“I’m sorry.”
With just those words, Na Young walked away.
Left alone, Tae Hyuk’s mood worsened.
Why is she apologizing? Really because of no feelings?
With her one word of apology, he felt like a built tower collapsing.
He wondered how it had come to this. The atmosphere was okay until the housewarming party talk.
Yes, it was because of those words. Misunderstanding.
Tae Hyuk was irritated by those words.
Countless misunderstandings existed in his life. Yet, most of those misunderstandings just slipped away.
But when those words came from Na Young’s mouth, Tae Hyuk felt a resistance without knowing.
It was unbearable for such words to intrude between them.
Tae Hyuk clenched and unclenched his fist, following after Na Young.
If she just said she was going to the housewarming, it would have ended. It wouldn’t have upset both of them.
So he intended to follow and say he was going to the housewarming, even now.
Tae Hyuk walked for a while, but when he couldn’t see her, he took out his phone.
Just as he was about to call Na Young, the elevator door opened and Yoon Ina came out.
Since that incident, he only saw her in passing, never face to face.
Tae Hyuk tried to avoid her by turning his body to walk towards the lab.
“Professor Choi.”
Yoon Ina’s voice calling him stopped his steps.
“I have nothing to avoid. I won’t do anything now.”
Only then did Tae Hyuk turn his head to look at Yoon Ina.
As their eyes met, Yoon Ina faintly smiled without a sound.
“I just wanted to apologize to you.”
She knew it too.
There was no way her cowardly sincerity could get through.
But she couldn’t confess boldly, knowing she would be rejected.
It was harder to endure because what seemed impossible to her seemed too easy for Moon Na Young.
So she must have wanted to hurt her, even by using a mean method.
“I justified it because I liked you, but it was wrong.”
This was the first time.
The first time Yoon Ina said to him that she liked him.
But those words sounded more like a confession than a love confession.
If she was the Yoon Ina of the past, she would never show her feelings before hearing him say he liked her.
“You’re a better doctor than me.”
Tae Hyuk didn’t blame her for the past, he just stated the fact.
“So don’t do things that ruin the patient and you.”
Yoon Ina stared at his face for a moment, then nodded.
“Please tell Moon Na Young I’m sorry instead of me.”
As Na Young’s name came out of her mouth, Tae Hyuk’s eyes narrowed.
If Yunina’s apology was sincere, she would have apologized to Moon Nayoung herself.
It felt like her words were just for show, so Taehyuk felt uncomfortable.
Originally, he planned to look for Moon Nayoung, but due to Yunina, his mood dropped, so he just returned to the lab.
First, he had to meet Chahyun. So he wouldn’t make another mistake in front of Nayoung.
“Well done.”
After receiving Chahyun’s praise, Taehyuk felt as if he had been scolded.
Taehyuk looked at Chahyun with dissatisfaction.
“Did you hear it properly? Moon Nayoung apologized to me.”
This was definitely not a good sign.
“That’s why. You didn’t do anything to apologize for.”
Was he making fun of him?
Taehyuk’s suspicions grew, and his gaze grew fierce.
“Didn’t we gather here today because of my blind date?”
O Seungjun suddenly interrupted the two, expressing his dissatisfaction.
It was a blind date that he had arranged all the way to his house, and before he could even bring it up, Taehyuk started talking about his own worries.
Chahyun intervened in the middle.
“So, this side has a problem with blind dates, and you have a problem with a doctor you’re interested in.”
“What’s the interest? It’s just me chasing around because I like her.”
At O Seungjun’s mocking words, Taehyuk glared at him.
“So, let’s solve the problem of the person who seems to be sick first.”
“No! Since I gave up my house, my blind date comes first!”
He regretted that he should have just called Chahyun, but it was already too late.
Among the three people gathered in this place, Chahyun, the most skilled in human relationships, unlocked his phone instead of getting annoyed at O Seungjun and handed it over to him.
“Then choose a woman you like from the photos on my phone.”
O Seungjun’s mouth opened wide immediately.
If they were women known by film director Chahyun, there would be many celebrities and stars.
While O Seungjun was looking at the photos on Chahyun’s phone excitedly, Chahyun spoke to Taehyuk.
“Throwing something for the other person to think about is a good thing. If you had easily said you were going to visit, she would never have done that. Because you showed the exact opposite reaction, that woman will keep thinking about your words and actions. And then she’ll realize she’s constantly thinking about you. From there, she’ll finally start to see her own feelings.”
Taehyuk, who had not known that such a deep meaning was in his narrow behavior, leaned in closely to Chahyun.
“So I shouldn’t say I’m going to visit?”
“You have to go.”
He thought the same way. If he didn’t go, it would be a loss.
“So when do I say I’m going?”
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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