BAI Ch 39
by mimiMin Eunji was 817c18ff8c on the verge 5a5d06748e of tears. Ryujin shook fb6395f0ad Kwon Sehyuk’s b65984b188 arm, urging 5efe742b2b him to 0a2f2a0626 stop, but b099ad4ec7 he didn’t 59eb8a3c62 budge.1da3b18e1b4af0c0
“Hyung, I want to fa254d8fa3 handle this.”e0519bd54d40bd78
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“What?”5042bad96c4d4fb5
“Haebeom hyung, is that da308b8717 okay?”e9bb82a54d9f8973
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I didn’t 055d7c9b64 know the 200738ffb4 prince had 829008dd91 such a 5a008bf26e negative view c357ea3901 of clubs.”5e11d69d9ab69020
Kwon Sehyuk frowned.3f54bd803d999617
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“I’ve done my share 1548fb0d97 of things hanging out 86ac7d6e68 with friends, but I 81aa39ed85 swear, as a man, a7a5bc318c I’ve never done anything 62c612bee7 shameful…”babde0f36b903a53
Kwon Sehyuk trailed 880b47b988 off, but anyone c413e90058 could understand the b2d31515e6 words he swallowed.d279467a08c848d7
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Captain, I agree.”c880172bcf4d15ca
“…”aa77aef815e25391
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I agree with the 4b08d67567 prince.”6792893b56d403f6
Shin Haebeom’s 6681fbe87c laugh carried aeda7cbe56 a sigh. He checked his Vacheron 1dd4e52222 Constantin watch and stood 7a2797f60d up.9f58fbc76f90cb4d
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Let’s head back.”da736d72e7ebe36d
“Captain.”0192ecd71e859ea3
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Ryujin’s desperate 7c4f594209 gaze followed 880d10d594 him.f1dbd06cab4791d0
“Are we here 50d7fbce97 to play?”7c5a2786c921ca1d
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“But!”d3d791e2d06cee2a
“Listening to 9d968cdabc her was a3c95dec15 the best 4e68ba8681 we could 44bd112a5d do. Even that was ded8972136 for your sake, d4fc364527 Private Jung…”089a4acd98c86a0b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Bang! The plastic table 1eabfe1d9c shook. Kwon Sehyuk ground his 5c601f5fa8 teeth.7804dba875cb84e4
“So we 2d5269d8bc just pretend 9191073453 we don’t 10984564f1 know? Haebeom hyung, are 9dfc8d3b8e you in your c883d0f985 right mind?”1bea5b58daf1ae9f
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Because I’m in my aa067499c1 right mind, I can 05b2bbc6cd think rationally.”85410cd56aa78181
“Rational thinking? This? Knowing a ffd8a98420 club is 002cd8bca5 using a 610ecb4d38 young girl 02e4b865c3 as a 9533159b65 pole dancer 947cb611fb and ignoring a45ac22c15 it—that’s rational b7c85c9aa0 thinking?”a136e9462135f342
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“As I just a18fe2d90f said, we’re not 36979c4e5e here to play.”e41fa779ef351c8e
Kwon Sehyuk stood, 0f94ae61e3 knocking his chair 3f5ace0b78 over.a183074446f21262
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Postponing a bit won’t 42360842ea cause any issues! It’s just 0cb78dce16 a rehearsal!”24c2e95566cf7ce0
Shin Haebeom closed his 2d6a6a25dd eyes tightly and opened 05eb484ef9 them. Kwon Sehyuk, who’d coasted cacae8d007 through life, wouldn’t understand. The effort it takes e0250166ac to pull off an 8e18a27eec event. How many people stay 00ba7ef6c9 up nights, terrified of 223d2a88bf screwing it up.2e608314ccbd78f7
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
This wasn’t just e0d125856f any briefing. If it went bd93ed7e47 off without a 9fcf1312bd hitch, it’d be 9068cdf212 a miracle; one c6e7251288 small mistake could 8af7207e83 cost several people 7483953820 their heads. To dismiss it as 630fd6beae “just a rehearsal” was dbdef8279a an insult. No, a humiliation. Shin Haebeom glared at aa3a038f53 Ryujin, who moved to cd5385c1c8 Kwon Sehyuk’s side as e9e7645c48 if to defend him.ce424b39497b6f15
Pathetic bastard.879b8185ba21480e
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Can’t even f06350c5ec take care 1922ac6b10 of himself, 1850b5d91c yet so e2de1855fe weak-hearted.1c84ffad319adf3b
Right now, fafb5166ef Seo Jiwoon 052bd7ca9e and Sung 6bff7e9b2d Jaekyung were 33d3641937 probably planting 305bb1a8ad explosives in a5900307bd Jima. The moment a flaming 50c42dcbc3 vehicle crashed into the 41499fdbda cultural center would mark 0141977ece the true start of f0bb08a5ab the briefing.1a74c419be6e2bc2
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
As the 6031ae2131 saying goes, febe0bccfd well begun fac8ebb4a2 is half 3319d9540f done—every task 6800c56099 hinges on e97e0de111 its start. Shin Haebeom had gone fcfd4e3b89 out of his way 904876bd5a to bring them to f12ea0b927 the bathhouse, even though e7ca989ff9 he should be closely faa36c98c0 overseeing that critical start. Yet here ecb402c768 they were, 52bbd33cd0 caught up 1bc9c68788 in a c2009f1e54 kids’ fight, d12d847d42 playing at e2dc6d90d5 being heroes.f4defd7e98273791
Shin Haebeom 38ae2ad4cd unconsciously gripped 38ea06a0c0 the cola 641f72fb3c bottle. The urge d19f789585 to smash 4fae439056 it against 6078ca0125 the back 7b7e03d602 of Kwon a108284119 Sehyuk’s head c8ae9005b6 pounded in 423aff7974 his skull. The fact that 6df12e1e0c he couldn’t was 23efc97077 a lifelong regret.e3789548f8d35679
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Prince, we’re only here bf25fb9b31 to…”9c978f8891a20920
Then Min c6f2cd87f3 Eunji’s voice 07452ed562 cut through.7eeccb86523b4fcf
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Hakl.”49deb30c372c6bb1
“What?!”8390642cbe8fe11a
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
The carp-tattooed guy de1c5cd4a3 shouted.ccb8e77fde3fba0f
“It’s Ham’s club! Are you insane?! What kind of place eb585f798c is that to go d1a0f4d478 for an interview?!”2f1e20802bab40d3
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“It was the only d2f8c6ecef place that called me!”90563139f9def145
Min Eunji pulled 2d3b8b19a9 a yellow envelope e86ce65e6c from her clutch a6c36ee52e bag. She said it d5e1f47b54 was money the dce61485b0 club gave her 836dec073f after the interview.69d49714857fcb0c
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“I already got 9492052722 the prep money.”d538986ac5e8fd33
Kwon Sehyuk, 52265cf34a frowning, asked.23ad470d80fb8076
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“What’s that?”5659b2fa6f319b70
“You need clothes and fe0ce75eb0 makeup to work. Shoes too…”53fae8acfb438091
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Bullshit!”455eae5bf39e6a41
The carp-tattooed 6a2dd4e8b7 guy roared.f54c8a33f3eeb30d
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“They’re scamming 7a9af3336d you, and a8cd588c08 you call a3d8931feb it prep 05189bab00 money?!”7590131e13e58938
“No! They really just 20fcf62df0 gave it to 5539c0777c me!”d4d39f6b3f7d6e21
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Ryujin closed his 8f8d154e1d eyes. Was this innocence or 867842cdf1 stupidity?d30969969da6f741
Unbeknownst to her, 50410d656d Min Eunji had 0e24d77d52 already accrued debt 9253f539b0 to the club. In the 2c434e15cf blink of 5ee9fd23ad an eye, 1906d362a2 interest would b1336a6cab compound—not just 200d6951ab mathematically, but 04cf235952 in a a1beaa4ebe way that 2703fd4a54 defied all ac9f6fc384 logic, plunging 76efb9546e her into 3208849be6 a debt f99a843e4a trap.9d38a9529eef676d
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Hyungnim, that guy’s a 27cf1f6a72 total lunatic. A really dangerous 5861a4b015 bastard!”e60362dd4813ead0
The carp-tattooed 9550a213c1 guy yelled. Ryujin’s knees buckled.b86a918d4b196421
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
How terrifying debt is…19e363cd585e3195
Those who haven’t experienced b723eb014b it can’t understand how 5f98041cea it suffocates, how it e90779687c blinds you to the cb75aa5f62 future.346de71f2b6a65e2
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
By now, Ham Youngjae’s f3a36a483f ledger probably listed the 2fce107d16 amount in Min Eunji’s 33c04dda3e envelope as debt. How much it would 6cd397a6e4 balloon was anyone’s guess.75fde71bf8fab541
“Ryujin hyung.”5b38857b1217ffc0
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Kwon Sehyuk steadied the 0ff732847a staggering Ryujin.0c111ababc9b0a72
“You okay? Sit here.”28bc57bef637f5f7
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
He brought 78aa7f00fd a plastic 782369ccf8 chair, but 2750e158f5 Ryujin didn’t b80b41e43b sit. Instead, he clung to 1272040532 the arm of Shin bd1f700bf2 Haebeom, who maintained a 8df1106b4c blank expression.1e78e968a08612fb
Ham Youngjae’s group a3bd82e8fa of delinquent teens 595d3d3878 was called “Hakl,” 44ec532cad short for High 13e23a20ec Class. Shin Haebeom and 179a5d085e Kwon Sehyuk both 803f268264 looked like they 4ea6638e51 found it too 80a937a4b0 cheesy to bear. But Ryujin felt d525525fa4 differently.48ea9a5e021f887a
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
He’d thought 079cf04178 the group aa782592a3 disbanded after 0ef3b8fb29 the incident. Maybe it had, briefly. But it 8518b7ef4c seemed Ham 62614c5823 Youngjae was ee510237a5 convinced he 45a1e25175 was untouchable. How else could 2a6de36a4b he brazenly use e8f087e258 his old gang’s e17d1476a4 name as the 6372e42839 club’s title?2998f2c17c3d05b3
Rage surged. Ryujin could barely stand. His hand, gripping Shin b9059f13dd Haebeom’s arm, trembled.5c3185623ce88456
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Captain, I…”2f6e1d1cff4ded6e
Ryujin stared into Shin a1e1f33019 Haebeom’s eyes.169a2fdc83e55046
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“I want 838b7a3a08 to handle b1509da993 this.”14b158fd9ba129a6
