Despite my anxious heart, I couldn’t find the words to dodge the question. My gaze fell to the floor, avoiding Jun’s eyes. Then it happened.
“Ah, Director Kim, you’re here.”
Kang PD entered, opening the glass door and drawing Jun’s attention away from me. I was never so grateful for Kang PD’s timing in my career.
“The meeting is not here, it’s in the director’s office. The director is obviously in the director’s office. Did you get lost since it’s your first time?”
But Jun glanced at me briefly before answering.
“No, I didn’t get lost. I came here on purpose. I wanted to see Writer Haru before the meeting.”
He then added something inexplicable.
“Haru?”
Kang PD’s curious gaze immediately turned to me. As if to break that gaze, Jun quickly followed up.
“Let’s go to the director’s office first. It looks like it’s almost time for the meeting.”
“Right, let’s. We’ll talk on the way. Our writers, please continue your hard work.”
As Kang PD led the way out, Jun turned his head noticeably towards me, giving me a penetrating look. His slightly furrowed brow suggested some dissatisfaction, though I couldn’t guess why.
Unbeknownst to me, I had dozed off to find Jun cradling my head. Moreover, I had barely exchanged a few words with Jun before Kang PD barged in, leaving me clueless about what was happening.
“Haru, tell me.”
As I stood up to return my chair to its original position, Hyun-su abruptly urged me to speak.
His slightly downward gaze was perplexing. What did he want me to talk about? Why was he acting like this?
“What are you talking about?”
“Your first love, Director Kim Jun. What’s your relationship with him? Tell me quickly.”
Hyun-su seemed to be piecing together his own narrative based on his observations and deductions. However, I couldn’t comprehend the context he was referring to, leaving me with nothing but question marks hovering around my face.
“Uh? Looking at your expression, I think I understand. But you look genuinely unaware. So, is it not true? Then what was that earlier?”
Even though I hadn’t uttered a word, the conversation strangely continued between us. Hyun-su even seemed to have an epiphany. Meanwhile, I wondered if something had happened while I was dozing off.
Just then, Jeong-eun intervened, perhaps finding my hesitant demeanor frustrating.
“Kim Hyun-su, stop beating around the bush and just say it. You know Director Kim Jun has a girlfriend. Are you trying to upset Haru? Use your imagination for work.”
Jeong-eun, perhaps adopting an ant-like work ethic for the day, didn’t even lift her eyes from the monitor as she urged Hyun-su to speak plainly.
“Yes, Haru. So, you’ve been dozing off all day, not working.”
The essence of Hyun-su’s statement was probably ‘not working.’ I nodded silently, feeling guilty.
“Director Kim came a bit early today. I didn’t notice, but you must have dozed off again. He just nodded to us and went straight to your desk. Time passed, but there was no conversation.”
That’s when my heart started to race unevenly.
“I peeked over, and there was Director Kim, supporting your head with his hand to prevent it from falling. I thought it was too much of a nuisance, so I went to wake you up, but he shook his head, signaling not to disturb you.”
My mouth went dry. How long had Jun been standing there like that?
Though Hyun-su might know the answer, I couldn’t ask. My heart was overwhelmed with gratitude and guilt.
Grateful yet sorry, sorry yet grateful. These emotions kept intertwining. But then.
“It seemed like he was there for at least 15 minutes. Maybe even longer?”
Hyun-su added another weight to my emotional scale.
A complex mix of feelings surged through me. To hide my expression, I turned the wheeled chair back to the desk, casually mentioning that Jun was always kind to everyone.
Hyun-su muttered something about Jun not being the overtly kind type, then returned to his seat.
Alone in my space, I thought of Jun, who had been standing by my side until I woke up. I wondered about his intentions. It didn’t make sense. This wasn’t a kindness someone should offer to me, someone who had left him.
I knew the old Jun, who had always watched over me subtly.
Back in Japan, when we lived together, he would hide sandals larger than my size near the front door and instead place sneakers that fit me perfectly in the most visible spot.
When I had dozed off while studying at the living room table, I woke up to find myself gently laid on the beige sofa, covered with a blanket, and a tumbler filled with hot green tea placed on the table.
I knew the tenderness you showed back then.
That’s probably why, foolishly, I started to feel teary-eyed, as if that was a sign of your forgiveness. I rubbed my eyelids continuously, fearing tears might spill. Deep down, I knew you couldn’t possibly forgive me.
So, I couldn’t just leave this premature and selfish sense of relief unaddressed.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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