So let’s just go as far as this man. Even if my breath that seemed to be barely hanging on becomes a little easier, that would be something to be thankful for.
Seo Jun and So Yeon downed their toasting beers.
Just in time, the charcoal barbecue chicken was served.
Both of them picked up their forks at the same time and put food in their mouths.
“……!”
The spicy and sweet sauce and the unique aroma of spices blend together, and the meat melts softly in the mouth. So Yeon, moved by the taste, narrowed her brow and spoke.
“It’s delicious. How can it taste like this. It’s really unforgettable.”
“It’s good that you like it. Eat as much as you want.”
Seo Jun served the juiciest and tastiest part onto So Yeon’s plate.
She had always felt that she ate well, but she had not realized that she was this sincere about eating. Seeing her munch on what he had given her with her small mouth, a pleased smile naturally spread across Seo Jun’s lips.
When the draft beer, which was exceptionally smooth, quickly revealed the bottom, Seo Jun switched So Yeon’s empty cup with a new one and held out his hand.
“Give me your phone.”
“Why……”
“I’ll put my number in.”
“Calling the attending physician?”
“Something like that?”
“Wa, wait a moment……”
So Yeon, who instinctively hid her bag behind her back, pulled out her phone using only the touch of her fingertips and covered the keypad window with a picture of a child.
She handed it over, but the anxious So Yeon leaned her face right next to Seo Jun’s line of sight. She was ready to snatch it back if necessary.
Fortunately, Seo Jun returned So Yeon’s phone to its owner as soon as they exchanged phone numbers. However, as they say, it’s not over until it’s over, the thing she was worried about happened in an instant.
Just before the phone was handed back to So Yeon, his long fingers closed the call log window.
“!”
For a moment, everything went dark in front of So Yeon, and her roots stood on end.
If he asked who the child in the wallpaper was, what would I say, and how and what to explain from where. It was a dizzying moment when such thoughts swallowed her mind.
There’s no such thing as a law for people to just die, the phone vibrated, and the words ‘Senior Jo In Ha’ floated in the middle of the liquid crystal.
“I’m sorry. I need to take this call.”
“By all means.”
So Yeon, who was extremely fortunate, asked Seo Jun for his understanding with shaky eyes and hurriedly answered the incoming call.
“Yes, senior.”
I thought you might still be at work since it’s dinner time.
“Ah, I just left a little while ago and am eating.”
Alone?
“No… with a friend.”
A woman?
“Huh? Oh, yes.”
She finished the call with a vague answer and was about to take a sip of beer.
“You said you were out, didn’t you.”
Jo In Ha’s voice was loud enough to be heard by Seo Jun.
Furthermore, Eom So Yeon’s face was reacting excessively to another man’s call, it was unbearable to watch.
Although it was a forced story, the reason why a cold wind blew on Seo Jun’s hardened face was because of Eom So Yeon’s attitude of treating a healthy man like a woman was incredibly frustrating.
After following her shopping mother and sister all day and attending a dinner at someone else’s house, Do Soon was able to return home late in the evening.
“Ugh! This is not why I have a holiday!”
Do Soon, throwing off her stifling suit, cried out as she went into the bathroom.
After taking a shower and sitting in a bathtub filled with warm water, Do Soon turned on her tablet PC and checked the schedule for tomorrow. However, other than the drama she was about to start, there was nothing special, so she habitually rummaged through the album synced with her phone.
Unconsciously looking at Tae Seo Jun’s picture, Do Soon found another photo and chuckled to herself.
“This kid, he’s grown a lot.”
Do Soon, who had only seen the child in Canada through photos, had saved a recent photo of Hyun Woo from So Yeon’s phone onto her phone a few days ago. She was only looking at it closely now, but the more she looked, the more familiar it seemed, as if it resembled someone she knew.
Who was that…
Lost in thought, Do Soon’s eyes widened at one point.
“Huh?”
Why was she seeing Tae Seo Jun in the face of this innocent child? Did they look alike because they were handsome? Or were her eyes playing tricks on her? It was truly a mystery.
After pondering several times, Do Soon slapped her forehead after a long while.
“No way, that can’t be!”
The faces of growing children change multiple times a day, she reasoned. So a photo taken from a different angle could look very different from reality.
Plus, hadn’t she heard from So Yeon that the child’s father was someone she had met randomly years ago? There’s no way Tae Seo Jun could be a person who one could meet by chance.
Yes, that must be it!
Without a doubt, seeing Tae Seo Jun frequently these days was messing with her vision!
“Wow, Do Soon! Stop imagining weird things, you’re not busy enough!”
Getting out of the bathtub, Do Soon left the bathroom with a hearty laugh, sweeping away the last traces of her suspicion.
A considerable amount of empty beer glasses piled up at the end of the table as time passed.
Seo Jun was staring blankly at So Yeon, whose face was flushed from the alcohol. But So Yeon, whose eyes were downcast as if she was about to cry, did not lift her gaze.
That was how it was.
So Yeon, who felt sorrowful just looking at Tae Seo Jun’s face, was staring blankly at his fine hand on the table. She was desperately holding back tears that were on the verge of bursting.
Wanting to reach out to him, who could never be her past. Despite knowing she had no right to desire him, she could not help but be drawn to him.
That was why.
So Yeon slightly moved her hand and lightly touched the man’s delicate fingertips. But he remained still. Because of this, So Yeon, whose sorrow was growing, quietly took one of Seo Jun’s fingers into her hand, wanting to feel even his body heat due to her desperate heart.
You’re really crazy, Eom So Yeon…
Even while blaming herself, So Yeon couldn’t let go of his finger once she held it. But somehow, he too was quietly looking down at his hand that she held. Just like a person in a standstill.
So Yeon wished fervently in her heart.
Just a little…
Just a little more…
Please, just a little more.
Let me feel you. Let my tears dry up.
“Your hand… it’s beautiful. It makes me want to touch it…”
“…”
Wanting to touch it when she was already doing so was not something a normal tease would do, even if she was drunk. But Seo Jun didn’t dislike the small, soft touch that enveloped his hand.
No, perhaps he wanted more than her.
It was for a moment.
Seo Jun put strength into his otherwise relaxed hand, tightly gripping her tender hand. Caught off guard by Seo Jun, So Yeon let out a short gasp.
“Huh…!”
“I can’t hold back any more either. So, are you going to touch it more?”
Taken by surprise, So Yeon suddenly remembered something she had long forgotten.
That this man, who could reveal his male instinct at any moment, was the fiercest of beasts.
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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