“Before, both arms were covered in bruises because of that. I wanted to secretly check when Sooyoung got hurt, but I couldn’t see it. So please look at it since Sooyoung is okay with touching it. Then, without expressing it outwardly, you can understand Woojin’s condition a bit.”
“Oh, okay.”
She learned new information about Woojin again.
Every new piece of information she learned was shocking, but enduring and living through such heart-wrenching information was also remarkably admirable.
A handsome man with a strong mental fortitude… To Sooyoung, the strongest person in the world was undoubtedly Seol Woojin.
After reading the book for three hours and straining her voice, Sooyoung unlocked the door code to Woojin’s house with a weird sound like “uhhhhh.”
My attractive voice… gradually turning into the grandfather’s voice. The 200,000 won per hour was definitely not a small amount of money.
As soon as she entered the entrance, she saw familiar Mary Jane shoes. It seemed like Jeong Naeun had come.
Worried that they might be fighting again, Sooyoung held her breath and entered, but there was no one in the living room.
What? Are they both in the room? Well, this isn’t right, is it?
Although she felt uncomfortable, she still entered the room casually. After all, I’m not his girlfriend.
If I don’t get permission, I can’t just enter my boyfriend’s room freely…
I never had this sense of problem before, but now that I think Naeun is in that room, I suddenly felt unfairly treated.
Unable to sit on the living room sofa, she sat on a dining table chair, placing her casted foot on the opposite chair.
Because she had been putting her legs down all the time in the recording studio, her toes kept cramping.
Seol Woojin is supposed to give me a massage, but this guy doesn’t even know I’m here because he’s with another woman.
Let’s ensure each other’s privacy at such times; it wasn’t meant to talk nonsense…
No, but this guy, I met my senior So in a casual way. It’s not adultery or something like that… What was it… He made a fuss, saying he would sue for some affair thing, and now he’s confidently with another woman? No matter how busy he is with work, isn’t this going too far?
But then, Woojin suddenly entered the kitchen without a word.
“When did you come?”
“Just a little while ago.”
His voice automatically turned cold.
“Oh…”
He went to the fridge and took out a bottle of water, gulping it down.
“Did your friend come?”
“Yeah.”
“What are you two doing in the room?”
“Naeun brought my manuscript, so she’s reading it after correcting.”
“Seol Woojin, you’re reading the manuscript, and what is your friend doing?”
“…Sleeping.”
Woojin said with a slightly awkward expression.
What did he say?
Sooyoung’s expression stiffened. Without saying a word, Woojin, as if he could see her expression, deliberately spoke calmly.
“I worked all night at the company and came here right away. I told her to take a nap while I read the manuscript.”
“Sleep at your own place. Why sleep here?”
Her tone became harsh.
“I told her to take a nap in case she gets drowsy while driving.”
“Are you crazy? You said you’d sue me!”
“You said it’s okay for you to work?”
“What kind of work is sleeping!”
“I’m reading the manuscript.”
“Even though a woman is sleeping next to you, the manuscript comes into your eyes?”
“It does.”
When Sooyoung stood up and lifted his calf with her casted leg, a sudden shock caused Woojin to make an involuntary sound, and his upper body bent.
“Hey!”
When he shouted, Sooyoung stared back.
“Why! Even if you say you’re working, with your girlfriend glaring at you with wide-open eyes, you’re letting another woman sleep in the room? Are you crazy?”
“Speak properly. Why have you been speaking so shortly since earlier?”
When he picked the wrong fight, Sooyoung raised her head and shouted louder.
“Yeah, it’s short! What can I do about it?”
Unlike when she fought with So Seonbae and was considered a childish lovers’ quarrel, this time it didn’t seem like a juvenile love spat. It was war.
Did Woojin feel like this too? Was that why he even called a lawyer?
Sooyoung glared at Woojin, and he, in return, stared back at Sooyoung with invisible eyes.
“If it bothers you, come in too.”
“No! I’m going home!”
“Where are you going!”
Woojin, flustered, awkwardly fumbled with his hands but luckily grabbed her wrist.
“If you’re so suspicious, let’s stay in the room together!”
“No, I don’t want to!”
Naeun, who had been dozing off on the single sofa amid their bickering, woke up.
Seeing the checkered blanket covering her, Naeun chuckled and got up.
“You should be working!”
“Working? Doing what?”
Despite the intense fighting sounds between the two, more than distrust, affection could be felt within.
Naeun stood in front of the room, quietly listening to the couple’s fight.
To anyone, it sounded like a lover’s quarrel. Were they seriously dating? There was no such talk from Ji-hyun oppa.
Soon, there was a loud noise, followed by the sound of the front door closing and opening again.
This time, the fight seemed to be taking place outside the front door, echoing through the hallway.
“I’m leaving!”
“What if you just go!”
Why are they fighting like this? It’s going to be heard by all the neighbors… For Woojin, who thoroughly hides himself from the outside, this was truly an unexpected behavior.
She recalled the time when they had a fierce argument with Woojin before.
At that time, Naeun ran away because she didn’t want to get hurt anymore. Even while running away, she secretly wished for Woojin to catch her.
But he never did. He didn’t even call her name.
The day she returned to Korea to meet Woojin, they had an argument again. On that day, he just let her run away.
Now, listening to their conversation, Sooyoung wants to leave, but Woojin seems to be holding onto her.
It was bitter. Seol Woojin… has changed.
But suddenly, it became quiet outside. Did Kim Sooyoung leave…? It was surprising that Woojin went outside, but he probably couldn’t chase after her anymore.
Naeun, who intended to bring him back, slowly crossed the living room and went out to the open entrance.
“Woojin…”
She stood there, looking out into the corridor without even putting on her shoes.
A large body was blocking the wall. Inside the long, stretched arms, a small woman was seen.
And lips were colliding fiercely.
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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