Originally, the social worker who was assigned to play Santa slipped on the ice and twisted their waist, so Dohyuk had to step in as a substitute. At Jaein’s earnest request, he reluctantly put on a convincing disguise.
However…
Hahaha!
Letting out a Santa laugh, Dohyuk found himself unable to stop grinning, his whole body covered in goosebumps.
“Anyway, I can’t do this! Can’t do it!”
Dohyuk’s rebellion showed no signs of abating.
Suddenly, Jaein sighed deeply, looking at the ground with a gloomy face.
“Team Leader, even though I’m begging you this much, you won’t do it? If you hate it so much, there’s nothing we can do.”
“Seo Jaein…”
“Santa Claus was riding a sleigh and got into a traffic accident, so he was taken to the emergency room with Rudolph. If you say that, the kids will be disappointed since they’ve been waiting for Santa Claus, right?”
When Jaein looked up with deer-like eyes, Dohyuk’s pupils shook like an earthquake.
“…But this is too much…”
“Team Leader, just lower your head for a moment.”
“Huh?”
Dohyuk absentmindedly lowered his head.
Jaein grabbed the fake beard and, with small hands, whispered as he enveloped Dohyuk’s cheeks.
“I also wanted to meet Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. If you say that, it’ll be fine.”
In the next moment, Jaein, who had braced himself, lightly kissed Dohyuk’s lips.
As soon as the thick and soft lips touched, Dohyuk’s face instantly turned red.
Without missing the timing, Jaein blinked his big eyes and delivered the decisive blow.
“You’ll play Santa, right, Dohyuk oppa?”
Oppa?
Oppa-ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!
Dohyuk’s dopamine surpassed its limit in an instant.
“Of course! I can do it a hundred times.”
At the same time as his answer, Dohyuk hugged Jaein’s waist tightly.
Then, without giving Jaein time to think, he covered his lips.
And just for a moment,
With a moist sensation, before they could immerse themselves in the sound, the door opened with a creak.
Startled, the two quickly separated.
“Oh my, Team Leader Cha, are you already done preparing?”
Director Kim Seonghee came in with Hyunwoo.
“I’m sure you were surprised by the sudden request, but thank you so much for playing Santa.”
When Director Kim bowed her head in gratitude, Dohyuk answered with a bright voice, as if he had never refused.
“Don’t mention it. Just entrust it to me. Hahaha.”
“Jaein and I will go first and wait with the kids, so if you come back here in 10 minutes with the gift bags, it’ll be great.”
Director Kim left with Jaein, instructing Hyunwoo on their way out.
“Hyunwoo, we have to welcome Santa Claus nicely.”
As the door closed, Hyunwoo let out a snort.
“Pft, hilarious! Where in the world is someone like Santa Claus?”
Dohyuk was irritated by the cheeky guy who looked at him with a cynical expression.
“Hey, didn’t you believe in Santa when you were young too?”
“I’ve known since kindergarten that there’s no such thing.”
Well…
Dohyuk found out there was no Santa when he was five.
Pretending to sleep to meet Santa, he waited until he made eye contact with his dad, who brought the presents.
The secretary’s contemplative face is still etched in his memory.
“Do you have any resentment against Santa Claus?”
“He never granted any of my wishes.”
“What wish was it?”
“…”
For a moment, a shadow crossed Hyunwoo’s face.
Dohyuk casually said, “If you don’t want to talk about it, forget it. I wasn’t really curious; I just asked.”
Hyunwoo glanced at Dohyuk and pursed his lips.
“Pft! Jaeein noona likes this kind of guy?”
“He’s handsome.”
Dohyuk, who threw the indisputable answer, chuckled.
“Hahaha. Children, it was nice to meet you! Well, see you again next Christmas. Until then, promise Santa Claus to eat a variety of vegetables and stay healthy. Got it? Promise! Hahaha.”
Dohyuk laughed heartily, raising his index finger.
Shaking hands vigorously, Dohyuk went outside.
Watching Dohyuk leave with a satisfied expression, Director Kim lifted her thumb toward Jaeein.
Even Sihwan, who had been watching all along, nodded in approval, thinking, ‘Cha Dohyuk, if he puts his mind to it, he’s really amazing. He’s doing so well!’
Dohyuk, who was thought to be good only at work, also excelled at playing Santa.
Director Kim, with a satisfied expression, raised her thumb toward Jaeein.
Jaeein, busy distributing cakes and snacks to the excited children tearing open their presents, slipped out through the back door.
Entering the multipurpose room, Dohyuk had changed into new clothes and was sitting in a chair.
“Team Leader, you were really great! You’re so good even at this acting.”
“Seo Jaeein, since you asked me to do this, you have to take full responsibility.”
“Pft, responsibility, really…”
“For now, let’s finish what we were doing earlier, shall we?”
Suddenly, Dohyuk pulled Jaeein’s wrist.
Because of that, Jaeein’s chest lightly touched Dohyuk’s face as he sat down.
Eek!
Jaeein grabbed Dohyuk’s shoulders in shock and pushed him away.
“No, what if someone sees! Let’s go have dinner already.”
“I’m not even hungry.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
