She remembered the man’s eyes that were like a carnivorous animal looking at its prey, never losing its appetite.
The man dealt with Jae In in a sophisticated and skilled manner. He didn’t overask questions, and he kept an appropriate distance throughout the conversation. And then he suddenly closed the distance and warned Jae In.
Be prepared and charge in.
Jae In barely resisted the urge to respond to that dangerously provocative statement. She inadvertently let out a sigh when she remembered herself, unable to move a muscle, her heart pounding.
“Should we just, not do it?”
“Ah, so what exactly is it!”
“…I feel like I’m messing with something I shouldn’t.”
“Where did the subject go? Speak so I can understand. And it’s not about messing with something I shouldn’t, right? Yoon Jae In, are you listening to me?”
Continuing to approach the man seemed dangerous. He was an attractive man. Jae In remembered the many dangers she had faced in her life because of men. There were even times when she almost died in a car accident.
The look in the man’s eyes when he asked if she was scared of being eaten was literally like that of a beast. How could he change his gaze in an instant like that? He was polite yet playful, and yet again, dangerous.
But it would be a shame to back off like this. She hadn’t even properly tried yet. Whether she needed to change her method or something, she needed to prepare first. After much thought, Jae In picked up her phone.
“I think I need to study a bit.”
“Suddenly what study? Last time you said you’d go to a cocktail bar and left work early, but only did it for a day.”
Jae In opened the search engine and entered the words that came to her mind into the search box. Sang Hwa, who glanced at her, burst out laughing.
“Seduction techniques? Who is she trying to seduce by searching this?”
“There’s no harm in knowing.”
“Hey, you could just smile slightly and wink, and men would line up from here to the other side of the Han River. Why do you need to search this?”
“There wouldn’t be any decent men in there.”
“Yoon Jae In, don’t tell me, did you get interested in a man?”
She was interested. Jae In mulled over that phrase. These past few days, her thoughts were filled with that man, so it wasn’t incorrect. Sang Hwa’s eyes widened at the sight of Jae In slowly nodding, unbeknownst to herself.
“Holy, are you serious? Who is it? How amazing is this man that he makes Yoon Jae In search for seduction techniques?”
“Just… I feel like I can’t just rely on my face. You know it too. I haven’t even dated, let alone flirted with a man.”
“I know, I know. What’s all the fuss about? You’ve always treated men as your enemies in your lifetime.”
She had always been an iron wall towards men, only using words of rejection. Even so, there were many men who liked her. It was even more terrible, so she acted even colder. As a result, her speech naturally became dry.
“So. I thought I might as well study a bit.”
“Hey, does studying help with that?”
“So what should I do? It’s better than doing nothing.”
“So you buy a book for that? There’s something to learn from writing. Good. I’ll teach you my killer technique.”
“…I’ll just read a book.”
“If I set my mind to it, I can get anyone. Don’t you know? Don’t you remember when we first met, I was surrounded by three men? Trust me.”
Jae In’s gaze went to her own ankle while she smiled at the sight of the burning determination in Sang Hwa. A scar the length of a finger remained faint on the ankle revealed under her yoga slacks.
Eight years ago, she had a plate and nails inserted into her injured ankle due to a traffic accident. It was the residue left after having a surgery to remove them again.
Even though a long time had passed, the still aching and throbbing ankle seemed to whisper to Jae In.
Didn’t you almost die because of a man?
Jae In tried hard not to recall that time, and took a deep breath. Then she turned her lips upwards to Sang Hwa, who was showing off her killer seduction technique.
“The problem is that the union is completely rejecting the special allotment required by the city. Therefore, to mediate this, our Kang Sun Construction has set up a TF…”
“Isn’t that not our place to interfere? It’s a matter for the union and the city to decide, why should we step in, spending money and resources to mediate?”
“Already five construction companies have quit due to headaches over this issue. How much effort has Kang Sun Construction put into the Hwa Mi Apartment reconstruction so far? We could become the sixth to suffer losses and withdraw.”
The bidding to decide the construction company that would take on the reconstruction of the Hwa Mi Apartment was imminent. The construction companies that seemed to participate in the bid included Kang Sun Construction, making a total of four places.
The reconstruction of the Hwa Mi Apartment, which would become the largest scale redevelopment project in Gangnam, had been a hot topic in the industry for over three years now.
It was natural for the number one in the industry, Kang Sun Construction, to dive in. However, due to tangled interests, progress was very slow.
Tae Seo had taken over the Hwa Mi Apartment problem as soon as he was appointed as the head of the department a month ago. Since then, he had been continuously struggling.
It was a meeting time where the heads of each department were raising their voices over the headacheinducing problem. Although it was a time when he had to concentrate on the meeting more than ever, Tae Seo, who led the meeting, was just drawing circles in a corner of the meeting materials.
“Were you aware that there have been frequent meetings between the Hyun Yang Construction side and the union members recently?”
“Bring us accurate information. Do you think Hyun Yang has the resources to pour money into the reconstruction of Hwa Mi Apartment now? With all the chaos caused by the poor construction of the new apartments in Sung Ha New City…”
Chief Hwang, who was frowning, subtly glanced at Tae Seo. After spitting out the words, he had ended up criticizing the Hyun Yang Group, which could become Tae Seo’s inlaws.
Tae Seo had been silent since the start of the meeting. He was only staring at the meeting materials, his thick eyebrows furrowed. After confirming Tae Seo’s lack of response, Chief Hwang breathed a sigh of relief.
“Anyway, we can’t delay any longer. At this rate, it’s perfect for dying and becoming a dog. To start bidding, we must mediate between the city and the union…”
“It’s not about looking at the city’s reaction, we should target the union members like Hyun Yang Construction, right? Even if the union’s public opinion is friendly to us, we shouldn’t feel safe. Look at Da Myung Construction. Didn’t they drop out without even getting a chance to dig once, after receiving a bid two years ago due to the union’s opposition?”
People who initially looked uncomfortable while checking Tae Seo’s reactions gradually began to raise their voices. While everyone was frowning and only expressing their opinions, Tae Seo still kept his mouth shut.
Tae Seo tapped the desk with the tip of his pen, and once again drew a circle in the corner of the documents. Filling the circle was the eyes of Jae In, who had been looking at him a few days ago.
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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