When he reappeared, he was holding a small case in his hand.
“What’s that?”
“If we’re a couple, shouldn’t we be perfect?”
Do Jun held out his hand.
Not understanding his intentions, Hae Joo alternated her gaze between him and the case.
“Give me your hand.”
“Why, what’s happening?”
Do Jun measured the thickness of Hae Joo’s delicate finger with his eyes, then with a peculiar look on his face, he opened the small case.
Inside were a pair of simple yet sleek designed rings.
“Don’t remove the ring.”
“We should discuss things like this together…”
“When did we discuss and sign the marriage certificate?”
“It’s different from that.”
“Are you asking me to save you?”
“What?”
“I’m doing this because I want to save you. Put this on.”
Do Jun slid a ring onto Hae Joo’s ring finger.
Miraculously, it fit perfectly.
Her face turned red at the awkward situation that could hardly be called a proposal.
She was still not accustomed to the tenacity of Do Jun that she couldn’t reject.
“I’m late.”
“Go on.”
As Hae Joo left the house, she fiddled with the hand where the ring was put on.
She sighed at the thought of who would notice up to the wedding ring.
She immediately got into the car Do Jun had given her. As she left the quiet neighborhood and headed for Seoul, Hae Joo talked to herself.
“I have a husband overnight.”
When they decided to live together, Hae Joo wondered how often she would encounter Do Jun at home.
But, contrary to expectations, he knew how to wake her from her morning nightmares.
The sensation of being held tightly, as if he would never let her go, was still fresh.
“That man was Mr. Do Jun.”
Do Jun’s embrace was hotter, bigger, and firmer than she imagined. The unfamiliar sensation that arose from their bodies touching each other through thin tshirts colored her senses.
He was her husband. To the extent that Do Jun had just put a ring on Hae Joo…
“When did he prepare the ring… Damn it!”
She arrived at the GN Entertainment building, but Hae Joo couldn’t get out of the car right away. This was because several reporters were on the scene.
Hae Joo deliberately parked the car in a street parking lot where there weren’t many spaces. The reporters pressed their camera shutters as if they had been waiting.
After entering the building with her usual calm expression, she let out the breath she had been holding.
“It’s not over yet.”
Hae Joo looked closely at the ring Do Jun had put on.
The sharpeyed reporters wouldn’t have missed the ring on Hae Joo’s finger.
Do Jun had prepared it for her, even though she hadn’t been aware of it herself.
Thus, Hae Joo became Do Jun’s real wife. It was a great relief, even if he had foreseen this situation.
With the release of the extreme tension that had come in a short moment, she felt hungry.
Hae Joo rubbed her aching stomach.
“I’m hungry.”
She arrived earlier than the appointed time, so she had time. In the conference room, Hyun Seong was preparing coffee and refreshments for everyone to eat.
“Your sister is here!”
“Nobody’s here yet?”
“Yes. If you haven’t eaten, you should eat first.”
After moisturizing her mouth with iced Americano, Hae Joo took a bite of a sandwich.
After eating one in a moment, she went to the bathroom to clean her mouth.
No matter what she did, she was conscious of the ring.
Back in the conference room, there was another person who was conscious of Hae Joo’s ring.
It was Jin Han.
“Hae Joo, an article is already out. What’s with the ring?”
He pulled up an article about Hae Joo that had just been uploaded on his laptop.
It was a picture of her getting out of a car a little while ago.
The article, titled “I’m a married woman now”, contained absurd content about her wearing a wedding ring.
“A wedding ring?”
“Did Representative Do Jun give it to you?”
“Yes.”
“You didn’t really think you two were married, did you? This isn’t child’s play.”
“Director, even when we divorce, we have to bury the scandal.”
Jin Han, his nerves on edge, stopped talking.
Do Jun’s relentless actions made him anxious, but he did not show it.
Just then, a woman wearing large sunglasses knocked on the open conference room door. As all eyes turned to her, she took off her sunglasses.
“Hello, Senior Yoon Ji.”
She was Hong Yoon Ji, an actress who had debuted 10 years ago.
With a sensitive look and bright eyes, Yoon Ji casually dismissed Hae Joo’s greeting.
“Director, can I see you for a moment?”
Jin Han looked awkward.
He delayed his answer and pretended to gather his materials, checking the time first.
This would have been impossible in the past.
“We have a meeting scheduled, so I can’t stay long.”
Yoon Ji was unrivaled in the advertising industry with her captivating beauty and body. After the drama she starred in became a big hit, she had even dominated movies.
Those who wanted to cast her were lined up, and Yoon Ji’s ambitions soared skyhigh.
She wouldn’t shoot commercials or photo shoots unless it was for a top brand. The intent was to prevent image burnout. Even so, she was engrossed in playing and neglected selfimprovement.
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!!!
