During the project period, they would be living together in a dorm. As he returned to his room, siblings sharing the same room gathered their voices to express concern for Chris.
“That’s right. With already limited screen time, if you look unlikable, it will only get worse from now on.”
“Then you’ll definitely get eliminated in the second vote.”
He knew. Refusing the production team’s proposal would likely result in retaliatory editing. However, he couldn’t lie that his deceased sister was alive. It would be a betrayal to his sister and the people who, though not many, were supporting him.
Although they were all competitors, friendship bloomed within. He was grateful for the younger siblings who sincerely worried about him.
“Thanks for worrying.”
Forcing a smile, Chris stepped outside the dormitory. Gazing at the night sky, he searched for stars.
Perhaps our sister is among those stars.
If she were there, she would probably be the brightest star.
Our sister, pitifully gone without blooming at the age of twelve.
“Yoonseo noona…”
A tear rolled down Chris’s cheek as he looked up at the night sky.
Seunghyun had always been curious about Eunseo. Why did that woman hate me so much?
As it turned out, it was because of his brother.
“I don’t know.”
That night, Yoon Eunseo faced the security team and, despite intimidating questioning, managed to get away. She wondered if it was because of Seungju Kwon that she hated him from the beginning. He was a bothersome younger brother and a rival.
Just to be sure, she tried, and it turned out to be true.
“Our brother has someone he’s seeing.”
The moment she heard those words, a wounded expression appeared on Yoon Eunseo’s face.
“I don’t think it’s something I should be concerned about.”
She quickly masked her expression as if nothing happened, but Seunghyun didn’t miss that brief moment.
In other words, Yoon Eunseo had a one-sided crush on Kwon Seungju.
It was ridiculous, pathetic, and, on the other hand, pitiful. Could a person like Kwon Seungju spare even a glance to an ordinary employee?
Even after seeing a woman who suffered so much because of him, the only words that came out of his mouth were this.
“You caused trouble.”
Yet she rejected me because of that guy? Seunghyun became even angrier.
“Thank you for your useless kindness.”
Even after experiencing that, Yoon Eunseo, who still approached him coldly, made him even more irritated. He wanted to somehow turn that attention back to himself. For Yoon Eunseo’s sake, he felt sorry for her suffering, as he was treated openly as if he were disposable, unlike his younger brother.
Whether it was an excuse or not, he thought he should forcibly drag her out for dinner soon, even if it’s against her will, but as he returned to the office, he suddenly heard Yoon Eunseo’s voice through the slightly open meeting room door.
“I’ve been taking half-days frequently lately, so the work has piled up a lot. No, I can leave early today. Since tomorrow is the last day of November, I might have to work overtime because of the deadline.”
She seemed to be on the phone with someone.
Seunghyun smiled silently. If she works overtime, she would have to eat dinner first. Then maybe tomorrow?
However, the following words that came through made his smile disappear.
“Let’s go out for dinner tonight. Don’t eat, Seungju.”
Seunghyun’s face stiffened.
“Let’s go out for dinner tonight. Don’t eat, Seungju.”
My older brother, Kwon Seungju, is thirty-three years old this year. Since a much younger woman calls him Seungju, it’s natural to think that the person she refers to is another namesake named Seungju.
However, Seunghyun’s intuition was saying something else. It seemed suspicious.
Judging from the content of the conversation, the other party was undoubtedly the person he lived with. Seunghyun discreetly called another female colleague out.
“Manager, would it be okay to have a cup of coffee together for a moment?”
Although the female employee with the title of manager didn’t understand English, she followed him out with an excited expression. Entering an empty meeting room, Seunghyun handed her a cup of coffee and straightforwardly asked about the main point.
“Senior Yoon Eunseo mentioned it. Is she already married by any chance?”
When another woman’s name was mentioned, the manager showed an overtly disappointed expression.
Seunghyun smirked. If it’s this easy to find out, so be it. If you have nothing, you should know how to behave a bit more expensively, like Yoon Eunseo.
“No.”
The manager replied with a somewhat trembling voice.
“Then, by any chance, does she have a younger sibling?”
“I know that Ms. Yoon Eunseo lives alone.”
So, this ‘Seungju’ is not a family member. Suspicion deepened.
“By any chance, do you know where Senior Eunseo lives?”
“I think it’s Yeonsadong.”
It was a familiar neighborhood, and Seunghyun thought for a moment before snapping his fingers.
“Oh, Yeonsadong!”
It was the neighborhood where Kwon Seungju’s birth mother, who had passed away, used to live.
Seunghyun’s heart began to race. Could this really be a coincidence?
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
