Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella - Chapter 155

Moon Jiwoo found herself being at an awkward situation while she was facing Chaeyoung. Although Chaeyoung appeared to be happy, it wasn’t the same for her, and Jiwoo was unsure of how to react around her.

Firstly, with all that happened in her last life, it would be weird for her to act all friendly and sweet with the person she hated the most in her last life.

Moreover, she wondered whether or not Chaeyoung knew about what had happened with Sookyung and her back in the Underworld.

Seeing how she was an extremely close person to Sookyung, after what Moon Jiwoo had, it would be likely for Chaeyoung to look at her with scorn in her eyes.

However, not that she wasn’t clouded by jealousy any longer, she did not find the girl before her being that unpleasant. Maybe she would be able to get along with her if it wasn’t for the weird situation they were in.

One thing Moon Jiwoo wanted to do was apologise to Chaeyoung for all that she had done in her last life, but she was aware of how that would be only making everything more confusing. Shin Daerin had no reason to apologise to the female after all.

Both of them were in the cafe, and lifting her cup of tea, Moon Jiwoo brought it closer to her mouth to take a sip. Forcing a smile out on her face, she waited for the girl before her to start speaking.

Faced with such situation caused Moon Jiwoo to be at a lack of words, and that’s why, she waited for the girl before her to take the initiative to do so.

But seeing how Chaeyoung just kept on smiling at her widely throughout the entire time and staring at her strangely just made Moon Jiwoo more anxious. She wondered about what was going through the woman’s mind in that moment.

Was she looking for the perfect moment to Moon Jiwoo?

‘Or could it be that she swings that way and that she is mesmerised by you? Moon Jiwoo, are you crazy? What are you thinking right now? It’s definitely nothing! You are overthinking at this moment due to how nervous you are.

I am sure that there is nothing wrong with the way she is smiling and looking at you; it’s just because of how nervous you are that the things appear to be this way to you.”

“Shin Daerin,” Chaeyoung enunciated, “That’s a beautiful name you have.”

Hearing those words from the female before her caused Moon Jiwoo to choke, and she started to cough.

“Yeah, thank you. You have a nice name as well,” Moon Jiwoo awkwardly voiced out.

Having a female to compliment her on her name, especially someone who took her to be a stranger, felt extremely odd to Moon Jiwoo, and this made her wonder what the female was up to.

“You don’t seem comfortable with the situation. Is it because of me? You don’t have to force yourself to be with me if it is disturbing you,” she voiced out.

When Chaeyoung said it like that, there was no way Moon Jiwoo was able to agree along with her, and shaking her head, Jiwoo answered, “It’s nothing like that; it’s just that I am not good with strangers.”

“Strangers? Treat me as a friend of yours. After all, you are the very person who protected my Eunwoo, and I am like an older sister figure to him. That makes us have a deep relationship between both of us,” she vocalised.

One of the reasons Moon Jiwoo wanted to have nothing to do with Chaeyoung was that she was related to Sookyung, and she did not want to do anything with that man.

Being with her will only be reminding her of Sookyung, and that was one of those things Moon Jiwoo wanted to avoid. She was done tormenting herself because of him.

Moon Jiwoo nodded and stated, “Do you mind if we talk later on? I am sorry, but I remembered that I have something to do. Let’s meet up and talk later on.”

“Oh! Is that so? If you are busy, I will definitely not be holding you back. Sure, go on ahead. Let’s meet later on then.

We have already exchanged numbers, and I will call you later on to arrange a time for both of us. Honestly, I would like to get to know you better.”

Moon Jiwoo was starting to regret exchanging her number with Chaeyoung earlier. She never thought that Chaeyoung wanted to be friends with her and get to know her better.

‘Should I just block her number? It’s not as if we will be meeting again, so that wouldn’t matter that much.’

Moon Jiwoo nodded and said, “Yeah, let’s do that then.”

“I can tell that we are going to be really close friends, Daerin-ssi. I am fond of your personality quite a lot, and it seems that you will be getting along fine with me as well.”

‘You bȧrėly know me and you are saying that? I am pretty sure the last thing you would want to do is stay close to me after you know who I am. Maybe you will come up to me for revenge or something.’

“Is that so? That’s nice to know,” she stated.

“Yeah, if you want, we can talk about his Majesty when we meet up as well. I have lots of stories about him to tell to you. I am sure that you are curious about how he was a young boy, and I am perfect person for it. He used to be such a handful!”

‘There is definitely something wrong with this! Is she trying to tease or test me? Maybe she is mocking me about the entire situation. That seems to be very much likely.

There is no reason for her to bring up Oh Sookyung after all that happened between both of them. What an unpleasant situation you have gotten yourself into, Moon Jiwoo! You shouldn’t have walked into this cafe in the first place, you idiot!’

“I am sorry, but I don’t think that would be appropriate. On the second thought, Chaeyoung-ssi, I don’t think that I will be able to be friends with you.

It’s not like there is anything wrong with you, but I have a feeling that both of us won’t be getting along well. Thank you very much for today, and I am sorry if I offended you in any way. Then, I will be taking my leave.”

Getting up from her seat, Moon Jiwoo turned her back on the female and was about to leave the cafe. She did not care whether or not she was being rude to the female.

There was no reason for Jiwoo to courteous to her, and it was not as if she was intending to meet her again. Somethings are better handled in a straightforward way.

A chuckle left Chaeyoung’s mouth, and she said, “You don’t need to react like that. I mean no harm to you. You are just like how his Majesty described you to be. I was merely testing you for fun.”

Moon Jiwoo stopped in her steps, and looking back at the female, she vocalised, “Oh! Is that so? Well, it doesn’t matter to me. I will be leaving then, and thank you for the coffee, Chaeyoung-ssi.”

Opening the door to the cafe, she stepped out of the place, and Jiwoo found herself being proud for handling the situation in such a cool manner! A smile formed on her face at that.

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“You can stop yourself from hiding now,” Chaeyoung vocalised once Moon Jiwoo had walked away.

“She was a really cute girl as you have said, but it seems that she is more mȧturė than what you have said,” Chaeyoung added, “What are you going to do?”

Oh Sookyung had a grim expression upon his features as he placed the menu in his hand down, and looking out through the window beside him, he touched the glass window.

His eyes fell on Moon Jiwoo who was walking away with a frown on her face, and he then stated, “That’s none of your business.”

“Why? I am curious. Having my little brother pursue a girl is really cute. Why don’t I act as a wing woman for both of you?”

“Stay out of this,” he said, “Don’t do something like this again.”

“Why? Are you jealous that I got to meet you before her? You are quite pathetic for stalking her all these days. Just be a man, and face the girl! I wonder what she will look like once she meets you.”