Dajeong involuntarily wore a bright smile. The face she coincidentally encountered in the lobby of the clinic was so welcoming for some reason.
“Ms. Sookyung, what happened? I heard you recommended the clinic. Thank you.”
“Oh, it’s nothing. I told them all my family members are psychopaths. My youngest aunt is a child psychologist. She’s the director here.”
Sookyung shook her head as if she were tired. She had the look of a doctor with trembling nerves.
“Anyway, I heard the story. Unnie, did you handle such a big issue okay?”
“Yes, thanks to you.”
“They say the world is wide, and there are many crazies, but I’ve never seen such a lunatic before.”
Sookyung exhaled as if more and more to think about was suffocating her. The first time she saw Oh Hyun-ah was during the celebration event for the new business of Minghanyutong. She said that Oh Hyun-ah, who was pretending to be engaged to Chajunghyuk, was such a disgrace.
“Oh Hyun-ah or an octopus, I felt uneasy from the first sight. Anyway, it’s good that it’s been resolved.”
Sookyung, who comforted with her distinctive eloquence, suddenly looked down. When their eyes met, Siwoo greeted with a bright bellybutton.
“Pretty sister! Hello.”
“Hello, Siwoo. Is our handsome little guy okay?”
“Yes! Siwoo is all better! Um… seven nights! No, after sleeping for ten nights, he’ll go back to kindergarten!”
Siwoo folded and unfolded his ten fingers ambiguously and shouted confidently.
“Good for you. Since we’ve met like this, let’s have a meal. I wanted to buy Siwoo something delicious. What does Siwoo want to eat? You can tell me everything you want to eat because the pretty sister will treat you.”
“Um… Jjajangmyeon!”
Siwoo shouted for jjajangmyeon while raising his hand ambiguously.
“It’s settled. I’ve been wanting to talk to you, Sookyung. I’ll call Jung-hyuk and let him know about the result,” Dajeong said, thinking of informing Jung-hyuk about the result.
At that moment, Siwoo, who was observant, spotted someone and exclaimed.
“Oh! It’s a pretty lady!”
The ordered pizza and pasta were served. Dajeong took a slice of pizza and transferred it to Siwoo’s plate.
Then, she also took a slice of pizza to Sookyung’s plate, but suddenly, her handbag on the adjacent seat caught her eye.
Something protruded above the bag, and at a glance, it was evident that it was an air ticket from a well-known airline.
Somehow, an ominous feeling crept in.
“Uh… Sookyung, where are you going?”
Dajeong asked with a nod toward the air ticket, and Sookyung widened her eyes in surprise.
“Chajunghyuk didn’t mention it?”
“He’s the type who doesn’t talk about himself unless asked.”
Sookyung nodded as if she knew and said, “It’s nothing special. I’m going to New York in two days for work. I’ve been doing M&A-related work since I graduated from college. I’ve decided to participate in the project Chajunghyuk is promoting this time.”
“I heard he speaks highly of your abilities.”
“Chajunghyuk said that?”
Sookyung shook her head in disbelief. It was unclear what kind of relationship they had, but it was strange that they were all like this.
“It’s nothing. It’s just that it ended cleanly and was completely settled two days ago.”
“Really…?”
Dajeong’s face was filled with disappointment.
“Unni, did it bother you?”
“Yes, honestly, I thought you two were really well-suited. Senior Dohjun’s gaze toward you was different, too.”
“What can you do? That man still only has eyes for you.”
“…”
At the blatant denial, Dajeong lost her words and swallowed her sigh. It was a talent to be so honest yet not express any emotions.
At this point, she might still resent Dajeong. However, Sookyung didn’t seek the cause of the problem from others. Similarly, she didn’t shift the blame to a third party.
But perhaps because she was too cool, it felt like admiring her rational side while feeling like a culprit at the same time.
“I don’t know if I have the right to say this, but I’ve received a lot of help and relied on Senior Dohjun for a long time.”
“It’s my fault. I’ve always said I didn’t know anything, but maybe I wanted to pretend I didn’t know Senior’s feelings. That way, I thought I could avoid feeling burdened by his kindness and favors.”
“Unni, feelings don’t matter. What matters is how that man thinks about you.”
“Senior probably felt pity. I, too, relied on Senior unconsciously. But the feelings toward Sookyung seemed different.”
“How are they different?”
Sookyung showed curiosity. Dajeong raised her eyes and pondered how to express what she felt. Then, she spoke.
“Should I say it’s passionate? Even though I’ve seen them for a long time, the feeling of burning passion with Senior Dohjun didn’t match at all.”
“What do you want to say, Unni?”
Sookyung, with a gracious smile, urges Dajeong to get straight to the point.
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!!!