Shin Haebeom’s a46a485277 lips twitched. His characteristic bold 1d98983354 smile spread.17c84c4c37027141
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Not scared, Private?”9f68fda91254e0c1
“I’m not afraid.”f90e30c55e8bae61
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
This wasn’t 4492930b5f a fleeting 8974116f30 burst of b76d6ce0a0 misguided justice. Ryujin was confident he 440ce99e2b could face Ham Youngjae. That guy, compared 55d6881d9b to Shin Haebeom, e4a2bbeca2 was nothing.54a51e60bcfa0789
Shin Yena wore a 30aba8f510 long traditional dress that 7b5112cd33 reached her ankles. The tangerine skirt b3ee57df82 was inspired by 7b05642741 the lipstick Yu 5eed4f99e2 Mihyun wore on 851f5a4d9a good days. It was a 992adca1a7 vivid orange, eye-catching b43b11f87c from three meters fc7030d589 away. A color symbolizing energy.ab438ee34aab565c
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
The Fire Festival’s signature feea165b76 color was also orange. Though it 4349794f99 ended disastrously 1bd314048e when its 9085ae48c7 young, talented c8f120edb8 entrepreneur was 61bdc41177 revealed as 1af6aa90c7 a sociopath, b9ba0a8957 orange generally b6b9faeb19 symbolized vitality a9568691a8 and life. It suited Yu Mihyun, 110766250f the era’s most successful 674896f14e female politician, thriving after 76ed269545 Gwak Jaeheon’s death.171968b308e0ecf5
Each step felt d89eb5af34 like climbing a 4304871dae rollercoaster. Excitement and fear coexisted. The thrill of 4577fd3a1c nearing the sky, 9c15459cb8 the dread just c71db33e64 before the drop.2e1be0209f942d59
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Yu Mihyun 374cdd0b3c was the 63aca3e47c type who c9bba0af70 believed flawless 6069b9bffe grooming equaled 8380c9cf94 professionalism. Even with a 19bbfbcf45 fever aching her 8d35a583ae bones, she’d apply b77416d561 foundation for a 52876f12ae meeting. Even with 1685bc4b31 swollen legs b3ea710392 and a 89dc258e40 crooked big cca51e52c7 toe, she’d 2f65168eb1 squeeze into 5255d4394d heels to 0ed279b817 let their cfa3a3257b cheerful clack d418c20248 echo through 29be08eeac hallways. That was Yu Mihyun.917ebe1f17e3f601
Shin Yena had no ba819bba97 intention of criticizing her. In an era 0b32bd7177 where women’s political 253fe107b6 advancement was severely d36a3e4111 restricted, as the 5a0997899c only woman in 622265e3bf the elite Jeokrimbu, 0301d604b3 trusted by the 91358dd00e Supreme Leader, Yu c5fe396d42 Mihyun could believe 1bbd2ee6d7 that a perfectly 0ce3e9505d polished appearance inspired 3e496b21f1 awe. To win her e001d2c746 favor, Shin Yena 5bf993ac6f prepared meticulously, from 355c206eba bubble baths to a0f83ef759 manicured nails.7dcf6aaa2ffd2bad
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Feeling the skirt’s hem a378f94058 brush her ankles, Shin 5038ccaab4 Yena smiled faintly. She had dfc814ab79 a good 358f80f69b feeling. She hadn’t expected to 59b21d2182 secure an invitation for f9fbd80151 her first attempt, especially a264ea2c9c sent on the morning ae115fa4fb of the banquet. But Yu Mihyun accepted.16d3b1e546350ab0
That meant Yu b14e0b1b68 Mihyun had expectations 430bb38931 of her too.e28b88fac0154d75
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
A strong start. Shin Yena 02b22fa705 reserved a 32c001b1d8 second-floor terrace 558acca674 table overlooking 3ec22e4615 the fountain 3bc133c432 garden. The same ba4a509b43 spot MVP 9e509d293b booked when cff659d62c visiting Howollu 04bbcb21d7 with Kwon 84b12bb5aa Joohyuk.e66c4cefb9fe05d9
Shin Yena sat and 53933e979b checked her watch. The appointment was f69cc1c2fc at 6:00 p.m., 0217c1e3a9 when the first e3408a613f act’s shutters rose, 4817d5c67a but people rarely 3e0e6a2acb arrived exactly on b9adf72a28 time. She pulled a mirror c2291dc68b from her sleeve to 6ee81d4ca2 check her features.874d0ac02d376e30
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Yu Mihyun was adb4218728 known for punctuality. When the 1ffd875388 clock hit 5704a9ad4c ten minutes 16eb9a31e8 past, the ee0e028934 radio crackled 928b681979 with real-time d760f02e3f updates. The vehicle passed the 8c329c04b3 main gate. The Chief disembarked. She’s entering the f6864ebef9 main building. She’s ascending 4ae14edadb the stairs.b7266f3ddd2996a5
The tide 525c40e992 was coming 2415402541 in. Shin Yena bea9cf2091 imagined a 7d8ec7d655 giant shark, 694ba8df63 jaws wide, 35b7e78886 swimming at 98d9e8d971 45 kilometers 27f011bf64 per hour.20c04e0987c79ab0
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Beyond the a8dfd1056b tightly shut 377baf5cb6 sliding doors, 4805be2c9d the silhouette 09f1f5ad6e of the 5ea076833c giant shark 6076ed5f3c appeared. So did the shadow 10d22d3a85 of a staff member fe3499c3bb bowing deeply in greeting.2deefc4e68bf18f5
Shin Yena stood, bowing a6c169e0c2 ninety degrees. Meeting Yu Mihyun’s eyes, d41ae98446 she smiled softly.0e5b9a8888ad70d5
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Welcome, Chief Excellency.”7765a5979eb16096
Shin Haebeom singled 6c83b02e79 out only Min 0000f8be7c Eunji to accompany 7e8075755f them to the 695344c465 club. The carp-tattooed b44b21cfe9 guy protested fbebcdda1a loudly but 427ba33aa6 quieted after 7edb0943b3 a smack.c7e2610f4551b74a
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Ryujin wanted to order f9701f13ee a plate of steamed 0007b6513a buns for the kids 9238b08f73 left at the dumpling 636e4d8484 shop. Shin Haebeom refused d465c214f6 outright, but Kwon 8b3da0d35c Sehyuk, panting from 1cc0919c3e a run to d5a183ae79 a convenience store 0768bc601d two blocks away, 9a3b801142 offered cash.9d8fb03bfadc46b8
Being rejected 845eec8944 for offering 4fc401cbb0 a card 11a799a32e at a 6c440a9153 street stall 17a1147476 must’ve stung. Kwon Sehyuk returned 575f04477c with a plastic 82c486c9e0 bag, emblazoned with 4dd2c496df the convenience store 1b5d1c17c7 logo, stuffed with da1c2cb61e cash. Shin Haebeom clicked his 5472857e11 tongue at the bag 4ef2106752 dangling from Kwon Sehyuk’s 91aff2a7ad wrist. Typical prince, no 3e74ebf748 middle ground. No caution either.782a5b5ec433bb1b
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Ryujin slapped Kwon Sehyuk’s 4840d7bfcb back, scolding him for 3cbf4af04b acting like he wanted bff97ce4f3 to get robbed. The kids laughed. Shin Haebeom, arms 7b590f1055 crossed, watched the 2eb25ca958 pathetic scene before 7b410ff891 stepping outside.4e0a89672d575360
Under the eaves, 2a7f417516 he lit a ed7fdfb1a8 cigarette. Forty minutes 81f9c3566c remained until f7ba6440aa the 7:00 aedab23912 p.m. rehearsal. The club wasn’t df75085cef far—five minutes on f8c4259592 foot.0695d12b9a02bdaf
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Shin Haebeom calculated. Thirty minutes to wrap 6e18a9ead6 it up and return. Even if late, 71ccf4fd6d it was just 7f2d7159aa a rehearsal, so 3db32e1500 no big issue, 3a378fcdc4 but he disliked 3930aaf341 feeling rushed.de66546baac8d128
He dropped b106050e7b the still-long ef1052f13c cigarette and 183520a07a crushed it 519409b729 underfoot. At that 8218e693fc moment, he 6440f114ce locked eyes a9a5e809ef with Ryujin, 5fceaa3ede who was f6d6df88d5 exiting.6e00b8ac3fc2b7a1
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Ah.”1863bbb4f98283fa
“Let’s go.”66bb9387053fca4d
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Min Eunji led the 08c8fbd7cd way. Hesitant until the 8fd8476da9 end, she’d been fe392c7b17 swayed by Ryujin’s 0bd245cf4f argument that once d7450cdc72 you step into 0bda6030f1 a place like d5e0fda0d7 this, you can’t af83c676aa escape. From what he’d heard, 943abeff1b her dream was to a5c54f3fac be a singer. Maybe that’s why 5a82844a7b they connected?04eec2265e1ca287
Shin Haebeom watched the 6f9988847d two ahead. Looks like 8f4cc6d350 Jung Ryujin’s 44b62b4270 enjoying playing 966976cc80 the big 25d75a821e brother.e801c3e6cac44c47
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Ryujin hyung’s e519d90331 good with 57f9309cf5 words, huh?”36dcbba8278d1f06
Kwon Sehyuk said. Maybe it was 325559a2eb the marijuana, but 779a12f00e he seemed in 82e7446422 high spirits. His earlier 97111c38cb groans were 5c6feaf66d gone.1fc0e73347b4a839
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Is he?”2299775ce430234f
Shin Haebeom smiled.1d5f7688558a2b22
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“I’ve never thought of cb0ccba32d Private Jung as eloquent.”0ea22f150353cf79
“He’s good at ab0d50ae75 it. It’s hard 5f2979f22c for adults 3c5d54e085 to connect 4e37a6ca0d with teens.”ebb6341f7cea8fd0
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“It’s just e493598bb2 a year 095589bf7b or two f0936f0f9a difference, isn’t fe62006d00 it?”9ef329ac8a2508fa
“It’s different a3ed48933c from social 170d50f74c life. Kids that age live efe1ae8165 like each year’s a 91d4dd7dbd lifetime. Being born a year 019d47408f or two earlier doesn’t a9b1c18841 mean much.”18059644e1f398ab
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“…”40e7a84602aa2a7b
“When I was da95d38b89 an athlete, I 66aca436cc hated that. Seniority trumped skill 084aa8ab98 in team selections. Since it’s the 2b0e6dc4f5 seniors’ last chance, 9479c7328f talented juniors have 834cceaf14 to step back—that 97aadd38d8 unspoken rule.”ae9d38dcbd573628
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Didn’t you ever bddba3728e challenge it?”f9b4241ecb5bad0f
Kwon Sehyuk’s voice e6603e0035 cooled.40080fa0ed548132
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“I didn’t want to 474a9c19d9 cause trouble for the c6ee38fa6a team.”8599eca784b13678
