“Well, it doesn’t matter if you say so.”
Kim Seungho, who paused for a moment, gulped down the soju. His Adam’s apple swayed charmingly. Im Nayoon was now observing Kim Seungho intently.
“I think it’s better to handle it in a different way. I’ll respond with a different rumor for Attorney Im starting today, for your sake.”
“What kind of response?”
“It’s better to say that it’s not an engagement or some weird love triangle!”
“No, I’m fine. Just leave it.”
Im Nayoon, in an elevated mood, waved her hand as if it were bothersome. Kim Seungho grinned.
“I can’t let that happen! If we leave such baseless rumors alone, we don’t know how they’ll spread.”
“Just leave it be.”
“I want to protect Attorney Im’s honor! If it’s okay with you, you can use me. I’ll spread a more provocative rumor that I like Attorney Im Nayoon to drown out the false rumors.”
At the same time, Kim Seungho held up his phone as if he wanted to contact someone right away. Im Nayoon protested with an incredulous expression.
“Just leave it! It has a meaning.”
Then, the tips of their fingers touched. As if a flame had ignited, Kim Seungho withdrew his hand in surprise.
Is it the alcohol? Im Nayoon also felt a sudden surge of warmth inside her. Her heart seemed to beat faster.
“Kim Lawyer doesn’t need to step up. Just leave it for now.”
“Huh? Do you have a separate purpose by any chance? Then, of course, I’ll help! Please tell me in detail!”
“Just remember that there’s something advantageous for me. Let’s leave it at that. Stop talking about it.”
“Then, did Attorney purposely spread rumors…?”
Kim Seungho’s clear pupils trembled endlessly.
Oh, I guess naive and innocent herbivores like you can’t even imagine the complicated calculations behind.
Im Nayoon lightly nodded her head, speaking as if giving advice.
“Well, who knows. It could be seen that way.”
“Ah. Then, did you intentionally get involved in those rumors, Attorney?”
Kim Seungho’s clear eyes fluttered restlessly.
Such a young and innocent herbivore probably can’t even imagine complex calculations behind such things.
Im Nayoon raised her eyebrows with a teasing smile.
“I guess so. Stop it.”
Amidst Im Nayoon’s confusion, Kim Seungho, who had fixed his disheveled posture, was pressing the ‘recording complete’ button on his phone.
“What, what!”
While Im Nayoon was flustered, Kim Seungho, holding the phone, looked straight at her, smirking with a malicious tilt of his mouth.
“I’ve got evidence, Attorney Kwon.”
“Evidence? What evidence?”
“… .”
“What the hell is this?”
While Im Nayoon was either shouting or not saying anything, Kim Seungho remained silent. Meanwhile, Junhwi, who had gone outside, returned.
Casually putting his fist on, Kim Seungho approached him. With a triumphant expression, as if he had caught something and was proud.
This awkward method really works. Junhwi burst into a ridiculous laughter.
A few days ago, Kim Seungho made an unexpected proposal. Why not try to find out who is behind the rumors.
Junhwi frowned at the mention of the “Handsome Guy Plan.” From the start, the operation’s name was quite unappealing.
Nevertheless, since Kim Seungho also wanted to help Yeonwoo clear his name, they decided to start by investigating the most suspicious person, Im Nayoon. However, it was unexpectedly easy to be led astray with such an unreasonable method.
It was difficult to determine whether it was Kim Seungho’s excellence or Im Nayoon’s foolishness.
Junhwi gave Kim Seungho a cursory acknowledgment and then turned his gaze back to Im Nayoon.
“Are you two playing around right now? What’s the evidence, and why did you record it?”
“I warned you not to do dirty tricks from behind. Attorney Im Nayoon.”
Im Nayoon’s eyes glared sternly. Finally, her features became vaguely visible.
So, these people gathered and conspired to expose my prank and interfere with me…
“It’s not funny. Why is everything so sloppy? You can’t even use the recording as evidence! Junhwi, you’ve given up being a prosecutor, but it seems like you’re rusty.”
However, it was she who fell for such a ridiculous play. The mask she wore to act sophisticated until the end had cracked. Im Nayoon bit her lip.
“Yes. I played a little prank on Junhwi. Are you going to file a lawsuit?”
“A lawsuit? Why would I do that?”
Junhwi, with his hand in his pocket, tilted his head to the side.
“I just wanted to confirm who was behind such a foolish act. The culprit didn’t even meet expectations.”
While some were furious and trembling with anger, he looked down at them as if urging them to do more. Im Nayoon was even more frustrated.
“What, are you insane!”
Just wanted to confirm?
It was a humiliation like a fish that had bitten a baited hook. In the end, Im Nayoon spat out a vulgar curse.
“What do you want? There must be a purpose!”
“I’m not aiming for anything big. Im Nayoon, just correct the rumors you spread. It would be better if you publicly apologized.”
Either file a lawsuit for defamation or make an effort to correct the rumors you spread?
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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