Jo Young-mi, the housekeeper, was really good at her job. Although he had never seen her face, there wasn’t a speck of dust in the house, and most importantly, she never made a sound while working.
There was never a time when things were out of place.
But this niece…!
The first day, he was really startled by the unfamiliar sound coming from the living room.
Even before the accident, he was known for his keen hearing, but after the accident, his hearing became several times better, so he immediately recognized that faint sound as snoring.
Seol Ji-hyun had mentioned that the housekeeper had injured her back.
Someone else seemed to have come in her stead. Touching the beads of his wristwatch, it was past 4 o’clock. The person who came in her place didn’t seem to know that work only needed to be done from 2 to 4 pm.
He never leaves his room while the housekeeper is present, but the sound was so irritating that Woo-jin unwittingly got up from his seat.
When he opened the door, the sound of snoring became more blatantly audible.
Could it be that they sent a man? From the sound, it was undoubtedly a man.
He couldn’t bear to touch it with his hand, so he just stood in front of it for a while before returning to his room.
But later, from Ji-hyun’s story, it turned out to be a woman. A young woman in her twenties.
A young woman in her twenties snoring that loudly? And in someone else’s house?
Although he knew it wasn’t Ji-hyun’s fault, he couldn’t help but get irritated. He was reassured by Ji-hyun that someone else would come tomorrow.
But even that annoyed him.
The thought of continually sharing the secret code to the front door and having strangers traipse in and out of the house made him think it would be better if the housekeeper didn’t come at all.
He had just calmed down his anger, but when he went to the room to exercise, he exploded.
He stumbled over something and fell forward. He felt a tremendous pain in his arm from hitting something.
A startled Ji-hyun quickly called the attending physician. After the physician left, Woo-jin warned Ji-hyun not to let anyone in until the housekeeper recovered.
But then…
That woman came again. He heard the sound of slippers shuffling like a cat.
The sound of rubbing was too annoying, and he couldn’t stand it, so he opened the door again. But the sound of the slippers came from near the piano.
Why near the piano? Suddenly, he remembered he had left his cane there.
“Don’t touch it!”
He yelled out loud.
Thinking the woman would be startled, he quickly shut his mouth, but instead of being scared, she approached him even closer.
He felt extremely uncomfortable as she came close enough to see him.
When he handed her the phone to talk to Ji-hyun, hearing his explanation, she seemed to realize her mistake and kept apologizing. Her apologetic voice somewhat calmed his anger.
She was about chest height. Unlike most women who have loud voices, she had a pleasant low voice.
And a unique scent. What is this fragrance? He had smelled it somewhere but couldn’t remember.
The woman explained in detail how hard her aunt had worked to earn money and asked him not to fire her aunt.
He had no intention of firing her from the beginning, so he agreed, but she suspiciously asked for a contract to be written.
His irritation rose again, but he readily agreed to write it. If asked, Ji-hyun would write a hundred contracts.
But she wanted it written today. What kind of stubborn woman insists like this? Woo-jin approached her threateningly.
After swearing at her, asking if she was a tick, she inexplicably grabbed him tightly.
Without warning, he felt a weight on him and instinctively wrapped his arms around her, worrying she might be crushed beneath him. Supporting himself with his other arm on the floor, he felt a sharp pain.
The woman beneath him apologized again. He couldn’t understand why she kept causing situations that needed apologies.
It seemed like only a few minutes since she arrived, but his mind was a complete mess. Unpredictable movements and her scent were disorienting him.
He was sure he had smelled this fragrance before, but he couldn’t remember where.
Knowing how awkward their current position must look, Woo-jin quickly got up and sat beside her.
“Are you okay? Is your arm bleeding?”
It seemed the wound had reopened while supporting himself. The thought of his physician, Kang Hyung-min, coming again gave him a headache, but this woman insisted she could give first aid.
She claimed to have experience treating middle school students when she was a tutor. Although her voice wasn’t as high-pitched as other women’s, he wondered why he had to listen to her stories.
At the mention of going to the hospital, he quickly directed her to the first aid kit. He detested hospitals.
Strangers constantly approaching, prodding, and poking him. Just the thought made his skin crawl.
Instead of treating the wound, she marveled at the contents of the first aid kit.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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