“W-What do you mean, ‘finish’?”
Jaeein calmly explained the situation.
“I scored a total of 9 points by finishing with a ‘Go,’ making the final set with my last card. Since I declared ‘Mongdda,’ it’s doubled to 18 points.”
“…”
“Chairman, surely… you’re not just leaving, are you?”
Caught red-handed.
Thinking of letting it slide, Chairman Cha hesitated.
Chairman Cha felt a chill run down his spine as Jaeein accurately pierced through his intentions.
The game concluded.
“Oh my, Team Leader, it’s already time for you to come?”
Having achieved a thrilling comeback victory at the end, Jaeein started cleaning up, humming a tune.
Chairman Cha stared at Jaeein, deep in thought.
‘What is this girl thinking?’
She seems reserved most of the time, but when it matters, she speaks her mind.
Polite yet cheeky, but rather than feeling unpleasant, it’s oddly intriguing.
‘Anyway, this is not an ordinary bet. Did Dohyuk let her in on this?’
Certainly, in front of Jaeein, Dohyuk seemed a bit loose, like a screw or two were missing.
A careless fellow.
Noticing that the corners of Chairman Cha’s mouth were slightly raised, he was taken aback.
‘Snap out of it! We’re in the middle of negotiations with Seojin Industries, and what am I thinking?’
In fact, Chairman Cha also felt a little shaken knowing that Jaeein had intentionally played Go-Stop for his sake.
Because this warm-hearted girl was undoubtedly sincere.
The more you look at her, the more beautiful she appears.
But even after a hundred times of thinking, she was not a suitable match for Dohyuk, the heir of DaeSan.
‘Miss, sorry, but before you get more hurt, just give up. There are pairs suitable for each other.’
Chairman Cha looked at Jaeein with a bitter expression.
The next day, the morning in the Product Planning Team 1 was as busy as usual.
While Dohyuk went to report to the office, Manager Park, yawning, said, “But really, isn’t Team Leader acting a bit strange these days?”
“What do you mean?”
Yeonji asked with widened eyes.
“I went to report to the team leader’s office last time, and he smiled so brightly as soon as he saw me.”
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe he was in a good mood.”
In response to Yeonji’s indifferent reaction, Manager Park explained further.
“It’s not just that. He asked me if I’m okay working these days, if there’s anything difficult. Can you believe it?”
“The team leader?”
It was something unimaginable considering Dohyuk’s character so far.
But at least, Yeonji and Jaeein could guess the reason without asking. Even Nahee knew that reason.
Of course, it must be because of Jaeein.
Suddenly, Manager Park looked at Jaeein with eyes full of suspicion.
“Team Leader Seo, don’t you know anything?”
“W-What could I possibly know?”
Jaeein’s heart pounded.
Did Yeonji, Gyumin, and Nahee notice that even Manager Park is dating Dohyuk after Jaeein? Manager Park stared at Jaeein, then opened his mouth.
“Team Leader Seo, Chairman, by any chance…”
“By any chance…?”
Jaeein waited, her heart pounding, for Manager Park’s next words.
“…Do you have a terminal illness?”
“What?”
How could he come to such a conclusion?
Jaeein’s mouth dropped open.
“No, when people suddenly change, it’s said to be a sign that their death is near in old sayings.”
“…That’s not it, right?”
Without listening to Jaeein’s response, Manager Park rambled on.
“Have you seen it in dramas or movies? The protagonist who suddenly starts treating people well when they’re diagnosed with a terminal illness. Lately, Team Leader’s complexion has been dark, like something’s strange.”
“Maybe it’s just because he’s tired?”
“No, it seems like there’s something he can’t talk about.”
That’s how Manager Park was speculating that Dohyuk had a terminal illness.
The automatic door opened, and not long after Dohyuk left, he suddenly entered the office.
He had a deeply furrowed brow, perhaps because he had heard something from his office.
Passing Jaeein, Dohyuk spoke in a chilly voice.
“Team Leader Seo, come in for a moment regarding the report. Right now!”
“Yes? Alright.”
Whether there was a mistake in the report Jaeein submitted this time, a chilly wind blew strongly.
Jaeein hurriedly got up from her seat and went into the team leader’s office.
Thunk.
Dohyuk threw the thick report on the table as if discarding it and sat on the sofa.
Then, tapping on the seat next to him, he said, “Team Leader Seo, come over here for a moment.”
“Oh, yes.”
Jaeein quickly sat down next to him, handing over the report.
“Team leader, did I make some mistake? It’s strange. I checked it several times…”
Jaeein tilted her head, looking closely at the report.
No matter how many times she looked, there was nothing particularly strange.
“Team leader, where could the problem be?”
Instead of answering, Dohyuk’s hand gently slid behind Jaeein’s neck.
Huh?
Jaeein reflexively shrunk her body.
Dohyuk stared at her as if he could devour her at any moment.
“Team leader…?”
The next moment.
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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