The next morning.
Even after Attorney Park had left for home, asking him to lock up, Ha Joon had stayed late in his office, pulling an allnighter.
As he descended the stairs, the bright morning sun was just beginning to rise, causing him to shield his eyes with his hand.
When the brightness eased, the sky, which he had also seen the day before, felt unfamiliar.
A deep sense of selfloathing was evident in his voice.
“It feels like I’m seeing the sky for the first time in a while. I’ve really been living busy.”
Leaning against his car, Ha Joon pulled out a cigarette and lit it with his lighter.
An image of Ji An, who had run over to Woo Dan Woo’s representative last night with a bright smile, made his heart ache for a moment.
“She wasn’t crying, she was smiling. That’s all that matters.”
While he was engrossed in other things, his intense emotions had calmed down, and he was able to figure out how to treat Ji An.
Whether it was raining or snowing, whether the sky was dazzlingly blue or a heavy gray threatening to swallow the city, the sky was just the sky.
Just like the sky was the sky, to Ha Joon, Ji An was a neighbor he saw almost every day.
There was no reason to leave Ji An even if the existence of Woo Dan Woo had appeared.
But like hitting a wall, he couldn’t treat Ji An without hesitation. If he rashly revealed his feelings, it felt like Ji An would disappear.
Ji An was the only woman for him, and he naturally thought Ji An would feel the same.
‘You were not a friend to me, you were a woman.’
If he said those words now, it would likely confuse her. It was something he should have said earlier, not now.
To Ji An, the presence of Woo Dan Woo was clearly a man, and he was just a friend.
Ha Joon felt as if someone was tearing at his heart. It felt like he was floundering, unable to get out of a sticky place beneath his feet.
It would have been better if he hadn’t known. If he hadn’t gone to meet Ji An last night.
If he could go back to before Ji An left, every time he closed and opened his eyes.
The cigarette smoke he swallowed on an empty stomach made him feel sick, and he felt dizzy.
He wanted to live seeing Ji An, not caring if he ended up as a longtime friend like now.
“I’ll wait. Even if it hurts so much that I think I’ll die, I’ll wait. Because she might come back.”
As the alarm went off, Ji An raised her phone above her forehead.
Living according to a set schedule was mundane, but it was the most difficult thing in the world.
In just a few days, the cold morning air on her way to work carried the scent of early spring. It was evidence that fullfledged spring was coming.
After the meeting, Ji An moved to the emergency stairs with Mi Kyung.
As they entered the library, Mi Kyung clasped her hands and stared at a spot with a blissful expression.
Following her gaze, she saw the chairman, bathed in morning sunlight.
Mi Kyung asked in a low voice.
“Sister. Doesn’t our chairman seem to really like the library?”
“It seems so.”
“Do you think he came this early because of the scholar’s meeting? … Doesn’t today’s suit look really luxurious? I want to preserve it.”
As Ji An opened the cabinet and took out her personal belongings, Mi Kyung left to go to the storage room.
After she pushed her hand cream and pencil case to the back of the desk and turned on the computer, she glanced at Dan Woo.
Dan Woo was reading a book at a reading desk by the window, where he could see the information desk well.
Dan Woo had no interest in others, but his appearance was captivating to anyone who saw him.
‘Really mesmerizing. Why is he so handsome?’
Ji An recalled Mi Kyung’s words and looked at the suit he was wearing.
Dan Woo’s suit appeared to be a tailored suit, made from topgrade fabric, measured right down to the circumference of his wrist, and with care given to each button.
Like the initials carved on the handkerchief, the clothes were tailored so that no one but Woo Dan Woo could wear them.
Ji An unconsciously ran her fingertips across her palm, recalling the feel of the suit he was wearing.
That’s when it happened.
A man who looked like a student walked into the stillunopened library and bowed in greeting.
Ji An retracted her gaze from Dan Woo and smiled politely at the student.
“Excuse me. Perhaps.”
“Do you have a book you urgently need, considering the library isn’t open yet?”
At the sound of Ji An’s voice, Dan Woo slowly turned his head.
Ji An was pointing to the inside of the bookshelf with her hand and showing the man her wristwatch. It seemed like she was indicating the time and telling him it was before opening hours.
Indeed. It was still early.
When the student expressed his gratitude, Ji An smiled, her eyes forming halfmoons. At the sight of her, Dan Woo’s heart tickled.
Resting his chin on the back of his hand, Dan Woo muttered.
“It’s nice to see her.”
He had come down to the library thinking of Ji An while talking with Tae Yoon.
He was also curious about the revolving bookshelf that Ji An had mentioned a few days ago.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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