This Kind of Thing Is Supposed To Be Romance?

Caught up in a race-fixing scandal, Seon Ijin, a jockey, is pushed into an illegal racetrack operation.

With a pretty face that sharply contrasts with his fiery attitude, he scrapes by at the bottom of life, dodging the gangsters’ constant scheming. All he dreams of is escaping this hellish place with his beloved horse, Clover, while slowly paying off his debts.

One day, rumors spread that a new manager named Kwon Hyeongdo is taking over the racetrack.

Ijin scoffs at the thought, dismissing it as unrelated to him—after all, a gangster is just a gangster.

“You must’ve had it pretty easy so far. Haven’t met anyone who’d beat you to a pulp even after you passed out, huh? Isn’t that right, Ijin?”

However, Ijin’s killer looks, alluring physique, and unpredictable boldness catch Kwon Hyeongdo’s eye.

Dressed in a flashy Hawaiian shirt and sporting a tongue piercing, Hyeongdo looks every bit like a sleazy player. But the rumors surrounding him are anything but trivial. One moment, he’s joking around, and the next, he turns utterly ruthless.

“I know it’s sudden, but damn, you’re really hot.”

“Shut up. You’re already making my life worse.”

“Hey, how old do you think I am for you to talk down to me like that? No respect at all, huh, you little—”

Unpredictable and disruptive, Kwon Hyeongdo barges into Ijin’s life like an unexpected obstacle in a race. His very presence rattles Ijin’s already frayed nerves. But Ijin isn’t the only one getting worked up.

Whether they’re close or apart, they can’t stop thinking about each other.

“Why are you acting so smug? Just because we hooked up, you think we’re some lovey-dovey couple now?”

“Hngh….”

“The way you call me ‘babe’ really makes me feel like one.”

With nowhere to retreat, Seon Ijin finds himself relentlessly pursued by the persistent Kwon Hyeongdo.

Where will the relentless tug-of-war between these two prideful individuals lead?

※ This book is set in the late 1990s. The groups and locations mentioned are fictional and bear no relation to real-life entities.
※ Please note that this book contains morally questionable elements, including depictions of coercion and violence.