Eun Jae let out a deep sigh as she left the man’s studio apartment.
Her mind was in turmoil.
She had refused an overwhelmingly generous proposal over such a trivial matter.
What was the big deal about pride anyway.
The man did not nag or beg for her favor after hearing Eun Jae’s answer, he just nodded as if giving up.
She mentioned that if he needed help with mundane tasks such as cleaning, laundry, or dishwashing, he could call her, and the man just smiled faintly, telling her it was fine and that she could leave.
How ridiculous it was.
Reflecting on it, her face flushed and paled alternately.
As she handed over the mobile phone he had given her while saying goodbye, the phone came back to her, accompanied by an apology if it had offended her.
She knew very well that even if she took it back, it would be useless.
A few more tugofwars followed, but the man stubbornly refused to take the phone.
“How am I supposed to use this.”
Eun Jae let out a sigh, as if she was talking to herself.
Riding down in the elevator, her feelings for the man were a complex mix of many emotions.
Regret, gratitude, and so on. But it didn’t mean she should hastily accept due to these feelings.
Right, marriage of all things.
“You did well, it’s the right thing.”
She consoled her own heart, lightening her unnecessarily heavy heart.
That was just how she felt. It was just nicely packaged, but it felt no different from being sold.
For a moment, she bowed her head, and tears she didn’t realize she had been holding back fell, drop by drop, onto her lap.
“If only it weren’t for that debt……”
She wouldn’t have been fired from the job she had been working well at, and she wouldn’t have been chased around like this.
If only she could live a normal life……
Why is it so difficult for me when it’s easy for others?
The resentment towards my father, which I had buried for a long time, rose like smoke again.
They said he had been gone for quite some time.
I, who was a snottynosed kid, didn’t even know where or how he had lived until I grew up.
The last image of my father suddenly popped up.
The night he gave a small bear keychain to little Eun Jae’s hand, promising to eat samgyetang the next day. After that day, his whereabouts became mysterious.
While waiting for the bus, she barely cut off the growing branches of resentment. She knew it was futile.
Eun Jae wiped her wet eyes with the back of her hand. The hand reaching for the bear keychain, a habit, paused, feeling a sense of emptiness.
“Huh? Where did I drop it?”
It was a somewhat old keychain and she had dropped it in front of the man’s studio apartment a while ago but forgot to tighten the ring.
Eun Jae quickly looked around. She retraced her steps, searching for the keychain. Eventually, she ended up back inside the studio apartment.
She was thoroughly scanning the area in front of the elevator in the lobby.
As the elevator door opened, she bumped into a man who was about to get off. Eun Jae, who was bent over scanning the floor, lost her balance and tumbled backwards.
The surprised man quickly reached out and helped Eun Jae up.
“I’m sorry, are you okay?”
“No, I’m sorry.”
The man, who was checking for injuries, had his eyes fixed intently on Eun Jae.
“……Ji Eun Jae?”
Eun Jae, who was dusting off her buttocks, scratched around her eyes for no reason. It was because a man who seemed like a stranger was calling her name.
“Who are……you?”
“Ah, I’m disappointed again.”
The man scratched near his eyebrow, making a disappointed face.
Come to think of it, he seemed familiar.
Just as Eun Jae was about to scrutinize the man’s face with a slight frown, he smiled brightly.
“Don’t you remember me, Yoon Tae Kyu?”
As the man stated his full name, an old image of him surfaced in Eun Jae’s memory.
“Ah, Yoon Tae Kyu.”
When Eun Jae recognized Tae Kyu, he greeted her with a very pleased face.
“Wow, you are Ji Eun Jae, right? I almost didn’t recognize you, you’ve become so pretty.”
He seemed pleased and somewhat puzzled at the same time.
“No, Ji Eun Jae was pretty back in the day too. What brings you here?”
The man leaned down to meet Eun Jae’s eye level. As his face got closer, Eun Jae stepped back.
“Wow, how did we meet here? This is crazy.”
Eun Jae was very flustered by Yoon Tae Kyu’s warm greeting, as if they had just seen each other the day before.
We weren’t on terms to greet each other with such happy faces, were we?
Eun Jae made a nervous face and quickly withdrew her hand, which Tae Kyu had held, as she answered.
“A friend of mine lives here.”
A friend? Since when has that person become your friend, how much have you seen him?
Eun Jae forcibly shook off the image of him that suddenly popped up as she shivered with anxiety.
Of all the things, she ran into him while she was looking so haggard. The reflexive blushing was just a bonus.
“Really?”
Yoon Tae Kyu’s figure, smiling in response to Eun Jae’s words, came into view.
If she’d only seen him in a school uniform, she might not have recognized him.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
