Unbeknownst to them, Youngsoon, who had come out to find her daughter after waking up to go to the bathroom, watched from a distance, holding her breath. Seoyoung, still in Woojin’s arms, was blissfully happy.
It wasn’t a drama, but… I never thought there would be so many Seolyong fans in this resort.
The fans lined up along the corridor on the 12th floor, where the event hall was located, considered it an honor to participate in the unexpected event by the faceless author.
Unlike other authors who stood in line at noisy places like department stores, taking copies and stamping signatures like a machine, Seolyong had a unique method. Only one fan was allowed into the event hall at a time.
Despite the author’s silence, this peculiar method, combined with her beauty and laughter, drove the fans into a frenzy, making them ecstatic to participate in the unexpected event.
Taking pictures of the author was prohibited, so fans who uploaded only the signed books as proof shots on social media all praised the author, saying she looked exactly like the character she drew, or she was like a beauty descended from heaven, emphasizing that the writing was not the most important.
Slipping between them to get the autograph, Seoyoung, seeing the author with light brown sunglasses and her hair up, thought it was Seol Woojin, not her.
At first, Woojin didn’t know, but he caught on to the scent a bit late and smiled.
As soon as Seol Woojin’s first-ever fan signing event ended, he sent Seoyoung a text saying, “I’m going,” and left for Seoul without looking back.
Rather than feeling upset about her boyfriend, who came to meet her purely for the first snow, only to leave right after, Seoyoung realized her mother’s expression wasn’t good on the way home.
“Mom, didn’t you enjoy this trip?”
Asking her mother, who was driving, with a glance at her side profile, Youngsoon replied coldly, “I did.”
“But why is your expression like that?”
“…Just… I have a lot to think about.”
“You haven’t even arrived in Seoul yet, and you’re already worried about work? Mom is really addicted to work.”
“Seoyoung.”
Youngsoon called her daughter’s name quietly. Responding to her daughter’s gaze, Seoyoung answered.
“Yeah?”
“Do you really like that author?”
“Huh?”
With a sudden question, Seoyoung pondered hard on how to answer so that her mother wouldn’t be hurt or worried less. However, no words came to mind.
“That author… You talked with him for a long time in front of the elevator, right?”
“Yeah.”
“That person… after finding out, turned out to be Chairman Seol Sama Jung, the head of Sung Hak Industry.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. His appearance, clothing, and expression were so different from when he appeared in the news that your mother didn’t recognize him. Our company also bid when they built here.”
“Wow…”
“What’s the author’s name? Seol, what was it?”
Not being sure whether the person her mother was asking about was Seol Woojin or Seol Yong, Seoyoung avoided giving a clear answer.
“Did she say it was Seol Woojin? The representative’s name was Seol Ji-hyun… Seol Woojin… Seol Ji-hyun… Seol Sama Jung… They seem to be a family.”
“Really, that’s it…”
Her guess was correct. The head of Sung Hak Industry was Chairman Seol Sama Jung. Our Seol Woojin is really wealthy…
“That old man… Chairman Seol was… Even if he’s visually impaired, it would be less worrying if he were the third generation of a chaebol. It seems like he said something about leaving his grandson. To tease me. It seems like he arranged for the invitation here. It’s the chairman’s doing.”
“Really…”
Even then, Seoyoung felt that her mother’s words made sense. No matter how much she searched her memory, she couldn’t recall applying somewhere to win a stay.
Did Grandpa, who has many lawyers, bring me and Mom here to rest…?
“But why is Mom being teased?”
“Because she wants to keep her grandson by her side.”
According to her mother, Seol Ji-hyun and Seol Sama Jung seemed to be people who wanted to tease her. Was I such an amazing person?
While Youngsoon felt resentful about it, Seoyoung, for some reason, felt somewhat pleased.
“Meet.”
“Huh?”
In response to Youngsoon’s words, Seoyoung lowered her shoulders and widened her eyes.
“Not because he’s a third-generation chaebol… Well, honestly, if you’re a third-generation chaebol, life would be more comfortable than for disabled people born in ordinary households. Money can solve more than you think.”
However, no matter how much money one has, living with a disability that society doesn’t recognize is not a common thing.
Moreover, thinking that her daughter might have to share that burden made Youngsoon uneasy.
After a moment of silence, Youngsoon spoke again.
“But that young man said so. Relationships destined to break up will eventually break up. If you try to force them apart, they will cling even more. That’s what he said. Romeo and Juliet probably died like that… Now that I think about it, it seems to be true. When I was dating your father, my grandmother strongly opposed. She said he had no abilities and was empty inside. So, we couldn’t break up easily. No, we became more passionate. We felt like the protagonists of a tragic love story. I should have listened to my grandmother’s words at that time…”
Seoyoung struggled tirelessly to interpret her mother’s confusing words. Is she saying to date? Or not? Is she telling us to break up?
“So, Mom, for now, won’t oppose. I can’t support it either. No matter how much money he has, to give away the only daughter like that…”
Feeling something welling up, Youngsoon stopped talking again. After driving in silence for a while, she regained her composure and spoke again.
“But, at least, I won’t oppose it. You decide on your own. And that person… he’ll decide for himself. Because his circumstances are obvious.”
Youngsoon omitted further words. Feeling ashamed that she couldn’t approve in any other way, she felt embarrassed, annoyed, and her feelings went back and forth.
Anyway, she couldn’t bring herself to look her daughter in the face.
However, unlike her mother, who felt her heart collapsing like this, her innocent daughter, who didn’t have a hidden agenda, was secretly typing a message on her phone.
Woojin, who had been lying in bed, immersed in the effects of the medicine even after coming home, opened his eyes at the strange sound from his phone.
What. The. Heck. Is. This. A. Circle.
Even after listening again, he couldn’t understand what the sound was.
After repeating it about ten times, he barely grasped that it sounded like a crow cawing.
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!!!