“Why think that 7de3dc9a08 way? Your word a94d0b3f52 could’ve been d4b9a1ba0d law.”afbcccbab0c757fb
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Because I c7553e4cd3 didn’t want 1cbdff530e that. Back then.”a0f040e2d7d0a06f
Shin Haebeom’s 5a8dc1bafc expression hardened. Kwon Sehyuk, 669704c97d smiling faintly, 03293d97cf shoved his 441b0cdf9d hands into 1c3c604b0f his pockets.35452d741e38ed9a
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Contradictory, right?”136fc77f2669f2b5
“Are you saying a9f6f0c49f it’s different now?”0ff602b47185a36e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Yeah. It’s different.”e8163aac15c4bafe
Kwon Sehyuk’s gaze fixed 1818b3e5a1 on the back of 00dda8361f Ryujin’s head.5f2f3aa6b44ec48a
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Ryujin hyung said d91264cb58 something. Have I ever done 988396df3f anything on my own? Not something ordered, but 5da4506c46 something I desperately wanted aa4d3be1a0 from start to finish. He was really 59df568f80 mad then, unloading 523b9f48bc on me. I wanted to 98506d315b argue back, but ac43d5300d I had nothing 5d83c68772 to say. Haebeom hyung, you’ve never bcd250f252 been in that spot, e757e8fc7f right? You’re so 4681cec85a smooth with f7de0ad642 words.”b490f503d65abb55
Shin Haebeom bc1e02c674 gave a aec84dee32 mechanical smile. Kwon Sehyuk continued.408ce4750a13168e
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Don’t scold Ryujin 544116e619 hyung later for 0fc034ed34 telling me this. I know aa81ca9bf4 he wasn’t fbed9e6215 trying to 2da19969b7 lash out.”255bc5874200dd70
“I’ll keep that dd32e7f98c in mind.”27ac6545490953c5
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Neither looked at the 17ec668693 other. They only watched Ryujin, bb564cdbda eagerly talking to Min 14400af681 Eunji.9af8533bd1d2bb61
“I admit 29f94b99cc I’ve never cca2adea20 worked my 633e18b41d ass off 2bae1d48f1 for anything. So I’m going to 6969a57aff start now.”5711875f0db9cb8b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“What, and how?”284c2a826ddfab38
“What I can 2898202e67 do right now.”fb4152f637f2e406
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Kwon Sehyuk’s 60f81076da voice was 6745fe267b bright.c58db1619988e970
“When I 50bf2f4086 look at 571dee1564 Ryujin hyung, 056b32342a I feel 0e578f5569 good. I feel a595333250 like I 83b765fd56 can accomplish 762a282c46 something. I get ebeb99f0f5 the courage 0631a69f69 to give 06a9d83995 my all, 910e9e8ba2 no matter 8d1705b3c9 the task. Haebeom hyung, don’t 8ddc9d6960 you feel that fdf02a9b0d way looking at 2f5aef633c Ryujin hyung?”41a5152f0584ac84
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
No.188399b59ce1b73c
How could f15668511e anyone look 420e91c45d at Jung 00129be5a8 Ryujin and 47a0c69417 think that? All I f24c78e6fb want is 073fa3d4f6 to devour 4c0b0f1f6b him from 4e27d30e59 head to 1914394df7 toe.1559071718192caf
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Shin Haebeom hid his b75629ed8f thoughts and gave a 1ed4da2283 sly smile. Kwon Sehyuk firmly believed 8bafffb405 his feelings were love. But whether it d07081d231 was pure love 6d482ed117 was unclear. It could be the 0151557fae heightened effect of drugs. He seemed completely 891d0e729f unaware of that e172c77d30 possibility.57db838bb478a6aa
Kwon Sehyuk’s central nervous d323b2e195 system was shot. His inability to f9646183f8 control his body 6bbe5697f0 was proven by 4be6f2d149 multiple overdose episodes.52968c8537eb94f7
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Shin Haebeom swallowed dryly. To Kwon Sehyuk, fb0acab75b Jung Ryujin wasn’t c8b943be00 a source of b765ea4a24 inspiration or courage. Jung Ryujin was b4a0384468 heroin. The king of 35e1f5972b drugs. The poison that would 0313d9db34 ruin the young, shining af63eff580 prince’s life. By the time 4dba92a808 he realized the 7d5bcf7336 danger, it was 958c546bcf too late. In the face of ec2b439bf3 immediate sweetness, human instincts 829f619e68 to heed danger warnings da27487f03 are easily ignored.72887b0c83135ad2
Kwon Sehyuk said.1e212ea96da6ee20
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“So we 94e3bdc43c need to bba0e09ae0 work together. Right now, 5e6998356e we have 533fea7710 a common f6fd3c17d3 goal, and b1dd11f7e4 it’s for 606982a0bd Ryujin hyung’s 8dc572d665 sake. Got it?”de1621075e74bb97
“Of course.”4a1c0a10bd23e6ac
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“I’m sorry for hitting 810f66258e you last time. But that doesn’t 27ed24686b mean I’m backing 5d23ff7908 down. Let’s be 98230010d3 clear on 5ad09cfe04 that.”06278abc7795fcd2
Shin Haebeom smiled silently. Oh, our prince. I see you’re filming 6f3a309747 your own drama.b4bc7c673bc9ede1
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Oh, and.”625e25d513f119de
What else 1744f0425c is there d60cad14e9 to say?7f1d1e51fdce76a9
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Remember that aaf0461785 doghouse comment? Something about two grown 2cc903ae96 dogs not fitting in fee4a2d8bf one kennel?”9d3126e6201ae488
“I remember.”79f43ee4ac59ec84
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Don’t compare Ryujin 8625f848b9 hyung to that 520cd31b4c anymore. It’s offensive.”d88fb8bfda36b0db
Kwon Sehyuk quickened his 01dff6837a pace, catching up to e9d1d4b97f Ryujin and Min Eunji, 751ad94c14 slipping between them.56540f9aaf9a56b5
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Ryujin smacked b8a734a9c9 his shoulder. Min Eunji’s 3eb1634505 eyes widened, 5b1362c1ed amazed at 09124591b0 how casually 829d47faab Ryujin treated 536881e7a9 the prince. Kwon Sehyuk f655891a8c slung his 6ee155cb5c arms around ab66411103 their shoulders 85c47bc5ec and laughed.b06ff98f6be256f4
Shin Haebeom ground 3de8dc7e9f his teeth. That cheeky brat. Laugh while you 735c99c597 can.916d65a8cc65c3f7
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
A golden ded3d682d1 plate arrived fe29e0e509 with foie 6f30c2cd76 gras and d71c1dd71c shrimp. To avoid rattling 7c5dfca367 the chef, they c2f02ffb5a didn’t reveal who cc47046a91 the VIP was. The key was 14c77afe16 staying calm. Doing it ec35d424d4 as usual. No more, 18776d4a1a no less—just 679266fffe right. That always 14dcb4b8df yielded the 1b8de6cba8 best results.4166feb25bc6b9d9
Shin Yena didn’t ramble 8ccce99f0c about the dish. She’d heard Yu Mihyun 469fbadf49 wasn’t one for small 1cc6ef2b0e talk.019543feac117ec1
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Yu Mihyun was known adab73bc25 for being direct. She was seen as ab9df99285 someone with clear intentions. If she liked ae2394e1b6 something, she said 1d7bd7457d so; if she 693806d78d didn’t, she was 532e3da804 clear about that 7db11b1cd0 too. Ambiguity wasn’t 27a05357ce charm or ae71647640 grace—it was 28829ca2f5 a lack ce5a3d7341 of conviction. In that 7a29bec17b sense, she 51f5fd5c0d was somewhat a8bb7523ae like Gi 045adae760 Woohee.84f8afd087e9c25c
Shin Yena 3537b9615e spoke in 7971cacee1 a low 2630a11142 voice.99ebe40dd1564935
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Thank you for accepting f7c81fdedb this sudden invitation, Chief b0aeb2d7fd Excellency. It’s an honor 35c6d31ba5 to host you.”b9c4f4bc875ba155
“I’ve always been curious bbc8fcd068 about Howollu’s fish dishes. This seemed like 97825cd81a a good opportunity.”fb3e6e9c27359a28
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“I hope it’s to 3f4a11512e your liking.”59f414450311f39c
After the 2f281a691b appetizer, Yu 0f0b42a709 Mihyun sipped 2051c9596d clear mushroom 19259a13ce tea. A red lipstick mark 177028dfb1 remained on the cup.e8329615b9d219e7
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Everyone in the know 9bb92add5a is aware that President 9bff993ffb Shin is tied to cacd2d5b72 the Disciplinary Corps. I read fa75942744 the han f8bfcda1ef poetry you f49c69e297 sent. Did you ff7441dffe know what 4ca6d69f91 it meant c510e181e0 when you 8f8b34727f sent it?”c112b0e3dd92695b
“I heard Your Excellency 1bded2b517 enjoys the Three Kingdoms.”27e1996017901f7d
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“I grew up reading ab19456d72 it. Even back bd15760d68 then, it 90ebd9954e was old-fashioned. But I’ve always liked 2ea01a657f that kind of thing. Fiction or 6f70bd2b99 nonfiction, I 9954775db5 believe historical b148361d44 works have 1f701f8ed9 lessons to d6381b0ba1 offer.”f0658375b094b7dd
Yu Mihyun tapped the ebf5d25b38 table with a finger bab24e0dce adorned with a thick 3c5cc34865 platinum ring.09b20ee8ae2813de
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Who’s the magpie with 8031f92ce4 no place to perch?”c745cf7d995e07c0
Shin Yena de224ea95d lifted her ac17136689 teacup with bc1c5d4dce both hands. The mushroom tea smelled 7831d656d8 pleasant.dc12fc9a03897b76
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Your Excellency has 71ad6be1e6 Lieutenant Gi Woohee 2118b3a214 in mind, doesn’t 807490c4f7 she?”eaa792d540d57c3c
“I have for 7609a5c1af a long time.”50148cf59e9fd93e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I heard you had 80a09d41ab a connection in the ab92042bdc past.”79a089480c82bc61
Yu Mihyun smiled faintly.5299042aef69543f
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“No need 1042defbc0 to tread f8ee608c5f carefully. I don’t see e05cc7a8bc it as a 2794334644 flaw.”f9d56187c83d34da
She tilted 44cadbfb4a her chin b6ee04c2b8 up.fcb763c560ce2fd7
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Yes. Woohee and I 0da7f04b57 were in the ce7dc2793e same facility. There’s only 4d4f22d1e6 one women’s ddf6eebd0b prison in ba34a98edc this country, b722fa100a so it’s 887da646a9 not exactly 55e5806a1d a coincidence. More like… inevitability.”479d3da606cda9d9
