A woman who prefers being alone. A man with no intention of marriage.... more>>

“If just dating is enough… then let’s date.”

They agreed to nothing more than a relationship, never anything deeper. If it had been more, they would never have started. But now, a wild romance is about to begin.

“I don’t know if you’d call this fate or just a coincidence, but I live here too.”

“What?”

He pressed the button for her floor, the 5th, and his own, the 7th, and shrugged his shoulders. He liked the way her eyes widened in surprise. When the elevator stopped at the 5th floor, he hit the stop button.

“Is anyone home?”

“…No?”

“Let me see your phone, Ms. Hwang In-jeong.”

After hesitating for a moment, she took her phone out of her bag and handed it to him. He slowly dialed his own number and pressed call. When his phone started ringing in his pocket, he handed her phone back and said,

“If you’re sick and alone, it just feels miserable. If you need anything, call me. As your neighbor, that’s the least I can do.”

Once the doors closed, In-jeong finally let out a long sigh, still standing there. Maybe the reason she couldn’t seem to get her head straight was because she was sick. Probably. She dug through her pocket, found the business card he’d given her, and slowly repeated his name.

“Kim Gun-woo…”

A wild romance begins. <<less

– Joo Ji-hyuk?... more>>

As soon as he heard the syrupy, nasal voice on the other end of the line, Ji-hyuk instinctively pulled his phone away from his ear, a chill running down his spine.

What the hell is this?

“Hello?”

He cautiously brought the phone back to his ear, only to be greeted by a long, drawn-out exhale.

– Fwooo…

What kind of call even is this? It was like she was blowing into his ear from right beside him, his whole body broke out in goosebumps again.

“Did you drink?”

– Mhm!

Ugh! What the hell is she doing?

“Why are you calling me?”

– Come get me. Mhm?

“…What did you just say?”

– Nakyoung can’t walk~!

What, did she roll up her tongue and eat it for snacks or something? This just didn’t suit her at all. Ji-hyuk shuddered as if she were standing right in front of him. He couldn’t think of another voice that made his skin crawl quite like this.

Hiding his real identity as a CEO, Joo Ji-hyuk moves in as a live-in helper.

But before he knows it, he starts getting caught up in the chaos that is that witch.

He should’ve known that if he’d just followed through and laid her in bed like he promised, none of this would’ve happened. But breaking that promise came with consequences. Brutal ones.

“Good night.”

As he gently lowered her onto the bed, doing his best to suppress the lingering hesitation in his chest, Nakyoung suddenly threw her arms around his neck.

Does she really think he’ll fall for this again? The bruises around her eyes from last time hadn’t even fully faded. Ji-hyuk unwrapped her arms and placed them over her chest, locking eyes with her.

“Kang Nakyoung.”

"Mhm?"

Unbelievable. She just doesn’t get tired.

“Can I kiss you?”

"Mhm!"

Not a moment’s hesitation.

Ji-hyuk l**ked his lips once and leaned in slowly. He was ready to dodge the moment her forehead even twitched.

As he began to press his lips against hers, softly drawing her in...

Her knee shot up between his legs.

And he tumbled off the bed, writhing in agony on the floor.

“Ugh… d**n it!”

He gasped for breath, pain shooting through his body.

“You trying to kill me, Kang Nakyoung?”

His tortured groan echoed through the room. <<less

Of all the moments to be caught like that. She left a hopeless first impression, one even she wouldn’t forgive. No wonder he’d want nothing to do with a woman like her. Their rocky start only made him act out more.... more>>

“Just admit it already. You’re curious about her.”

“What?”

“She cut the elastic and ran off, deliberately hit you with a ball while passing by, and what else? If those were little signals, she’s paid her dues by now.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Come on, hyung. I’ve been with you for years. Just admit it, you’re curious. What, is it the first time a girl threw up on your chest? Then go tell her. Say it: ‘You’re the first girl who’s ever done that to me’.”

Minhyuk let out a dry laugh.

