“Actually, I decided to appear before I came. But as I talked to the writer, something……”
“…Something?”
Ji Ho’s words trailed off. Hye Yoon thought hesitating to speak didn’t suit him. Of course, Ji Ho himself barely remembered hesitating about anything.
“I wanted to make a proposal using my appearance as collateral. I don’t usually act so desperately.”
“What kind of proposal?”
“I wish the writer would play Hee Su.”
“What?!”
“I wondered why Director Kim wanted the writer as the female lead… Now, I’m desperate too.”
Hye Yoon asked back as if shouting at the unexpected story. Although she was immediately embarrassed by the sound cutting across the quiet space, Ji Ho still seemed at ease.
“You were in a drama club in college. It won’t be much different.”
“How would…”
“Director Kim told me. I thought you would be an actress because you write well and act well, but you didn’t.”
“Wow, that’s unbelievable.”
Ji Ho left out the mention of ‘a beautiful face’ in front of writing and acting. He felt a strange resentment about conveying another man’s praise of her appearance.
Hye Yoon’s gaze fixed on the table as she puckered her lower lip and furrowed her brows. Despite her look of great dissatisfaction, it was so vivid. Ji Ho felt a laugh seeping out, so he quickly pressed his lips together.
“I’m sorry, but I’ll decline that. It seems a bit… tough.”
“…That’s unfortunate.”
He knew she would refuse, but he didn’t know it would be this disappointing. However, looking at her unfairly protruded lower lip, he didn’t feel entirely disappointed. If it took such a situation to see such an expression, his disappointment was somewhat soothed.
“If Ji Ho appears, many good actors will be interested… I’ll pass it on to Senior Min Woo. Ask him to cast the best fitting actress.”
“…Okay.”
And at that moment, the person she liked the most said something she didn’t particularly like, but she thought it was alright. Ji Ho held the script for placed on the table.
“Shall we get up then?”
As Hye Yoon nodded and rose, he watched her small movement.
With each slow step, the gaze that warmly descended, the soft upward curve of her lips. Hye Yoon thought he seemed to find her as cute as a child.
Waiting for the elevator, the two remained silent. At least there was distance when they sat across from each other. Now, if she took a step back, it felt as though she could touch Ji Ho’s chest, and her cheeks heated up instantly.
Moreover, what kind of perfume was he wearing that brought a cool sensation to her nose, yet it felt so warm and cozy. If she closed her eyes, it might feel like a dream.
“…That’s right!”
“Hm?”
Suddenly, Hye Yoon started rummaging through her bag. In fact, since the end of their conversation, the word ‘gift’ had been circling in her head.
South Korea’s top actor who hoped to star because he liked her flawed script. The script he held in his hand, full of signs of appreciative reading. The deep thought about permeated in their exchanged words.
‘I wish I knew I’d be this grateful, I would have prepared something……’
And finally, as she found the gift and was about to lift her head happily, she could only turn her head slightly. Because, at that moment, Ji Ho had bent his upper body towards her neck. It happened too quickly.
“Do you wear perfume? It’s really nice……”
“Ah……”
Who could make such a remark.
As Ji Ho stood calmly behind her, speaking to himself, she involuntarily bit her lip. After taking a breath, Hye Yoon turned around and reached out.
“Here, this……”
It was tightly clenched in a small fist, making it impossible to identify, but Ji Ho extended his palm regardless. The proud look on his face at the end of his mumbling was quite cute.
‘…What could this be.’
Ji Ho stared at the object of pride Hye Yoon placed in his palm for a few seconds. Several colorful jelly bears the size of fingernails.
She really carried things around that looked just like her.
“I wanted to give you something out of gratitude… but all I have right now are these gummies.”
“Ah… Thank you.”
“They’re only 100 won each, but you can still be happy seven times if you eat them one by one.”
“Hehe. Okay.”
Without a chance to try and hide it, laughter escaped at her voice filled with regret. Especially his muttered words like ‘I should have saved one earlier.’ Despite being as soft as a whisper, they seemed likely to linger in his memory for a long time, as well as his face, sincerely regretful that he couldn’t give one more.
‘Did I mishear that she’s two years older than me?’
Given her appearance and behavior, it was a reasonable suspicion.
Ding
As the elevator arrived, the two of them entered a smaller space together. Ji Ho alternately looked down at the gummy bears and her side profile. A small woman had just handed over something even smaller, and yet he found himself completely flustered. The answer was clear.
He couldn’t let this moment end here.
“Well, I can’t just take something.”
“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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