choir.”
Na Young laughed at the idea of him going to church to sing, but stopped when she noticed Professor Choi Tae Hyuk staring at her.
His silent gaze seemed to hold more words, making her involuntarily tense.
Why is he looking at me like that?
“You’re later than I thought.”
At his words, many thoughts flashed through Na Young’s mind.
Telling him about messing up Lee Joo Ah’s blind date was fine, but then she would have to explain why she went to meet Lee Joo Ah.
She still hoped Professor Choi Tae Hyuk didn’t know Lee Joo Ah had sent a letter to her father’s company, revealing everything about him.
At least not until she and Jang Su Ho found a solution.
Na Young answered.
“I was late because I was cleaning the aquarium, as you asked.”
She remembered his message about cleaning the aquarium.
His eyes widened slightly at her response.
“You cleaned an aquarium?”
“Yes.”
Hearing her answer, Professor Choi Tae Hyuk looked down, avoiding her gaze.
He remained silent.
Na Young watched his reaction keenly.
Though he didn’t say much, the fact that he avoided her gaze first bothered her.
Just as she was about to speak to him, the door opened and Hong Sik entered with a burst of bright energy.
“Was everyone waiting for me?”
Returning from church, Hong Sik looked more solemnly dressed than ever.
Yet, his overflowing enthusiasm made him seem like someone just back from a club.
As Hong Sik entered, Tae Hyuk stood up and said to Madam Hwang,
“We’ll be going then.”
Madam Hwang looked at Na Young.
She wanted to tell Madam Hwang about Yoon Ina’s visit earlier that day but couldn’t do so in front of Tae Hyuk.
She wasn’t sure what they had discussed outside the room, but Tae Hyuk seemed different when he returned.
Na Young thought Madam Hwang was looking at her regretfully and said,
“I’ll come again before you’re discharged, Madam Hwang.”
Madam Hwang smiled and wished her well.
Na Young said goodbye to Hong Sik and followed Tae Hyuk out of the room.
“You don’t have to rush off because of me. You even played Go-Stop with Seung Hee, right? I can play too.”
When she suggested staying longer, Professor Choi Tae Hyuk grabbed her hand.
“Do you think I want to play Go-Stop with you?”
His tone and expression were so usual that the sensitivity she felt in the room earlier must have been due to her guilty conscience for lying.
Na Young felt a bit relieved and asked,
“Then what do you want to do?”
“You’ll see when we get there.”
Tae Hyuk led her away.
He seemed to have a specific destination in mind, making Na Young curious about where he was taking her.
After their brief one-hour date at the hospital a few days ago, she looked forward to spending more time with him.
She really wanted to have a good time with him today.
Na Young sat silently in the passenger seat, then glanced at Tae Hyuk driving.
He seemed unusually quiet today.
“Professor, why aren’t you saying anything?”
When she asked, Tae Hyuk replied nonchalantly,
“I’m driving.”
She remembered him talking quite a bit while driving to Gangwon Province.
“I get bored when you don’t talk, Professor.”
Finally, Professor Choi Tae Hyuk turned his head to look at her.
She anticipated his words, but when Tae Hyuk just turned back to the road without saying anything, Na Young felt disappointed.
She took out her phone, planning to ask Seung Hee to feed her cat, Kkamangi, since she had left in a hurry that morning.
“Who are you contacting?”
Tae Hyuk finally initiated a conversation.
“Seung Hee.”
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!!!
