“Director?”
As I regained my senses at Secretary Yoon’s voice, my hazy vision rapidly became clear. The red front seat and the laptop placed in front of me regained their shapes. I replied, pretending to be calm.
“Yes. Please speak.”
I didn’t turn my head towards Secretary Yoon, who was sitting next to me. There was no need to look at her face; I could imagine it even without seeing it. It had been a long time since we boarded the Busan-bound KTX, and I had been unable to focus on her words, repeating what I had said, over and over again.
“What exactly are you saying?”
I don’t know either. I’m deliberately asking again now. It’s a small act of defiance to somehow shake off the face of Haru that has been filling my mind. If I don’t shake it off, it will remain as a timid act.
“That’s right.”
In the end, I turned my gaze to Secretary Yoon, who was sitting next to me. Even in the midst of this, a smile lingered on my face. Ah, if I do this, Secretary Yoon will really get annoyed.
I could see the pupils under her eyebrows, which were quite wrinkled, shaking. It seemed like she was trying to choose her words carefully. Judging by her inability to speak properly, she must be really angry. It’s becoming a nuisance.
“I’m sorry. I feel like I’ve said this more than ten times today alone. But since I’ve already done things that I should be sorry to Secretary Yoon more than ten times, it’s about right.”
“You don’t seem sorry.”
In my opinion, I said it with a smirk, but it seemed to stimulate Secretary Yoon instead, and she retorted with such words.
“Not really…”
“Don’t apologize. Not to me. Right now. At all.”
With a firm statement, my lips, which were about to say something, couldn’t open and stayed that way. Instead, a bitter laugh escaped.
Secretary Yoon has a special skill. It’s poking at the other person’s weakness with an expressionless face, especially when angry. Seeing her speaking like this, I felt grateful to Secretary Yoon, who silently endured my more than ten apologies earlier.
Well, it’s not that I couldn’t understand it. I mechanically apologized without really feeling sorry, and within less than five minutes, I just sat there, recalling the expressions, words, and pretty smile Haru had made throughout the day.
Secretary Yoon is right. I really wasn’t sorry at all earlier.
Nevertheless, now that I agree with Secretary Yoon’s words, the feeling of being sorry is finally rising from my chest. Even though I say it now, it seems like she won’t listen.
After exhaling the sigh that had been lingering in my mouth, I said it quietly. This time, with sincerity.
“I’m sorry. Really. Today, I’m a bit out of sorts…”
“Since last night. Not today, last night. Precisely, from the moment Director met Miss Lee Haru and came in after that.”
Ha, she got me again. I recalled Secretary Yoon’s chilly expression from the night when I blindly went to Haru’s house and came back in the early morning. She was waiting for me in the hotel lobby.
No matter how you look at the director-secretary relationship, after observing it for two years, the expression on her face was so unfamiliar that I couldn’t say anything more and just stood there, like lingering. It felt like she might snap if I approached. That expression.
And then, just as I hadn’t even had a chance to gently touch her chilly cheek after the recent quarrel, Secretary Yoon began to bring up the words she had piled up.
“So, why were you late today? I’ve mentioned before that, in carrying out all schedules, it’s my goal as your secretary to secure enough time flexibility to properly finish all preparations and checks at the destination. Do you happen to remember that?”
I couldn’t distinguish whether it was a question or a reproach. It felt somewhat strange for her to ask me the reason why I was late today when she already knew the answer. I sighed and tried to continue.
“……Which question should I answer first?”
“Are you calling this a question?”
She focused only on my question, not considering how my question was. Well, at least my question was honest. After swallowing the words that had risen up to my throat, I continued.
“Let’s go in order then. Today, why I was late. Yes, when I got in the car, it seemed like you were adjusting the navigation. Since it felt like you knew everything and were asking, I asked back. I have nothing to say about this. It’s entirely my fault, and…”
“No. It seems like you don’t understand the question.”
I turned my head slightly and looked at Secretary Yoon. Her gaze from such a close distance was sharp.
“I asked about your relationship with Miss Lee Haru. Why were you late today? Why did you have to be late? Why wasn’t my position, my efforts, which were rolling my feet alone while adjusting the director’s schedule again, considered at all by the director at that time?”
Her words were sharper than her gaze.
“……. ”
“I believe I have more than enough qualifications to receive an answer to the question I just asked.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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