Since moving to this house, Seo Ha had been living with her grandmother and working as a factory accountant. Most of the money she earned went towards her ailing grandmother’s hospital bills.
However, after being laid off from the factory, she couldn’t find a new job, and her grandmother passed away while she was unable to take her to the hospital properly.
“I took her to the hospital when I found out late. But it was too late to do anything because the complications were too severe. Why didn’t you tell me right away? No, you probably didn’t know either. Damn it!”
Jae Wook grumbled while chewing on his pork belly. He was such an interesting person, always so angry at everything.
“By the way, why are you only eating lettuce? Don’t you know meat becomes tough when it gets cold?”
“I’ve been eating meat for days now. I told you that I prefer a vegetarian diet.”
“You used to wake up from sleep and eat meat when it was offered! And patients are supposed to eat meat. You need to replenish protein!”
“Excessive consumption of animal protein can actually be toxic to patients. It’s best to keep everything in moderation.”
Seo Ha placed her halfempty rice bowl in front of her and gently wiped her mouth.
“Thank you for the meal. I’m in your debt again today.”
“Is that all you’re going to eat?”
“I don’t want to overeat and feel heavy.”
Jae Wook dumped the leftover rice from Seo Ha’s bowl into his own with an incredulous expression.
“Go upstairs and get ready.”
“For what?”
“We’re going to the hospital today. I’ll take you, so come down in thirty minutes.”
“Thank you for the offer, but I can go by myself.”
“I’m not taking you because I have nothing to do. I have to go that way for a large delivery order anyway.”
Seo Ha reluctantly got into Jae Wook’s fruit truck and headed to the hospital. Riding in the truck, which reeked of cigarette smoke, was much harder than taking a bus or subway.
“How long will it take to get treatment?”
“A few hours. Don’t worry about it, go ahead.”
As soon as they arrived at the hospital, Seo Ha jumped out of the truck.
In truth, there was no outpatient treatment. Seo Ha came here to find her mother.
If they could talk face to face, her mother might regain her sanity. She recognized me immediately, even though she was in a completely different shell.
This family was Seo Ha’s only hope and lifeline.
“It’s a perfect day for a walk.”
As soon as her treatment was finished, Seo Ha headed to the hospital garden behind where she had met Hae Sun.
Her choice was excellent. Hae Sun appeared across the path, alone.
“Why is she alone?”
There was no sign of Kyung Joon or the caretaker. With a mix of excitement, joy, and worry, Seo Ha quickly ran to Hae Sun and grabbed her hand.
“Mom!”
“…?”
Hae Sun looked at Seo Ha, who suddenly blocked her path, with a puzzled expression, then broke into a wide smile.
“My child. Did you have a good day at school?”
Tears welled up uncontrollably. Seo Ha quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve and smiled back.
“Do you recognize me? Mom. Who am I?”
Hae Sun blinked a few times. The smile that had been lingering around her mouth slowly faded.
“I don’t know you, miss. Is your name, by any chance…?”
“President!”
At that moment, Kyung Joon came running from the direction Hae Sun had been, accompanied by a screamlike shout. With his forehead covered in sweat and his jacket casually held in his hand, it seemed as if he had been running all over the hospital searching for Hae Sun.
“What are you doing? I warned you last time!”
Gasping for breath, Kyung Joon grabbed Seo Ha’s wrist. Due to this, Seo Ha let go of her mother’s hand.
“Ouch!”
“You were peeking at the president last time, too. Why do you keep meddling? What’s your purpose?”
Kyung Joon growled menacingly. Hae Sun was hidden from view behind him.
“You’re extremely rude.”
Seo Ha raised her chin and looked straight at him.
“What did you say?”
“Don’t you dare cut my words off. Am I your subordinate?”
Kyung Joon had no answer. His gaze on Seo Ha was complicated. It was a difficulttoread gaze befitting a spy.
“I was just here for outpatient treatment, taking a walk, and I saw someone who was not mentally stable walking alone, so I was worried and holding her. What were you doing while President Kang was wandering around alone? How can you be so confident now? Do you know that I can report you for assault right now?”
The grip on her wrist loosened. Seo Ha rubbed her sore wrist and turned around. She wanted to exchange a few more words with her mother, but there was no chance now that Kyung Joon was there.
“There really is something. I’ve never called her President Kang in front of that woman.”
Kyung Joon murmured softly, watching Seo Ha’s receding figure.
“And… why does she talk like Yoon Seo Ha?”
Lee Seung Oh and Ryu Kyung Joon’s ride home.
Inside the car, there was only silence, without the usual radio or music.
“It’s spring.”
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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