A Beastly Boss (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 7
It was no use regretting it now. Words that had already been spat out couldn’t be taken back.
Both Chan Jeong and Seul Hee were shocked by what she said, and silence fell for a moment. He opened and closed his mouth in disbelief before finally managing to speak.
“What? Marriage? You… you said back then that you weren’t dating that guy. You said it wasn’t an affair.”
“We weren’t dating at the time.”
“But now, just a week later, you’re dating with marriage in mind?”
“Yeah.”
Lies were already flowing smoothly from her mouth. Seul Hee hurriedly added more.
“The person who comforted me after we broke up like that was him. He asked me to date him with marriage in mind. Since we had just broken up and I liked him, we decided to date.”
Half true, half lie.
It was true that Eun Woo had held the crumbling Seul Hee that day because of Chan Jeong and silently stayed by her side. He had stayed with her while she cried for a long time.
And it was true that he had suggested they date.
Of course, that wasn’t said with real feelings, and there had been no talk of dating with marriage in mind.
‘Mr. Ok, I’m sorry. But since you lied once too, please forgive me.’
Apologizing to him in her mind, Seul Hee lifted her chin.
“So Chan Jeong-ah, I really can’t date you again.”
“Don’t lie, Yoo Seul Hee.”
But Chan Jeong wasn’t fooled by her hastily made-up lie.
“Do you think I’ve known you for just a day or two? I can tell you’re lying right now.”
“What makes you think I’m lying?”
“Seul Hee, when you lie, your eyebrows turn into a V shape, you know?”
“What?”
At his remark, Seul Hee suddenly turned her head and checked her face in the store’s display window.
Her eyebrows reflected in the glass were indeed shaped like a V. Chan Jeong said triumphantly.
“You’re angry because I said you and that guy don’t match in level, so you’re just making up lies.”
Guilty.
Seul Hee was momentarily flustered and at a loss for words. Then, as if to say “see?”, Chan Jeong smiled.
“Yoo Seul Hee. I know you better than you know yourself.”
“No. It’s real. We’re really dating.”
“Oh yeah? Then prove it.”
“How… how am I supposed to prove it? We’re not married yet, do you want me to bring a marriage certificate or something?”
“No. There’s a class reunion next month.”
“What?”
Chan Jeong and Seul Hee were from the same university, same department.
Seul Hee’s department was small with only 40 people, and because the major subjects were specialized, they often took classes together.
So they were all close and had gatherings together once every quarter.
Since Chan Jeong and Seul Hee were a couple at the company and in a relationship, they always attended together.
“Bring that guy you call your boyfriend there. If you’re dating seriously enough to talk about marriage, you can bring him, right?”
“That’s ridiculous.”
If she brought a new boyfriend there, all their classmates would find out.
It was completely different from just telling Chan Jeong she had a boyfriend.
If she went, their classmates would swarm like sharks to examine and tear into who she was dating after breaking up with Chan Jeong, and if she later said she broke up with Eun Woo, they would gossip again.
Of course, there had been friends who brought their partners before, but they were all marriage partners.
Moreover, was Ok Eun Woo an ordinary person? Even the guardians coming to the hospital would momentarily lose their words at his dazzling face when entering for the first treatment.
Even when they ate together at the restaurant last time, the staff guiding them blushed at Eun Woo’s casual words.
With that appearance, even 10 years later, their friends would probably chant like a prayer, “The guy you dated back then was really handsome.” It would ruin her marriage prospects.
Seul Hee stammered in panic.
“We’ve only… been dating for a week, how can we go there together.”
“You’re talking about marriage after just a week?”
Chan Jeong raised his eyebrows.
“You said it’s with marriage in mind. You’ll have to introduce him to friends someday, why can’t he come? It’s because it’s a lie that he can’t come.”
She had nothing to say. Lee Chan Jeong only had good intuition when it was unnecessary.
“You can’t do it without me, Yoo Seul Hee.”
Can’t do it without me.
She was annoyed by Chan Jeong acting all high and mighty after cheating on her. Anger rushed to her head.
“Lee Chan Jeong. You’re nothing to me. Can’t do it without you? I can live just fine without you.”
“……”
“Come that day and see clearly with your own eyes. How much of a lovey-dovey couple we are.”
She would definitely regret it, but seeing his face crumple momentarily at her words gave her a brief moment of satisfaction.
* * *
Ah, why did I do that.
The satisfaction was brief, and the regret was long.
Even regretting it a hundred times couldn’t undo it. No matter how harsh words Chan Jeong had said to her, she could just never see him again.
They worked at different companies, and they would only occasionally see each other at class reunions. So she could have just ignored him, but why couldn’t she hold back against his one provocation and respond so childishly.
Seul Hee was now sitting in a restaurant in Gangnam. Bowing her head in regret over what she had done today.
“I’m sorry. Mr. Ok.”
“……”
“I think I momentarily lost my mind.”
After work.
Seul Hee had told Eun Woo she had something to say and invited him to a restaurant.
It wasn’t as nice as the restaurant he had taken her to, but it was the best place she knew in the neighborhood.
She felt like she had to treat him to an expensive meal like this to make a request. Like he had done.
While Seul Hee explained the situation, Eun Woo rested his chin and quietly looked at her. Without mocking or frowning.
His deep, black eyes that made it impossible to know what he was thinking sparkled.
