When Jaein screamed, Yeonji quickly turned around and said, “Ah, I didn’t see anything.”
She saw it. She definitely saw everything.
A flush of embarrassment spread across Jaein’s face.
Jaein shot laser beams at Dohyuk, gesturing with her eyes.
‘I told you it’s not allowed at the office! What are we going to do now?’
‘Who knew she’d show up like this?’
Dohyuk, pretending to be composed, asked Yeonji with a forced smile, “Hm, Yeonji, what brings you here so early?”
Yeonji turned around discreetly and replied, “Manager Park asked me to finish what he requested last week. Since both of you came early, it seems like you have a lot to do.”
“Well, that’s true.”
“Manager Park asked for a favor, but I couldn’t finish it last week. Seeing both of you coming early, it seems like you have a lot to do, too?”
“Well, that’s right. Yeonji, let’s get to work.”
When Dohyuk casually treated the situation professionally, Yeonji smiled and said, “First, please vacate my seat, Team Leader.”
“Ah…!”
Only then did Dohyuk realize he was sitting in Yeonji’s chair and jumped up like a spring. Hurriedly walking towards the team leader’s office, Dohyuk’s back was addressed by Yeonji.
“Team Leader, you should check yourself in the mirror!”
For a moment, Dohyuk’s shoulders twitched, then he turned around and quickly left, looking like he had lipstick stains on his lips.
Realizing that there were lipstick marks on Dohyuk’s lips, Jaein also jumped up and rushed to the restroom.
‘I can’t live like this!’
A little later, Jaein, Dohyuk, and Yeonji sat in the team leader’s office, sipping tea and chatting.
“So, your grandfather is at your brother’s house right now?”
Yeonji, who caught onto the situation, widened her eyes.
Jaein and Dohyuk nodded simultaneously.
“Ah, so that’s why you two were at the company earlier…”
With a knowing look, Yeonji alternated her gaze between Jaein and Dohyuk.
The two blushed simultaneously and quickly averted their eyes.
Dohyuk coughed awkwardly and said, “Well, Yeonji, try to handle it somehow.”
“Me?”
“Yeah, Grandfather likes you the most.”
“Who can change Grandfather’s stubbornness? That’s too much for me.”
“Sigh. Do we really have to live with Grandfather for a month…”
A shadow of despair crossed Dohyuk’s face.
At this rate, they might develop a mental illness due to frustration before completing a month.
Yeonji held Jaein’s hand with a sympathetic expression.
“It must be tough for you, Unni. Dealing with our Grandfather, who’s so stubborn, won’t be easy.”
“It’s okay. With time, Grandfather’s heart might soften a bit.”
“He seems to have made up his mind… he won’t do less than more.”
He’s going to do more than before?
Jaein’s heart chilled at Yeonji’s words, colder than before.
“Today, I can’t because of work, and I’ll be leaving the support soon. Anyway, Unni, cheer up!”
Yeonji clenched her fists, showing determination.
Ah, going home is daunting.
Still, Jaein found solace in having Yeonji, someone she could confide in.
“This is the time separator.”
Kang Nahee seems strange.
Jaein looked at Nahee, who worked seriously all morning, with a serious expression, tilting her head.
‘Why is she so quiet? What is she thinking?’
Jaein was prepared for rumors to spread since Nahee had caught wind of her relationship with Dohyuk. However, Nahee was not spreading any rumors and didn’t even make eye contact with Jaein.
This made Jaein more uneasy.
‘Something’s strange. Normally, she’d have spread rumors all over by now…’
When Nahee arrived at the office, she looked at Jaein as if she had something to say, but missed the timing during the morning meeting. Before they knew it, it was lunchtime.
Approaching Jaein, Nahee whispered, “Team Leader Seo, I have something to talk about. Would you like to have lunch together?”
“What? Just the two of us?”
“Yes. I’ll buy lunch.”
“Are you talking about Assistant Manager Kang?”
Why is she doing something she’s never done before?
Jaein became even more uncomfortable.
Even Yeonji, who was sitting next to her, looked at Nahee with a suspicious glance.
“Sure. Let’s go now.”
Since it had to be addressed at some point.
Jaein gathered her courage and stood up from her seat.
Shortly after, Jaein and Nahee found a place in a nearby brunch café.
Even after placing their orders, Nahee kept her mouth tightly shut.
Only after a long while did she finally speak.
“We almost fainted on the first day of the new year.”
“That’s true. I never thought the person Assistant Manager Kang was going to meet would be Wujin Oppa. The world is really small.”
Listening to Jaein, Nahee gulped down a cup of water in one go.
“I also didn’t know that Team Leader Seo was really dating the manager. He seemed to catch you so precisely…”
“Ah, it just happened…”
She’s here to bring it up.
Jaein tensed up, worried that Nahee might pry about Dohyuk.
Hesitantly, Nahee asked, “By any chance… Is there anyone else we talked about during the New Year’s celebration, apart from the manager? Like Yeonji, or…”
“No. I haven’t told anyone.”
At least that was a relief.
Observing Jaein’s complexion, Nahee cautiously continued.
“Team Leader Seo, by any chance… Have you heard anything from Mr. Wujin?”
“From Wujin Oppa? No, nothing like that.”
“Ah, I see. You don’t happen to have frequent contact with Mr. Wujin, do you?”
“Yes. I have his number, but we haven’t contacted each other separately. Why do you ask suddenly?”
For a moment, relief flashed across Nahee’s face.
She had been unable to escape from the shock of being scolded by text messages all weekend.
Even though it was shocking, if rumors spread that she was rejected via text messages, and if it’s revealed that the person in question is Jaein’s cousin, who is already a good-looking and capable person, it would be embarrassing. Jaein thought it would be so humiliating that she couldn’t bear it.
Therefore, after thinking hard, Nahee decided to make a suggestion to Jaein.
“In fact, Mr. Wujin and I decided to stop seeing each other. It was a mutual decision.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“It seems like our personalities don’t match well. And if it doesn’t seem right, it’s better for both of us to break up quickly.”
“Oh, I see.”
Jaein secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had almost become entangled with Nahee as if they were family, and she was relieved that it didn’t happen. Nahee, with a somewhat burdensome bright smile, said, “It’s just that Wujin and I decided not to meet anymore. We both agreed.”
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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