“Uh, uh…”
What just happened to me?
I couldn’t regain my sense of reality. Did I just catch a glimpse of a smile on Cheon Sinwoo’s profile, or was it my imagination?
“What was that just now?”
“Cheon Sinwoo did…?”
Whispers and murmurs surrounded me. One of them approached me.
“Excuse me, do you know Cheon Sinwoo?”
“Me? No, I don’t.”
“Then what was that just now? Could it be…”
Their gaze scanned me from head to toe. It was rude and uncomfortable.
“Without an Awakener’s registration card, how did you even pass the screening…”
Murmurs from the side reached my ears. Emotions welled up inside me.
“It’s not like that!”
“What, what’s with her?”
“I don’t know. Guilty conscience, maybe?”
This is maddening. How am I supposed to explain this situation?
Pretending not to care, glances swept over me. The heavy scrutiny brought on fatigue. Arguing seemed pointless. It was better to leave quickly.
I scampered away from there.
It wasn’t until I entered the subway that I felt like cold water had been splashed on my face. I absentmindedly touched my hair, finding it floating in the air.
“…”
Checking my phone, I saw a headline at the bottom of the internet news list.
[(Breaking News) Cheon Sinwoo’s Hidden Lover? Uncovering the Private Life of the Number 1 Ranker.]The news was based on a post from an anonymous online community.
So this counts as breaking news, huh? Seems like people have nothing better to do.
If I really knew Cheon Sinwoo, I wouldn’t be going to an interview. I’d already be a guild member of Cheonrang…
Luckily, there was no information about me. I closed the internet browser and scrolled through my contacts list.
Time to ask a friend to buy me a drink.
When I woke up, a splitting headache greeted me. Is this a loop? But no, checking the date confirmed it wasn’t.
Half-closed eyes scanning the overnight messages, I saw a text from an unfamiliar number.
“Am I still drunk?”
Even in my tipsy state, this seemed like too cruel a joke. I set the phone aside, washed my face, and returned.
The text content was still the same.
[Cheonrang Interview Result Notification]“Huh. Am I still not awake?”
The feel of water was refreshing, but just to be sure, I pinched my cheek. It hurt. Amazingly, it wasn’t a dream.
Unbelievable. The text was a job offer!
Rubbing my eyes repeatedly, the message remained the same. The courteous work induction details were attached. I was to start next week.
I couldn’t believe a hasty interview from just yesterday resulted in a job offer so soon.
My mouth agape, I rolled around on the bed, causing a throb in my head. I tried to do a spot of rolling in place but thought better of it.
I got the job! It’s just a three-month short-term office assistant role, but I made it into Cheonrang!
I was overjoyed. Maybe my life was finally seeing some sunshine.
Now, I’m someone with a job!
…So here I am, three hours into my new job, and already wanting to go home.
“Ha ha, Ha Young is doing a great job.”
“Uh, yes. Ha ha…”
I was happy when choosing my outfit yesterday. I was touched that they hired someone as insignificant as me, determined to work hard no matter the task.
Even the crowded subway during the hour-and-a-half commute felt somewhat… happy.
But once the work started, all I wanted to do was run away.
A senior too busy to properly look after juniors, teams with unstandardized systems, and people carelessly filling out essential reports.
Can’t they write reports properly?
Someone sniffled. It was a team member who had just returned ashen-faced from submitting a report.
With no one in this state to look after a newbie, I was left to my own devices, collecting and organizing the scattered documents.
Seeing me working alone, the team leader rushed over in shock. But after seeing what I was doing, she suddenly became kinder.
This is a summary of the situation I’m in.
I did as she asked, and the team leader looked happy.
“How do you know so much about the hunter ecosystem? I was worried since you’re not Awakened…”
“I’ve taken a lot of interest in this field and did some research. I’m glad it was helpful.”
“Were you aspiring to be a hunter?”
“Um, yes. At least for now.”
“Awakening isn’t something that happens just with effort… But you’re here at Cheonrang now. Take comfort in that.”
“Thank you.”
“But I’m worried. Our team has a lot of work, right? What if Ha Young refuses to come in tomorrow…”
Her smiling face seemed sorrowful. It was a face that had seen many hardships. My voice lacked energy.
“I wouldn’t refuse to come to work at Cheonrang.”
“Um. Our team’s workload is a bit heavy, you know? Even if we ask for more staff, the higher-ups don’t listen… The combat-oriented hunters have a bit of pride. They get mad, saying why should we, who just sit in front of computers, get paid when they risk their lives and earn money in the Gates… There’s already talk of reducing our already scarce staff…”
“That’s tough…”
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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