The security guard blinked at the sudden change in attitude.
“You’ll see me often from now on, so please take care of me each time. I’ll make sure to bring you something good next time.”
“Oh, yes…”
“Then, please be careful.”
Suk-yeong smiled once and gestured to Ji-won as if to say, “Let’s go quickly.”
“I’ll guide you this way.”
They followed Ji-won to the administrative building between Buildings 1 and 2.
Taking the elevator and coming down from the top floor on the 6th floor, they walked to the end of the long corridor. Two pairs of large wooden double doors welcomed them.
“The scale is enormous.”
“That’s right.”
“Is it true that Lajin will become the daughter-in-law of this house?”
“Without a doubt.”
Whispering to each other, they followed Ji-won inside.
When they opened the door, a secretary came out, and to reach the director’s office, they had to pass through another door inside.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Jung Joon-gyu.”
Joon-gyu smiled warmly, but it didn’t look easygoing at all.
His gaze was as fierce as a tiger, and despite his age, he exuded dignity.
At a glance, he seemed like someone accustomed to sitting at the top and giving orders.
Suk-yeong and Yeong-ho bowed so deeply it seemed obsequious.
“Oh, Director, hello. It’s truly an honor to meet you like this. I’m Kim Suk-yeong.”
“Hello. I’m Sa Yeong-ho, the representative of Sahl Life Foods.”
“Please sit over here. Secretary Kim, could you please prepare some tea?”
“Yes, Director.”
Watching Ji-won close the door and leave, Suk-yeong turned her head to Joon-gyu.
“You’re treating your secretary so respectfully too?”
“Yes, it’s the principle of our foundation. We show mutual respect regardless of position as a sign of courtesy.”
“Wow, you’re really amazing. Honey, how about we do the same?”
“Yeah, it sounds like a great idea.”
Although Suk-yeong and Yeong-ho initially had opposite thoughts, now they were ready to agree and cheer on everything Joon-gyu said.
“By the way, we heard that our son Sunwoo is in a relationship.”
“Hoho, the kids are meeting each other so nicely.”
“Well… to be honest, we didn’t know Sunwoo was meeting anyone.”
Whenever asked if he had a girlfriend, Sunwoo always smiled and said he didn’t.
“Have you heard of Jin-ho, the grandfather who lives in Cheongdam? I went to see him last time and saw his granddaughter. Oh, she’s so beautiful. Moreover, very kind.”
“Grandfather, I’m not thinking about meeting her yet.”
“In-seok. At your age, you should start thinking about marriage.”
“I’ll meet someone on my own.”
“What do you mean, meet someone on your own! You’ll end up living alone for the rest of your life.”
“Haha. When the time comes, I’ll show up.”
They were all in the midst of earnestly hoping for their child’s marriage, just like Sunwoo’s parents, who were Sunwoo’s son and daughter-in-law themselves.
However, every time the topic of marriage or a girlfriend came up, Sunwoo subtly avoided the subject and, for some reason, used the excuse of being busy to avoid coming over.
Yet, there was a woman Sunwoo was meeting, presuming marriage.
It was a joyful occasion.
“Sunwoo never mentioned it. Whenever marriage comes up, he always avoids it, so when Suk-yeong and Yeong-ho said they were coming, I thought about calling Sunwoo, but I refrained. I was worried that saying something unnecessary might cause trouble.”
The guy who had been like that had a woman he was meeting with the assumption of marriage.
How delightful.
“Sunwoo, this guy, never said a word. Whenever marriage is brought up, he always avoids it like this…”
So, when Suk-yeong and Yeong-ho came to visit, Sunwoo was about to call but refrained. It was because he thought that mentioning it might complicate matters.
Even before saying it himself, hearing about meeting the parents of one’s lover in advance, he couldn’t predict how his grandson would react.
Sunwoo was kind and affectionate, but once he made a decision, he was extremely stubborn, never changing it.
If he declared something like, “I won’t come with my future bride for the rest of my life,” he might disappoint his grandfather and cause a big problem.
The still abundant energy and vitality were planned to be dedicated to the future great-grandchild yet to be born.
“I should start dividing the tasks soon.”
In a moment when Joon-gyu had already carefully planned for the future in his mind.
“Ugh…”
Suddenly, Suk-yeong burst into tears.
“Oh, I’m a sinner… Lajin has to receive such treatment because of her poor parents…”
“Honey, stop it. Huh? Your father-in-law is here.”
“Heugh, your father-in-law still doesn’t know about our Lajin. If we were so unfortunate, do you think Jung Seo-bang still wouldn’t have mentioned it?”
Suk-yeong, brazenly calling her husband Jung Seo-bang, pounded her chest with her fist.
Yeong-ho, with a dark expression, gently put his hands on her shoulders.
“Honey, stop it.”
“Even if our company hadn’t been in trouble, we would have gotten married much earlier…”
At Suk-yeong’s mumbling, Joon-gyu raised his eyebrows.
Come to think of it, earlier he mentioned running a food company.
“Sahll… did you say it was a food company? Is that correct?”
“Uh, yes, that’s right.”
“These days, the company is struggling financially. I didn’t want to tell Lajin, but… it’s reached a point where I can’t hide it anymore.”
“Is it a very serious situation?”
Yeong-ho couldn’t bring himself to answer. His expression was the answer.
“I see.”
“If we continue like this, we might not even be able to afford our daughter’s wedding. So, with great apologies, I came to meet my father-in-law. We’ll somehow manage with what we have.”
Yeong-ho, bowing his head, spoke with a fairly desperate voice.
“Father-in-law. Our Lajin is good at studying, she even entered the same prestigious university as Sunwoo, and she’s beautiful. She’s doing well, being diligent and sincere after joining a large company. If she were born in another family, she would have been treated better and married earlier… But she had to meet her unfortunate parents…”
Unable to finish her words due to sobbing, Yeong-ho dropped his head.
‘That should be enough.’
Jun-gyu, who had been thinking for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Although I know it’s intrusive, would it be okay to ask how the company is doing and how difficult it is?”
Suk-yeong and Yeong-ho secretly cheered inside.
‘It worked!’
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