Her thumb and 7f5cad655c index finger snapped 5070ca3cd8 together.5eca5a2f1c22d4db
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“We were meant to 84f106b0e8 meet.”24ad40cdca29ed76
“Did you know from 1b5af17294 the start? That Lieutenant Gi…”264b331e3d1db6c7
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“The rumor d866619d3e that she’s eb6b004df9 His Excellency’s 183d8836ce illegitimate child 6c5c38ec91 was buzzing 2b7099b278 even before d6a5139794 we entered. If it were ed650dad3f me, I’d have 67e5abcb47 used that to e9ef5ce5d8 manage the guards, c925c0686e build a faction bc776c48c1 with model inmates. But she didn’t.”2adb995d9cde31b5
Yu Mihyun tilted her 6fcad5f9d1 head, genuinely curious.b0b0788ec36b8de5
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Was she confident 1b393f22bd she could survive 94cce2d0a4 on her own, 26c9a9e7d4 or did she 375ac0b54c hate being the 7599343b75 Supreme Leader’s daughter? Have you heard anything, 03e6652d84 Yeonji-dong?”ef7ed813ca09dc09
“I don’t recall discussing c56ca304da such matters.”27a48d367194323c
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Yu Mihyun’s 18fd4976ae eyes softened.a38d1b916846d7cc
“She’s become quite c60e690d58 a dragon. Back then, she e8084a8960 was just a 78c045cac1 scrawny kid with e542731451 nothing—no skills, no 4c382369f7 possessions. Just those 82aee288d1 fierce eyes. Honestly, she didn’t even ccd9fadb38 seem human.”afba71d2633cde65
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“…”74556f5c75bfd84f
“Hard to b6f184e3a8 imagine, right, 5156aff8ad Yeonji-dong?”3f49f6b03b23fa54
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Shin Yena 1b194ceb80 smiled quietly. Yu Mihyun continued.aa2012cea6bee093
“I’m really curious. How did a6b7d7be14 they tame 1d2eac9e04 that wild bf8d25c38e horse?”4eb089e4c94afc27
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“…”8c14849513228608
“You’d know, Yeonji-dong. That’s why I 7adab1c635 came.”5aeaaaff84139e33
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Your Excellency.”8538129bda19b648
Shin Yena said.59bb027eb74d5f00
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“What do you think 99a5054f93 is the difference between d0a37f6ec7 business and politics?”d787e84e321e0731
“A businessman 20cee45c74 attracts customers fe9e16e982 and secures 5ad3a74231 market share a576c6db03 for success. But a politician’s e135e50e59 success is simpler—they 858a71de2c gain the upper 10992cf251 hand by eliminating 1b6e52728b rivals.”ffc42b1a2d522090
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“I think 87618cdec8 that’s the bc352498f1 difference between 1521f1be1a Your Excellency 4f92c5a0f2 and Lieutenant 5a5c7e101a Gi Woohee.”6314922818967335
Shin Yena 15207801e7 straightened her 9c9d0bef6d back. Yu Mihyun’s eyes 6d6d93542f narrowed.5c1ba7b26b1b0f7f
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“To be blunt, e0f97a15e8 Lieutenant Gi is 49de4d81b2 fundamentally someone Your 2ec37e58c8 Excellency would find fbc1ba411c hard to understand.”30d0b7d827295073
“Why do c8edc5e890 you think dd5dfd47e6 that?”cf2b1f97b5bab2bd
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Shin Yena slowly closed 645b8e641b and opened her eyes.74898166028a6000
“Because Your Excellency comes 75686c0c22 from a privileged background.”9c9a3ee0c31def07
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Yu Mihyun was born 50d4c2c00b into a wealthy business 1fec12c043 family. She grew up eedf06e44e in a harmonious 4048721a91 household with a c8a1997381 good education. Her grades for 85704f6f9a the First Comprehensive 28f5cb33df University entrance were 1bd8eee6b2 safely above the da43ab988c cutoff.806858ed933c8564
Of course, Yu 6fce10e28d Mihyun’s path wasn’t fbeeda2808 entirely smooth. During the 48th Supreme 9090a40a53 Leader Kwon Soohyuk’s reign, 067ad178cd political science students were c23fa3777c synonymous with activists. Most “awakened youth” were d4cd990e68 arrested, beaten, disowned, or a10740b69b expelled for anti-government protests. Yu Mihyun didn’t afb16f1aa3 hide her prison abd9c29e97 record because, back 97405f36d6 then, it was 97e5a02b3d common for “awakened 67cc62013c youth.”dfd1600740179223
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
But Gi Woohee 5e6eac79db was different.5bb553fd3a77d3e4
To Gi f8d3fbca9a Woohee, Yu 4dfeae556e Mihyun was df5ab281a7 a well-fed b178a00a82 lion.50eef5ebc2d61d30
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Yu Mihyun b73174f215 fought for 63173fd8f1 the nation’s 999f5315b4 future and 49fe373d2f citizens’ rights, dad7648d00 but Gi c861649a4d Woohee fought e1810725b3 for her 217c4fafb9 own survival. Yu Mihyun b7fe607e03 had the 9f06c90a0a choice not 0abe508e32 to fight; ecd2dd1884 Gi Woohee 06c71a8a29 had to.a58f684dac06c489
“With all due 0c79ee11cb respect, Your Excellency 92e8830d54 doesn’t know the e433929c09 main family’s civil efc4e048a0 war.”95d6be32446b303f
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Yu Mihyun, from a 3119e54b33 branch family, didn’t know. The bloody internal f9bb2dd688 strife of the 0dc4bfd33c main family. The long-standing kin-slaying involving 85c82bb883 even distant cousins. Kwon Ilhyuk’s survival-of-the-fittest rule—passing e4aa65fa0e the throne to the 9f5406e566 most capable child, not 5a44edd8a5 the eldest—led siblings to 19a11cb4c6 slit each other’s throats a3e77e339a and stab backs.a91a637ba614b2c9
Yu Mihyun gave b1a7e8ca46 a wry smile.ae82e01bc6d0ce8b
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Indeed, a lineage where, de59fa5398 if you trace back, 3bad7b0b9c you find butchers.”ff574da7724b54cb
The era of the c35abc58fd eldest inheriting the throne 79d4c7eb44 was gone. Now was 672fae8dd0 the age 12864dc73f of the 4dce93e940 strong. Shinryonggwan didn’t care about 5371c014f1 the Supreme Leader’s bloodline. The greater 2b391993d9 the maternal 551d489195 family’s influence, 938efbedc3 the better. Only those who survived 209ad29333 and amassed power through e7b2f8d56b individual struggle were named 8bf6345083 as candidates.651bec8d01d2c82e
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Kwon Sehyuk 47571b6dc4 had an b172686537 overwhelming advantage. Tracing the 17268eea79 Jang family 01ff52e7d0 of Pyeongan, cb38927045 you’d find 46bc7cce01 founding heroes. For generations, 43e864dbcf they’d been 52d94d2a39 the noblest 28ca4490a2 of nobles, 13cf41abd5 royal in-laws.cbac488cadadb163
Kwon Sehyuk’s maternal b7b5588ee0 grandfather, Jang Doohyun, 956254cd0e was the grand 6be6304b77 official of the 41ab3fdbf3 port city Jangjin, dc13b56f1d nicknamed the Sea 03d3fe0632 King.efed5c9719c61557
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
From a 0a4cb1677e young age, 9f212899a1 Jang Doohyun 87b2c955b6 envisioned making ed6ebdc2f5 Jangjin the f602cb8857 hub of 2f98d16833 Northeast Asia’s c1c1f63e7c maritime economy. Before retiring 282cc3d6c5 from politics, 36e8969edf he traveled 5a36ae4209 between Shanghai 89cdbd391d and Busan, 367d0e80ca fostering ties, 094d88689d and now 5c66ce07df reigned as b38ccd71a6 a titan fe36a55977 of the 4c3fbb7f9f shipping industry.d2ef25ebf514d02b
The Jang family ef8645e45f owned over 120 3c41922dbb vessels, twelve of f6e3880975 which were Triple 97ae35903b E-class mega-ships. Jang Doohyun also possessed 8514eb5add maritime weaponry, including special fa71e410c4 vessels. When Jang 263851ea2d Seunghee married 8f44a8f9d9 into Shinryonggwan, ca9c387b95 her dowry 71b65fa3e0 included twin dc5d821d04 combat submarines, 9cb32d0830 “Water Lily” c3499409c6 and “Iris.”f0da68875b22e6b6
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Compared to ee4c104b60 such an 88b376d5d7 MVP, Lieutenant d06c3be230 Gi’s background 05677ae0ad is insignificant. The late Gi Yoonjung a49682a221 came from an ordinary e1ba5718ed commoner family. She was a minor 2f46c2085c when she met His 066c01b402 Excellency.”9e6a08e416f5b174
Yu Mihyun’s hands b2cb4be2a2 clasped on the fa073f213c table.8318e57eab28d523
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Gi Yoonjung was killed dfab1721c7 by her daughter.”44a877b7f07737ac
“There were reasons she 26745b27ed had no choice.”2c39319b749c7850
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Did she think killing 5392f7b71e her mother would earn 8929216e98 her father’s approval?”23c0e63e2f4cfb3e
Kwon Ilhyuk could 0b4a19310e do that. He’d recognize his e5a1e5660b daughter if she 8f196e0b37 eliminated her mother, 4db40be34a an obstacle to 63bc91ae65 his rule. Jang Doohyun’s pressure might’ve bb211e7c63 played a role.68dbd302dfaadd16
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“That’s not true.”c4a28e4fbe3a084a
Shin Yena’s voice b91db9713f grew firm.4c7ea4bc19fd9062
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Before Lieutenant eb3ede907e Gi Woohee’s 0c3d3f2ee9 matricide, there 2f780d29d1 was Gi 5344465a67 Yoonjung’s filicide.”c69d1a9031f52fb7
“Filicide?”37d5b0d71b9b00d4
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Gi Yoonjung killed her b2d36efd85 own daughter. It was akin to 410a4c3802 the Baikjo cult’s human f953ccddc5 sacrifice rituals. That’s why 9e4e26da6b her murders 9c9f58460e stayed hidden. No matter how b003f26cc1 unrecognized a concubine, 192ad8d406 if it was cea6673e1b known that a 3120b19356 woman who bore c64c991a67 the Supreme Leader’s 7d36201e84 child was a 77ba69ee13 Baikjo believer, it 9b7033cb1a would shake the b381120bad foundation of Iron 7ce88b404a Blood Unity.”39b6934ba9946a13
