Taeyoon looked down at his phone and casually spoke.
Yes. President.
“…That’s not what I meant.”
Taeyoon, sensing the chilliness in Danwoo’s voice, adjusted his posture as if he could see Danwoo’s cold face. Then he asked seriously.
Is Miss Jian having a hard time?
“It seems so. I talked to Dr. Joo, and he said human emotions are subtle and can manifest in unexpected ways… Also, check if there’s a hospital where Jian can receive counseling.”
Danwoo pondered on Jian’s dim eyes, the food she pretended to eat, and the fact that she smiled softly during the day and cried at night.
Alright. How about this weekend? But make sure to review the payment documents in between.
Danwoo had experienced being trapped in despair, unable to escape, and he couldn’t bear to watch Jian endure it alone, especially after the death of Jaeyoon.
After ending the call, Danwoo looked beyond the low fence at the village shrouded in the night. Unlike the city night, it was quiet, and the sky was dark enough to reveal the stars.
Danwoo thought about Jian’s faded laughter, her tears, and what he could do.
When Danwoo entered the house carrying the suitcase he had taken to Jeju, Jian was spreading a blanket in the living room.
“Sleep in the living room. Is that okay?”
“Sure.”
Seeing Danwoo, who seemed to insist on sleeping on the sofa, Jian became thoughtful.
Forcing herself to sleep led to dreaming about her father, and when she woke up, she was drenched in tears and sweat.
In that moment, the fear was so overwhelming that a sense of relief arose from not being alone. Despite her hazy mind, instinct seemed to recognize that someone was needed in her current state.
As Danwoo sat on the sofa, quietly watching Jian, she approached hesitantly. He reached out his hand as she came closer and lifted her, wrapping his arms around her when she was about to retreat.
Danwoo, with a low and comforting voice, spoke each word with strength.
“Don’t worry about anything. I’ll take care of everything.”
Startled and about to step back, Jian looked down at Danwoo, who was breathing deeply. Then, she looked at him silently as he pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her.
Danwoo found solace in the fact that he had been through the despair of being trapped before. Therefore, he couldn’t bear to see Jian enduring it alone after the death of Jaeyoon.
After the call, Danwoo looked out over the village that had become shrouded in darkness beyond the low fence. Unlike the night in the city, it was quiet, and the sky was dark enough to reveal the stars.
Danwoo considered the landscapes similar to the Jeju stone wall house but different from them. He thought about Jian’s weakened smile, her tears, and what he could do for her.
As Danwoo carried the suitcase he had taken to Jeju and entered the house, Jian was spreading a blanket in the living room.
“Sleep here. Is that okay?”
“Sure.”
She hesitated as if contemplating whether to insist on sleeping alone, but Danwoo just watched her silently. Eventually, she came closer, and Danwoo took her hand, pulling her close. He wrapped his arms around her when she was about to step back.
Danwoo, with a low and comforting voice, spoke each word with strength.
“Don’t worry about anything. I’ll take care of everything.”
Startled, Jian looked down at Danwoo, who was breathing deeply. She hesitated for a moment, then gently smiled and whispered, “Thank you.”
Danwoo observed Jian, who had finished preparing to sleep, leaning against the door frame.
He raised his gaze and looked at the empty bookshelf, thinking of Jaeyoon.
How much he must have missed the sight of Jian filling the empty bookshelves, just like in Jeju. Her heart must have been truly heavy.
If he had known it would be like this, he would have visited sooner.
Danwoo straightened up and entered the room.
“I’ll put you to sleep.”
“Huh? No, it’s okay.”
“I’m not okay.”
Without waiting for an answer, Danwoo lay down on his back and looked at Jian. Jian, lying on her side, blinked her eyes.
“How was your business trip?”
“Do you worry about my business trip? You who went AWOL knows about it?”
“Ah!”
Jian’s vision flashed as if she had been struck hard on the back of her head.
She skipped work, didn’t make any calls, and was lost in thought. She hadn’t even found it strange that her phone didn’t ring.
“My phone.”
Danwoo held Jian’s shoulder as she tried to get up.
“I charged it for you. I handled the vacation processing at work.”
“Vacation? I’m on a contract, and I haven’t worked for a few months…”
“Forget that you’re the president’s girlfriend? If not, create one. Oh, Manager Woo didn’t say anything about your absence; it seems you were on vacation.”
Danwoo lowered his arm and rested his head on her pillow. He swept her hair away, gently caressing her small shoulders from the close distance of their breaths.
When Jian tried to smile faintly, Danwoo’s lips briefly touched hers and then pulled back.
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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