Kang Doeum.
People who call my name loudly can be divided into two categories.
Those who intentionally call it out loudly and giggle, as if committing a crime, or those who call it out quite secretly.
Neither category was pleasing, so the grievances about my name continued throughout my twenty-five years of life.
Doeum is the best assistant in the world.
“What can Kang Doeum assist best with?”
“This guy, does he get excited every time someone talks about Kang Doeum? This perverted guy.”
There have been several instances where, rather than with people of the same sex, many men approaching me with interest in mischievous pranks by the opposite sex hesitated to call my name.
It wasn’t even a situation where I could help others,
Feeling like I had to live a kind life, helping others more than anyone else, was bitter.
When I met someone I knew on the street and tried to call their name.
In today’s world, asking why someone proudly goes around being called ‘assistant’ was common, saying things like, why be so proud and go around being called that.
The biased looks from those who held prejudice against the profession of ‘assistant’ were tiresome.
“Your father gave you that name, wanting you to live a life of help to others. Your father, who had nothing to leave behind because he was poor, left you with that one name. If you discard even that, what will be left?”
If you wanted to express your reverence for Dad, wouldn’t it be much better to ask about Mom’s dedication rather than my name?
Even after Dad died, Mom, who said that one could not live without love, endured for several years.
“So, it’s not a job, but your name is Doeum?”
Wooseok asked the same question several times.
The situation was like this.
From the hotel coffee shop, Jiwan had continuously mistaken the name ‘Doeum,’ which the man at the table behind had been calling, as ‘assistant.’ The woman, who had been hearing Jiwan call ‘assistant’ continuously, heard my name as ‘Doeum.’
Derived from an unintentional misunderstanding, it was an unpleasant situation.
If it wasn’t a situation where I could help someone,
The feeling of having to live kindly and help others, even though it wasn’t suitable, made me feel irritated.
“So, it’s a name based on the job of an assistant, not ‘Doeum’?”
Jiwan frowned.
“Well, it’s because my name is Doeum.”
That’s right, Doeum is Doeum.
“In the neighborhood and at school, that’s what I’m called, the best assistant in the world, Kang Doeum.”
“Well, even so, that’s a bit…”
“Both of you misunderstood. I live my life carrying the misunderstanding, like a false accusation, for a lifetime.”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Jiwan, who had been sitting behind the sofa with his arms crossed, frowned.
“Now, what should we do, Representative.”
The man with lowered eyebrows raised his left wrist to check the time.
Above the folded shirt cuff, a luxurious L-brand watch revealed its dignified presence.
“Stop it, let’s get up.”
The man who hadn’t said a word grabbed the jacket on the nearby seat.
“Why? Is it okay for the profession to be an assistant, but not okay if the name is ‘Doeum’? If that’s the case, I’ll change my name soon. Just get married.”
Sitting at the end of the sofa, pressing my buttocks tightly, Doeum, who seemed frustrated as if considering pretending nothing happened, asked.
Standing a few steps away, Jiwan turned around.
“If you disliked your own name that much, couldn’t you have applied for a name change sooner?”
When I became an adult and inquired about the process of changing my name,
I found out that I had debts totaling tens of millions of won in front of me.
On the day the first identification card came out,
My mother, Heesook, who promised to make me a sudden millionaire with quick-witted information, not only wasn’t quick-witted but also pulled out loans using me, a just-adult daughter, as collateral.
Not to mention becoming a sudden millionaire, I became a debtor.
I also learned then that it’s difficult to apply for a name change if there is a credit issue with the debt.
“…There were circumstances. So, you can change your name easily.”
If I paid off the debt, changing my name wouldn’t be difficult.
“It doesn’t matter, it’s just a name.”
The slow touch of the man’s hand, gripping my chin with his right hand, was infinitely slow.
Wanting to ask what the problem was, I hesitated and stepped back when his touch seemed persistently uncomfortable.
“Okay, then. Let’s take some time to think. I need time to get to know you better, too. I have to live with my husband for at least 6 months to a year, and I need to know what kind of person my husband is, right?”
The man, who was trying to ask what kind of person I am, smirked at the bold statement.
“Well, do whatever you want.”
With a short remark, Jiwan stopped in his tracks.
“About the contact information, aren’t you going to ask?”
Desperately, Doeum, who stood up, asked.
Not asking for contact information felt like expressing a refusal to contact, so I was anxious.
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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