Realizing they were from a nearby high school, an idea struck me.
“Sorry, excuse me. I just need to get through!”
I darted through the crowd of students.
Near the school gate, under the wall, someone was huddled up. Even from a distance, his large frame was unmistakable, yet somehow, he looked like a child to me.
Relief washed over me, draining the strength from my legs.
[Star Icon]The morning air was cold. The chilly wind ruthlessly penetrated through my thin sweater every time it blew. The fever I thought had subsided seemed to be returning, making me curl up tighter.
I had nowhere to go, no one to rely on. My situation wasn’t different from my dream.
Suddenly, I sensed someone approaching and stopping in front of me. When I lifted my head slightly, I saw small, white bare feet and oversized slippers.
I recognized the slippers from this morning. I instantly knew who it was.
My pitiful state made me want to disappear. I couldn’t bring myself to look at her face directly, so I just mumbled with my head down.
“I was chased away by the janitor at the school gate. He said outsiders aren’t allowed.”
“…….”
“I looked everywhere in the school. The buildings are the same, the uniforms the kids are wearing are the same, but… I couldn’t find any of my friends.”
As I was pushed away by the janitor, I felt it again. There was no place for me in this world.
“I’m going to my father now. He’ll help me, being his only child.”
I held back my tears and forced a smile. I was happy she came looking for me, even running out in slippers.
“So, I’ll honestly ask for help and ask to restore my memory…”
I didn’t want to trouble this kind woman anymore.
“Let’s go.”
Startled by her sudden command in informal speech, I was about to respond with “Nuna,” but quickly closed my mouth, remembering how she had reprimanded me yesterday for calling her that.
“Yoon Eunseo, that’s my name.”
Instead of getting angry, she spoke quietly.
“So, call me Eunseo Nuna. I’ll call you Seungju.”
Eunseo bent down to match Seungju’s gaze.
“I’m sorry for being harsh. I was just… a bit confused in my head.”
“…….”
“I haven’t lived with someone for so long, that’s why.”
“…….”
“But now that I think about it, living together might be fun. It won’t be lonely.”
A small, white hand was extended in front of him.
“So, let’s go home.”
Tears suddenly overflowed.
Hesitating to take her hand, Eunseo eventually grabbed his hand and helped him up.
“Stop crying, will you? Aren’t you eighteen?”
Even her seemingly scolding voice sounded affectionate, provoking more tears.
“……Yes.”
Seungju wiped his tears with the back of his hand, but they kept flowing.
Happy to have somewhere to go.
Relieved to not be alone.
The tall man, holding the hand of a much smaller woman, crying as they walked down the street, drew surprised looks from the students passing by.
Kwon Seungju, the eldest son, had instructed the secretarial office to take sick leave, and it had been a week without any contact. Hearing this, Chairman Kwon finally lost his temper.
“This insolent child, going AWOL as a CEO?”
The secretary cautiously suggested.
“Chairman, shall we hire someone to look for him?”
“Why bother finding someone who deliberately disappeared? Leave him be!”
Mid-rant, Chairman Kwon suddenly paused.
‘Wait, what if this brat…?’
Annoyed with him already, this could be an opportunity to replace him. It might be worth investigating more thoroughly.
Finally, Chairman Kwon gave the order.
“Find out where that son of mine is and what he’s up to.”
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
