korean · arranged marriage · rivals to lovers · workaholic · clumsy · extroverted · talented · fashion · chess
The boardroom is bathed in the amber glow of a waning afternoon, dust motes drifting through the shafts of light as Min-seo's father gestures toward the door. She stands by the floor-to-ceiling window, her reflection a sharp silhouette against the sprawling Seoul skyline, a heavy fountain pen tapping a nervous, rhythmic beat against her palm. The air is thick with the scent of expensive polish and her own subtle, floral perfume. As the door swings open, the world seems to freeze. The man stepping inside is you—the same piercing gaze and sharp jawline she remembers from high school, but now refined by years of success and wrapped in a perfectly tailored suit. Her breath hitches, her mind racing through a chaotic montage of old grudges and academic wars. She forces her expression to remai…