“Do you have something to say?”
Do Jun’s black eyes scanned Tae Yeon. He looked at the cell phone in Tae Yeon’s hand and asked.
“Who was on the phone?”
“A friend.”
“A friend?”
He had clearly heard a man’s voice, so Do Jun’s eyebrows shot up in surprise.
“You know, the friend you saw at the company.”
“A man.”
“Huh? No, a friend.”
“So, a friend who is a man, correct?”
“Well… yes.”
Do Jun’s gaze seemed to pierce through Tae Yeon, turning icy.
“Why are you like this?”
“Are you having dinner with that guy tomorrow?”
“Yes. I was going to tell you, Do Jun.”
“Hmph.”
Tae Yeon made a face, not understanding why Do Jun was acting this way.
“Why are you like this?”
“Ms. Jin Tae Yeon, it seems you’ve completely forgotten our agreement to spend an hour together every day.”
“Ah….”
Tae Yeon bit her lip. Then something seemed to occur to her and she smiled broadly.
“We agreed to make up for the time on the weekend if we can’t meet during the week.”
Do Jun opened his mouth to speak, but Tae Yeon was faster.
“I broke my promise with Min Hyun to come home with you last time. Please understand tomorrow.”
He looked at Tae Yeon with furrowed eyebrows.
“Ms. Jin Tae Yeon.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Would you let me go easily if I said I was going to have dinner with another woman?”
Tae Yeon looked at Do Jun with wide eyes as if she didn’t understand his question.
“I’m curious to see how you would react if I said I was going to have dinner with a female friend.”
“If you have a promise with a friend, of course you should go.”
Upon hearing Tae Yeon’s words, Do Jun pulled one side of his mouth down in displeasure.
“Really.”
“Yes, as you said, if it’s a friend.”
“Hmph.”
He roughly swept his bangs back with one hand, as if he couldn’t believe it.
“You seem very cool.”
Tae Yeon still looked like she didn’t understand.
“No, it’s not like that. I mean, if it’s a friend, I think we should let them go.”
Do Jun crossed his arms and nodded his head.
“I see. I understand your thoughts.”
The conversation ended somewhat strangely.
Tae Yeon glanced at him surreptitiously. Do Jun, who was about to leave his seat, turned back to Tae Yeon and asked.
“Where will you meet tomorrow?”
“We haven’t decided yet.”
“I’d appreciate it if you could share the meeting place with me.”
“……”
“In case something urgent happens to you, I’ll have to pick you up. That’s why.”
Do Jun got up from his seat, looking satisfied, without realizing that he had made a ridiculous excuse.
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The next day.
Despite being at work, Do Jun was constantly bothered by Tae Yeon’s dinner appointment.
“It’s just a dinner, what’s the big deal.”
He knew that Tae Yeon had a man in her life. Why was he so upset about her meeting another man?
“I’m worried about everything.”
At first, he didn’t know why he was so anxious, but soon he found the answer.
Secretary Choi knocked and hurriedly entered Do Jun’s office.
“That’s right, it’s because of the photos.”
He still hadn’t found out who was snooping on Tae Yeon.
Therefore, Tae Yeon’s dinner with that man she called a friend could also be caught in the incriminating photos.
If Chairman Cha were to see a picture of Tae Yeon having dinner with another man…
The mere thought made his head spin.
Secretary Choi, hearing Do Jun mumbling to himself, asked in a puzzled tone.
“Director?”
“Secretary Choi, are you free tonight?”
“Yes, do you have something you need me to do?”
Do Jun’s mouth twitched upwards, and he snapped his fingers as if an idea had just come to him.
“Perhaps today we can catch the guy who’s threatening us.”
“What do you mean?”
If it was the guy who kept following Tae Yeon and taking pictures with other men, it was obvious he’d show up at the restaurant Tae Yeon was going to today.
“It might be easier than I thought.”
Secretary Choi spoke to Do Jun who was silently making plans on his own.
“I’ve looked into what you asked for earlier.”
“The popup store?”
“Yes. But there’s something strange.”
Looking at the date written on the document handed over by Secretary Choi, Do Jun looked at the calendar on his desk.
“Isn’t the day this popup store opened the day I came to Korea?”
“Yes, it is. It’s also the day you and the Madam left work.”
Do Jun also tilted his head as if something was strange.
After he came to Korea, he had been with Tae Yeon the whole time.
Therefore, it was impossible for Tae Yeon to have gone to the department store without him knowing. Secretary Choi also seemed puzzled.
“Sir, I have something to tell you.”
“Go ahead.”
“How about our side investigating more about the Madam?”
Before the marriage, Secretary Choi had made the same suggestion to Do Jun.
Even if it was a marriage of convenience, he suggested it would be good to know what kind of woman Tae Yeon was.
However, at that time, Do Jun flatly refused.
He had no intention of returning to Korea throughout his married life, they were literally a nominal couple.
There was no need to find out what kind of person she was, or what kind of family Tae Yeon had.
Tae Yeon was just one of his many business partners to Do Jun. Just like he didn’t background check all his business partners, it was the same with her.
Being a marriage of convenience, he put more effort into reviewing and investigating the business conducted by Tae Yeon’s family. It was to say he had no interest in the trivial talk of how Tae Yeon’s family was doing.
And given the meticulous nature of Chairman Cha, it was obvious that he would have already vetted Tae Yeon’s family, so there was no need for Do Jun to do so.
If he wanted, he could have easily background checked Tae Yeon. But he didn’t want to go to the trouble, considering that he would never see her face if he didn’t go to Korea until he died.
Now the situation has changed a lot.
He had to live in the same house as her, and in order to find out who was threatening him, it was necessary to investigate Tae Yeon.
Secretary Choi spoke in a determined tone.
“I’ll investigate without the Madam knowing.”
This time, Do Jun agreed with Secretary Choi’s words.
“Yes. While you’re at it, find out properly about my fatherinlaw and motherinlaw too.”
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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