“What do you mean suddenly making a restaurant reservation? There was no mention of such a thing.”
While fastening the seatbelt diligently, Su-yeon’s gaze remained fixed on In-ho.
“I told you. I reserved a restaurant a month ago. I’ve been working hard all this time to go with you.”
In-ho responded immediately. However, Su-yeon was even more confused.
His words sounded like he made a reservation a month ago and had been preparing to go with her ever since.
It was a situation that was incomprehensible, but Su-yeon just chuckled and didn’t ask any further.
Anyway, going to the restaurant he prepared would reveal the meaning behind his words.
Her gaze was directed straight ahead.
The car, which had just started, was descending a gentle slope.
Su-yeon didn’t take her eyes off beyond the car window.
The road the car was heading under In-ho’s driving was a scenery that was all too familiar to her.
Familiar tree-lined streets and familiar shops. As they tried to guess where they were going, the car entered an alley.
The more it happened, the more Su-yeon fell into confusion. Unable to withstand her curiosity any longer, she asked In-ho.
“Where are we going?”
“We’re going to have dinner somewhere.”
“Is there a new restaurant near our house?”
“Yeah.”
In-ho nodded with a meaningful expression.
Su-yeon’s gaze turned back to the other side of the car window.
It was a street she had passed countless times.
If a new store had opened nearby, she would have known.
But no matter how much she searched her memory, she couldn’t recall.
To make matters worse, what confused her even more was that the car was heading towards the underground parking lot of their homes.
“What is this? Are we going to a 24-hour ramen place again?”
“No. It’s the way back from a genuine feast. Do you really think it’s ramen? Can’t you trust me?”
“It’s not that, but why are we going into the underground parking lot? Well, we park here, and do we have to walk to the restaurant?”
“It’s similar. Just endure a bit more since we’re already here.”
Driving towards the designated parking space, In-ho smiled cheerfully.
The mystery still wasn’t solved, but since he spoke so confidently, she couldn’t ask any more questions.
Feeling the car’s speed gradually slowing down, Su-yeon grabbed her bag.
After getting out of the car, Su-yeon was convinced that the restaurant In-ho was heading to would be a ramen place that operated 24 hours.
There was no other choice. The elevator they boarded together went straight up from the first floor without stopping, reaching their home on the 17th floor.
“What’s this? Did you prepare a surprise event? You said it wasn’t a ramen place. Perhaps you’ve learned a different dish?”
“Do you want to eat the food I make?”
“There’s no reason to refuse. It’s meaningful that Mr. In-ho is cooking for me.”
“Is that so? Then when your schedule is finished, I should learn to cook something.”
“At least today, there won’t be a chance to eat the food Mr. In-ho makes?”
“Unfortunately.”
In-ho shrugged his shoulders with a voice that showed no disappointment.
At that moment, when Su-yeon was about to ask what exactly he was thinking, the smoothly running elevator stopped on the 17th floor.
Having missed the timing to ask, Su-yeon instinctively headed towards the familiar entrance of their home.
Then, reaching out towards the doorbell, she mumbled.
“If it’s not the food Mr. In-ho makes, why did you come to the house? My mother said she made a lot of braised short ribs for me. You could have at least brought that.”
She spoke calmly, but her voice carried a tone of disappointment.
Quietly standing behind her, In-ho gently grasped Su-yeon’s wrist as she complained.
“We’re not going home.”
Without pressing the doorbell, Su-yeon turned around to look at In-ho.
“If we’re not going home after coming this far, where are we going? Where else is there to go here?”
“Why isn’t there anywhere to go? It’s right there.”
“Right where?”
Su-yeon’s gaze followed In-ho’s finger toward the neighboring entrance.
At that, she furrowed her brow in a terrifying manner. It was clearly a mischievous prank.
“Huh, are we going to the neighbor’s house for a meal? Did you forget that the people next door moved out a month ago?”
“I know. But new people moved in recently.”
“They moved in?”
With a puzzled expression, Su-yeon cocked her head. It was news she had never heard before.
“When did they move in?”
“About three days ago?”
If it was three days ago, it would have been a weekday.
If they moved in on that day, she might not have known since she would have been at work.
The puzzling part was how In-ho knew about the neighbor’s move, something she herself didn’t know.
Lately, In-ho had been spending busier days than her.
“How did Mr. In-ho know? You’re busier than me. You even had a shoot that day and went out early in the morning.”
“Huh? Ah, that… ”
In response to the casually thrown question, In-ho showed a bewildered expression.
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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