Broken glass shards scattered everywhere. Osan-daek, who was in the kitchen, rushed out, surprised by the noise.
“Oh my goodness! What’s going on? Yeori, are you hurt anywhere?”
Osan-daek delicately checked Yeori’s body.
“I’m fine, so just clean this up.”
Annoyed, Yeori brushed off Osan-daek’s arm and turned around.
It took about an hour to escape from Seokju’s rural house and arrive at the second house of her cousin.
After taking a shower, Taeyo, who came out first, sat on the sofa and waited for Se-gyeong to come out. While doing so, he recalled what Seokju had said to him a while ago.
“It seems Se-gyeong met Oh Yeori. She told me not to tell you, but she asked me about Yeori earlier. It seems she knows Se-gyeong is your marriage partner. So, you two should talk.”
Considering what she said to me when Oh Yeori came to the company, there couldn’t have been anything good said to Se-gyeong.
Moreover…
“Oppa, you shouldn’t do this to me…”
“You’ll regret sending me away like this.”
What did those words mean?
“Wow, it’s refreshing.”
Click, the door opened, and Se-gyeong’s voice came in, interrupting Taejo’s thoughts.
He turned his head towards the bathroom. Se-gyeong, wearing a long shirt that reached her thighs, walked towards Taejo without drying her hair.
“Why isn’t your hair drying?”
“I thought it might dry out if I stayed outside for a while.”
When Taejo asked if she really meant that, Se-gyeong looked at him and honestly said,
“To be honest… I’m a bit tired. I just don’t feel like doing anything.”
“Then come over here and sit. I’ll dry it for you.”
As Se-gyeong walked over, Taejo brought a hairdryer from the bathroom.
He plugged in the hairdryer, came over, and started drying Se-gyeong’s hair. The warm air and the gentle touch between the strands quickly made the atmosphere relaxed.
“Have you ever dried someone else’s hair like this?”
“No. It’s the first time.”
“Is the touch usually this gentle?”
“Maybe because I’m doing it for you.”
As Se-gyeong turned her head to look at Taejo, he lightly stole a kiss from her lips.
“He asked Seokju about it? About Oh Yeori.”
“…”
Se-gyeong pouted her lips as if caught doing something wrong.
I told her not to say anything, and Gom-senior really did!
“Why did you ask Seokju about that? If you’re curious, you should ask me.”
“I don’t want to hear that woman’s name from Taejo’s mouth.”
“You saw her that day, right? You called me Taejo oppa.”
Taejo pushed the hairdryer to the side and hugged Se-gyeong’s waist. She relaxed her body against his chest, nodded, and said,
“Yes. We accidentally ran into each other in the corridor at first, but since we were alone in the bathroom, she asked me.”
“What did she say?”
“Taejo asked if I’m doing well. He heard that we’re getting married.”
Se-gyeong raised her head slightly and looked at Taejo. And as if she decided to reveal everything since it’s already out, she brought up the lingering story.
“It seems like they were very close. She bragged to me a lot. She said Taejo’s family and her family get along very well. Her mother and the two families are very close. She even talked about how our mothers plan to marry the two of us.”
“It’s all from when we were young. Even the close relationship between our mothers. Those stories came up because of that.”
“And now? That person was a member of the company in its early days. So, did you keep in touch until then?”
“That’s not it. When Hyung (older brother) founded the company, that kid came without any contact. She wanted to join this company too. At first, Hyung refused, but later, even CEO Oh came to discuss, so Hyung couldn’t refuse and accepted.”
“Who is CEO Oh? Oh Yeori’s father?”
Taejo nodded as if it were correct.
Well, then should I think of Oh Yeori as the daughter of Mom’s friend?
Se-gyeong, who had just opened her eyes, looked up at Taejo. Then she reached out towards the wound she had discovered last time.
“Is this wound also because of Oh Yeori? I heard from Manager Song. Oh Yeori stopped her entertainment activities due to being involved in a violence incident.”
“…”
“Did you prevent the article from going out to protect Oh Yeori?”
“Actually, it was CEO Oh who spent the money, but anyway, we also exerted some effort. Just try having an entertainer from a newly established company involved in a police station back and forth due to a violence incident. It’s a perfect event to become an issue.”
Taejo held Se-gyeong’s hand that was anxiously caressing his forehead.
“In fact, if it weren’t for Hyung’s company, I would have just swept it all away and handled it legally. But when Hyung got caught up in that incident and couldn’t even lift his head, I thought it wouldn’t be right to give up like this.”
“So, did Taejo receive a transfer of company shares?”
“Hyung seemed a bit tired, and since Father told anyone to come into the company, I said I would stay here. Hyung was forced out of the company.”
Being forced out of the company. No matter how you look at it, it seems like a better position on the JK Food side than Jin Entertainment.
“Well, but now that I think about it… Isn’t it more fortunate for me that Taejo is in charge of the company instead of my brother?”
“Why?”
“If it weren’t for that, how would I have met Taejo? If we had closed the company as it was, Seokju senior would have been affiliated with another company, and I would have signed with another place.”
“How do you know? If there’s a connection, you might meet somewhere else.”
“Do you think so?”
But if it weren’t for this situation, I wouldn’t have had the chance to meet him.
“Do you have any more questions now?”
He pressed his lips against Se-gyeong’s fingers, palm, and the pulsating wrist.
His breath touching her skin tickled, and she tried to withdraw her hand, but Taejo didn’t let go.
“I don’t have any more questions, but there’s something I want to hear from Taejo.”
“What is it?”
Taejo’s intense gaze fell on Se-gyeong. After hesitating for a while, she opened her mouth.
“Are you… mine?”
Taejo’s eyes slightly widened. Se-gyeong blushed as if embarrassed by his reaction.
Mine. What childish words are these? I just want to hear that he likes me, that he wants to hear that he loves me!
“No, let’s just pretend I didn’t hear what I just said. I think I got drunk on the pumpkin sikhye (sweet rice drink) I had earlier. I don’t know what I’m talking about right now.”
Se-gyeong struggled to free herself from his embrace, but Taejo, who chuckled, pulled her body trying to escape back into his arms.
“He asked me to beg in front of the family.”
Taejo whispered into her ear, pulling the body of Se-gyeong, who seemed unable to lift her face, into his arms.
“Since Mother told me to take you.”
“…”
“It suits Yoon Se-gyeong.”
“Now… are you having too much fun teasing me?”
Even without turning around, I could imagine what expression Taejo would have right now. Se-gyeong, who subtly lowered her hand, looked back.
Taejo’s face, mixed with mischief, came close. He wrapped his arms around Se-gyeong’s head, lowered it, and swallowed her sweet lips.
A moan escaped through the thin lips, where lukewarm breaths mixed. Se-gyeong looked at Taejo with excited eyes.
“…”
Mine.
My man.
For some reason, my heart swelled. Se-gyeong turned her body, hugged Taejo’s neck, and sought his lips.
She tilted her head, passionately sucking and nibbling on Taejo’s lips.
Amid the sweet breaths, the kiss between the two became deeper and more intense.
Under the night sky in Gangwon Province, where the stars are shining.
Their night was also getting deeper.
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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