Almost unconsciously, Si Hyun was about to respond with “Yes, Mom,” but she managed to keep her mouth shut. There was no reason to call her that now, and she didn’t want to reveal who Jeong Im was to the others who were already giving them curious looks.
Si Hyun decided that it was urgent to take this conversation outside.
“Let’s talk outside.”
Si Hyun grabbed her arm and tried to pull her away, but Jeong Im forcefully shook off her hand.
“Why? Do you have something to hide?”
Sensing the tense atmosphere, people quickly scattered in different directions.
“What are you standing around for? Let’s go inside and talk.”
“Oh my, get a grip, not the right time for this.”
Soon, only Si Hyun and Jeong Im were left in the corridor.
However, Si Hyun was well aware that despite their attempts to leave, others were likely eavesdropping from the break room, corners, or other hiding spots.
Jeong Im stood firm in the middle of the corridor, staring at Si Hyun with a confrontational expression. It seemed as though she was daring Si Hyun to make a move, as if she wouldn’t budge an inch, and if Si Hyun wanted to drag her somewhere, she could give it a try.
I’m not sure what she’s trying to say, but it was clear that she came here with a determined purpose. So Si Hyun made an effort to gather herself.
“Why have you come? Almost everything with my brother has been settled.”
All the contracts and preparations for the wedding had already been canceled. Now, all that remained was to get back the deposit, and there would be nothing left between Si Hyun and Woo Jin.
“Settled? You find it that easy? Our Woo Jin couldn’t even eat properly, and he lost weight.”
You reap what you sow. She was about to say that, but Si Hyun swallowed it back. At work, except for Mi Joo, no one else knew the reason for the breakup.
“I’ve been busy with work. I would appreciate it if you could get straight to the point.”
Responding to Si Hyun’s efforts to speak calmly, Jung Im retorted sharply.
“Right, you’re happily fooling around with that young guy, aren’t you?”
Si Hyun doubted her ears. What is she talking about? Staring at Si Hyun as if she were repulsive, Jung Im glared at her with icy eyes.
“You’re practically a charity case, just because our Woo Jin likes you, he closed his eyes to your background. You don’t even know your place and have an affair?”
“Is that what my brother said? That I had an affair?”
Is this cowardly woman trying to pin this on me? I was so shocked that my voice trembled.
Aware that her colleagues were watching, Si Hyun made an effort to compose herself. While she couldn’t avoid embarrassment, she couldn’t shift the blame for the breakup onto herself.
“Go and ask again. Find out what my brother did to get caught by me.”
But Jung Im chuckled.
“That’s mutual fault. Strictly speaking, you were the one who started it. How can you try to pin it all on our Woo Jin?”
“What are you talking about?”
“That guy even moved next door to you, but you’ll keep pretending like nothing happened?”
Si Hyun felt cold sweat forming in her palms. Her embarrassment was already a lost cause, but she couldn’t involve Tae Ha in it.
“We’re not on those terms!”
Unable to reveal the truth about the relationship, she had no way to explain properly. In the end, the only words that came out of her mouth were dubious excuses.
“Huh, not on those terms, but you even served breakfast? Woo Jin saw it with his own eyes. Should I call the Daechil newspaper right now? Huh?”
As if she were about to call her son immediately, Jung Im even pretended to take out her phone.
Already, the sound of people whispering seemed to echo in Si Hyun’s ears, and she felt dizzy.
“Did you hear that Kang Si Hyun from the One App Team got divorced? They say she cheated.”
“There was supposedly a young man with blue hair!”
What on earth should she explain? If she told the truth, would they believe her?
As Si Hyun bit her lip until it bled, she suddenly felt a huge wall had appeared between her and Jung Im. Someone had come between them.
“Ms. Kang Si Hyun has no feelings for me.”
With Jung Im pointing at Si Hyun and physically blocking her, Tae Ha spoke.
“I liked her on my own.”
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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