Carefully smoothing out even the wrinkles, he drew an elegant line with his red lips.
“Now that competitors are around, you have to work even harder.”
As Cha Doha’s hand, gently brushing off the lapel, descended, Cha In-woo, who briefly looked at Yeoeun standing behind him, pointed at her.
“So, taking Seo Yeoeun with you means what you think?”
“That’s what Chairman-nim arranged, right?”
“Not quietly training her and selling her off to ST?”
The atmosphere was strangely changing.
Although the words could be unpleasant enough, Cha Doha, playfully laughing while holding the bridge of his nose, merely joked without making it uncomfortable.
“Why are you like this?”
Letting go of the lapel, Cha Doha spoke in a chilly tone.
“Do you find it unpleasant for Seo Yeoeun to stand by my side? Did Chairman Cha In-woo suddenly become interested in my image trainer more than anyone else?”
Pinching his nose and giving a sly warning, Cha Doha spoke.
“Turn off your interest.”
With a cool smile, he looked at his cousin as if suppressing him and said, “Why is this?”
“And suggesting to get married was your idea, hyung. Saying that’s what a son should do.”
In Cha In-woo’s black eyes, Lee Chae suddenly looked young.
It was a gaze she had never seen before.
Always cold and aloof, the eyes that used to be only chilly suddenly emitted a strange, eerie vibe. Yeoeun dared to call it madness.
“Whether it’s ST or Laon, no matter what it becomes, I just need to step on it and climb up. Right?”
A chilling energy spread from head to toe.
“So, do your best. For now, hyung, it’s too easy for you.”
The two seemingly friendly cousins, smiling at each other, were exchanging words that could be the most hurtful to each other, hidden behind their smiles.
“Easy?”
Slowly contemplating Cha Doha’s words, Cha In-woo let out a disheveled laugh.
“If it’s easy, I guess I need to work harder.”
But soon, Cha In-woo, who regained his original smile, pulled the lapel and fixed his appearance, then looked straight at Doha.
“All right, Director Cha Doha. Let’s work hard.”
Although his tone was gentle and he wore a friendly smile, his gaze was as chilly as ever.
“Then, Yeoeun-ssi?”
However, as he called Yeoeun, warmth seemed to fill his gaze.
“Doha is having lunch with Yeoeun today, and on Thursday, she’ll eat with me. Is that okay?”
“Yes, Representative.”
Having finally obtained a response from Yeoeun, Cha In-woo patted Doha’s shoulder once, then headed down the elevator.
Although I came to the office, there was nothing to do.
As soon as I arrived at the Strategic Planning Department, Cha Doha and Kim Jung-joo entered the meeting room together, and Yeoeun, guided by Kim Jung-joo, had to sit in her designated seat, waiting for him with nothing to do.
Even after the meeting, Cha Doha seemed busy.
Although Kim Jung-joo returned to where Yeoeun was, he went all over the company building handling various tasks.
The time when he returned to his place was 11:32.
He had about 30 minutes left for lunchtime.
As he opened the door and came in, Cha Doha looked somewhat tired.
Passing by Kim Jung-joo’s desk, he stopped when he saw her standing there.
Judging by his expression, it seemed he had forgotten even the fact that she was here.
While saying that.
“Were you here all this time?”
“Because you told me to wait here.”
Next to Kim Jung-joo’s desk, there was a small table.
It was a table where documents from various affiliated companies were placed, but Kim Jung-joo had made a space for her here.
As Cha Doha vaguely pointed inside the office, telling her to wait here, he made this space for her.
Staring intently at her, Cha Doha moved his steps again and opened the door to his office.
Then, looking at her, he gestured inside.
“Come in.”
With a short word, he disappeared inside his office. Kim Jung-joo quickly gestured for her to go in.
Nodding, she walked into the office with her ‘damn’ portfolio in a hurry.
Leaning against the large desk at an angle, Cha Doha quietly spoke.
“Close the door.”
“Yes.”
Yeoeun cautiously closed the door and stood still, waiting for the next instruction.
Then, a faint smile appeared on Cha Doha’s previously expressionless face.
It was a somewhat empty laugh accompanied by a snicker.
“Let’s put down that heavy thing.”
Cha Doha’s gaze pointed to the sofa table inside the office.
Walking quickly, when she placed the portfolio on the table, Cha Doha spoke.
“You brought the portfolio that you walk around with.”
“Because you told me to…”
Cha Doha fell silent again.
It seemed he couldn’t remember what he had told her.
Of course, that was natural, but she felt a slightly bitter feeling.
After maintaining silence for a while, Cha Doha raised his left wrist to check the time.
“I’ll give you 20 minutes. You’ve probably read the speech, and you’ve studied about Hanju Bio, so go ahead and recite it.”
Just 20 minutes.
Did he bring her to the office just to give her 20 minutes?
Slightly taken aback, Yeoeun quickly organized her thoughts and spoke.
“Hanju Bio’s predecessor was Hanju Chemical, and before that, it was Youngdo Pharmaceuticals.”
She wondered why he had passed on information from another company, looking at the documents handed over by Kim Jung-joo.
“The bankrupt Youngdo Pharmaceuticals was divided into five parts, three of which went to Hanju Chemical, and two to Sungto Chemical. So, ST Chemical got a share.”
“Continue.”
Digging through the past articles, she discovered one fact.
“Youngdo Pharmaceuticals is known to be the family business of the chairman’s mother.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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