“Yes. The island where we used to live was so small that it didn’t have such a wide beach.”
“Indeed, we were too busy during the Flower Festival to go to the beach. He must be thrilled.”
Looking at the excited Woo Joo, Seol Won felt her heart flutter.
She had thought that camping was exclusively a family event, and she couldn’t even imagine coming here with him.
“So, while the kids are playing, shall we set up the tent?”
“Let’s do that.”
“Let’s see. This spot looks good.”
As Manager Jeong estimated the spot, Chae Ha naturally brought the tent they had prepared.
“Oh? Vice President, you’re going to do it yourself? Leave it! I’ll do it. It will be difficult if you do it for the first time. It’s unexpectedly hard.”
“Alright. Why is the Vice President here of all places? Like father, like son.”
“It must be really hard, right?”
As Director Jung made a troubled face, the wife standing behind him shrugged her shoulders with a slight smile.
Seol Won reluctantly stepped in.
“Then I will help too.”
“No, no. We can’t make you do such a thing. Just relax with us.”
“But still…….”
As she faltered, the mother of the twins quickly grabbed Seol Won’s hand and guided her.
“Come on, young lady, come this way.”
“Ah, you can call me casually. Even I feel awkward with such a title here.”
“Then, can I call you Seol Won? Your name is very beautiful.”
“Yes, of course.”
“Good. Seol Won. Then, shall we go for a swim in the meantime?”
“Swimming……?”
As she nodded, the woman pointed alternately to the sun in the sky and the dazzling beach.
“Since we came to the sea in this hot weather, of course, we have to go in the water! Just when your lovely daughter is captivating our little rascals.”
“Oh…….”
Seol Won hadn’t intended to go for a swim at all.
But she couldn’t ignore the feelings of the mother of the twins who wanted to enjoy freedom.
As soon as she agreed, the woman’s face brightened like the sun and she quickly took action.
“Come on, undress. Undress.”
“What?”
In a flash, her forceful hands pulled off the thin shirt over Seol Won’s sleeveless top.
It all happened in an instant.
“Um, the mother of the twins……”
“You’re not going to go into the water wearing that shirt, are you? Let’s see. Your pants are also too long.”
In a blink, the jeans that had been down to her knees were pulled up to her thighs by her bold hand.
With her pale thighs exposed under the sun, Seol Won felt a bit embarrassed.
“Oh my, Seol Won. Is it because of your name? How can your skin be so white~ You must not tan easily. Right?”
“Ah, yes…….”
“That’s good. You don’t even need to bother with sunscreen, let’s go straight to the water!”
Carried along by her formidable energy, Seol Won was swept into the sea before she knew it.
Chae Ha must be struggling to set up the tent, and feeling guilty for being the only one having fun, Seol Won looked back several times.
However, she couldn’t beat the mother of the twins, who was excited about the sea and freedom.
“Oh my, it’s refreshing!”
“Shouldn’t we bring the kids too?”
“Oh, leave it. The two of us are tired enough with the kids. After the tent is set up, you can tell their dads to bring them. But first, come in and dip your feet. It’s really refreshing.”
“Yes…….”
Despite the reasonable persuasion, Seol Won kept looking back.
Fortunately, Woo Ju was engrossed in building a huge sandcastle with the triplets.
“You seem to swim well.”
Looking at the twin mother who loved the water as if it were her home, Seol Won made a comment, to which she chuckled softly.
“I used to be a swimmer back in school. How about you, Seol Won?”
“I can hardly swim.”
“Really? But don’t worry. The water isn’t that deep here. And there are hardly any waves.”
With these words, she began to splash around with vigor.
Seeing her enjoyment as if she were a child, Seol Won cautiously took off her sandals and dipped her feet into the sea water.
The pleasant coolness spread from the tips of her toes throughout her body, helping to ease the tension that had made her stiff.
“How is it, good right? The water is really clean.”
“It sure is.”
These past few days, she had felt an oppressive weight in her chest.
Ever since Huh Young Joo visited, she was tormented by the anxiety of not knowing when he would invade again, and the fear that Woo Joo would be taken away from her.
Having difficulty sleeping, she would toss and turn for a long time, and only managed to fall asleep after looking at Chae Ha’s face, always turned towards her, as he slept.
For that reason, she appreciated this break from everyday life.
As she slowly moved her feet along with the current, before she knew it, the water had risen dangerously high, up to her thighs.
Just as she was about to fold her trousers a little higher to prevent the sea water from touching the hem, a sharp cry tore through the air from far away.
“Min Seol Won!”
The shout didn’t sound human, more like the roar of a beast.
Startled out of her wits, Seol Won spun around only to see Chae Ha diving into the water.
“……?”
She didn’t even have time to stop him.
Splash, splash, the loud sound of water being displaced, and in an instant, the distance between the two of them was closed.
Following that, a desperate and frantic hand reached out towards her.
It all happened in a few seconds.
“Min Seol Won!”
Before she knew it, he had come close, seizing her slender arms and drawing ragged breaths.
His face was completely drained of color.
“……Kwon Chae Ha?”
Seol Won looked up at Chae Ha, who stood in the water, oblivious to his clothes being completely soaked.
His eyes were shaking more violently than his large hands that held her arms.
His expression was full of desperation, as if he were the one trying to save someone who had fallen into the water.
It was an expression Seol Won had never seen before.
“Are you okay? Min Seol Won! Are you okay?”
He, who was asking this, looked anything but okay.
She needed to answer, but there was a storm raging in Seol Won’s chest.
It was a fundamental and instinctual question.
Words could be full of lies.
But one thing that could never be falsified was the look in someone’s eyes.
This man… he loves me.
Ridiculously, at that moment, Seol Won felt a certainty.
Without any purpose, purely, Kwon Chae Ha truly loved her.
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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!!!
