“That guy came all the way here because he heard that my brother’s work might be sold just for money.”
Knowing that Director Kim’s feelings were to find Byung-jun again to provide him with money, Si-yoon didn’t like how his grandfather tried to stop his uncle’s foolish behavior with money every time. But since there was only Byung-jun left as a son for his grandfather, Si-yoon hadn’t stopped him until now.
Director Kim grabbed Si-yoon’s hand, whose expression had hardened.
“I’m sorry. This old man can’t face his grandson.”
“….”
“I have to discipline him well in front of his grandson.”
“….”
“Let’s have Byung-jun call and talk together.”
Director Kim, after gently patting Si-yoon’s back of the hand that he held, got up from his seat, walked to the sofa, and lay down.
Director Kim, who looked dejected, was pitiful, but now Si-yoon didn’t want to tolerate Byung-jun any longer.
Uncle Byung-jun and Si-yoon only have a 6-year age difference. Byung-jun, who was quite spoiled as the youngest in the house, felt that he lost his beloved position to Si-yoon when Si-yoon was born.
Being loved as the youngest in the house, Byung-jun, after Si-yoon’s birth, thought he lost his cherished position as the youngest and tormented Si-yoon. Of course, how much torment could a child really inflict? Nevertheless, using the position of an uncle every time, Byung-jun bullied Si-yoon, and Si-yoon couldn’t become friends with such Byung-jun.
After going through adolescence and becoming an adult, Si-yoon’s jealousy intensified. It stemmed from a realistic anxiety that smart and academically successful Si-yoon would take his place.
Once or twice, Si-yoon thought about telling his grandfather or father, but Si-yoon, using his position as an uncle, always covered up the trouble Byung-jun caused. Even when it was a bit difficult or irritating, the attitude that it was nothing made Byung-jun resent Si-yoon to the point of fear. Si-yoon, using the excuse of Byung-jun being his uncle, always struggled with how much he should tolerate.
But now, with his father’s work being put up for auction, he couldn’t turn a blind eye any longer.
“Grandfather, don’t exert yourself too much, and please rest for now.”
Director Kim lay down and closed his eyes. Then, as if his head hurt, he raised his hand, touched his forehead, and replied, squeezing out strength.
“Yeah. Just handle it well.”
“Yes, I’ll go out and check the situation.”
“Sure. Look for Byung-jun too.”
“…Yes.”
Danny, looking at Mi-joo’s complexion in the room mirror, spoke.
Mi-joo, insisting on going to Si-yoon’s house, was on her way to her house, and she was listening to what happened to Si-yoon last night.
“I received a message that Artist Kim Jae-jun’s early works were listed in the auction.”
“What time is it?”
“Around 3 in the morning.”
When Mi-joo made a bitter expression, wondering if she had to rush at that time, Danny, who had been observing Mi-joo’s expression in the room mirror, spoke.
“There’s a time difference. They urgently contacted from Korea, and they’re going to meet to match Director Kim Byung-jun’s arrival time.”
Si-yoon’s uncle, Byung-jun, is an executive in the school corporation, but he didn’t have actual skills or authority.
Director Kim just put Byung-jun in the position of a director to give him something to do for his son, who was wandering aimlessly without a job.
“It would be fine to meet after arriving.”
Even with small mutters like a monologue, Danny kindly responded.
“I also know Director, no, Uncle here and there. He’s everywhere. If he doesn’t catch his tail and disappears once, it’s hard to find him again.”
Si-yoon and Director Kim’s hurried departure to LA made sense to Mi-joo.
However, Si-yoon’s troubled heart doesn’t seem to ease anytime soon. If she charges and turns on her phone, there will be calls or messages from Si-yoon. Then, this angry emotion will also disappear.
“Charging is complete.”
Mi-joo took the phone Danny handed her, turned it on, and the logo appeared. Vibrations rang from the overnight advertising messages and alarms.
Checking the notifications one by one with an excited heart, there was not a single missed call or message from Si-yoon. It’s frustrating.
‘Was I expecting too much?’
Mi-joo indirectly asked about Si-yoon’s news.
“Did you arrive well in LA?”
“Yes. He said he would finish work quickly and come back.”
While Danny was informed, Mi-joo didn’t receive any contact herself. It felt like subtle exclusion.
No, does she even have the right to feel excluded in their relationship?
‘It’s just a contractual relationship.’
And the auction in LA is an event that has nothing to do with Mi-joo. Why would there be any contact?
“Originally, both the director and the professor are like that. They don’t contact much when they’re busy working. So, they always have someone who accompanies them. Besides, this is the United States, and suddenly something like this happened…”
Seeing Mi-joo’s sunken expression, Danny tried to console her with some words.
Mi-joo looked at her phone again. Still, there was no call or message. Whose contact is she waiting for? Mi-joo thought of herself as pathetic and started searching.
News articles about Kim Jae-jun’s early works being auctioned at an absurd price appeared in the search results. Mi-joo learned that the unimaginably high initial price was associated with her.
Once again, Mi-joo clearly recognized that she and Si-yoon live in different worlds.
‘A person who has a lot and is busy just protecting what they have. Moreover, if it’s the father’s masterpiece, it’s even more so.’
When Danny’s phone rang, she looked at Mi-joo’s expression through the room mirror.
“It’s a call from the professor.”
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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