“Hae Joo grew up very pitifully because of her mother.”
“Oh, really?”
“She lived only seeing her older daughter, and treated the younger one terribly.”
“I see.”
Choi In Ho casually pulled up a folding chair and sat down. The supermarket owner, who was bored without customers, started talking.
“And then, suddenly, she disappeared.”
“When was that?”
“About three years ago, I guess?”
“Do you not know why she disappeared?”
When he asked in detail, the supermarket owner finally gave Choi In Ho a squinted look. He wet his lips again and hit the floor with a flyswatter.
“If you’ve finished your drink, please leave.”
But Choi In Ho was not the one to back down here.
With a pleasant smile, he raised his voice tone.
“People are spreading strange rumors about our actress Lee Hae Joo.”
“Who’s spewing such nonsense?”
“Everyone does. They say I looked foolish for defending Lee Hae Joo.”
“Why do they say things without any proof?”
“I heard she got involved with a loan shark……”
“It’s all because of that mother of hers. She couldn’t repay after borrowing money.”
The person she called a loan shark was President Park.
President Park’s son, Park Do Jun, is Hae Joo’s current husband.
Choi In Ho, who had been digging into celebrities all his life, felt a tingling sensation.
“Did you hear anything about Lee Hae Joo getting married back then?”
“I had no idea about that. I was surprised when I heard the news of her marriage now.”
“Oh, I see… Well, I’ll be going. Have a good business.”
Choi In Ho exited the supermarket with his junior, Seon Gyu.
As soon as he sat in the passenger seat, he recorded what the supermarket owner had said.
“Did Hae Joo’s mother borrow money from a loan shark and then Hae Joo disappeared that year?”
“Um.”
“After a 3year marriage, her husband was the son of a loan shark, that says it all, right?”
“That’s literally a jackpot.”
“What I don’t understand is why she lied so blatantly about something so easy to reveal.”
“Maybe she was in a rush to fix things.”
“We don’t know if there may be other circumstances we are not aware of. Let’s dig into that.”
It was information that only circulated within the same industry that Do Jun’s family had run a smallscale finance business.
If President Park was driven to be a loan shark, the controversy was just a matter of time.
It showed signs that a big case could be set off if done well.
Choi In Ho went to the office with a slight chuckle.
Hae Joo arrived at the scheduled P Restaurant. It was a specialized Asian cuisine restaurant, a place hard to go without a reservation.
After handing over her car to the staff, she adjusted her clothes.
As she entered, the staff guided her without asking for a reservation.
“Your party has been waiting. Please follow me.”
It was not a private room, but a seat separate from the hall due to its location. Jin Han, who was looking at the menu, stood up as he saw Hae Joo.
“Hae Joo, you’re here?”
“You’re early. When did you make a reservation here?”
“I had reserved it to come with you, Hae Joo.”
“Oh.”
“After yesterday’s meeting, I thought I should treat Director Kwak to a meal first.”
“I’ll pay for today’s meal.”
“No need. I have a corporate card.”
Hae Joo sat next to him.
Then, Jin Han turned his body towards Hae Joo, supporting his chin with one hand.
“Choose something you want to eat in advance.”
“Didn’t you say someone else is coming too?”
“Yes, it seems someone who decided to invest unchangingly even in this scandal is coming.”
“Really?”
Hae Joo considered herself lucky.
She shrugged, believing that she had already been through the tough times in her early years.
That’s when.
“Director Kwak is here.”
At Jin Han’s words, Hae Joo pushed her chair and stood up.
She was adjusting the neatly tied hair, changing direction, when she saw a sight she couldn’t believe.
“Do Jun?”
Ahead of them, walking was Director Kwak and the guest who came with him was the man of Hae Joo’s house, Do Jun.
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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