But then she thought, since she was the one who got injured, maybe it was right for her to find a replacement. Mid-sentence, she fell silent, lost in thought. Sooyoung asked,
“What’s wrong, Aunt?”
“Sooyoung.”
“Yes?”
“It seems they haven’t found anyone yet. Would you mind continuing the job for a week?”
“What about after a week?”
“I’ll try to go back then.”
Sooyoung frowned and said,
“How can you go with that back injury? Didn’t the doctor say to rest for at least three weeks?”
“It’s not a physically demanding job, and I can be careful. Just help me out for a week… Oh, never mind. I can’t ask this of you, a student preparing for a job.”
Youngmi waved her hand dismissively, but Sooyoung suddenly became thoughtful.
“I’m not getting a job anyway. Maybe it’s better to do this job for a while. I won’t get a job just by sticking to the library.”
“Aunt, I’ll just do the job until I get employed.”
But Youngmi’s eyes lit up with hope, then she shook her head again.
“No, you shouldn’t do a housekeeping job. Your mom would disapprove.”
“How about we just don’t tell Mom for a while?”
Youngmi chuckled and said,
“I wonder if your mom will ever find out.”
Hiding the job from her mom felt a bit uneasy, but it was just two hours a day, so why not? Sooyoung persistently convinced her aunt.
“I’m mostly in the library all day anyway. It’ll be a good break for my mind. Plus, if I maintain the job, you can continue it later. Are you going to quit just like that? It’s too good a job to give up.”
Honestly, her main reason for continuing the job was to repay her aunt, who had raised her since childhood.
As an adult, she couldn’t give her aunt pocket money, but at least she could help her with her job.
“Trust me, Aunt. I’ll do well so you can return to the job later without any issues.”
And with that reason, she thought that even if her mom found out later, she would understand.
“I’ll make sure you don’t get any backlash, Aunt. I’ll do well so you can make a glamorous return. Trust me.”
As Sooyoung spoke with a confident smile, Youngmi felt grateful but also a bit worried. What if the homeowner is a man? Is it okay to send a young girl to his house?
But there had never been an instance in the past six months where the homeowner stepped out of his room. He probably doesn’t even know who the housekeeper is.
Resigned, Youngmi nodded her head, thinking nothing major would happen in a week.
The house was as desolate and spotless as the day before.
Following Youngmi’s instructions, Sooyoung first checked the kitchen for anything to clean, then quickly took out a non-woven mop from the utility room and diligently swept the floor.
The sound-sensitive homeowner disliked using a vacuum cleaner, so she was told to only use a non-woven mop.
She was to simply wipe the few pieces of furniture with a dry cloth.
She wondered what to do with laundry, but apparently, it was sent out for cleaning, so there was no need to worry about it. And for all this, 2 million won a month. Is the homeowner a tycoon?
Although she was slightly bothered by having to work from 2 PM to 4 PM even on weekends, the extra pay for weekends seemed reasonable.
After sweeping the spacious floor with the mop and wiping the furniture, she again found herself with an hour to spare.
Not wanting to doze off on the sofa like yesterday, she decided to look around the house for anything to tidy.
The house’s ambiance made it clear there were no women living there.
There was no hint of anything cute or dainty. All furniture was either black or grey, giving off a somber vibe.
The interior seemed neglected, with just the necessary furniture in place.
The only unusual thing was a room entirely turned into a gym, equipped with everything from treadmills to various machines whose names she didn’t know, including weights sorted by mass. Sooyoung cautiously picked up the lightest dumbbell.
She thought there would be at least one full-length mirror for checking postures, but there was none.
Now that she thought about it, there were no mirrors even in the bathroom, a realization she had come to while looking in the elevator mirror.
Does the homeowner live without looking in mirrors? Or are they only in the main bedroom? Isn’t at least one mirror needed in the bathroom?
Lost in thought and unconsciously lifting and lowering the dumbbell, Sooyoung put it down and left the room.
With 30 minutes left and nothing to do, she wondered if she really had to fill the time.
Although her aunt had kindly given her the CEO’s number to call if she had questions, she didn’t dare ask if she could leave early.
Sooyoung, with her bag slung casually over her shoulder, impulsively tiptoed towards the firmly closed master bedroom.
She pressed her ear against the door to see if she could hear any voices from inside, but it was silent. Was there really someone in there?
Just as her cheek was squished against the door, listening intently:
“Cough!”
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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