The two people who ended up hugging each other, not by intention but by accident, cautiously glanced at each other with flushed faces.
“This is insane! Absolutely insane! No matter how urgent it is, how could you do something like this!”
The more Jae In thought about it, the more dumbfounded she became by her own actions. If possible, she wanted to disappear into thin air.
Her fragile mental state had already snapped a long time ago.
At this very moment, if she could just naturally separate from Do Hyuk as if nothing had happened. Jae In was even prepared to offer her soul willingly.
“What should I do? If I let go of his arm, the team leader will try to open the door… But I can’t keep doing this either…”
Unable to come up with a solution, Jae In closed her eyes tightly and let out a deep sigh.
On the other hand,
Every time Jae In let out a sigh that reached Do Hyuk’s ears, it was like tasting death itself.
“For real… There’s no need for torture. Seo Jae In, are you trying to kill me?”
Do Hyuk clenched his teeth tightly, as if trying to hold back an impulsive desire to fly away.
He was barely holding on with superhuman patience, but his sanity was in a precarious state, like a fragile castle built on sand.
It might be the most unbearable moment in his 31 years of life.
Suppressing the urge to pull Jae In closer in his embrace, Do Hyuk struggled to open his mouth.
“Seo Jae In… Why are you like this?”
“BBecause I’m scared.”
Scared of being caught by the team leader.
“Do you really think it’s a ghost? Where in the world do you find ghosts? It’s alright, it’s alright. I’m here.”
Do Hyuk gently patted Jae In’s back like comforting a child.
Jae In, who was acting out a nonexistent role, felt her face burning at his tender gesture.
“Seo Jae In, why are you acting like this? The team leader is just trying to calm things down, why are you overreacting?”
I couldn’t sleep at all tonight.
Jae In, who couldn’t even notice the trembling sensation of Do Hyuk’s hand patting her back in her dreams.
Koruk. Koruk.
At the sudden sound, Do Hyuk stopped his hand.
It was an honest roar coming from Jae In’s empty stomach after skipping dinner.
Growl.
Do Hyuk burst into laughter.
“Seo Jae In, are you very hungry?”
“…Yes.”
Jae In replied with a crawling voice.
Embarrassment is embarrassment, and hunger is hunger.
“It’s good to be honest.”
Cook, cook. Do Hyuk started to openly laugh.
Jae In’s face heated up so much that it seemed like it would catch fire.
“We can’t keep doing this forever… Let’s count to three and separate.”
“Okay.”
“Well then, one, two, three!”
At the count of three, the two of them quickly moved away from each other and stood facing each other.
Do Hyuk leaned close to Jae In, who lowered her head to avoid eye contact, and whispered.
“Seo Jae In, you’re right.”
“What? What do you mean?”
Perplexed, Jae In looked at Do Hyuk, who pointed with his finger at the slightly open gap of the door.
Indeed, as she had said, there was a bottle of detergent on the floor.
Fortunately, Sung Joon and Yura seemed to have hidden themselves well without showing any signs.
“I must have had unnecessary thoughts. It could have just fallen without any ghost…”
As Jae In continued to mumble without making eye contact, Do Hyuk chuckled and spoke.
“Come.”
“What? Where to?”
“Follow me.”
Do Hyuk took big strides and disappeared through the front door.
It seemed like he was going outside.
Jae In hesitated and glanced towards the multipurpose room.
“What about Yura and Manager Kim?”
As Jae In hesitated, unable to leave just the two of them, Do Hyuk, who thought she had left, returned and urged her.
“Aren’t you coming?”
“Yes! I’m…going!”
Jae In, filled with apologies, glanced at the multipurpose room and quickly walked away.
“Yes, for now, disappearing with the team leader helps.”
Manager Kim, I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Yura.
The dark multipurpose room was filled with silence.
A beam of light seeped through the crack in the door, casting a long streak on the floor.
At the edge of the light, the kitchen detergent that Yura accidentally knocked over lay there.
“It seems like it, right?”
“… ”
Yura glanced sneakily through the open gap of the door and whispered.
It had been quite some time since Jae In said she was leaving.
There was no more sound coming from outside.
Relieved, Yura suddenly remembered her hunger that she had forgotten.
“Oh, I’m hungry. Ah, it’s time for jokbal (pig’s feet) to arrive!”
As she imagined the chewy texture of jokbal, vitality returned to Yura’s face in an instant.
Over her head, a calm voice settled.
“Excuse me… I would appreciate it if you could stop shaking now.”
“Oh my!”
With a flash of realization, Yura noticed that she was hiding in a dark corner of the multipurpose room with a unfamiliar man, between shelves and the narrow gap of the wall.
Holding tightly onto his clothes with both hands.
Startled, Yura pushed Sung Joon’s chest with force.
“Ouch!”
Sung Joon winced as his back hit the shelf.
“Oh, I’m sorry! Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine.”
Click.
The dark multipurpose room suddenly brightened.
Yura squinted her eyes at the brightness and furrowed her eyebrows.
“Are you alright?”
“Yes.”
Before Yura’s slightly open eyes, a charming and sophisticated man appeared.
The world is vast, and there are many goodlooking people.
With a content smile, Yura asked.
“But, who are you?”
Come to think of it, there was no time to introduce oneself with such a sudden development.
Avoiding Yura’s gaze, Sung Joon spoke.
“It’s nice to meet you. I am Kim Sung Joon, the personal secretary of Team Leader Cha Do Hyuk.”
“Oh, I see. I’m Yura, a friend of Jae In.”
“I apologize for the rudeness at our first meeting. Well, since it seems like nobody is here, I’ll leave first.”
Sung Joon respectfully bowed his head and quickly left the multipurpose room.
“Excuse me, wait a moment!”
Yura, who followed after him, called out to Sung Joon in an urgent voice.
Sung Joon flinched and stopped his steps.
“What…is it?”
“Do we happen to know each other? You seem familiar…”
Yura had a feeling that she had seen him somewhere before.
Sung Joon smiled gently and replied.
“No, that can’t be. It’s the first time I’ve met you today.”
“Really? That’s strange. I never forget a face once I see it.”
“Perhaps you mistook me for someone else with a common face.”
“That’s not it. You’re rather uniquely handsome.”
Sung Joon’s lips twitched upwards and quickly returned to their original position.
“Well, thank you for the compliment. Then, I’m busy, so I’ll take my leave.”
“Just a moment!”
“Why…do you keep doing this…?”
Sung Joon’s expression seemed somewhat anxious as he cautiously asked.
Yura smiled and said.
“Do you want to have jokbal together?”
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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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