“I see.”
“Yes, that’s how it turned out. Because I tried to save face.”
It was so embarrassing to explain everything, her whole body shrank with every word she said.
Eun Woo had told the same lie, but the severity was different.
Wasn’t Eun Woo’s lie of just going along with the misunderstanding because his grandmother was sick completely different from her proposal of falling for her ex-boyfriend’s childish provocation?
“I ended up saying we’re dating with marriage in mind.”
She really wanted to die when telling him that. Eun Woo just silently listened while Seul Hee’s excuses continued.
His lips curved softly into an arc.
“I understand. There are times like that. Like you were possessed.”
“Really.”
It really felt like she had been possessed. Even now, cold sweat was pouring down.
The restaurant they were sitting in had excellent tomato fettuccine. She was always happy when she came here, but today, even when her favorite menu came out, she was so out of it she couldn’t tell if it was cream or tomato or what it tasted like.
Seul Hee whispered in a shrinking voice while clenching her fists tightly.
“Thank you for understanding. So, what I wanted to say is.”
I really want to die.
Now, telling Lee Chan Jeong that she actually couldn’t go, that it was all a lie, seemed really impossible. Asking Eun Woo for this favor was equally impossible.
Above all, the impure desire to flatten Lee Chan Jeong’s nose took precedence. But when she tried to say it, the words wouldn’t come out. Seul Hee moved her lips.
“So, what I mean is, I……”
“Let’s go together, to that gathering.”
Eun Woo said with slightly widened eyes.
“If it’s okay with me, let’s go together.”
“Really?”
“What do you think?”
At his question, Seul Hee slightly tilted her head and looked at the Eun Woo in front of her.
If it’s okay with me.
Regardless of how subjectively Seul Hee found him intimidating, objectively, this man named Ok Eun Woo had perfect visuals.
His slightly pushed-back hair stylishly revealed his forehead. Straight forehead, sharp nose bridge, red lips. This man who was too perfectly handsome even had long, graceful eyelashes.
“Of course I’m grateful if Mr. Ok comes.”
To the point where even Lee Chan Jeong said I wasn’t good enough for this man, so she wasn’t in a position to refuse.
No, rather, she should be grateful.
Eun Woo opened his mouth.
“Instead, I have a condition too.”
“I was going to say that anyway. About grandmother, right?”
“Yes. Will you come with me to greet her?”
“Yes. I’ll go.”
It might actually be a good thing.
His grandmother was currently ill. Giving shock to such a person might worsen her condition, and she would regret it later.
At Seul Hee’s words, Eun Woo nodded.
“That’s good then. Then please take care of me from now on.”
“Please take care of me too.”
If she thought of it as repaying the debt of him attending the gathering, there was nothing she couldn’t do.
Just once.
But, it would be just once, right?
* * *
On the way home.
Maybe because it was the second time, Seul Hee was getting a bit used to riding in Eun Woo’s car. The iris scent in the car, and the side profile of Mr. Ok Eun Woo driving skillfully, were no longer unfamiliar.
He really is incredibly handsome.
At the hospital, she didn’t have time to appreciate his face because of tension, but looking at him this close, in a confined space, his appearance was finally registering in her eyes.
Long eyelashes, sparkling hazel eyes beneath them. His nose was so high and straight that it cast a long shadow in the light pouring in from outside.
Sometimes, guardians or other hospital staff would say “It’s a waste of talent for him to be in a hospital,” and it was understandable.
If Mr. Ok looked a bit more ordinary, Chan Jeong wouldn’t have been so suspicious.
“Today was really long……”
She sighed without realizing it.
From Chan Jeong storming into the hospital to ending up in a fake relationship with Eun Woo.
People’s affairs really are unpredictable. She never thought Chan Jeong, who had been her friend and lover for so long, would act so unreasonably.
The same with Eun Woo.
She always thought he was scary and picky, but to be helping him, receiving help, and even having to fake date.
Can I do this well? Let alone the class reunion, deceiving his grandmother skillfully.
Looking at the flowing city night view, Seul Hee opened her mouth.
“Doctor.”
“Hm?”
“My class reunion is next month, when would be good to visit grandmother?”
“Well.”
He skillfully parked the car in front of Seul Hee’s house and shifted gears.
“How about next month. We need to get used to each other a bit.”
“Get used to each other?”
Eun Woo shrugged.
“Our grandmother has dealt with many people, so she’ll catch clumsy lies right away. So, we need practice.”
“What kind of practice?”
“I don’t know much about Yoo Seul Hee outside the hospital, to the point I didn’t know you had a boyfriend. You don’t know much about me either, right?”
It was true.
At the hospital, the person Seul Hee worked with most professionally was Eun Woo. So she knew him well as a veterinarian, but not much about him as a person.
She didn’t know he was such a warm-hearted man who cared about family, that his car smelled of iris, or that he had eyes so deep they seemed to suck you in even in the dark.
Eun Woo continued.
“So let’s get to know each other.”
He was right. He said his grandmother was sharp, but if Seul Hee and Eun Woo were awkward like now and didn’t know much about each other, her friends would find it strange too.
Especially that annoying Lee Chan Jeong.
They needed to become at least a little close.
“How should we get to know each other?”
Eun Woo’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Seul Hee.
“Let’s date, us.”
“……Yes?”
“I want to date with Seul Hee-ssi.”
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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