Jian placed a few dried clothes in the basket and brewed chamomile tea, sitting by the window.
It’s already been a week since returning to Lake Tower.
On the night he met Yeonu, and coincidentally also met Wooseonho, Danwoo smiled first when he saw her.
Sitting silently in the darkness, when their eyes met, they read each other’s troubled hearts and burst into laughter.
However, it was a night where they found comfort in just being together.
Unconsciously, Danwoo and I had become dependent on each other, making it a bit easier to handle bad and difficult things.
Danwoo, who had been making various excuses for me to return to Lake Tower, finally opened up about his feelings only after his mother Hyesoo’s discharge from the hospital was decided.
On some days, he visited Lake Tower after working together or even after working late.
Danwoo in Jeju was much more mature than me. Especially since we met again in Seoul not long ago.
When I saw Danwoo following me, I felt strange. Sometimes, when he easily teased or asked to play, he looked like a child.
I also pretended not to be defeated, as if to mean that Danwoo’s life had become uneasy.
And still, Hajun didn’t answer my calls.
“What’s going on? Can’t you behave a bit more like yourself?”
Jian vented her conscience and muttered to herself.
‘Just go. Don’t contact me again.’
Perhaps she blocked only my number to prove those words.
After finishing the properly cooled chamomile tea, Jian brewed another cup and sat at the desk.
The deadline for the translation manuscript was approaching a month away.
Although I took on the work because it was the work of a respected author, I was happy to be able to translate a novel.
The sound of the keyboard echoed cheerfully in the quiet house.
After being immersed in the work for a while, she suddenly heard the sound of the door unlocking, turned her head, and looked at the entrance.
Then, entering and opening the inner door was Danwoo, who looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Because Hyesoo lived in the penthouse, it was an implicit agreement not to come here on days like today, when they had dinner and left work together.
“Why did you come here?”
“Just. I’ll go after seeing you sleep.”
Jian shrugged her shoulders and quickly entered the just translated sentences.
“Do you want something to eat?”
“I ate. Work.”
“Oh.”
Even though it seemed like a repeated day, Jian knew how precious these moments were.
Moments when there was something to smile about, suddenly thinking of something to eat, or the moments when she had to do what she had put off until today.
Even though it seemed like a repeated day, Jian knew how precious these moments were.
Moments when there was something to smile about, suddenly thinking of something to eat, or the moments when she had to do what she had put off until today.
Completely at home, Danwoo, who even naturally took a shower, entered the kitchen bustlingly.
He placed the chamomile tea that Jian had already drunk on the desk and gave her a peck on the lips.
Even in the situation of having to drink the same tea again, Jian was happy.
Sitting on the sofa, Danwoo slumped his shoulders.
“In the morning, I got scolded by my mom. Even though I live alone, she went on lecturing me, asking why I need a penthouse.”
When Danwoo mentioned ‘mom,’ Jian chuckled softly.
He used to address her respectfully as ‘mother’ every time he talked about Hyesoo, but gradually, he started calling her ‘mom.’
“Oh, really? So, our Danwoo got upset?”
Jian comforted and teased him, and Danwoo responded with a deflating sound, smiling.
Then, he honestly expressed his feelings about hearing Hyesoo’s nagging.
“It’s fortunate that nothing has changed in ten years. But it’s still saddening.”
“With a spacious home and not much to do all day, that might be why. …Honestly, there are days when I don’t want to be alone in a big house when I don’t meet up with my friend and Jiyoung.”
Every time Jian heard those words from him, Danwoo felt even more sorry.
Fortunately, during the time Jian spent in the penthouse, she found out late about Danwoo occasionally spending time at Lake Tower.
If not, she would have never known how much effort Jian put into overcoming Jaeyoon’s death.
Moreover, Jian would never have revealed that fact.
“I think I should move my mom to a more comfortable place.”
Danwoo pulled a box in front of the sofa and examined the scrubbing cloth Jian had knitted. The number had increased in the last few days.
“Is this until this weekend?”
“Yeah. I’m planning to bring it on Thursday night. The flea market starts from Friday night. Oh! Jiyoung said she’s also participating this time.”
Jian spoke about the flea market at the disabled center on the weekend and turned her gaze to the laptop.
It was essential to talk with Danwoo, but translating the designated amount per day was also important.
Then, glancing at Jian, Danwoo, who had been knitting for a while, put down the knitting needle and yarn after a few tries.
Indeed, it wasn’t something anyone could do.
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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