Still, she couldn’t help feeling bad. She wanted to extend the futile dream for a moment… He was ruthlessly shattering it again.
He won’t let even tonight pass peacefully.
Whether the call had ended or not, she heard the sound of the balcony door opening. Yulli quickly turned her back and pretended to close her eyes, pretending to be asleep.
The mattress shook slightly as if someone was climbing onto the bed. After a while, he reached out and pulled her from behind. Feeling the warm breath settling on her neck, Yulli unknowingly twisted her lips.
I don’t need to keep pretending until I fall asleep…
Although she wanted to push away the hand on her waist immediately, Yulli bit her lip and endured it.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep, was it because of the warm body temperature from behind? When I opened my eyes again, the surroundings were already bright. However, the man who warmly embraced me was nowhere to be seen. As I got up from bed, I noticed a note on the bedside table.
Yulli, getting up from bed, quickly finished showering and brewed coffee from the minibar’s coffee maker. Then, she called Yuri first. It was necessary to confirm the source of the video before organizing her thoughts.
[Oh, unnie?]Yuri seemed a bit surprised when she received a call from her sister early on a weekend morning.
“I called because I was curious about how you’re feeling today.”
[…Ah, thank you for worrying. I’m okay now, unnie.]“Why did you feel that way?”
[That…] Yuri hesitated for a moment without answering directly. But reluctantly, she spoke. […I’ll tell you later, unnie. I’ll tell you everything later.]“Okay, I understand.”
I don’t know what happened, but it didn’t seem related to the video. Although Yulli suspected several times that the person who sent the pictures and videos might be Yuri, no matter how much she thought about it, her sister didn’t seem to be the one.
Eventually, Yulli asked cautiously.
“Oh, right. The brooch on the dressing table, where did you get it? It was so pretty.”
[The brooch? Oh, the one with the pearl? I received that as a gift. A senior said if he might not be able to celebrate my birthday because he’s going abroad, so he gave it to me in advance.]“Senior? Do I know him too?”
[Yeah, you probably know him, unnie. The senior who dropped me off at home when I was drunk the other day. He used to work at KG Group until recently.]“Ah, Senior Sindahui. I see.”
At the familiar name, Yulli involuntarily furrowed her brow.
“I’ll call you again.”
After ending the call, Yulli lifted the cup in front of her to bring it to her lips. The bitter taste of the coffee, which had probably cooled by now, filled her mouth. At the same time, suspicious moments began to come to mind one by one.
—By the way, isn’t the tea at Mr. Jeho’s house too bitter?
—Did they call it Sotae tea? Probably.
Sindahui and Jeho seemed to know each other. Senior Sindahui would have deliberately leaked such information. But why?
—Sindahui… Ah, you know, she might be angry.
Was there something bitter between them?
—If you’re caught intentionally approaching, your relationship with him…
The reason Jeho’s expression was pale when they collided in front of the restaurant was probably because he was nervous that she overheard the conversation with Woo-kyul. At that time, I was too preoccupied with Claire to notice.
“Ha.”
A disappointed laugh escaped from Yulli’s lips.
It turns out I was the only one who didn’t know.
Sin Dahui knew at least one thing: that a man named Kwon Jeho intentionally approached Chae Yulli. Looking back, it seemed like both of them had looked at her with an indescribable sense of embarrassment. The distance in their attitude toward Yulli also contributed to that. In that moment, a surge of emotions overwhelmed her.
How foolish they must have looked to the two of them. Their performance in the false act must have been quite ridiculous.
But who could she blame? It was her own fault for easily giving in.
Yulli slowly drank her coffee while pondering when Jeho started approaching her and in what manner. When the cup was empty, Yulli, having roughly organized her thoughts, picked up a pen and left a simple memo under Jeho’s note.
After briefly glancing at the note she had written, Yulli placed the cup on the paper and got up from her seat.
“We’re all going to have dinner together after the seminar. Kwon Jeho, please join us.”
“No, I have a prior engagement.”
Politely declining the dinner invitation from the seminar organizer, Jeho sent a text to Yulli during the lunch break.
Jeho waited for a reply while recalling Yulli’s appearance from last night.
She seemed somehow different. Especially, the fact that she ran out in just a shirt without a jacket bothered him.
Did a similar incident happen in Geoje? Did she run out without grabbing a jacket during dinner, causing a situation like that?
But if that were the case, Yuri would have told him the truth. Yuri, who brought Yulli into the house to save her from Assemblyman Chae, would have honestly explained it.
Was it really just because she wanted to see him?
Numerous questions confused Jeho’s mind.
Even after a while, Yulli didn’t check the message. Jeho glanced at his wristwatch. It was already past twelve, but perhaps she was still asleep due to the struggle until dawn.
Despite wanting to rush to the hotel, he had to endure until the seminar was over.
Jeho switched his phone to silent mode and put it into his jacket pocket.
On the plane back to Seoul, Yulli concluded that she couldn’t handle everything alone. Reluctantly, she needed her father’s help.
Suddenly, she recalled the words that Assemblyman Chae had said when he came to the officetel.
“If you ever need anything, contact Chief Kim. I’ve instructed him to answer your call immediately.”
She had thought it was about Minwoo, but could it have included Mr. Jeho’s affairs as well?
Perhaps Assemblyman Chae already knew everything. Considering the investigation into Minwoo, the sudden visit to her, and everything else.
Upon arriving in Seoul, Yulli went straight to Chief Kim’s office to seek help.
“Is there someone you want me to investigate? Can you help?”
“Of course.”
Chief Kim nodded casually, as if he had expected something like this.
“Can you find out who the number that sent these photos and videos belongs to?”
There was a possibility that it was a burner phone, but they couldn’t let go of hope. Chief Kim silently accepted the phone that Yulli handed over. As he checked the messages, Chief Kim squinted his eyes, then rose from his seat without saying a word and walked to his desk. After retrieving something from the last drawer, he returned to the sofa and handed Yulli a tablet PC.
“It happens to be a number I investigated. You’ll understand when you see this report. Everything is here.”
Looking at the report, Yulli stared at Chief Kim with an expression of disbelief.
“This is…?”
Her enlarged pupils shook with confusion.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
