Leaning against the swaying pole in the jostling subway, Yeoreum crossed her arms. Her body shook aimlessly. Just being there made her thoughts sway uncontrollably. Had they continued seeing each other, it would have been their third anniversary.
“Let’s go on a trip for our third anniversary, Oppa. How about Europe, to a place where no one recognizes us?”
“It’s okay even if they do. We’ll be in an open relationship by then.”
Empty promises like that.
“After dating for about three years, we should meet each other’s parents. Introduce me then, Yeoreum.”
“I will.”
Things like that.
He always appeared abruptly, spilling unkept promises like a waterfall. Yeoreum was shaken by the forceful flow.
“By that time, I’ll have become a drama writer, right? Will you act in my drama?”
“Sure, I’ll commit everything to make it the best drama.”
“Wow, I’ve already cast Seo Taeseok.”
Yeoreum’s eyes, half-closed, suddenly snapped open.
‘…Is my brain being shaken too? Why am I even thinking this?’
Three years ago, she fell in love with a top star. They met by chance and exchanged greetings, and she was told he fell for her at first sight, like a dream. His love was sweet like candy, and she felt like a princess.
Taeseok was a global Hallyu star, and she was unemployed. She presented herself as an aspiring writer or job seeker, but she knew she fell short of standing beside him.
This lack eventually became a crisis, and she had no choice but to leave him for his sake.
At first, it was very hard, but now the longing had turned into calluses. Pretending not to be hurt by everyday life wasn’t hard anymore.
Yeoreum turned her head back to reality. The dark tunnel outside the window passed by quickly. It was deep and dark, reminiscent of the last glimpse she had of his eyes. Her reflection in the window, expressionless, met her own gaze.
There was a time she thought she was pretty.
During the days with Taeseok, when even breaking a coffee cup or not washing her hair was met with his habitual praise. Back then, Yeoreum thought she truly shone.
Now, Yeoreum thought her seldom-smiling self looked quite insignificant. The woman in the window reflection seemed just dry and withered.
“I love you, Yeoreum. I’m crazy about you. So go crazy for me too.”
It was a happy memory that would never return.
[The next stop is Seoul Forest Station. Seoul Forest Station. The doors will open on the…….]Had Taeseok heard about her?
He might have overlooked the four-part one-act play, but this drama was different from the start.
Unexpectedly, it attracted much attention, and there were already several articles. Yu Kangyeol, the actor she met at the casting meeting, was also Taeseok’s close friend. Maybe he heard there was a writer working on such a script.
She wondered what he thought. Maybe he recalled their time together once. After all this time, she hoped he had forgotten her but kept a few good memories.
“Why do you think Taeseok Oppa has forgotten you, Unni?” asked Yeong naively. She didn’t know any better. Taeseok never chased after women who turned their backs on him.
While by his side, he loved fiercely, but once turned away, it was simply the end. She vividly remembered hearing it directly from him.
In his memory, she was probably just a job-seeking girl who brought him the worst breakup. By now, he might be dating someone better, still tenderly calling his lover with that affectionate voice.
The subway jolted heavily, and Yeoreum quickly regained her balance.
In his memory, I was probably just a job-seeking girl who gave him the worst breakup. Now, he would be dating someone better, still calling his lover with that tender voice.
The subway lurched heavily, and Yeoreum quickly regained her balance.
She had promised to disappear for a year after breaking up with Seo Taeseok.
“One year is enough to forget someone like you. Just hide for that long.”
Was it an order? A suggestion? Whatever it was, his voice was overflowing with confidence. Yeoreum couldn’t resist and just followed his words. He was like a mountain, and she felt like less than a tree.
His plan was successful.
If he still loved her, he would have chased her to the ends of the earth by any means. Even though she ran away from him, Yeoreum somewhat foolishly waited for him. It was shameless of her.
Taeseok didn’t come.
She changed her phone number, but all her other personal information was the same. He could have found her if he wanted, but he chose not to.
Yeoreum left him first, so, in the end, Taeseok also left her. It was a natural outcome. It was shameless of her to wait for him after leaving him on his knees crying.
And now, it was all just a thing of the past. Yeoreum firmly erased her stray thoughts.
She got off the subway.
“Excuse me.”
She quickly weaved through the crowd, briskly making her way to the exit.
She enjoyed her busy life now. There was no time to leisurely think about Taeseok.
There is no undying love that lasts a lifetime. Their love wasn’t anything special either. Out of sight, out of mind. That was love.
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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