The next day on her way home, Dajeong encountered another unfamiliar person in front of her house. It was a neatly dressed middle-aged man in his 50s. The man walked briskly toward Dajeong, stood in front of her, and greeted her casually.
“Hello. You’re Yoon Dajeong, right?”
Remembering Chaewon’s recent intrusive approach, Dajeong instinctively remained cautious.
“Who are you?”
In response, the man put his hands in his pocket, took out a business card case, and handed Dajeong a business card after pulling one out. He didn’t forget to smile gracefully.
“I’m the secretary general of Taemyung Group.”
“······.”
“You can call me Director Choi. Could you spare me a moment?”
Although deep forehead wrinkles were visible, Dajeong tried not to judge solely by appearances. She didn’t know if he was a bad person. Just hearing the name Taemyung already made her heart pound.
Why? What’s the matter with me again? Why from Taemyung?
“Chairman Lee Heontae of Taemyung Group is here.”
The man pointed to a luxury foreign car parked in the corner with his eyes.
“He would like to have a conversation with Yoon Dajeong. If you could spare some time, we would appreciate it.”
A strange tension arose at the sight of the heavily tinted car.
“He is curious about your relationship with Executive Director Lee Jaeho. He wonders about your future together.”
No way.
‘Chairman Lee Heontae wanted you to get engaged first. You’re so pretty.’
Dajeong’s pupils shook.
It hadn’t been a week since Chaewon had meddled. Couldn’t she wait just a little longer?
She was doing her best to organize everything.
“Miss Yoon Dajeong?”
When there was no response, the man asked again. Dajeong took a step backward.
“No, no. No.”
Step by step, eventually, she reached the wall. The cool touch of the concrete spread through her arm and across her body.
Chairman Lee Heontae.
Lately, she had been reading his autobiography. Since the man himself didn’t tell her directly, this was the alternative method she chose.
The Lee Heontae she met through the book was a businessman with rationality and judgment. Born as the youngest of eight siblings, he struggled with poverty, eventually establishing a business foundation in heavy industry. Through bold investments, he succeeded in creating the present Taemyung.
In the autobiography, it was written that marriage could also be a business. There were many other great words, but that statement lingered most in Dajeong’s memory.
Marriage, and business.
Overlooking the fact that it was written ten years ago, Dajeong closed her eyes deeply.
“No, I don’t want to. No.”
“What?”
“I don’t want to meet. There’s no need to meet.”
Trembling noticeably, Dajeong said, “You should leave.”
“Miss Yoon Dajeong, are you okay?”
Suddenly leaning to one side, Director Choi approached to support her.
“Don’t touch my body!”
When Dajeong screamed, Director Choi froze in his spot.
“I’m, I’m sorry… But you don’t need to visit. Please tell him that it will be as Chairman wishes. I promise.”
Breathing heavily, Dajeong threw a guarded look at Director Choi and turned away. Director Choi, who hadn’t expected a rejection, looked awkwardly at Dajeong’s retreating figure.
**
“Well, it seems the conversation didn’t go well, Director Choi.”
Lee Heontae spoke, observing Director Choi getting into his car with a dismayed expression. Director Choi responded, nodding.
“Miss Yoon Dajeong didn’t seem to be in good condition.”
“I did inform her that I came.”
“Yes.”
“You seem quite surprised.”
Lee Heontae brushed off his clothes with a puzzled expression. He had even worn a bright-colored tie to appear youthful, hoping to make a good impression on his potential son-in-law.
Still, even so, he thought his face would light up when he said that he was Jaeho’s father.
It was inevitable to feel a bit hurt.
“It wasn’t meant to be a secret visit. Ignoring Director Choi’s advice doesn’t suit my dignity.”
Lee Heontae wiped his face for no apparent reason.
“No, Chairman. It’s not like that. It’s just that Miss Yoon Dajeong seemed really unwell.”
Lee Heontae looked surprised.
“What’s wrong? Isn’t she feeling well? Shouldn’t she go to the hospital?”
After hearing that she didn’t seem well twice, the resentment disappeared like melting snow. Lee Heontae looked at the entrance where Dajeong had disappeared with worried eyes.
He knew how hard young people were working these days. Still, if you live so busily that you can’t even take care of your own body, what will happen? Even if you expect someone to understand, it won’t happen. Tsk, tsk. Anyway, in corporate life, you should be clever and use tricks moderately.
A good-natured young lady.
“It’s not like this. Book a hospital appointment quickly.”
“It seems difficult for us to take her to the hospital.”
Thinking about the excessively defensive attitude, Director Choi spoke.
“What should we do? Should I make some medicinal soup?”
“That’s still premature, Chairman.”
“Then, just sit still! All you have to do is look after my son-in-law’s wife!”
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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