The sunlight filtered through the curtains, bathing the room in a cozy warmth.
The chirping of unknown little birds and the clear, refreshing sound of water trickling in a small fountain filled the air.
All these natural and everyday changes gently awakened the consciousness that had sunk beneath the surface.
Da Jung stretched languidly, a blissful smile on her lips. She enjoyed the leisurely charm of a refreshing morning.
Until she heard that voice.
“Are you awake?”
Her eyelids, which had been comfortably shut, free of all worries, flicked open.
Her anxious eyes slowly scanned the ceiling and chandelier of the hotel room, then rolled sideways.
The man propping his head up with his hand, gazing at her with languid eyes, was shining even with his hair in a tousled mess, exuding a blinding glow.
His smile, somehow smug like a sated predator, made his face seem content.
“Did you sleep well?”
He whispered, leaning in to kiss Da Jung’s rounded shoulder. Reflexively, her shoulder tensed, but by then, her brain and breath had already frozen.
The fact that she was waking up next to Cha Jung Hyuk in a bed, with barely anything on, was just lamentable.
Wrapped around her was only a thin blanket and the long, heavy legs of the man entwined with her own calves.
His situation was no different. Only a blanket pulled up to his hips was covering the man, who was flaunting his primal form like a decadent nude model. Even that looked dangerously close to slipping off.
Da Jung cautiously pulled the blanket up to her chin. Her eyes danced wildly.
“Cha, Cha Jung Hyuk… Why, why are you here? What, what did you do to me?”
Suspicion tinged her voice. She had her guesses, but fervently hoped they weren’t true.
At this, Jung Hyuk’s eyebrows quirked.
Every time before waking up, she’d escape, but this time, he had been guarding her since the early morning, and now she was blatantly denying it. His face softened instantly.
Thinking back to her question about what he had done, he found it hard to keep his expression neutral, as the memories were overwhelmingly pleasant.
“I caught you.”
“You… caught me?”
“Yes, caught you…”
“And then…?”
“You said you’d scold me.”
“And did you… get scolded?”
“I did.”
With that, a mysterious smile spread across Jung Hyuk’s lips. He seemed almost shy.
His long limbs reached out like tentacles, wrapping around Da Jung and pulling her close. The big man clung to her like a gentle lamb, his smooth nose nuzzling against her sensitive ear.
“Just say you don’t remember.”
He growled this almost threateningly, his teeth grinding. Then a jumble of images flashed through Da Jung’s mind.
‘Catch me if you can!’
Her joyous freedom didn’t last long. She was soon captured in his strong arms, glaring with wide eyes.
‘What, you caught me?’
He laughed incredulously.
‘Yes, I did. What will you do?’
‘What to do? You need a good scolding! Hey, Cha Jung Hyuk, come here!’
Pulling on his shirt collar, she drew him closer. His heels lifted off the ground. And then, she found herself with Cha Jung Hyuk…
What followed were scenes fiery enough to be left to the imagination.
Staring blankly at the ceiling, Da Jung gently bit her lip, ashamed.
It can’t be true. This memory can’t be real…
She tried to deny reality, but only sighs escaped her lips. His stifled laughter tickled her ear.
“You remember, don’t you? So much… Ah…”
Instead of completing his sentence, he simply exhaled a warm breath. Da Jung turned away, covering her mouth as if she was about to scream.
Am I a beast? Have I become so easily crumbled by desire?
Ever since she got involved with this man, moments of self-reflection had become frequent. As she mulled over her regrets and self-reproach, the comforting scent and warmth of his body pressed against her back.
“Yoo Da Jung…”
The lips that whispered her name now exhaled a playful murmur near her ear.
“I want to be scolded again… Scold me, okay?”
Gimpo International Airport.
The eventful trip had finally come to an end.
Da Jung, holding Si Woo’s hand, hurried through the gate. Following her, Cha Jung Hyuk, pushing two large suitcases, narrowed his eyes.
She was so eager to escape even the briefest conversation.
“Yoo Da Jung.”
He called out, but Da Jung, as if running away, quickened her pace. Jung Hyuk’s brows furrowed in annoyance.
“Yoo Da Jung!!”
His shout echoed loudly, bringing a momentary silence to the bustling airport.
Da Jung, who had been briskly walking ahead, came to an abrupt halt. She turned around, glaring at him as if embarrassed by his actions.
Jung Hyuk, looking nonchalant, resumed walking and casually rolled the suitcases towards her, as if to say she should take care of her own luggage.
As Da Jung fumbled with the rolling suitcases, Jung Hyuk picked up Si Woo. He began to assert himself, having held back his temper until now.
“What? Give me Si Woo!”
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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