“But I don’t think Eunseo noona likes me.”
“Why?”
“I’m just an uncle to her. She’s six years younger than me…”
Seon-ah blinked in surprise. Was he joking? Looking at Seungju, he seemed serious.
“Why are you an uncle?”
“I’m already thirty-three. And I look like an uncle…”
Seon-ah was shocked. Is he serious?
“Just stand at the amusement park entrance all day. See if there’s any uncle who looks like you. Find even one, and I’ll give you a reward.”
“Really? Am I okay?”
Seungju briefly brightened up but then slumped again.
“But Eunseo noona just sees me as a younger brother.”
“That’s because Eunseo is too FM-like.” Seon-ah knew Eunseo too well. Even if no cars passed all day, Eunseo wouldn’t cross the street on a red light. She was treating a perfectly thirty-three-year-old man as a younger brother just because he has the mind of an eighteen-year-old.
“That’s why she doesn’t even consider you a man.”
“What should I do then?”
“You have to make her see you as a man.”
Seon-ah gestured. Seungju leaned in, and she whispered in his ear.
“…Use your strengths.”
[Star Icon]Around sunset, Seungju and Seon-ah left the amusement park. Though it wasn’t a date, it was a pleasant day. Seon-ah, determined to make the most of it, took countless selfies with Seungju, who happily obliged.
After taking a final picture in front of the park, Seungju said,
“I’ll take you home, noona.”
“No, I brought my car. It’s okay. Go home and have dinner with Eunseo. If you’re alone, you might skip meals.”
Mentioning Eunseo, Seungju didn’t ask twice.
“I had fun today. I’ll come over next weekend with pizza!”
“Drive safely, noona!”
Waving goodbye and turning around, Seon-ah sighed heavily. She trudged towards the parking lot.
[Why are you sorry? I’m your fan, not someone who wants to date you.]Her words to Seungju earlier weren’t entirely false. Fandom and unrequited love are different.
Of course, she had hoped to pursue something, even today, but not feeling like she’d been rejected, more like a fan hearing about their idol’s love affair. Outwardly congratulating, but feeling an inevitable emptiness inside.
If the object of affection was an idol, one could just grieve briefly and continue being a fan. But this was different. How could she continue to be a fan of her best friend’s boyfriend?
It’s not official yet, but it seemed just a matter of time before Eunseo and Seungju became a couple.
Thus, Seon-ah faced an involuntary end to her six-year fandom.
“At least I don’t have any merchandise to dispose of…”
Trying to console herself, she couldn’t ignore the gaping hole in her heart. Born with the DNA of a fangirl, she couldn’t live without something or someone to pour her passion and affection into.
As she walked dejectedly, she noticed an advertisement on a billboard near the parking lot.
[Dash] National Idol Project, ‘Idol Project 10’!Ah, so that’s the new survival show.
Casually observing, Seon-ah’s attention was caught by a young man with a dazzling smile on the screen.
[Dash] Hello, national managers! I’m Chris, twenty-one years old, from the USA!Brilliant smile.
Sparkling chocolate-colored eyes.
Brown hair reminiscent of a large retriever.
At that moment, Seon-ah’s heart thundered.
Kuaaang!
A sound signaling the discovery of a new obsession.
[Star Icon]It was night by the time Seungju returned home.
“Did you have fun?”
“Yes, it was fun. Noona, did you have dinner?”
“I ate. You must be tired, go take a shower and rest early.”
Seungju entered the shower room, undressed, and looked at himself in the mirror. Honestly, he still didn’t like his face, which he thought looked too much like an uncle, and his body felt too bulky. He wished he was slimmer; his shoulders were too wide, his torso too large, and the muscles seemed excessive…
But Seon-ah seemed to think differently.
[Use your strengths.] [What strengths do I have?] [Your face and body. But in this case, it’s best to use your body first.]Seon-ah assured him.
[You’ll definitely be seen as a man, even if they don’t want to.]After showering, Seungju only put on his lower clothes. Taking a deep breath, he went out half-naked to the main hall.
Eunseo, who was watching TV, flinched upon seeing Seungju. Pretending not to notice, Seungju wiped his wet hair with a towel, anticipating her reaction.
‘Kyah! What, what are you doing!’
Imagining a blushing and flustered Eunseo.
Instead, what flew at him was a back-smacking.
Whack!
It felt like his back was on fire.
“……!”
In too much pain to even scream, Eunseo glared at him.
“Are you trying to catch a cold? Why are you half-dressed?”
Eunseo scolded him without a hint of embarrassment at the sight of his bare body.
“Quickly put on some clothes.”
Embarrassment turned Seungju’s face red instead.
[Star Icon]“Quickly put on some clothes.”
After scolding him and entering her room, Eunseo leaned against the door, covering her face.
‘What, what did I just see?’
Her heart raced uncontrollably.
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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