“Are you okay?”
Ahn Siljang, the middle-aged man sitting in the passenger seat, asked Yeoreum, who was in the back seat.
Her bangs were damp, and her plump yet pale face shimmered, as if she had washed her face to erase her crying.
“I’m fine.”
Yeoreum replied, looking out the car window as darkness began to fall.
“Once Mr. Jeong Hyeon arrives at the hospital, I will contact you. Don’t worry.”
“Thank you.”
“And Miss, if I may offer some unsolicited advice…”
Yeoreum looked at Ahn Siljang as he spoke.
“Don’t provoke Chairman Ju-hwa any further. I say this because I am worried about you. The Chairman does not forgive anyone who defies her. She is a fearsome person. So, please stay quiet.”
“I wish I could.”
Responding calmly, Ahn Siljang said nothing more.
Meanwhile, the luxury sedan entered a narrow alley.
There was a security booth at the entrance, and people were standing guard.
The long, spacious alley was devoid of people.
The car drove through and entered a vast area.
The size of the place was significant, as it took quite a while from the gate to the building.
“Please get out.”
Ahn Siljang, who had gotten out first, opened the back door for her.
Yeoreum briefly thanked him and then looked up at the building in front of her.
The beautiful two-story building, with soft light leaking out, seemed more like a castle than a house.
“Please come in.”
Ahn Siljang led, and Yeoreum followed.
A middle-aged woman met Yeoreum at the entrance.
“Welcome. I’m the housekeeper. You can call me Park.”
In her 50s, she had a graceful appearance and a calm voice.
Yeoreum nodded respectfully to her.
Soon, she followed Park inside.
Everything was lavish yet refined.
Yeoreum walked down a long corridor into the interior.
She then arrived at a living room reminiscent of a palace.
Ju-hwa was sitting on a heavy golden sofa in the central seat, and the people she had seen at the hospital were beside her.
Behind them, men and women in white shirts and black skirts or trousers stood straight.
The group, which seemed to be about twenty people, appeared to be the house staff.
“Chairman, Miss Yeoreum is here.”
At Park’s signal, Yeoreum approached Ju-hwa.
She was sipping tea.
Those sitting beside her looked surprised at Yeoreum’s arrival.
Ha-eun was also among them.
“You…”
She looked incredulously at Yeoreum, attempting to stand up.
Yeoreum was equally surprised.
To meet a relative here of all places.
“Why?”
A woman in her 50s sitting beside Ha-eun asked softly, prompting Ha-eun to sit back down.
“Nothing.”
Ha-eun closed her mouth.
Park, noticing Yeoreum standing awkwardly, said:
“Miss, please take a seat.”
As Yeoreum moved towards the sofa, Ju-hwa spoke.
“Who said you could sit?”
At that, Yeoreum halted.
“Who allows you to sit in my house so casually?”
A brief tension filled the air, and Jeong-mi and Ha-eun smirked.
“With those jeans and a padded jacket?”
Compared to everyone else’s elegant attire, Yeoreum, in her jeans and padded jacket, seemed out of place.
Ju-hwa, particularly in her lavish white lace dress, exuded an authoritarian air like a queen of lilies.
Park, looking flustered, was reassured by Yeoreum.
“It’s okay.”
She smiled lightly.
However, the surrounding staff seemed unsettled.
Park, trying to break the awkward atmosphere, cleared her throat and continued.
“Let me introduce everyone present. Mr. Kang Ki-taek, the Chairman’s brother, is your grand-uncle by marriage.”
The slender middle-aged man smiled kindly at Yeoreum.
“Welcome. We’re glad to have you.”
“Ah, thank you.”
“This lady here is Mrs. Song Jeong-mi, the wife of Mr. Kang Ki-taek. To you, she would be your grand-aunt by marriage.”
The woman of ample build looked at Yeoreum with an arrogant expression.
Having seen her before at the hospital, she seemed displeased and her gaze was full of contempt.
“These are Mr. Ki-taek’s son and daughter-in-law, and also his daughter. They would be your grand-cousin, grand-cousin-in-law, and grand-aunt respectively.”
Yeoreum said, “Wow, that’s complicated. So, in a nutshell, they are Chairman Ju-hwa’s younger brother’s family, right?”
Though she appeared to be confused, she quickly responded, “Yes.”
“So, they are my fourth or fifth cousins?”
“Yes.”
“Got it. Now it makes sense.”
Just then, as Ju-hwa placed her teacup on the table, she said, “You’re supposed to start working at a school from tomorrow, right? Gam-san High School?”
“That’s right.”
“You waited over a year since passing the teacher certification exam, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I canceled that. To be precise, I contacted them to say you’re resigning. Just so you know.”
“What did you say?”
Ju-hwa smiled and said, “You have to live here for the next 20 years. How could you do a teaching job in Busan? Right?”
“But still, I should have been the one to explain and resign from the school! Do you know how hard I worked to pass the exam?”
Ju-hwa responded, “Your efforts are none of my concern.”
Jeong-mi and Ha-eun chuckled again.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
