Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella - Chapter 120

“What do you know about Oh Jihoon?” she questioned, raising one of her eyebrows.

Seeing how she was free, she decided to take the opportunity to visit the male at his study. Upon her visit, Sookyung decided to take a small break from his work.

Seated opposite to her on the couch, both of them had a cup of tea placed before them on the glass table along with some snacks.

“Why are you asking about him all of a sudden?” he asked. Lifting the cup of tea before him, he took a sip out of it before placing the glass down.

“Just asking,” she replied, “I am just curious. He looks like a friendly person, and I really like him. That’s why, I want to get along with him.”

“Personally, I don’t know much about him, but the rumors about him are not in favour. It’s best to stay away from him,” he voiced out.

“He mentioned to me earlier on how he tried to kill his sister but even someone like me could see how he was in hurt,” she spoke out.

“Do you know who his sister is?” he questioned.

“No, he hadn’t told me about that. Why? Do I have to know about that person?” Jiwoo vocalised.

“You will be surprised to hear that you are his sister,” Sookyung voiced out, “In other words, Moon Jiwoo is his sister although that body doesn’t belong to you anymore.”

Spatting out the tea inside her mouth, Moon Jiwoo’s eyes widened as she began to choke on the tea. While she coughed, she was unable to comprehend the situation.

Staring at Oh Sookyung with a baffled expression, she pointed at herself and said, “How in the world did I have a brother? As far as I can remember, my mom did not give birth to someone else other than me, and he isn’t even from the Yellow Clan. At least try to make your joke believable!”

“Your father was Oh Jihoon’s father, Oh Jaeho,” he voiced out, “As for rest of the story, it is something I am not quite sure of.”

“Wow! This is a major plot twist,” she mumbled, “That means my mom cheated the man I thought was my dad, and I was actually from the red Clan from my birth. This is seriously unbelievable!”

Sookyung answered, “But that has no connection to you anymore. After all, you are Shin Daerin right now. The current Jiwoo is one to deal with them.”

“I guess so. I wanted to find out about what happened to my family although there was bȧrėly any relationship between us, but I was too scared to do so.

However, it is as you say, I am Shin Daerin now. Maybe I should throw away all of those unpleasant memories as Moon Jiwoo,” she stated, “Since I don’t need to deal with them any longer.”

He chuckled and said, “That’s why, don’t try to sympathize with Oh Jihoon. I don’t want you to drag yourself into trouble.”

“Geez! I know what to do. Do I actually look like someone compassionate in your eyes? I will avoid him from next time onwards!”

“Jihoon!” she exclaimed, “You are here again at the garden!”

Although Moon Jiwoo had given her word to Oh Sookyung on avoiding him, when she saw the man’s back, she realized that she would not be able to do.

Seeing how this garden could only be visited by the selected few, Jiwoo convinced herself that it would not be bringing her much trouble if they communicate only at here. After all, the chance of anyone noticing them here was quite low.

With that thought in her mind, she decided to approach the man who leaned against the trunk of a giant tree. Petals dispersed in the air, making the scene seem ethereal.

“Jihoon?” he questioned.

“Yeah, didn’t I tell you yesterday that I will be calling you that? Although you didn’t say anything, I will be taking it as a yes,” she voiced out, “Certainly, it’s a different story if you are against.”

“It will do you no good to be beside me,” he said.

“Even if you say that, I am not obeying you. Let’s just say that I have a motive behind staying beside you, and the more distant you try to grow, the more persistent I will.” she winked.

He let out a sigh and spoke out, “Suit yourself.”

Clapping both of her hands together, she gave him a wide smile and stated, “I was planning to do that in the first place. After all, I was never good at listening to other people. So, what should we do today?”

°°°

Moon Jiwoo let out a giggle as she walked out of the garden with Oh Jihoon. As she had predicted, the time with the male was quite enjoyable.

Although Jihoon wasn’t as sweet as he was in the beginning and tend to be quite blunt, he was still really pleasant compared to those around her.

“Jihoon, what are you doing tomorrow? If you are free, let’s hang out again,” she spoke out, “I didn’t even realize how quickly the time passed by.”

“Despite of my current status, I am quite busy, so it will be taking me long to find some time to meet you,” he voiced out.

“Seriously I don’t understand what’s wrong with all those people for treating you like this, but just hang on,” she said.

He let out a chuckle, and before he was able to say something, footsteps were heard. Raising their head, they stared at the woman before them who was accompanied by two maids.

“Oh! Daerin, here you are! That’s great! I was looking for you!” Junghwa cheerfully stated.

Wondering what the female was plotting this time around caused creases to appear between both of her eyebrows, and staring at the woman sharply, she said, “What to you want now, Junghwa?”

“I wanted to visit the garden with you. I heard about all the beautiful flowers that were in bloom, and I wanted to see them for myself,” she vocalised, “But what are you doing with him?”

The immediate disgust that showed on Junghwa’s face when her eyes fell upon Jihoon caused Jiwoo to clench her hand into a tight fist.

Jiwoo tend to be quite defensive towards the people she was fond of, and knowing how sėnsɨtɨvė the male’s situation was, it made her feel angered.

“Is there anything wrong with that?” she raised one of her eyebrows.

“Daerin, his Majesty will be upset if he sees you hanging around with that? Don’t you know how—”

Afraid that Junghwa’s words will be affecting the male negativity, Jiwoo interrupted her by saying, “Sookyung has no problem with whomever I hang around with, and don’t worry. Regardless of how he is, I find him to be more bearable than you.

And if it about you visiting the garden, aren’t you forgetting about your status? This garden is not a place someone like you can go to. Go to the one that you belong to. Don’t think that you will be able to use to enter into garden.”

“You don’t have to be that angry, Daerin. I was doing this for your own. That man’s father had already betrayed us, and who knows when he might to the same as well? A—”

Before she was able to continue further with the words, Jiwoo wrapped her hand around Jihoon’s wrist and said, “Let’s go. We can’t waste our time talking to some bitch just because she was bored.”

°°°

Once both of them were out from that place, Moon Jiwoo let go of his hand and halted in her steps.

“I swear to god I felt like ripping all of her hair back then,” she spoke out, “That sweet tone in her voice makes my blood boil and gives me chills at the same time!”

“You overreacted,” he pointed out, “I have been bearing with this for a while, and those words of her wouldn’t have made any impact on me.”

“That’s a lie,” she vocalised, “I have been through such criticism. Once I felt as if the entire world had turned against me, and despite of how redundant the comments were, they still hurt me equally. No matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to grow numb to them. Maybe this is why I am really fond of you.”

“I was already prepared for this,” he said, “But having someone to pity me doesn’t feel bad.”