Do Jin had wooed her precisely for this reason, to use her one day. Like today. He felt secure with the USB drive in his jacket pocket.
“That son of a bitch. You’re done for now. I won’t let it slide.”
After spending a heated night with Sun Young and returning home in the early dawn, Do Jin hummed a tune as he entered the front door. The house felt even colder than the summer night outside.
“Even in summer, this house is chilly. What kind of housekeeping is this?”
Irritated, Do Jin shivered and headed to the kitchen, opening the refrigerator. He planned to have a cool drink of water. Pulling out a bottle, he poured water into a glass, momentarily glancing back with a slightly uneasy feeling.
‘Mother must be sleeping peacefully.’
He realized anew that it had been a long time since he had seen his mother’s face, as he had been coming home late every night recently.
Yoon Ju, knowing that Do Jin had a girlfriend, thought he would leave her soon and come to her. After all, love is a fleeting thing. But she hadn’t anticipated that even the love she thought had come to her would eventually move on again.
“So, Mother, you must be proud of how well you raised your son.”
“What?”
Do Jin’s mother’s eyes bulged at Yoon Ju’s sarcasm.
“Seeing that he hasn’t come home yet, he seems to be rolling around with another woman. I heard his late father did the same every day.”
Slap.
A sharp slap resonated through the house. Yoon Ju’s face turned to the side as if struck by lightning.
“How dare you, how dare you say such a thing?”
Do Jin’s mother muttered, trembling with her arm raised in the air. Yoon Ju clutched her burning cheek and didn’t say a word. The harsh breathing of the two women filled the air.
“If it weren’t for the baby in your belly, I would never have let Do Jin marry you. Never.”
With that, Do Jin’s mother entered her room. Yoon Ju could no longer cry.
With dry eyes and a numb gaze, Yoon Ju walked into her room. The bedroom, which should have been filled with the warmth of a newlywed couple, was cold. The chilly air greeted Yoon Ju.
“Sob….”
Yoon Ju sat down on the cold bed and covered her face. Her body felt parched, as if all moisture had been drained, and despite wanting to cry, her eyes remained as dry as desert air. Her cheek still burned from the slap.
“I can’t forgive you, Kim Do Jin.”
Yoon Ju’s eyes sparkled. Before marrying, she had known about Do Jin’s multiple girlfriends. She thought marriage would change him.
But he hadn’t changed. She realized she was just one of many after they were married. It was too late to back out; she was carrying Do Jin’s child, a precious life.
“I’m sorry, baby.”
Yoon Ju gently stroked her swollen belly and bowed her head, silently apologizing to the child who would be born to loveless parents.
“I want to make it hard for your father. I want to.”
Still, no tears came.
Do Jin had received important company information from Sun Young, the accounting clerk. Sun Young, who also handled some accounting tasks, had organized crucial ledgers.
Do Jin had wooed her precisely for this reason, to use her one day. Like today. He felt secure with the USB drive in his jacket pocket.
“That son of a bitch. You’re done for now. I won’t let it slide.”
After spending a heated night with Sun Young and returning home in the early dawn, Do Jin hummed a tune as he entered the front door. The house felt even colder than the summer night outside.
“Even in summer, this house is chilly. What kind of housekeeping is this?”
Irritated, Do Jin shivered and headed to the kitchen, opening the refrigerator. He planned to have a cool drink of water. Pulling out a bottle, he poured water into a glass, momentarily glancing back with a slightly uneasy feeling.
‘Mother must be sleeping peacefully.’
He realized anew that it had been a long time since he had seen his mother’s face, as he had been coming home late every night recently.
“So, don’t take it too seriously, Deputy Ji Na. See you later.”
Ji Hye, who had tried to lighten Ji Na’s mood with a joke, greeted her lightly and returned to her place.
“Sigh….”
It must have been the end of a long illness.
It wasn’t her concern anymore. Yet, Ji Na kept feeling uneasy, as if she was carrying a heavy stone in her heart.
She had never wished for Do Jin and Yoon Ju’s happiness, but neither had she wished for someone’s death.
She had only wished for them to suffer as much as she had… Was it her unspoken wish that had led to Do Jin’s mother’s death?
Ji Na found herself unable to concentrate on work, frequently visiting the restroom and pantry. It felt as if she had somehow caused another person’s death. A guilt she couldn’t voice parched her mouth repeatedly.
The last time she had met Do Jin’s mother was at his wedding.
Even when she went to get his mother’s consent for the wedding, and at the wedding itself, Do Jin’s mother had held onto Ji Na until the very end. The desperate voice of Do Jin’s mother echoed in her ears.
Could it have been because of her harsh behavior? As she was entangled in these complex thoughts, her phone vibrated.
[Do you have a moment?]The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
