After confirming Jaemin and Rona’s location, Yugeon skillfully changed their seats to one with a clear view of them. Chaewon, seated diagonally from them, crossed her legs and focused intently on the backs of their heads, her lips tightly sealed.
“Darling, I want popcorn!”
“What flavor do you want? Caramel? Garlic? Just tell me!”
“I want caramel!”
“Okay. Oh, try this!”
“Ah! What? This is garlic!”
“Just kidding!”
“What, darling! You’re such a prankster!”
That seemed to be the kind of conversation they were having. Although the actual dialogue wasn’t audible due to the distance, it was apparent whether they were facing each other, looking straight ahead, or how much they were giggling.
However, unable to take pictures or record any evidence of their affectionate behavior, Chaewon felt somewhat frustrated just watching them.
“We didn’t come here to comfortably watch a movie, and now we’re wasting time,” she lamented.
Yugeon, who had been watching an advertisement featuring an actor from his company, turned to Chaewon upon hearing her remark.
Observing Jaemin and Rona playfully interacting with an indifferent gaze, Yugeon slowly spoke, “If it’s unpleasant to watch, there are two options. Either I avoid it, or I eliminate the unpleasant view.”
Pondering for a moment and gently nodding her head, Chaewon agreed, “The latter option seems better.”
“Then let’s eliminate it,” Yugeon said, making eye contact with Chaewon, who then took out Heeju’s phone.
Easily unlocking the phone, which she had set up with a new password, Chaewon, leaning back in her chair, dialed Jaemin’s number while staring at the back of his head.
“I’m going to make our Kongali a celebrity. Surely if they take after me! Oh, just a moment!”
Jaemin rummaged through his bag and took out his phone.
“Jaemin, you should set your phone to vibrate. Etiquette! Etiquette!”
“Okay, got it. Huh? It’s Kim Heeju?”
“What? Why is she calling you?”
“Forget it, don’t stress over it, darling.”
He put the phone back into his bag and turned back to Rona.
Suddenly, laughter erupted from their seats.
In Chaewon’s ear, the phone still rang unanswered.
“Oh, not going to answer?”
Scoffing, Chaewon swiftly opened the message window and typed a text.
“What do you think I said?”
“What did you say?”
“Wait a moment.”
Jaemin, who had been giggling, checked his phone again and saw Heeju’s name.
Curious about the reason for the consecutive contacts, despite initially not wanting to check due to Rona, he read the message.
[“Are you at the cinema?”]Upon reading this, Jaemin stiffened and glanced around nervously.
“What’s wrong, darling?”
“Shh!”
“Huh? What’s happening?”
He quickly left the cinema alone, clutching his phone.
“Darling, where are you going!”
Left behind, Rona stretched her neck in the direction Jaemin had left, while Chaewon intently watched the couple’s actions.
[“Jaemin”]Shortly after Jaemin left, Heeju’s phone started vibrating loudly.
Chaewon showed the phone to Yugeon with a slight shake.
“Finally, this moment feels right.”
Yugeon, with a faint smile, leaned back in his chair, ready to watch the upcoming movie.
Chaewon, like Yugeon, leaned back comfortably in her chair and pressed the call button.
“Hello.”
“What, what are you doing? Where are you?”
“Why are you stuttering so much?”
“Me? No, I’m not. Why, where are you?”
“At a cafe.”
“What? But how did you see me, what do you mean?”
“Is it really the movie theater? I asked because a friend of mine who went to Daegu yesterday thought they saw you there.”
“Daegu?”
A relieved sigh came from Jaemin, having heard a completely different location.
“What are you talking about Daegu? I’m in Seoul right now. And I’m obviously working at this time. Me, who works even on weekends, would watch a movie so leisurely?”
“I see. I was just checking.”
Chaewon ended the call with a laugh, and Jaemin returned to the cinema shortly after. His posture was more upright and confident than when he left. Sitting down, he said something to Rona and, forgetting the earlier tension, started laughing and playing around again.
“Jaemin still has a long way to go to get his act together,” Chaewon murmured to herself, arms crossed, then picked up Heeju’s phone again.
[A friend just told me they’re not in Daegu but in Seoul, near Taeseong-dong. Are you sure you’re not at the cinema?]Jaemin, feeding Rona popcorn, glanced at the message and stiffened in shock.
“What’s wrong again?” Rona asked.
Jaemin, rigid, just rolled his eyes without responding.
“Why are you acting like that?” she pressed.
“Stop calling me ‘honey’!” Jaemin snapped, visibly annoyed.
“What?”
Realizing he had snapped at Rona, Jaemin quickly tried to correct himself, “I mean, lower your voice.”
But he had no time to dwell on Rona’s hurt expression.
“I have to go out first. Rona, you either come out after a while or finish watching the movie and go home!”
“What? You’re leaving and I should watch the movie alone?”
“Keep your voice down!”
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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