“Come to my side…”
Enchanted by his spelllike words, Seol Won moved awkwardly, hesitantly towards the bed.
When there were only a few steps left…
“Gasp!”
Quickly grabbing her hand, Chae Ha gently sat her down on the bed.
Then, without hesitation, he naturally placed his hands on her slender shoulders.
His large hands then began to skillfully knead her shoulders.
Overwhelmed, Seol Won asked even though she knew.
“What…what are you doing?”
“Massage.”
“….”
“If it’s not what you expected and you’re disappointed, I’m sorry.”
“I didn’t expect anything.”
At Seol Won’s tart tone, a pleasant laughter echoed from behind her.
She was annoyed by Chae Ha who kept teasing her, but surprisingly, his hand movements were quite delicate.
Perhaps it was because she had traveled a long way for the first time in a while, her body was feeling stiff.
Furthermore, the rain had left her more worn out.
As if he had been trained professionally, his massage was surprisingly excellent.
With firm taps and appropriate kneading, he relaxed her muscles, and soon, her body started to feel tired.
It seemed like he had noticed the change, and a playful voice came from behind.
“Feeling better?”
“….Yes. It feels better.”
“That’s good. Now, try lying down.”
“Lie down?”
Startled, Seol Won turned her head abruptly. For a moment, her breath almost stopped.
The reason was Chae Ha’s serious face right in front of her.
She had momentarily forgotten that he was right behind her, almost sticking to her back, massaging her shoulders.
As a result, their gazes were unavoidably facing each other.
“When you look at me like that…”
At a distance of no more than twenty centimeters, his eyes flickered and deepened.
At the same time, a peculiar surge fluttered in Seol Won’s chest.
With his face slowly moving closer, Chae Ha slowly parted his lips again.
“I really feel like doing a thrilling massage.”
“….”
“I know. You can’t remember, and you’re not ready yet.”
In Chae Ha’s voice, there was a seductive tone but no signs of haste.
Just as if he was revealing his feelings.
“Now, lie down. I have something else I want to do with you.”
“….What is it?”
“You’ll know if you lie down.”
This time, Seol Won didn’t resist any more and lay down in her spot.
Then, Chae Ha immediately placed his arm under her neck, acting as a pillow.
When she felt his warm body temperature on her neck, she felt a little comforted.
Also, strangely, this sensation wasn’t unfamiliar.
Even though it was the first time he acted as a pillow for her.
“Was this what you wanted to do?”
“Yes. I confessed before. I liked touching your neck.”
“I will get mad if you tickle.”
“I won’t. This is not a time to laugh. Let’s have a serious conversation.”
“What?”
“Min Seol Won. How have you been living for the past 5 years?”
“….”
So that was it. Certainly, it was not a topic to burst out laughing.
Until now, she had refrained from asking, assuming it was merely due to a lack of interest.
Yet, in the deep eyes she was now facing, it seemed as if there was some sort of difficulttomeasure torment contained within.
Trying not to delve too deeply into that, Seol Won calmly opened her mouth.
“I told you. I was washed up on the island, found by Jae Yoon’s family, and they took care of me.”
“Did you register Woo Joo as Jae Yoon’s child?”
“……No.”
“No?”
The answer was perhaps unexpected, causing Chae Ha’s eyebrows to arch upward sharply.
He must have naturally assumed it would be so.
But one fact was different. And the story behind it, there was no need to tell him.
“Jae Yoon graciously agreed, but I couldn’t ruin a young man’s future. But there would be various difficulties if we didn’t register a birth…… So for the time being, I did it under Jae Yoon’s parents. I intended to transfer it under my name later.”
“But then I found you.”
Seol Won slowly nodded her head.
As she had said, she registered Woo Joo under Jae Yoon’s parents, planning to undertake the legal process at an appropriate time in the future and start anew.
She hadn’t imagined that she would be found by him just before the five years were up.
What she had been through and how much she had suffered during that time, she couldn’t possibly tell him.
This much of an explanation should have been enough.
Instead of digging deeper, Chae Ha declared very firmly.
“I lifted the missing person’s status myself. Min Seol Won. You are still my wife, just as before.”
“Kwon Chae Ha sir. I am…….”
“As I said last time, we will also move Woo Joo under our names soon. I will instruct the dedicated lawyer.”
“That is…….”
“You, being his mother, should know best what’s good for Woo Joo.”
Seol Won’s eyes shook violently.
She thought it was only natural to go back to the island, but Chae Ha’s words were not wrong either.
Moreover, whenever she saw the affectionate appearances of the two, the sting in her heart always posed a question to her.
Whether it was right to let Woo Joo live without knowing about his father.
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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