After the staff finished their tasks and left, Jian, who had taken off her coat, opened the box to check its contents.
It contained several decks of cards and a transparent container with round drawing balls.
“It’s a balance game. Chairman, have you ever… This is obviously not.”
Tasting the non-alcoholic cocktail he reluctantly ordered, Kanghyun shrugged his shoulders.
It seemed to imply, “What’s the point of asking when you already know.”
“Just choose the better of the two examples they provide.”
“If there’s no answer in there.”
“But you still have to choose.”
Jian’s large eyes sparkled. She had been curious about Kanghyun’s various preferences.
“Okay.”
Kanghyun, who wrapped Jian’s shoulders perfectly, nodded.
Although he wasn’t very enthusiastic, he had to accommodate her twinkling eyes.
“Between friendship and love…”
“Love.”
“Your friends might be upset.”
“I have no friends.”
“Really?”
“Friends are your responsibility.”
Jian, who was about to ask what Ms. Yeonju and Director had to do with this, started reading the next card while caressing Kanghyun’s back that was getting closer.
“Contact 100 times a day, once a month.”
“A hundred times a day? Can you even do that?”
“Are you serious?”
“Of course.”
“Just try it once. You probably won’t get a hundred responses, but still.”
Jian, like a genie of the lamp granting all of Taekanghyun’s wishes, allowed an enormous number of contacts.
“Next question, no physical contact with a lover for a year, or platonic love without physical contact for a year.”
“The latter would be better.”
“Really?”
A person who is busy kissing everywhere now?
Kanghyun gently pulled Jian’s nose, who was becoming attached.
“I touch because I like it, not because I want to like it.”
Explaining his reasons in a calm voice, Kanghyun leaned toward Jian.
Under the dim light, Jian blinked her eyes very slowly to avoid his bright eyes.
His warm scent, which seemed to cover her entirely, gently tickled her nose from a suitable distance.
“Still hot? It seems like you’re feverish.”
Holding Jian’s nape and lightly stroking it, Kanghyun frowned, concerned about her frequent colds.
“No, I’m okay. Th-the game can stop now.”
Afraid that her breath might rush out quickly, Jian quickly finished speaking and drank the blue-colored cocktail like water.
Because she had imagined countless moments of becoming one with him, her nerves, already sensitive, produced heat even with a slight stimulus.
“Tasty?”
“Huh?”
“Maybe it’s tasteless because it’s non-alcoholic.”
Staring at the small bobbing cork-like lower lip, Kanghyun’s eyes narrowed.
“But still, it’s not alcohol.”
“You can’t help it if it’s still there.”
What Kanghyun wanted wasn’t a tempting cocktail but lips soaked with moisture.
With his thick lower lip clasped, tasting it, Kanghyun half-opened his mouth and skillfully explored the slightly parted seam.
“Wait, wait a moment.”
Realizing that her waist was going backward, Jian pushed away the approaching chest.
“Let’s go up to the room.”
“Are you tired?”
“No, I don’t want to get more drunk here. Although it’s just alcohol, I’ll get drunk because of Chairman. Anyway, I want to remember the first time entirely…”
Jian, who had turned into a ripe apple, lowered her face, covering it with both hands.
Expressing her desire to possess him entirely seemed too explicit, making her embarrassed.
“If you’re in a hurry because of me, it’s okay. You don’t have to hug me, just being by my side is enough.”
“No! It’s absolutely not like that.”
Jian, who vigorously shook her head, stared at Kanghyun with reddened eyes.
Once she felt how much he desired her, the anxiety from the name Han Seoyoon and the confusing memories would probably fade away.
She might gain a different kind of certainty than now.
“Maybe I’m the one in a hurry now.”
A slightly mixed mumbling came out in a very small voice.
Exhaling hot breath, Jian placed her hand on Kanghyun’s cheek.
“So, please hug me now.”
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While the elevator ascended to the top floor, there was no conversation.
Trapped in Kanghyun’s arms, Jian, whose toes curled, stared at the tightly closed elevator door.
An unseen vibration, starting from the neatly stretched thighs down to below the knee, echoed.
As the elevator went up, Jian, caught in Kanghyun’s arms, gazed at the tightly closed elevator door with her toes curled and her eyes tinged with red.
There were vibrations that couldn’t be seen, starting from the neatly stretched thighs down to below the knee.
The elevator door, about to open, made her dizzy with anticipation.
Fully composed, Jian looked up at Kanghyun, who seemed nonchalant.
“Mr. Chairman.”
“Yeah.”
“I, uh…”
“Speak freely.”
“Even if I don’t do well, please don’t be disappointed. I’ll do my best…”
Sighing softly, Kanghyun, who felt the warm gaze on his face, checked the number on the elevator display.
With a cheerful mechanical sound, the heavy iron door opened a crack.
Amid the nervous sounds of footsteps, a worried figure opened the door, and the echo of uneasy steps reverberated in the quiet corridor.
Before the door lock pad recognized the key card, Kanghyun’s hand moved hastily to unlock the latch.
With a click, the lock, which had been creaking, smoothly released, and soon after, the heavy door closed with a thud.
“I’ll do it.”
Without even being surprised by the loud noise, Kanghyun, who bent his knees, took off the shoe that wrapped around the small foot.
The thrown shoe landed awkwardly in the hallway.
Holding Jian’s hand, Kanghyun went ahead with confident strides.
“If you can’t understand what I say, grab my hair. I’m doing this because my actions might make you uncomfortable.”
The suppressed desire in his rushing voice served as a reminder.
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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