Upon awakening in the morning, the plan to apprehend Mun Seok Joo for questioning immediately failed.
Blame fell on the auspicious bear, who had secured an overseas location shoot in Germany.
With no other choice, Tae Jo left a message for him to come to his home once he returned to Korea, and then focused on other matters.
He stared intensely at the credit card statement that lay on his desk.
Marking the expenditure of the day he entertained Derren Beige with a red pen, he crosschecked the time of the message Seok Joo had sent him on his phone.
The payment time stamp on the card receipt was 1:25 AM, and the time Seok Joo sent the message stating he had left him lying in the hotel was 2:43 AM.
Considering the time of card payment and Seok Joo’s text arrival, it seemed that the statement about leaving me in the hotel room not too long ago was true.
“Come to think of it, it was unusually tidy for Seok Joo.”
He should have realized it then. It was odd that his belongings were neatly arranged on the console table.
It wasn’t something Mun Seok Joo would ever do. He was a guy devoid of any meticulousness.
Regardless of whether I was sleeping comfortably or not, he wouldn’t have been kind enough to untie my necktie and fold it neatly.
The same went for the wallet and cell phone. If Se Kyung had done it, it would be plausible. But if Seok Joo did, he would have chucked them somewhere rather than tidy them up.
And more than anything else, the dream I had last night was…
“No, it wasn’t a dream. It actually happened.”
Tae Jo heaved a deep sigh and rubbed his forehead. He didn’t remember everything as if water was flowing, but a few scenes definitely sprang to mind.
The same went for the hallucination he saw when he momentarily fell asleep after leaving the hotel that day.
He thought the scene of the wet shirt was a dream, but it wasn’t.
Se Kyung had unbuttoned his stiffened shirt for him. She even handed him a towel when I spilled water while drinking.
“I thought both of them had come and left together.”
Tae Jo mumbled gravely.
If the things he remembered were accurate, it was clear that Se Kyung had stayed in his room for quite a while after Seok Joo had left.
That meant, the crazy bear had irresponsibly left him, too drunk to be in his right mind, and Yoon Se Kyung alone in the room.
“I really need to check the CCTV….”
Everything seemed likely to become clearer then.
Opening the messenger app, he scrolled through his friend list, thinking about who could be related to S Hotel.
Of course, he could easily get an introduction through his brother or sisterinlaw, but it could get noisy if he asked them.
“Huh?”
Tae Jo’s finger paused over a familiar name. The nephew of the S Hotel CEO. He was dispatched to the New York branch around two years ago.
“Is this guy in Korea now?”
Tae Jo immediately sent him a message. Soon after, the screen changed and an unfamiliar number popped up.
Hey, Jin Tae Jo. Long time no see.
“Are you in Korea now?”
Yeah. I was about to contact you. How did you know I was here?
The other end spouted unnecessary side comments. With a bothered sigh, Tae Jo opened his mouth.
“We’ll talk later.”
As he lifted his lips, he glanced at the glittering earring on the tray.
“Let’s just make one request.”
“Ah, I’m nervous.”
Yuna, who clasped her hands as if praying, trembled her legs.
It was the day a meeting with PD Lim had been arranged. Se Kyung, who had agreed to accompany Yuna, drank green tea latte, watching the two.
It wasn’t the first time Yuna was having a meeting with the PD, but she appeared extremely nervous. In contrast, Won Ho, sitting next to her, had a rather calm expression.
“Won Ho looks composed, why are you so nervous?”
At Se Kyung’s jesting remark, Yuna turned to her husband.
“Exactly. Why aren’t you nervous?”
“Why should I be nervous when nothing has happened yet? Today is just a casual meeting.”
“Even if it’s a casual meeting, the heart should be heavy. Are you really listening to what I’m saying?”
“Yes. I remember everything. It’s not like I decided to appear on the show easily.”
As if to reassure her, Won Ho stroked Yuna’s head.
Watching the two, it seemed rather that Won Ho was more of a broadcasting senior than Yuna. Or perhaps, ignorance allowed him to be braver.
“Ah, I’m sorry. Did you wait long?”
At that moment, PD Lim entered the conference room with the main writer.
After briefly greeting Yuna and Se Kyung, who she knew, she introduced herself to Won Ho, who she was meeting for the first time.
“I’m Lim So Ra. I’m in charge of the program. Please call me PD Lim.”
“I’m Ji Won Ho. And this person is…….”
“This person is our main writer. Ah, as for the drinks……. You’ve already brought them.”
“Yes. But we didn’t know what the writer would like. So, we brought an Americano and a Vanilla Latte…….”
Yuna pushed the drinks she had brought in front of the two. PD Lim handed the Vanilla Latte to the main writer and laughed.
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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