Ddorong.
When the message notification sounded, Tae-jo’s gaze dropped. A mischievous cat appeared in the notification message, prompting Tae-jo’s fingers to move quickly.
[I’m going to meet friends. Yuna is giving me a ride. I’ll send you the location, so if you’re available after work, please come pick me up.]Under Se-kyung’s message, a link to the restaurant location was displayed. After checking the location, Tae-jo sent his estimated arrival time and then set his phone down.
“Is that Se-kyung?”
Kang Sang-moo, who had been watching from the side, spoke. Tae-jo glanced at Woo-hyun without giving a particular response, and Woo-hyun raised one corner of his lips with his finger.
“Isn’t that right? When Se-kyung contacts you, does one corner of your mouth dance?”
“I don’t know.”
He still smiled without giving much of a response.
Woo-hyun chuckled and snorted. Even though it was just the beginning, Tae-jo already showed a pitiful side to Woo-hyun. From what he observed, the men of the Jin family were genetically predisposed to be pitiful.
Tae-jo’s father couldn’t move a finger in front of Ma Yeon-nim, and Yun-jo hyung was limited to his sister-in-law.
So, there was no way that strong gene of pitifulness could escape Tae-jo.
“Still, aren’t we lucky? It passed without much trouble. Honestly, when Se-kyung’s article came out, everything was uncertain for me. Since we didn’t reveal it ourselves, I worried about how people might react if the response wasn’t as good as expected.”
Thinking back to that time, even now, it felt dizzying to Kang Sang-moo. Shaking his head once, he continued.
“After that, another big incident broke out, so Se-kyung’s matter was quickly forgotten relatively. Should we call it luck?”
“Rather than luck, it’s because people’s consciousness has changed a lot as the times have changed. Ah, did you hear that Se-kyung will appear on the variety show with Seok-joo?”
“Oh. She’s going to Gangwon Province? Is it okay to move that far?”
“As long as it’s within reasonable limits. By the way, if Se-kyung’s filming is confirmed, I’m planning to take two days off accordingly.”
“What?”
At the ominous premonition that his work would increase, Kang Sang-moo’s eyes darkened.
“Why? Are you going to film too?”
“No. I’m going for a date.”
“A date, oh, really…”
As if his blood pressure was rising, Kang Sang-moo grabbed the stiff back of his neck. Seriously, he’s full of nonsense!
“Then what about the work for those two days?”
“You’ll have to handle it.”
“Ah, really. I’m looking after Se-kyung and that baby inside her, thinking about them for you.”
Woo-hyun mumbled, looking down at the tablet. Quickly scanning the article, he found something and widened his eyes.
“Uh? Wait a moment…”
A familiar face seemed to pass by for a moment. Woo-hyun clicked on an article he had just skimmed through.
It was a promotional article for a new variety show. Looking at the poster and cast photos attached to the article, Woo-hyun pointed at one photo with his finger.
“Isn’t this O-ye-ri?”
Tae-jo took the tablet that Woo-hyun offered. The woman in the photo was indeed O-ye-ri, just as he said.
“He said he was coming to Korea, and he really came.”
As if recalling the past, Woo-hyun shivered. It reminded him of the crazy antics he had to endure because of that crazy fool.
“Are you trying to return to the entertainment industry? If you have any decency, you won’t come to our company, right?”
“I hope not.”
Tae-jo’s eyes turned cold. As if he didn’t want to see any more, he closed the internet window.
Clatter.
The sound of cutlery hitting the plate was refreshing. The place Woo-hyun and his friends decided to meet after a long time was an Italian restaurant in Samseong-dong.
It felt awkward for a moment to see faces he hadn’t seen in years, but it was only for a short while. Talking about the time they spent together made it feel like they had gone back to those days.
“So, is this the person who’s marrying you, Se-kyung?”
When the meal was almost finished, Ja-hyun showed a picture to Se-kyung.
It was a photo taken at the production presentation of ‘Elegant Family.’ Since there was no mosaic, Tae-jo’s face was clearly visible.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“This person is the CEO of the company? No, why doesn’t he learn to act himself?”
Se-kyung smiled happily at Ja-hyun’s admiration for Tae-jo’s perfect physique. Yuna, sitting next to her, leaned in to see the photo, and she looked disappointed.
“Oh, it’s a side view. You need to see the front. He’s even more handsome in person.”
“Have you seen him in person, Yuna?”
“Of course, I have. When signing the contract. He’s also the CEO of our company.”
“That’s right. Since Yuna is in the same agency as Se-kyung. Ah, it’s more intriguing now. Can we see him for a moment? He said he wouldn’t come here, right?”
Ja-hyun clasped his hands together with an earnest look in his eyes. Tae-jo did say he would come here. Should he ask if he can come in for a moment?
“I’ll ask once. He said he would arrive in a little while.”
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
