In a taxi heading to the hospital, Line cried as if vomiting blood. He wept so sorrowfully that the taxi driver couldn’t ask why.
If only he hadn’t answered the phone like usual…
If only he had been kinder…
If only they hadn’t met at all…
Line’s mind was filled with nothing but regret.
The taxi arrived at the hospital. Line pulled out all the money from his pocket without expecting any change and got out of the taxi without intending to walk or run quickly.
It was unclear whether he should go to the funeral hall or the hospital room. Line sat somewhere between the funeral hall and the hospital, crying.
“Ha… Hu… Huu…”
He sobbed as if his intestines were being torn apart, lying on the ground.
“What are you doing here?”
At that moment, Line heard something like a hallucination in his ears. Sniffling, he lifted his head. Dressed in patient attire with a cardigan on her shoulders, Song Kang stood in front of him.
Song Kang bent his knees and sat in front of Line, looking at her.
“Even if I die, I won’t answer the phone. What are you doing here?”
Line touched his face with his dry, white hands. He wanted to confirm whether he was really alive.
A large bandage was attached to the handsome forehead, and there were bruises on the jaw. Bandages were also wrapped around the wrists. His hunched posture looked uncomfortable.
He was alive.
Line mumbled to herself, then burst into tears again. She kneeled with her knees, stood up, and hugged his neck.
Song Kang couldn’t blame Line for crying today. He patted Line’s back, who must have been very surprised.
“I thought you’d let me go if I died… Huu…”
Line’s crying didn’t stop.
“I… My back hurts so much, and now, if you keep crying and get up, it won’t be good.”
Line, surprised by the painful sound, let go of him and looked at him. Then, blinking her eyes, she observed his condition.
“Does it hurt?”
“It hurts.”
Each time Song Kang described the symptoms, Line’s face became more distorted.
“Where are you going? Where… Where are you going…”
“For now, my back hurts too much, my shoulders hurt, my head is dizzy, and I feel nauseous.”
Each time Song Kang mentioned the symptoms, Line’s face became more distorted.
“Of those, my heart hurts the most.”
He looked at Line with a compassionate gaze. Only now did Line realize how painful her appearance, sitting on the messy floor and crying, must have been.
Song Kang, groaning in pain, stood up first. Then, he grabbed Line’s two arms and lifted her up. He looked at Line’s knees, patted them, and dusted them off.
“Let’s go.”
The two held hands and walked toward the hospital room.
“Director, why were you outside when you’re not feeling well?”
Song Kang, who had rushed in surprise, barely sent Director Na away. Defense attorney Cha Hae-in stayed briefly to discuss how to deal with the guys who had hit Song Kang’s car, or more precisely, their backers, and then left.
“A little while ago, my father and Defense Attorney Cha Hae-in went to visit. I was going to take a walk because the hospital room was too stuffy, and when I went in, there was a grown adult lying on the floor, crying so sorrowfully.”
It was about Line. Sniffling, Line became a bundle of embarrassment.
Having entered the hospital room, Song Kang took Line into the shower room.
“Reach out your hand.”
He told Line to extend her hand toward the washbasin.
“I can do it alone. Director, you’re not well, so please rest.”
It was difficult for Song Kang to stand, and he was holding the washbasin with one hand.
“If it hurts, why don’t you just tell me, and I’ll do it all at once?”
Line reluctantly extended her hand. Warm water flowed from the faucet. Song Kang took Line’s hand and pushed it into the water. Line kicked her feet, complaining that it was cold.
“You went through the trial with this hand…”
“Until we go to court, the hand is important… In court, the mouth is important.”
If you can’t speak… Song Kang pushed Line’s hand more forcefully toward the water.
“Ah…! It’s too cold. Can you stop, please?”
He let go of Line’s hand and wiped her tear-stained face. His touch was gentler and more affectionate than she had expected.
Even though he said that taking care of the children at Taesung Orphanage was enjoyable, it seemed that going there and spending time was not the case. His touch was as gentle as handling a child.
“By the way, who is the deceased?”
There was a reason why he had been so restless to the point of running here through the collapsed sky due to the word ‘deceased.’
“It was an accident. It’s not a good thing, so just forget about it.”
Song Kang also walked outside the hospital room, contemplating the follow-up measures. However, the thought that such measures would not bring any comfort to the bereaved weighed heavily on his mind.
If only he had suffered alone in this situation, Line hoped she wouldn’t be shocked anymore. Line opened her eyes clearly and looked at Song Kang.
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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