“Amazing.”
Finally, when Jina was dressed in a dress by Jihye, the mouths of the two women dropped open.
“Isn’t this the chest I knew?”
Jihye raised her eyebrow, asking with a serious face.
“I gained weight.”
Flustered, Jina covered her stomach sneakily.
“You’ve been hiding such precious breasts all this time?”
Jihye grimaced as if annoyed and wrinkled her forehead.
“I can’t wear this.”
“Oh well.”
Jihye made an inaudible sound as if there was no way around it.
“The club will be completely turned upside down that day.”
“Manager, enjoy it before you get married. It’s my sincere advice.”
Due to Yoonjoo’s meddling, Jina couldn’t say anything more.
“Yes.”
In the stifling atmosphere, Jina answered vaguely.
“How about this for me?”
Jihye, who somehow found a flashy red mini skirt, shook it over the clothes.
“It’s pretty. The red color suits you well, Manager Jihye.”
“Oh, really? Since I received compliments from Ms. Yoonjoo, it feels like it really suits me.”
Jihye, recognized by the fashionista in the office, burst into laughter.
“How about having a drink together?”
Swept away by the atmosphere, Jihye raised both hands.
“Oh, okay.”
“I can’t drink alcohol.”
Flustered, Jina shook her head. Then Yoonjoo chuckled.
“Manager, you can’t drink coffee, you can’t drink alcohol, you gained some weight, and maybe…”
With Yoonjoo’s speculation, Jina stopped breathing as if she were nervous.
“Have you checked for Helicobacter pylori?”
Phew, luckily.
“I had an upper endoscopy, and there was nothing unusual. They just said not to eat stimulating food because my stomach was a bit worn out.”
Jina quickly explained.
“Manager, you should check early before pregnancy. When you get pregnant, it feels like your body is completely falling apart.”
“Ms. Yoonjoo, you’ve been through a lot, haven’t you?”
Jihye said to Yoonjoo as if she understood.
“Well, I thought it would be something like that. I just didn’t know. I should have kept everything a secret. Dating, marriage, pregnancy.”
Her voice was bitter. Surely, she had never imagined such a future.
“Can it really happen in an office?”
Jihye deliberately spoke cheerfully as if to comfort her.
“Yeah, it must have been tough.”
Jina could understand well enough.
“So, in any case, if you’re managers, keep it a secret at all costs. If it gets out, all kinds of rumors will follow, especially for women.”
Yoonjoo earnestly advised. Jina, who had been anxious, was relieved.
That’s what worried her. Without Jinwoo, she was afraid of facing it alone.
“That’s right.”
Jina smiled awkwardly.
“Anyway, office romance is difficult. I think I’ll catch a handsome man at the club. Someone from another company.”
Jihye, flipping through the hangers, said in a cheerful voice.
“Manager Jihye, I’ll push you fiercely.”
“Oh, thank you. Ms. Yoonjoo, you seem to be getting better. Actually, I didn’t know you were such a cheerful person.”
Jihye laughed continuously, acknowledged by the fashionista in the office.
“Thank you for recognizing me even now.”
Jihe and Yoonju’s heartfelt conversation continued. In the meantime, Jina stood alone, like a deserted island. They were laughing together, but she couldn’t bring herself to smile.
Woo-woo-woo.
At that moment, Jina’s phone rang.
[Christmas is coming soon. Nuna, do you have plans for Christmas Eve?]It was Jinwoo’s text. Jina couldn’t reply right away. She didn’t want to tell him lies or truths.
Like a clothes hanger swaying with a touch, Jina’s heart seemed to shake anxiously.
Bang-bang. The noise of the club, reaching even the heart, echoed in her ears.
On Christmas Eve, in front of the club that Jina reluctantly came to, she stood frozen. The club located inside a 5-star hotel in downtown Seoul felt quite different from ordinary clubs.
“Oh, it’s cold. Let’s go inside quickly.”
Jihye grabbed Jina’s hand and pulled her.
Is it okay like this? Since the afternoon, multiple missed calls from Jinwoo and even the baby in her belly made everything feel heavy on Jina’s feet.
Jina’s complexion, which had hesitated until the end, was dark. Clearly, the area in front of the club was bustling with people coming to enjoy the end of the year.
“If your boyfriend is in Korea, can’t you come to a place like this?”
Jihye urged Jina, her eyes wide open.
“But my stomach hurts a little…”
“Huh?”
Jina, who had been hesitating, finally frowned, pointing to her lower belly.
“Suddenly? Does it hurt a lot?”
“I’ll go to the bathroom. You go in first.”
“Okay.”
Jihye and Yoonju entered the club. The waiter standing at the door greeted them loudly. Jina, standing there, unintentionally turned her shoulders, and someone bumped into her.
“Ouch.”
“Watch where you’re going.”
The person who bumped into her was Jina, but the drunken man got annoyed.
“I’m sorry.”
Jina apologized continuously, clutching her clothes. She couldn’t help but feel anxious as she turned away from the club entrance.
Just as if she were pretending to be Jihye, her lower belly suddenly hurt strangely.
‘I should sit down for a moment.’
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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