“Still, I’ll do the driving.”
He took the car keys from Yuri’s hand naturally and said softly.
“What are you doing now?”
Yuri looked at Jeho with a bewildered face.
“I have something to say, but it’s not something to say here right now. Let’s go to my house first.”
“Why should I go to your house?”
“Then shall we go to the officetel?”
“If you have something to say, say it here. I’m not going anywhere with you.”
As she refused with a trembling voice, Jeho let out a low sigh as if tired.
“Sigh, Minwoo…”
“What about Minwoo?”
But he couldn’t answer and just looked at her silently. He couldn’t figure out where to start explaining.
Yuri still didn’t know what had happened to Minwoo. He couldn’t tell her for fear she would worry unnecessarily. Anyway, if he was arrested by the police and investigated, it would be in the media and she would naturally find out.
But something unexpected happened. Minwoo’s escape lasted longer than expected and eventually he disappeared without anyone knowing.
That was why Teacher Jin suddenly called Woo Gyeol.
One day, he vanished without a trace, like smoke.
Not only from their sight, but also from Director Kwon’s sight, he disappeared without a trace.
―They seemed quite flustered on their side too. He disappeared without saying a word. They say all contact has been cut off completely.
An even more serious problem was the report that he seemed to have secretly entered Korea.
―It’s not certain, but it seems he came by boat through Japan or China. So we’re looking into it now.
If it’s true that Minwoo entered the country illegally, Yuri’s safety would be greatly threatened. He couldn’t tell such a serious story in a place like this.
“I’m asking you. Please.”
At the word “please,” Yuri narrowed her eyes. His expression was quite hardened, as if it was really serious.
“It will only take a moment. Give me some time to talk.”
What on earth was he trying to say?
After hesitating for a moment, Yuri finally decided to accept his request. If she left like this, she felt she wouldn’t be able to stand the curiosity of what he wanted to say.
“Let’s go to Jeho’s house.”
She couldn’t let him come to the officetel. How hard had she worked to erase his traces… Not long ago, she even changed the bed and sofa they had used together. It was because she couldn’t stand his image lingering constantly.
If it was Jeho’s house, she could just walk out. But her sanctuary was different.
“Thank you.”
Seating Yuri in the passenger seat, Jeho took the wheel and headed to his house.
It seems like it’s been a little over a month…
His house was no different from when she last walked out. Everything was familiar as if she had left this morning and just returned.
That’s why it hurt more. Because of the relationship between the two that had changed so much while everything here remained the same…
Carefully looking around, Yuri sat on the sofa, accepting the teacup Jeho handed her.
“So what did you want to talk about? Please finish it as quickly as possible.”
Yuri spoke coldly on purpose to hide her wavering feelings. Jeho nodded lightly and took a seat opposite her.
“It might be unpleasant to hear. But you need to know now… The situation has become a bit serious.”
“What kind of story is it?”
“Minwoo…”
As if it wasn’t easy to say outright, Jeho hesitated for a moment. Then, as if he had no choice, he slowly spoke.
“He killed someone.”
For a moment, Yuri looked at Jeho with an expression as if she had heard wrong. But soon she realized she had heard correctly when she saw the dark shadow that fell on Jeho’s face.
“…That’s impossible.”
That was all she could say.
[This is the timeline separator]Until Jeho finished speaking, Yuri couldn’t say a word. She gripped her trembling hands tightly and focused all her attention on what he was saying.
It was the kind of content you’d only see in a crime movie. But sadly, the worst-case scenario was just beginning.
“…But Minwoo has disappeared without a trace for the past few days.”
And then he vanished like smoke at some point. How could that be possible?
“Maybe…”
Yuri carefully spoke, knowing it was a needless worry.
“He didn’t commit suicide or anything out of despair over his situation, did he?”
“That’s certainly not the case.”
As far as he knew, Kwon Minwoo was definitely not the type to commit suicide out of despair over his situation.
“Don’t be surprised and listen carefully. It seems Minwoo…”
Jeho paused for a moment, staring intently at Yuri’s face before slowly continuing.
“He seems to have entered Korea now.”
“…How, when he’s a fugitive?”
She frowned in disbelief.
“There are many ways to enter illegally.”
“But why Korea of all places? This would be the second most dangerous place for Minwoo after France. If he was fleeing further away, I could understand… Ah.”
Suddenly, Yuri stopped speaking as if she had realized something. She looked at Jeho with an expression that wasn’t sure if her guess was correct. Then she slowly spoke again.
“…Is it because of me? Did he come to see me?”
“Probably.”
Jeho answered shortly with a hardened expression.
They said that a few days before disappearing, Minwoo had been crying out someone’s name loudly. The notebook Teacher Jin found in Minwoo’s hideout, frantically scribbled, was full of only Yuri’s name.
And the last carving on the wall with a knife said,
…But he wouldn’t tell Yuri that far. It would drive her into even more terror.
Despite hearing the shocking facts, Yuri was holding up well.
She didn’t say anything, as if deep in thought, but she didn’t seem too frightened. She didn’t show any signs of weakness like bursting into tears. She only bit her lips occasionally while catching her breath.