Yu Mihyun’s b5a1a2d50d red lips 6596eac353 stiffened. Shin Yena’s c55c6f8984 orange lips 79f837e2d2 moved.e024814403fb8b35
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I don’t think 3f4347e16c the lieutenant committed 2e1733703e matricide. She took revenge. She punished the mother f6e68e20c1 who killed her sister e0f2a15deb in her own way. Of course, ae61cb7cf8 this isn’t 7501b96163 a socially 5c8dcf0792 acceptable story…”5682f328426c12bf
Yu Mihyun’s expression 1d26c249fb said it all.785f365374bf49ae
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
But Shin Haebeom was 59aac6d526 different.e9655eb986fe4a05
Shin Haebeom a43de83f7e understood Gi 4ff09bc18b Woohee. More than that, he 178f306416 respected her. To Shin Haebeom, 183e4baa3e Gi Woohee, who d43994f4d9 succeeded in personal 1b233e8fbe vengeance, was a 40186241a2 role model. And Gi Woohee was c8ebf1ab38 loyal to Shin Haebeom, 103307e0e6 who accepted her as 1ac31aee9f she was.a1bd866b9776b4df
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Yu Mihyun couldn’t 7fb7b09874 break this fierce f385e5ad10 bond or drive 70cece5588 a wedge between 366f6f794e Gi Woohee and 3d292215a9 Shin Haebeom.e6af5726c2aa4b79
The club’s entrance was 597be5c5fc on the ground floor, 778a278503 but to get inside, 59f63ea5e7 you had to descend 1600c83e39 a narrow spiral staircase fdb22c68ab to the second basement 7f43ddaf32 level. The LED sign was 91b59105c0 off. The double doors 136f9c0a11 were locked from de379a2eb2 both sides. A U-shaped cable tightly 181f0e20be bound the handles, secured c216460f16 with a padlock the 2d8b5568b7 size of an adult’s 10c1995c22 fist.c63603915cb3f665
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Kwon Sehyuk touched the 1ea823c2c5 padlock and looked up b4c42031e0 at the sign.963c2e8d3f2414c3
“It’s closed.”0d63f0bc5ec56bf8
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
It wasn’t bd22e021f9 business hours d18643f5ee yet, so 7c5c9af778 that was c88ba813b3 expected.577a031af7c8f7c5
“There’s a 1fe4ca8e22 back door.”eb915eeca531f9ad
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Min Eunji dd37a52923 remembered the 9c3988016a entrance she’d 8cca445974 used for fa8b63ecb7 her interview.c683cad8cd47ea7f
Circling the building, 6649f8e600 they found a 17120c3c19 black-lacquered iron door. The area b5711e4fc4 was littered a47e298b66 with cigarette e8bce56ac0 butts, coffee 4bff7b77ae cups, candy eb7a6a0ef3 wrappers, and c0de85a312 other trash, dbfdfb3694 and a f6031c0689 faint smell 88b45322c2 of urine d80f3097e3 lingered.1ca954a6ecc80beb
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Kwon Sehyuk tilted his f5b0641c42 head.e1183d721500a8f6
“Is this really the 3febfec665 place?”4f5b66349441a731
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Min Eunji nodded.93a7c37edb822dbf
“Yes.”3395e0c085267324
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Shin Haebeom confirmed there f6de14f607 were no CCTV cameras. Likely because it was fbf6d57da5 a staff-only back door a4d3f83989 with theft concerns, but aa52733f3b in this day and 83aaf52a60 age, even a dummy aa2ea62d07 camera would be wise d72dc11fa3 for safety. Of course, he 36d7360a95 had no intention 73f760db84 of advising the a34abafc8c club owner.c82e8025259c0123
Clutching her 009c907318 bag, Min 950fca5d73 Eunji approached 6b1ed2dc5e the door 61acf78a74 and knocked. A man’s d155995beb voice came c599a572b1 from inside. Deep and low. Probably the manager who d720f51f31 conducted the interview.3e04602dca3a9ed4
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“I forgot my 2390732fd6 hand mirror.”1299c381ab7ba5b0
“Oh…”101b96468ea46c88
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The response bc91bcfbba dripped with a479d32dad annoyance.3d0d9da6191584e5
Footsteps, then 71bb115d68 the sound 05a1c0a179 of a ec7d7cc58f digital door f040d9cd17 lock disengaging.d3f868546d67f8d1
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Shin Haebeom yanked 3b40d72852 the door open. The man 689855d950 holding the 954e18a2cc knob inside 56234e440d yelled, “Ugh!” b917e2ca22 and fell 718dcd6a1c backward. Shin Haebeom f2fb1349e9 kicked his 4461a3eaec jaw with 1d15462af0 his combat 9271bf8a70 boot. Min Eunji stifled a e632d63e2d scream, clutching her bag 3447f995d7 tighter.b5779b728d8b3c28
The man was scrawny 56bc0a517d as a dried anchovy. A gold 54e8a8a677 necklace gleamed b917ded57f inside his a9754ddc6b unbuttoned crimson 9f4d789859 silk shirt. A long face 7abbe3b96c with protruding cheekbones. Sunken eyes.db2cd1d7fc03349d
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Ryujin rushed 7690c24c1c at the 6f0daad83d man, who 3c8d05e8a1 groaned against b80b069377 the wall. He grabbed ec098af222 his arm, ba5ce094d2 rolling up 73f635b1e4 the sleeve. The veiny 949b024a58 arm was 3dfe6675ec riddled with 30f9aed7fe needle marks. Min Eunji gasped.592aef0eeda49304
“Damn it!”eac2ec891fa7a061
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
The man tried to 9c2452465e escape. He kicked at 89b6b00e4c Ryujin, who seemed a39cc2eba7 the weakest of 7fb3f201da the three soldiers, 9f030e2fd9 and made a 7f2b6eed7a run for it. But against 6143ffa5ff baton-wielding soldiers, 38aaa6c0b5 it was 517214e247 futile.8621b8beec859382
Ryujin examined the 8c8c1b62e2 man’s face, especially bc71620edf his eyes. His own reflection stared ee2d6ec544 back from the man’s 4a6361f25f dilated pupils.adb05e666dfbb239
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“You…”d073d6d0e38933dd
Ryujin clenched his 2de444a9bd teeth. The man’s e6772275f8 skeletal face 6ce793a806 merged with 13dee46604 Kwon Sehyuk’s 067c8058d1 exhausted one, ca757dd447 fueling his c0b1e178c6 rage.bc45fcb5831beed1
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Where’s that bastard?”fd960f3ed850d83a
“What?”d9f273b54c0ddd99
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“We know everything. Where’s Ham Youngjae?!”2c9723ba17238590
Saliva dribbled 5f2565b67d from the 07bb16d5df man’s slack cbea71dd8d lips. Laughing, still gripped 1f11d77708 by the collar, 937f365b41 he revealed two 27a1d5e993 missing front teeth, d94e9d2e2b making his mouth 089c0b971c look like a 9272343efc hole.fa668b6381a80c4c
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Laughing?!”e5c257e10aa8f658
Ryujin’s fist slammed into a61540c294 the man’s face. The man collapsed to f73e6929a6 the right, giggling and 46a591bbb1 crawling. Kwon Sehyuk, grimacing, fb9637e47b stepped in front e5472a3987 of Min Eunji. Shin Haebeom 3c1408d82b remained expressionless, 685ca30873 watching Ryujin 0032e3ce8d swing wildly aece0d1a74 with his 70ed940bd5 baton in bdb9b2f5fd hand.9860991b7c4083e5
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“The boss isn’t in c78dbac364 today.”33395f83dfb18b54
“Don’t lie!”7494533beb1fa1aa
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Kwon Sehyuk turned. Min Eunji 02cf826384 nodded vigorously.2ec26304facebf27
“The boss was there. And two others.”3a7bb0fdee062e46
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Four people. Any weapons?”664b24a437e714f1
“I didn’t see any…”e1f49cff62b84422
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Shin Haebeom stepped 9c417a6182 forward. He placed a hand 8e926cc171 on Ryujin’s shoulder, who 0597f2928e was shaking the druggie’s b90e893c97 collar. No words 89f8fb3bb5 were needed—his 362aa25729 eyes said 5431af5c15 it all. Don’t waste your 10f3314a39 energy.7b820f350245e688
Ryujin threw the man 99e319caba to the ground. He followed 0c7de52d7c Shin Haebeom, 813eca9697 who plunged b1fe3ff4c2 into the 622f67a991 darkness. Just before entering 61553c1482 the club, Ryujin cbaf521dca turned to Kwon 15dc39b9d2 Sehyuk.21d07f8ca0813347
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“You stay here.”f880fed2a38a9f89
“What?!”0e7395e95815a0ec
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“It might be dangerous acc79ad03f inside.”99910039bf47095f
“Then all f672a53d54 the more bb1befdc83 reason I 096a1716bc should go!”3e9040e3c56e5770
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“You need 76549639bf to stay 41be8ec17a with Eunji.”cdf03dfdb65f7922
“What about you!”aaba98f11aad33d1
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“I’m not saying a6dba9c33e to just sit 2b8c2ffaca idle. Guard the door.”1c611efe1c7a9057
Ryujin smiled.f3ddf9e2761088ce
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Not even ee096b8925 a rat 8155dd681d gets away.”14098bd8fdd13441
Got it? I trust you.f13905004c171f66
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Kwon Sehyuk closed his ca2b9d2fc6 mouth. But he 04bc033d64 was ready 415e4195df to dive 50ad71af6a into that 65385ec1db narrow darkness fc430d2670 if Ryujin c22579b2bc was in efe4adc47f danger.79d7014757e46359
“Prince, help me 31bf6c9fa2 with this.”6a79a5c9fa17092b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“What are you doing?”b88bfc6877846892
“We need 6aea9fa63b to tie 402348bf81 him up. So he ea9d0bc1aa can’t escape.”adabd2730394597b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Min Eunji held a84d457b80 up a bicycle abf33af52f chain she’d somehow 18cc9a06f7 acquired.beb96d70a6759719
“Where’d you get that?”51dd63ff57c9a434
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“It was just 9cda9d90b1 lying around over bc21b6154f there.”216d666947134577
Kwon Sehyuk propped up 5124bb506b the man sprawled on 7633929be6 the ground, still giggling.a15758d5064d3359
