Director Hwang was telling the truth.
As he had warned, it didn’t take long for an article about Hyun So Young to break out.
She was a leading top star in Korea, but given her two previous drunk driving records, she was in a very cautious state about her return.
But a drug scandal?
It really was an unbelievable situation.
Such a blow was too devastating for the actress who, with her innocent image, was loved by all age groups.
“Oh dear, he’s struck out three times.”
Sam Young, who was next to him, sighed.
At that, the staff next to him all nodded in agreement.
“I know, right? No chance of a comeback now.”
“Last time when she was at her peak, she suffered from depression. Maybe this is a consequence?”
“Right. She was hospitalized during her hiatus. There were rumors of a suicide attempt then.”
“She made her own bed. Who else can she blame?”
If true, it was a really heartbreaking event.
But reality was cold.
The advertising industry had already swiftly terminated contracts with her, effectively erasing any trace of Hyun So Young.
There were also rumors that the production companies of the dramas and films she was supposed to star in were already working behind the scenes to find replacements.
‘Why did Hyun So Young do that…’
Kang stared intently at her image in the flood of news articles.
She became curious about the real world behind the smiling mask of So Young.
From what she heard and saw from the staff, beneath the cheerful facade, there seemed to be a heavy sadness and emptiness.
Top stars who’ve reached their peak sometimes relay such unfortunate news.
The shadows hidden behind the glamorous exteriors of celebrities.
Their real situations that aren’t always visible to the public.
Kang knew this, so she couldn’t be entirely pleased about this incident like Director Hwang.
But that couldn’t be a reason to reject the works of the writer Yang Eun Oh.
Everyone has their pain, but not everyone makes the same choices.
While it was true that Hyun So Young’s departure opened up opportunities for her, she had to move forward on her own path.
As she always had.
That evening,
Kang spent the entire time at the office reviewing scripts and continued doing so at home.
“Aren’t you going to sleep?”
“Just this, and then.”
“I’m hungry.”
San, leaning his chin on her shoulder, who was reading a script on the couch, said this.
When she looked back, she saw him, resting his chin on her shoulder, looking up at her with a dissatisfied expression.
She rarely had the chance to look down on San, so she found herself staring.
Then he asked,
“Why?”
“Just… I’m curious.”
“About what?”
“It feels like we’re living in the same house. It feels like just yesterday that it was awkward and uncomfortable.”
It was true.
Casual clothes and easy physical touch.
The most surprising thing was how familiar all of this had become.
Then San, after hearing her words, asked,
“Was I awkward and uncomfortable to you?”
Thinking for a moment, Kang responded,
“Well… more scary than awkward. Of course, I felt uncomfortable at first because I didn’t know you.”
This time, she felt his gaze firmly fixed on her.
Kang, meeting his eyes again, asked,
“Weren’t you uncomfortable with me?”
“I wasn’t.”
“From the very beginning?”
“Yeah. You looked tasty to me from the start.”
“Hey!”
“Sorry.”
“… …”
“I meant to say you looked cool. My words came out wrong.”
San, with his cheek pressed lightly against her shoulder, smiled drowsily.
Seeing him like that, she truly felt like she had gained a family member living in the same house.
Of course, she didn’t say that he was a human.
San felt more like a large dog… no, rather than a dog, he seemed more like a large domesticated feline.
She refrained from taking revenge for his comment about being “tasty”.
Because if she did, she’d have to give up on reading the script seriously and just play around with him.
She checked the time and then spoke.
“San.”
At Kang’s affectionate call, San sat up straight, leaning his back against the sofa.
“Why are you suddenly being so sweet? Trying to scare me?”
How quick-witted he was.
She hesitated, then began to speak.
“Today, I might be up late because of the script. Can you go out and feed on another dream just for tonight?”
“…”
“I’m sorry.”
Kang quickly apologized.
And for a good reason; she had lightly reviewed the script already and had been prepared for sleep, calling San over.
But his interest in the script made her explain it further and things took longer than expected.
“You’ve already seen it twice.”
“I wanted to look more closely. I really like Writer Yang Eun Oh’s work.”
With her saying that much, it became harder for San to insist on staying.
“Call me again when you’re going to sleep. I’ll be outside.”
Without hesitation, he stood up. Kang then said,
“Aren’t you too hungry? How about you go and have a light meal?”
“I don’t want to.”
“… …”
“Because of you, I’ve developed such an expensive palate that I can’t eat anything else.”
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
