“According to Secretary Kim, they plan to assign me other tasks, but it doesn’t seem like that at all. There are no urgent tasks in the Vice President’s office for a while, and there’s chaos because we’re currently short-staffed…”
“Why are you telling me this now!”
Myeongok burst out angrily.
For her to overtly bring this up, there must be some suspicion that she has caught wind of something.
No one would think that a single secretary pulled out the documents alone. Could she have known that the proposal had fallen into my hands?
For a moment, shivers ran down her spine.
“Have you heard anything? From Cha Taesang or Secretary Kim… or maybe other secretaries working together?”
“I don’t know…”
“Are you saying that now is the time to talk about it!”
“I’m sorry. When everyone sees me, they stop talking, so I couldn’t hear what they were saying.”
She spoke with a choked voice.
“Can you please transfer me somewhere else before anything happens? If you put in a word with the head office personnel team…”
Myeongok quickly hung up the phone. It wasn’t the time to waste time on such useless calls.
She had to cancel all the plans. Once Secretary Song’s actions were exposed, this document should never have been blown up.
After checking the contact information, she called Manager Kim.
After a moment, a leisurely yet authoritative voice flowed into her ears.
“What’s the matter? At this late hour.”
“Oh, Manager Kim. I’m sorry for bothering you during your break.”
Myeongok pretended to be casual. She had felt it even in their last meeting; men were not an easy type to handle.
“It’s not something else, but about the document I gave you before. I’m wondering how it turned out.”
“Why are you suddenly curious about that? Didn’t you tell me to take care of it completely?”
As expected, a pointed inquiry came out first rather than an answer.
“Why? I also need to know how things are going, right?”
“…It’s going according to the plan. We’ll detonate it at the right time, and we’ll also do some public opinion maneuvering simultaneously.”
Myeongok swallowed her dry saliva. Normally, she would have smiled with joy, but the circumstances were different now.
“Well… Manager Kim, I appreciate your efforts, but it seems like we might have to cancel the plan.”
“Why?”
“It seems like Cha Taesang has caught on. He suspects that someone on my side has tampered with the plan.”
The other side of the phone was silent. Myeongok, unable to overcome her anxiety, quickly poured out her words.
“Are you listening? We need to cancel it right away. This incident is significant enough to attract the attention of the chairman and could really become a big problem.”
“That’s a big problem indeed.”
“Yes. So, right now…”
“To the head office.”
“What? What did you say?”
It felt like cold water had been poured over her from head to toe. Myeongok stiffened and blinked her eyes.
“The head office seems to have taken the proposal. Did I take it? I don’t think there’s any reason for me to step forward.”
“Kim Manager… Do you think we can escape like this? If my actions are exposed, your name might not come out of my mouth?”
“Well, who would believe that? There’s no evidence that I did it.”
Myeongok chewed her lips.
As angry as she was, his words were correct. There was only one tail that had been stepped on, and he was still lurking in the shadows.
“…I, if the news breaks, do you think Cha Taesang will stay quiet? He’s the type of person who will find out who’s behind it no matter what.”
Trying to use Cha Taesang as a shield to escape was unbelievable. Her tightly clenched fist trembled.
“I’m sorry, Director. I handle one thing cleanly. No matter how big the waves are, my name won’t come out.”
“…”
“Uh, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to go this far either… You know, because of my younger siblings climbing up, I’m just a stranger to the chairman. I have to seize this opportunity. Well then, I’ll hang up.”
“Wait a minute. Kim…!”
An urgent voice echoed in the air, but there was no response.
Myeongok trembled as she held the phone.
Unbearable anger, betrayal, and fear for the future surged through her, a multitude of emotions causing her blood to boil.
“Aaah!”
‘Plop!’
Shouting a cry filled with frustration, she threw the phone to the ground. Indescribable rage poured out from her contorted face.
In the car heading to the press conference, Taesang stared at the phone screen with a stern face.
He hoped it wouldn’t be like this, he wished she wouldn’t make such a choice. Eventually, internal documents were exposed to the public.
And with a very skillful packaging.
‘Please stop the merger of Air Korea and Hansung HANGONG.’
The post, seemingly written by an Air Korea employee, was a heartfelt plea and disclosure opposing the merger of the two companies.
The reason for opposing the merger was the insecurity of employment, especially for non-specialized staff who might not avoid layoffs.
At first glance, it seems like a personal tragedy. However, he based his writing on content that would capture the interest of the entire nation.
“The company can grow larger and generate more profits. Who among the employees would oppose that? However, as a citizen before being an employee, I can no longer turn a blind eye to this kind of situation. Currently, in the acquisition committee, there is a plan being pushed forward that focuses on increasing salaries after the merger…”
There was nothing more to see. The contents filling the screen were something Taesang already knew well.
A bitter atmosphere permeated his face as he put the phone back into his jacket pocket.
He thought there was at least an attachment to the company, even if nothing else. It seemed he had a big misconception about Myeongok.
“It seems like someone intentionally leaked it just before the press conference to prevent any countermeasures.”
“I guess so.”
“It’s disgraceful.”
Secretary Kim clenched the tablet PC where he was reading the article tightly. Starting from the secretary’s office, he felt a great sense of responsibility.
“Secretary Kim, it’s not your fault.”
“…….”
“I made the choice.”
Taesang’s firm voice echoed softly in the car. Secretary Kim neither affirmed nor denied, simply bowing his head deeply.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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