She had decided to trust him and fully immerse herself in this relationship, but this was different. If she made a mistake, he might end up in a difficult situation.
“Today’s flight was good. It was a evaluation flight, so it was a bit challenging, but it was okay. There was only one passenger, so it wasn’t too busy.”
Dajeong slowly spoke. It felt like she was violating her conscience, feeling the burden of guilt.
“If it was an evaluation flight, it must have been tough.”
“It was a bit challenging, but the chief manager is so cheerful, so it was okay.”
Dajeong laughed, recalling the sight of Changjin glaring at her.
He didn’t stop nagging on the bus to the hotel.
She had to do well on tomorrow’s flight. She had to make up for today’s mistake.
Dajeong nodded quietly throughout, but in reality, she was holding back tears. It wasn’t easy to endure the criticism from a colleague working on the same side.
“And Mr. Taesang? Did Mr. Taesang do well in the meeting?”
Dajeong casually changed the subject with a light voice.
“You did well. You expressed your opinions for the improvement of the welfare of the flight attendants.”
Dajeong let out a light laugh.
Taesang, who used to be quite blunt, had been making jokes like this lately. Every time he showed this side of him, Dajeong felt as if her heart was melting.
It felt like he was saying, “You’ve changed me like this.”
Dajeong took a slow, deep breath.
“Taesang, sir…”
“Yeah?”
“I want to go home quickly.”
“…Me too. I want to go pick you up quickly.”
His gentle voice filled the spacious area.
That’s enough. Dajeong thought so and held her precious phone tightly.
During the time when the large floor-to-ceiling windows were tinted with orange light.
Taesang’s eyes, after hanging up the phone, were soft.
What would Dajeong do when she came back?
Should she feed him his favorite cake or order the couple pajamas he had been interested in?
Even though it wasn’t even the end of the day, she was already looking forward to tomorrow with Dajeong.
At that time, when he smiled happily, a knocking sound, as if gently tapping, echoed in the office.
A sound like a wild boar barging in. As far as I know, there was only one person who would knock like this.
Taesang just looked at the door without saying anything. He knew well that Miyeon would enter without his permission anyway.
Sure enough.
“Cha Taesang, I’m here.”
Miyeon swung the door open and entered the office. Her wine-colored 7/8 jacket and wide pants suited her distinctive features well.
Taesang raised his eyes lightly. The expression seemed to say, “Why again?”
Miyeon plopped down on the sofa in the middle. Then, as if inviting him to sit down, she tapped the table in front of her. A confident charm emanated from the refreshing smile on her lips.
Taesang let out a small sigh and stood up from his seat.
“The phone should work fine.”
“I know. But why did you bother coming?”
“…”
As if urging him to continue speaking, she blinked, but Taesang didn’t give any answer. Miyeon clicked her tongue, answered her own question, and spoke.
“Your face. I wanted to see the surprised look on your face. I, who am so busy.”
“Then do it quickly.”
Taesang said as he sat down slowly on the sofa. There was no particular expectation in his calm expression.
“Being arrogant is expensive.”
“My time tends to be a bit expensive.”
Taesang said, lightly curling his lips.
Although he looked quite arrogant because of his cool face, Miyeon wasn’t particularly angry. She knew that this was the most friendly attitude he could take.
She pulled her body forward, sitting on the edge of the sofa.
“You… Are you really dating someone? Seriously in love with someone who’s getting married. A real relationship.”
“That’s right.”
Taesang answered smoothly.
“Who is it?”
“What does that have to do with our contract?”
Taesang raised his slightly furrowed eyebrows in response.
The behind-the-scenes talk between companies, biting and tearing each other apart, didn’t seem to sit well with Dajeong before such stories unfolded. It was uncomfortable and ominous.
“Just tell me. No, answer this first. Is she kind and gentle?”
“Kang Miyeon.”
Taesang slowly raised his upper body and spoke. The crimson sunset that rested on his shoulders flickered as if burning.
“I do have a lot of patience.”
“…”
“Dajeong is an exception.”
Miyeon looked at Taesang’s face with a slightly surprised expression.
It was all unfamiliar and bewildering, seeing Taesang being so sensitive about a woman, showing such an angry face. Everything felt strange and perplexing.
She looked at Taesang with a puzzled expression and slowly opened her mouth.
“In fact… Your girlfriend went through a bit of a difficult situation. She will continue to face such situations.”
“What…?”
For a moment, Taesang’s eyes came to a halt.
“Haven’t you heard anything from Dajeong?”
“…No.”
A slow, scraping sound came out like a creaking noise. Miyeon looked at him with a startled expression. The pain he felt was clearly transmitted from his disheveled face.
“…”
It wasn’t even a major incident, just a slightly awkward situation. Nevertheless, it seemed that to calm Taesang down, she had no choice but to make him understand the situation. Miyeon quickly opened her mouth.
“It’s because of Seonjae oppa. He rode the same plane as Dajeong today and seemed to have made a fuss.”
“Made a… fuss?”
Taesang said with a stiffened face.
“Yes. He thinks Dajeong is responsible for our breakup.”
“Tell me in detail…”
A low voice flowed out through clenched teeth. He had put so much force into it that even the muscles in his neck stood taut.
“They happened to run into each other once in the employee cafeteria before. Oppa visited your company for an advertising planning project.”
“…”
“At that time, he pretended to spill soup as a mistake, and today he made Dajeong get hurt a bit? Her wrist sprained, something like that…? It’s really embarrassing even though he’s our oppa.”
“…”
Taesang froze like a statue and barely managed to exhale. The only movement in his stiff face was his trembling pupils.
He barely held onto his reason.
In an instant, the whispering voice of Dajeong resurfaced in his mind.
‘Today’s flight was good.’
How difficult must it have been for her to say those words? How hurt must she have been while enduring all of this?
Thinking of the pained Dajeong, his head seemed to become a mess. Taesang trembled, clenching his fists tightly. He couldn’t leave Seonjae, who caused such trouble, alone.
“Anyway, check the detailed report filed today. Was it the in-flight safety report? I heard it from Subin… Hey, hey, Cha Taesang!”
Before Miyeon could finish her sentence, Taesang abruptly stood up. His quick departure resembled a racehorse at the starting line.
He roughly grabbed the phone that was on the desk and left the office like a mad person.
The destination was already determined.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
