It was better to decline due to personal reasons since it seemed difficult. Asking about the advertising fee could lead to rumors that she only cared about money.
“If you’re thinking at this level, just let me know the amount first.”
Yeonji quickly responded to the DM offering a considerable advertising fee. Then, she divided her schedule with various colored pens to avoid overlapping.
“At this rate, I’ll become rich soon!”
Counting the number of advertisements with her fingers, Yeonji laughed heartily.
While contemplating which concept to use for exposure, wondering if other companies would contact her with better conditions, she suddenly kneeled at the thought.
It would be good to take advertising photos with Jeju Island as the background. Since Hyukju was there, she could use the advertising as an excuse to meet him.
“Now that it seems he’s changing his mind about me, I need something to turn it back.”
Yeonji bit her thumbnail and contemplated deeply. Unless it was something significant, she sensed that Hyukju wouldn’t treat her as he did before.
“If I knew it would be like this, I shouldn’t have pretended to be nice when O Eun-su came.”
Regret surged belatedly.
She didn’t want to play the role of a bad and wicked woman from the past that always appeared on TV dramas. She wanted to be a kind and gentle female lead in a simple romantic story. So, Yeonji had asked to stay only by Hyukju’s side when Eun-su came.
Looking back now, even if she had done that, there was nothing to gain. It was truly a foolish act.
“If I had told him to divorce immediately, O Eun-su might have done that. What a waste!”
Yeonji chewed on her lips.
If only she could go back to the moment when she found O Eun-su’s medical records in the flower shop.
If she had held them up and threatened to expose them, O Eun-su might have kneeled in front of her and begged.
The thought that she had kicked away the opportunity that had come right in front of her made Yeonji seethe with anger.
“Why doesn’t this damn brain work properly when it’s needed the most?”
Yeonji pounded her head with the clenched fist. Then, her gaze casually touched the knitted cardigan left on the sofa.
“…Why didn’t I think of that idea sooner?”
One corner of Yeonji’s lips tilted as she held the knitted cardigan in her hands.
With a forceful grip on her clenched fist, she rose from her seat and headed to the dressing room. Then, she began to rummage through the wardrobe, filled with unworn clothes still in their packaging.
“Surely, there must be one somewhere.”
When not needed, items that used to roll on the floor even at the slightest touch were nowhere to be found today.
Frantically searching through the drawer where winter clothes were stored, Yeonji finally found the item she had been looking for.
It was a hat woven with light sky-blue yarn.
“This should work, right?”
Yeonji examined the hat from various angles.
Since she didn’t like the color, she had never used it before. It was almost like a new item.
It was awkward to say that it was a gift from Hyukju’s mother, as it had to appear worn out for that. It was a difficult situation.
“What should I do with this?”
Chewing on her thumbnail again, Yeonji was lost in thought.
Lint could be spread here and there to create a used look, but she was concerned about the distinct worn-out atmosphere of the old yarn hat.
Hyukju had a keen eye, unlike an ordinary man. There was a high chance he would notice that the hat was strange unless there were substantial traces.
In any case, she needed to make it look well-worn somehow. With that thought, Yeonji rushed to the entrance.
Placing the hat on the floor, she put her foot into the shoes she had worn yesterday.
With her lips slightly raised, Yeonji stepped on the hat without reservation, vigorously crushing and rubbing it on the corner of the shoe rack. But even after doing so, it didn’t stretch as much as she thought. This time, she pulled the hat tightly with both hands.
Thud, thud—the sound echoed as she repeatedly hit the hat against the edge of the shoe rack. Still, it didn’t expand as much as she wanted. Yeonji, with her lips raised, stepped on the hat with rubber boots this time and ruthlessly crushed it, scattering it on the floor.
Until she reached Jeju Island, it seemed that if she repeated this a few more times, it would create a convincing appearance.
While taking a walk, Eun-su sent pictures of the sea.
Checking the photos, Hyuk-ju expressed a hint of regret.
“The sea is beautiful, but I’d rather see O Eun-su’s face.”
It would be nice if she sent a selfie with the sea in the background, but Eun-su continued to send landscape photos where not a single strand of her hair was visible.
Eventually, Hyuk-ju initiated a video call.
— Why suddenly a video call?
“I wanted to see you.”
In response to Hyuk-ju’s words, Eun-su covered her mouth with her hand and laughed. A murmuring sound seemed to come from the side, perhaps from Saet-byeol.
— Is it so pitiful to live without a husband?
Pretending not to hear deliberately, Hyuk-ju looked at Eun-su’s face and said, “Isn’t the sunlight too strong?”
— It’s okay.
“The sea is beautiful, but don’t walk too much. Sea breeze has a lot of salt, which is not good for your health.”
— I’ll keep that in mind.
Looking at Eun-su’s smiling face, Hyuk-ju asked, “Is there anything you want to eat for dinner?”
— I don’t have anything in mind right now.
Saying there was nothing specific that came to mind, Eun-su shook her head. With the mention of food, Saet-byeol suddenly showed interest and leaned her head into the frame.
— Eun-su said she wants to eat kimbap. There’s a place near Gwakji Beach here that makes delicious fern kimbap.
“Fern kimbap?”
— Well, the place is a bit peculiar. If they run out of ingredients, they just close the shop immediately…
“I’ll go.”
Hyuk-ju confidently replied.
There was no need for any other reason if Eun-su wanted to eat it. She intended to quickly go and buy it before the store closed.
Fortunately, Manager Song took an earlier flight than expected. So, he planned to arrive two hours earlier than originally stated.
He had notified that he would arrive before the usual working hours and would take a taxi for transportation while making the call. During this time, Hyuk-ju sent a message to Manager Song, stating that she was going to the airport to pick him up and requested a call upon arrival. Also, on the way to the airport, she contacted the gimbap restaurant Saet-byeol had mentioned and placed a takeout order.
After arriving at the airport, Manager Song called shortly after.
“I’m at the B4 parking lot. When you see the parking building, just go straight that way.”
After explaining the location, Manager Song appeared promptly, perhaps because he was nearby.
“This is the box you requested.”
Manager Song handed over a large handbag that was placed on top of the suitcase. Hyuk-ju’s lips formed a pleasing smile as she carefully placed the box filled with items imbued with memories of her late mother-in-law in the back seat. She secured it with a seatbelt to prevent it from falling.
How happy would Eun-su be when she received this?
Hyuk-ju delicately placed the box with memories of her late mother-in-law on the back seat. Finally, she gestured to the front seat, indicating the passenger seat.
“Get in there.”
“I will drive.”
“Today, I’ll drive, so just relax and sit.”
To avoid further refusal, Hyuk-ju took the driver’s seat herself.
Seeing the box reflected in the rearview mirror made her chest swell with a sense of accomplishment, as if she had done something significant.
She wanted to see Eun-su’s delighted face as soon as possible.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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