“Huh?”
Ji Ho sent a questioning look to Hye Yoon as she headed towards the stairs instead of the elevator.
“Our apartment is on the second floor.”
“Ah…”
Even though the elevator would have also gone to the second floor, her natural choice of the stairs seemed like a habitual behavior. Ji Ho nodded and followed behind her.
And the moment they entered the emergency stairs, that’s when Hye Yoon’s heart started to beat rapidly.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
A space filled with only silence. It felt as if only the two of them were left in a different universe. Whenever she paused her steps, Ji Ho’s large palm gently pressed down on her back as if sweeping down her spine. Telling her he was right behind, telling her to walk on without worry.
The stairs she used to go up and down every day felt like a new world.
“Aren’t you going to ask anything else? If you’re struggling alone, I’ll help you with anything.”
His voice, which dominated the space, resonated behind Hye Yoon’s back like a spell. He patiently waited for her to ascend the stairs slowly, as well as her embarrassingly shy questions.
“…The scene where we kissed last time. Is that how it’s normally filmed?”
“Normally? What do you mean?”
“Like… when the other actor keeps messing up, pulling me in even when it’s not in the script…”
As Ji Ho couldn’t see Hye Yoon’s reddening cheeks, Hye Yoon couldn’t see Ji Ho’s bitter smile either.
“No way. That doesn’t happen.”
“But then why… did you do that?”
The sound of their hearts, audible only to each other, echoed like a memory of that day.
“…Because I couldn’t hold back.”
“…”
“Because you kept avoiding me.”
Even as he spoke, it was as if Ji Ho was remembering himself at that moment when he had cornered her. One corner of his mouth twisted. His voice, now low and sinking, reached Hye Yoon’s shoulder. At that unfamiliar sensation, Hye Yoon flinched and stopped her steps.
Then, a large palm trying to soothe the surprised child patted the small back gently. It was unclear if it was her back or her heart that was being patted.
Nodding, Hye Yoon lifted her slow steps onto the stairs.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Once again, all that was left in this world were the sounds of two footsteps and faint breathing.
“I told you before, right? I wanted to meet you… that’s why I joined the cast.”
“Yes.”
“Was that… was that real?”
“Yes.”
Their conversation resembled their feelings towards each other a vague question and a clear answer.
“So… how do you feel now, having met me?”
As she climbed up another step, Hye Yoon started to see the end of this world. There were about three stairs left. Whether it was due to regret or a trembling emotion, her breath seemed slightly heavy.
“Hmm… Right now, I’m thinking… should I treat you well for the next two months?”
And then the last answer of the day seeped behind her back. It was very different from the clear answers he had always given, making it hard to understand the meaning all at once.
“Huh? Why? You never failed to.”
As Hye Yoon, who had reached the last stair, was about to take another step outside the staircase.
“…In case, I want to make you come to my side.”
One of her feet stiffened in midair. Ji Ho, who always had an immediate response as if he always held it in his mouth, had given a reply with a pause for the first time. At the man’s sincerity drawn from a deep place, one small foot returned to its original position.
And as if trying to wake up her halted steps, Ji Ho’s palm was about to touch Hye Yoon’s back again. Just a bit faster than that, she abruptly turned around.
Even if it was a certainty that would linger for only a moment and then disappear, this moment was clear. As she was still standing on the last stair, she thought that it was really not the original reality yet.
So, at least in this world, she decided not to think about what’s next.
“Huh?”
Thanks to the stairs, the two individuals stood merely a step apart, facing each other squarely. Ji Ho looked at Hye Yoon, who was looking at him, with a soft gaze.
The moment her moist eyes seemed to shimmer, her small hands moved toward his face. The mere touch of his ears with her palms made Hye Yoon’s heart pound erratically.
Then she moved her lips towards his. They concentrated on each other, just like those who would die if their gazes didn’t intertwine, until the moment their lips were about to meet.
The first to close his eyes was Ji Ho. He did so because Hye Yoon didn’t seem to want to back down. Hye Yoon, who had left her gaze on Ji Ho until the very end, then closed her eyes as well.
“One, two, three….”
And she recalled that day. With the hot breath felt close to her nose, Hye Yoon counted numbers. Even the mere act of pressing her lips tight, with no other movements, made her fingertips and eyelashes quiver.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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