“What?”
Aera furrowed her brow.
“Oh, my, I’m flabbergasted! What are you saying right now…!”
“Jinwook’s mother, stay quiet.”
With a composed gaze, Hongseok blocked her, sharply scrutinizing Yeonju.
“Fine. Go on.”
Yeonju, with a firm determination, maintained a strong gaze. She opened her mouth again.
“Mr. Jinwook firmly insisted that if I didn’t come back, he would abandon the company and the family, never to see them again.”
“…”
“But everyone knows how passionate Mr. Jinwook is about the company and how indispensable he is. If someone like Mr. Jinwook disappears from LM Group, we all worried whether the group could be sustained.”
Yeonju spoke methodically, without a single hesitation.
“As the person responsible for the future of LM Group and the precious grandson and son of someone, it wouldn’t be right for me to cause them to lose everything just because of me. For the sake of everyone, I thought it was right for me to come back.”
For the first time, Hongseok was facing Yeonju seriously as she spoke.
Jinwook, though a bit surprised by Yeonju’s determined stance, remained calm, ready to leave with her if she struggled.
“And, above all, the most significant reason is…”
Yeonju looked at the two with clearer eyes.
“I want to be with Mr. Jinwook.”
It was the most important and earnest reason.
“I left here, thinking I would be happy away from this place. I thought I gained freedom after losing him, but that happiness was short-lived. There wasn’t a day I didn’t think of Jinwook, and nights were filled with thoughts of him.
I thought it wasn’t love, but it was. I thought even if I loved, I could easily forget, but that wasn’t the case. Unbeknownst to me, Jinwook had become a significant presence to me, a part of my life.
Any unhappiness was better than a life without Jinwook. So now, I couldn’t step back. I realized what kind of existence Jinwook was to me, and likewise, I knew I couldn’t move forward without him. Right now, I had to keep going forward.
With a determined gaze, Yeonju spoke to the two.
“I know what I lack. I also know what worries you.”
“…”
“We might never have a child. I might not be of any help in managing the company.”
There was a time when she thought if she couldn’t have a child and couldn’t contribute to the household, there was no reason to stay by Jinwook’s side. But that was when she didn’t know if Jinwook loved her.
What was essential for a couple living together wasn’t necessarily having a child or elevating the household’s honor.
“However, I will always be by Jinwook’s side so that he doesn’t walk a lonely and sorrowful path.”
Yeonju spoke with a stronger tone.
“I will do my best to make sure Jinwook can be happy. I will do everything I can, even if it means giving my all.”
Yeonju hoped her sincere plea would reach Hongseok and Aran. She wanted them to realize that the future of the company was important, but not more crucial than Jinwook’s happiness.
With her earnest feelings, Yeonju continued her words with seriousness and determination.
“If you genuinely care for Jinwook…”
“…”
“Please watch our couple live happily from now on.”
Yeonju once again bowed her head towards them.
“I ask for your understanding.”
In the silent living room, Hongseok and Aran remained.
Aran looked at Hongseok with an uneasy expression. Yeonju, who had just confidently expressed her determination, left with Jinwook.
“I ask for your understanding.”
Hongseok remained silent until Yeonju left the house. He didn’t express anger or any change in his expression. He simply listened silently to Yeonju’s words.
Aran, glancing at Hongseok, spoke softly.
“Dad. I’ll talk to Jinwook when I meet him.”
“…”
“You know, Jinwook isn’t the kind of person to break your trust…”
Ignoring Aran’s words, Hongseok, leaving her behind, approached the window. His thoughtful gaze focused outside. A branch with blossoming flowers entered his view.
It was when Yeonju left during the season when awkward branches swayed. And now, she returned when the entire world was in full bloom.
“Time sure passes quickly.”
Hongseok said quietly as he looked at the fully bloomed flowers.
“It’s only been one season, but she came back, completely changed.”
Yeonju was different from the Yeonju he knew before. Her way of speaking, the atmosphere around her, and even the gaze she met people with had changed.
Previously, she often hunched her shoulders or avoided eye contact like a person burdened with guilt, even when facing family members.
Hongseok had hoped that Yeonju would become a stronger person. He wanted her to stand tall in front of anyone and express her voice.
She seemed to be unchanging, but now, Yeonju was finally facing the world with clear eyes.
‘I want to be with Jinwook.’
She confidently spoke her desires, and
‘So that Jinwook doesn’t walk a lonely and sorrowful path, I will always be by his side.’
She even vowed to protect Jinwook with her small body.
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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