The message, written on a business card-sized piece of paper, chillingly matched Eunsu’s handwriting.
Shuddering at the sight of this ridiculous token from her love-struck days, Eunsu was appalled. She couldn’t believe he still had it, and in response, she furiously tore the wish coupon to pieces right there.
Juhan, watching the torn scraps flutter like dust without blinking, pulled out another identical paper.
“This is a copy. The original is here.”
“You are really crazy…!”
Eunsu tried to grab it, but Juhan was quicker. He swiftly showed her the cursed wish coupon and then tucked it into his pants pocket.
Eunsu was frustrated; if it had been in his shirt pocket, she might have lunged for it, but she couldn’t bring herself to reach into his pants pocket.
“Are you insane? What are you trying to do!”
“Seeing how scared you are, you seem to remember what it is.”
“…….”
She didn’t want to remember, but it came back to her. She had given it to him on their 100th day together.
Honestly, she wasn’t one to fuss over anniversaries. They had been friends for several years before becoming a couple, and she hadn’t fully adjusted to the relationship yet, so she had tried to let the day pass. But Juhan seemed so disappointed that she just scribbled it and handed it over.
So, that was when? That happened when she was twenty-two…!
“You’re twenty-seven and you want to bring that out?”
“It didn’t have an expiration date. It was worth not throwing it away.”
“Are you kidding? Are you crazy?”
“It’s not a joke. I’m not crazy.”
Juhan’s gaze was as serious as his words. Eunsu was irked by the slight smirk on his lips.
“I’m going to use it. This.”
Eunsu, speechless, stared at Juhan and took a deep breath. Her head, which had been boiling with absurdity and embarrassment, finally cooled down.
“Hey, Kim Juhan.”
Juhan flinched at her icy expression.
“Do you want people to think we’re good friends, joking and arguing like this?”
“…….”
Juhan’s instincts sent a bright red warning. The things he had come to understand and remember about Eunsu over the years hadn’t faded with time.
When Eunsu had that look in her eyes…
“Get out.”
He knew he had to flee to survive.
“Aren’t you going?”
“I am.”
Juhan obediently stood up and quickly headed for the door, saying,
“I’ll contact you.”
Contact, what contact? She’ll kill him.
It seemed like Eunsu said something to that effect, but Juhan pretended not to hear and quickly closed the door. He then left the building and got into his car.
“Phew…”
Although he tried not to show it, he had been tense the entire time he was with Eunsu, causing his neck and shoulders to stiffen. Juhan slowly massaged his nape, lost in thought.
When he had run into Eunsu at the funeral, he thought he was seeing things.
His father had died suddenly in a traffic accident, and he had flown in from the U.S. without adjusting to the time difference to quickly manage the three-day funeral. Seeing hallucinations while awake wouldn’t have been strange under those circumstances.
Given the situation, they couldn’t talk much. They exchanged some conventional words about wishing peace for the deceased and expressing gratitude, and then Eunsu left. So, it felt all the more surreal.
He thought he would never see her again.
He had imagined that if they ever crossed paths, it would be a long time in the future. He had never imagined meeting her like this, only a year later.
But a few days after the funeral, Eunsu called him. It was around two in the morning, a time implicitly taboo for exes to contact each other.
“Hey. Kim Juhan, how could you…”
He was confused at first, but Eunsu, slurring her words from intoxication, said something even more surprising.
“Kim Kyunghoon, the CEO, was your father… How could you never mention that, making me find out at the funeral…”
Confused, he asked if she knew his father, and Eunsu confirmed.
“Of course, I know him. I interviewed him once for a special feature, at .”
“Of course, I know him. I interviewed him directly for a special feature, at .”
Juhan wasn’t sure how to respond right away. Eunsu’s words didn’t quite feel real to him.
To Juhan, his father was someone he hadn’t seen since he was 13. He knew through occasional news that his father had opened a rather large vintage furniture shop somewhere in Seochon, but he had consciously tried not to pay attention.
So, he never thought to mention it to Eunsu.
Whether Juhan responded or not, Eunsu continued her drunken rant.
“Forget it. I’ve quit the magazine job anyway. I’m unemployed now. Because of you, I’m unemployed!”
Whether he should ask why it was his fault, Juhan wondered, but Eunsu continued on her own.
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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