“Looking at how he backed off, your girlfriend must be something. If I knew you were about to get married, I would have at least properly greeted her.”
“……?”
“That friend who occasionally comes to the law firm, right?”
Ha Joon gave a small nod. He felt ridiculous to deny it.
His thoughts once again reached Ji An. The words she had said surfaced in his mind.
‘People at the law firm. I feel like they’re all cursing at me with their eyes.’
Come to think of it, he did not remember properly introducing Ji An to anyone at the law firm when asked. It was just, ‘She’s my friend.’ That was all.
He couldn’t prove it, but something felt amiss.
Ha Joon, holding his coffee, sent Ji An a brief text.
[I can’t come in for a few days.] This was the first time he had initiated contact after a minor argument.The scent of coffee mixed with the air, and he put down his phone.
Ji An, who should have been asking “why?” as her phone rang, was still not calling.
Bronze, a craft beer place with a vintage atmosphere.
Taking a sip of beer, Ji An put the tall, slender Weizen glass on the table.
She pulled her phone closer and read the text.
[I can’t come in for a few days.] She muttered the literal meaning of the word ‘parasite’ as she read the text.“A parasite, a being that latches onto another living creature to obtain nutrition. Living not on its own but by relying on others.”
She bit her lips bitterly at the end of her words, rubbing her dry eyes.
Ji An stayed up all night dozing off and on.
She was angry, then hurt, feeling like a person who had no need to exist in this world. Her insides felt so stuffy.
Parasite.
That word didn’t leave her head for the whole day.
“Ji An.”
The voice that broke her reverie belonged to So Min.
She was on her way to meet So Min to discuss work at the academy and vent her frustrated feelings.
Since So Min was the director of Eso Min Language Academy, the excuse was enough.
“Director.”
“What director? Good timing. I was craving a drink. …You don’t have any problems, do you?”
Ji An couldn’t bring herself to say that she was feeling down.
“I have something to ask. Killing two birds with one stone.”
“No way? Something happened with Ha Joon, didn’t it? Did that kid make you do something strange again?”
It was always like this.
Her issues were connected to Ha Joon like a category. Such a thought suddenly occurred to her. Was it the same for Ha Joon?
Perhaps not.
Ha Joon didn’t give her anything to worry about.
There might have been people who linked their worries to Ha Joon, but not the other way around.
‘Maybe I’m the parasite.’
So Min asked again. There was a hint of worry in her voice, as it was unusual for Ji An to call her at this late hour instead of Ha Joon.
“Did you fight with that kid?”
“Why do you call your first love ‘that kid’?”
An indignant Ji An took Ha Joon’s side. Only I can insult my kid. That was the reason her feelings suddenly sprang forth.
“First love? Right. Let’s call it first love. There’s only one thing I’m grateful for to my first love. For sending Kim Ji An to me.”
“That’s nice to hear. Keep going.”
So Min recalled the Valentine’s Day before their middle school graduation.
It was the day she had planned to confess to Ha Joon, whom she had met and fallen for while preparing for a foreign language high school.
That day, the person who came out in place of Ha Joon was Ji An.
It was the day she made a lifelong friend, as Ji An, too, cried with her while hugging her soaked in tears.
“It’s really fortunate that you came out instead of Ha Joon. You prevented the worst Valentine’s Day. Therefore, you are the gift that kid gave me.”
“Wow! Kim Ji An, you’ve lived your life well.”
“That’s why you shouldn’t be down.”
That strangely was a comfort.
Ji An smiled broadly and took a sip of beer from the tall glass.
Pulling the justserved beer glass towards her, So Min asked.
“Should I recruit for your class? Let’s see where.”
As So Min picked up her phone, an orange tangerineshaped keyring jingled.
“What’s this? That cute tangerine? Is it for vitamin supplementation?”
“I bought it in Jeju Island. I lived there for a week. I did nothing but laze around, so I thought I should buy something as a memento.”
“Jeju Island?”
“Jeju Island was really nice. If I had the time, I would live there for a month. Or maybe I should open a branch in Jeju Island?”
“The landlord of Daechidong’s class is not a joke. …We can delay the recruitment for the class. My sister is in.”
Ji An swallowed her protests when her mother called, following her sister’s schedule.
Even though she could have simply said no, and she had vowed that this year would be the last, nothing changed.
She added to So Min.
“There’s absolutely no need to forcibly make one because of me.”
“It’s not forced. Why would you say that?”
“That remark. I’m very grateful.”
Ji An’s gaze lingered on the orange tangerineshaped keyring dangling from So Min’s phone.
Living in Jeju Island for a month.
Suddenly, a thought sprang to mind and her brain was already making plans.
It had been a week since she had become a parasite. With determination, one could accomplish many things in a week.
Moving into storage.
The moving services in our country were diverse, and Kim Ji An was unnecessarily smart.
Looking at how she had executed living in Jeju Island for a month and moving into storage, she had the drive to carry out her work.
Her excuses were even grander.
“It’s a matter of deceiving the competent lawyer Yoon, so I have to do at least this much.”
Looking at the luggage packed into a blue plastic box and loaded onto a ladder truck, Ji An exhaled a deep breath.
She was in the process of removing the luggage for storage moving.
“How much effort did I put into greeting you at your commute time. Try experiencing how lonely it is to enter an empty house, Yoon Ha Joon.”
She thought of Ha Joon, who hadn’t contacted her beyond a single text message. If you’re going to text, why not make a call?
Well, he must have been waiting.
After minor arguments, she was always the first one to call.
Ji An murmured as if affirming her resolve.
“That’s right. If not now, when would I try living in Jeju Island for a month. Don’t worry about others. Parasites don’t do that.”
Looking at the living room where only the suitcase remained, Ji An spoke.
“I’ll be here for just a month. I’ll be back soon.”
Ding.
“Ah! Pomegranate.”
Opening the door of the delivery locker and standing dumbfounded, Ji An swept her neck with her palm.
It was a pomegranate she ordered to give to Mrs. Yeon Woo.
She left the suitcase at home and picked up the box of pomegranates.
Ji An got off at the Arum Dream Workshop, run by Ha Joon’s parents, by taxi.
Arum Dream was a carpentry shop that made handmade furniture.
The sight of handmade chairs that preserved the texture of the wood filled Ji An’s view in front of the large window.
As she climbed the stairs of the shared workshop that also used the semibasement as a workspace, the smell of sawdust gently wafted into her nose.
It was the scent of Mrs. Yeon Woo that she remembered.
The five letters, “Open,” on a wooden signpost shaped like a whale, were in Mrs. Yeon Woo’s handwriting.
As she pushed the door inward, she heard a clear sound of nature.
“Mom.”
The hands of Yeon Woo, who was smoothing the edges of furniture with sandpaper, stopped.
Surprised, she called Ji An.
“Oh my! Ji An. What brings you here? Without even a call.”
“It’s a surprise.”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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