“Is the packing done?”
“Yeah, almost.”
Seoha tightly held Minjun, who had fallen asleep, and crossed over to Taekyung’s house after checking on him. Taekyung was packing his clothes into a travel bag.
“How long does it take to get to Finland?”
“It takes over 18 hours, going via London.”
Taekyung spoke nonchalantly, but Seoha was concerned about the long flight.
Seoha’s brow remained furrowed.
“They said the flight is tomorrow morning, right?”
“Yeah. I can give you and Minjun a ride in the morning. I’ll take you to the airport right away.”
“No need to push yourself.”
“No, it’s okay. We’re heading in the same direction.”
Seoha tried to help Taekyung pack, but there wasn’t much to do. Taekyung had almost finished packing by himself, as there wasn’t much to take.
Seeing Seoha like this made the loneliness even more apparent. It had only been a week, but the heart couldn’t help feeling empty. They had spent the time so closely together that it felt like they were almost glued to each other.
How did they become so close in such a short time?
Once, Seoha had put in all his effort to run away from Taekyung, but now he felt a peculiar longing even if they couldn’t meet for just a week.
Seoha found his own behavior amusing.
Taekyung’s face showed regret.
“It would have been nice if you and Minjun could come along and travel after my business trip.”
“There will be another chance.”
“I wanted to go even though I submitted the marriage report. Ah, I’m anxious. It’s only a week, but I’m anxious.”
“What’s there to be anxious about?”
“If you run away again while I’m not here, what should I do? I’ll find you even if I have to go to the ends of the earth, but what do I do until then, with aching in my chest?”
Seeing Taekyung’s discontent and uneasy face, Seoha faintly smiled and reassured him.
Seoha also wished to follow Taekyung, but realistically, that was impossible. How had they lived apart for the past five years? Seoha couldn’t fathom it himself.
“I won’t run away, so go on your business trip with peace of mind.”
“I’m worried that Minjun hasn’t opened his heart.”
Taekyung, who had been pouting playfully, suddenly grabbed Seoha’s hand and became serious.
Seoha forcefully squeezed the hand that was holding his own.
“While Oppa is away on a business trip, I’ll try to help Minjun open his heart. Don’t worry too much and focus on the exhibition.”
“Alright. You’ve been through a lot because of me. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t think like that. It was something that had to be done. It happened because I didn’t properly talk to Minjun about his dad.”
Taekyung approached Seoha and hugged him. Seoha didn’t resist. Seoha raised his arms and wrapped them around Taekyung’s back. They drew strength from each other’s warmth.
If there were lonely and difficult days when they were alone, now they had each other and could rely on each other for strength. There were days waiting ahead when they could support and lean on each other.
Taekyung gave a brief kiss on Seoha’s forehead and sighed.
“Ha. I don’t want to send you home.”
“Oppa, really. Even if you get married, do you have to keep seeing someone you don’t want to see?”
“The day I don’t want to see you will never come. Even if I’m exhausted from wanting to see you more, maybe.”
Without hesitation, Seoha buried his face in Taekyung’s embrace, which expressed affection openly.
Strangely, Seoha didn’t want to send Taekyung away.
It hadn’t been long since they started being together after being apart for so long, but strangely, Seoha felt uneasy.
However, he couldn’t show it. He suppressed his own anxiety, worrying that Taekyung might feel anxious.
Although he had scheduled things much tighter than usual, even that felt long to Seoha.
He just hoped that his anxiety was just a passing feeling.
“Now, we’re going to have a global market play at our kindergarten.”
“Wow!”
“In the market play, we’ll sell things and food just like a real market. Please decide what you want to do.”
The children cheered at the teacher’s words.
However, Minjun’s expression darkened, and he looked upset.
“Now, please choose friends to join you. Discuss with your friends and let me know what kind of store you want to run.”
“Yes!”
All the children responded bravely. Some children rushed to their close friends even before the teacher finished speaking and chattered happily.
However, Minjun still hadn’t decided who to work with, looking at friends who weren’t subtly approaching him. At that moment, Minjun’s Indian friend, Rahul, approached.
“Hey, Jun. How about opening a Lassi store with me?”
“Lassi?”
“Yeah. It’s a traditional Indian juice, a yogurt drink. If you haven’t decided yet, let’s open a store together and sell Indian food.”
“Sure. Sounds good!”
Minjun gave a bright smile to Rahul. He was genuinely grateful that someone had come to him.
Actually, he hadn’t tasted Lassi yet. Rahul poured the Lassi he brought into a cup and handed it to Minjun.
Minjun’s eyes widened after tasting Rahul’s Lassi.
“Wow! It’s really delicious! Rahul!”
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!!!
