Su Ah hurried back to the office and checked the time.
2:05.
She was relieved that she wasn’t as late as she had thought.
“Did you have a good meal with your friend?”
Min Joon asked as she was about to start her work.
“Yes. We, we also had coffee.”
Anticipating a question about her lateness, Su Ah provided an answer that wasn’t asked for.
“Wow. I’m jealous. You have friends who visit you at work. I don’t know what my friends are doing.”
As he turned away in dismay, Min Joon’s gaze stopped on Su Ah’s neck.
“Huh? Su Ah. This……”
Min Joon pointed at the area around Su Ah’s neck with his index finger.
“Yes? What, what is it?”
Following the direction of his finger, Su Ah asked in surprise.
Could it be what Ha Joon left…
“Oh. This, this thing? This is, well…”
Min Joon hastily interrupted Su Ah’s stuttering explanation.
“Were you bitten by a mosquito?”
“Huh?”
“It looks like a mosquito bite, right?”
“Oh. That, it seems so. There are still mosquitoes around these days, huh. Ha ha.”
Su Ah let out an awkward laugh and quickly covered her neck with her hand.
“Gosh. I’m allergic to mosquitoes, I need to be careful.”
Min Joon, frowning deeply, quickly shook his head from side to side and returned to his desk.
Only then did Su Ah take out a mirror from her drawer and examine her neck.
There were faint red marks that were visible up close.
“That Ha Joon…”
With a sigh, Su Ah adjusted her blouse collar.
Rrrrr.
The phone at Hyun Sung’s house rang loudly.
“Yes. Hello.”
Hyun Sun, who had been sitting on the sofa, quickly answered the phone.
“Huh? What did you say? Where did you come to?”
Hyun Sun stood up with a start at the unexpected news.
“What happened? Why are you acting like this?”
Startled by Hyun Sun’s raised voice, Hyun Sung hurriedly came out to the living room.
“When? When did you arrive?”
Hyun Sung asked, but Hyun Sun continued her conversation without answering.
[No, it’s okay. I’ll take a taxi. It’s not far. I’ll head straight home.] “Alright. Be careful then.”
After ending the call, Hyun Sun slowly put the receiver down.
“What happened? What was that call about that made you so surprised?”
Hyun Sung asked anxiously again.
At Hyun Sung’s persistent questioning, Hyun Sun, still with a surprised look on her face, slowly parted her lips.
“It was a call from Si Woo.”
“Si Woo? Why? Is something wrong with Si Woo?”
Hyun Sung’s expression became serious.
“No, it’s not that. Si Woo is in Korea now.”
“In Korea?”
“Yes. He just arrived and is on his way home.”
Hyun Sun’s voice trembled slightly as she spoke.
The thought of seeing their second son after several years made her heart flutter as if it would burst at any moment.
Incheon Airport.
As the glass doors of the airport slid open and Si Woo appeared, the gazes of the women standing nearby began to pour in.
His natural brown hair fluttering in the wind.
The sculpted good looks visible between the strands.
His height, which easily seemed to reach 190 cm.
It was natural that attention would be drawn to him, with all these features blending together perfectly.
Si Woo, seemingly used to such attention, indifferently passed by them and hailed a taxi.
A little later, a taxi pulled up in front of Siwoo. With the help of the driver, he loaded his luggage into the trunk and climbed into the back seat.
As soon as he stated his destination, the taxi quickly departed from the airport.
Siwoo’s face was full of excitement and anticipation.
This was the first time he had decided to return to Korea since he moved to the United States due to health reasons at the age of seven.
Now he was in good health, and in Korea, he had his beloved mother and father, and most importantly, his brother whom he loved the most.
The taxi carrying Siwoo stopped in front of Hyunseong’s house.
Hyeseon and Hyunseong, who had been waiting for Siwoo at the door, approached the taxi.
“When did you know to come out and wait?” Siwoo approached Hyeseon and Hyunseong with a bright smile.
“Let’s go in first. Let’s talk inside.” All the way into the house, Hyeseon and Hyunseong’s gaze was fixed on Siwoo.
“Wow. Nothing has changed here.” Siwoo slowly looked around the house and then sat down on the sofa.
“How did you come? Are you really here? You hated it so much when I asked you to come.” “You should only ask one question at a time.” Siwoo slightly raised the corner of his mouth at Hyunseong’s pouring questions.
“I came to Korea by plane, and for now, the plan is to really be here. The reason I didn’t come when you asked was because I still wanted to study.” This time, Hyeseon’s questions poured out.
“Have you finished all your studies now? Do you really not have to go back?” Siwoo thought he should have returned earlier at the sight of his parents whom he loved so much.
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
