Despite bystanders, they focused only on each other. After a while, Siyun, still kissing her, mumbled.
“If you don’t stop now, I’ll go all the way.”
Mijoo raised her head, brushing her lips against his, and replied while still kissing.
“I tucked my hair behind my ear.”
Siyun lifted his head, a look of regret in his eyes. Mijoo’s lips were more flushed from their brief collision.
“But we’re not going to practice this in front of Grandfather, right?”
Mijoo preempted Siyun’s words, not wanting to hear ‘practice’ from him anymore.
Siyun grinned, gently wiping her lips.
“Do you think of me as some shameless brute?”
The word ‘brute’ made Mijoo blush. Ordinary words seemed to take on an erotic tone from Siyun’s mouth.
Siyun took her hand, heading to the residence’s entrance.
Inside, Siyun was haunted by unasked questions.
‘How much of her is practice, and how much is real?’
He wanted to ask but feared she might withdraw. Siyun’s mind was filled with thoughts.
At the top floor of the luxury residence was a French restaurant.
Wherever you sat, you could see the city view, and the outdoor restaurant connected to the head tower was a space only for members.
Siyun and Mijoo were guided to the outdoor restaurant reserved by Grandfather, Chairman Kim.
Although Mijoo had feelings for Siyun, they were in a sham marriage based on a contract.
In front of Chairman Kim, Mijoo couldn’t help but feel nervous, and she was also concerned about maintaining an appropriate distance from Siyun, who kept moving closer to her.
However, from inside the elevator, Siyun’s hand, which clung to her waist, didn’t leave, and after meeting the grandfather and hugging him, his hand returned to her waist as if it belonged there.
When Mijoo pinched his hand, this sly man only moved his hand slightly lower on her waist.
Mijoo looked at Siyun, tucking her hair behind her ear. But Siyun, not even looking at her, was warmly scolding his grandfather for coming without notice.
“Mijoo, please be quiet,” she tried to call out to Siyun silently, but apparently, he didn’t hear.
Raising her voice a little, Mijoo called him again. Finally, Siyun turned to Mijoo and smiled brightly.
‘No, don’t smile. Look at the sign. The sign!’
Mijoo, wary of the grandfather, resented Siyun’s silly behavior.
But no matter how much she signaled, it didn’t affect Siyun, whose hand remained warm.
After the bustling and welcoming greetings, the three of them sat down for their first meeting. It was Mijoo’s turn to greet.
In that moment, Mijoo gathered all her strength and spoke.
“I’m Mijoo. Thank you for giving me Siyun.”
Chairman Kim seemed surprised for a moment, then burst into laughter. Mijoo realized she had said what the groom should have.
“Well, I was worried about who to entrust this guy to, but it seems he’s found a solid partner.”
Chairman Kim was a down-to-earth and warm-hearted grandfather, and Mijoo liked him for that.
And Siyun, throughout the meal, was saddened that Mijoo didn’t even look at him.
At least her gaze was not elsewhere but on his grandfather, so he was just holding it in.
Mijoo didn’t look at him, so Siyun rested his chin on one hand and turned completely towards her.
Feeling Siyun’s intense gaze, Mijoo tucked her hair behind her ear, signaling him to stop.
‘Stop looking.’
Then Siyun reached out and tucked Mijoo’s hair behind her ear again.
‘No, don’t touch, just stop looking. The sign, don’t you know the sign!’
Mijoo internally screamed at Siyun, keeping a smile on her face in front of the grandfather.
But Siyun, seemingly immersed in playing the loving groom, just kept gazing at Mijoo and smiling.
Realizing the sign wasn’t working, Mijoo pretended to touch his face to turn his head away, but this only worked momentarily. Siyun’s gaze returned to Mijoo as if it was stuck.
“Siyun, you’ll wear out Mijoo’s face.”
The grandfather seemed to be scolding Siyun, but he was clearly pleased with the affectionate new couple.
“How can I not look at someone so beautiful?”
‘Ugh. How can he say such cringe-worthy lines so smoothly and calmly?’
Mijoo was confused whether it was real or just an act. If it was acting, it was worthy of a Hollywood debut.
The grandfather too seemed utterly delighted with Siyun’s behavior.
“Until recently, he said he hated blind dates and marriage. And there were even strange rumors bothering me.”
“Rumors?”
Mijoo looked curiously between Siyun and Chairman Kim.
“About him liking men, meeting men. Who spreads such nasty rumors?”
Siyun’s expression suddenly hardened.
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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