It was partly because of PD Park’s camera, which was placed on one side like a potted plant, killing their presence during the shoot, and partly because of the overwhelming fashion sense as if they knew they would come to such a place.
Of course, the perfectly digested visuals were the most eye-catching point.
How many drinks is this? Eun-su, who had taken a sip of a cocktail whose name she had already forgotten, asked.
“What did you give to Mi-rae earlier?”
Around the end of the shoot, Joo-han was seen handing something to Mi-rae. She also saw Mi-rae burst into laughter, but in the chaotic situation, she forgot to ask properly.
Joo-han tapped the whiskey glass with only a round ice cube left meaninglessly.
“Bokchae.”
“Bokchae? Oh, the tarot reading?”
“I heard that it’s invalid if you don’t give bokchae.”
“As you wish. That phrase was firmly lodged in my heart. After giving bokchae to Mi-rae, it felt somewhat lighter. Rather than believing in the wandering words a hundred percent, it was because my hope for a coincidence to fit was that much bigger.”
“What did you give her? It’s not money, right?”
“Dining voucher.”
“What… Oh, the one you received earlier?”
Joo-han nodded. After everyone had their tarot readings, they played several games with various prizes at the staff’s request. The French restaurant’s dinner voucher for two was the prize she received.
“Well done. Bokchae is important.”
Anyway, she wouldn’t have had the occasion to go eat with him. Eun-su accepted it coolly.
“Since we’re on the subject… about the tarot reading earlier.”
Although the chair was quite high, Joo-han, who was sitting comfortably with her legs on the floor, half-turned her body towards Eun-su.
“You said not to be afraid when you saw the card I drew. Nowadays, what are you worried or… afraid of?”
Are you asking because you don’t know? I’m so worried that I wake up once in a while even when I’m sleeping, wondering if this show can really end perfectly. What can I do?
The dim lighting and the right amount of atmosphere concealed the stern answer in Eun-su’s eyes. To others, it just seemed like a lazy gaze.
“Yeah, I’m afraid. What I’m scared of is…”
Eun-su, who was leaning on one arm and resting her head, adjusted her posture. Slightly bending toward Joo-han, she added as if she were talking about an enormous secret.
“Money.”
Gotcha, gotcha. Joo-han, who had that kind of look, chuckled. Eun-su also laughed along with him, her eyes closed. A slightly awkward expression crossed Joo-han’s face, disappeared.
‘Seems like she’s a bit tipsy, this one.’
They entered the hotel, but the check-in was absurd. They boldly ordered expensive drinks with the stolen corporate card, resulting in them drinking quite a few.
From cocktails to whiskey, the alcohol content was higher than expected, and even the champagne she had sipped little by little at the party before seemed quite effective.
“I’ll ask too. You said everything you wish for comes true. What do you wish for?”
Joo-han silently looked into Eun-su’s eyes.
PD Park, who was watching this through the camera, echoed a desperate cry inside.
‘Now’s the time! Kiss her! Go for a kiss!’
It had to lead to a kissing scene unconditionally in such an atmosphere!
The background of this place, the lighting, the two sitting facing each other, everything flowing on the screen was so beautiful that it seemed a shame to miss.
Joo-han raised one hand.
Ignoring PD Park’s desperate expectations, instead of wrapping his hand around Eun-su’s cheek or pulling her by the neck to kiss her, he grabbed the glass of alcohol in front of Eun-su.
Joo-han, who had drunk all the remaining alcohol, faintly raised the corner of his mouth.
“I won’t say. Deny it.”
After a while, Joo-han and Eun-su entered Joo-han’s house side by side.
Since Eun-su’s steps revealed her drunkenness, it might seem a bit awkward to send her into the house alone. He had thought of taking her home after PD Park left.
“I’ll just ask……”
When the camera and microphone disappeared, Eun-su, who let out a sigh of relief, frowned at Joo-han. She followed him, rubbing her temples with one hand. Joo-han, leading the way into the kitchen, took out a bottle of water from the refrigerator, opened the lid, and handed it to Eun-su.
“Drink and sit on the sofa for a moment. I’ll change my clothes and come out.”
“Okay.”
Joo-han went into the room and closed the door. Although the desire to lie down on the bed surged when she saw it, she turned away and headed towards the closet.
Today was too long. While the filming at was a familiar place, there was a slight discomfort with the camera in an unfamiliar place. If she quickly adapted to it, today there was nothing predictable from the location to the situation, making her body and mind tired.
“Oh my, this is really…”
It would have been enough to unbutton the shirt and take it off, but the pants that were difficult to put on were even more difficult to take off. After peeling off the stiff pieces of cloth from her legs, she finally found some stability when she changed into a loose short-sleeved shirt and sweatpants she liked to wear at home.
‘Can I just send her off? Is there any hangover remedy at home? If there is something like that, she should eat and sleep so that she won’t have a hard time tomorrow…’
While thinking such thoughts, Joo-han, who came out of the room, stopped for a moment. Eun-su, who was supposed to be in the living room, was not visible.
“What’s going on? Did she go alone…?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
