After driving Seonyeong away relentlessly, Kiyeon, holding documents to attend to the piled-up work, found it hard to concentrate and became entangled in distractions.
Eventually, he put down the report he was holding, lit another cigarette after putting the previous one down, but the silver Zippo only rolled in his palm without producing a flame.
“…….”
Since seeing Nam Yoo-in crouched in a corner of the alley, crying softly, the face that shed tears several times a day haunted Kiyeon’s mind.
With a determined gaze, Kiyeon, who had closed both eyes tightly, finally flicked the lighter, and a white flame shot up at the end of the thin stick.
“Huh.”
A white smoke spewed out laboriously.
Yoo-in’s trauma, and Kim Seonyeong. In between them was Kiyeon.
It was all his fault that Yoo-in might go through something unreasonable and get hurt again.
Kiyeon was too angry about that. That Yoo-in, who had done nothing wrong because of him, was having a hard time.
There was also anger towards Seonyeong, who promised to protect Yoo-in but couldn’t keep it.
“I should have made sure she couldn’t even dare to approach.”
Maybe it would have been better to threaten her by lifting the bat I had at the time.
At that time, I thought I could just tease her a bit, and I didn’t even think that Yoo-in would be harmed, so it was more ridiculous and unbelievable.
“……Dare.”
Who dared to touch someone. Kiyeon, clenching his teeth with a grinding sound, burned a cigarette with his agitated fingers.
Unexpected stress rushed in, and his head throbbed. Pressing his temple, feeling like it wouldn’t work, he pressed the internal call button.
-Yes, Director.
“Bring me some painkillers and ice water.”
-I will bring them right away.
After the machine-like voice ended, I waited for a moment, and then there was a knock-knock sound, and Jinseok entered the office.
Passing by the reception sofa, Jinseok, who frowned very briefly, put a cup of water and a pill on the messy work desk without a word.
“Don’t you smoke inside the office?”
“That’s right.”
Seoyeon, who was reluctant to say more, picked up the pill packaging, watched by Jinseok, who calmly observed her.
“It seems like it’s not easy to get rid of.”
Pouring cold water along with the medicine, Kiyeon narrowed his eyes.
The glass he was holding made a dull sound, landing on the desk.
“So.”
“I think it’s not easy for you to easily give up.”
Jinseok lowered his gentle eyes, and while Kiyeon was drinking cold water with the medicine, he spoke.
“It might be a style that won’t easily fall apart.”
Kiyeon, who was burning a cigarette with his finger nervously, frowned.
The cold water and unexpected stress made his head pound even more. He pressed the internal phone button.
-Yes, Director.
“Bring me some painkillers and ice water.”
-I will bring them right away.
While Kiyeon, smoothly arranging his hair, vented his irritation by tousling it roughly, a sharp and rhythmic knocking sound spread through the office.
The gazes of the two men, who were in the midst of a nerve-wracking confrontation, involuntarily turned towards the wooden door, which swung wide open despite receiving no response from the inside.
“What are you two doing during work hours? Did you at least finish something?”
The man who naturally intruded into Kiyeon’s office laughed cheerfully, alternating his gaze between the two.
Kiyeon turned his head with displeasure, but Jinseok politely bowed to the man.
“Have you come, sir?”
“Oh, Jinseok, it’s been a while. This rascal keeps me busy, so I scolded you.”
“Shall I prepare something to drink?”
“Oh, sure.”
“That’s enough.”
As Jinseok, who had left, and the man who comfortably took a seat on the sofa exchanged simultaneous responses, the man waved his hand and spoke.
“He seems like my son. Jinseok, prepare a cup of iced coffee.”
“Yes. Please continue your conversation.”
Jinseok left his seat, and as Kiyeon, sitting at the desk with his head tilted slightly, stared at his father, who had just entered, he opened his mouth with a sullen expression.
“If you’re going to talk about something useless, please leave. I already have nothing but a headache.”
“Hey, you rascal. Why are you always so busy alone? Do I have to wait for months to see my son’s face?”
“Mr. Do, using the excellent means of communication called a phone, why insist on facing each other like this? It gives me the chills, so let’s just do it as we used to.”
When referred to as Mr. Do, the man named Do, angered, raised his voice.
“Do Kiyeon. Are you really going to be like this to your father? I waited for months to see you, and as soon as I came, you turn everything upside down?”
“Do Mr. Do. Why do you insist on seeing it when you know that my stomach turns upside down every time I see it? It would be more comfortable not to see it.”
“Hey, you!”
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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