As Dan Woo mumbled, Ji An replied through her sobs.
“It seems my friend, who is like family, is not a good guy.”
“He is a good guy.”
Ji An, who had lifted her head, had red eyes. Looking out into the rainsoaked yard, she spoke.
“I thought it was okay for a very long time. Because it’s Ha Joon.”
As her voice trembled, Dan Woo offered her a handkerchief. It was the handkerchief she had just returned.
Ji An, who received the handkerchief, stopped her sobbing and let out a faint laugh.
Dan Woo, who had handed back the handkerchief, felt the same.
This handkerchief seems to serve various purposes.
It seemed like his guard towards her loosened the moment he received the handkerchief back. Perhaps the navyblue handkerchief had gained some meaning.
“Thank you.”
“Did you fight with the good guy? Is that why you came alone all the way to Jeju Island?”
Dan Woo tried to understand the woman.
It seemed like they were closer than just being on a firstname basis, which suggested intimacy.
“I’m not sure. It was always the same squabble. But then Ha Joon suggested that we should try living separately. I,”
Ji An couldn’t bring herself to say the word ‘parasite’ and cut her words short.
“I thought I was mad at what Ha Joon said, but it seems like I wasn’t. Every time I think of his words, it feels like someone has scratched my heart.”
“If you can relieve your feelings by crying, that’s fortunate at least.”
Dan Woo murmured and put his other foot on the footrest.
Not a family but deeper than family, not in a relationship to get married but a good guy.
Repeatedly pondering about this unfamiliar existence, he shook his head, thinking it was not right.
Once the crying stopped, Ji An let out a long sigh. The words she was saying seemed to be directed at herself, not Dan Woo.
“It seems like a relationship I can’t end.”
If I distance myself from Ha Joon, I probably won’t be able to see Mrs. Yeon Woo, Mr. Yoon Ho, Ha On, and Ha Min again.
How do I explain this irony, where even your family is precious to me?
“When I look at Ha Joon’s family album, I can see how I grew up. Moreover,”
Suddenly overwhelmed by emotion, Ji An who had been pouring out her words, swallowed them in a second thought.
What am I doing, revealing this to a stranger?
She swallowed the story about how she had seaweed soup, made by Mrs. Yeon Woo, on her birthdays.
It was inevitable that all the vague memories she cherished felt parasitic.
Ji An pressed her lips into a straight line and let out a big sigh.
Having come this far, she wanted to find the threads of this tangled situation.
“Thank you. For listening to me.”
“Do you feel better after crying?”
“Yes.”
“Well, that’s good.”
Unexpectedly, Dan Woo thought it wouldn’t be so bad to live with this woman.
It didn’t seem too troublesome, and he even thought of the petty excuse that it would raise less suspicion than two men living together.
But he did not voice his inner thoughts.
At that moment, Tae Yun entered as the front door opened. He looked around the house as he stepped into the living room.
When his eyes met with Dan Woo’s, he lowered his head. It meant that he had been unable to reach him.
It seemed he was likely avoiding the call, guessing the situation.
“I’ve tried calling you, but you didn’t answer. I spoke with the real estate agent handling the contract, but he seemed clueless too.”
Only then did Tae Yun sense the strange atmosphere flowing in the house.
The eyes of his superior, sitting side by side with him at the island in front of them, had softened as they watched the woman.
Swallowing his curiosity, he asked the woman her name.
“Given the weather is like this. May I ask your name?”
“My name is Kim Ji An.”
“Ah! Miss Kim Ji An.”
With a glance at Dan Woo, Tae Yun, asking if he’d heard, read the vibe in his eyes. It seemed he already knew her name.
Tae Yun cautiously addressed Dan Woo.
“If you don’t mind, how about living together? As you can see, the weather is not conducive to sending Miss Ji An out at this moment.”
His superior briefly nodded at the sound of the anticipated negative answer, and raised his chin. It meant he should continue.
Encouraged by his superior’s positive attitude, Tae Yun alternately looked at the two and continued.
“You can live independently on the 1st and 2nd floors. You’ll have to share the kitchen, though. … If you find it uncomfortable while staying here, it might not be a bad idea to look for another place.”
Instead of responding, Dan Woo asked Ji An for her opinion.
“What do you think? There’s a room on the 2nd floor as well, so if that’s okay with you, let’s give it a shot. It seems okay to live together for a while.”
“Me?
Surprised by the unexpected proposal, Ji An couldn’t respond immediately.
Meanwhile, Dan Woo asked Ji An again.
“Given the weather, what do you think? Don’t worry too much about why things turned out this way.”
“I don’t think the owner here would have given the reserved room to Mr. Dan Woo. It seems right for me to leave. I also feel very embarrassed.”
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!!!
