What felt like an eternity passed in just a few seconds. The one who turned away first was Ji Ho. Unknowingly, Hye Yoon had severed his selfcontrol, simply with her soft gaze.
Clear and clean hazel eyes. If he knew she was averting her gaze to avoid certain thoughts, would she still look at him with those eyes? Ji Ho somehow lacked confidence.
“And well, it’s obvious. Is it necessary to say?”
“What, what is?”
Hye Yoon, too, grasped her trembling heart and accepted his gaze but she couldn’t smoothly utter a single word. Not knowing his true intentions, seeing Ji Ho regain his composure and smile made her feel overwhelmed.
“Of course, he would have liked her at first sight.”
His large hand that had been holding Hye Yoon’s shoulder moved away. But the fleeting warmth that had disappeared made her shoulders shiver for a moment.
“Because to anyone, she would seem small and cute.”
At some point, one of Ji Ho’s hands lightly stroked Hye Yoon’s back of the head. The feeling of gentle stroking felt like it was wiping away all the rationality in her head.
“I’ve said this before…… You seem not to remember any of it.”
The stroking hand silently disappeared into the pocket of his trousers, but his gaze remained on her.
Hye Yoon wanted to look at him more but lowered her head. She could vividly feel her cheeks turning red, and by now she knew well that Ji Ho was quite adept at reading thoughts.
That evening, it felt like he would read her last memory.
‘Did you think I was cute…… from the first time you saw me?’
‘Yes.’
Ji Ho looked at her small hand gripping her uniform skirt beneath her bowed head. The emotions displayed by the small woman’s entire body were too overwhelming to ignore. His lips curved into a soft smile.
“Hmm, maybe not. You do remember?”
As he playfully lowered his head to take a closer look at her, Hye Yoon quickly nodded twice. Both remembering and feeling shy were correct. She wished he would stop, as everything was correct.
Happiness colored Ji Ho’s beautiful face.
“I see… always remember. Because it’s sincere.”
“…”
“You should do what you did back then, right? Respond.”
“…Yes. So now… please stop. My face is so red I can’t lift my head.”
“Hehe. Okay, that’s enough.”
He barely held back his hand, which was confined to his pocket, from moving towards her round head. Things that were difficult to endure were increasing from the trivial ones.
“Um… Can we go in now? Lunchtime is over.”
At the hesitant voice from afar, Ji Ho quickly shifted his attention. Several staff members were already there, watching the two of them.
“Oh, yes.”
Despite the awkward situation, Ji Ho responded naturally without flinching. Hye Yoon subtly looked up at him. His gaze and actions towards the staff were courteous but somewhat unfamiliar.
She could see what Min Woo meant by the wall in how he interacted with others. A kindness that did not cross the line. It was bound to be unfamiliar as she had never seen it towards Hye Yoon.
“It seems like the writer should meet her friend before we start filming.”
“…My face is too red.”
When the approaching staff diverted all their attention to Hye Yoon, she bowed her head deeply again. From Ji Ho’s perspective, there was no need to hide where his eyes were going since they were publicly known to be lovers.
Of course, where his heart was going as well.
“Just a bit. It’s fine for me, but it might cause a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding?”
“Yes. They might not think we just had a conversation.”
How great it would be if she could imitate even half of the ease shown by his smile, curving his lips. Hye Yoon felt slightly dizzy with a mixture of embarrassment and envy. She glared at Ji Ho out of pointless resentment.
“Hehe. Okay, hurry and go to the waiting room. Really, that’s enough.”
“Someday… I will surely take revenge.”
While making a pouty face, Hye Yoon’s eyes remained on Ji Ho even as she moved a few steps away. His gaze was sharp and warm, and Ji Ho couldn’t help but smile.
“Director Kim apparently has something going on with a new announcer. They’re not officially dating yet, but the atmosphere seems like they soon will be?”
“Wow, where did you hear that?”
“Where did I hear it. I heard it on the set. While you were working, I was having such a good time I felt sorry?”
Inside the car, returning home after the shoot. Min Joo seemed quite satisfied with her workplace today as well. Hye Yoon, who always left work before Ji Ho, felt sorry, but for a moment, she could forget that feeling.
“You’re close with Director Kim. Didn’t you sense anything?”
“Well… I did notice that he’s been in an exceptionally good mood lately.”
“See? Nothing makes a person happier than love.”
Hye Yoon also sent a nod of agreement. The dark sky and the calm music coming from the radio provided a relaxing evening ambiance. The postponed fatigue was pressing down on her eyelids.
“Hye Yoon, and just in case, I’m saying this.”
“Hm…”
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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