A heavy silence fell, and Yuri carefully opened her mouth.
“The information that Minwoo entered Korea isn’t absolutely certain, right?”
“Not yet. But the possibility is high. So you need to be careful from now on.”
“Then what should I do until Minwoo’s whereabouts are known for sure?”
“Don’t go to the company for the time being.”
Jeho had already told Manager Kim over the phone that he wanted to entrust Yuri with KG Group work for the time being.
He added that she would be coming to work at KG Group in the form of working for a partner company. Since the projects Yuri was in charge of had all ended recently, Manager Kim gladly accepted.
“Okay. There’s no choice.”
“And don’t stay at the officetel, go to your family home. It will be safer there.”
“Until when?”
Yuri slightly frowned at the words to stay at her family home. It was burdensome to think about clashing with the assemblyman, who was already in a frenzy over Yuri’s paternity test leak.
“Until we find Minwoo.”
“If you can’t find Minwoo’s whereabouts until the end, does that mean I have to keep staying at home?”
“We’re looking everywhere, so it shouldn’t take too long.”
“I understand.”
Yuri had already returned to a calm appearance. But she couldn’t hide the trembling of her fingertips, as the teacup in her hand was shaking precariously.
Her effort to act as if nothing was wrong pained Jeho. It was like seeing the thick wall blocking the two of them…
She would no longer show her emotions to him as she used to.
Jeho approached Yuri’s side and gently took the teacup from her hand, placing it on the coffee table.
“The tea is hot. Be careful.”
“…Ah.”
She looked as if she had only just realized the teacup was hot. Was she that distracted? Watching closely from beside her, she was trembling like an aspen tree.
Yuri’s brow furrowed slightly as if embarrassed to be caught trembling.
The past image of her forcibly swallowing tears in his car, not wanting to be caught crying, began to overlap.
Though she held back, when tears welled up in her eyes, Yuri didn’t know what to do and lowered her head, avoiding his gaze.
Like then, Jeho stroked the back of Yuri’s head, combing through her hair as if soothing a child. She bit her lip, seeming flustered by the gentle touch.
“Don’t try to endure alone. You don’t need to pretend to be fine, to be okay.”
“…It’s not pretending.”
As her voice trembled while saying she was fine, Yuri quickly shut her mouth. Forcibly steadying her voice, she opened her mouth again.
“I’m really… fine…”
Jeho was the first to run out of patience. Unable to bear it any longer, Jeho reached out and pulled her strongly into his arms.
…Ah!
Yuri closed her eyes, feeling the warm body temperature enveloping her entire body.
She should push him away, but her limbs seemed paralyzed and she couldn’t move an inch. Perhaps from the moment he walked to the table, she had wanted him to embrace her passionately, regardless of others’ gazes.
Though knowing it wasn’t right, she couldn’t reject him.
Comforting herself that nothing big would happen if she stayed like this for just a moment…
How could it remain exactly the same, unchanged at all?
The sweet and tangy citrus scent filling her nose and the warm, cozy embrace.
Being held by him like this, it felt like she wouldn’t need to worry even if Minwoo or anyone else came.
But…
Yuri sighed softly, realizing the cold reality.
He was no longer her man. Though they had already decided to end it, to settle things, she resented herself for falling for him so easily for such a trivial reason.
Why on earth can’t I push you away?
Yuri broke away from Jeho’s embrace and raised her head to meet his gaze.
Was his action now out of guilt?
Or was it sympathy?
Was it genuine concern for her?
She felt anxious and angry at herself for seeming to fall deeper rather than escape, even after a month had passed since breaking up.
“Don’t do this. Let me hurt alone. Just let me tremble alone.”
Yuri cupped one of Jeho’s cheeks with her hand and spoke as if complaining.
“Do you know how much your actions like this hurt me? I was just starting to forget everything and live well…”
The next words couldn’t continue. He lowered his head and deeply pressed his lips against hers.
This time too, she couldn’t push him away. Just like when he embraced her earlier, she crumbled all too easily. Rather, she clung to him urgently, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Like a dam finally bursting after water had been seeping through small cracks, the emotions she had been suppressing erupted all at once. There was no room left even to breathe.
Fortunately, just before it was too late, they both stepped back simultaneously without anyone initiating. They looked at each other with vacant eyes while catching their breath.
It was a look that both knew this shouldn’t happen.
“Thank you for today. But let’s stop here.”
Yuri straightened her disheveled clothes and stood up from the sofa.
“From now on, please tell my father about Minwoo’s matters and everything else.”
“I’m sorry.”
He said in a husky, sunken voice.
“Why are you the only one sorry? I’m sorry too. So let’s stop doing things we have to apologize to each other for.”
Yuri shook her head vigorously with an expression like she was about to cry.
“If I see you, I’ll rush to you like this again, and then I’ll be more disappointed and disgusted with myself than with you. So please avoid me so that I don’t disgust myself.”
Sadly, it was all sincere.
She was sincerely pleading with him.
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Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up! (Female-dominant)
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
*
At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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