“Just until it completely settles down. Endure it even if it’s uncomfortable.”
Ihyun seemed to consider the reason for going to the newlyweds’ house as uncomfortable. Yura was sorry for causing discomfort rather than being uncomfortable.
She hadn’t gone down to the lower floor unless she was called. If it were uncomfortable, her hometown was more uncomfortable than her in-laws.
“It’s not particularly uncomfortable.”
“I’ll go early.”
“You’re busy. Don’t worry about it. I’ll go.”
Too casually, Ihyun’s actions of lowering his lips onto Yura’s forehead made her face turn red in embarrassment. The serene faces of the secretaries, acting as if they didn’t see anything, added to the awkwardness, pretending they hadn’t seen anything.
Yura awkwardly smiled, bowed her head toward the secretaries, and quickly avoided her seat.
Secretary Ahn walked ahead, pressing the elevator button and waiting for the arrival. Yura tried to stop Ahn’s company, saying it’s okay, but Ahn smiled, stating that she has no choice but to follow orders.
Meanwhile, with a short mechanical sound, the elevator arrived. As the doors opened, a tall and glamorous woman walked past Yura.
Yura absentmindedly passed her and got on the elevator with Secretary Ahn. At that moment, a clattering voice from the closing elevator doors reached them.
“Long time no see, Baek Fox.”
Speaking the nickname-like word without hesitation, that nickname did not seem unfamiliar.
‘Baek Fox?’
Could there possibly be other executives on the floor where Ihyun’s office is? Yura cautiously asked Secretary Ahn if there were any other executive offices besides the vice president’s office.
“No, there are only vice president’s offices on the 25th floor.”
Then, the Baek Fox mentioned by that woman must be Baek Ihyun. Baek Fox, Baek Fox. Even though she didn’t know who it was, the thought crossed her mind that the person calling him that must know him as well as she did.
In the course of business, there would be quite a few close relationships with partner companies, and among them, there might be a few who are open enough. However, can you call someone in a public relationship by such a personal nickname? Or maybe they are that close?
The sudden rise of questions made Yura uneasy.
While Yura was contemplating the appearance of the unfamiliar woman, Ihyun suddenly threw an unpleasant gaze at Ju Hye-rim, who appeared out of the blue.
“Still rude.”
“Tsk, still sharp-tongued.”
His tone, as if picking a fight with everything, was always irritating. Ihyun, who narrowed his eyes quite a bit, stared at Hye-rim with an unpleasant expression.
“What’s going on?”
“You really gave Osaejin a hard time. Is that your masterpiece?”
The affectionate nickname, sounding as if they were very close, grated on her ears. Where she could attach that nickname to herself without knowing anything about it. Ihyun sternly raised his eyes and spoke threateningly.
“Address me properly.”
“Oh, scary.”
Hye-rim, who pursed her lips, spoke to the secretary like someone who had come to play.
“Pretty sister, can you get me a cup of coffee?”
Ihyun raised his hand to stop Hye-rim’s movement toward Kim, who bowed gracefully and stood up. He didn’t like the rudeness of someone who came without a prior appointment and sent another company’s employee on a coffee errand.
It was also disgraceful to boast about being a high-ranking person and unconditionally look down on others. In short, Hye-rim was an unpleasant person with basic manners lacking.
“Secretary Kim, don’t worry about it and focus on your work.”
What Ihyun fundamentally disliked about Ju Hye-rim was her basic personality. She was someone who lacked courtesy and had no basic manners, rude and unparalleled.
Ihyun expressed his intention to send Ju Hye-rim away as quickly as possible.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
“You didn’t even ask me to come in?”
“Whether it’s official or personal, I don’t see any reason to talk to you.”
“I distinctly said I came about the issue with Osaejin…”
He tried to drive her away quickly, but the name Osaejin caught his attention.
He had thought about meeting Hye-rim. However, it was impolite and unwelcome for her to intrude without a prior appointment.
After telling her to come next time through his secretary, she abruptly mentioned Osaejin. This ultimately provided an excuse for her to come up to the 25th floor.
Thinking there might be nothing significant to discuss, he reluctantly let her in.
“Ugh, keep it brief.”
“Okay.”
Riding in the car with Secretary Ahn accompanying her, Yura set off for her parents’ house. She glanced back at CH Corporation headquarters. It was a moment when the question of ‘who is that woman’ continued endlessly.
“I remember.”
Why didn’t she recognize her earlier? Yura had only met her once, but she remembered her as a senior who was two years ahead of her and a classmate with Ihyun.
“IF Management Director Ju Hye-rim.”
That one meeting was precisely when she met her as a manager and concert planner.
Two years ago, before signing a contract with the current IF Management artist Osaejin, she had contracted with a violinist named Park Hyojin. The person who came as the representative at that time was Ju Hye-rim.
“Were you close to Ju Hye-rim’s brother?”
When Yura entered university, Ihyun and Yugeon were in the military.
And during her second year when she returned to school, Yura had been hanging around Ihyun and Yugeon for three years. Ju Hye-rim was their contemporary, but after returning to school, their grades were different, and she hadn’t seen them together until graduation.
Yura recalled that Ihyun and Yugeon didn’t form close friendships with any female classmates, including Ju Hye-rim.
They were busy with their own affairs all day long, and as a result, Yura also drifted away from her friends. Well, it wasn’t exactly because of them.
‘Long time no see, Baek Fox.’
The seemingly natural nickname, coupled with Ju Hye-rim’s voice, wasn’t formal or official.
“It’s too… familiar.”
When did they become so close? Was there a time for them to become friends without her knowing? What kind of relationship did those two have?
Yura’s complexion darkened rapidly with an uncomfortable feeling of not knowing.
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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