“Is it okay for someone else to do the cleaning? Can you live with a messy and clumsy woman?”
“It’s simple when you think from a different perspective.”
Thinking from a different perspective, it would probably be unpleasant…
Hyeju was completely discouraged.
Juwon lightly pinched Hyeju’s cheek as if to prove that the statement was not false.
“It’s not that I can’t stand being unclean. I just feel joy in the act of cleaning itself.”
“Not a pervert.”
This Oppa is a bit scary… Feeling a sense of discomfort, Hyeju retreated hesitantly.
“I’ll shower first.”
“Yes.”
With a gaze that earnestly scanned as if treating the messy house like an enemy, Juwon declared confidently to Hyeju, who was still doubtful.
“Don’t worry about what others think and mess up as much as you want. I’ll take care of the cleaning.”
Feeling the pure sincerity that wasn’t mixed with any falsehoods, Hyeju finally relaxed. She looked at Juwon, who was organizing his carrier, with a bright smile.
“Now, is that all we need to do?”
“Yeah.”
Juwon closed the zipper of the empty carrier and placed it in the pantry. He returned, drying his washed hands with a towel, and spoke.
“I lost a coin.”
“A coin?”
“Ultimately, that’s why I rushed back.”
“Oh…”
“I couldn’t reach you all morning, and the coin disappeared. Suddenly, I had a bad feeling. I told you yesterday that someone suspicious was around you. Considering your personality, you wouldn’t stay still. I thought, maybe you got into trouble while fooling around.”
Hyeju felt embarrassed inside for causing trouble while trying to help Juwon. Of course, it was for Juwon’s sake, but she should have discussed it thoroughly with him.
‘I thought Do would come out right away… Well, to be honest, if I hadn’t gone then, Oppa might not be safe by my side now.’
Although it turned out well in the end, Juwon’s concern was not entirely unfounded.
Hyeju looked at Juwon, who had spent the entire flight with his heart pounding, with a slightly remorseful gaze.
Thinking about why he left the banquet hall with such determination, a tingling sensation arose in a corner of her heart.
As soon as she returned to the country, the person who ran to her after being inundated with constant messages, busy enough to check his tablet throughout the taxi ride, was truly appreciated.
“Oppa, what do you like about me so much?”
When did you start loving me?
I wanted to hear directly with my two ears what moved your cold heart.
“Come to think of it, I’m curious. If Workaholic Kang Juwon left that important meeting, it means I’m that important, right?”
“Are you really curious?”
The gaze that looked at her intently from across was somehow thrilling.
Her heart pounded before hearing the answer. Her eyes, slightly tinged with fatigue, were strangely seductive.
Hyeju prepared herself firmly for the impending heart-to-heart.
“I’ll pass on clichéd answers. Leave out the pretty face and cute personality and answer.”
“You left out all the charming parts.”
Look at this. Isn’t this language too harsh?
Clichéd! How can you say that about my face and personality!
“This destroyer of sentiment!”
As Hyeju, who was quite firm, rolled her eyes, Juwon approached her nose to nose.
Hyeju’s shoulders trembled. The distance was so close that the tip of their noses almost touched, and Hyeju held her breath.
“I’m here. Something I like.”
The tip of his long finger touched her lips.
“Oppa…”
As he got closer, Hyeju’s body instinctively moved backward. As he approached, gently grabbing Hyeju’s nape, he leaned in deeply, stealing her lips.
Caught off guard by his skillful move, Hyeju almost fell backward.
‘Come to think of it, he didn’t answer my question properly! This con artist!’
Feeling somewhat unjust, Hyeju forcibly pushed Juwon away.
“Excuse me. You said the face is clichéd, right? Aren’t lips included in the face?”
“I didn’t know.”
Juwon grinned, squeezing Hyeju’s wrist against his chest. “So, is this included?”
Let’s see how far this can be pushed.
With one hand, Juwon grabbed Hyeju’s chin. Her plump lips unfolded like flower petals soaked in seasonally abundant dew.
Entering her widely opened space, Juwon lifted the rosy buds, and as he did, Hyeju exhaled a shallow breath.
Juwon licked and sucked Hyeju’s red lips as if caressing. After repeating the cycle of pulling and releasing their breaths several times, her entire body quickly melted.
In the intense kiss, Hyeju’s lips became moist.
‘He’s trying to dodge my question by doing this. This con artist…’
Hyeju gazed at Juwon with languid eyes.
She wanted to push him away as before, but she couldn’t.
If this was a bet, she would have already lost to Kang Juwon.
Whether what was inside her lips was considered part of her face or not was now meaningless. At this moment, it felt like it wasn’t a part of her body.
“Ha…”
As the hot breaths mingled, Juwon also became breathless.
“I like everything about Oh Hyeju. Among them, what I like the most is…”
“Ah…!”
He, who had thoroughly invaded her mouth, descended down the neckline. Wet strands of hair scattered as his slightly moist lips whispered.
“I thought it was impossible for someone to love more than I do.”
With a slightly provocative look, wet strands of hair scattered over her face. The disheveled appearance looked oddly sexy.
“In fact, I still think the same way.”
“Kang Juwon, I know you’re a narcissist. But why did you abandon your work and come to me?”
Juwon kissed her above her heart.
“Because it’s you.”
“What kind of nonsensical talk is that? Are we soulmates or something?”
“Don’t ruin the mood.”
Before the demanding lips could ruin the atmosphere, Juwon pulled the string, and the loose knot of her light robe unraveled. In that state, Juwon descended along Hyeju’s navel.
“No, Oppa, all of a sudden like this…!”
As the air touched her skin, goosebumps appeared, but there was no time to feel cold.
Because the hot breath rushed directly onto her skin.
“I said it was spicy.”
“Ah…”
Juwon swiftly explored every nook and cranny of Hyeju’s now languid body.
He treasured every trembling reaction, trapping the shivers inside her lips, gently preparing to accept her.
Trapped in his arms, she was more beautiful than any world Juwon had ever seen. Closing her eyes, breathing raggedly, she was the one Juwon had seen and loved all along.
My true answer is, Hyeju.
Because you’re already my everything.
Because my inside is filled with you,
Because I am already you,
I love Oh Hyeju, who has become all of Kang Juwon.
I love you as much as you love me.
Instead of awkward words, the undulating gestures conveyed to her with passion that love was deeper than the night.
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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