At the unexpected question, Jaein felt a lump in her throat, wondering if her mom knew about Dohyuk.
“Oh, no. I’m going to Japan soon. Who would I meet?”
―Really? Ugh…
Mom sighed deeply, as if the ground had opened up.
“Mom, what’s wrong? What happened?”
―Well, I got angry, so just…
The whole story of the incident that made Mom angry was like this.
Earlier today, Mom went to a relative’s wedding with Grandma.
But unexpectedly, the usually busy little mom, who rarely attended events in other households unless it was a holiday, showed up at the venue.
“Oh my, brother, your wrinkles have increased since I last saw you. Well, without care, you age quickly.”
“Mind your own business. Dongseo must be busy managing wrinkles in Seoul. Why did you bother coming down?”
As always, an invisible blade flew between them.
“I came to see Mom. Mom, did you want to see me?”
“Of course. As expected, the only one I think about is my son, Woojin’s wife. Why do you always take words crookedly, big one? I said it because I was worried about Woojin.”
As always, Grandma sided with the little mom and scolded Mom.
Little mom was devoted to pleasing Grandma, thinking that if she handed over the land to Woojin, Grandma might change her mind.
Mom used her accumulated skills for over 30 years to bounce Grandma’s favor off her back.
Enduring, enduring, even complaining humanely, and trying everything, the conclusion reached was ‘ignoring is the best.’
It was tolerable enough to pass, thinking it was just the neighbor’s dog barking.
Then, suddenly, the little mom chuckled and said, “Our Woojin is already 34 years old. If he wants to get married next year, he should show his face in advance, hehe.”
“Is that true? Does our Woojin have charisma? Who is it?”
Grandma asked with great interest.
“She’s the daughter of a rich family in real estate, a really modest and quiet lady. She’s taking care of the hospital and planning to buy an apartment from that family.”
“Of course, that’s how it should be, huh. Our Woojin marrying a doctor, he’s quite the catch.”
Mom, displaying her skills, heard the little mom’s bragging with one ear and let it go with the other. The little mom poked Mom, who was quietly enduring.
“Brother, what was Jaerin’s position?”
“Team leader. Why?”
Huh.
The little mom’s eyes changed to a triumphant look.
“Jaerin and Woojin are the same age. They were both team leaders at the same company. Do you know each other?”
“Ask the impressive team leader yourself, okay?”
“I heard that Jaerin is preparing to go to Japan. Quitting a stable job at that age, isn’t it a reckless challenge?”
When Jaerin’s story came up, Mom clenched her fist.
“Dongseo, cut the useless interest in our Jaerin. By the way, brainwashing him to become a doctor since he understood words, was it for the sake of selling our son and gaining a daughter-in-law? You succeeded, congratulations.”
“That’s because I have the ability. Brother, does Jaerin still not have a significant other?”
Little Mom glanced at her with a meaningful look.
Annoyed, Mom, with her teeth clenched, was about to retort, but Grandma dealt the decisive blow by sticking out her tongue.
“How incapable must she be if Jaerin still doesn’t have a significant other until now.”
Thud.
Mom, who had been holding onto her composure, suddenly lost it, and her voice burst out loudly.
“Why are you like this? Jaerin also has someone!”
“Really? There was none until Chuseok, right?”
“He’s tall, handsome, and when he stands next to Woojin, you wouldn’t even see him. A really charming and wonderful man! Wealthy and has a good job too.”
“Why are you saying this now? Out of the blue?”
Mom felt embarrassed by Little Mom’s gaze, which seemed to say she knew it was a lie, but she couldn’t back down because of the eyes of the relatives around.
“It’s my, my feeling!”
“It worked out well. Then bring her when Mom’s eightieth birthday comes.”
“……!”
“Whether it’s really there or not, I also told Woojin’s potential wife to come. Well done, Mom?”
“Well done, well done.”
Grandma said to Mom.
“Let’s see how well Jaerin is doing. Bring her over!”
―That’s how it happened. How dare anyone touch our Jaerin!
Having finished speaking, Mom, still not appeased, grumbled.
Jaerin found it sadder to see her mom upset because of that.
“Mom, what are you going to do? It’s not like telling them will change anything, and if you get mad, just ignore it.”
―I lost my mind for a moment. Well, so, um…
Mom, after a brief pause, continued.
―By any chance, do you know someone tall, handsome, with a good job, and extremely rich who can flatten Little Mom and Woojin’s noses?
“What?”
―There probably isn’t, right? Ugh…
Maybe even she thought it was too much, Mom sighed deeply.
‘There is only one person who fits that description…….’
Even thinking about it, Mom sighed deeply as if she had overdone it.
‘There is only one person who fits that description…….’
Jaerin thought of Dohyuk, who shines on his own.
While Jaerin was quietly contemplating, Mom spoke with a weakened voice.
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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