“Oh, really?”
Since there was still no contact, it seemed like it wouldn’t work out. I was about to give up.
[Dash] Fortunately, I was able to get it through a close senior. I’d like to discuss the details in person, so when would be a good time for you?“I’m fine now.”
Hyojin couldn’t afford to wait a moment after hearing that the investigation records had been obtained.
[Dash] Then tonight at 10 o’clock. I’ll contact you by text to confirm the location.“Tonight at 10 o’clock?”
Isn’t it too late?
[Dash] Oh, I have to meet discreetly away from people…
“……?”
[Dash] If it’s revealed that I leaked this information, I could be in serious trouble.Well, now that I think about it.
[Dash] The meeting place should be a bit away from where you live, teacher.“Yes, anywhere is fine.”
It was an act of revealing her father’s innocence. She could go to the ends of the earth, not just the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province.
[Dash] When you come back, just take my car. You can take a taxi to come here. I plan to go directly to the meeting place after going on a business trip to the immigration office in Incheon.Before ending the call, Prosecutor Lee Sungmin insisted not to tell anyone, and especially to come alone.
“Nakcheon Rest Area Self-Service Gas Station.”
Checking the meeting place sent by Prosecutor Lee Sungmin, Hyojin turned on the map to confirm the location.
It was about 48 kilometers away from home as the crow flies.
Since there might be traffic, she decided to leave around 8 o’clock, just to be safe.
As she put away her phone and started walking, the phone rang again.
“Yes, I received the text.”
[Dash] Hello?Oh, I thought it was Prosecutor Lee Sungmin, of course.
Hearing Gyo-hwan’s voice, Hyojin coughed while drinking coffee through a straw.
“Oh, sorry. I thought it was someone else.”
[Dash] Do you have time tonight?“Yes?”
Oh no. Remembering Prosecutor Lee Sungmin’s words not to tell anyone, Hyojin stuttered and hesitated.
“What’s the matter?”
Fortunately, it seemed that Gyo-hwan didn’t call for a special reason.
[Dash] Did you meet my mother yesterday?“Oh, yes.”
[Dash] Did I cause you any inconvenience?“No, not at all.”
Honestly, it was uncomfortable, but it wasn’t the kind of discomfort he was asking about, so it wasn’t a lie.
[Dash] What about me?“Yes?”
[Dash] Am I not uncomfortable?Hyojin, who couldn’t say he was uncomfortable, stuttered again.
“Uh… why all of a sudden?”
[Dash] Because I feel uncomfortable.“No, it’s not like that.”
Although Prosecutor Lee Sungmin told her not to tell anyone.
As Hyojin’s ears were filled with the sound of the wind blowing, Gyo-hwan’s laughter passed by like a deflated balloon.
[Dash] I understand. If anything happens, please contact me. I’m worried.“Yes.”
To reassure Gyo-hwan, Hyojin answered smoothly and hastened her steps home.
That evening.
“Sir, is it really here?”
The place where the taxi driver set the navigation and dropped her off was a pitch-dark area with no convenience stores around.
“Yes, it’s correct.”
Checking the destination pointed by the embedded navigation once again, Hyojin got out of the taxi, slammed the door shut, and looked around.
She chose a place that shouldn’t attract people’s attention, but it was like this.
As expected, the self-service gas station, which she thought was still in operation, had been closed for quite some time, with spiderwebs hanging on the signboard with price tags.
“Is it still far to arrive?”
Although the days were longer in spring, the night was still chilly.
Thinking that she should make a call since she had come this far, Hyojin took out her mobile phone.
Suddenly, the sound of a car door opening echoed, followed by the crunching sound of stepping on plastic garbage scattered on the asphalt.
As it was a remote place with few people around, Hyojin, startled as if a bomb had dropped, instinctively shrunk her shoulders.
“…Prosecutor Lee?”
“Hello!”
Approaching with a cheerful smile, the man was a completely unfamiliar face to Hyojin.
“Get in. Prosecutor Lee Sungmin asked me to pick you up.”
The man pointed to the car he had just gotten out of with his thumb.
“But Prosecutor Lee didn’t say anything like that…”
Hyojin took a step back hesitantly.
“Heh, Prosecutor Lee told me to call when I meet you. Just wait; I’ll confirm it.”
Pressing some buttons on the phone in his hand, the man handed it to Hyojin.
“Here, take it.”
Hyojin tilted her head to listen carefully, wondering if it was really Prosecutor Lee Sungmin. She brought her ear close to the phone.
“Hello…!”
At that moment, the man’s hand reached out and wrapped around Hyojin’s waist, muffling her scream.
“Argh!”
Hyojin screamed, but it was muffled in the palm of the man’s hand.
“I told you, it would have been nice if you had gotten in when I told you to.”
A disgusting smell of cigarettes emanated from the man’s mouth as he laughed lecherously.
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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