Ji-hyun’s hand was hurried as he entered the door code to Woo-jin’s apartment early in the morning. He had talked to Naeun on the phone last night, under his wife’s suspicious gaze. As expected, Naeun mentioned she had fought with Woo-jin.
Ji-hyun didn’t understand why they fought when both of them had seemed in good spirits when talking about each other separately. Eight years had passed; perhaps there were still unresolved feelings between them. Naeun seemed to still have feelings for Woo-jin.
Naeun and Woo-jin had been close since high school. Woo-jin, while not overly kind, didn’t dislike her.
Their relationship deteriorated rapidly after Woo-jin’s accident and subsequent confinement in his room. Initially, it was okay when Naeun visited once a week. But as she became obsessed with his rehabilitation, Woo-jin became increasingly irritable even at her touch, and Naeun often ended up in tears.
Naeun thought she was helping him, but Woo-jin was struggling to accept his blindness. The pressure of rehabilitation must have been too much.
It was hell for Woo-jin, Naeun, and Ji-hyun at that time.
Passing through the eerily quiet living room, Ji-hyun cautiously opened Woo-jin’s room door. Inside, he saw his brother lying on the bed. Ji-hyun was surprised to see Woo-jin sleeping so peacefully – had he ever seen him sleep like this?
Ji-hyun checked Woo-jin’s phone, still connected to the earphones on the pillow. The recent call log showed ‘Soo-yeong,’ and the call duration was quite long. Ji-hyun was amazed that Woo-jin had called first and talked for so long. What had they talked about?
He thought the relationship between Woo-jin and Soo-yeong might break because of Yeon-seo, but it seemed like he didn’t need to worry.
It felt like their relationship would continue even beyond the housekeeper-homeowner dynamic.
It had been a long time since Woo-jin opened his heart to a stranger. Ji-hyun smiled softly and carefully placed the phone back beside the pillow.
Ji-hyun’s steps were lighter than ever as he left Woo-jin’s room.
After his class, Yeon-ho called Soo-yeong while packing his bag.
The last time he dropped her off, he noticed that Soo-yeong’s workplace was not far from the school where he worked, in a luxury apartment complex. Apparently, she was working in a wealthy household.
He called intending to pick her up after work, but she didn’t answer. Maybe she had already finished and was on her way home?
Soon, a call came back from her.
“Hey, Soo-yeong.”
“Yeon-ho, did you call me?”
“Yeah. Are you done with work?”
“Yeah, I am… but…”
Soo-yeong’s response seemed hesitant. It was already 30 minutes past 4:30. Was the homeowner making her work overtime?
“I just finished my class. How about I come to pick you up?”
“Really? You don’t have to go out of your way.”
Soo-yeong was excited at the prospect of a comfortable ride.
“You’re heading to the library, right? I need to go there to research some teaching materials. Let’s go together.”
“But you’re coming all the way here…”
Soo-yeong said this but secretly worried that Yeon-ho might just decide not to come.
“It’s really close to the school I work at. No need to feel burdened. What do you say?”
“Okay, then I’ll wait for you outside the complex.”
Soo-yeong quickly agreed, feeling she had politely declined enough.
“No, call me when you’re ready to come out. Got it?”
At Yeon-ho’s kind words, Soo-yeong hung up the phone with a pleased smile.
Woo-jin had been silently listening to her phone conversation while having coffee in front of him. Since 4 o’clock, when Woo-jin had asked for coffee, they sat together without much conversation.
“Soo’s senior?”
As it seemed she had hung up, Woo-jin asked in his soft voice.
“Yes. He’s coming to pick me up.”
“You must be close.”
“Close… Well, yes.”
The words ‘close with him’ didn’t sound very pleasant to Woo-jin’s ears. Even if they weren’t dating, being close meant there was a possibility of developing into something more romantic.
But what does it matter?
His mind said it didn’t matter, but his mouth blurted out something else.
“You, do you know about that with me? That senior Soo?”
“Uh? What?”
“About us kissing.”
“Huh… Why are you bringing that up now?”
Indeed, why? Woo-jin himself didn’t understand why he was mentioning it. It’s just a kiss, but his mouth, independent of his will, spat out another thoughtless remark.
“We also slept together.”
“Wha, what do you mean by ‘slept’?”
“You slept really well. In my arms.”
Soo-yeong nearly spit out her coffee. Is, is this man blackmailing me over that night?
She vaguely remembered how it had happened, but it was more of a physical memory than a mental one.
She murmured to herself,
I don’t remember anything… I don’t remember anything…
“Why would senior Soo need to know about that?”
“Why should he know?”
“No, I just thought… if he has other intentions towards you, I should let him know, as a matter of courtesy.”
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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