Seol Ji Oh wanted to hold Yeo Woon, who had burrowed into his arms, a bit longer, but he thought it might cause a problem, especially as it was already morning.
“Ah…….”
After a moment’s pause, Seol Ji Oh carefully extricated his arm from beneath Yeo Woon. He quickly placed a pillow under Yeo Woon’s head.
Yeo Woon stirred a little, then let out a contented sigh. After looking at the sleeping Yeo Woon for a while, Seol Ji Oh gave a wistful smile and climbed out of the bed.
His intention was to freshen up.
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Yeo Woon opened her eyes. She felt very refreshed, as if she had slept well. As she stretched and turned around, she found a pure white Lucky staring at her.
Why is Lucky……?
And the unfamiliar furniture visible behind her.
Yeo Woon instantly sat up, realizing she was in Seol Ji Oh’s house.
She was the only one on the wide bed.
Where did Seol Ji Oh go?
Startled, Yeo Woon left the room, with Lucky following as if wanting to play. When Yeo Woon, leading Lucky, came into the living room, she saw Seol Ji Oh sitting on the sofa.
“Are you okay?”
Sitting next to Seol Ji Oh, Yeo Woon asked. Seol Ji Oh nodded.
“Thanks to you, I survived. I’m perfectly fine.”
His grinning face didn’t seem sick at all. Still, just in case, Yeo Woon raised her hand to touch Seol Ji Oh’s forehead. Fortunately, his fever had gone down.
As Yeo Woon looked at Seol Ji Oh with relief, Seol Ji Oh looked very clean as if he had just showered. He was even dressed in a shirt and slacks.
“When did you wake up?”
“Just a while ago. But why did you sleep next to me?”
“Huh?”
Unknowingly, Yeo Woon swallowed. The events of yesterday flashed before her eyes.
Remembering how she had approached to touch Seol Ji Oh’s eyelashes and fell asleep while being suddenly embraced by Seol Ji Oh who had just opened his eyes.
“Do you not remember?”
“I don’t.”
Seeing Seol Ji Oh looking at her with a blank expression, Yeo Woon was flabbergasted.
“No, last night I was close to your face…….”
“Close to my face?”
“No, I tried to touch you once…….”
“Touch……ing?”
The more she talked, the stranger it got. Yeo Woon blinked at Seol Ji Oh.
Should I say that I wanted to touch your eyelashes? Wouldn’t it be too weird? Like a total pervert? Especially touching the eyelashes of a sleeping person!
But you’re the one who embraced me…!
Debating internally, Yeo Woon decided it was better to avoid the topic and spoke vaguely.
“No. I was nursing you and got sleepy…… So, I guess I fell asleep. The bed was spacious.”
Watching Yeo Woon laugh awkwardly, Seol Ji Oh laughed inwardly. However, he maintained a calm exterior and said to Yeo Woon.
“Really? I was quite surprised. When I opened my eyes, you were cuddling up.”
“Huh?”
“You should be careful with your sleeping habits. You’re a very dangerous girl.”
“Ha! Hey, that’s……!”
It’s all because of you! You know how much I suffered because of you yesterday!
Yeo Woon couldn’t bring herself to say it and just sulked.
Seol Ji Oh then ruffled Yeo Woon’s hair once before standing up from his seat. His lips curved up into a wide smile as he turned his back.
Why is teasing Yeo Woon so much fun?
Suppressing his laughter, Seol Ji Oh headed towards the kitchen and said.
“You made soup yesterday, didn’t you?”
“Yes. I made it for you.”
Seol Ji Oh opened the pot and smiled.
“It looks delicious. You must be a good cook?”
“Soso. I’ve been living alone for a long time.”
“Thank you. Let’s eat together.”
Seol Ji Oh warmed up the porridge and served it in bowls. They moved to a large dining table and sat across from each other.
Before taking a bite, Yeo Woon first observed Seol Ji Oh’s reaction. It occurred to her that this was the first time she had cooked for Seol Ji Oh. Although it was just a simple porridge, it felt slightly embarrassing to say she had cooked for him.
Seol Ji Oh seemed to savor the porridge in his mouth and swallowed with a satisfied expression.
“It’s tasty.”
“Chi, what kind of taste can porridge have.”
Yeo Woon responded a bit rudely. It tasted ordinary when she took a bite, but she found it endearing that Seol Ji Oh said it was delicious, even if it was out of politeness.
When she had almost finished her bowl, Yeo Woon asked a question.
“Why on earth did you shoot such an ad?”
“That? I couldn’t help it. Originally, we were supposed to shoot in the summer, but it kept getting postponed because of my schedule. I was filming a movie in America.”
“Still, to put a person in water in this winter.”
“It’s fine. The ad did well, didn’t it?”
“Is that what’s important? I really thought something happened to you!”
“……thought something happened?”
Yeo Woon was taken aback by Seol Ji Oh’s intense gaze. She meant to say she was worried, but seeing Seol Ji Oh’s eyes, she felt somewhat shy.
“No, I was surprised, right? Huh? When the representative actor of our country loses contact……!”
As Yeo Woon vaguely explained, she avoided Seol Ji Oh by pretending to clean up the finished bowls. As Yeo Woon hurriedly disappeared, Seol Ji Oh raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.
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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