It was at some moment when she had opened her eyes.
Sori was lying in an unfamiliar place.
It was a hospital, but it was neither the Imperial Hospital nor the Seohan Hospital. Was it a neighborhood hospital?
“Are you awake now?”
In her confusion, a handsome doctor with a warm impression and glasses came in and asked with a bright face.
“How’s your body feeling?”
“I think I’m okay now.”
“That’s good. It’s a saline drip that Professor Seo left for you because of gastritis. You were so out of it, you probably don’t remember.”
“Ah, the professor is…”
“He’s in the hospital. Wait a moment, the saline has finally finished. I can’t believe how slowly it was set to infuse. It took forever. I’ll remove it now.”
“Yes, thank you.”
While the kind doctor explained and personally tidied up the saline, Sori was just in a daze.
It was too much that Hyun Woo had brought her to the hospital and even checked on her condition. It was over the top and caused a stir.
“By the way, I introduced myself late. I’m Shin Ji Tae, a senior from Professor Seo’s university.”
“Hel…lo.”
“And you’re Professor Seo’s student.”
“Yes, that’s right. My name is Yu Sori. Please speak comfortably.”
“We’ll get comfortable as we get to know each other.”
Knowing of Ji Tae’s existence made her feel even more awkward. Sori sat up on her own.
As Sori was trying to get off the bed, Ji Tae dissuaded her, saying,
“Why? Are you trying to leave? Hyun Woo said he sent a friend of Miss Sori’s.”
“A friend…?”
He must have sent Ji Woo.
“He’s probably on his way here? Just wait here comfortably and move together with your friend.”
“It’s getting late, shouldn’t you go home? I can wait outside.”
“That’s okay. I’m sure your friend will be here soon. By the way, isn’t residency hard?”
“It’s hard, but… I like it.”
“I would have found it hard just being Seo Hyun Woo’s student. Sigh.”
Ji Tae spoke in a tone as if he had resigned himself to the inevitable.
Sori briefly laughed at Ji Tae but her smile did not last long.
“Rest at home instead of going to the hospital today.”
“Pardon?”
“Hyun Woo warned to stay out of sight. He probably has taken care of the hospital already.”
“Oh… okay.”
“It’s a good time to take a break anyway.”
Watching Ji Tae lift his clenched fist in a cheer, Sori could only give a bitter smile.
Why am I like this? I seemed to be always getting ahead of myself, and nothing seemed to go right.
“But, Miss Sori, are you close with our Hyun Woo?”
Ji Tae had not forgotten Hyun Woo’s warning, but he was too curious and could not help himself.
It was because he had never seen a woman around Seo Hyun Woo before.
So, he asked as roundabout as he could.
“No, since I got to know Seo Hyun Woo, it’s the first time I’ve seen him bring a woman.”
When Ji Tae finally revealed his thoughts, Sori’s eyes flickered slightly.
“I… like him a lot.”
“Ah… I see.”
Curiosity sparkled in Ji Tae’s eyes.
“As a man?”
“Huh? No, not necessarily. As a professor too…”
Right, correct. She likes him as a man.
Ji Tae concluded on his own and smiled proudly.
But Seo Hyun Woo is not the kind of guy to date someone just because they like him…
Ji Tae’s lips curled up even more.
“I hope it goes well. No, I think it will go well for you two.”
“……”
Ji Tae spoke in a mysterious tone and then smiled innocently.
Sori could only stare at Ji Tae with puzzled eyes.
“Yu Sori!”
Just then, a melodic voice echoed as the automatic doors of the hospital opened.
“It looks like your friend is here.”
Ji Tae swung open the door of the infusion room, helping Sori out first.
As Ji Woo, who was meeting Sori, took off his sunglasses, Ji Tae, who had been following, stopped in surprise.
Ji Tae shifted his gaze to Sori while scratching his head.
“Could your friend be… Seo Ji Woo?”
While it was surprising that the celebrity Seo Ji Woo was in his hospital, Ji Tae was puzzled as to where he should look.
After receiving a call from Hyun Woo, Ji Woo, who had rushed straight from the movie set, was wearing an unusually sensual outfit today.
The vivid purple minidress accentuated her curves. To this, add bright red lips and rich, wavy hair that flowed down to her waist, moving along with her movements.
“Ji Woo, this is Professor Seo’s senior from university.”
“Oh, really?”
Hello? As she greeted, Ji Woo walked straight up to Ji Tae.
“Would you like an autograph?”
“Huh?”
“You’ll definitely regret it later, so just take it.”
Ji Woo suddenly took out a clean sheet of paper from the desk and left an autograph, unasked.
“Thank you for taking good care of my friend. Let’s go, Sori.”
“See you next time, professor.”
“Yes, yes, take care on your way.”
The two women left the hospital in an instant. With the speed of Seo Ji Woo caring for Sori and leaving like a gust of wind, she resembled a bodyguard.
Ji Tae waved to Sori, who was bowing, and then slowly returned to the reception desk.
The autograph paper that Seo Ji Woo left on the desk was lying crookedly.
Ji Tae’s face seemed to have lost its spirit.
“What just happened?”
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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