It was just as awkward for Minje. His eyebrows twitched as he danced.
“I can’t give that as a gift.”
When he firmly said that, tears welled up in the child’s eyes.
“I won’t receive a birthday present for 10 years. No, I’ll continue like this.”
“But it’s still not allowed.”
A sigh lingered at the end of Minje’s words. Looking at Jihu’s earnest expression, he wanted to do the impossible, but it wasn’t that kind of problem.
“Dad, that’s mean! Dad, I hate you!”
In the end, the child stormed out of the room.
Darn it, what do I do about this? Hayaen, with chopsticks in hand, stared stiffly, rolling his eyes here and there.
You can’t eat in a situation like this! I guess I’ll have to drink digestive medicine, pretending to eat.
“It’s because the child is still young. I’m sorry.”
Minje apologized, wiping his dry face with his hands.
The apology from the seemingly arrogant and sharp-looking man was quite unexpected, so Hayaen’s eyes widened for a moment.
“It’s okay. By the way, I’m worried about Jihu.”
Hayaen glanced briefly, looking in the direction the child had gone.
“Jihu… seems to be well-behaved.”
“Oh, I met him while working part-time at the convenience store.”
Hayaen laughed and explained the encounter with the child. Hearing that, Minje raised one eyebrow.
“So, you bought cola even though he doesn’t drink it?”
“What? He doesn’t drink it? Then did you intentionally buy cola?”
“If you can’t believe it, take a look inside the refrigerator.”
Minje subtly gestured towards the refrigerator in one corner of the kitchen.
Hayaen’s pupils trembled. He had cursed his parents for buying cola, looking at the child…
With a trembling heart, she opened the refrigerator door. Normally, she didn’t want to open someone else’s refrigerator door, but for some reason, she felt the need to see it with her own eyes.
One well-organized shelf in the refrigerator was filled with cola. These were the colas Jihu had bought from the convenience store all this time.
“I’ve been testing my sister all this time.”
Jihu’s words echoed in her ears again. Every time he bought cola, what was the child thinking?
Suddenly, a part of her chest tingled uncomfortably.
Minje, still holding the refrigerator door open, stared silently at the stiffened Hayaen.
“Dad, I met a sister who draws well. But she’s incredibly beautiful!”
Jihu’s proud voice overlapped with Hayaen’s figure.
The child didn’t open up to just anyone. Almost all the previous babysitters were practically chased away by Jihu. It was the first time the child introduced someone with such an expression.
“Has he opened his heart to the point of wanting her as a mother?”
The face was slender and petite, with closely spaced eyes, nose, and mouth, giving the appearance of a doll. Wearing a loose shirt and jeans, and tying her hair up, she seemed oddly charming.
21 years old? Maybe around 22? He guessed her age and sighed in self-pity. It was amusing that he, swayed by Jihu’s unreliable words, was contemplating bringing her into the house.
Even if there was an urgent need to find a babysitter for Jihu, what was he thinking, trusting a woman he just met and entertaining such crazy thoughts?
“Well then…”
Minje, awakened from his reverie by Hayaen’s words as she returned after closing the refrigerator door.
“Ah, the situation got a bit awkward. It would be nice to have a meal, but if it’s uncomfortable, you can leave.”
However, Hayaen’s response upon returning was unexpected.
“No, I’ll go check Jihu’s room.”
Minje’s expression subtly changed.
“Is she worried about the child?”
It seemed like the child who ran out crying, with a worried expression on her face, was engraved in her eyes.
“Of course, you can go.”
“Oh, yes, thank you.”
Minje watched as Hayaen confidently rose from her seat, greeted them, and went upstairs with a childlike innocence in her eyes.
Knock, knock, Hayaen cautiously knocked on Jihu’s door. She waited for a moment, but heard no response.
“Jihu, can I come in?”
When Hayaen asked at the door, the child’s response was immediate.
“Come in.”
Hayaen slowly opened the door, listing 101 ways in her mind to comfort the crying child.
But to her surprise, instead of crying, the child had placed a sketchbook on the table and was drawing.
“Is it, okay?”
Checking the child’s expression, Hayaen asked, and Jihu shrugged his shoulders, saying,
“If I keep crying, my stomach hurts.”
In a tone resembling that of a wise old person who understood everything in the world, Hayaen chuckled and sat across from Jihu.
“Wow, Jihu’s room is really fancy.”
It wasn’t an empty compliment. The child’s room had a simple interior, free of clutter, with one wall neatly displaying books, art supplies, and toys.
“Well, what do we do then?”
The child’s lips pouted. It seemed like things weren’t going the way he wanted.
How could she soothe the child’s heart?
“Jihu, while I can’t become your mom, I can be your friend. You can have your sister come to play at Jihu’s house, and we can continue to meet if Jihu comes to the convenience store, right?”
“You can’t have that.”
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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