“Grandfather, what is it this time?”
Do Hyuk interrupted Chairman Cha’s words with an irritated tone.
Chairman Cha looked puzzled with a face that seemed to say he didn’t understand.
“What is it…?”
“Why are you doing this again?”
“You suddenly collapsed…”
“If you search for vitamins and supplements, you’ll find everything.”
As Do Hyuk pointed to the IV fluid with his index finger, Chairman Cha cleared his throat with a guilty expression.
“You act like a stubborn person. You don’t say a word of concern…”
“Grandfather, please stop acting stubborn. You kept making excuses last night and wouldn’t let go. In the end, I practically worked all night.”
“That’s because… it’s all your fault, you rascal! If you don’t say you’re in pain, I won’t even notice it!”
As Chairman Cha sat up with enthusiasm, he pounded his chest.
Do Hyuk was taken aback.
Just three years ago, he was a grandfather who ruled the company with an iron fist, issuing orders like thunder.
But why has he been acting like such a childish and reckless person lately, despite always appearing as tall as a mountain?
“Grandfather, why are you behaving like a child when you’re not even a child?”
“You said it well. Don’t you know why? Why didn’t you meet the daughter of Seojin Industries last Saturday? I went through all the trouble to set up the appointment, but you ended up betraying me.”
“Are you bringing up that topic again?”
“Do you know how much I suffered to fix that situation?”
“It’s time to give up on it.”
“I need to know the reason before I give up, you rascal!”
“I clearly told you that I won’t see her.”
Last Saturday.
Do Hyuk didn’t go to the meeting that Chairman Cha arbitrarily arranged.
No matter how much he disliked it, Chairman Cha’s reckless behavior had made him completely shut his mouth, and the problem was that he had interpreted it as a positive sign.
“This rascal! What on earth is the problem? Why don’t you want to get married? Let’s talk about it now.”
“Isn’t it you who doesn’t know, grandfather?”
“What do I not know?”
“Have you already forgotten how our late father lived?”
When the word “father” came out of Do Hyuk’s mouth, Chairman Cha was speechless.
“I don’t want a miserable marriage like that.”
“What? Who are you to judge your father’s life?”
Chairman Cha’s face turned red with anger.
“It was a forced marriage due to grandfather’s pressure. He spent his whole life working without any affection. I don’t plan to live like that. So, please give up. Stop this foolishness.”
“You… You!”
“Well, then, I’ll be going now.”
Do Hyuk stood up abruptly.
Sharp questions pierced his back as he turned away.
“Have you perhaps fallen for another woman?”
“…!”
“Let me make it clear. If it’s someone unworthy, don’t even start. Only a person worthy of being the successor of Daesan Group can be approved.”
Do Hyuk stared firmly into Chairman Cha’s eyes, filled with suspicion, and firmly replied.
“It’s not like that. Don’t worry about unnecessary things.”
“Is that true? Can I trust you?”
Instead of answering, Do Hyuk nodded his head.
At that moment, a soft knocking sound was heard, and Sung Joon entered with someone.
It was a beautiful woman with a calm gaze and elegant aura, like white jade.
She was dressed in a plain twopiece outfit and tied her long hair down, giving her a modest appearance that accentuated her graceful charm.
“Chairman, Yoon Se Jung from Seojin Industries, whom you were waiting for, has arrived.”
“Oh, Se Jung, thank you for coming.”
“Hello, Chairman. I rushed here because I heard you weren’t feeling well.”
Se Jung, who had put down a fruit basket on the table, approached Chairman Cha with a worried expression.
“It’s much better now. By the way, this is Cha Do Hyuk, my grandson.”
“We met at a gathering when we were young, so I know. Hello, I’m Yoon Se Jung.”
Se Jung greeted with a gentle smile and a soft voice, but Do Hyuk only looked at her with an expressionless face.
“Why are you just standing there blankly, you brat!”
Under Chairman Cha’s scolding, Do Hyuk reluctantly lowered his head.
“I’m Cha Do Hyuk.”
“You should apologize for getting caught in the wind last time.”
“….”
“This brat! I’m sorry, Se Jung. He’s always like this, lacking in enthusiasm…”
As Chairman Cha scolded Do Hyuk, Se Jung responded with a warm smile.
“No, it’s fine. It didn’t bother me at all. You must have been busy.”
“Thank you for understanding, Se Jung. Since we’ve met like this, let’s have a cup of tea together.”
“I’m fine, but I wonder how Mr. Do Hyuk feels…”
Se Jung looked at Do Hyuk with a slightly teasing smile.
The situation was clearly a scheme planned by Chairman Cha to bring the two together.
Was it necessary to go this far?
It’s better this way.
Do Hyuk made up his mind to address it directly.
“I apologize for causing you any distress before. However, I have no intention of getting married. Well then, since I’m in the middle of work, please excuse me.”
After delivering his onesided statement, Do Hyuk walked past the bewildered Se Jung and moved forward.
As Do Hyuk was about to leave, Chairman Cha’s chilly voice came from behind him.
“Do Hyuk, remember what I said earlier,”
Do Hyuk silently closed the door.
That night.
Jae In and Do Hyuk sat facing each other at the dining table, absorbed in their work.
Just like yesterday.
“Um… Team Leader?”
“What?”
“Are you okay?”
“What about?”
Jae In pointed to her own forehead as Do Hyuk raised his head.
“You’re frowning a lot right now. Is there something bothering you? You rushed out even during the day…”
“No, there’s nothing like that.”
Do Hyuk finally relaxed the tension that had been building in his eyebrows.
He must have been subconsciously frowning, thinking about the encounter with his grandfather during the day.
Jae In cautiously spoke, keeping an eye on Do Hyuk’s reaction.
“Um, it’s not because of the incident when I met you during the day, right? We didn’t talk about anything workrelated. It was all personal stuff.”
“Personal stuff?”
Do Hyuk looked at Jae In with narrowed eyes and asked.
“You said that you and Team Leader are close seniors and juniors from the same club, right?”
“Yes, we’ve been friends since our first year in the club.”
“Is that all?”
“What do you mean?”
Jae In widened her eyes in confusion at the unexpected question.
After hesitating for a while, Do Hyuk finally spoke.
“Is there really… nothing between the two of you?”
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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