Tall and lanky Morgan appeared, with a small potted plant tucked under his arm. Despite wearing a beanie, a white T-shirt, torn jeans, and casual shoes, the studio brightened up just with his presence.
“You could at least have called! What if I had already finished work?”
While they occasionally talked on the phone, it was the first time they met in person since Morgan’s photoshoot in Thailand before marriage, so Green was even more pleased.
“What’s with the potted plant? Did you pick it up on the way, like, some conceptual idea?”
“What are you talking about? I carefully bought this! Sis, raise this well. If it dies, you die!”
Still captivated by Morgan’s mischievous charm, Green chuckled.
“Really, what brings you all the way here?”
Handing a drink to Morgan, Green asked. Since he was currently the most popular model, there couldn’t be a visit without a reason.
“You mentioned something before, sis. Paris Collection Model Audition, I decided to give it a try.”
“Really? Great, you thought well!”
Green had been encouraging Morgan to venture abroad for quite some time. Despite being a top model in Korea, he was only a newcomer internationally, so auditions were essential to stand on famous collections.
However, Morgan hesitated to continue his overseas venture, seemingly feeling burdened, perhaps due to language issues.
“Green, didn’t Director Jang Hyun-soo say he could support me to some extent?”
Green was working with Jang Hyun-soo, a person who owned five buildings in Gangnam thanks to his loan shark parents. Of course, Green was the CEO, and Jang Hyun-soo was the actual financier.
Dreaming of establishing an entertainment planning agency, Jang Hyun-soo invested in Morgan as a pilot case. Since neither Green nor Director Jang had the actual management skills, they provided financial support to Morgan until he joined a formal agency.
Morgan’s free-spirited nature allowed him to work relatively economically without being tied to an agency.
“For the audition submission video production and portfolio creation costs, as well as the round-trip plane ticket and accommodation costs to Paris, I can provide support. Other additional costs are your responsibility.”
“Does the portfolio production cost include everything like hair, makeup, clothing, and shooting costs?”
“Of course.”
“Okay. But, you have to take my pictures, sis.”
“What?”
Green was taken aback by Morgan’s request. Although Green occasionally took his pictures since Morgan aspired to be a model, this audition photo shoot was different from their previous work.
Thinking that it could be a crucial turning point in his life, she believed he needed a more professional and experienced photographer than herself.
“Morgan, I appreciate the offer, but…”
“You have to take them. Otherwise, I won’t do it.”
“Are you a kid? What nonsense are you talking about?”
“To be honest, I just want to live well in Korea for my taste. But I want to repay you and Director Jang properly, so I learned English and even French. So, now it’s your turn to take responsibility for me.”
Although he seemed like a carefree and thoughtless guy, Morgan was doing his best in his own way. Green was slightly touched.
“You might regret it later. You should have entrusted it to a more famous photographer.”
“There’s no photographer who can capture me as well as you. You know my charm, strengths, weaknesses, better than anyone in the world.”
With Morgan trusting her so much, Green had no reason to refuse further.
“Do you have a concept in mind?”
“Yeah. I roughly sorted it out with a close stylist senior. Let’s meet the three of us next time and discuss it.”
“Sure. Morgan, I’m counting on you.”
Green reached out her hand for a handshake. Morgan grabbed her hand firmly.
At that moment, another cheerful jingle rang, and Sunwoo entered the studio.
Seeing Green and Morgan holding hands affectionately, naturally, one of his eyebrows rose slightly.
Seeing her husband, whom she was just happy to see, Green rushed over to Sunwoo.
“Mr. Sunwoo, you’re here? What about dinner?”
“I ate. How about you, Green?”
“I ate too.”
With her arm around Green’s shoulder, Sunwoo responded affectionately, but his gaze didn’t stray from Morgan.
Morgan, too, didn’t avoid Sunwoo’s warm gaze.
“First time meeting these two, right? Let me introduce you. Mr. Sunwoo, this is Morgan, the first customer of ‘Studio Green’ and a top model in Korea. Morgan, this is my husband, Jin Sunwoo. How about it? Handsome, right?”
While Green proudly showcased her husband to Morgan as if showing off, both men were quite uncomfortable with each other.
“Hello, I’m Morgan.”
“Yes, I’m Sunwoo, Green’s husband.”
Despite polite introductions, there was an unwavering tension in the gaze they exchanged.
Sunwoo couldn’t stand the brat who was holding Green’s hand like a spoiled child, and Morgan disliked Sunwoo, who arranged a stolen marriage without even calling her a friend.
After a brief silent battle, Morgan approached Green, dragging his worn-out shoes.
“I’ll contact you again, sis.”
“Sure, share the concept via email first!”
As Morgan politely bowed and left the studio, Sunwoo turned to Green and asked, “Are they like sister and brother?”
“Yes. He’s 22 now, but I’ve known him since he was 17. I practically raised him to make a decent model.”
Unaware that Sunwoo’s discomfort was escalating as she tried to bring life to Morgan, Green spoke about Morgan with enthusiasm.
“When Morgan first started, he had a growth spurt. Honestly, he wasn’t much to look at. But look at him now. His proportions are unbelievable, and his body is perfect.”
Proud of the ugly duckling turned into a swan, Green showered Morgan with compliments, not realizing that Sunwoo was increasingly displeased.
“When Morgan first started, he had a growth spurt. Honestly, he wasn’t much to look at. But look at him now. His proportions are unbelievable, and his body is perfect.”
Proud of the ugly duckling turned into a swan, Green showered Morgan with compliments, not realizing that Sunwoo was increasingly displeased.
But Sunwoo couldn’t bear Green excessively praising another man’s body anymore.
He pulled Green’s hands and lifted her chin onto his chest. Surprised by Sunwoo’s sudden move, Green widened her eyes and stared at him in bewilderment.
“What are you doing?”
“When have you said my body is too good? So good that you want to touch it with your hands and lips.”
“Of course, Sunwoo’s body is also good.”
“Whose body is better?”
“……?”
“Mine or his?”
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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