A life dedicated solely to development in the best environment was guaranteed. Bomi and Sooyoung felt a sense of burden for the big business, but more than that, they were filled with anticipation.
The fire on the soles of their feet, which had burned so passionately, had finally been extinguished.
“If it’s okay, let’s have a meal together.”
When Director Park, with a friendly smile, suggested, the two couldn’t refuse. Even while waiting for the elevator, Director Park didn’t stop talking.
In that short time, they learned that Director Park had a daughter in college and even knew the snacks his dog liked.
Contrary to his seemingly sophisticated appearance, he really liked to talk differently.
“I saw when you signed earlier, Representative Han Bomi’s fountain pen was cool. Would it be rude to ask where you bought it? Would it be too tasteless to give it as a gift to my daughter?”
When they arrived at the lobby on the 1st floor in the elevator, Director Park asked.
“I received it as a gift from a sponsor when I entered college. I use it whenever there’s an important occasion. Your daughter will surely like it. The brand was… Mong something…”
Bomi laughed and opened her bag.
She was still using the fountain pen she received as a gift from her sponsor when she entered college. However, being indifferent to brand names, Bomi forgot where it was from every time.
Remembering things about objects seemed to be an area completely unrelated to the brain that remembered programming languages.
“It seems I left my fountain pen in the meeting room. I apologize, Director Park. Please go ahead and have a meal with Representative Ha Sooyoung first. I’ll go to the restaurant right away.”
Perhaps due to being too nervous, she couldn’t be meticulous.
It was an unusual day for Han Bomi. Not checking with the man who resembled the deceased Nakwon and recklessly clinging to him was one thing, and her impulsive actions were another…
Alone in front of the elevator, Bomi swept her hair back with one hand, letting out a sigh of self-reproach.
Pull yourself together, Han Bomi.
Ding. The door opens.
Bomi, who raised her head upon hearing the mechanical voice of the elevator, couldn’t move.
Nakwon. No, the man who resembled Nakwon was there. Although the smile towards Bomi was a cold expression that couldn’t be seen, he looked more handsome than Nakwon in her memories.
Wearing an expensive, luxurious suit that Nakwon would never wear, his shoulders seemed broader and more robust. Even with closed eyes, the image of Nakwon, unerasable in Bomi’s mind, existed inside the elevator like a single photograph.
“Aren’t you coming in?”
The man’s voice was calm. Yet, even from that voice, Bomi was searching for traces of Nakwon. How could even the voice be so similar?
When Bomi didn’t respond, the elevator door began to close.
Reflexively, Bomi reached out to the closing door. Reacting to the sensor, the door, unable to close, opened wide. In that moment, pulled by a strong force, Bomi was dragged into the gap between the doors.
“What are you doing?”
The man, surprised by his own action of pulling Bomi, quickly released her hand.
“I’m sorry.”
Bomi, looking at the man with startled rabbit eyes, quickly lowered her flushed face.
Why did I reach out my arm like a fool?
Pathetic. Today, Han Bomi was really strange.
“The door was closing, so I unconsciously…”
The man didn’t respond and, frowning, ignored Bomi.
Embarrassing… He’s grumpy. What a waste of a face.
Although Bomi grumbled to herself, she couldn’t lift her head, fearing that he might find out she was the woman he met in the morning.
She couldn’t ignore the familiar scent emanating from the man, even though she avoided eye contact.
Won-ssi.
The light skin scent mixed with Nakwon’s forest-like deep fragrance seeped into the depths of Bomi’s nostrils.
Even in this situation, isn’t it Won-ssi?
Bomi tightened her grip on her bag and raised her head. Ah… Damn it, our eyes met. Why do tears come at such times?
The man glanced at the woman stuck in the corner.
The touch sensation when he grabbed the woman’s slender arm was still vivid. Unpleasant.
“Which floor are you going to?”
It would have been nice if she pressed it herself, but this shameless woman seems oblivious.
It was a mistake to ride the elevator alone without a secretary. Especially when the executive elevator was under inspection.
Junggyeong couldn’t take her eyes off the disaster she brought upon herself.
The woman lifted her head. Just like when they met in the morning, her large eyes were moist with tears.
Ha, this is crazy. She was crying earlier, why is she crying again?
Being alone in the elevator with that mentally unstable woman from the morning… I shouldn’t have let her in; I regretted it, but it was useless until the elevator stopped.
“Trespassers are not allowed.”
Maybe I should cut off the security company for Dawon Building altogether.
“I’m not a trespasser. I apologize earlier.”
What should I do? That man remembers me… Bomi barely voiced, trying to hide her embarrassment, looking only at the tip of her own shoes.
“23rd floor, please.”
Her voice was trembling, and the long eyelashes that hung down like a curtain were shimmering with tears.
“Why were you like that this morning?”
Junggyeong found herself speaking despite her own will. She told herself that she was just curious every time she saw her.
“…I’m sorry.”
Bomi could only apologize like a parrot.
Unable to come to her senses in front of the face resembling Nakwon and having caused a disturbance in front of the company executive on an important contract day, it was a problem that could lead to the immediate termination of the deal with Narae Creative if the other party wished.
“It doesn’t seem to be a religious group.”
“…?”
Bomi hesitated whether she should introduce herself. She was worried that it might cause harm to Narae Creative.
“If it seems like you don’t want to talk, I’ll press the emergency button and report it.”
“No! Please don’t.”
Bomi pointed to the access pass hanging around her neck.
“Collaboration partner?”
“I’m Han Bomi from Narae Creative.”
Now that she was here, it seemed like the number of slaps she would receive would only increase if she hid.
If by any chance, this was the lost Nakwon, wouldn’t it be a miracle if he showed some reaction to her name?
Bomi raised her head with anticipation, staring into the man’s black pupils. In this view, it felt like she was facing Nakwon’s shining black eyes.
His eyes still contained a full image of Han Bomi.
Did he hear her heart pounding loudly?
“…Han Bomi…”
He called her name with the same voice as Nakwon. Bomi’s heart started to beat rapidly.
“Han Bomi…”
Han Bomi… It was a name she had heard before. Looking at Bomi’s access pass, Junggyeong narrowed her eyes as it pierced through.
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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