With the words “Yul’s mom,” Seoyeon’s words were momentarily stuck.
How his mother knew her contact information and called was not important.
Somehow, her heart sank at the thought that the upheaval in his family might be because of her.
“……Hello.”
It felt awkward to address her as ‘Yul’s mom’ or just ‘mom,’ so she omitted the title.
[Suddenly calling must have surprised you?]“No, it’s okay.”
[Yul doesn’t know that I called.]Although she didn’t explicitly mention it as a secret, Seoyeon could understand the implications.
“Yes. Please don’t worry.”
[Speaking like this may be burdensome, but can we meet once?]Unable to let his cautious and uncertain mother wait, Seoyeon agreed. She had already heard through Yoonseon that his mother was going through a difficult time.
“By any chance, is now a good time for you?”
His mother hesitated for a moment before saying, [If it’s okay with Han Seoyeon… I am fine.]
With an unexpected meeting scheduled, Seoyeon briefly pondered where they should meet. Uncomfortable with the first meeting, she felt burdened by people’s attention.
“I’m on my way to the office now. Would it be okay if you come to the office?”
Since most employees had left by this time, the office seemed more suitable.
[Sure. That’s fine.]“I’ll send the address to this number.”
After an awkward exchange, they ended the call with an agreement to meet within an hour.
“Ha……”
What on earth is going on?
For the first time, she didn’t receive a call from Kwon Yul, and suddenly, his mother reached out.
In Seoyeon’s mind, a trailer announcing conflict automatically played. As a result, a deep sigh erupted uncontrollably.
“Let’s just go.”
Throughout the journey to the office, Seoyeon considered all possible scenarios.
However, no matter how much she thought, there was only one reason why his mother would want to meet.
‘Disapproval.’
Apart from the seven-year age difference in their relationship, there was no problem in terms of Kwon Yul’s and Seoyeon’s relationship. Even though concrete discussions about marriage had not yet taken place, if this was happening already… could this relationship continue?
Thousands and thousands of thoughts quickly occupied her mind like an invading army.
‘What if someone asks why this happened.’ But as much as she thought about it…
“Still, having made a difficult decision, I can’t back down now.”
Seoyeon muttered to herself like a wronged person. Then, an inexplicable emotion surged that couldn’t be expressed in words.
So far, she had never been rejected or received negative evaluations from anyone. Of course, it could be premature, but for some reason, she felt that painful words were waiting for her and felt fearful.
Amidst repeated contemplations, she had already arrived at the company.
Seoyeon requested the security staff to guide the guest, and she moved slowly, step by step.
Until then, there was still no contact from Kwon Yul.
“……I miss him.”
In a situation where she needed to gather her wits, the fact that she missed him suddenly. She thought that Kwon Yul had gone mad, leading her to burst into a bitter laugh.
Pouring out an unbearable sense of unease with a sigh, she was tidying up her desk when she received a call from the security personnel.
The guest had arrived—those words made her back stiffen instantly.
“Hoo……”
Seoyeon took slow, deep breaths to dispel the seemingly about-to-break tension.
Knock, knock—
A moment later, a calm knocking sound was heard.
‘Okay. It’s Yul’s mom. Everything will be fine.’
As if doing mind control, she only repeated in her mind that everything would be fine as she moved forward.
Opening the door slowly, there stood his mother, who was delicate in contrast to the imposing Kwon Yul.
However, the moment their eyes met, his mother couldn’t close her mouth, as if she had seen a ghost.
“Hello. Nice to meet you. I’m Han Seoyeon.”
Seoyeon awkwardly gestured to the side of the door, bowing her head.
“I, excuse me for this abrupt meeting.”
His mother seemed equally tense; the nape of her neck visible through her short hair was flushed.
“Please, have a seat.”
Seoyeon gestured towards the sofa and headed to the lavishly arranged restroom prepared by Secretary Choi.
She took out the most beautiful teacup and placed a jasmine tea bag in hot water. The teacup rattled with each trembling move; a noisy sound echoed as she transferred it.
“Jasmine tea.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Her hesitant hand eventually reached for the teacup emitting white steam.
The two spent an awkward time with a warm cup of tea.
“I… I’m sorry for suddenly coming like this.”
“No, not at all. If you have anything to say, please feel free.”
Watching the fingertips holding the teacup tremble, Seoyeon carefully observed and spoke.
“Actually, I was very surprised just now.”
At her mother’s words of surprise, Seoyeon’s eyes widened in even more surprise.
“I’ve seen Han Seoyeon before.”
“Me? Perhaps on a home shopping broadcast?”
“No, at the hotel with CEO Choi Minhyuk.”
Minhyuk? Hotel? Ah!
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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