One day ago.
After the call with Sun-seok, Kwon Seung-chul fell into deep contemplation. Despite many deviations from the plan, he still felt it was too early to give up.
Upon reflection, he realized he still had one card left.
“There’s no way to die.”
Ji Eun-jae.
It was the only remaining lifeline. Now it was truly the last chance. Even if it could be called a rotten lifeline, there was no room for choice for him.
Facing the dawn’s blue light, Kwon Seung-chul washed his face and neatly shaved. Gathering his long hair and tying it back, Kwon Seung-chul smiled as he extended the corners of his mouth.
As the morning brightened, Kwon Seung-chul, with a relatively elongated face, arrived in front of the hospital, swallowing hard at the majestic appearance of the Yeonrim.
“On the day you go to see Eun-jae. It’ll be hell for both of us.”
It was like the gaze of the Yoon Sun-woo from that day was subtly present in his consciousness.
It was a gaze that flowed with life.
It was not merely an attempt to scare him with words. He already knew that if he did it, it would be the same person. He had already experienced it once.
“Well, so what? Anyway, I’m going back to Korea.”
It was a precipice. A precipice where there was no further to fall. A precipice with nothing more to lose.
There was nothing to fear in this yard. So he had already set his mind in one way.
Whether it was dirty money or a shabby one, the fact that money was flowing into his hands was important.
It seemed difficult to avoid becoming a baggage carrier if he went all the way to the Philippines. Fortunately, as long as he wasn’t fooled by Sun-seok.
Returning to Sun-seok’s side was the alternative, not the best.
Even if he went there, he wanted to be a guest at the resort he operated, not an employee.
Having suffered for nearly 40 years, while it might not be the paradise I dreamed of, it was a place like paradise.
It might be impossible in Korea, but it was somewhat possible in the Philippines.
If Ji Eun-jae offered 300 million, no, just 100 million.
“Who knows? Even if we got married, Sun-woo might have given Eun-jae an officetel.”
With the image alone, Seung-chul felt even better, whistling while sitting with his legs spread open in the lobby on the first floor, where people passed by the most.
Amidst the unpleasant glances directed at him, Kwon Seung-chul slowly closed his eyes.
Brightly smiling Ji Eun-jae’s attractive face flashed through Seung-chul’s mind.
Was my daughter living well? No, was my savings account doing well? It was a time when I used to wait periodically in front of the tteokbokki restaurant, watching it uneasily.
That smiling face was the last, probably.
Would Eun-jae be laughing like that next to Yoon Sun-woo now?
As the thought reached that point, sudden anger surged. No, it would be more accurate to say that my stomach hurts.
I’m so unhappy right now, but Ji Eun-jae seems to be living very well without any worries about money in the future.
I hope Ji Eun-jae can break down arrogant and disdainful Yoon Sun-woo, who treated me worse than bugs.
If we could see each other becoming each other’s hell, there might not be a better spectacle.
Drip, drop.
As dark clouds gathered and raindrops began to fall from the thickened sky, Kwon Seung-chul sneered while looking at the raindrops falling from the eaves.
It didn’t matter if it took a few days. Eun-jae would definitely come here.
A few months ago, just like that time.
“Eun-jae, congratulations on your marriage. Sincerely. I hope you are happy, Eun-jae.”
“Thank you. I heard you’re going to study.”
“Yes. There was something I wanted to study. It might take a long time. Maybe… I might not come back to Korea.”
Hesitatingly brushing the cheap mug, Eun-jae lowered her head deeply and opened her mouth.
“Teacher will wait for you at Yeonrim. You are such a good person, Teacher.”
Watching that scene, Hyeji unknowingly smiled. Extending her hand towards Eun-jae, who hesitated and stroked the mug, Hyeji said,
“Let’s meet with a smiling face next time, us.”
Eun-jae held Hyeji’s outstretched hand. They exchanged what might be a farewell, and smiled awkwardly.
“Eun-jae, meeting you changed Sun-woo a lot. Did Sun-woo really arrive late today? How much the teachers laughed about that story, Eun-jae doesn’t know—”
“We meet everyone here.”
Suddenly, a husky voice from behind Hyeji made Eun-jae’s face turn pale.
Hyeji, caught off guard by the sudden situation, glanced at Eun-jae, then turned her head towards the direction of the voice.
“Our Eun-jae, have you been well?”
Leaning against the entrance, revealing yellowed teeth, the man who burst into laughter looked at Eun-jae sitting across from him with a pale face.
Hyeji, feeling something was wrong, looked back at Eun-jae and cautiously asked with her mouth,
Who is it? I’ll stay with you.
In response to that question, Eun-jae politely sought understanding from Hyeji. Kwon Seung-chul, who sat comfortably in the seat left by Hyeji, sipped the coffee she left and laughed.
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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