She felt that the current Si Heon might be more receptive to her words.
Si Heon was sitting on the sofa, seriously perusing something on his tablet.
Ye Seul slumped down next to Si Heon.
Si Heon poured wine into Ye Seul’s glass.
“Pinot Noir. It’s topgrade enough to be a product in its own right. It seems wellbalanced, not likely to go flat. It’s indeed a cake from Chloe.”
For some reason, Ye Seul felt a surge of energy at Si Heon’s compliment.
“Who made it?”
“I guess I brought the chocolatier here quite well.”
Si Heon raised his wine glass with a smile.
Ye Seul licked her lips.
Maybe she should speak up now, given the nice atmosphere?
“Mr. Si Heon.”
Si Heon put down his tablet and looked at Ye Seul.
“I’m talking about what we discussed during the day.”
Si Heon’s brow furrowed as he let out a small sigh.
“Ms. Ye Seul.”
Si Heon’s voice dropped low.
“I must have made it clear? Let’s stop talking about that.”
At Si Heon’s stern expression, Ye Seul swallowed hard. She regretted bringing it up.
“I don’t want to cover up and move on with the misunderstanding like this.”
The issue was a matter of honor for Sebastian and Ye Seul.
“I admit I’m close with Sebastian, but we’re definitely not in the relationship that Juliet suggests.”
Ye Seul’s voice rose in tone.
Indeed, she didn’t want Si Heon to think of her as a woman who would cheat.
“Even though we were legally married, I have never lived a life completely devoid of the responsibilities and duties of marriage.”
If it had been the usual Si Heon, he would have brushed it off without a need for a quarrel.
The best thing she had learned while living with Byung Suk was to hide her emotions and smile at all times.
Whenever Si Heon expressed his dissatisfaction or anger, Byung Suk would invariably punish him.
Si Heon gradually reduced the expression of his thoughts or emotions.
If he gave people the words they liked, the expressions they liked, everything went smoothly.
Just by smiling and saying he believed her, everything would have been okay, but each time Ye Seul desperately defended Sebastian, his heart got rough.
“I have no interest in who Ye Seul spent the last seven years with and what she did.”
Ye Seul was hurt by Si Heon’s words cutting her off coldly.
“It’s too much to just listen to Juliet and believe her. I’m telling you it’s not me……”
Ye Seul bit her upper lip and lowered her head.
Her slender shoulders were shaking.
Si Heon resisted the urge to reach out and comfort her, instead rubbing his own neck.
“Miss Ye Seul. It’s not just Juliet’s words that I trust.”
What could he mean, it’s not just Juliet’s words that he trusts?
Ye Seul wanted to ask, but the determined look on Si Heon’s face made it hard for her to speak.
Si Heon stood up from his seat.
Why does he insist so vehemently that he and Sebastian are nothing more than…?
There’s no need for Ye Seul to look good for Si Heon.
It was Si Heon who proposed this from the beginning, and it was Ye Seul who held the key in this relationship.
Then it must be for that man again.
“I’m tired today, so I’ll go to bed first.”
It may seem narrowminded.
Si Heon picked up his toothbrush and banged his forehead against the mirror.
“What are you doing, Baek Si Heon?”
It was strange that he reacted to each of Ye Seul’s words.
Things that Baek Si Heon did not answer.
Ever since he met Ye Seul in Paris, he was confused because he wasn’t himself.
She watched as Si Heon silently passed through the living room and went to the bedroom.
She was afraid to speak to Si Heon.
Is it because they live together?
He was a person who was teasing when he teased, but often affectionate.
Ye Seul found it awkward to share a bed, so she often fell asleep on the sofa.
It was Si Heon who moved her to the bed, covered her with a blanket, and greeted her affectionately.
There was no one to take care of her bed like this since she lived with her parents.
Has Si Heon ever gone to bed before her like today?
Ye Seul curled up, biting her fingernails.
How do real couples resolve such situations?
Ye Seul didn’t think she could drag out this state for several days.
Ye Seul stood up from her seat and walked out confidently.
“Mr. Si Heon.”
Si Heon, who was leaning on the bed reading a book with his glasses on, raised his head.
“We need to talk.”
Ye Seul jumped onto the bed energetically.
Si Heon’s pupils widened and shook greatly.
“Miss Ye Seul!”
Ye Seul stepped on Si Heon’s leg under the blanket and staggered.
Si Heon caught Ye Seul who was falling on top of him.
Ye Seul pressed her face against Si Heon’s chest and couldn’t move.
The sound of Si Heon’s heartbeat was heard up close.
Embarrassing.
She wanted to climb onto the bed as coolly as a scene in a movie and speak confidently…
Stepping on Si Heon’s leg! Oh! The leg.
“Mr. Si Heon. Is your leg okay?”
Ye Seul tried to get up in surprise.
She couldn’t move because of the weight of Si Heon’s arm firmly wrapped around her waist and only raised her head.
“It hurts too much to move…”
Si Heon appeared to be in pain as he furrowed his brows.
Startled, Ye Seul scrambled to check Si Heon’s leg.
Si Heon’s arm slid down.
Was he really in a lot of pain?
“What do I do? I’m sorry. It’s because of me.”
Ye Seul whimpered as she knelt beside Si Heon.
“Can you walk?”
Ye Seul touched Si Heon’s leg over the blanket.
She couldn’t accurately tell where she had stepped because of the thickness of the blanket.
Si Heon furrowed his brow as Ye Seul’s groping hand tickled him.
“Do we need to go to the hospital? Should I get a hot pack?”
As she attempted to lift the blanket, Si Heon pulled Ye Seul’s arm, drawing her back into his embrace.
“Rather than that,”
Si Heon’s voice resonated in her chest and echoed in her ears.
Ye Seul’s heart pounded rapidly.
“Please hear out my request.”
Ye Seul lifted her head to stare at Si Heon.
His lips, flush with red, shone with a glossy sheen above his jawline.
Ye Seul quietly swallowed.
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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