Joo-Han replied immediately. They had been exchanging text messages because they couldn’t have conversations that wouldn’t be broadcast while wearing a microphone.
[The titles of CEO and Senior Manager create a certain image. We also have the image.] [What if we hear things like showing off luxury or being pretentious?] [It’s better than hearing that we’re saving money on couple rings.]In the afternoon today, Joo-Han and Eun-Soo were planning to leave work together. It was an impromptu mission, to buy couple rings.
Since they couldn’t move through the pile of sawdust, they were going home to wash up and then come down. But at the entrance of the stairs, they happened to meet Eun-Soo.
Seeing Joo-Han in a jumpsuit with a little sweat on the short-sleeved top, Eun-Soo narrowed her eyes.
“Did you put on clothes or take them off?”
“I only took off half.”
Joo-Han pointed his chin towards the top of the stairs.
“I’m going home to finish changing. Do you want to come with me?”
“Crazy….”
Although she didn’t spit out the word “bastard,” Park PD, who was standing behind, had a facial expression as if he had heard everything.
“Do I look like I have nothing else to do than watch the CEO change clothes?”
“I didn’t know you only watched when you were free.”
“Alright, and please check the email I sent three hours ago that you haven’t seen yet.”
“Yes, I’ll check it as soon as I go up.”
Eun-Soo subtly raised her phone. It seemed like she wanted to continue the conversation they were having via text. Nodding as if to confirm this, Joo-Han, who was heading for the stairs, called Eun-Soo.
“Senior Manager Sun.”
Eun-Soo turned around. Joo-Han raised his eyebrows.
“Do you really not see it?”
“…….,”
Phew, after taking a deep breath, Eun-Soo, with a gesture to Park PD to turn off the camera, tried to remove the microphone. Joo-Han, with his long legs, quickly climbed the stairs in threes.
The confident Eun-Soo looked at Park PD. Having received a petty remark from Joo-Han, she reluctantly said one thing, thinking about why she had to take care of the ending.
“……But he’s kind.”
A little later, Joo-Han and Eun-Soo headed to a department store by car. They had fought fairly fiercely through silent text messages, but in the end, Joo-Han’s stubbornness was unbroken.
Among the neatly arranged jewelry stores, they entered , which caught their eyes first.
“We’re looking for couple rings. We’d like something simple and light. Can you recommend something?”
A friendly-smiling staff member took out several rings and showed them on a velvet tray.
“This is the ‘Muse’ series, which is a steady seller. It’s often used as a wedding band, but I recommend it as a couple ring as well. If you want a similar feeling but with more elaborate details, the ‘More’ series is also popular. The ‘Dear Phase,’ which came out last season, has also received a good response.”
Eun-Soo listened to the explanation with a slightly floating feeling. When the staff asked her to reach out, she extended her hand into the waves. A smooth ring slipped onto her left ring finger.
“Since customers have different skin tones and hand shapes, it’s best to try them on yourself.”
The enchantment from the sparkling jewels instinctively made her heart pound, but as soon as she heard the price, she became calm.
Having noticed that Eun-Soo’s reaction was strangely lukewarm while trying on several, Joo-Han asked the staff.
“Can we look at something else?”
“Of course.”
Although each one was pretty, none felt like her own and all seemed awkward. Still, she had to buy something, anything. While browsing the showcase with a complicated feeling, Eun-Soo tapped Joo-Han.
“The ring is called ‘Vintage Love.'”
The staff explained that the design was inspired by an engagement ring worn by a Hollywood actress, an icon of 1950s fashion. It featured an emerald-cut diamond, giving it a slightly retro feel.
“I’ll take this one out for you to see as well.”
The uncommon square diamond shone even brighter when it met Eun-Soo’s hand than when you just looked at it.
“Is it okay? It’s beautiful.”
Joo-Han exclaimed immediately. The staff’s expression indicated that it was a sincere compliment, not just a service mantra.
“Among those who have tried on this ring in our store, it suits you the best.”
Turning to Joo-Han afterward, the staff said, “Would the groom like to try on the ring too?”
Joo-Han hesitated for a moment, then smiled.
“I’m not the groom.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Lately, we’ve had a lot of consultations with engaged couples, so it just slipped out.”
The embarrassed laughter of the staff checked the size and brought a men’s ring.
“Both of you look great together.”
Joo-Han, who had watched their hands with the same ring side by side on the showcase, turned to Eun-Soo.
“Shall we go with this one?”
Eun-Soo hesitated and couldn’t answer readily. Although she really liked the ring, she felt uneasy about whether it was okay to agree willingly.
As if understanding her feelings, Joo-Han said, “We’ll go with this one.”
A while later, the two, who had put on the rings on their left ring fingers, left the department store side by side. Fortunately, the sizes for both of them were available, so they didn’t have to order separately and wait, thanks to the staff who immediately brought them out.
When they were almost at the parking lot, Joo-Han turned to Park PD.
“Sorry, but could you turn off the mic for a moment in our car? We have something to discuss.”
“Yes. We’ll see you at the next location.”
After the staff got into another car, Joo-Han and Eun-Soo also got into their car. With their eyes fixed on the small shopping bag with the ring case placed on their knees, Eun-Soo spoke.
“Thank you. After the broadcast, we can…”
“You don’t have to return the ring later.”
Joo-Han interrupted Eun-Soo’s words with a sly smile. Then, he even tapped her on the back.
“Don’t send half the cost of the ring. I’m asking you.”
Eun-Soo, who was robbed of her words, looked at Joo-Han with a puzzled look and lowered her head.
“I feel too uncomfortable about that. Whether you return the ring or pay the value, if that’s my request, will you do it?”
“I won’t accept it.”
“What?”
“My request came first, right?”
Blocking Eun-Soo’s words with cheesy but compelling logic, Joo-Han added.
“Anyway, appearing on this program will be beneficial for , but it’s a loss for you. You have to publicly disclose your relationship and breakup to the general public.”
That was true. For a very long time, their names would be associated as related search terms, and it would be talked about together.
“That’s the same for you. Why are you trying to compensate for it?”
” doing well is the best thing for me as the CEO. Conversely, even if we both experience the same loss, it’s relatively less damaging for me.”
In fact, that was the case. When equally famous celebrities got involved in a scandal, it seemed like the female celebrity was the one who got tagged with the label for a longer time.
“Okay, anyway, ultimately, I’m doing this because I want to feel at ease in my heart. It’s more like a gesture of gratitude than compensation… giving money to the best employee or a long-time employee… Of course, it’s quite different from that.”
Watching Joo-Han carefully choose his words, Eun-Soo nodded.
“I got it.”
Oh, I thought I would have to persuade him for a long time.
In Joo-Han’s mind, the carefully crafted words became entangled for a while.
And as Eun-Soo’s words continued, everything turned white.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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