sunlightwrites | 2025 Karina Yu, the brilliant and emotionally guarded CEO of the monolithic Yu Group, has a life curated to perfection-a penthouse overlooking the city, a schedule managed to the minute, and a boardroom presence that can make titans tremble. But beneath the veneer of success, she is disillusioned by a world where every relationship is a transaction and is still reeling from a toxic engagement that played out in the tabloids.🥀 ​Winter Kim lives in a completely different reality. Her life is a frantic, colour-coded schedule of overlapping jobs-from barista and retail consultant to dog walker and late-night delivery driver. For her, every minute is money, and every penny is earned through sheer grit and relentless hard work. Independent and proud, she has no time for distractions, let alone the complexities of love. 🌼 "ETY" is a story about the collision of class and character, proving that the richest acquisitions have nothing to do with wealth and that true love is a currency that can't be bought, only earned.

*This story needs a lot of rereading, if you don't like deep shits, skip this story* Who are you when everything is taken away from you? What secrets is she hiding in those stolen glances? What if the line between 'protection' and 'possession' is thinner than anyone realizes? highest rankings #1 winrina #1winter #1 kimminjeong #1 ningning #1 jmj #4 jiminjeong #5 psycho-thriller

Kim Minjeong is the university's sweetheart-soft dimples, gentle smile, and loved by everyone without even trying. The daughter of Kim Jisoo and best friend to Ningning, she was never supposed to stand out in Karina Yu's world. Karina Yu is the cold billionaire CEO who owns Yu International University. A former military officer, she is feared for her discipline, her silence, and the gun always hidden at her waist in a leather holster. Untouchable. Unreadable. Oblivious to everything except control. Until Minjeong. At first, she is just her daughter's friend. Then a student she occasionally notices. Then someone she keeps accidentally seeing everywhere. Minjeong shouldn't be curious about her. Karina shouldn't be paying attention. But in a world of secrets, power, and forbidden ties between family and loyalty... one innocent smile might be the most dangerous thing of all.

Kim Minjeong's life is defined by being the best. Her one obsession? Taking down Yu Jimin-the perfect rival with the infuriating smirk. Their competition is legendary, fueled by icy glares and perfect scores. But when a project forces them together, Minjeong discovers the real threat isn't failing the class, it's falling for the enemy. Enemies, rivals, almost lovers. The line between winning and breaking is about to shatter...... ✨Started:12.9.2025 🏁Finnish:11.10.2025

"Your world begins and ends in this room. Every breath you take belongs to me." ​When Kim Winter accepted an internship at KM Group, she thought she was starting her dream career. She didn't know she was walking into a beautifully crafted trap. ​Yu Karina, the cold and enigmatic CEO, doesn't just want a personal assistant. She wants a doll. A possession. Someone she can shield from the world and keep entirely for herself. As the line between protection and imprisonment blurs, Winter finds herself drowning in Karina's dark obsession. ​In Karina's world, there is no escape. There is only the shadow of a woman who will destroy anything-and anyone-to keep Winter by her side.

⭐ 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘧𝘧 ❤ As a shut-in, Kim Minjeong never liked the idea of interacting with people as she preferred to spend most of her time inside her apartment. However, all of that changed ever since she bumped into trouble with her college's goddess Yu Jimin who happens to be her new neighbor. ‼️Some Triggers Ahead‼️

"I thought you would be just another face in the crowd, until..." - Yu Ji Min "You hold the keys to me, and I didn't even know it." - Kim Min Jeong Where in, Karina and Winter are stuck together, literally!!!

How does it feel to have an academic rival? It must be thrilling. How does it feel to transfer to a new school? It must be exciting. It's thrilling for Kim Min Jeong, who recently transferred to Seoul National University; students are drawn to her mysterious aura. Everything about her is a mystery. But one person despises her, and that person is none other than Yoo Jimin, the university's top student.

YU JIMIN - With glamorous beauty and brain, being kind and Innocent and having a big heart for those in need, and the PERFECT DAUGHTER of one of the richest men in the world surely, she has it all. But what if in just one day all the things she believes in, even to herself, were not the real thing. "Does she have the courage to face it and accept the fact that she's falling for Winter - who happens to be a "SHE"? or Continue to be the Perfect Girl with a Perfect Boyfriend in the Perfect World?" Follow the story of Jimin and Winter as they discover friendship, love and tragedy along the way and acceptance of their differences. ~~~ [CONVERTED] I do not own the images that are used in this book. Also, the story isn't mine, but I got permission from the real author to do a Winrina / Jiminjeong version. All credits belong to the rightful owner. © factitiousbyproxy

Minjeong and Jimin met when they were kids, but Minjeong had to leave suddenly without saying goodbye to Jimin. This sudden leave affected Jimin, as she missed Minjeong. However, after years passed, they met again. Minjeong found herself falling in love with Jimin, but it only caused her pain when she realized someone else was in Jimin's life. She tried to move on, but Jimin made it hard for her, and she found herself falling more in love with Jimin. - The main ship is Winrina but there will also be side ships. It has a lot of drama in it because I love drama-ma-ma-ma.. - #2 jiminjeong #130 winter #31 minjeong #58 winrina #6 karina