“Tae Beom!”
Jiseok’s gruff voice echoed.
Without realizing, Hye Won found herself moving closer to Tae Beom, who subtly spread his arms as if to protect her.
There was no need to reevaluate the situation. It was something instinctual, not dictated by the mind.
“Oh, our Tae Beom is here!”
At the emphasis on the name by Jiseok’s loud voice, all eyes turned.
A tiny fissure formed on Tae Beom’s brow.
Calling out the name repeatedly, rather than using formal address, seemed to be intentional. Tae Beom wanted to instill in the employees’ minds that he was merely their cousin.
“The star has already arrived. He should have shown up at the end. It seems preparations are not yet finished.”
As Jiseok approached with his brash voice, Hye Won, suddenly realizing, attempted to retreat behind Tae Beom.
Encountering Jiseok here was more awkward than the blouse visible through her torn skirt.
Then, Tae Beom grabbed her forearm and pulled her forward. He exerted pressure on her arm as if to command her not to move, then let go.
Jiseok looked at Hye Won with a fatuous expression for a moment before shifting his gaze to Tae Beom.
“Tae Beom. How are you feeling? Ok?”
“Well, I always feel the same.”
“The same is boring. You should be feeling great. It’s your inauguration.”
“Isn’t it too early to get excited for an inauguration of this scale?”
At Tae Beom’s words, Jiseok, who had momentarily faltered, laughed again.
“I know we prepared with care, but it’s a bit lacking, isn’t it? Grandfather isn’t even attending. He should show his face at his grandson’s inauguration.”
“…….”
“Anyway, the old man is harsh. He’s not ill or anything, but once he holds a grudge, it lasts long. Isn’t that right, Tae Beom?”
Jiseok drove a wedge in regarding the nonattendance of the majority shareholder, Chairman Ha Baek Seung, Tae Beom’s grandfather.
Jiseok, who had been observing Tae Beom, whose anger was subtly showing around his eyebrows, shifted his gaze to Hye Won.
“Tae Beom. Who is this?”
Jiseok reacted as if seeing a stranger.
Tae Beom calmly opened his mouth.
“This is Yoon Hye Won, who was at the Planning Department and has been assigned to the Executive Office.”
“Ah, Yoon Hye Won.”
“We’ve been practically joined at the hip, day and night.”
At the embarrassing statement, Hye Won shut her eyes tightly, then opened them.
Jiseok looked back and forth between Hye Won and Tae Beom with a strange expression, then grinned. Long creases formed on his cheeks.
“By the way, our deputy is bravely standing here. Is she a human shield?”
His tone was mocking as he observed her standing in front boldly.
Hye Won, her face pale as a blank sheet of paper, moved again. Then, Tae Beom grabbed her tightly.
Jiseok, who had been watching with a strange expression, looked back and forth between Hye Won and Tae Beom.
Nobody could have imagined that the torn skirt would be the problem.
“Let’s just treat it like a shield.”
As Tae Beom parried, Ji Seok laughed heartily. No one frowned, but a strange tension flowed.
In the meantime, Hye Won truly wanted to cry. Only after seeing Ji Seok treat her like a stranger, she felt for the first time that she was deceiving Tae Beom.
“Did you say you are Deputy Yoon Hye Won?”
At Ji Seok’s question, Hye Won lifted her gaze.
“It won’t be easy to serve, but please take care of our Tae Beom.”
“Yes. Vice President. I understand.”
As Hye Won replied with a taut, dry face, Tae Beom let out a small breath.
“Now, Tae Beom, or rather, Vice President Ha, let’s move with me now. Our Deputy Yoon Hye Won seems to have finished her job, so let’s leave her in her place.”
Please! Please leave me alone!
Hye Won pleaded with Tae Beom. But Tae Beom’s gaze reached a little further.
“I apologize for the late greeting, Vice President.”
Lawyer Kim Yang Hoon, a hero among thousands, had arrived.
“Kim Byeon, you are… people are like that…….”
“Lawyer Kim Yang Hoon.”
As Ji Seok looked at Yang Hoon and tried to cut him off, Tae Beom’s lips opened first.
“Yes. Vice President.”
“Deputy Yoon Hye Won says it’s cold, so please take off your jacket.”
Huh? Yang Hoon looked at Hye Won with wide eyes for a moment. As soon as he confirmed her face, which was not just pale but blue, he quickly took off his jacket.
Tae Beom looked at Hye Won with a dry gaze.
“Deputy Yoon Hye Won.”
“Yes. Vice President.”
“Go back and resolve the issue and come.”
“I understand. Vice President.”
Hye Won, who had worn Yang Hoon’s jacket, nodded and replied.
Only then did Tae Beom, who had quickly scanned her thigh area, start walking with Ji Seok.
Yang Hoon’s jacket was enough to cover Hye Won’s torn skirt.
In front of Tae Beom, who would be too embarrassed to die of shame, she easily mentioned that her skirt was torn to Yang Hoon.
After wearing the jacket and waiting for a while, Yang Hoon borrowed a long cardigan from a certain employee.
Hye Won quickly put on the cardigan after exchanging Yang Hoon’s jacket and cardigan as if bartering.
“Thank you. Lawyer.”
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!!!
