She spotted the familiar black sedan just as she stepped out into the cool night air, replacing the day’s heat. Hurriedly getting into the passenger seat to avoid being seen, So Yeon quickly checked the back seat.
“Mr. Park Sung Ho and Director Bong aren’t here?”
As she turned her gaze to the driver’s seat and saw Seo Jun, he chuckled as if the idea was absurd.
“Why bring others when we barely have time alone?”
His playful expression was so charming that the makeup-free So Yeon’s face flushed with shyness.
She had told him she’d be home around midnight. And when her work ended earlier than planned, she texted Seo Jun, who was already waiting outside her apartment.
Realizing he had been there all along, despite claiming to be on his way, So Yeon blinked her long lashes and asked.
“When did you get here? You just texted to take my time, and you said you understood.”
“I can’t keep my woman waiting.”
“So, since when?”
“Around 9?”
“That means you’ve been waiting for at least two hours. Why so early? Didn’t you have other things to do?”
“There’s always work. But what’s more important than Eom So Yeon to me?”
Was he always this sweet?
His sincerity in words and actions was palpable, making So Yeon feel delightful. She then shifted the topic.
“Do Sun stayed at my place instead of going home. He was tired from the long drive. We should get home before he wakes up. He can’t know about us.”
Understanding the situation with Do Sun, Seo Jun’s ardent fan, who might grill So Yeon, Seo Jun felt reluctant to drop her off. It was his first time realizing how hard it was to let go of the woman he loved.
And so he spoke.
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“Then, right after Ye Do Sun leaves tomorrow, we can meet.”
“Well, that works too.”
“How did the shoot go?”
“Of course, it went well. It ended early thanks to my stunning beauty.”
“…….”
Seo Jun’s expression remained impassive at the joke.
“Was that too princess-like?”
“Not a princess with a complex, just… a princess.”
Seo Jun relaxed his expression, smiling at his own witty remark. So Yeon couldn’t help but laugh, realizing anew his playful charm.
“You’re too honest. Hehe.”
“Should I be more honest?”
“….!”
Expecting another joke, So Yeon gasped when Seo Jun’s face suddenly closed in. She shut her eyes tight, bracing for a kiss, but it was a misunderstanding.
At the click sound, realizing her misinterpretation, So Yeon opened her eyes and immediately fanned her flushed face.
“Where to now?”
As Seo Jun buckled her seatbelt and started the car, So Yeon raised her voice, slightly embarrassed.
“SoMek! I’ve been wanting a drink after work. Shall we?”
“To a street food stall?”
“That would be perfect.”
“I know a place. Let’s go there.”
“Great!”
Driving, Seo Jun pondered.
The deeper the longing, the stronger the yearning.
He resolved that giving So Yeon to someone else ends today.
Tomorrow, by any means, he would spend the entire day with her.
And if possible, even longer than that.
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
