“I know what it’s like to feel as if you’re left alone. I often thought it would be nice to have someone comforting me during those times.”
She looked at him with an understanding and tender yet enchanting expression. Then, in a bewitching manner, she said,
“Rather than facing loneliness alone…”
Her hand gently traced the terrace railing and reached Jinwook’s fingertips. She delicately placed her hand on top of his.
“Wouldn’t sharing it with someone become mutual support and strength?”
Jinwook’s cold gaze fixated on that hand.
“What are you doing?”
In his chilly tone, Chaerin withdrew her hand.
“Oh… I’m sorry.”
She displayed a regretful expression.
“I just wanted to comfort you because Mr. Jinwook, your eyes seemed so lonely…”
“When did I ask you for comfort?”
A chill filled Jinwook’s gaze.
“I am the brother of that man over there.”
“…”
“No matter how high you jump, don’t cross the line.”
He looked at Chaerin sternly.
“Don’t ever touch me again.”
“…”
“It makes me sick.”
With that, he turned and walked towards the terrace door.
Alone, Chaerin’s face turned crimson. Her fist trembled with shame and humiliation.
Jinwook left the party. Someone immediately followed him.
“Mr. Lee, where are you going?”
It was Minhee who followed him. Jinwook walked towards the elevator, and Minhee spoke.
“It’s the founding anniversary event. Wouldn’t it be better to stay a bit longer before leaving?”
“I can’t stand it anymore.”
Minhee joined him in the elevator. With an uneasy expression, she said to him,
“Mr. Lee, the chairman is still here, and many people are watching. Considering the company’s image and your standing, it would be right to stay until the chairman leaves.”
Jinwook remained silent with a dark expression.
The company’s image and his standing…
It was undoubtedly important. Until Yeonju disappeared, it was prioritized over anything else in his life.
Now, it seemed futile. Even if he elevated the company’s image and secured his standing, he wondered what would remain.
Even if he rose to the highest position in the company and everyone looked up to him, darkness and silence awaited him at home.
He questioned whether such a life had any value and felt a sense of guilt.
Suddenly, the elevator on the first floor stopped. Exhausted, Jinwook stepped out, saying,
“I’m leaving now, so let the secretary go home too.”
“…”
“See you tomorrow.”
Jinwook walked away, leaving Minhee behind. She looked at his back with a saddened expression.
Even though Jinwook had changed, he had changed too much. His previous ambitious self, who put everything on the line for the company, was nowhere to be seen. Instead, he now gazed out the window, sighing dozens of times a day.
His work ability was still impeccable, but his mind seemed preoccupied with thoughts other than the company.
Minhee seemed to know who was occupying his thoughts every day.
When she saw Jinwook return, abandoning everything after receiving a call about Yeonju’s disappearance, she sensed that something had gone wrong. Since then, anxiety and guilt had constantly arisen in her heart.
But there were too many mistakes to confess the truth. He would undoubtedly not forgive himself. Watching the deteriorating Jinwook was also painful.
“…”
Minhee watched him as he moved away, then decisively started walking with a determined expression.
She quickly approached him. Jinwook was about to get into the car parked in front of the lobby.
“Mr. Lee.”
At Minhee’s call, Jinwook turned his head. Minhee, panting, spoke.
“Mr. Lee… I have something… to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“In fact…”
When it came time to speak, the words didn’t come out easily. Seeing his indifferent gaze, she found it even harder to speak.
After tightly pressing her dry lips together, she finally managed to speak.
“In fact… Mrs. Sa…”
That was when.
“Rrrrr, Rrrrr.”
At the ringing bell, Jinwook shifted his gaze from her, who had been standing still, to his phone. As soon as he saw the caller ID on the screen, Jinwook turned away from Minhee and answered the call.
“Hello.”
[Yes. Mr. Lee. I found her.]It was the person he had asked to find Yeonju. His voice carried a sense of urgency. Sensing that the atmosphere was quite different, Jinwook’s expression tightened. He quickly asked,
“What’s going on?”
[We found her.]At that one sentence, Jinwook abruptly stopped. The hand holding the phone trembled, and it felt like his heart might leap out.
[We’ve located where Kang Yeonju is.]Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
