“With So-young, is it okay?”
“What do you mean, okay?”
Woo-jin’s eyes sharpened, and Ji-hyun spoke softly, “I mean, is it okay being with her?”
Woo-jin started eating again, his movements precise and careful, more to avoid dropping anything on his clothes than out of politeness.
“I told you before. It bothers me.”
His abrupt response and subsequent focus on eating indicated he wanted to end the conversation, but Ji-hyun persisted, “But you still let her come.”
“It’s not for much longer, anyway.”
There was a lump in his throat as he said this. Clearing his throat and reaching for water, he accidentally knocked over the cup.
“Ah.”
Startled, Woo-jin stood up. Ji-hyun quickly grabbed a cloth and wiped the table. Woo-jin, annoyed, shouted, “Why ask unnecessary questions?”
“I was just asking purely. About So-young working here. Wondering if it’s okay for Jo Yeong-mi to come back.”
After wiping the spilled water, Ji-hyun refilled Woo-jin’s cup. He cautiously held it with both hands and drank.
Then, he spoke with a fierce look, “Stop asking useless questions. It’s not like she’ll keep working here just because I want her to.”
“But if you ask her…”
“Ask what? She’s just a kid with a whole future ahead. Do you want her to waste away here as a housekeeper?”
“Hey. Don’t make it sound like I’m some evil employer. If she gets a job somewhere else, she’ll just quit. She seems to be jobless for now.”
“She can’t prepare for a job if she stays here.”
Ji-hyun spoke softly, “Then help her prepare.”
“Help with what? You think I know what she wants to do?”
“She said she wants to be a writer. You could help with that.”
“Writing isn’t easy, you know? You think just anyone can write?”
“That’s why. Not just anyone can write, so you should help her.”
It was the first time Woo-jin saw Ji-hyun being so assertively supportive.
However, Woo-jin did not respond, continuing to eat his rice without touching the side dishes, just shoveling in the rice.
After chewing on plain rice for a while, Woo-jin spoke softly, “If that girl continues to come, what about the previous housekeeper? How can I tell someone who’s struggling to keep her family from getting fired that she’s no longer needed?”
Ji-hyun’s eyes widened at Woo-jin’s words. He wanted her to keep coming! She had been worried that Woo-jin wouldn’t want So-young to continue working long-term since it’s different from working for a short period.
But from his words, it was clear he hoped for So-young to continue. And he was even concerned about Jo Yeong-mi’s job. Such consideration was almost unheard of from Woo-jin.
“Don’t worry about that. I’ll look into it,” said Ji-hyun reassuringly.
Woo-jin gazed at him with his unique golden pupils, almost as if he could see. Ji-hyun calmly met his gaze and said, “I’ll find a suitable place for Jo Yeong-mi to work. Don’t worry, okay?”
“Seol Ji-hyun.”
Woo-jin called his brother’s name with unusual assertiveness, but Ji-hyun just looked at him, unfazed. Then Woo-jin said something unexpected.
“How long will you keep doing this?”
“Doing what?”
“How long will you keep intervening in my affairs? Are you going to do this forever?”
“Woo-jin.”
“I know grandfather wants to hand over the hotel management to you. Initially, it was supposed to be a three-year stint at the publishing house to hone your management skills. But how many years has it been now? How long do you plan to keep this up?”
Ji-hyun smiled gently at Woo-jin’s serious face and asked, “Do you think I’d be good at managing the hotel?”
“Seol Ji-hyun would do well in anything. You’ve already proved it with the publishing house. Do you know how many publishing houses are failing right now? Everyone’s into web novels and webtoons, who reads paper books? But you’re still operating successfully, even publishing braille books that don’t bring in much money. That’s proof of your management skills.”
It was rare praise from him. Ji-hyun felt tears well up and pressed his prominent nose with his fingers to hold them back.
Woo-jin slightly teased him, “Touched?”
Ji-hyun quickly retorted, “Yes, I am. Honestly, I am. But you’re mistaken about something.”
“What?”
“I’m not running the publishing house just for you. I enjoy it. It suits me. And I love reading books.”
“Seol Ji-hyun likes something?”
Woo-jin sounded incredulous. Ignoring his surprise, Ji-hyun continued, “You don’t know because you don’t care, but I’ve come to love books while running the publishing house. I used to think web novels were childish, but some have real literary merit. Discovering and nurturing new authors is incredibly rewarding.”
“Do I need to know that?”
“Anyway, it’s a job I enjoy, regardless of you. So stop worrying about it. Hey, if I manage a hotel, like you said, people would say anyone can manage a hotel, right?”
Ji-hyun smiled and started eating his cold soup with rice. Woo-jin put more plain rice in his mouth, remaining silent.
Seol Ji-hyun had always been groomed to take over the family business as the eldest grandson. But he had always been overshadowed by Woo-jin, in studies and sports. Though Ji-hyun had more friends due to his smooth personality, frankly, even his friends paid more attention to Woo-jin.
Suffering in silence from feelings of inferiority and comparison, Ji-hyun finally exploded after failing his college entrance exams and not getting into his desired university.
During his repeat years of high school, Ji-hyun began to ignore Woo-jin as if he didn’t exist in the family and blatantly criticized him in front of their grandfather.
As his only supportive cousin turned against him, Woo-jin also gave up on his studies. He spent his days gaming and exercising, yet his grades remained good, which infuriated Ji-hyun even more.
Eventually, when they both ended up taking the national college entrance exam together, Ji-hyun hurled cruel words at Woo-jin. He insulted Woo-jin for being a repeat student and expressed disgust at his eyes. He told Woo-jin to go to his mother, and finally, he uttered despicable words disparaging Woo-jin’s mixed heritage.
Ji-hyun could never forget the look in Woo-jin’s eyes when he said those words. He wondered why he had said them and regretted it daily.
After their uncle passed away and Woo-jin lost his sight, Ji-hyun felt responsible, believing his harsh words had triggered these events. He couldn’t speak for three months.
He wanted to apologize and ask for forgiveness, but the words wouldn’t come out. It was only when he decided to live for Woo-jin, to help him in any way he could, that he found his voice again.
Ji-hyun force-fed porridge to his brother, who neither ate nor slept, gave him baths, and cut his hair, often getting hit in the process. Woo-jin’s blindness didn’t make him weak; his punches, swung blindly, hurt even more. Ji-hyun bravely endured them all, staying by Woo-jin’s side.
People praised him as an extraordinary brother, but Ji-hyun found this praise burdensome. He wanted to tell them about his past actions, but he couldn’t, especially since Woo-jin never mentioned it.
Woo-jin would scream at Ji-hyun during forced baths, threatening to kill him if he ever regained his sight. Despite this, Ji-hyun kept repeating, “I will be by your side. I will stay until you get married.”
Ji-hyun continued to comfort Woo-jin, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Woo-jin,” while Woo-jin thrashed and screamed on the bathroom floor. This phrase eventually became a magic spell, leading to Woo-jin’s independence, a fact acknowledged by Woo-jin but still unknown to Ji-hyun.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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