Ha Joon wrapped his hands around Seo Ah’s face and kissed her deeply.
Whether it was tears or mucus that reached his lips, it didn’t feel unpleasant at all.
Seo Ah still pressed her lips together, struggling to pull away from him.
She could feel a strong alcohol scent from Ha Joon, stronger than the wine she had been drinking.
She wondered if he was so drunk that he couldn’t see. It seemed like he was trying to release his desire on her after having a good time with his female friends. And he was doing so while holding onto someone who was crying.
On one hand, she thought that he might become bolder in the future, considering he was meeting another woman during this time when they were supposed to be showing a good image to the reporters on their honeymoon.
She felt that soon, he would have a night out, and the day he would hold another woman in his arms seemed to be approaching.
But her heart raced uncontrollably. Despite rejecting him in her mind, her body was gradually losing strength.
Even her hand that was holding onto his wrist, and her lips that were tightly sealed,
Because now, he was by her side. Because he wanted her. Because his warmth felt so good.
But then, expecting Ha Joon’s breath to press into her,
His lips separated.
His warm presence faded away.
Ha Joon sat up and picked up his phone.
“You said you didn’t have dinner, what should I order?” He asked. Despite the intense desire to kiss her deeper, he was bothered by the fact that she had barely had lunch and didn’t eat dinner. On an empty stomach and without any food, she had even had wine.
He himself had skipped lunch and had a late dinner, filling his stomach with hard liquor while eating out with uncomfortable people.
“If you don’t have a preference, since it’s late, how about some simple porridge?”
Seo Ah was only mouthing her lips with a sob, confused about the situation, and Ha Joon thought she looked adorable.
She looked like a drooping baby bunny. Coincidentally, she was wearing a baggy white hoodie with a bunny on it.
He turned away, fearing that he wouldn’t be able to control himself if he continued to look at her, and called Seok Hoon.
“Secretary Kim. Please bring two servings of abalone porridge.”
Seo Ah’s pupils rolled fast. Abalone porridge? Why two servings? Did he skip dinner? Did he drink alcohol like she did?
Oops! This wasn’t the time for this! She had forgotten about her messedup appearance from tears and mucus.
She ran straight to the bathroom.
Standing with his back to her, Ha Joon turned around when he heard the sound of her running.
The bathroom door had already closed, but he imagined that she must have hopped away like a baby bunny and he smiled.
After a while, the porridge arrived before Seo Ah.
In the meantime, Ha Joon, who had changed into comfortable clothes, stared at the bathroom door that Seo Ah had entered and not come out of.
He wondered why it was taking her so long to wash her face, was she crying again? He tried to listen, but it was strangely quiet.
He wondered, did she fall asleep? For some reason, he thought it might be possible because she, who usually sleeps a lot, had also been drinking.
He walked over to the bathroom. Her silhouette was visible through the translucent glass door, and it looked like she was still standing in front of the sink, maybe still looking in the mirror.
She had a swollen face from crying so much, was she worried about that?
She must see his shadow from inside, there’s no way she wouldn’t notice such a large shadow, was she really focused, or just slow?
“Um, the porridge is here. Let’s eat quickly and go to sleep.”
Hearing Ha Joon’s voice, Seo Ah in the bathroom jumped in surprise.
As his shadow moved away, she breathed a deep sigh and came out of the bathroom.
Just as Ha Joon thought, her face was swollen. Even after trying to calm it down with cold water, it didn’t feel any different.
She would have liked to just go to bed and flip the blanket over, but she was hungry. She was afraid that her stomach would rumble loudly while she was asleep, which would be embarrassing,
The island table is wide, so it’ll be okay, right?
However, she had thought they would sit facing each other naturally, but the porridge was placed side by side.
Maybe this was better? There was no need to look at him while eating, and she could cover her face with her hair.
“Didn’t you have dinner?” Seo Ah asked, sitting down and covering her face as much as possible with her hair.
“I couldn’t eat properly.”
“……”
Seo Ah wanted to ask why he couldn’t eat properly, but she held her words. Whether it was the truth or a lie, she felt she would only be hurt.
After that, there was an awkward silence, and they focused on eating.
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In a blink of an eye, Ha Joon, who had finished his meal, was leaning on one hand, looking at Seo Ah.
Honestly, he could have done without eating, but he only ate because Seo Ah seemed like she would eat if he ate with her.
At the moment he was about to tuck her hair behind her ear because it was on the verge of touching her soup,
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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