“But what’s this?”
“Oh, this. I met Yuri coming out of the foundation office. The office manager knew that he had spoken harshly, so he gave it to me, telling me not to take it to heart.”
“That paper bag is a luxury brand! Open it quickly!”
What came out of the paper bag was a luxury wallet. It was probably a habit to shop, and she discovered it after storing it and finding it later.
Jo Yuri had stacked untouched luxury wallets, charm decorations, keychains, etc., in her dressing room. Sometimes, she would generously give them around as if donating when she felt like it.
Yuri seemed to enjoy it. She had a strong desire to be recognized as a pretty and good person by everyone except Jae-in. So everyone around Jae-in looked at Yuri favorably.
“Oh, I was so sad earlier that I didn’t even properly thank Yuri.”
“Thank her quickly. I know Yuri’s contact information.”
“I know too. Should I call her? It might be better to send a text since it could be bothersome.”
“Yeah. Send a text. Why is Yuri so angelic? Beautiful, kind, and on top of that, she’s rich. When you look at Yuri, it seems like she has everything. Doesn’t she really seem like an elegant and kind princess?”
Jae-in often heard praise from his peers for Yuri. Every time, Jae-in secretly laughed at Yuri. It was because Jae-in knew that the true nature of Jo Yuri was never kind and elegant.
“How hard must it be to hide that true nature and live…”
Yuri was accustomed to pouring out contempt, disdain, and blame. It was a bit amusing that it was only directed at him.
Despite the increasing severity of the harassment, Jae-in never yielded. It was because he knew that jealousy mixed with the hatred Yuri felt for him.
Yuri used every possible means to make Jae-in’s life miserable. Dirtying or tearing his clothes, making books, bags, shoes unusable was a common occurrence.
Any friends who became even a little close were somehow separated, and, pretending not to be involved, Yuri sometimes caused harm to those friends through the foundation.
But it was not the case that Yuri treated everyone who showed affection for Jae-in like that.
Male students who approached Jae-in with interest were rather encouraged. Once, Yuri even went so far as to invite a male student persistently begging Jae-in to her house.
“This is Yoon Jae-in’s room.”
“Ah… This is…?”
“If Jae-in knows you’ve come, he’ll be pleasantly surprised. He’ll be so happy. I’ll bring some tea. Make yourself comfortable.”
Even though Yuri said this as she left my room, she didn’t seem surprised at all when we ran into each other.
“You came early?”
“Why did you come out of my room? Who is in my room right now?”
“Your guest. But don’t go in right away. Your face on the pillow needs time to enjoy happiness.”
“…”
“They even donated to our foundation from their house. You can use that sponsorship to practice alone in the studio. So, it’s okay to give you this much fan service, right?”
“Jo Yuri, you’ve crossed the line this time.”
“Amusing. Who would be scared of the line you drew? What will you do? Go and warmly welcome your guest. I’ll step aside to ensure you all have a good time.”
Yuri, who spoke to me like a woman going out to a place, was just eighteen years old. At first, I thought it was just hatred directed at me, born between my father and another woman. So, I tried to understand Yuri’s harassment a little.
However, enduring escalating verbal abuse and escalating harassment over time, Jae-in realized.
Jo Yuri hated me regardless of my relationship with her father. The color of the hatred and disgust that Yuri hinted at me was very clear.
There were more than a couple of times when Jae-in almost fell into danger because of Yuri, who set up precarious traps hoping for Jae-in to break down.
He hasn’t told anyone yet, but Jae-in suspects that Yuri was involved when Jung Jaehoon kidnapped him.
Although Jung Jaehoon, who used to be shy and persistent, suddenly committed the serious crime of kidnapping, it must have been instigated by someone’s influence. Since Yuri enjoyed manipulating people from behind, it was a somewhat reasonable speculation.
“Sigh…”
Under Taeseo’s leadership, revenge began. I thought I would feel relieved, but why does it keep feeling awkward?
Jae-in did not even bother to open and read the articles about the lack of integrity of Jo Yuri, the team leader of the sponsorship business at Hyunyang Foundation, which followed the article he read. He turned off his phone screen.
The spark that started at the Hyunyang Foundation was moving towards Hyunyang Construction. Evidence of money laundering in the hundreds of billions of won was captured, and some of the illegally obtained funds flowed into Hyunyang Construction.
As a result, the stock price of Hyunyang Construction was updating the daily limit. The anxiety and dissatisfaction of the Hwami Apartment Reconstruction Cooperative were flooding the portal site day after day.
With concerns about not receiving proper compensation and doubts about the situation at Hyunyang Construction, there were comments circulating that questioned its abilities.
It was scary to wake up and sleep, as one by one, scandals about corruption related to Hyunyang Foundation and Construction were being revealed.
Thinking about Jo Daehoon, who would probably be frowning by now, Jae-in raised his head. Sympathy for such a person was utterly out of the question.
Jo Daehoon is someone who doesn’t even know what I’ve done.
There was no need to think deeply. Jae-in combed his wet hair with a towel and lifted his head at the sound coming from the first floor. He relaxed his stiff lips, preparing to welcome the person he was looking forward to hearing.
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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