When Dohyuk met Nahee at the birthday celebration, he had already prepared himself mentally.
Since Nahee was sleeping, it even felt like he was cheating on her.
“I can’t live like this!”
Jaehyun said, trying to calm her pounding chest.
“Please keep a strict separation between work and personal matters, Team Leader.”
“It’s awkward for me too. These days, the company feels better than home.”
Dohyuk, who had been gazing at Jaehyun with moist eyes, suddenly approached her.
Then, gently playing with her small and delicate hand, he asked.
“Se Jaehyun, are you really okay?”
“I’m fine. I understand Chairman’s feelings, so I can endure it.”
“No, besides that…”
“What else?”
When Jaehyun looked at him with a puzzled expression, Dohyuk whispered into her ear.
“Aren’t you missing me? At night.”
Eek!
Jaehyun’s face turned red in an instant.
Someone, please stop our team leader.
Dohyuk added with burning eyes.
“I suffer from insomnia every night.”
“Um, I sleep well.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I fall asleep as soon as I lay down.”
It was true.
If Cha Dohyuk hadn’t missed Nahee at all, it would have been a lie. However, due to the torment from Chairman Cha, Jaehyun fell asleep every night as if she were passing out.
“…I see. Well, yeah. You even lock the door carefully before sleeping.”
Huh?
Jaehyun widened her eyes and asked.
“How do you know that? Did you open it at night?”
“Uh, on the first day Grandfather came, I went to your door, but I got caught by him, so it failed.”
Oh, how embarrassing!
Hearing that Chairman Cha found out, Jaehyun felt so embarrassed that she didn’t know where to hide.
Yura’s advice to lock the door at night turned out to be a godsend.
“Team leader, why did you do that when the chairman was there? What do you think the chairman thought?”
“I just said I wanted to see your face for a moment.”
“He must have believed something like that. Oh my, he really did, didn’t he?”
“Well, um…”
Dohyuk’s voice faded.
However, the fiery gaze fixed on Jaehyun was still burning brightly.
‘If someone comes now, it’s going to be a big problem. Let’s run away for now.’
Jaehyun passed by Dohyuk and quickly slipped out towards the entrance.
“Anyway, team leader, please don’t do that anymore.”
“Se Jaehyun, just a moment…”
“Then, I’ll go in first.”
Without mercy, Jaehyun turned away, and Dohyuk, with a sulky tone, said to her retreating back.
“I feel a bit disappointed. I always think of Se Jaehyun…”
Thump.
For a moment, a strong wave surged in Jaehyun’s calm heart.
Ah, really!
Jaehyun bit her lower lip and quickly turned around.
“Team leader.”
“Yes?”
Dohyuk’s pupils sparkled intensely.
Approaching him, Jaehyun grabbed the hem of his clothes and whispered as if it could be heard or not.
“From now on, at night… I won’t lock the door.”
…!
Dohyuk’s pupils fluctuated violently.
Avoid strict surveillance and open it if you can.
Jaehyun smiled with a message.
Quitting time.
Once again, Jaehyun hurried her steps to prepare Chairman Cha’s dinner.
At that moment, just as she was leaving the company, a call came from an unfamiliar number.
Who is it?
Jaehyun absentmindedly answered the call.
“Hello?”
-Is this Se Jaehyun?
The unfamiliar voice of a woman flowed through the mobile phone.
“Yes. I am Se Jaehyun. Who is this?”
-Hello. I’m Yun Sejeong.
“Yes?”
Yun Sejeong, the one she met at the highway rest area?
Jaehyun was surprised and almost dropped her mobile phone.
-We’ve met before, you remember?
“…Yes.”
-That’s good. You probably know why I called. Can we meet now?
“Now? It’s a bit inconvenient.”
-It’ll only take a moment. Because I’m right in front of you.
As if proving her words, Sejeong appeared before Jaehyun with a smile.
“Se Jaehyun, nice to see you.”
A little later, the two found a quiet cafe nearby and took a seat.
Sejeong, who had been silently staring at Jaehyun, finally spoke when the ordered tea arrived.
“Se Jaehyun, you have an idea why I wanted to meet, right?”
“Yes.”
She probably heard about Jaehyun dating Cha Dohyuk.
Jaehyun recalled what Chairman Cha had said when he barged into her house.
“After the succession is settled in spring, they’ll promptly arrange a marriage. It’s Yoon Sejeong from Sejin Group, a perfect match for Dohyuk.”
Despite Dohyuk’s unwavering affectionate pursuit and the Chairman’s assurance to trust herself, Jaehyun was deliberately ignoring this crucial fact.
Just the fact that Sejeong and Dohyuk had a private discussion made Jaehyun feel embarrassed. Even though it was a push from the elders in the family, it felt like meddling.
“Ms. Yoon Sejeong, how did you get my contact information? Did you investigate me?”
“Someone told me. They said Dohyuk is fooling around behind your back.”
The smile disappeared from Sejeong’s lips.
“Do you know that Dohyuk and I are getting married soon?”
When the news of marrying Dohyuk came from another woman’s mouth, Jaehyun’s mind went blank for a moment, as if she had received a real wedding invitation.
‘Snap out of it! Team leader said no matter what happens, wait for Grandfather’s permission.’
Moreover, Chairman Cha had given Jaehyun a month to persuade him, regardless of Dohyuk’s intentions.
Jaehyun gathered her thoughts and replied, “I heard about it.”
“Did you know and still met Dohyuk? Se Jaehyun, you’re quite shameless.”
“It’s not confirmed yet. It’s something that happened independently of Dohyuk’s intentions.”
“So, you thought it was okay to meet him openly?”
“Yes. Because we love each other.”
Sejeong snorted and said, “Love? Ha, this is absurd. Se Jaehyun, do you know what kind of family Dohyuk comes from?”
“I know. Cha Dohyuk is the heir of DaeSan Group.”
“Even knowing that, did you think you could face off against such an opponent? There’s a limit to shamelessness!”
“Hey, Yoon Sejeong!”
Despite Jaehyun tearing up, Sejeong continued speaking with a mocking smile.
“I met Chairman Cha yesterday.”
“Grandfather?”
When the word ‘Grandfather’ naturally came out of Jaehyun’s mouth, Sejeong’s expression momentarily twisted.
‘I still call him Chairman Cha, and you dare to casually call him Grandfather?’
Jaehyun’s shock wasn’t just limited to this.
‘So, that’s why Chairman Cha’s attitude changed so drastically yesterday.’
Now, it finally made sense why Chairman Cha became so harsh.
Seeing Jaehyun’s expression darken, Sejeong, with a smirk, continued speaking.
“Well, I know that the two of you are living together now. All three of you, including Chairman Cha.”
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