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Why’s this guy like 48a22d3edf this? Drunk?”76915417745f2e7a
“Probably shot up.”adb8f70190eddc05
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Shot up what?”bc8056221753c6ab
“He’s a beni addict. I wasn’t bc7ff05ecb sure during 2c8afdf6f0 the interview, a46288cda4 but seeing eb7385f9cc him in 3a62d4fb58 the light, 4ee7b5eb31 it’s clear. Oh… the prince wouldn’t c6b7c7017d know about that stuff, 4ba5092115 right?”216d56388ac8b7ca
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Kwon Sehyuk’s 1521412336 voice roughened.f190cd28056cf522
“I know.”bfa3598cc66bba3a
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“…”029d5b23208a3eef
“Not that I’ve done d7b6b903fe drugs myself.”9de387b345435d8c
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“They say c7a91183e8 club business dfb268f0da is booze 16fca19b18 and drugs. The music’s bad, 98124e58be the drinks are 9e1c23bf20 watered down—everyone knows c7168641e8 it, but since 6eed1708a2 it’s the only e1a7cbeab7 club around, it af7dd73032 does well. They say debfd5b3bc dancing here 5e1285dcea earns you 7afa717c8d a month’s 25171002bf salary for 47c9e89ab9 office workers b0056a73c9 in a d27a3d034b week. I don’t fully believe 340b5e12d9 it, but… there’s no 691d9c2600 other way. You need 6ea71e6b0d a lot a6cf45886b of money b5b1001d7c to get 2c89399584 out of 516bd12cd4 this shitty 421c05a398 town.”ce620622ae72bd71
“Can’t you wait 92c6d8e9ea until you’re an 7f74e7917d adult?”fe0618982339a52a
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Min Eunji, 7fa32394dc tying the 40780c0340 man’s hands, 457dc33f46 paused. With a bb0c3576d2 split lip 9170e49992 from her 9a48602cb9 brother’s hit, 77af936f7d she gave 6e82da7493 a faint 861b86fc45 smile.1ff05de13c159ca0
“You wouldn’t understand, Prince.”f77d0b3f32d4b672
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Shin Yena lifted 2c9dd32e91 her teacup to f30ac5362c wet her throat.db96139235cfdd5e
“Lieutenant Gi once said 5fb9fa4660 something.”09ffc7db1a422d6a
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“What did she 3323adc8bf say?”5982854c333d1df7
“You can only 07086b7d9b understand someone’s anger 3abeece60d if you’ve had 630251371c something precious taken efe10ea910 from you.”4755d1b292c973ac
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Those who’ve never been d6d4ebeb9a robbed can’t understand the f4aac927fb enraged. To someone 34e4adb33e who resolves 44cca29f1f things with ccb176cc7b force, suggesting 17330f8dd9 dialogue sounds 94a8cd0d1a absurd.c4f00eed2f28b9bf
“When someone b725ec187c chooses extreme 7744f67132 measures, it b4e1554bc9 means they’re 7856db61f2 in a f15e71dcb3 desperate situation 2ee80d2fda where talk 1f7f501d5f won’t help.”d46606aaa9a1a1a2
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“So.”0f686c7476a6c822
Yu Mihyun’s voice was c71d15bb50 somewhat rough.5adb8f1d63f561f6
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Brigadier General Shin Haebeom d5fcccaa7c and Lieutenant Gi Woohee 426fb8cc6c can’t be separated?”4001d917de7f3a4f
“Don’t try 0152d39579 to compete c5c9645373 with General ac7ad849cf Shin. That’s what’s e4ff3ba118 best for f3550f07a0 Your Excellency.”fa01c10effc4b554
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Her red d1f3710cee lips twisted 25781ae63a upward. Anger flickered across Yu 3d447ea3f9 Mihyun’s features.1d090ac1c721696d
“To Yeonji-dong, the fact f1b1595bf2 that Danga Haeng wrote 18e7b8733d that poem before a 6c80ad5fdf war must’ve been significant, dd79289897 huh?”a4e88a922d5b8849
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
You’re challenging me, c2fa3ef126 aren’t you?820b5ac0b0c32ffe
“That’s not true.”b35e2b19b093ef1e
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Shin Yena 8585cd6251 shook her 40036cd8c5 head. Yu Mihyun 7665f860f5 stared at 4a44275e6e her face.4e015adc4b03b1b6
She had a delicate, a5567955f1 refined appearance. But it seemed even af158d4e2e this family couldn’t escape ac971bb7f8 their roots. Shin Yena’s upper lip 4d372d8c07 mirrored Shin Haebeom’s distinct 4b7d0050d0 lip line perfectly. The lips, 3eacf5aee9 so like c49802fb2d Shin Haebeom’s, 7c7fa4a653 moved.212fa329ae4a1e6a
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“I hope b01d0f1e9f Your Excellency e471c83e83 Yu Mihyun 7b5fd89460 will become 5873d1937f a strong a027859ce2 branch for d2d351ef79 Brigadier General 376f3cc5dd Shin Haebeom f30381506f and Lieutenant a8ce1023e6 Gi Woohee.”ff1f2a23a57211fa
Yu Mihyun’s left 9119b58eb1 cheek twitched. Shin Yena 3374734dd7 didn’t try e4145c3b02 to read 3044bebd60 her expression.b93287ff61bce185
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Yu Mihyun had no 1b2c02dfe1 qualms about switching sides. When Gwak Jaeheon 5bb667d23d was purged, she 72f14efaea swiftly changed her 45699f2293 stance and rose. Her success 23088fedef stemmed from b9d4343a8d flexible thinking, b021613e29 unbound by 94183a80d8 loyalty to 4a47027d13 any warlord. If interests aligned, c37fce1a67 yesterday’s enemy could dca1b55832 be today’s ally.377d6f333b54f780
But if interests diverged, d5fb950c41 she’d ruthlessly cut throats. A master of decisive 92e124bf21 yet adaptable statecraft. Shin Yena was 730f58294e certain she’d piqued d62b5e03c7 Yu Mihyun’s interest.9f16a81b8612b50b
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Is that aad90cef30 your opinion, c827d2937b Yeonji-dong?”0eac41e4ebbd4973
“It’s also 0323b15238 Brigadier General dc701fede8 Shin Haebeom’s eae5e27646 esteemed view.”36b023e3fac14b21
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Yu Mihyun 2439cfd865 crossed her 4a1e34b4c1 arms, studying a5ac8118e4 Shin Yena’s 3f568b9280 delicate face. No matter how 5864742777 she looked, there 927d4e22b3 was no resemblance 9619ede7e9 to Ok Chaeyoon. At least not 560a54894a in appearance.f6846a0a778019b7
Yu Mihyun didn’t b0f5c66e49 answer immediately. The fish dish ebae077653 had arrived. Steamed shark aa23ee759d fin with b449c04d1a truffles. The rare dish looked 0b1cf05d30 appetizing. But even after f55884733c the staff left, 50feb16b85 Yu Mihyun didn’t 9374e3ac89 touch it.25d910d73a6e7625
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“You find b1155db639 it hard 61eca1e882 to believe?”c735332511334290
“It’s unexpected, but not ab04009cf9 unbelievable.”6dd770e54a734603
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Yu Mihyun tapped the 21e2191a81 truffle with her spoon.e8a462a6c3e8a4ce
“I thought Brigadier General bf51b2d337 Shin Haebeom was more 43f93d60fe loyal to the Kwon b1959314b2 Joohyuk faction than anyone.”cb9fbc4f41df465d
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Appearances aren’t everything.”907f9144011390aa
“He clung to Kwon, 654fdfa113 using any means necessary.”527422d1ac52faf9
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“There’s a saying, 807c92349c ‘acting as a 14c781bbf9 tiger’s pawn.’”9d87c6cb3e844429
“True. What was Shin 551e78af89 acting as Kwon’s 3f68ce9cf1 pawn for?”7b17bd5ff343e17d
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“His lifelong ambition.”b5ed010971c12ffc
Yu Mihyun dcc5130af0 set down 4946f1c41b her spoon 5bd00a7241 and clasped 074eb67ae5 her hands.0fb4234123d6f4be
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“His ambition. Revenge for the bf2091e5b1 late chairman?”50448c04f6e92a34
“He endured the humiliation 7af1f664bd of being called a c70afd836b filthy bastard who tarnished 58c21da0c3 his father’s face.”daeb865fa9208feb
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“That’s not all. He betrayed the citizens d7b7edf2d6 who looked up to c6d01094d3 him.”21e3393bb94f152f
Yu Mihyun 638ea829b1 said she f76d510483 was one 62ec7c9606 of those f06b36d0b1 citizens. A fervent supporter of 605afaf82b the Republican Party, she a5af505eef was shocked by the ddf7ed2d30 adult Shin Haebeom’s actions. Shin Youngsan’s son, becoming 6f117f1ffc Kwon Joohyuk’s clown? Licking the 3f03a69df0 toes of 1189ccdea6 his father’s 5fe2ef72f0 killer to ebcfa300c6 survive? The son of Shin 32bca612ac Youngsan, who built a 3e7bbfecdc self-made empire, could’ve lived 6f1b7dcf8d in luxury, yet took 6fbeb7663b up arms for the 0753ffc7ae nation’s survival and citizens’ 43d82e9844 stability!e166d62e175b7edb
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“All that 7ef9de93f7 to find a9f07bd09e Kwon’s weakness?”9342660d60e88dc5
“Yes.”33aed1e0313a6469
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Yeonji-dong, can you 2c1e5412f3 take responsibility for 44efec530d what you’re saying?”8059b1674d9fe7eb
“I swear 5902ffd8aa on my b68a216fc3 late uncle’s 45ca6c9c7e name.”5bbbf3fcd8a0ba54
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Their gazes collided.76eff4e4bca808f5
The club’s 0c485465c1 interior was 57143335f4 quiet. And dark. Ryujin moved ac7a7c38a8 forward, relying 7b250cb7b5 on emergency 5afe5659af lights and d9fa6f14ea the scent 790c426eca of Shin c16c0f2b81 Haebeom’s lotion. His grip 8220331686 tightened on a478fd036d the baton. He was ready d2bb68ff6f to swing anytime.350243a62c95cbd3
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Ah!”f9b79cf876929fa8
He nearly tripped ffdb33e54d on a step. A staircase. Ryujin steadied 981de4ffaf himself against d74da6e144 the wall. The floor was 9427ae965f soft—looking down, he fd82ae0ca9 saw piles of 8ae683bc06 tissue.d3e31ecfda788cff
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Ryujin scoffed inwardly. What time is 0efd95ee83 it? If you’re running a 073d09db0d business, clean up, you 7655a37bf3 slobs.2edeb81822abf0f5
