“Yeah. So, let’s tidy up this relationship and return to our respective places. How about it? Try to get along with Yerin again.”
Upon hearing that, Heejun nodded slowly.
“Both of you were quite a good couple.”
In truth, the reason Heejun visited Seoyoon today was that he felt irritated about being deliberately avoided and ignored.
Although being with Seoyoon was stimulating in bed, other than that, they didn’t match at all, and Heejun was dissatisfied.
Yerin’s face, smiling lightly while being by Ihyeon’s side, kept flashing before his eyes.
Yerin, too, couldn’t forget him.
Since meeting Seoyoon, Heejun’s heart, which had been dormant for a long time, was pounding vigorously again.
In preparation for a meeting with the planning team, Yerin knocked on Ihyun’s office door to remind him.
A pleasing baritone voice from inside echoed an invitation to enter.
As Yerin stepped into the office, Ihyun, slightly frowning with concentration on work, came into view.
The bright sunlight from outside was touching Ihyun’s face.
Facing the finely sculpted face, Yerin, momentarily forgetting the words she wanted to convey, gazed at him.
“Can you tolerate it?”
The deep gaze, which had been fixed on documents, moved slightly, focusing on Yerin.
“Ah…”
Only then did Yerin snap back to reality and awkwardly smiled.
“Did you enjoy the view?”
“I’m sorry.”
Blushing, Yerin lowered her head, and Ihyun chuckled softly.
“No need to apologize. It wasn’t a question to scold you.”
With her voice, which had crawled up to her ear tips, Yerin continued.
“The sunlight came in, and you looked a bit more handsome than usual, so I… without realizing it…”
Hearing Yerin’s honest words, Ihyun stood up and approached her.
Yerin, who had been looking down, slowly lifted her head.
“We might need to expose the office to sunlight 24/7.”
Ihyun playfully smiled.
That laughter created a calm ripple in Yerin’s heart.
Thinking that if she stayed like this, she might be swept away by the waves and buried in Ihyun, Yerin quickly spoke.
“Director, you need to attend the planning team meeting.”
“Right, time has flown by like this.”
Ihyun took his suit jacket hanging on the coat rack and hesitated for a moment.
Eventually, he spoke.
“Today’s meeting seems like it will be quite long.”
“In that case, should I prepare dinner as a packed meal?”
“No, I don’t think it’s necessary.”
Checking the time once more, Ihyun opened his mouth.
“Assistant Han, don’t wait for me at the office. Go home before it gets late.”
“No, I have a lot of work, so I’ll stay at the office until the director’s meeting is over.”
Ihyun slowly nodded.
“Rest at home. I’ll go to the assistant’s house after the meeting ends.”
“No, I…”
Looking at Yerin, who was refusing like a parrot, Ihyun gently bowed his waist.
Due to that, the gazes of the two became even closer at the shorter distance.
“If you want to date me, you should take care of your stamina.”
Yerin could only nod her head reluctantly at his words.
“You’ve thought well. After the meeting, I’ll go to the assistant’s house.”
“Then let’s have dinner together.”
“No.”
Seeing Ihyun refusing again this time, Yerin’s pupils shook slightly.
“It’s not because I don’t want to eat with Han Yerin.”
Ihyun raised his eyebrows and spoke tenderly.
“If the assistant doesn’t eat until I get there, she might get hungry.”
Yerin had to agree for this conversation to end, but she didn’t want to.
Blushing, she muttered her words.
“Then, please come as soon as possible.”
Yerin, oblivious to such remarks, Ihyun chuckled as if enjoying himself.
“I’ll be waiting. So, if you want to make sure I’m not hungry, come early.”
It might be a digression, but it was sincere.
Ihyun didn’t immediately respond.
‘Did I bring up that topic for no reason?’
Just when Yerin’s mouth was about to dry up.
Ihyun, in a pleasant and clear voice, spoke.
“Today’s planning team will probably have a tough time.”
The determined face, ready to conclude the meeting swiftly, was a plus.
“I’ll be waiting. I’ll come early so you won’t be late.”
“Yes.”
Yerin shyly smiled, and Ihyun responded with a bright smile.
The way home alone felt somewhat lonely.
Before getting closer to Ihyun, it was natural daily life, but now it seemed like a habit to always leave work together.
Walking through the dim alley, Yerin habitually checked her phone.
“Ha. What am I doing?”
Checking and rechecking for a message from Ihyun, as if expecting one.
It was almost comical, enough for someone to think she was truly in love.
“He asked me to take it seriously.”
Thinking that she was following that request, Yerin suddenly stopped in her tracks upon seeing someone standing in front of her house.
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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