“Do I need to know that? You should live your life yourself,” Min Hyuk responded with indifference, showing no interest in Yun Hee’s life.
We were close enough to be childhood friends, but even that’s impossible now. Our connection ended after Da Hyun’s accident.
“Oh, I did have a question. I hoped I wouldn’t have to ask it directly, but here we are.”
Yun Hee’s eyes brimmed with tears at Min Hyuk’s words implying he never wanted to see her again.
“What did you tell Da Hyun when you met her before?”
Min Hyuk was unmoved by her tears.
“I didn’t say anything,” Yun Hee hastily wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
Min Hyuk, thinking she was acting, said disdainfully, “You expect me to believe that now? After all these years, I’ve known you, and you made Da Hyun misunderstand me as a despicable person?”
Min Hyuk took a deep breath, trying to contain his annoyance. It seemed like a waste of time.
He didn’t care why Yun Hee had come to see him.
He just felt pity.
He wanted to send Yun Hee away before Da Hyun could see her from outside and get the wrong idea.
“I don’t care how you got involved with Chairman Han. How much did he say he’d give you?”
“Why should you care?” Yun Hee, feeling humiliated under his contemptuous gaze, knew he wanted to send her away quickly. She wouldn’t have come so soon if it hadn’t been for a call the previous afternoon.
“I’m sure I gave you enough money to settle in Indonesia. Did you spend it all already?”
“Yes, it wasn’t enough. So, give me more. I need money. How much can you give me?”
Yun Hee was desperate. The money was needed sooner than expected.
Despite her sorrow, she couldn’t help but feel resentful that Min Hyuk didn’t inquire about her well-being, not then and not now.
The affection shared since childhood was useless.
Connections can end in an instant, no matter how long they last.
Then she heard footsteps near the gate.
“Well, it’s all in the past now. I don’t have the luxury to dwell on memories. Maybe you don’t, but I’ve missed you, Oppa.”
Yun Hee wiped her tears, feigning cheerfulness while thinking of her child.
Yun Hee shifted her tactics, moving away from the gate. She had to continue talking before Min Hyuk caught on.
Min Hyuk watched as Yun Hee steadily increased the distance between them, ready to drag her into his car and take her away if she tried anything foolish. He was even prepared to call the police if necessary.
Yun Hee was unpredictable, like a ticking time bomb.
“What’s your real reason for being here?”
Yet Yun Hee’s actions felt suspicious, even though she had just taken a few steps. Min Hyuk sensed something was off and then heard rustling footsteps from inside the gate.
“Why? Want to know why I really came back to Korea?”
“Kim Yun Hee.”
“I found out something after you sent me to Indonesia.”
Min Hyuk understood why Yun Hee deliberately created distance to speak. He had already noticed someone was approaching the gate.
His face tensed up noticeably. Yun Hee, sensing the moment, smiled brightly.
Click[Dash]
The sound of the gate opening followed, and it slowly swung open.
Yun Hee watched the opening gate behind Min Hyuk, speaking louder than ever.
“I had a child, your child.”
Min Hyuk was incredulous at her absurd claim.
He should have sent Kim Yun Hee to a mental hospital, not Indonesia.
He silently warned her to leave immediately.
But Yun Hee ignored him, watching the gate open with interest.
As the gate opened wider, Min Hyuk’s gaze locked onto Da Hyun.
“Da Hyun.”
“Min Hyuk.”
Min Hyuk’s voice trembled, not expecting Da Hyun to appear.
Yun Hee didn’t miss the chance to ensure Da Hyun misunderstood, deliberately mentioning her daughter.
“She’s a beautiful girl, looking nothing like you, but like me.”
Min Hyuk was deaf to Yun Hee’s ramblings.
He looked at the pale-faced Da Hyun.
“Is what I just heard true?”
“No.”
But Da Hyun didn’t believe him. Distrust was evident in her eyes.
Yun Hee’s lips curled up in satisfaction as she watched the scene unfold.
I told you. You ruined my life, so you can’t be happy.
She felt no remorse. The pain Min Hyuk had caused her dwarfed this in comparison.
Let’s see how your perfect love overcomes this.
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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