She passed her small clutch bag from her right to her left hand, which Se Ah watched meaninglessly.
“Here? Doing what?”
“I’m a writer.”
“My goodness.”
Min Young muttered to herself, a strange reaction.
She must have been surprised to learn something new, but what did it matter? Se Ah couldn’t help but feel like Min Young saw her as someone illegally employed at the company without her (the CEO’s) permission.
Se Ah bowed politely to the narrowing-eyed Min Young.
“Then, I’ll be going up. You can take the executive or VIP elevator to the 10th floor. It’ll be more convenient for you.”
Currently, Se Ah faced Min Young not as Kang Woo’s wife, but as one of the employees of CI Soft. The collaboration with G-Comms had been a long-prepared project of their company.
Its success would undoubtedly skyrocket the company’s value. Despite her dislike for Min Young, Se Ah understood the significance of this collaboration.
However, unlike Se Ah’s professional demeanor, Min Young couldn’t hide her personal feelings. A subtle displeasure lingered on her lips.
“Se Ah, you’re more than I expected.”
“Pardon?”
“I wonder if this is called courage or shamelessness.”
Se Ah’s formal smile vanished.
“Anyway, you’re impressive. And Chairman Cha too. He really has a broad mind.”
It should be given to someone deserving of it. Se Ah was irked by Min Young’s mutterings, loud enough to be heard.
She didn’t understand the meaning, but felt a different level of hostility than before. Not wanting to engage further, Se Ah remained silent.
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying?”
“Yes.”
“Ho ho. You really have an innocent face to catch many.”
Se Ah, unresponsive to any of her words, remained silent with dark brown eyes. Min Young was surprised; she had expected Se Ah to tremble guiltily. Contrarily, Se Ah acted with unexpected resolve.
Despite her seemingly gentle appearance, Se Ah was not an average person. Min Young sensed a difficult challenge ahead that wouldn’t easily go away.
How to deal with this young woman who clings to Kang Woo like a leech?
Nam Tae had said that Kang Woo had no real feelings for Se Ah, just a formal relationship. But Min Young couldn’t believe that. The look Kang Woo gave Se Ah couldn’t possibly be fake. Despite trying to appear calm, his affection for her was unmistakable.
Recalling the intense way Kang Woo had looked at Se Ah, Min Young bit her lower lip and then curled it slightly.
“Fine. Go ahead.”
Like a direct superior, Min Young lifted her head. Se Ah bowed again.
The pretentiousness of Se Ah, maintaining her stiff facade and impeccable manners, infuriated Min Young.
The staff at the conference room door moved in perfect unison. Min Young’s shoulders were squared confidently, and her lips bore a relaxed smile.
Even employees who didn’t know her face recognized her as Min Young, the daughter of G-Comms, by her aura alone. She looked that commanding.
“Hello?”
“You’ve worked hard. It must have been tough preparing all this.”
Min Young offered a rather kind smile. The cheeks of the male employee opening the door blushed.
Upon entering, Min Young leisurely surveyed the room. There was a U-shaped table, with Kang Woo seated at the prominent head and CI Soft executives and key project members on one side, facing the G-Comms team on the other.
Upon Min Young’s arrival, employees from both sides stood up. Kang Woo also stood up leisurely.
He was wearing a navy-blue suit with a slightly lighter tone of air force blue tie, a different ambiance from the typical black suit.
The unique color of his suit captured attention without being flashy. His presence was commanding, and naturally, Se Ah’s lips parted slightly in awe.
Kang Woo, standing in his place, bowed. His greeting was neither too rushed nor stiff, but somewhat ambiguously polite, drawing Se Ah’s attention.
Min Young approached Kang Woo with a bright smile, thinking she should have chosen a navy dress code if she had known.
“Chairman Cha, happy to see you in the new year. How have you been?”
“Fine, thank you. How about you, Director Lee?”
She was frustrated by the constant angle of his lips, a man seemingly impossible to get closer to.
His exact distancing made her wonder if he would be tense around her if he wore a stern expression.
“Please take a seat.”
Kang Woo gestured towards the chair as Min Young remained standing. His hand moved gracefully towards the chair and then retracted. Min Young’s eyes narrowed as she observed.
Min Young sat first, followed by Kang Woo. This meeting marked the official start of game production. It was intended to discuss the details based on the collaborative direction previously agreed upon by both companies.
The tension was palpable in the faces of the staff, holding water bottles, as they prepared for this important meeting. A mix of rivalry and curiosity filled the air.
Kang Woo scanned the seats on his company’s side, believing everyone should be seated by now.
However, he noticed that the central seat was empty. Only a temporary nameplate for Director Lee Chang Suk lay there.
Kang Woo rolled up his shirt sleeve to check the time. It was 10 minutes early.
He normally didn’t pressure his employees over personal matters, especially not on such important days when basic things like punctuality should go without saying.
Moreover, Director Lee Chang Suk was known for his punctuality, and should have been seated by now.
Kang Woo’s brows furrowed slightly as he breathed out subtly. Min Young glanced at him from the corner of her eye, her eyes filled with low-grade curiosity.
Kang Woo stood up and quietly signaled to Secretary Choi standing behind him.
“Is there a problem, Chairman?”
“Director Lee hasn’t arrived yet.”
Secretary Choi looked towards the central seat upon hearing the barely audible remark. Just five minutes earlier, the atmosphere had been more distracted.
People were moving around, and staff were replacing pamphlets and water bottles, creating a somewhat dynamic environment, which is why they hadn’t noticed earlier.
But now, the lights were dimmed, and their planning team leader was about to take the stage soon.
“I’ll contact him right away.”
“Please do.”
A near-certainty of a bad premonition washed over him.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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