“There’s a lot I want to say, but… it’s not something to discuss in front of others. Shall we go?”
“Yes, yes…”
I could think of nothing else to say but ‘yes’. The urge to speak was there, but his overwhelming presence made my voice falter and shrink.
Upon returning to the set, Min Yushin immediately approached me.
“You’re back quickly. Where’s the coffee?”
“Um… that is…”
“Why don’t you just go and buy your own coffee instead of sending someone else?”
Cheon Shinwoo answered for me and placed the coffee on Min Yushin’s head, precariously balanced as if it could spill any moment.
“What, why are you here?”
“Hand it over.”
“Why?”
“You seem keen on having your neck instead of your hand chopped off…”
“Fine, I’ll give it!”
Their conversation seemed more friendly than that of a superior and subordinate. More like equals, or friends. Hmm. Or not, considering the threat.
Min Yushin managed to carry several coffees in one hand without dropping them and expressed his surprise.
“You carried these?”
“Don’t you care about the public eye out here?”
“You carried these, guild master?”
“…”
“You did it yourself? Why?”
“The shoot’s starting. Take care of the coffee. And don’t just order others around…”
“Huh? Wait, guild master!”
Cheon Shinwoo left with an obviously irritated expression. A puzzled Min Yushin quickly turned to me, seeming almost eager to greet me again.
“You met on the way here!”
“Yes.”
“Just wait a second. I’ll distribute the coffee and then I have something to ask. Just wait here, really quickly.”
He swiftly went to the group of staff members. I watched him while sipping my mint chocolate. After quickly handing out the Americanos, he returned to me.
“You know Cheon Shinwoo?”
“Huh?”
“Are you two, like, familiar with each other?”
An excited Min Yushin grabbed my shoulder and exclaimed. It felt like a chill ran through the air, but maybe it was my imagination. How many times had I been asked this question? I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
“No.”
“Not even? It’s just that he wouldn’t usually be so compliant…”
“Well… I guess. Haha. It’s strange…”
“Ah, um, sorry about that. Maybe we could talk a bit on the side while the shoot is going on?”
“Yes.”
He gently guided me to a corner of the set, away from prying eyes.
“Here, this is my business card.”
“Ah, yes.”
With a business-like smile, Min Yushin fixed his gaze on me without losing his grin. I knew who he was even without a business card.
“So, what’s your relationship with Cheon Shinwoo?”
Min Yushin, the nearly S-class A-rank Hunter and direct secretary to Cheon Shinwoo, asked me seriously.
“Well, there isn’t really anything to call a relationship. I was involved in the irregular event, and since I didn’t have a guardian, Guild Master Cheon volunteered to be mine…”
“Really?”
Hearing this, Min Yushin looked startled and then whispered to me in a secretive tone.
“Our Guild Master isn’t the type to act affectionately towards anyone. It’s very unlike him to volunteer as someone’s guardian. That’s why there were rumors about you being his hidden lover.”
“What?! No way!”
“Having a non-awakened member in our guild is already unusual… You’re not being threatened or anything, are you?”
“Threatened?”
“By Cheon Shinwoo. Like some weird blackmail.”
“He never threatened me…”
While talking to him, I felt a strange sense of déjà vu. Familiar yet distant.
‘Stop picking on your sister. Every time I see you, you’re scolding her.’
It was an odd feeling. I asked as if under a spell.
“Have we met somewhere before?”
“Huh? Ah, this feels a bit awkward… I prefer older than younger, so…”
What’s with him? He’s friendly, but his thoughts are strange. Seeing my perplexed expression, Min Yushin hastily waved his hand.
“No, not like that… Hmm. You do seem familiar. Like I’ve seen your face a lot.”
Min Yushin made a rectangle with his index and thumb, inspecting me from various angles. Suddenly, a crashing and breaking sound erupted, and the temperature on the set plummeted.
“Kyaaaah!”
“Director!”
“Lee Se-han!”
Curious about what happened, I looked over to see a smashed camera emitting smoke, a pale-faced host, and several panicked staff members.
“Hold on, just stay here. Don’t move!”
Min Yushin dashed off, and it felt like he was moving in slow motion.
In the midst of it all stood an expressionless Cheon Shinwoo. With a bored and uninterested look, he was staring down at the host, Lee Se-han.
“Guild Master! What happened?”
“…….”
Cheon Shinwoo ignored his secretary. Meanwhile, the host continued to beg on the floor. Cheon Shinwoo’s expression remained uninterested.
“Calm down! You can’t harm a civilian, even if…”
“That wouldn’t do. But breaking an arm or a leg should be fine, right?”
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!!!
