Thus, Jae In let out a slender sigh following Tae Seo’s long breath, touching her chest area.
“I think I need to return the things I wore yesterday.”
“It’s a gift. You don’t need to return it. You’ve shattered my excitement by calling Yoon Jae In. Will you break my excitement like this?”
Jae In didn’t specifically say that the socalled gift was too expensive or excessive. After all, to Kang Tae Seo, it would have been chump change.
Moreover, her attendance at the charity event as his partner made such a gift not overly generous.
“Although it’s true that you bought it with your money, Mr. Kang Tae Seo, it’s not really a gift, as you didn’t choose it yourself. Besides, you said that you weren’t going to give anything until you got a definite answer.”
Jae In felt a tremor receding at Tae Seo’s low laughter. After meeting Jo Dae Hoon, it seemed that strength was gradually returning to her loosened legs.
“You’re right. Then I’ll properly give you a gift next time. But, is there something wrong? Why does your voice sound like that?”
“……Why does my voice sound what way?”
“It seems like there should be someone by your side right now. Isn’t there?”
Jae In rolled her dry lips at the man’s discernment of her predicament. She started to have more hope.
“No. Hmm, I guess I was a little nervous.”
“The nervous one is me. If you say you’re nervous, then I start to have expectations. Really, everything is okay, right?”
“Yes.”
“That’s a relief then. Anyway, everything you wore yesterday is rightfully yours. If you go to the personal shopper and ask for a refund, it will be troublesome for me.”
Jae In knew Tae Seo was trying to make her laugh. She appreciated his consideration for not unnecessarily asking about things she didn’t bring up first.
“I understand. I’ll accept the clothes. I know that they’re already tailored so returning them would be difficult.”
“The shoes seemed to be from the same line.”
“In that case, the shoes too.”
“But the necklace and earrings that day were perfectly matched with the dress and shoes.”
“……Then just those.”
“Take the bag too. Do you think I would carry around that gold clutch?”
Jae In, who hadn’t responded, realized that she had calmed down without knowing it. She discovered herself smiling a bit, thanks to the comfort given by Kang Tae Seo.
Inevitably, Jae In let out a ticklish breath that was seeping out.
The call with Tae Seo made Jae In realize that she wanted to meet him now. Jae In, who had been wary of being drawn to him without reservation, needed him at that moment.
If she had to be on Jo Dae Hoon’s palm anyway, she’d rather be in this man’s shadow. Leaving the bitterness behind, Jae In decided to go where her heart was leading.
“Mr. Kang Tae Seo.”
“I’m listening.”
“I’m just making excuses to return them now.”
“……”
“I’m saying I want to meet you again, Mr. Kang Tae Seo.”
She thought he was a quickwitted man, but he made her spell it out like this. But rather than finding it annoying, she thought it was cute.
Cute, of all things.
It was a word that didn’t quite match with Kang Tae Seo, but Jae In liked the unexpected word she had come up with for him.
He was all tall and sturdy. His glamorous appearance was beautiful, and his splendid smile made people flutter.
Jae In had already seen yesterday how his sometimes sharp gaze could turn so affectionate and stirring. He was skilled and at the same time, he was not frivolous.
Jae In was pleased to have an increasing number of words to describe Tae Seo as she got to know him. And she admitted that she wanted to know more about him.
“……Did you make up your mind?”
“You should make me decide. Did you try to win someone’s heart without any effort?”
After a long silence, Tae Seo burst into laughter. And the voice that finally came was oddly stirring.
“Where are you? I’ll come.”
Jae In stood up. She had to meet him.
“Hmmm……”
Dae Hoon, who let out a sigh heavy with discomfort, closed his eyes, lost in thought.
At first, when he heard that Jae In was in Korea, he didn’t take it seriously. She was a girl with no ties to Korea. After her mother’s death, she might stay for a while out of longing. That’s all he thought.
But looking at the secretary’s report, Jae In was not only working at a yoga institute, but also appeared to have rented a house. In other words, it meant that she was not just on a short trip to Korea.
“Shall I take you straight home?”
“No. Go to the office.”
Even if he went home now, all that would be waiting for him would be his wife’s nagging and his daughter’s irritation. It was something he could ignore, but he didn’t want to add to his fatigue unnecessarily.
According to his wife, their daughter was stressed because of Jae In.
In fact, if that were the only reason, Dae Hoon wouldn’t have had to come to see Jae In in person today. Dae Hoon wasn’t someone who would put up with the whims and irritations of his sensitive and immature daughter.
But his wife also said that their daughter was anxious about her marriage with Tae Seo. She added that it seemed like Tae Seo knew something. If that was really the case, the matter was urgent.
Tae Seo Kang, the brat, he wasn’t sure how much he knew, but he had to make a marriage contract with Kang Seon Group within the year. This was because the funds he had drawn in based on that promise were not small.
The bank’s loan threshold was lowered, and the number of investors increased only after the rumor spread that Dae Hoon would welcome Tae Seo as his soninlaw within the year.
Being the one who had spread the rumor, he knew that fact better than anyone else.
“Chairman, it seems that an email has been read from General Standard. I will organize and deliver the response as soon as it comes.”
“Hmm.”
Moreover, a few days ago, two financial companies from the United States even proposed investments on pretty good terms.
Such was the power of Kang Seon, a global company. He wanted to proceed with the business right away, but there were a few clauses that bothered him, so he was considering it.
Anyway, it was a situation where another chance had come to Hyun Yang Construction, which was going through various major crises. Therefore, Dae Hoon now needed the formidable power of the Kang Seon Group, no matter what.
“Director Kim.”
“Yes.”
“It’s right to get rid of anything that can be a nuisance from the beginning. That’s my way, I don’t know why I left it alone then.”
“……”
“Arrange a schedule with the director of the Kang Seon Art Center soon.”
“Yes, I will confirm.”
“Check the media to see if any nonsense is being spread.”
“Yes.”
He didn’t know what the obedient girl was thinking when she came to Korea. But in truth, Yoon Jae In’s very existence could have been toxic to him.
However, she was also a child who didn’t hide her desire to cut ties with him and live on her own, just like her mother. So he thought he wouldn’t have to worry about it.
“Huh……”
A sigh, full of discomfort, slipped out. It was unlike him to be immersed in long contemplation over a predetermined conclusion.
Yoon Jae In, whom he had met a little while ago, appeared before his closed eyes. The daughter he met again after 8 years had grown even more beautiful. However, she still didn’t smile at him, her biological father.
Just like her mother.
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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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