“Choi Su Yeon. You’re Choi Su Yeon, right?”
Taken aback by the unexpected encounter, Su Yeon couldn’t hide her surprise and stepped back.
“Or not? You seem like her. Don’t you recognize me? I’m Nam Dong Hun.”
She knew. She knew he was Nam Dong Hun.
The last time she saw him was 10 years ago, yet he looked unchanged.
“Ah, yeah.”
Su Yeon replied awkwardly.
His presence was uncomfortable.
However, Dong Hun seemed unfazed.
“It’s been so long, hasn’t it? Really glad to see you.”
His words of gladness seemed genuine as he extended his arms towards her as if to embrace her.
Su Yeon stepped back further.
This caused Dong Hun to wave his arms through the air awkwardly.
“Ah… Look at me. I shouldn’t just hug you so freely now.”
Dong Hun retracted his arms and scratched his head in embarrassment.
“I heard you got married. Your husband’s a famous actor, right?”
“…….”
“How’s married life? Does your husband treat you well?”
Dong Hun asked, pretending to be nonchalant, but Su Yeon found it difficult to respond.
Dong Hun was someone she was very grateful for but also uncomfortable with.
“Yeah, he treats me well. Married life is good.”
“……Really?”
Dong Hun’s face showed a tinge of bitterness upon hearing Su Yeon’s simple response.
But it was only momentary.
He quickly brightened up and looked at Su Yeon.
“Yeah, you seem happy. That’s good to hear.”
“Yeah…….”
Their short conversation was followed by an awkward silence.
Su Yeon pondered how to escape this situation. The reunion after such a long time was perplexing.
But Dong Hun’s feelings weren’t the same as hers. He wanted to hear about Su Yeon’s life.
After some thought, Dong Hun spoke up.
“Do you have time? If you do, maybe we could go to a nearby café and….”
“Ah, no.”
Su Yeon interrupted Dong Hun’s difficult attempt to speak.
Despite feeling awkward with Dong Hun, she wasn’t confused about right or wrong.
Su Yeon looked at Dong Hun firmly.
“I was on my way to my in-laws. My mother-in-law isn’t feeling well, so I came to buy ingredients to make her something nutritious. I need to go quickly.”
“Ah, I see….”
Dong Hun couldn’t press further after her firm refusal.
He looked flustered, but Su Yeon made no effort to ease his discomfort.
That was the right thing to do.
She was married to In Ho now, unlike 10 years ago.
“Well, then you should go. It was nice seeing you.”
Dong Hun, having composed himself, reached out his hand.
His hand, unseen for 10 years, now seemed even more reliable.
Su Yeon gazed at his hand with nostalgic eyes before finally shaking it.
The handshake didn’t last long, just a brief three seconds, but it was enough to bring back the awkwardness between them.
Su Yeon, who had been rolling her eyes, gripped the cart handle tightly, ready to leave.
But suddenly, Dong Hun urgently spoke up.
“Ah, I’ve transferred here. I got assigned to this department store right after returning to Korea. I’m currently working here.”
“…….”
“If you come to the department store again, let me know. I’ll buy you something tasty. As a close older brother, I can at least do that.”
Su Yeon silently looked at Dong Hun. It seemed like a polite offer, but somehow it felt like more than that.
His eyes earnestly looked forward to a next time.
“Here, take my business card.”
A business card was extended to Su Yeon, who hesitantly accepted it.
Dong Hun then cheerfully said goodbye.
“See you again.”
He turned and walked away neatly, leaving Su Yeon staring blankly. She tucked the business card into her coat pocket and turned away.
The line she had been waiting in had shortened during her awkward conversation with Dong Hun.
Shaking her head briskly, Su Yeon hurried to the checkout counter.
Unbeknownst to her, Dong Hun had stopped a short distance away and was intently watching her leave.
“Choi Su Yeon has become even more beautiful.”
Lost in thought, Su Yeon gazed out of the moving car window.
Her perfect day had become quite complicated with Dong Hun’s appearance.
“Hello? You’re Choi Su Yeon, right?”
She first met Dong Hun when she was seventeen, in high school.
The memory of that day was still vivid, as if it had happened only yesterday.
“There’s a rumor about a really pretty new student this year, and it seems true.”
“…….”
“You’re really pretty.”
“…….”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Nam Dong Hun, a senior.”
Back then, Dong Hun had extended his hand to Su Yeon, who only stared at it.
“Don’t you like shaking hands?”
“…….”
“Then at least respond. I’m curious how pretty your voice is.”
Dong Hun, looking slightly embarrassed, soon smiled brightly and spoke again.
Yet, Su Yeon passed by him without a word or a response.
She didn’t welcome it.
It was just another meaningless connection.
Su Yeon had neither the time nor the inclination to spare for anyone.
Especially since being associated with her was not good for anyone else.
Ignoring someone like this was the right thing to do, even for their sake.
If Hyekyung found out, there was no telling what might happen next.
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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