“Um… sir. We will compensate you, so could you please calm your companion down?”
Upon the words of plea that seemed desperate, Jung Hyuk’s gaze swept over the server and Hyun Ah. Sliding his gaze back to the manager, Jung Hyuk slowly inserted his hand into his pants pocket.
“She is a stranger to me.”
“What are you doing there, not taking my side?”
Hyun Ah, raising her short skirt, threw a tantrum.
Jung Hyuk, holding the steering wheel, drove silently. The best he could do in that situation was to get out of the restaurant quickly.
When he pretended not to know and left, Hyun Ah, who was furious, followed Jung Hyuk out, saying she didn’t need compensation or anything.
He could have left her. If she hadn’t nearly intruded into the car just as he was about to start.
“Ah, I’m so upset. I should have halfkilled her.”
As Jung Hyuk, who had turned on the turn signal, changed lanes while checking the side mirror. As his silence lingered, Hyun Ah, who began to feel uneasy, cooed in a playful voice.
“Aye, it’s our date today, so I let it slide just this once.”
I was skipping around alone and then suddenly found myself staggering alone.
I wasn’t upset about my quiet meal being interrupted. Anger only arises when you have expectations of the other person.
Even if such things happened when one is a highprofile individual, it could become a problem that tarnishes the company’s image.
Chairman Park was not one to simply watch such a spectacle, but that was not an issue for Jung Hyuk to worry about.
And since I dislike this aspect, I didn’t even think about nagging him to correct it sharply. Nagging requires interest, after all.
Changing one’s innate nature is impossible, so it couldn’t be accomplished through nagging either.
Jung Hyuk, who was silently gripping the steering wheel, had the corners of his mouth rise ever so slightly.
I don’t know who Yoo Shi Woo took after to be so kind and polite. It was admirable and peculiar whenever the child would greet others with a booming and lively voice. Perhaps he took after Yoo Da Jung.
When Jung Hyuk first saw Yoo Da Jung at the guest house, he thought she was a bit strange. She would say thanks multiple times whenever she took her meal.
It wasn’t free, and she was paying a fair price, so why was she so grateful every time?
Only later did he understand. It was because that woman was such a kind and good person.
Sigh.
The car stopped and Hyun Ah checked the view outside the car window. Her mouth fell open when she realized they had arrived in front of her home.
Her face seemed shocked as she looked back at Jung Hyuk.
“Are you telling Hyun Ah to go home?”
Jung Hyuk, who had folded his arms and rested his head, was hitting the steering wheel lightly while keeping his gaze on the front, clearly hoping for Hyun Ah to get out of the car soon.
But Hyun Ah was a stubborn child. She changed her expression to a softer one and gently rested her head on Jung Hyuk’s shoulder.
“Aww, brother. I’m so tired after having a few glasses of wine.”
“If you’re tired, go inside.”
“I don’t wanna. I don’t want to go home today.”
Only then did Jung Hyuk’s gaze, which never swayed, finally turn to Hyun Ah, who was hanging onto his arm like a leech.
“Why?”
“Why? You know why. Anyway, Hyun Ah won’t go home today.”
“Is that so?”
“I said so.”
Hyun Ah’s shoulder coyly shrugged. Jung Hyuk, who had been silently matching her gaze, nodded his head.
“Alright, then.”
He unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car, bringing out his phone. He started to dial a number as he walked towards the back of the car, beginning to rummage through the trunk.
Soon, he came back to the driver’s seat with something in his hand. His voice drifted in through the halfopen car window.
“It’s me. Send a car to Nonhyeondong now. I’m lending my car to someone for the night. That’s it. Send it quickly.”
Jung Hyuk, who finished the call, tossed the item he brought into the open car window.
“They say that if you sleep at an old person’s place, your mouth will twist. Cover yourself and sleep soundly.”
Hyun Ah’s face contorted at the sight of the blanket that landed on her lap.
“Argh! I get it, I get it!”
Hyuna, who screamed in surprise, had beaten the blanket and immediately got out of the car.
As she walked away grumbling and pressed the doorbell of her house nervously, Jung Hyuk said, “I’m going to throw up!” and climbed back into the car.
Swiftly turning the wheel, he grabbed his cell phone.
“Pretend the car wasn’t there.”
A soft voice reading a storybook mixed with peaceful breathing sounds.
Da Jung’s gaze, about to turn the page, went to the bed. Siwoo was already in dreamland.
For a while, Da Jung lovingly gazed at the sleeping Siwoo, then quietly closed the storybook and rose.
She quietly left the room, closed the door, and as she was about to turn around, her gaze caught the open laptop on the dining table. There was a notification for a new email.
Da Jung let out a small sigh. Work did not stop even after returning home. There were about six new emails since she last checked before leaving work.
They were all quotations from construction companies or emails related to client modifications.
She needed to understand at least the general contents to report to Do Joon in the morning meeting and reflect it in the work.
It was when she was opening each email, reading it and taking notes on the summarized content. The sudden ringing of the doorbell startled Da Jung, and she instinctively checked the time.
It was past 9:30 in the evening.
Feeling a bit puzzled, Da Jung approached the wall and looked at the face appearing on the screen. It was a man wearing a cap, his face was not clearly visible.
She stared at the screen closely when suddenly, the man lifted his head towards the screen. That moment, Da Jung nearly screamed in surprise, her hands covering her mouth.
A chill swept over her, her eyes twitching with unease, and her hand covering her mouth trembled.
Thump thump!
Seeing no response, the man started knocking on the door.
Thump thump!
When the knocking continued, Da Jung suddenly ran to the entrance and hovered indecisively in front of it.
What should she do? If she left him alone, the neighbors might complain.
Thump thump thump!
Seeing him continuously knocking on the door, it was clear he knew Da Jung was home.
Should she call the police? But what if some strange rumor started among the neighbors?
Thump thump! Thump!
Biting her lip, Da Jung first calmed her startled heart. Then boldly, she swung open the front door.
As Da Jung appeared, a look of relief swept over the man’s bored face. Holding back her terrible shock, Da Jung pushed him away.
“Are you crazy?! How did you know where I live?!”
“Well, it’s only natural for me to know where you live.”
His slightly husky voice trailed off, tinged with laughter.
Da Jung exhaled a baffled sigh. Even as she did, her heart was fluttering. The man kept peering around the door that blocked him from Da Jung.
“Nice house, yeah. But you have a kid too. When did you get married?”
“…What?”
“Your little boy is really handsome. So, what does the kid’s father do?”
At the mention of Siwoo from his mouth, Da Jung’s complexion turned sharply pale.
“Stop talking nonsense and get lost! If you ever show up again, I’m going to report you to the police. Remember that.”
“Why are we like this? I can come to see your face, is that a crime?”
“Get lost!”
Unable to endure any longer, Da Jung screamed out of character. Despite her raised voice, the man smirked.
“I have nowhere to go, where should I get lost? Let me stay for a while.”
The moment he reached for the front door handle, Da Jung shivered as if hit by a chill. Defensively pushing him away, she fumbled in her pocket and threw him a few bills.
“Go to a motel or a gambling den with this and get lost! If you ever show up in front of me again, I swear I’ll kill you!”
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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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