Jae In couldn’t help but feel perplexed by Do Hyuk’s attitude.

After a long time, she planned to have a meal with Min Woo, but she was helplessly dragged around by Do Hyuk, who did as he pleased.

Let’s assume that the reason Do Hyuk restricts Min Woo is for security purposes.

But at this time.

At a hotel restaurant.

Just the two of them.

Moreover, the fact that Jae In came because she said she was hungry was absolutely incomprehensible.

“Do you dislike eating alone?”

The team leader, who has never had a meal together for lunch?

That doesn’t seem to be the case.

“Then why on earth?”

The more she thought about it, the more confused and troubled she became, rather than finding answers to her questions.

Min Woo, who was left alone, seemed confused too, as he continuously called and sent messages throughout their journey here.

Jae In, in an awkward situation with Do Hyuk in the car, only replied to the messages.

[Senior, I’m sorry. There’s something I have to handle together with the team leader, so I have work left to do. Let’s have a meal together next time.] [Jae In, are you really okay? There’s no other issue, right?] [Of course. It’s a task assigned by the team leader, but I forgot about it. It’s an urgent matter, so I have to do it today. I’m really sorry. I’ll buy you a meal next time.] [Okay, I understand. Finish it quickly and be careful when you go in.]

Jae In barely held back her irritation from welling up as she tried not to let Min Woo notice anything strange.

Do Hyuk didn’t say a word throughout the journey, whether he understood Jae In’s feelings or not.

And yet, he brought her here without any warning.

“This unpredictable human!”

Even thinking about it now, he was infuriated.

If he continued like this for another two months, he would either die of dehydration or cardiac arrest.

It seemed like he couldn’t live his own life the way he wanted.

Jae In resolved to address the issue before it was too late.

“Team leader, strictly speaking, this is kidnapping.”

“Kidnapping?”

Do Hyuk narrowed his eyes and raised an eyebrow.

“While it’s true that I entered into a contract with you, it was a transaction based on equal terms. It doesn’t give you the right to treat me disrespectfully.”

Although it stung to hear the word “equal,” she had to say it.

Jae In firmly added,

“Such arbitrary behavior is unpleasant. Please respect my decisions from now on.”

“Hmm.”

“There’s a lot I need to organize if I’m going to move to the team leader’s place tomorrow, so I’ll go in first.”

Jae In stood up confidently from her seat.

“Eat before you go, right? You must be very hungry.”

Hmph!

In response to Do Hyuk’s mocking words, Jae In snorted.

Fine. Instead of eating with you, I’ll go home and cook instant noodles.

She hadn’t realized before that who she ate with was such an important issue.

“I’ve lost my appetite. Well then, goodbye.”

Just as Jae In turned around energetically.

Do Hyuk glanced at the menu and muttered.

“Today’s main dishes are lobster and Hanwoo sirloin steak.”

Wait a minute.

Lobster? Hanwoo sirloin steak?

Gurgle.

Gurgle.

Just hearing the names made Jae In’s stomach react uncontrollably, without any hesitation.

Her stomach was honest, at least.

“Served with Sicilianstyle eggplant caponata.”

She didn’t know what it was, but it seemed incredibly delicious.

Jae In felt her mouth watering and her stomach acid churning.

And then, from deep within her heart, a small voice whispered.

‘Mm, should we grab a bite to eat before we go? Since we’re already here.’

Jae In’s desire was inflated to the point where instant ramen couldn’t satisfy her.

However, as she tried to confidently rise from her seat in the courtyard, she felt embarrassed, too embarrassed.

‘I should pretend to sit as if I can’t beat the team leader’s offer. Yeah, I’ll try to make it as natural as possible.’

But guess what?

Do Hyuk turned his head and only looked out the window, showing no sign of trying to hold her back.

He’s really too much.

“Team leader, are you doing this? If you were born in the Eastern Courtesy Bureau, you should at least insist three times!”

At that moment, Do Hyuk turned his head as if he had communicated telepathically with Jae In.

When Do Hyuk and Jae In locked eyes, he gave a faint smile, but then averted his eager gaze and shifted his focus back to the menu.

“For dessert… Mont Blanc and mango sherbet, not bad.”

“Oh, I know that! It’s incredibly delicious….”

Jae In had already lost all restraint to her appetite.

Do Hyuk finally chuckled at Jae In, who could neither sit nor stand steadily.

“What are you doing if you’re not going?”

“Well, um…”

Drrr.

Just as Jae In was hesitating, beads of sweat forming on her forehead, the door to the private room opened, and like a savior, a waiter entered, pushing a cart filled with food.

There were tender sirloin steaks on narrow white plates, lobster adorned with cheese and coconut, and even caponata made with eggplant, olives, and celery. There wasn’t a single dish that didn’t make one’s mouth water.

Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)

One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!

Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.

The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.

The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.

Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.

Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.

…

Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.

Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.

After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!

Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”

The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.

It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.

When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…

Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.

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