On the day Woona was discharged, the media was turned upside down because of one article written by a reporter.
“World Star Disappeared! Seol Jio, Missing for Ten Days?”
Subsequent articles with similar content began to flood the internet.
“World Star Seol Jio Vanishes? Temporary Retirement?”
“Did Seol Jio Disappear? Retirement Due to Shock from Stalker?”
Filled with hypotheses and lacking facts, these articles shocked the public. As recent events surrounding Seol Jio were far from ordinary, the rumors of his retirement carried considerable weight.
Feeling frustrated, Woona disregarded Youngsun’s advice and headed straight to the company after being discharged. Although her wounds were not fully healed, she no longer wanted to passively watch.
When Choi Hyun contacted her, he immediately came to the meeting room where Woona was.
Opening the door, Choi Hyun looked at Woona with eyes filled with tears.
“Are you okay? Is it alright for you to be here like this?”
“Yes, thanks to your concern, I’m fine.”
“Oh, you’ve really been through a lot. Let’s move your office right away. The boss was already considering relocating you to a highly secure place, Woona.”
“Manager.”
As Woona interrupted him, Choi Hyun looked at her with a surprised expression. The talk about the office was appreciated, but something else was urgent now.
“Where is Seol Jio right now?”
“Huh? I’m not sure about that…”
“Then disappearance, missing, retirement. What are these words? Are they all true?”
“Ah…”
Choi Hyun bit his lip with his tongue and couldn’t continue. Woona, looking at his expression, which seemed like he knew everything but was not saying it, burst into tears.
“Manager, you know about it! Why are you hiding it? Where is Seol Jio right now?”
Woona cried without finishing her sentence. Now, she was not only saddened but also angry at Seol Jio.
It felt absurd and annoying that he disappeared without a word.
Were we really nothing to each other?
Did I wrongly think that our relationship was special?
Seeing Woona cry, Choi Hyun didn’t know what to do. His large eyes behind the glasses shook uncontrollably, then he sighed and touched his forehead with one hand.
“Ah, this is really driving me crazy.”
Woona looked at Choi Hyun while wiping away tears with the back of her hand.
“Why on earth is this happening? Did I become unlikeable? Did he find another woman?”
“Oh, no! It’s not like that…”
Choi Hyun swallowed dryly, looking frustrated himself, as he stared at Woona.
“Oh, I told you not to say anything, but… Actually, Woona, Jio told the boss that he needs time to sort out his thoughts.”
“Time to sort out his thoughts?”
“Yes. So he said he would go somewhere for a while to do that. I really don’t know where! Even the boss doesn’t know.”
“Ha…”
What does it mean to sort out his thoughts?
Hearing those words made Woona’s heart skip a beat, as if it sounded like he was going to sort out their relationship.
Choi Hyun, seeing Woona’s surprised expression, tried to calm her down.
“Really, this guy, I don’t understand him. Even though I told him to go home, he stayed stubbornly in front of the ward until you woke up. But as soon as you woke up, he disappeared…”
Woona looked up at Choi Hyun.
“Jio… came to the hospital room?”
“Of course. While you were in the operating room, he stood outside almost like a madman, crying. Even though people were watching.”
“…”
“And for the past few days, he didn’t sleep at all, just stood in front of the ward, and suddenly disappeared the day before you woke up.”
Woona bit her lip. Tears rolled down her cheeks at the thought that he had come, contrary to what she had thought all this time.
He was there, worried about her in front of her hospital room.
But at the same time, she felt a sense of resentment.
So, why did he suddenly disappear after saying that?
Choi Hyun handed a tissue to Woona and spoke cautiously.
“Maybe… Jio thinks everything that happened to you is his fault.”
Why would it be your fault…
“He said something like, ‘Will Woona forgive me?’ to the boss.”
Woona turned her head and bit her lips.
Forgiveness.
In reality, although Woona was discharged today, she still needed more than a month of outpatient treatment. Whenever she felt a slight pain in her abdomen, it was difficult to breathe, and since that day, her body trembled uncontrollably when she saw a woman with long hair.
Despite having nightmares every night of being stabbed with a knife and Seo Hyeri’s words that she only needed him still vivid in her mind, she never blamed him.
Because it wasn’t his fault.
On the contrary, what made her angry was that Seol Jio disappeared without a word.
So, she endured the painful time alone, waited for messages that never came, and endlessly waited for him.
That was the reason she was angry.
More than the physical pain, the emotional pain of waiting for him was more painful.
So, Woona had to find him.
Find him and never forgive him for the rest of her life.
“Manager, please tell me. Where is Jio?”
Choi Hyun made an awkward expression.
“Miss Woona, I really want to know where Jio is too. I’m really dying trying to handle all the ongoing advertisements and photoshoots being put on hold.”
“Where could he go? Even if you’ve known Jio for a long time, don’t you have an idea of where he usually goes?”
“Hmm… Although Jio’s face is well-known, he doesn’t really wander around that much.”
Choi Hyun thought for a long time about where Seol Jio might go.
“He can’t go abroad since I have his passport, and Jio doesn’t have close friends, nor does he have family in Korea.”
Woona sighed at Choi Hyun’s words. She thought he would know.
“Thank you, Manager. If you hear from Jio, please let me know.”
“Yes. I’m sorry I couldn’t help.”
“No.”
Woona said goodbye to Choi Hyun and left the company.
She started her car and turned the key in the ignition. Thinking about the places he might be, Woona decided to check the ones she knew first.
First, his house, then his hometown in Seongbuk-dong, and also our cottage in Yangpyeong.
There were many places to visit, almost as if she had to go around in a hurry within a day.
But it was better than just waiting idly in the hospital room. Woona muttered as she turned the steering wheel.
“Just find him. I won’t forgive you.”
As the sun set, it got dark. Woona was on her way to Yangpyeong.
After wandering around his house and hometown, Woona felt exhausted.
Yangpyeong wasn’t particularly promising, but Woona still left, thinking that even if there weren’t many places known to Seol Jio, she should at least give it a try.
Woona bit her lip and pressed the accelerator to gain speed.
“Seol Jio. Please be there….”
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
