Whether it was the driver, Kwon Ki Joo in the passenger seat, or Eun Chae in the back seat. In the car where everyone was silent as if they had made an agreement, her thoughts were absurd, but that was all she had.
It couldn’t be helped. The man who had disappeared without even a common notice appeared in front of her without warning.
As if he had always been there.
Eun Chae was not dragged back to the engagement ceremony, whether Chairman Song had given any instructions. Instead, she was brought home and became confined to her room.
While she was lingering around, someone entered the room.
Eun Chae glared at the intruder who had entered her room without permission. Now, she was not so naive as to be only confused.
“You’re banned from going out for a while. It’s a directive from the chairman.”
“……”
“I’ll manage your schedule, Ms. Song Eun Chae.”
“……”
“You can’t make personal appointments without my consent.”
Eun Chae felt anger welling up. Looking at Kwon Ki Joo, who had a stern face and only spit out stern words, her insides boiled with rage.
Why? Unlike her, whose makeup from the shop was all smeared, the man was without a single flaw.
“You’re good at this, aren’t you? This is your second time being Song Eun Chae’s bodyguard, isn’t it?”
Even when she snarled, there was no particular reaction from Kwon Ki Joo.
“But what should I do……”
“……”
“You’re an experienced employee, but a defective product.”
Eun Chae felt a sudden intense headache, but she didn’t show it.
“A runaway employee, how can I trust you with my schedule?”
“Under the chairman’s orders?”
He tilted his head and retorted. Eun Chae clenched her cold fingertips.
She thought she had felt enough betrayal from Kwon Ki Joo, but she was mistaken.
“……Why did you come back?”
Her suppressed voice was filled with layers of resentment and hatred.
“By the order of return……”
Thud!
Ki Joo’s head turned to the side before he could finish his sentence. Eun Chae, who had thrown her cellphone at his face, looked at him with heavy breaths.
The cheek scratched by the phone case accessory started bleeding. Eun Chae’s eyes were as red as that blood.
“Save your obvious words.”
She thought she had felt enough betrayal from Kwon Ki Joo, but she was mistaken.
“……”
“Did you think it was too easy to fool and felt boring? You were afraid of being caught by the chairman, who doesn’t even consider ruining a person’s life as a big deal, weren’t you? You should have waited and made a deal instead. You should have taken a huge share as a breakup fee and then run away. At least then, you wouldn’t have had to stoop low to chase after the woman you discarded for money.”
The lips of the one who had been feigning politeness all along twisted. His lower lip, which he had been biting, was pressed hard by his teeth. It was a strange expression, as if he was grimacing or laughing.
“So, did you plan on marrying me?”
Kwon Ki Joo, who lightly brushed his wound with his hand and wiped off the blood, asked. Contrary to his clear voice, his face was frighteningly gloomy.
“There’s that face again. The most miserable face in the world.”
“……”
“If you live with me, you’ll really fall into a pit of misery. Did you really want to get caught by me?”
The hand caressing his face was warm.
“Tell me. Were you planning to run away and survive?”
The tone of voice, as if comforting and soothing a child, was heartbreakingly tender.
“When you’re constantly being tracked by bodyguards and being dragged like this.”
“……”
“Get a grip.”
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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