“Do I have to call you Brotherinlaw even before we’re married?”
Je Ho, with a firm gaze on Yul Li, raised a corner of his mouth.
Brotherinlaw?
Upon hearing the term ‘Brotherinlaw,’ Yul Li involuntarily furrowed her brow. It wasn’t a wrong expression, but it was so awkward that it gave her the creeps…
Marrying Min Woo would make her Brotherinlaw with Je Ho, which wasn’t a new fact… but why now?
Detecting her subtle change in expression, Je Ho’s gaze on Yul Li deepened. Feeling as if her inner thoughts were exposed, Yul Li gently looked down and avoided his gaze.
“No, Brother.”
Then Min Woo calmly opened his mouth, grinning grimly.
“Considering she was once my fiancée, it wouldn’t be easy to casually call her ‘Brotherinlaw.'”
He seemed to deliberately try to get on Je Ho’s nerves. However, Je Ho simply smiled, showing no reaction to the blatant provocation. Rather, it was Min Woo who felt ignored, his expression warping in an instant.
Yul Li silently watched the two men’s verbal spar, neither giving an inch.
Ten years ago or now, both were loveless political marriages… she wondered why the sudden melodrama… Even though the two men were arguing, she, as the third party, couldn’t understand why she felt anxious like sitting on pins and needles. Yul Li let out a sigh within herself and filled the empty glass with alcohol.
“But you know… I’m curious about something.”
Again, Je Ho asked Min Woo a question, his gaze fixed on Yul Li.
“Why specifically Yul Li? You well know she was to marry me… Why go to such lengths?”
“Cough.”
Caught off guard by the blunt question, Yul Li put down her drink quickly, covering her mouth with a napkin and looked at Je Ho in surprise.
But Min Woo seemed unperturbed. As if anticipating the question, he laughed and pulled Yul Li towards him. In no time, Yul Li found herself wrapped in Min Woo’s arms.
“It’s not like we got divorced after getting married. What’s wrong then?”
Min Woo, with a tone of mockery, tightly gripped Yul Li in his arms. His grip was so tight that it hurt her arm. She involuntarily furrowed her brow, but because Je Ho was observing so intently, Yul Li endured the pain and stayed still.
Even if she found Min Woo’s possessive behavior distasteful, she couldn’t push him away in front of Je Ho. After all, her intended spouse was Kwon Min Woo, not Kwon Je Ho.
Was it because Je Ho noticed Yul Li’s pain? Or did he find Min Woo’s possessive grip overbearing?
Je Ho’s gaze remained fixed on Min Woo’s hand, gripping Yul Li’s arm tightly. Min Woo, intoxicated with a sense of victory in claiming Yul Li, did not notice, but Je Ho’s eyes were seething with anger. The atmosphere was so intense it felt as though he would forcefully remove Min Woo’s hand from Yul Li.
Out of helplessness, Yul Li softly smiled at Je Ho, as if to say she was fine. Even if theirs was a marriage in name only, she needed to protect Min Woo’s pride.
At Yul Li’s smile, a crack appeared in Je Ho’s intense gaze. He twisted his lips in a smirk and, turning his head, leaned back in his chair. His crossedleg posture made him look as relaxed as if he were watching a play.
“I heard that your original match was the eldest daughter of Tae Min Group. But you insisted it had to be Yul Li to the chairman.”
“Ha, where did you hear that from?”
Realizing that Je Ho knew more than expected, an annoyed Min Woo raised his voice.
Seizing the moment when Min Woo’s grip loosened, Yul Li quickly freed herself from his arms. His grip had been so tight that the caught area was throbbing with pain.
Min Woo occasionally became furious to the point of losing sense of his actions, and now seemed to be one of those moments. Yul Li rubbed her sore arm. Red hand marks likely formed on her skin. This had happened several times already. Despite her repeated warnings, Min Woo seemed to have forgotten again.
The two men continued their argument.
“It doesn’t matter who told me, what matters is that the news has even reached my ears…”
“Go ahead and gossip behind my back. I don’t care. If I have to have an arranged marriage anyway, I’d rather do it with Yul Li, who’s been my friend for over 10 years, than with the eldest daughter of the Tae Min Group, whom I’ve never met. I told my grandfather that too.”
“Have you been friends with Yul Li for over 10 years?”
As Je Ho’s eyebrows narrowed in surprise, Min Woo held up his chin in a smug expression. It’s a habit that shows up whenever he feels a little proud, a habit from childhood.
“Didn’t you know? That I met Yul Li before you did? We’ve been friends since high school. Then the matchmaking with you followed.”
If judged by the time, Min Woo was right. However, back then, Yul Li didn’t know much about Min Woo. She only remembers a brief encounter at a charity party hosted by Hyun Kyung’s Cheong Ah Group?
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
