He didn’t mind hearing stories about Ha Joon, but he didn’t like that he physically intruded. It felt like it was interrupting his relationship with Ji An.
“So what if you took his call? We are nothing to each other. Do I have to be considerate of you to the point where I can’t even answer Ha Joon’s calls? Are we?”
“It wasn’t like that yesterday, but starting from today we are. We might live together again,”
When Ji An raised her eyebrows in confusion at his words, Dan Woo calmly added more.
It meant that if something happened to you, I would be the top priority.
“If there’s a situation like in Jeju.”
“When we met at the bookstore, I was temporarily homeless due to circumstances. Now, I have a home.”
Instead of responding that he knew, Dan Woo leisurely smiled and entered the address of Lake Tower, Ji An’s home, into the navigation system.
She alternately looked at Dan Woo and the navigation system. She was curious about how he knew the address.
“As a representative, I can see the employee information. I’m good at memorizing things I’ve seen once, so I memorized the address too. Are we going home? Or perhaps.”
“We’ll go to Lake Tower.”
Ji An wanted to go home. She was completely drained due to the various events of the day.
She leaned back in her seat and muttered lowly, pressing her forehead.
“Kim Ji An’s life is really tough.”
“We’ll arrive soon since it’s nearby. Rest a bit.”
As Dan Woo said, it didn’t take long to get to Lake Tower.
He put the gear in neutral and looked at Ji An. She had her eyes closed, leaning on the window.
While contemplating whether to let her sleep, Ji An slumped her shoulders. She hadn’t fallen asleep.
“Thank you. …Boss.”
Ji An smiled as she said words acknowledging the reality. What happens to us now? That was the meaning.
For Dan Woo, there was only one answer to that question. Despite knowing her situation, he wanted to hold onto Ji An.
Of course, regardless of his intentions, he had to bring his mother who was confined to the hospital. And he had to resolve his bad karma with Haesong Group, which had made him and his mother this way.
It would be fortunate if he could resolve the bad karma, but if he had to sever it, unimaginable things might happen.
He glanced at Ji An and spoke.
“I told you that you’re mine if we meet by chance again. Don’t you remember?”
“Specifically, I said, ‘I won’t let you go easily. Remember that.'”
“You remembered that too? …Impressive.”
With a beaming smile, Dan Woo brushed through Ji An’s hair.
“I desire you. So, I’m going to act on that desire. If you don’t like it, you can run away.”
“Really run away?”
“No, never run away. If you don’t like it, just say so. That’s enough.”
“……I don’t dislike it.”
“You fool. You’re supposed to say you like it.”
Ji An pressed her lips together, about to say ‘I like it.’
Although it was only a oneword difference, the weight of the words made it hard for her to say it out loud. Moreover, it was embarrassing to say it while looking him in the eye.
Dan Woo gently watched her and suddenly leaned forward. The distance between their eyes and their lips closed instantly.
He wrapped his hand around Ji An’s white neck and gently brushed her delicate skin with his thumb.
The heat building up in his body was unbearable, leaving a trace on her delicate skin that he had tormentingly touched.
There was concern in Dan Woo’s voice.
“Here. It seems I went a little overboard in the library earlier.”
Ji An’s forehead creased.
What does he mean by that?
She wrapped her hand around her neck and widened her eyes.
“Why? What happened?”
“It might get darker by morning. I like it since it’s a mark that you’re mine.”
“Wait, a hickey? Really?”
As Dan Woo nodded, Ji An’s face fell.
She had to wear a uniform to work. The uniform was a threepiece set of a blouse, vest, and jacket.
She thought of alternatives like a scarf, polo tee to replace the blouse, or a band to cover the hickey, but it was tricky.
Ji An remembered the incident at the event where she bumped into a trolley and caused a commotion.
Moreover, Deputy Eun Seol disapproved when she saw that Ji An’s mother Eun Ji had fixed the torn button on the jacket with doublesided tape.
As the sharp voice of the deputy came to mind, Ji An leaned against the seat and sighed.
“I’m already being called in for work today. If I wear a scarf… it’s against the dress code.”
“I’ll let the dress code slide. Don’t worry and get some rest. You’re the CEO, you can do that much.”
“Using your unlimited power for this? I appreciate it, but misuse can be seen as an abuse of power.”
Instead of answering, Dan Woo let out a deflated laugh. His formerly daunting position as CEO was reduced to a subject of joke, causing his burst of laughter.
Ji An, too, found herself laughing.
She saved her words, only rolling her eyes.
What she craved right then was a hot shower, and she wanted to surrender her drained body to the bed.
She was so tired and drained that she wanted to leave tomorrow’s concerns for tomorrow.
Dan Woo reassured her with a light shake of his fist.
“I’ll somehow manage, so go home. You look like you might collapse here.”
“That’s true. …I’ll go in.”
Dan Woo got out of the car. It was to accompany Ji An to the front entrance.
At the moment when Dan Woo and Ji An started walking side by side.
The door of the driver’s seat of the white sedan parked in front of the lake tower opened. And then, Ha Joon’s voice calling Ji An was heard.
“Ji An.”
Ha Joon, dressed in the suit he wore to the banquet, was waiting for Ji An.
His gaze, initially directed at Ji An, naturally shifted to Dan Woo.
Ha Joon’s expression hardened in an instant.
His eyes, facing the existence known as Woo Dan Woo, added an unpleasant energy.
The space between Ha Joon, who was close to Dan Woo, and Dan Woo, who was looking at him, was tightly drawn.
Sparks flew between Dan Woo’s dark, cold gaze and Ha Joon’s solidly focused one.
The air around them chilled as a cold energy collided in the empty space.
It was Ji An who broke the tense silence, shaking the sharp currents. Her lips were dry as if a punch would be thrown any minute.
“Dan Woo.”
That was the moment.
Ha Joon’s rationality crumbled. It happened in the one second when Ji An called out someone else’s name.
The ominous premonition Ha Joon felt at the banquet was a reality.
The existence of Woo Dan Woo, who affectionately called Ji An’s name, was a reality.
A hot energy concentrated in Ha Joon’s eyes.
Suppressing his agitated tone, he called Ji An.
“Ji An. Get in the car first. I’ll go to the hospital with you.”
Then he fixed his gaze on their hands. Ji An and Dan Woo’s fingers were intertwined.
Ha Joon decisively separated the two arms that were leaning against each other. It was something that didn’t need a second glance.
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The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
