“Wake up.”
In Sung-hyuk’s gaze directed at Beom-jun, a cold chill emanated. However, due to being even more intoxicated than 20 minutes ago, Beom-jun completely failed to grasp the atmosphere.
“Oh? It’s Sung-hyuk!”
While laughing carelessly, his eyes were vacant due to intoxication.
“Kid, you didn’t want to drink alone. Sit.”
“Sit? I didn’t hear you say to get up.”
“Aren’t you here to drink with me?”
“You came to pick up a guy who can’t go home alone, so stop repeating the same thing and get up.”
“You mean… Yeong-in came to pick me up…?”
“That’s right.”
After the strategy meeting, a team leader meeting was held regarding the reduction of management business. Sung-hyuk also attended to alleviate the anxiety of the management team leaders.
The meeting, which started at 5 o’clock, extended longer than expected, so they filled their stomachs with a simple dinner and continued the meeting. Sung-hyuk’s suggestion to have dinner together with Yeong-in was realized, even though they didn’t eat alone.
And during a short break, Sung-hyuk, holding a mobile phone, hurriedly left the conference room, followed Yeong-in, who was heading towards the emergency exit. Hearing a cry that seemed to burst through the phone, Sung-hyuk, irritated, took Yeong-in’s phone and answered it.
“I’ll go.”
“What are you going to do?”
“If I call you, it means I’m going to go when you tell me.”
That was why he was here.
“Why are you…?”
Beom-jun’s puzzled expression was evident.
“I was in a meeting. The meeting hasn’t ended yet.”
“Ah…”
“Yeong-in has taken on a very important project. It’s a project that’s a matter of life and death for SL Entertainment.”
“I didn’t know Yeong-in was handling such an important project…”
Beom-jun mumbled, avoiding Sung-hyuk’s sharp gaze.
“Get up.”
With a sobbing sound like a muffled cry, Beom-jun, who had risen, followed the staggering Sung-hyuk as he left the room. The atmosphere was so stern that he couldn’t bring himself to suggest going slowly.
Once they got outside the building, Sung-hyuk’s car was parked in front of the entrance.
Receiving greetings from the guards, when he opened the passenger seat door, a voice full of coldness came from the driver’s seat.
“Get in the back.”
“…In the back?”
“I came to pick you up, so you should ride comfortably in the back.”
“No, I’ll just…”
“Why do you keep making me say it multiple times? Get in the back.”
The hesitant Beom-jun reluctantly lifted his foot and quietly got in the back seat.
Far from being comfortable, there wasn’t even a cushioned seat like this in a thorny seat. How could he be comfortable with Sung-hyuk driving?
“Belt.”
Beom-jun pulled the seatbelt with a click. He was trying to stay focused because if he muttered again, he felt like curses might come his way.
Even after the car started moving, Beom-jun, who remained silent for a long time, cautiously moistened his lips.
“But you… like last time with Chang-geun… why do you take care of Yeong-in so much…?”
“Because you don’t take care of her.”
“…”
“Since you’re worse than others, I want to take care of you too.”
“Why not take care of Arim…?”
“You wouldn’t say that if you knew how angry I am.”
“Arim hasn’t fully matured yet. Please try to understand.”
“Get off.”
“What?”
It was only now that Beom-jun realized they had arrived in front of his house.
“If you need someone to take you home in the future, call me. Don’t call busy people.”
“Got it…”
“I said get off.”
“…”
Shoulders drooping, Beom-jun, who got out of the car, watched with a blank expression as the annoyed Sung-hyuk swiftly drove away.
From now on, he thought he should treat Yeong-in well.
It was a foolish thought, a futile one that stemmed from a firm belief that Sung-hyuk wouldn’t like Yeong-in.
The next morning, Yeong-in parked her car in the company parking lot and headed to the elevator. However, there was a van parked near the elevator.
Thinking about who might be waiting, she walked towards it, and someone got out of the driver’s seat. It was Heeran’s site manager.
He nodded in greeting and got straight to the point.
“Team leader, Heeran wants to talk to you. Could you take a moment to ride with her?”
Yeong-in, realizing that she was the one being waited for, obediently got into the van. Heeran’s face exuded a cold air.
“You have something to say.”
She was curious why they caught someone coming to work here for the conversation.
“I heard a really amazing story from Oh Chang-geun yesterday.”
“Oh Chang-geun?”
“Don’t you know Oh Chang-geun?”
“I know.”
Heeran relayed exactly what she heard from Chang-geun yesterday.
“Is this because of me?”
“Chang-geun said it’s because of you.”
“…”
Yeong-in was dumbfounded and lost for words. It was the first time in her life she had encountered such a nonsensical situation. However, she heard an even more absurd statement.
“Go and apologize.”
“Apologize?”
“I don’t know why Chang-geun is angry with you, but apologize sincerely. And come back with my contract renewal confirmation.”
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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