At Chaerin’s words, when Jinho raised his eyebrows, Chaerin grabbed both of his hands tightly and whispered.
“I know that Jinho is offering the carpool with a genuinely good heart, but working in a company while living in a zoo is not an easy thing. I know that you sometimes finish your work and come back earlier than expected. I hope you don’t overdo it.”
“…….”
“So, I hope you stop the carpool. However, I still want to meet you.”
Jinho didn’t quite understand Chaerin’s words. Pausing for a moment, he looked at her, and Chaerin swept the hair pouring down in front of her.
A blindingly white face was revealed. That face had a mixture of awkwardness and a smile.
“Of course, if Jinho wants.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
Chaerin bit her red lips and continued speaking.
“I didn’t say that I don’t like a type like Jinho… But, in fact, I’ve never met anyone like Jinho. Never. There were always people around me who did as they pleased. Even my family. So, I thought that was very ordinary and normal. But then Jinho appeared in front of me.”
She paused for a moment and continued.
“For some reason, Jinho liked someone like me, said nice things about me, and considered everything from my perspective…”
“I liked it. Because Chaerin likes it. I did it because I liked it. I’m selfish.”
At his words, Chaerin laughed heartily.
“Yes, I know. It really comes from your heart, doing things without me. I can understand that now. But at first, it was unfamiliar and difficult. Why do you do that for others? Even if you like me, how can you do that? That’s what I thought, so I tried to avoid meeting Jinho.”
“…….”
“But, when the most dangerous time came, I thought of Jinho.”
It was not because she thought he would come to her aid the most. It was because she could trust him and because she wished he would be by her side in such a dangerous time.
“And after that, little by little, Jinho’s warm heart seemed to melt my cold and stiffened heart.”
“Chaerin.”
“So now, I want to meet officially, not under the name of this carpool.”
Chaerin turned to look at Jinho. He stared back at her with his round, black eyes.
“So, um, if you’re okay with it, would you go out with me?”
Unexpected words.
To receive a confession from her in a meeting prepared for rejection.
But Chaerin did not stop there. As if she were going to melt Jinho, she added more to her words.
“I like you.”
“…….”
“I’ve come to like you, your warmth.”
And Chaerin reached out, placing her hand gently on Jinho’s hand that was on the steering wheel. Unlike her own rough and tough hand, her hand was soft and gentle.
Jinho had been in relationships before, but even in his first love, he had never felt the same fluttering in his heart.
Just holding hands. Not even fingers interlocked, just a simple touch. The kind of contact that could be called skinship, but difficult to label as such since it was something one could do even with a stranger.
However, that alone made Jinho crumble. Overwhelmed by unspoken intense emotions, he turned to look at Chaerin.
“Me too.”
“…….”
“I like you too, Chaerin. I didn’t know if I should say this later than you did, but…”
“…….”
“I like you so much that my heart might burst.”
At those words, Chaerin smiled brightly. The smile was so lovely that Jinho felt like he might lose his mind once again.
“It’s a relief.”
“…Is this really a dream?”
Muttering to himself absentmindedly, Jinho was met with a chuckle from Chaerin.
“I’m not such a great woman. Don’t regret it later.”
“I won’t regret it.”
“Then, thank you.”
“Chaerin, don’t regret it either.”
Then Chaerin bent her fingers and clasped her ring finger over Jinho’s.
“I haven’t lived for long, but I’ve had a lot of regrets so far. But from now on, I won’t regret.”
“…….”
“You’ll make sure I don’t regret it, right, Jinho?”
And she looked at him and smiled softly. Looking at Chaerin smiling like that, Jinho nodded.
Late at night, love was gently blooming in the small car.
These days, Chaerin doesn’t seem like she used to.
Seolhee straightened her neck and observed Chaerin. Of course, saying that Chaerin wasn’t the same as before was by no means a bad thing. Rather, it was a good thing.
Since Seolhee first came to Dolmari Animal Hospital until now, Chaerin has always been sincere and perfect. There has been no noticeable change even now. However, well, sometimes she blushes and smiles, and during breaks, she would look at her phone.
It was the same during today’s lunch break.
“Chaerin.”
“Oh, yes?”
Startled by Seolhee’s sudden question, Chaerin looked at her.
“How are you these days?”
“Oh, I’m fine.”
“Nothing unusual?”
“No.”
A mundane answer. With this, Seolhee couldn’t understand why Chaerin was floating like this.
Well, what should she do?
After a moment of contemplation, Seolhee asked cautiously.
“By any chance, do you have time for dinner tonight?”
Despite warning others not to meddle in personal matters.
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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