“Emotions? That’s ridiculous… There are no such things.”
Yeon-ji’s face, which was just crying, brightened.
Looking at Yeon-ji, who didn’t know what to do with her happiness, Yeong-ran thought she should consider how to use the child well all night.
A few days ago, when Eun-su heard that her husband had come down to Jeju Island, Satbyeol’s forehead twisted.
“So, Eun-su, you’re a married woman?”
She uttered an inexplicable exclamation and then gulped down her coffee.
After putting the remaining ice in the glass on the table, Satbyeol slammed her forehead loudly with her hand.
“I’m doomed!”
“What happened?”
“Uh, I was busy preparing for the conference and forgot to contact you. There was something I forgot.”
“What did you forget?”
“Introducing a man.”
“What?”
Eun-su’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s.
“So, was that why you told me to dress up nicely today?”
“Yeah. Even if I get into an accident, is this how you react? No, right? Where are you looking at to see me as a married woman? Of course, it’s not like someone is stamping ‘married’ on my forehead, but since I couldn’t see a ring on your finger, I thought maybe you were single like me.”
“…Sorry.”
Although it seemed like an apology was in order for not revealing the fact of marriage, Eun-su apologized, considering the atmosphere.
“Let’s have dinner right away.”
“Why make an appointment without saying anything?”
“They suggested having dinner first over there, so I casually asked. Both of them are good-looking, tall Seoul guys. Do you know how gentle their speech is? Oh, are you from Seoul too?”
“Anyway, tell them well.”
“Is there no one around you who can come right now?”
“I don’t even have anyone I know here, except you and Satbyeol.”
There were only two people in the boarding house, the landlady and them.
“If I’m not here, do you think you’ll be here? Just saying. I should’ve asked that from the beginning if I knew it would be like this. Are you married?”
Satbyeol looked like she was about to burst into tears.
Confirming that the coffee in front of her was empty after checking her forehead with a lot of wrinkles, Satbyeol reached out to Eun-su’s Hallabong tea.
“Can I drink this?”
“Yeah, go ahead.”
“I keep drinking water because I’m so surprised.”
Satbyeol, with her forehead full of wrinkles, brought the cup of Hallabong tea to her lips and said, as if talking to herself, murmuring.
“It was really my taste. I’ve been to countless conferences, but that face that I really liked was the first. They said things would work out smoothly, and I believed in Oh Eun-su, who I trusted, was a married woman…”
Satbyeol continued to pour out her feelings of pity. Seeing her with a troubled face, Eun-su made the second confession.
“Satbyeol.”
“Why?”
“And I’m pregnant.”
“…”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance.”
“Wow…”
Satbyeol, with her mouth wide open, blinked her eyes.
Then, as if quickly finding her composure, she spoke in a calm voice.
“I meet a man with a woman who has a child now? If your husband finds out, he must have called me a crazy woman.”
“He doesn’t know about it.”
“Well, that’s true.”
Looking at Satbyeol, who looked gloomy with her shoulders slumped, Eun-su seemed to feel sorry for her.
“Among the two men we’re meeting today, do you like one of them?”
“Yeah. He looks like my favorite celebrity.”
“When’s the appointment?”
“5 o’clock.”
“In the evening?”
“There’s a pasta restaurant nearby. It’s called ‘Across the Street Pasta,’ famous for its pasta. I suggested meeting at 5 o’clock because it might be too crowded at 6 o’clock. I think a quiet atmosphere would be good for us to focus on conversation.”
Satbyeol seemed to have even devised a strategy.
Since she put so much effort into this meeting, Eun-su decided to help Satbyeol and not end it before it even began.
“I’ll meet and talk to them. They’re probably almost at the meeting place by now anyway.”
“That’s true.”
“I’ll go and apologize on my behalf. If I do that, you can say that I’ll pay for today’s meal.”
“Will you really do that?”
“Yeah.”
Eun-su nodded her head.
Since she had some responsibility for the situation getting to this point, she thought it was right to make amends. Moreover, if she explained that she didn’t speak properly, the other party wouldn’t think strangely of Satbyeol.
For the sake of Satbyeol’s desired romance, Eun-su decided to take the blame.
The resort was in better condition than expected.
With room remodeling and facilities on the first floor, it seemed there would be no problem attracting tourists.
“We were actually at a standstill because the budget didn’t come through.”
The local representative of the resort carefully spoke, glancing at Hyuk-joo who was examining the accumulated deficit reports for several years.
“The location here is excellent. It’s close to Hanlim Port, so travelers to Biyang Island can stay, and it’s also on the Olle Trail 15, so many tourists will visit. Olle Trail 15 is truly art. It follows along the Gwideok Coastal Road and extends all the way to Kwakji Beach, so people go crazy over the sea to the point where they can’t even breathe…”
When Hyuk-joo lifted his head while reading the report, the representative closed his mouth.
Trying to justify the decreasing number of guests and increasing deficits year after year made his words verbose.
“Sorry. I talked too much unnecessary stuff. I said they’ll sell it at headquarters, so I talked like that because I honestly felt sorry.”
“We’re not selling it.”
“For a resort with such a good location… it’s such a waste… You’re not selling it?”
“We’re going to do a complete remodel. And on the first floor, I’d like to introduce Korean and Western restaurants. If the conditions are met, and if you can recommend a place that is well-known locally…”
“When it comes to food, I’m confident again.”
“For Korean food, a mackerel set meal would be good, and for Western food, a pasta restaurant would be nice.”
“Sounds good!”
Instead of the gloomy rumor about the decision to sell, the story of a complete remodeling made the representative laugh brightly like a child.
“I went to a famous pasta restaurant on SNS with my daughter yesterday, and it was delicious. The name is ‘Pasta Across the Street.'”
“The name is unusual.”
“Right? If you have time, would you like to go there with me?”
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!!!