“Are you joking right now?”

“No. I’m speaking your truth for you. Don’t figure out your feelings by tormenting the girl. What are you, in elementary school? No wonder you’ve never had a proper relationship.”

“What?”

“You always say you never found someone you liked. Your standards are so high, it’s ridiculous.”

“Kim Sejun.”

“What! Tell me what part of what I said was wrong!”

The moment he realizes his feelings, his heart starts to race.

— — —

“President…?”

“Just one question. Do you hate me?”

She clamped her mouth shut, trying to think, but her mind went blank. Nothing came to her. All she could feel was the warmth of his hand gently stroking her head.

“Then one more question. Do you hate that I like you?”

“Ah…”

“I like you. I want you to look at me.”

“But… my teacher…”

“I know. But I already rejected her, and there’s nothing more than friendship between us. Ji-hyun knows that too. If you want, I can prove it.”

“…”

“If that’s what you want.”

It would be a cruel way to prove it, but there was no other way to express this desperate feeling. He had never wanted anyone this much before. The woman standing before him, with fear in her eyes, was everything. He wanted her so badly, it drove him mad.

“Do you believe me now?”

A gentle temptation. <<less

In the quiet hours before dawn, the sleeping man’s face was beautiful. But what happened that night? It’s as if it never occurred. After all, it’s not unusual to forget a drunken night.... more>>

She thought it would end there, clean and simple, without any complications.

You don’t remember?

His indifference stings, and she can’t help but act out. Misunderstandings exist to pile up, and mischief is meant to be made. But no amount of teasing can erase her feelings.

A wounded heart leads to overwork, and overwork leads to trouble. Trouble, in turn, sends these two serious souls into a spiral of awkward missteps…

A once-cold man transforms into someone hopelessly devoted to just one woman in this witty, passionate romance.

– The Art of Relationships. <<less

After a breathtaking one-night stand, Seo Jinwoo thought he could simply return to his old life. But things don’t go as planned, and he finds himself desperately searching for her, with only her three-syllable name as a clue.... more>>

Yoonseo tried to convince herself it was just one night, but she can’t get him out of her mind. And when she finally heard the truth from his lips, it felt like all the lost time had been paid back in full.

* * *

"This is the last time."

"What is?"

"There’s no turning back after this."

His alluring voice made me nod. At that moment, nothing else mattered. If it ended here, I’d be the one going crazy.

He pushed me into the hotel room. His lips, cool against my own burning ones, his scent so captivating I could find him even with my eyes closed. He kissed me with a hunger that left me breathless. <<less

An unexpected encounter.... more>>

A string of coincidences.

An impossible relationship.

He tries to keep his distance, unwilling to start something new, but she keeps finding her way into his life. No matter how hard he tries to resist, it’s never enough just as if she never meant to get close in the first place.

If only she hadn’t been drunk that night.

If only that wasn’t the first time she’d shown up like that.

Would he have fallen for her anyway?

Now, Kang Junseob faces the biggest crisis of his life, unable to withstand the irresistible pull of Park Se-eun’s charm.

* * *

“By the way… is that okay now?”

Se-eun gestured with her chin toward his firm chest. His eyes, which had briefly dropped, lifted again.

“You were injured twice, remember? Bang!”

Ha… What kind of situation was this, first thing in the morning? Junseob found himself increasingly flustered by her lips, which now seemed inexplicably suggestive. This wasn’t the time, and she wasn’t the kind of woman. He wasn’t even desperate for a woman. So why did it feel like he kept getting pulled into something?

Junseob stood up from his seat. Any further conversation would just be a waste of time.

“I don’t see any reason to keep talking.”

“I said I’ll pay the bill.”

“No. I don’t want to get tangled up with you again over that. It’s not even fully healed yet.”

Seeing that Se-eun didn’t follow him out, Junseob left the meeting room alone. The door closed with a click, and she let out a dry laugh.

“This is unbelievable. If I’d said I wanted to date him, he’d probably have flipped out.” <<less