His eyes seemed to reveal even the appearance he didn’t want to show. Trembling with a sense of shame that he didn’t want to display, Nareum’s footsteps faltered.
“Offer yourself like that sacrifice.”
“I don’t need it.”
Nareum, bowing her head to the ground, continued speaking in a thin, trembling voice.
“Me. Right now, I feel extremely embarrassed, ashamed, and humiliated. It seems like I was pretending to be a loving couple in front, but I’ve been exposed to this treatment.”
“…”
“So, I just asked you to let it go. If you saw, pretend you didn’t see. If you heard, pretend you didn’t hear, just let it go.”
Swiftly wiping away the welling tears, Nareum pushed him away again. There was no way for him to retreat. He once again grabbed Nareum’s wrist and pulled her back to her original place.
“How can you just pass by.”
A soft and warm hand gripped the right cheek,
“To see a girl you like being treated like that, how can you pretend not to see or hear?”
Wiping away the tears that had formed in Nareum’s swollen eyes, he murmured quietly.
“I heard that shaking me would make me shake, as if the words said don’t shake.”
“…”
“I hope I understood it correctly. I hope it’s not too late for me.”
“…”
“I want to shake you.”
Taekyu’s hand tightly held Nareum’s delicate shoulder. Then, with his head bowed deeply, he confessed the feelings he had hidden.
“I’ve never met someone who likes me. I’m not confident, unsure if I can do well. That’s why.”
Lifting his head again and facing Nareum, Taekyu stared into Nareum’s eyes for a long time.
“Still, I’ll try. If you say it’s okay for someone like me.”
With Nareum remaining silent, Taekyu sighed deeply and tousled his hair before grabbing Nareum’s bag and clothes.
“No, just meet him. Meet and see. If you don’t like him, just drop him.”
Watching silently as Taekyu said that, Nareum suddenly smirked and burst into laughter.
“Why are you suddenly laughing?”
As Taekyu narrowed his eyes and tilted his head, Nareum, who had managed to stop laughing, wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingers.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
“Do you know that your laughter doesn’t suit the situation at all right now?”
“It feels refreshing.”
“Now that you, a scumbag, are doing this, you feel refreshed? Are you going to sue or something?”
“No, it’s what Sim Hoseok said. He said to shut up because it was noisy. He told me thank you for doing it instead.”
“No, the point of this conversation isn’t that. So, will you meet him? Will you say it?”
“Do I really need to answer? I’ve talked too much and now I just want to stop—”
Suddenly, Taekyu’s face turned as if he was turning his head, and it seemed like he was getting closer to Nareum’s face. Their lips briefly touched and then separated.
“What… What was that?”
With eyes tainted with surprise, Nareum looked at Taekyu, who chuckled and lowered his lips again.
“What… What’s going on?”
“Since a while ago, I really wanted to do this.”
It was fleeting. In an instant, in the fiery blaze that ignited as our eyes met, we found ourselves in the bathroom. In the gap where my body, which had already been tormented once, was relaxed, his torment resumed.
What could be the source of this relentless desire?
Even with just one touch of his hand, I easily caught fire and felt short of breath, but he maintained the same face and the same breathing speed throughout. It was truly fascinating.
Although the honeymoon period seemed to have passed just by looking at our faces, it felt like our desire was burning even hotter than before.
After Sunwoo finished first and left the bathroom, Eunjae, having dried her hair alone in the powder room and completed her skincare routine, tied the knot of the gown she wore across her and walked into the bedroom.
When her eyes met Sunwoo, who was sitting on the bed reading a book, she closed the book, placed her glasses on it, and frowned.
“What took you so long?”
I thought I was going to die waiting. Sunwoo, who had soaked the blanket, approached quickly as if urging me to come quickly, and tapped my side with a thump. Eunjae, who had come close to the bed without lying down, stood and stared down at Sunwoo.
“Lie down, you seem sleepy.”
“Sunwoo, are you not hungry?”
I suddenly feel hungry. Looking up at Eunjae, who is rubbing her stomach, Sunwoo playfully raised the corner of his mouth.
“It hasn’t been two hours since you ate.”
You ate two bowls of seaweed soup earlier. Sunwoo, who reminded Eunjae of the fact she didn’t want to know, rolled his eyes and muttered as Eunjae frowned and lay down on the bed.
“Why, are you hungry.”
“It’s okay.”
With the blanket pulled up to the chin, Sunwoo, who pressed his lips to Eunjae’s pouting lips, whispered in Eunjae’s ear.
“What do you want to eat?”
“…”
He never says he won’t eat. Watching Eunjae, who is rolling her eyes without answering, Sunwoo, who burst into laughter again, couldn’t resist and kissed her again.
“Just say it, I’ll do anything for you.”
He was ready to do anything. What she wanted to eat was just ramen with a single green chili.
What kind of ramen is this on this night? While trying to say something outside, Sunwoo swallowed the nagging inside and put the boiled ramen in front of her. Eunjae’s eyes twinkled as she saw it.
“It’s hot. Let it cool and eat.”
When Sunwoo pushed the plate forward, Eunjae smiled and pushed the plate aside.
“Sunwoo, you don’t know me? I eat hot things well these days.”
Proudly lifting the chewy noodles, she swallowed them with a gulp, but unexpectedly, she flinched and fluttered.
“See. I told you it’s hot. Where did you look?”
“No, it’s okay.”
Handing her a tissue and pushing the plate aside, Sunwoo picked up the noodles with chopsticks and gently cooled them off.
“Now, try it.”
“Hehe, you’re nice.”
Sunwoo, with his chin in his hands, watched Eunjae eat deliciously.
“Do you know that? It’s the first time I’ve done something for someone.”
“Really? I’m honored.”
At Sunwoo’s words, Eunjae raised her eyebrows. Then, she stopped chopstick movements and stared at Sunwoo.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Should I feed you?”
“I might choke on it.”
“Go ahead, I won’t look.”
By the way, will that be enough? When Sunwoo, who had twisted his body to sit up, asked, Eunjae, saying it’s sufficient, focused on eating with chopsticks again.
After Eunjae, who had cleared the broth as well, put down her chopsticks and smiled contentedly, Sunwoo, who had his chin in his hands, asked with the same expression.
“Was it delicious?”
“Yes. Oh, I’m full. I think I’ll sleep well.”
“You need to digest before sleeping.”
Following Sunwoo’s words, Eunjae crossed her hands in an X over her chest.
“Why, what are you going to do again?”
I told you not to go ahead. Sunwoo, who stood up in a hurry, cleared the ramen bowl and approached, gently putting a hairpin on Eunjae’s hand.
“How about a nighttime stroll?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
