It was clear that if Ha Joon went into Su Ah’s house like this, any budding relationship between them would surely falter.
“Miss Da Eun? What’s wrong?”
Ha Joon, who noticed Da Eun’s eyes shaking wildly, asked.
What should she say? What excuse should she make?
“I forgot the house password.”
Oh, she didn’t know. She just pushed on.
“I changed the password when I came out earlier, but I can’t remember it. It’s also too late to call for a spare key, so maybe we should just put her up at a hotel for tonight…”
“How about going to my place then?”
Ha Joon interjected.
“We have a separate guest room at my place, so I thought it might be okay for her to spend the night there.”
He was somewhat reluctant to take her to a hotel due to the numerous prying eyes.
If they happened to meet someone there.
Rumors would surely spread that the vice chairman of Hyun Sung Group went to a hotel with a drunk woman, and there would be nothing beneficial for both Su Ah and him in that case.
He thought it would be safer to take her to his own place instead.
“Well. That seems okay.”
Da Eun got out of the car as she replied.
“Aren’t you coming with us?”
Ha Joon asked with a puzzled look.
“Me? Why me? I have to go home and sleep. And I’m not the type to be oblivious.”
Oblivious. Ha Joon looked at Da Eun with wide eyes, wondering what she meant.
“I’ll discreetly step aside, but I trust that you’re not the type to harbor ill intentions towards a drunk person. You understand what I’m saying, right?”
Da Eun’s thin eyes met Ha Joon’s gaze.
Only then did Ha Joon, whose face had turned red, understand Da Eun’s meaning.
“Pl, please don’t misunderstand! I’m not taking Su Ah home for that reason.”
This man was as naive as Su Ah.
Somehow, Ha Joon’s reaction made her feel relieved.
“Anyway, I’ll be off now. Please take good care of our troublesome friend.”
Ha Joon couldn’t even say goodbye to Da Eun, who coolly turned around and left.
“What? Did I seem like that kind of person?”
With a face flushed with heat, Ha Joon fanned himself as he moved to the driver’s seat.
On the way home. He checked the rearview mirror several times, even though it wasn’t a long distance.
Ha Joon constantly checked if Su Ah was lying comfortably and not in discomfort.
“Hmm. …Sir.”
“Yes? Su Ah? Is there something uncomfortable?”
Ha Joon asked at Su Ah’s mumbling.
“Ha Joon…”
His name flowed out from her deep breath.
“Yes. I’m here.”
“You wanted to see me, right? That’s why you came, right? Yes?”
It was too cute to be called drunkenness.
Having never seen her drink before, he couldn’t imagine that she had this kind of drunk behavior.
Being this affectionate and expressively active when drunk.
‘I absolutely can’t let her drink with other guys.’
A smile formed on Ha Joon’s lips, but it hardened in an instant.
Ha Joon’s car sped into the apartment complex’s parking lot.
Beep beep beep beep.
The front door opened, and Ha Joon and Su Ah entered the house.
“Ha Joon. Hehe Ha Joon.”
She kept calling Ha Joon’s name with a happy smile on her face for no apparent reason.
“Su Ah, try to come to your senses.”
His words fell on deaf ears.
“I can’t help it right now, so please understand.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ha Joon supported Su Ah’s back with his right hand and her thighs with his left, and swiftly lifted her up.
Ha Joon, carrying Su Ah, entered the guest room and slowly put her down on the bed.
And as he was about to cover her with a blanket…
…!
In a flash, Ha Joon’s wrist was seized by Su Ah, and she yanked him down beside her.
“Oh? Is that you, Ha Joon?”
Su Ah’s eyes barely opened.
“Su Ah, are you sobering up?”
“It’s finally over today.”
“Over?”
“I submitted the documents.”
“Ah. So you’re happy and drinking? Congratulations.”
At Ha Joon’s words, Su Ah’s eyebrows arched.
“No. It’s not because I’m happy. It’s because I’m sad.”
“Why are you sad after submitting the documents? You should be happy.”
“No. No. I’m sure I’ll fail. Then, I’ll become a nun. I’ll enter the temple.”
A temple? Suddenly a temple?
Ha Joon blinked at Su Ah, who slowly continued speaking.
“There’s no beef or alcohol in the temple…”
Ah. What to do when she’s this cute.
Her eyebrows and mouth corners were down, her cheeks filled with discontent.
He couldn’t help but like even this drunken behavior.
“And there’s no Ha Joon…”
At her last words, Ha Joon’s pupils dilated.
“I want to see Ha Joon every day. It’s so sad when I can’t meet him.”
Su Ah was making a confession that wasn’t quite a confession in her mumbling.
“Because I like Ha Joon. He should be by my side. Huhu.”
Despite being drunk and barely able to open her eyes, Ha Joon looked at Su Ah, who confessed that she liked him, with an incredibly loving gaze.
“You can see me every day whenever you miss me. I’ll even follow you to the temple if I have to, so don’t worry and get some rest.”
Ha Joon gave a soft peck on Su Ah’s forehead and left the room.
“Mmm…”
The morning sunlight seeping in through the window caused Su Ah to squint.
And at the same time, she was burdened with the responsibility for the overdrinking she had committed the day before.
“Ah, my head feels like it’s going to split open. My throat, I’m so thirsty.”
An intense thirst came over Su Ah and she left her room without fully opening her eyes.
Without any suspicion, she walked towards the refrigerator.
Gulp, gulp. Ah.
She quickly finished off a bottle of water and crumbled it in her hand.
“Shall I get you a hangover cure?”
“Yes. Ye…?”
Like someone who heard something she shouldn’t have, Su Ah’s eyes flew open.
What’s this? Am I seeing things? Is this still a dream?
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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