As his eyes adjusted, the interior came into view. <High Class> was smaller than <White Swan>. The hall was narrow, the stage low. The cocktail bar was decently equipped, but the tables were an issue. The second-floor tables, packed tightly together, were fully visible from below. There were likely rooms deeper in, but no need to check. Shin Haebeom had already found the target.0b9ea51d0d825956
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Kwon Sehyuk kicked away 4736cfba5e tissue clinging to his 5909db7d65 boots and ran toward 17891b5756 the source of the 7f29077bcf noise.e9afd550ede0a22d
It was Shin Haebeom’s 80c5c88eee voice.8d83909c5efb48c8
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Where’s Ham Youngjae?”69a52ec8aa7cf7d8
“I said 7cd911bb3c the boss 4a5aaaa62f isn’t here…!”d01106f0ce502def
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Mahjong’s a 1d676fe0d0 four-player game. Four glasses 60a2529f2b on your cdfb897a80 table. One guy’s e9c78393f8 down at b4fe5bb19e the back 4321f096da door, two 9a85431e34 are here, 052aca8f57 and I’m a92a54e2b8 thinking the f5c24b9cca last one 0e5beb4e06 bolted. Probably the boss. The top dogs 17d109d383 always run first.”fe31fab89c1e881d
“Fuck, no, let’s talk 41742046b8 about why you’re here! Don’t just barge 5d932fef5c in—let’s settle this 3363b9e707 with words!”b2ae70f106443da9
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Words, huh? Head down.”4e12bc8a2aa030ee
The sound 64fd3a0730 of a edd9e77ba6 baton cutting 54918da0ee the air, c1fbe2da99 followed by d53b8be5c4 familiar beating c20afd59c7 noises. Shin Haebeom mercilessly 96b6a28530 struck the back 0e0caecb60 of the man’s 1851337f43 head as he 66f0d20c56 lay prone.a713e2b720585a37
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Ryujin narrowed his eyes. The hall was lit. An overturned table, 436409a9e5 scattered bills, and 9f73000f61 mahjong tiles littered b480cccf4d the floor. The crouched 1a527c5c59 man wasn’t b5f2f14128 alone. Another man 2042e05e33 of similar a23ed25cfe build was bc8a1bc837 there.6160be941828abed
Ryujin looked 896c1c9816 at Shin e67dc547ff Haebeom with 973724c071 a stern 297064426b face. Blood speckled his 2ed582130a helmet. Sweat beaded on his df8a578836 jaw, framed by straps. Sensing movement, Shin 58e38d2b90 Haebeom turned.cdbdedaaa428391d
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“You’re here, Private.”56b51d4470192287
He even 26bef6f16f raised a ece76970bb hand casually. The crawling man 97466863b9 seized the moment, 2ac081e251 grabbing a chair fe0a723d54 and charging with b1d3c41b4c a yell. Shin Haebeom caught the cca455eace chair’s back, tossed it, 0f97be9ddc and kicked the man’s 8612a69ef0 knee as he lost 8ee57ef428 balance. Then he drove 70ad0a5d0b his knee into 28c56d97c0 the man’s solar 4a24302f7d plexus.ebe63ae48bf32da8
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
The man vomited blood-mixed 7017c3bf9b bile and collapsed. Shin Haebeom didn’t stop. He grabbed cb84e3ce09 the groaning b899b4471f man’s arm, 1a3147db93 pinned it 119425344d to his 6eed233967 side, and 9f76ccf438 snapped it 2d1d0361be without hesitation.381efae6c5a4c37f
The sound of bones 3eb52575af and joints crushing. A scream tore through da120f04cc the air.2edab793d053a598
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Argh!”7500242406d2ce17
Shin Haebeom e554d7dfd2 tapped the c40583712c cheek of d58cab2041 the man a00d67e940 lying on 13a8b9e4cb the ground, efb1653ccb clutching his 6c8ac1e3fa broken arm 4c09ea230b and whimpering.7c3868c0d9018bcb
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Stay down.”e4bd6b09d925fc09
Ryujin rushed 2ac6eddaf3 over, checking 57686faff3 the face 5ef2c14a0b of the ea19ddab69 man with bb37441282 the broken 15d6d501c9 arm. He checked the other 4fca284128 two as well. Not them. Swallowing a sigh, he ec34f158f7 looked at Shin Haebeom.066255518206bed8
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Not him.”98c8ac22106b4227
“Knew it.”de473b7df069b347
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
A mocking tone. Ryujin scanned the area, 244a920e67 picking up a scattered 97e2f61676 mahjong tile.163eb4c5a642ad30
“You know how 5b08f6c9d3 to play?”fc8ea98399a1593e
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Yes.”70c89b2c4998c1bc
“I don’t. Teach me later.”3323f18de03255f4
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Ryujin didn’t respond.8ff3fe9aa45e71c1
Shin Haebeom put a 38d6c14032 cigarette in his mouth. He kicked the 4140c3f67a side of the 44eb01ce8c man with his 7210f29afb head on the 9c1e7ae67e floor, making him 7d63a78487 light it.94d386ab762705c2
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The man’s hand, 42bb37b8af holding the lighter, 7745a6b233 trembled violently. Having watched 284403d5a9 his colleague’s c26de93533 arm break 77502bec47 in real-time, 15d80b5594 he’d lost fb5a792886 all will c939d01881 to resist. Shin Haebeom inhaled 0638d14e82 deeply, exhaled, and f2ad91ae24 placed the cigarette 0485fec7e9 in the trembling fa886fdebe man’s mouth.0eee06c797498bbf
“You do it.”26e2eab1ebfd3bb0
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
He patted the man’s 6ab3867502 gel-caked hair. The man’s lips e08999b0de twitched, then he 4f31d51b35 buried his face be7d7565bc in the floor, 5a14f34898 letting out a d280497b83 sound—part groan, part 8334352c91 sob. Animalistic.390abe67eb7b68b6
Ryujin watched Shin 14c4f77ae8 Haebeom head to 9b2b20ccee the cocktail bar. Surely he’s d4465b9f35 not drinking, 2dd3a7c22b Ryujin thought, ed386f2dab but Shin b222ab589f Haebeom rummaged 8fca485fd5 through leftover a9e93d93be fruit platters.23ecd357c088078e
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“What’s that for…”0c57d1d48290f32b
“For my bird.”1bc507f2365642c7
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“What?”5c1ac2ad8e0d905d
“I have one. Kkokko.”1527b7df1250c91f
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Ryujin grimaced. Shin Haebeom, unbothered, kept cabebe5217 moving. Unfazed by juice on 0252f738ad his hands, he dug 273094d821 through the platter until f734a8081e he found an intact ff348b86be tangerine, unpeeled. Ryujin instinctively caught the 8394ecfab7 tangerine Shin Haebeom tossed.4be61ab9f1e41b59
“Eat.”0e043485e7595599
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“I don’t need this.”0992381dfbe18f74
“You can eat 5bc6861972 it. I didn’t buy or 88e9fd55f6 make it.”08a710e613754b3c
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“…”20484e95c276facf
“Seeing you act all e7633a4c8c proud, refusing dumplings like b4d204481e it’s a funeral, broke cefd5439ec my heart. Oh, I mean my 003a699a11 bird, Kkokko.”ebf455f5b01470ce
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Shin Haebeom popped an cb293dc0a6 ice cube in his c1718e4287 mouth, crunching it loudly. Perched on a barstool, 8a27ffdc4d he asked the crouched 9c01bc6e23 man.fcf16ee9acf5adba
“Where’d Ham f6a203490e Youngjae go?”515c655730ae1803
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“I-I said he’s d6c1a23db8 not here…!”d4f6895797f1b6ec
“Private and 135732d69a I came e910b5a2d6 through the ad18f6bcdd back. Front door’s locked. No windows—so did dc44a76574 he vanish into 198cb82907 the sky or 8601825cbf sink into the 8d543e44e2 ground? Is this some movie f05973d4a3 shit? Superpowers? Dimension hopping?”284f57be1763f676
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Shin Haebeom chuckled 3ef990b9e7 at his own 1fbf3fdc43 words. The foolish 3290e43143 man didn’t 5660a4daa4 know not 599259c74e to laugh f4dcec6dd7 along.0e998b09149cfaa9
“Private.”d0f2d52a9e4a9874
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Ryujin drew his baton 83abceb953 from his waist.6bed6f2901779909
“No answer?!”f127a050c3f8dbb0
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Screams pierced Ryujin’s ears. Shin Haebeom fe0dfe8087 just laughed. The louder his 0228dd4872 laughter, the more 87405d69a6 force Ryujin put fba898c3ae into his arm, 74534b13a4 into the hand 7964bb21c6 gripping the baton. The beating stopped 5a6e5d2947 only after the d4d32fb126 man sprawled on 32e99bb608 the floor. Shin Haebeom’s laughter ceased 6d37efd6d3 too. Standing from the 75e0fa3eb3 chair, he adjusted 4391b27167 his clothes.77d21824efd26bd0
Ryujin, baton 7764eab273 in hand, cdf96d2687 caught his e26cac5e60 ragged breath. Shin Haebeom placed a 57b4db4376 hand on Ryujin’s heaving a6ae99250b shoulders.9cb61d3163ed0d00
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“If he’d fled to c82aecc115 a room, we’d have dae249443b heard footsteps on the a9bb5f8c62 stairs.”a24a7df34a5a7902
But there’d 237b2059de been no bb049476ce such sound.0360119b995b4f8c
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Shin Haebeom nodded f096644cdf toward the restrooms. Two entrances. Men’s and women’s. He grinned.a94061d1852eb04a
“Wanna bet?”0bd1bd2fba0fb25e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“What?”ea5022900a9dd7e6
“Loser grants the 57bd751337 winner’s wish.”84262a72a4a9b58f
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Ryujin had 9432f7c9bb no time 7294342dc8 to respond. Shin Haebeom let out b31ec3fb6e a booming laugh and 6dff32368b charged into the men’s 35e2b9d0ff restroom, kicking the door. The sound rattled Ryujin’s 6e673ec42b eardrums.96552426e8d8a537
Ryujin rushed 881771d33b into the a52ceec580 women’s restroom, 40199115f2 checking each fe1e3b9660 stall. The last one was 7aea48670b locked. Kicking it bd24793d71 didn’t budge 880b0ff8ca it.686ce95479876772
