They exchanged small talk about recent happenings for about an hour.
Soon, only dessert and coffee were left on the neatly arranged table.
After a few sips of his coffee, Do Ha put down his cup.
Seeing his face suddenly become serious, Hyun Seo had an instinctive feeling. He was about to know the reason why Do Ha wanted to meet today.
“Let’s get married, Hyun Seo.”
The fork in Hyun Seo’s hand dropped onto the table.
“…What?”
He couldn’t believe his ears. It was either one of two things he thought. He either heard wrong, or it was a joke.
Regardless of what it was, his heart started to pound as if it was going to burst.
Do Ha slightly smiled as if he expected her surprised reaction, then he said again, with a clear tone.
“Let’s get married.”
Words he had never even heard in his imagination were being spoken.
“……”
He was not the kind of person to meet after years just to play a prank, so he wondered what all of this sudden talk was about.
“Marriage…you said?”
“Yes, marriage.”
“Who with who?”
“You and me.”
His mouth was sweet because of the melting dessert, but Do Ha’s words were sweeter.
So this was…a proposal.
“Why?”
As Hyun Seo asked with a doubtful look, Do Ha smiled again.
“Because Chairman Chae mentioned the issue of marriage.”
Hyun Seo didn’t understand his words.
“But why? I mean, why did my name come up in your marriage issue?”
“I want to get married to you.”
“……”
They had no contact for four years. So she thought that this man must have forgotten about their mediocre past relationship and fully immersed himself in the highclass lifestyle.
But what was this?
“Are you joking with me?”
It was indeed a proposal, but it didn’t feel real as she didn’t feel like she was being proposed to.
“Do I have a history of joking with you?”
At that question, Hyun Seo slowly shook his head. He had never been cruel to her, not even when they were children.
“But… appearing after so many years and suddenly saying this…”
Do Ha nodded as if he understood.
“Yes. It must be shocking.”
“…You must have had a recommended marriage partner from your family.”
Hyun Seo spat out her words as if spitting out sand from her mouth.
In fact, it was painful because she often had such thoughts. She kept imagining him meeting and marrying a woman from a wealthy family who suited him.
The despair was even greater because that imagination was not just imagination, but an imminent reality.
“There was.”
Do Ha casually answered as if it was obvious, and Hyun Seo stared at him with wide eyes.
“But I refused.”
His attitude was surprising as if it wasn’t a matter to be simply spoken about.
“I’ve never forgotten you and Aunt Hye Su.”
Her mind went blank as if she was dreaming.
“You said you were worried about my future and that I was uncomfortable. After hearing that, I thought if I could become strong enough so you wouldn’t have to worry, would you meet me again.”
“Do you have that strength now?”
“Well… I don’t know if I have such an amazing strength yet, but I’m not without it. At least I should be able to marry whom I want.”
“Really?”
“Chairman Chae respects my opinion. His support is more important than anyone else’s.”
As Chairman Chae was mentioned, Hyun Seo felt like she was coming to her senses. She began to realize that this situation was real.
“But why is the marriage partner me?”
“Yes, I told the chairman that I want to marry you.”
“You’ve already talked to Chairman Chae about me?”
“I don’t want to become family with people I don’t know well.”
Listening to his calm words, she began to understand. She began to understand why he had thought of Hyun Seo as a marriage partner. His proposal was sincere.
“My family should be you and Aunt Hye Su.”
Her heart pounded heavily with overwhelming emotions.
No matter how much he wanted to be a family in the past, she never thought he would consider a real marriage. She hadn’t even dreamt of such a thing.
“But you said I was like a younger sister…”
Was it because she had been holding onto those words, which had hurt her so much? That’s why she couldn’t believe his proposal.
“…You remember.”
“How could I forget those words.”
Only thinking of that time, the sorrowful emotion was so vivid even now.
Do Ha laughed as if deflated, looking at Hyun Seo’s smile filled with a hint of resentment.
“Yes, I did say that. But now…”
He didn’t erase his faint smile and looked straight at Hyun Seo. Then he spat out bluntly.
“Now… rather than a younger sister, I’d like you to be my wife.”
Hyun Seo’s vision wavered as she looked at him. The tears welling up instantly made her vision blurry.
Do Ha looked at Hyun Seo for a moment, then took something out from his pocket.
Her eyes sparkled with tears as she saw the small velvet box in his hand.
When he opened the case, a shining ring was revealed.
“If you agree…”
Do Ha looked at Hyun Seo while holding the ring he took out from the case with a slow hand.
“I’d like to put it on right away.”
She couldn’t understand why such miraculous events kept happening at this reunion after several years.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
