“I’ve never chased after a woman who turned away from me.”
He was right. She must have been angry and struggled for a few months, but eventually, he forgot her.
‘If I had the chance, I would have liked to apologize. It wasn’t intentional, but it’s true that I betrayed him. But there probably won’t be a chance to tell him directly.’
Yeoreum was lost in thought.
‘I’m sorry for leaving you like that. I hope you find moderate happiness.’
[Star Icon]As Taeseok entered the agency, the staff greeted him. Their high-pitched voices surrounded him, excited after so long. Hong Manager casually held them back and pressed the elevator button.
While waiting, Taeseok looked around the building. It was still the same after all this time. Spotless marble floors. Walls filled with LED screens. Even the interiors framed in gold.
“Fancy.”
It was a building raised by Taeseok’s success.
Constructing this building was quite enjoyable. He remembered when Ji Hyun-jung liked the idea of making the elevator gold. They shared similar tastes. At times, she really felt like an older sister.
Despite being only in her late thirties, she had an exceptional business acumen, even winning awards as a young executive. Taeseok admired her capabilities.
Always sticking to neat suits, she was beautiful enough to make heads turn on the street. Though not exactly Taeseok’s type, the public generally agreed she was attractive, and he somewhat concurred.
Meeting a CEO like Ji Hyun-jung in this treacherous industry was a stroke of luck. Back when he had nothing, Ji Hyun-jung personally circulated Seo Taeseok’s profile to carve out a place for him.
They had started in a shared office, squabbling over every little thing. From those small opportunities, Taeseok never missed a chance, and together, they rapidly grew the company.
The emotions that sprout in the hearts of those who have been through tough times together are unique. It’s the same with army buddies and work colleagues. It’s a sense of camaraderie. That was the name of the emotion Seo Taeseok had for Ji Hyun-jung.
“Hello, President.”
HJ Planning’s Ji Hyun-jung looked at Taeseok with a blank expression, as if she couldn’t believe his presence. However, she soon greeted him with a smile.
“Welcome.”
[Star Icon]It was an afternoon bathed in strong sunlight, reminiscent of Taeseok’s eyes.
Ji Hyun-jung wondered what had driven him to step out again.
Seeing life returning to his previously unfocused eyes, her heart pounded. She maintained her composure, hiding her joy.
After breaking up with that girl, Taeseok had been a mess for much longer than expected. She thought a year would be enough for him to move on, but reality proved otherwise.
“It’s been a while since you’ve been here, but it’s still to your taste.”
“Of course. What’s there to change about a building?”
They sat down. Ji Hyun-jung wanted to ask more affectionately about how he’s been, but Taeseok cut straight to the point.
“Choi Yeoreum is back, Noona.”
Ji Hyun-jung’s eyebrows twitched.
She knew, of course. Choi Yeoreum, now a drama writer. Probably the only executive in the industry who wasn’t interested in her drama’s casting was Ji Hyun-jung. She had hoped Taeseok wouldn’t find out. It was a finished relationship.
“Taeseok.”
After the breakup, Taeseok was a wreck. He obsessively searched for Yeoreum, not eating, sleeping, or resting. He bought plane tickets five times in six months, flying to the U.S. three times. Unable to tell him it was pointless, she just worried.
When that didn’t work, he drowned in alcohol, was hospitalized with a stomach perforation, then turned to sleeping pills, followed by sedatives… Ji Hyun-jung pressed her temples.
“It’s a finished relationship.”
Taeseok was not the type to cling to a departing woman. She thought a year would be enough for him. The usual Taeseok, who casually dated even hotter women, wouldn’t dwell on a mere job-seeking girl. For two years, watching her expectations crumble, Ji Hyun-jung’s insides blackened. Now, even hearing Yeoreum’s name made her cringe.
“Noona knew. Hong Manager too.”
Taeseok coldly smiled.
“I was the one dumped, yet I was the only one in the dark.”
“It was for your sake.”
“You two did that even though you knew how much I searched for her.”
Taeseok’s voice was full of reproach. Ji Hyun-jung kept her mouth shut. She didn’t want to hear what was coming next.
“I wonder how she hid so well. Undetectable, then crawling back on her own.”
“…”
“She’s become quite a successful writer.”
“What do you want to say?”
“I’ll be starring in Choi Yeoreum’s drama.”
Ji Hyun-jung clenched her fist under the table. She had hundreds of things to say, but her lips wouldn’t move.
“Have you lost your mind?”
“If I were going to, I would have by now.”
“Taeseok, what did she do to you to make you like this?”
Today, Taeseok seemed impatient. The slight distortion between his eyebrows meant he didn’t want to argue. Ji Hyun-jung knew too well what each of his expressions meant.
“President, if I say I’ll do it, I will. I am Seo Taeseok.”
He cut off the debate.
They were siblings only when they agreed and laughed. Taeseok always held the upper hand over Ji Hyun-jung. They both knew it but had never used it like this before.
“Why get entangled again after such a messy breakup?”
Ji Hyun-jung murmured, moistening her parched lips.
“You’re finally finding stability…”
“I’m seeking true stability.”
Taeseok announced it firmly.
“Set up a meeting. Secretly, with Director Lee Hong-seok.”
Finally, Taeseok said those words. Ji Hyun-jung’s plans had completely failed.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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