Late at night, after finishing the radio news broadcast, I headed straight home.
Fighting off drowsiness, I placed a cup of iced coffee on the living room table.
“Did you download the materials?”
“Yes, I just opened the file.”
Jae Ha’s voice came through the phone.
I was sitting on the sofa, looking over the business restructuring and investment status materials for Hojin Group that Jae Ha had sent.
“I’ll explain it in a way that’s easy for Yeo Jin to understand. The reason Seo Ji Han wants to invest in Intek is…”
As I listened to Jae Ha’s words and scrolled down with the mouse wheel, the sound of a bell ringing through the house reached my ears.
“Give me a second. Someone’s here, it seems.”
Looking at the intercom, I saw a familiar person standing at the door.
“Ha.”
I let out a distant sigh.
“Who is it?”
“It’s Seo Ji Han. I think I need to go out and talk to him. I’ll call you back.”
I closed the laptop and ended the call with Jae Ha.
Even as I headed toward the front door, that person kept ringing the bell, as if certain I was inside.
“What are you doing here without even calling at this hour?”
Ji Han was standing at the door, well past 10 p.m.
Even the guards were lined up behind him.
“I came to move my stuff. I think it’s time we finally move in together.”
“You’re notifying me like this? Just a moment.”
He showed up unannounced with his things, even though we hadn’t discussed anything specific yet.
Ji Han’s self-willed personality hadn’t changed, then or now.
“Good evening, ma’am. Please excuse us for a moment.”
Mr. Kim, who had been standing behind Ji Han, bowed politely and opened the front door I had been holding.
“It won’t take long. I only packed the essentials.”
“Stop it.”
Ignoring my words completely, the guards entered the house with the luggage.
In less than five minutes, the guards came out with the manager who had gone inside.
“Director, we’re done. We apologize for startling you late at night, ma’am.”
“It’s fine. Back off.”
Ji Han gestured for the guards to step away.
Once the crowd that had gathered disappeared, the silence settled in the hallway.
“You should go too.”
A stubborn person.
Once Ji Han decided to do something, he wouldn’t back down until he put it into action.
Feeling that facing him any longer would only give me a headache, I turned away.
He, who had been standing at a distance, took a step closer and grabbed my wrist as I tried to turn away.
“…Seo Ji Han!”
“Can’t you relax your expression a bit?”
“What are you saying?”
‘…Have you been drinking?’
I didn’t notice it from afar, but as he approached, a strong smell of alcohol wafted from him.
Despite the harsh words coming from his mouth, I couldn’t find any unpleasant emotions in his eyes as he looked down at me.
Instead, his eyes seemed to be enjoying the situation.
“You’re not usually that prickly, are you?”
“Ha…?”
“Whether we like it or not, we’re going to be a married couple, so let’s get along.”
Get along? He must be crazy, or maybe it was just the alcohol talking.
Lately, he seemed to notice the change in me and was showing his honest side.
I don’t know what was so fun, but a smile still hung on his lips.
“What’s so fun about this?”
“Ah, well. Today is a meaningful day.”
I had already received a report from Uncle Hyun Ik that Ji Han had made contact with Vice President Kim Young Min.
A meaningful day…
Yes, today was the day your position as the successor of Hojin Group was solidified.
“Besides, I’d like to go inside. I have something I want to talk about.”
His face, suggesting we go inside, had a faint smile on it.
It was a delighted expression, as if pushing me to the edge was so enjoyable.
How much more miserable did he want to make me…?
The sound of the front door of the neighboring house opening caused him to release my wrist.
Such terrible timing.
“Come in.”
I had no choice but to let Ji Han into the house.
He swiftly turned around at the entrance and followed me inside as he looked at me.
I saw him watching me as I entered the kitchen and drank water from a glass without pause.
Then, glancing away from me, Ji Han scanned the surroundings and asked me a question.
“Is the house okay to live in?”
“…”
“I got a report after the construction, but this is the first time I’m seeing it with my own eyes.”
Such terrible indifference.
He hadn’t visited once since the newlywed house’s interior construction was completed.
‘He must have been busy setting up a home with Chae Seo Rin instead of looking at this place.’
I couldn’t help but smirk at the absurdity.
Now, his eyes were filled with curiosity as he looked around the house.
“You’re asking that now?”
“I was busy… After the general meeting is over, let’s live together starting next week.”
Did he really intend to move in? He even went as far as moving his luggage here.
What should I do with this man, who firmly believes that we will become a couple?
He sat down in front of me, seemingly done exploring the house, and met my gaze.
For a while, he silently stared at me before opening his mouth.
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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