Josei - Page 6

“When are you going to get rid of it?” Doha asks his unfaithful wife coldly. “If it were my child, maybe. But if it’s the bastard of the man you cheated with, then that’s only right. We’re still married on paper.” From the very beginning, they were a loveless, show-window couple. Any hope that they might find happiness shatters, and their relationship—entangled in mutual infidelity—rushes toward a cliff they can never return from. Amid a chaos piled high with misunderstandings, betrayal, and vile blackmail, Iseol finally leaves him. Carrying another man’s child.

In his school days, Baek Kiho was an easy target, overweight, quiet, and even cursed with a name that classmates mocked as “Piggy Ho.” Years of relentless bullying drove him to drop out, leaving only scars and shame behind. But time changes everything. Kiho shed the weight, changed his name to Heeseong, and built a new life where no one could recognize the boy he once was. Then fate delivers an unexpected blow: his first love, Cheon Bokyeong, reappears. The very same Bokyeong who once despised him now approaches warmly, unable to connect Heeseong with the outcast she knew in the past. Torn between the longing he still feels and the terror of exposing his past, Heeseong hides the truth and lets their fragile relationship grow. But secrets have a way of surfacing and for Heeseong, the fear of losing both love and dignity weighs heavier than ever.

“What are the chances of us becoming a couple? Zero. It’s impossible.” Jung Yihan lost her family in an accident when she was a child and grew up under the care of Han Chioh’s family. As they grow older, she begins living with the “older brother” next door, with whom she has only built up awkwardness... How will their relationship change, as they keep intruding on the feelings they’ve both kept carefully hidden?

A career assistant director must save a TV program on the brink of cancellation! Succeed, and it’s a directorial debut—fail, and it’s exile?! Eunwoo, a long-time assistant director and the only one among her peers who has yet to make her official debut, unexpectedly takes over directing duties when the main PD of the long-running but declining program Star Observation Diary is removed due to an affair. With her debut riding on achieving a 10% viewership rating, Eunwoo sets out to recruit athletes competing in the Asian Games. But from the very start, her plans are derailed by sabotage from CP Oh Seongchan, with whom she’s had friction since her rookie days. Meanwhile, the broadcasting world’s top target for casting—basketball star Jaehui—coldly rejects all offers of attention. Yet somehow, he shows interest in Star Observation Diary… and in Eunwoo herself. Despite CP Oh’s attempts to “steal” everything from her, will Eunwoo be able to successfully cast Jaehui?

“She has no charm when she clings to you. She’s nothing but an empty shell.” At a hotel she visits for a gathering with friends, Han Dajeong runs into her cheating ex-boyfriend. To shake off his shameless persistence, she pretends to be dating a man she happens to meet there—Baek Jundo. At Jundo’s suggestion, the two end up drinking together, and in a moment of impulse, Dajeong spends the night with him. “I could use a drinking partner.” “Honestly… I’m not very fun. I’m stiff and boring.” “Han Dajeong. At the very least—you’ll be fun.” It’s the first night she truly feels every sensation so vividly. Still, Dajeong decides to treat it as nothing more than a one-night lapse. But strangely enough, Jundo’s insomnia disappears whenever he’s with her. After experiencing deep, restful sleep for the first time in ages, he finds himself wanting to see her again. “Save my number. There’s something I want to confirm.” “Listen carefully. You were just a one-night thing to me.” Believing the relationship is over after coldly pushing him away, Dajeong moves on— Until they meet again. “I’m Baek Jundo, the newly appointed chairman of Baekun High School. I look forward to working with you, Nurse Han Dajeong.” Jundo reappears… as the new chairman of the very high school where Dajeong works as a school nurse.

Just before my coming-of-age ceremony, my first heat cycle hit. I lost my reason and ended up spending a hot night with a mysterious man bearing a snake tattoo. For a beastkin, a one-night stand driven by instinct is a common enough occurrence. I even used magic to erase the man's memories, so I believed that if I quietly disappeared while he slept, that would be the end of it... [Seeking the woman who toyed with the Black Snake] But the next day, an advertisement appeared in the newspaper, and if that wasn't enough, flyers looking for me started going up all over the village?!

Yeonwoo, a secretary, flees to her hometown of Moksan County to escape the gaslighting and abuse of Vice President Yoonseok. There, she meets Seongheon, the executive director of Seoryang Construction. His heart, once cold as ice, slowly melts and seeps open in the presence of Yeonwoo—who is as warm and gentle as spring itself. Meanwhile, Yoonseok sets out to find Yeonwoo…

“Make sure you wear your collar nicely. So you never lose your way again.” From the beginning, their arranged marriage was never meant to include love. Ah-hyeon hid her long-held feelings, but she never gave up. “I enjoyed how you tried to seduce me just to get pregnant.” All her efforts were shattered and mocked by Yoon Ki-ju. “We should get divorced.” “You’ll never escape me for the rest of your life.” Even her hard-won decision is denied, but Ah-hyeon decides to leave him. There was something she had to protect—no matter what. “Make sure you wear your collar nicely. So you never lose your way again.” But the man ultimately finds her, and this time he fastens an even stronger collar around her— as if he would never let her go.

Joo Eun-hye always lived under pressure to be 'obedient' in a strict wealthy family. She seemed to be living an enviable life according to her family's wishes, but after just 2 years of marriage, she witnesses her husband's affair. Eun-hye, who confronted her husband, hears that this marriage was not love but a 'transaction'. Afterwards, she meets attractive bartender Lee Yuri at a bar she frequently visited. To him, who lives by forming secret relationships with wealthy women and receiving pocket money, she impulsively proposes a 'one-night stand'... "Are you really going to cheat with me? I'm expensive."

Hee-yeon, a girl crushed by debt in the rundown neighborhood of Changseong, is on the verge of being dragged to a red-light district. She is saved by Moo-gil, a gangster who appeared like the wind. “I'm good at studying. I can repay my debt without working in the lower town.” “You're surprisingly impressive for someone like you. Start coming to work here tomorrow.” As she spends time by Moo-gil's side, Hee-yeon gradually becomes more immersed in his tenderness. But the moment he realized her feelings, Moo-gil suddenly turned cold, unlike before... “Just call me ‘mister’. I’m not your boss when you’re swearing.”

“Did I ever give you room to hope, Yeonhee?” Junghoon clicked his tongue as if pitying her. She had believed that her one-sided crush on Team Leader Min Junghoon was love. Knowing that revealing her true feelings would mean the end, she buried them deep inside her heart— yet even in her desperate love, cracks eventually appeared. “I’m sorry, Team Leader. But it already ended a long time ago.” Now, she was ready to abandon him completely.

The grand union of two great families — everyone eagerly awaited the wedding. But on that very day, the groom showed up with his mistress. That’s when I finally spoke my mind. “I can’t do this. This marriage—” As I turned to leave the cold, silent hall, a man suddenly stood up in the middle of the chaos. “Then marry me instead.” ...He proposed to me right after I wrecked my own wedding?! Wait, what’s going on here? Since when were we such a lovey-dovey couple?!