The door slammed shut behind her.
Yeoreum shivered slightly. Tae-seok chuckled. There had been a time when her fragile, deer-like act worked. A time when just a flutter of her eyes sent his heart sinking, when he worshipped her like a goddess.
But that was all in the past.
“Hello, Yeoreum.”
During the years that passed, Tae-seok had been filled with anger, an anger with no outlet, eating away at himself. But now, there was a clear target right in front of him. Yeoreum had willingly walked into the trap he had slowly set, a pretty prey.
She didn’t respond.
As Tae-seok took a step forward, she instinctively stepped back. Only about three steps to the wall behind her, she would soon have nowhere to go. He took another step forward.
He gazed down at Yeoreum stepping back. Her light brown hair was neatly tied up, her eyelashes demurely lowered. Demure, my foot! A hot lump rose inside him, but he suppressed it.
“Aren’t you going to greet me?”
Under the lights, her eyes seemed submerged in sorrow. Her lips, red as camellia, were still tempting, and her pale skin looked fragile enough to flush at the slightest touch. Her hands, seemingly lost, clung to each other.
“…What are you doing?”
She looked nothing like the bubbly job seeker she once was. Now, she seemed more like a poised newscaster, not a laughing rabbit, but a professional who filters her words carefully.
It was a strange yet familiar atmosphere. Two years had indeed been a long time.
“Is that a greeting?”
And she was still beautiful.
At 28, Yeoreum was even more beautiful than Tae-seok had imagined. Uncomfortably so.
“What are you doing in someone else’s drama?”
Her trembling fingers tried to steady themselves as she raised her head to confront him. Like a kitten putting up its claws in front of a giant fear. He chuckled. If you’re going to put up a fight, at least do something about those trembling fingers.
“You’re still so wicked. Not even a greeting.”
“Why are you doing this?”
“No greetings when you left, and now again. Ah, you just lack manners. Really.”
As Tae-seok took another step, Yeoreum’s back finally hit the wall. Her eyes shook noticeably. Her lost hands absentmindedly brushed against the wall.
Up close, her eyes were filled with caution. And somewhere deep in those eyes, a small, incomprehensible sadness lingered. He was puzzled. What kind of story did she have, the one who left, to have such eyes?
“Is that a greeting?”
He found the situation amusing.
“Hello, Yeoreum. You should have been prepared for this when you left me.”
Tae-seok growled softly. Yeoreum just moved her lips slightly, not daring to speak. Tae-seok stepped closer.
“What do you think the title of this drama should be?”
“That’s a basic…”
Tae-seok whispered coldly.
“You think it’s ‘Hold My Hand’, right? Wait till you see tomorrow’s news. This drama is just ‘Tae-seok’s Drama’. Tae-seok is the title, Tae-seok is the story.”
“…”
“I’ll rewrite the script for the role of Lee Hyun-jun to my taste. Clear your schedule.”
“What are you doing?”
Yeoreum’s face was filled with horror, her eyes brimming with tears, as if about to collapse. Tae-seok smiled innocently.
“I’m ruining you.”
“Move. I need to leave.”
As Yeoreum tried to pass by, Tae-seok blocked her with his shoulder. She found herself trapped between Tae-seok and the wall. Her attempt to leave only seemed to provoke him, narrowing the gap between them. Yeoreum, realizing this too late, wore a look of regret.
Regret.
Tae-seok wondered if Yeoreum, of all people, was capable of such a feeling.
“If you’re back, you should’ve laid low, not drawn attention to yourself, especially not mine.”
“What’s your reason? It’s all in the past…”
“Whose past?”
“…”
“Tell me, Yeoreum. Whose past is it?”
Tae-seok reached out and tilted Yeoreum’s chin up, forcing her to look at him. His voice was firm as he spoke.
“Let’s get one thing clear. I never agreed to break up.”
Her eyes filled with confusion. She was always so transparent with her emotions.
“You disappearing on your own terms doesn’t automatically mean I accept it as a breakup.”
Tae-seok was setting the wheels of fate back in motion. A wheel that had been still for far too long was now slowly starting to turn again.
“I decided not to agree.”
Yeoreum’s eyes turned cold at his declaration.
She couldn’t understand this man who hadn’t sought her out for so long and now shamelessly reappeared in her life, especially when she had buried those times deep in her heart, never wanting to revisit them.
“Stop playing around.”
Yeoreum sharply knocked Tae-seok’s arm away, turning her head aside in an attempt to distance herself as much as possible. But her action inadvertently exposed her slender neck from ear to collarbone to Tae-seok’s gaze.
“From now on, I’ll act as I please. You’re not the only one who can.”
Tae-seok continued, unyielding in his stare.
“I’ll decide when we break up again, on my terms. So behave, Yeoreum.”
“Do even Ji-hyeon Jeong, your CEO, know about this arbitrary behavior?”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
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.
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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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