Mijoo, standing in the parking lot, couldn’t bring herself to press the remote control for a long time.
Then, the sky flashed, and thunder rumbled ominously. One by one, raindrops began to fall, accompanied by a chilly wind, and soon the rainfall intensified.
Pitter-patter.
Mijoo finally pressed the remote and quickly looked for the car.
Even to Mijoo, who was not familiar with cars, the vehicle appeared quite expensive, flashing its headlights, waiting for her. As the rain grew heavier, Mijoo hurried to the car, but with her injured leg, she was already half-soaked by the time she got in.
‘What should I say when I see him?’
There was much to say, but she couldn’t organize her thoughts. Amidst the confusion, the rain streaked the car windows, blurring her vision, much like her life where nothing seemed clear.
‘Immigration officers have never barged in like this before… But I haven’t done anything illegal. Why?’
Mijoo felt unjustly treated and began to sense something odd.
‘They said they were immigration officers, but I didn’t even check their ID cards.’
Mijoo took out the receipt again. Her hand, holding the receipt, trembled. Was it from the cold rain or fear?
On the paper, her name and the fine amount were handwritten, with a clear stamp of an institution below. Yet, something felt suspicious.
‘Did I judge too hastily? But what if they really were immigration officers?’
If she didn’t pay the fine, she would be deported immediately.
‘But what if those people were impostors?’
She had already given them her passport. In any case, Mijoo only faced anxious and disadvantageous situations.
Mijoo raised her hand to her head in frustration.
‘Ouch.’
The pain in her wrist was more intense than in her head. She had hurt her wrist when she slipped in the bathroom but hadn’t mentioned it at the hospital.
Now, the pain was gradually increasing.
Realizing that delaying would only increase her anxiety, Mijoo started the car.
The tension of adapting to the new car and the rain, along with the chaotic thoughts about how to deal with the situation, filled her mind as she arrived at Siyun’s house.
However, even after arriving, Mijoo hesitated to get out of the car for a long time.
Then, she saw a light turn off beyond the high fence of Siyun’s house. Mijoo checked the time.
“Is it already 11 o’clock?”
With a sense of urgency, Mijoo looked outside. The rain showed no signs of stopping but only seemed to intensify.
‘Is there an umbrella?’
The new car, unfortunately, did not have an umbrella. Feeling she couldn’t delay any longer, Mijoo took a deep breath and opened the car door.
Thud-thud-thud.
The sound of the rain was more intense than she expected, making her hesitant to step out. But she couldn’t wait any longer. As she stepped out and stood up, she was immediately drenched by the pouring rain.
The distance from the car to Siyun’s house wasn’t far, but Mijoo, with her injured leg, couldn’t run.
“I’m already soaked anyway…”
She tried not to cry, but now it seemed okay to let the tears flow freely. After all, no one was watching, and she couldn’t tell if it was rain or tears.
With a sense of resignation, Mijoo slowly walked towards Siyun’s house gate.
Yet, she couldn’t bring herself to press the bell. Her hand reached for the small bell multiple times, but she lacked the courage to press it. As the rain grew heavier and she shivered in the cold, Mijoo finally managed to press the bell.
After a long while, a voice came through the intercom.
“……Ms. Choi Mijoo?”
“Yes.”
“Come in.”
To her surprise, Siyun’s voice came through, and the gate opened. Mijoo entered Siyun’s familiar garden.
Sensor lights lit up along her path, but the relentless rain made her shoulders tremble visibly, revealing her discomfort.
“Ms. Choi Mijoo!”
Mijoo saw Siyun running towards her with an umbrella.
‘Should I just go back?’
Seeing Siyun brought on a different kind of fear. Yet, she couldn’t move forward or backward.
Siyun quickly reached her, wrapping one arm around Mijoo and covering her with the umbrella. Her frail shoulders were trembling violently, which Siyun could feel in his hand.
“Let’s go inside.”
Siyun wrapped his arm around Mijoo’s shoulder and tilted the umbrella towards her. Though she was already drenched, he wanted to shield her from the rain as much as possible. Mijoo’s body was shivering more intensely.
Inside the house, Siyun came out with a towel and wrapped Mijoo in it, then enveloped her in his arms.
“Why did you get all wet in the rain?”
His voice sounded almost angry, but his embrace was gentle.
“Take off your clothes. You’ll catch a cold.”
“I can’t.”
Mijoo clutched the front of her clothes, which were sticking to her body and hard to move. Even though she resisted, Siyun couldn’t leave her like this and lifted her up.
“Then at least warm up your body.”
Siyun carried Mijoo into the bathroom, sat her in the whirlpool, and turned on the water. The bathtub quickly filled with warm water and bubbles.
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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