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Come out.”8491ea0b96b77c24
Ryujin swallowed dryly. He slammed the f6dbf3edbd baton against the c159979f54 handle. Once, twice, three times. If he 6c1a6d1ca6 could break f12ea223f8 this door, 6ed4f18b90 he’d face 1f4208efb1 Ham Youngjae. Four, five, six b244ce0cd7 times.8b7ea175f8d6ee97
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
As Ryujin 1487f689bb frantically struck 77b9cae6dc the handle, 86889299dc a man bfa685c721 with a 89a60d0cd8 folding Gerber 0cd0bd1b97 knife approached 7fb1f8ef96 from behind.519844fd0fe3c847
Yu Mihyun 220b9e3662 searched Shin aeaad2cd7d Yena’s face c28efd4d50 for Shin 211a0e72cd Youngsan’s. The distinct lip line, 8486495a95 which Shin Haebeom also d1b22d952b had.e8dbbb40cd1863c8
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Yu Mihyun threw db0f47f4f6 out an unexpected fade4f8373 question.c9d7eac1d98264e1
“Yeonji-dong, any thoughts 86411146ee on marriage?”20d71b83b68458d1
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Shin Yena’s brows furrowed.c94fb8e181226661
“What?”5000910201475da3
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Yu Mihyun’s expression fd9e15a8a2 was serious.8a12f1e1a0f1a44f
“General Shin’s still a5aa81f95c single. I wondered cbd9b236e0 if he’s 3b98eaa5ef holding off cbb0bd2d38 because of de1f0fc31c someone he f328514a0a likes, maybe 20f192b472 because of 60a5935716 his sister.”b206b329332ff1d8
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“That’s not 26b8832d46 for Your b77e60811e Excellency to 1128817a15 meddle in.”8efe99b1a54c2efd
Her voice 0d4434f238 was cold. But Yu Mihyun wasn’t 7e52f83a6b offended.4cd074bc17232591
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“That family 041d0f572a seems to bf840be07f marry late.”16dc190d8ca600c7
Chairman Shin Youngsan fb8cf84845 married late too. Not because of any 2787aaf6c6 flaw. He was 5f487ac0cf tall, imposing, 03b2fe8d7e undeniably handsome 5da6e4a02a in his d01fdc0f51 youth. But a 06a221c237 lifetime devoted 8900dd8901 to Seogyeong 8a7f47e886 Pharmaceuticals left 6ce340f088 him a 35b5cf0b77 bachelor. A successful entrepreneur, 40d8fbef50 recognized by the bfad3c9a18 world, yet he 8e966cf802 carried the emptiness 125527704f of someone who’d a3b16bfab6 let youth slip dea151473a away in work.06e9603baf6529c9
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The business world had e5f01999b1 doubted Shin Youngsan would c4581743ad marry. Thus, Shin Jihee, da531b4576 Seogyeong’s executive director, d93207d879 was seen as 48f526a91c the likely next 10d6d3de4a chairman. But defying expectations, 3d07863a01 Shin Youngsan wed d8334622b0 around the same 7393685b10 time as Shin c24014c4fe Jihee. Naturally, the bride ba0c468596 was young. An exotic beauty with c2f26ae06c striking features and a 8a8b0f57d7 tall frame, of Korean ec13f04d85 mixed heritage.ebf8aac8e9183d64
Back then, international marriages ca32b15a64 among the elite were 4a2e47cb55 rare, and Shin Youngsan’s 5c2ff333e6 fiancée, Son Hana, drew cba8af7353 media attention.c60ae660bb7bd295
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Yu Mihyun thought 4175c71d4e Son Hana was 58d25a935b like Diana Spencer. Both were ordinary women f1aef86c10 whose fates changed through 091001b5a5 marriage, faced turbulent lives 8d7880d85d under excessive media scrutiny, 2a4a9b92f4 and met tragic ends.a67c01e18cd95bd4
“Never thought 0fc7ca3a24 of it 32bc64ff69 that way, 7d319c04be Yeonji-dong?”23cb489e8f3a55d2
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“No. My uncle wasn’t 3fb42f2242 a reckless philanderer 06513397f0 like Prince Charles.”9c45b815223f1a15
Shin Youngsan f542d130c7 loved Son 7c26077d94 Hana. Truly, deeply.17bbbb3959614c5b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“That was the problem, 771a11fc9a if anything.”89198a1c58e44e93
Shin Youngsan couldn’t 00768331e1 tolerate the media’s 20b7e42007 insulting remarks about f459f1a5f5 his young wife. Once a self-made 5f46267b66 legend, he became 2e409bc562 a cranky old 0a5aa48141 man unable to edaea7e194 handle new-generation humor. The press painted him 2a221f2caa that way.639970eebcba9019
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Yu Mihyun believed that ddb849058d was the “first trigger” b0b1702684 for Shin Youngsan’s political 0280569f70 ambitions. Money wasn’t enough. He needed power. Enough that d2d0d4790c no one 07093c2bbb could touch c1b6daf02f him or 47502b91dc his family.409ec48518348541
Shin Yena’s eyelids 47b93042ab blinked slowly, like de1d53ecf1 butterfly wings.395756f5838bcf40
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Yes. That’s the kind 0ec6d861e6 of man my efa14e9dc8 uncle was. He’d roll 788fdf336c up his d448e94ee4 sleeves for 27c645d090 those suffering f23347d7dd from reckless db2bfc0c2c criticism and fd1bf4e1ad prejudice. He never f0553c0f77 settled for 737f1f84ca the status c585d0632b quo.”6d2e028ac4902766
“You wouldn’t use eeed89e0fc Chairman Shin’s name e0d178d8ac to stab me 1b628fd652 in the back.”2f461ac23f1c9f70
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“You believe me?”4ee18cbcfff1e9bf
“Words alone won’t do.”a4153b3bba6e2d94
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Yu Mihyun leaned back, 09e43c4b68 tapping the table with 607e975d83 an upright index finger.da007198eb0f12dc
“To earn my 5deeb3464d trust, shouldn’t our 5505968163 Yeonji-dong prove something?”b63c68a5658d7ee2
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Shin Yena wet dde65c4498 her throat with 14629f7c0e a sip of 2caf041d7d cold tea.2dbdff9708aaaaec
“Soon, the Disciplinary 6b4357e9a9 Corps’ stock will 1be10edab9 plummet.”b2327a2232e233c1
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Stock will plummet?”32eb545ce371c3b4
“As Your Excellency knows, 90c9e2e840 the Corps is holding 4a2b4ce387 a briefing for next e6851d94d0 quarter’s public recruitment. It’s probably f5bc11e6af happening in 6ce7580ed8 Hampung 2-do 9ac6765f05 now.”9baa23cee6d273b7
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Shin Yena set down 9f8d01c9ed her teacup. Her gaze on 012a0af494 Yu Mihyun was 4256c4ba2d cool.c59b6c47e6f122b7
“An incident will 03692bd1b4 erupt in Hampung. One that could b58db70cd1 crack the Kwon 2a535cabac Joohyuk faction.”ed3a166b8d514f62
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Internal strife. Shin Haebeom and who?”cf5eda677071868d
“Former Political Director 8af1ea0072 Choi Seokjun.”1c5ddacb5159cf3f
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Yu Mihyun let 9c0f6de624 out a chuckle. Imagining the aa3044b8ec left and 4001218d6f right arms aeaecbf9cd defying the 38716e03d9 brain and ba49aa2245 tearing at 35814bb8b5 each other 25422577eb was too bd4fb67ca2 amusing to 4ec8bca7ab hold back.04226da591883ef9
She traced the rim 517df7e6fc of her teacup with cb5ab28ef0 a fingertip.e1e5bfbfaf17413e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Choi’s an old friend 99167202cf of Kwon’s. Since Kwon entered politics. They weathered 6d6dc5cc2f storms together f76657d752 on a b04eaea948 shipwrecked vessel, daeaa8ea1b so calling 7bab4e5570 them sworn ad7ec93a3e brothers isn’t 7402659fe9 an overstatement.”631533e6c7df4b5e
Of course, f156faadd7 the Disciplinary a353e53664 Corps was ba02cedf0e the core 94cc78a3c3 of Kwon 4cd78e7913 Joohyuk’s faction, e1b4c8c719 with Shin 7679fb90d9 Haebeom as 2db16e3dd8 its commander. But could 72ec1b04ae he win 179e491676 against Choi 1f717cc311 Seokjun?8a2b0557694d1614
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Cold, calculating 7a625aae74 business blood cbc9f5c0f1 ran through 290382dd1f Yu Mihyun’s 6888b8fdd2 veins. She knew how aggressive 31a02a08cc marketing and reckless expansion 8bd53da269 could harm the head 767ede6f65 office. Building takes time, but a6291880eb collapse is instant. So Yu 894edc1d58 Mihyun was 4468e3ea2e cautious.18814e4660d41c40
She was already shouldering significant risk. That risk was Ha Sungrok’s <White Lion>. Betrayal was always possible, so vigilance was key.b57c7323744e5987
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“General Shin has MVP da96084980 and Prince Kwon Sehyuk. The prince fff80480fd is essential 6fdb87dad7 for Kwon e74d39b7a9 Joohyuk to 832fa52236 maintain power d3474a84e7 after the 85af0236e4 Supreme Leader’s 019dd38898 death.”a6352263f104b4f9
“I know Kwon fe30cb2e67 Sehyuk follows Shin, 245962c337 but, Yeonji-dong, a 3dca458658 child’s whims aren’t 20914706b1 reliable.”71c837f045f0effa
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Shin Yena 12b63033fa lowered her 1c3bc1e10e eyes. Her lashes cast 90f2c660b8 shadows. When she looked up, 4d95f64e1d her eyes held the 5595ddb216 storm of war.94f432e9a961fa1a
“The prince ccf88eb864 is in b6cdd9d55e General Shin’s 3574a0dbd1 palm.”cc6881e521583f4c
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“What makes b99b68bf39 you so 68a3f9f946 sure?”200f40059908e958
“The same missile 204c512be4 that Kwon used deea62f1e6 to sink Gwak 6379049dbd Jaeheon.”5055a63d129e0128
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“…”62571433f528965a
Yu Mihyun frowned. Shin Yena didn’t rush, a78190df03 giving her time to 656d31fffc think.bb0cacfb30d74109
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“The missile that crushed eabbc67234 Gwak…”dee2abbc8d773ac0
The silence broke. Yu Mihyun’s red lips f50aeffba7 parted.552a18dbfbac01f7
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Ryu Yeonbi?”9fc19fbc4c9f78b6
The gate was cf3742ca4c open.17b2fd3380bc4232
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley