She hadn’t noticed his approach as she was engrossed in texting Hee-wook. She didn’t realize he had come so close.
So-eun, an engineer in a company where male employees predominated, wasn’t particularly close to men. Her work mostly involved dealing with customers alone, leaving little time for personal conversations with colleagues.
For her, the man standing so close was a significant jolt.
“Aren’t you going to have lunch?”
“…….”
“Team Leader Han So-eun.”
The man checked her name tag and called her name.
So-eun had to tilt her head way back to look up at him.
The man wasn’t in a company uniform but wore a suit.
Broad chest, large shoulders, a sharp jawline, high nose, slightly upturned lips, long eyes with light double eyelids… Her gaze stopped several times in that brief moment.
He was a handsome man.
So handsome that he strangely felt familiar, like meeting a movie star.
Caught off-guard, So-eun stared back in confusion, and the HR Manager standing beside him introduced him.
“This is the new Director Kim Tae-joon.”
“Ah-ah-ah, yes, yes, yes!”
That was him. The Royal Family.
The new Director, said to be in the cafeteria, was here!
Blushing, So-eun hurriedly stood up and bowed.
“No need to get up.”
Tae-joon seemed amused by So-eun’s reaction, softly chuckling and then addressing her again.
“I asked if you were going to have lunch.”
“Yes, my colleague is bringing me a salad.”
“A salad?”
“…….”
“Can you work on just that?”
“Ah, well, you see, I… diet…….”
“Where do you need to lose weight?”
He mumbled something under his breath, but So-eun couldn’t quite catch it.
Not knowing how to respond, So-eun just stood there silently, biting her dry lips.
‘Please leave, hurry up,’ she murmured internally, her head gradually lowering when Tae-joon moved. She thought he was finally leaving, but then:
“Can you follow me for a moment, Team Leader Han So-eun?”
He called So-eun’s name again.
Her face, previously flushed, now turned pale. Feeling as though her precious liver had exhausted itself for the day, she suddenly became tired and dizzy.
Is he going to tell me a secret? Did I do something wrong? Was taking unpaid leave a mistake? Is he going to take away my position? Her mind heavy with fearful thoughts, she forced her heavy feet to move and quietly followed him.
After parting with the HR Manager, So-eun entered the elevator with Tae-joon. He pressed the button for the 7th floor, a place she, as an ordinary employee, had never been to.
As the elevator doors closed, Tae-joon asked, “How long have you been with the company?”
“It’s my fourth year.”
“Why did you join K Group?”
Ah, is this the famous ‘elevator talk’? If I can’t answer properly, will I get a ‘You’re fired!’?
So-eun tried to recall the perfect answers she had memorized for her job interview four years ago, rolling her eyes in thought. But before she could answer, another question followed.
“Where do you live?”
Luckily, this time she could answer immediately.
“Gwonseon-dong.”
“Not far, then. Is that your family home?”
“No, I live alone.”
“By yourself?”
“Yes.”
As the dry questions and answers continued, the elevator doors opened, and they arrived at the 7th floor.
So-eun, with her shorter legs and stride, hurriedly followed Tae-joon’s long legs. Eventually, they reached a deep, imposing door that seemed like it would emit a solemn sound. Tae-joon spoke again.
“Just wait here a moment.”
After a short while, leaving So-eun standing outside, Tae-joon came back from the office with a heavy paper bag. So-eun, unable to lift her head, took the paper bag he offered.
“Eat this.”
Inside the heavy box in the paper bag was a label that read ‘Eel over Rice’.
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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