Yoo-hee’s gaze towards the woman was sharply flashing, a silent question of what was going on.
A cold smile briefly crossed Chadoha’s expressionless face.
“Didn’t expect this, did you?”
She hadn’t expected this.
This wasn’t a typical blind date.
It was a promise of the future between corporations.
The blind date was just a formality; the marriage was a foregone conclusion.
So, she thought the basics would be respected.
“Not that I didn’t expect… I was just surprised it wasn’t Kim Haeri, but someone else.”
“Ah, Kim Haeri.”
Chadoha chuckled coolly, nodding his head.
“I thought about bringing her, but this lady said no.”
He casually indicated the woman beside him.
The surprised woman bit her lower lip in embarrassment.
Chadoha watched this and then laughed.
It wasn’t a sharp sarcasm or a sneer but a genuine smile, as if amused. One corner of his lips curled up, his eyes softening with wrinkles.
“You should properly greet Ms. Yoo-eun. You insisted on a well-mannered blind date, so at least introduce yourself.”
As Chadoha jokingly introduced her, he seemed incredibly gentle for that moment.
Yoo-hee felt slightly irritated but saw an unexpected opportunity.
In arranged marriages, the struggle for control is crucial, and showing weakness publicly could work in her favor.
She turned her gaze to the uninvited woman, scrutinizing her.
Beautiful.
Stunning even to another woman.
Her small, delicate face, with perfectly placed features, was remarkably beautiful.
Almond-shaped eyes with distinct double eyelids, a small but straight nose, and moist, full lips. Aesthetically, she was flawless.
The grace of her neck, reminiscent of a ballerina, made her look like she was performing an elegant dance just by sitting still.
The woman brought to the blind date was visually impeccable.
“Jin Yoo-hee.”
She extended her hand abruptly for a handshake.
“Who’s the gracious person who brought Mr. Chadoha to this blind date so nicely?”
The woman’s pale complexion turned colorless.
Her eyes, trembling and fluttering, couldn’t hide her discomfort.
Then, straightening up, she cautiously took her hand.
Her slender hand was white and clean.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Seo Ye-eun, a trainer at the image center ‘Persona’.”
An image trainer?
Jin Yoo-hee’s brow furrowed slightly at the unfamiliar term.
Then, the woman, opening her lips prettily, rummaged through her handbag for a business card.
But before the card could reach her, Chadoha abruptly grabbed the woman’s hand holding it.
“Even coming here for business?”
Chadoha scolded her with a twisted smile.
“Just focus on me, alright? For our fifth meeting?”
His eyes, as if only seeing that woman, were seductive.
Meanwhile, the woman struggled to free her hand from Chadoha’s grasp, nervously glancing at Yoo-hee.
Such a comical scene.
“Ms. Seo Ye-eun, was it? At least you seem to know what shame is.”
It was already an unpleasant blind date.
Even in an arranged marriage, she wanted to marry someone who knew how to respect their partner.
In that sense, Chadoha was never a consideration.
If he wasn’t crucial for ST Group’s leap forward, she wouldn’t have attended this meeting.
“Do you not know shame, Mr. Chadoha?”
She had given up her personal desires for a marriage chosen for the sake of the group.
Then, she must firmly seize control.
“You do realize what this blind date means, don’t you?”
After all, it’s an extension of business.
“It’s about the future business agreement between ST and Hanju.”
Yoo-hee criticized Chadoha for dragging his vulgar personal life into a corporate agreement.
“How can you bring a woman to such an occasion and be so rude…”
But she couldn’t finish her sentence.
“Rude?”
Chadoha’s icy voice cut off her words.
His face, looking at her, slowly shone with arrogance.
His indifferent black eyes sharpened, flashing keenly.
“Which is ruder?”
Yet, his tone was surprisingly gentle, sending shivers down her spine.
“As Ms. Jin Yoo-hee rightly said, this isn’t a normal blind date, but a showcase of collateral for an agreement.”
His softly recited voice held power.
“Simply put, it’s a place to gauge each other.”
Gauging each other.
With just a few words, Chadoha trivialized the blind date, smirking mischievously.
“A question for you.”
A hint of playfulness crept into his voice.
“Why would Hanju want to enter into a bio-related agreement with ST?”
His following answer was cruel.
“Because it’s the easiest option.”
She had heard similar words from her father.
Hanju had many choices besides ST.
But for ST, there was only Hanju.
Chadoha had pinpointed this precisely.
“But ST has no choice but Hanju. As soon as the news of the blind date spreads, the stock price of ST Chemical will change, such is the desperation.”
Yoo-hee’s face turned pale.
Chadoha watched her quietly before slowly opening his mouth.
“So, was it necessary to bring journalists to the blind date?”
Her heart sank.
In the VIP lounge, there were only two journalists she had brought.
Quietly taking photos among the staff, but how did Chadoha know…
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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