“Just coming out like this, what should I do?”
Tae-eun asked Wujin, looking embarrassed. This was because the expressions of the aunts, who still looked at her with dismay, were vivid.
“Then, do you want to eat in this atmosphere? Eat as if nothing happened.”
“But still… it feels like there’s a misunderstanding.”
“A misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Why, was there something between us yesterday?”
“….”
“Wasn’t there?”
As he asked, looking down sharply, Tae-eun’s face turned red as the kiss from last night came to her mind. It felt like heat spreading throughout her body just thinking about it.
Wujin enjoyed watching her turning red like that. He could clearly see what she was thinking because he was thinking the same.
“If nothing happened, why is your face turning red?”
“Well…”
With a smirk, he took a step forward. Tae-eun, who followed him, now felt really resentful. Unlike her, who had her face turning red just by thinking, to him, the kiss from last night was really nothing. Well, he must have had a lot of experience. And the kiss with her was just one of many experiences.
“What if your face turns red over such a small thing? We are going to do more than that in the future.”
With a reality check that came in like a tease, Tae-eun realized how foolishly she had acted. Yes, in today’s world, what algebra is kissing between men and women that her face turns so red? If she marries him, they will do more than that.
“We’ll have our meals separately. I’ve been uncomfortable eating with our aunts for quite a long time. So don’t worry too much.”
“….”
“And I’m really sorry about today. Usually, our aunt doesn’t come over there so often. But of all days…”
“It’s okay. It was something we would experience anyway. Of course, not in this way. But still, after seeing you, I feel much more at ease.”
“You did better than I expected. It’s funny too.”
“I can’t cry, so…”
It was a remark remembering the desperate feelings at that time, but Wujin laughed as if something was so amusing. He found this man, who was so relaxed about everything compared to her who was tense, annoying. But soon, he stopped and looked down at her seriously.
“You did well. It’s quite impressive to withstand our aunts. Thanks to you, my grandmother seems to view it favorably.”
“The, the chairman? Really?”
“Haven’t you heard? He told us to get married. He even set a date for the engagement ceremony.”
“I heard that, but still, just in case…”
“Do you think our grandmother would casually say such things? That means she approves. And now that permission has been given from our grandmother, no one can dare to oppose that decision.”
At Wujin’s words, Tae-eun could gauge how impressive Chairman Jung’s position is at Jangwon. And she found peace of mind in the fact that she had scored points with Chairman Jung.
“Fortunately. I was really nervous.”
“Now, let’s go have breakfast.”
Saying that, he extended his hand, and there was no way to refuse it.
Putting her hand on his large hand, Tae-eun tried not to overly conscious of his presence. However, the man who had deeply penetrated her mind in that short time stole all her attention with just the fact that he was beside her.
The man was seeping in.
As soon as she arrived at the detached house, Tae-eun checked Ji-eun’s message and realized that there was no time for breakfast. This was because Ji-eun had sent a message that if she didn’t hear from her by morning, she would report it to the police.
It wasn’t that she was worried about reporting to the police. It meant that if Ji-hoon, who was drunk, was beaten on the street and disappeared, it was annoying enough. Moreover, she didn’t contact and stayed out overnight, so it meant she would report it as she was worried that drugs might be involved.
Tae-eun, who had experienced Ji-eun’s violent temper enough to split her teeth, knew for sure that this was not an empty threat.
“I think I need to go home. If she doesn’t come in by the morning, she said she would report it to the police.”
“Huh, that’s ridiculous….”
Wujin couldn’t continue his words as if he was dumbfounded. Well, from the perspective of a normal person, it was a situation that could never be understood. Every time the family situation was blatantly revealed like this, Tae-eun felt like she was exposed in front of him.
“I’ll take you.”
“No, I’ll take a taxi.”
“I can’t allow that.”
He got out of the car with the car key. As soon as she got into the car, Tae-eun typed a message to Ji-eun that she would leave soon. Then she pressed the send button, but a cool fragrance that came in suddenly made her tense.
“What…”
Surprised, she approached, looking at his face as if she would touch it or say something. Looking at his face so closely, the kiss from last night naturally came to her mind again, and without realizing it, she involuntarily clenched her fingertips.
Stop thinking about such things now, but her brain refused the owner’s will.
In a surprised state, her breath stopped on its own.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
