Eunseo, who left Kwon Seungju’s house, packed her belongings and entered Suna’s house.
“Thank you, Suna. I’ll be in your debt for a few days until I find a place.”
Although it might be difficult to say that 30 million won is a huge amount for getting a house, it was enough money for the monthly rent and deposit for a one-room apartment. Of course, from now on, she would have to pay monthly rent, making her financial situation even tighter. But she didn’t want to worry about that right now.
Breaking up forcibly with the man she liked was already bitter enough. For the time being, Eunseo decided to be more lenient with herself. Troublesome thoughts could be dealt with later.
“Stop saying that and stay here slowly. How about completely relaxing, eating rice cake soup at our house on Lunar New Year’s Day?”
Suna’s mother seemed genuinely sorry for chasing Eunseo away under the pretext of Suna’s cousin.
“Back then, Suna said that Eunseo would become the daughter-in-law of a rich family if she did that at our house…”
“I know. Thanks to you, I’ve been living really well in a good place. Don’t worry.”
Eunseo didn’t regret meeting Kwon Seungju. Even though it ended like this, it was an experience she wouldn’t be able to try again. When would she sleep at the penthouse and look down at the night view from a high place again? When would she meet someone who loved her so much and lift her warm back again…
Feeling like tears would burst, Eunseo quickly picked up her belongings and headed to the room.
“I can use this room, right?”
Although it felt extremely narrow coming from a very spacious place, it was surprisingly comfortable. Rather than the penthouse, this place suited her much better.
Suddenly, Eunseo thought of the house in Yeonsadong. Since the roof collapsed, she hadn’t been there once. It was the house of the CEO of Dae Won Construction, so the construction was probably progressing rapidly. Surely, the demolition was already completed, and the foundation work might be underway by now.
What about the apple tree? They probably uprooted it. They had cultivated it so meticulously and even tried to transplant it, but she should have asked them to take it to an orchard or something.
No, for more than ten years, the stupid tree didn’t bear fruit, and even if it bore fruit, there was no effect whatsoever. It would be cheaper to just pull it out.
While Eunseo was absentmindedly immersed in various thoughts, Suna shouted.
“Eunseo, come quickly! The ‘Aften’ is starting! Today is the day when Chris comes back!”
The results of the loser’s revival poll conducted on the broadcasting station’s website for a week showed that three out of the eliminated contestants returned and joined again.
Chris alone received more than half of the total votes cast in the loser’s revival poll. Chris’s votes were slightly more than the combined votes of all the other eliminated contestants.
Originally, she was a participant who fell most regrettably to 31st place, but the screen showing her leaving the broadcast during the loser’s revival match was the deciding factor. It was a scene of Chris shedding tears as she went to cheer for her teammates in the ‘Fateful Apple’ team but ended up seeing other participants working hard during the shoot.
Without makeup, without stage lighting, her natural appearance, not even frowning, only shedding tears silently—how beautiful that face was.
Could it be a hindrance to colleagues working hard on the mission?
Tears flowing endlessly without even making a sound
With the addition of the production team’s emotional subtitles, this brief scene of less than 30 seconds dominated various social media and communities. As a result, Chris returned spectacularly with a nickname ‘Aften Tearful Man,’ gaining popularity comparable to any top contestant.
Following the music video, the next stage was an arrangement performance competition. The participants who returned through the loser’s revival match each entered the originally formed teams through a draw.
In Team C, where Chris entered, there were originally two vocal positions, but now there were three with Chris. With this arrangement, there arose an issue in part distribution—specifically, who would take the crucial chorus part, in other words, who would be the main vocalist and center.
The former famous idol vocal trainer, as if it were obvious, recommended Choi Wonha.
“What about Wonha? Wonha has improved a lot these days.”
Even the trainees were aware of everything. It was impossible not to know that the production team was openly favoring Choi Wonha. Not only the rap and dance positions, but even the trainees in the same vocal position naturally yielded to Choi Wonha.
“That’s right, Wonha hyung seems capable.”
“Let’s go with Wonha!”
In this atmosphere, everyone thought that Chris, a member who belatedly joined Team C in the loser’s revival match and rose from the ashes, would naturally follow suit.
However, to everyone’s surprise, Chris broke their expectations and said:
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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