Na Hee’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.
“What? Seo Team Leader is Director Han’s girlfriend?”
Who?
Jae In raised her head, and everyone looked at her with their mouths wide open.
Me?
Snap. Snap.
Jae In, who was mixing the potato salad, froze in place.
She had been eagerly waiting for the meat to cook, but suddenly, she was struck by a thunderbolt.
She quickly turned her head to the side, and Gyu Min smirked and winked at her.
Oh no! Han Gyu Min, again?
Back in college, Gyu Min used to play similar pranks on Jae In, especially when he was with his friends.
If the problem at this point is that this is a workrelated gathering, and the team members are not just friends…
“Girlfriend? So, Team Leader Han and Team Leader Seo are dating?”
Manager Park, sitting diagonally, asked with a disbelieving expression.
“…No, um… well… um!”
“Jae In, are you okay?”
Gyu Min reached out with a cup of water as Jae In cleared her throat.
You give the disease and the medicine, don’t you?
Jae In rolled her eyes and quickly emptied the cup of water.
It was a moment when she was about to soothe her throat and speak up.
“Who just said that they’re dating?”
A voice like footsteps came from behind.
Even without turning around, Jae In could tell who it was.
Of all people,
At this moment,
It was Cha Do Hyuk.
“Team Leader, we’ve been waiting for you to start until our throats dried up!”
Manager Park stood up abruptly and greeted Do Hyuk.
Adding unnecessary explanations.
“Oh, so Team Leader Seo is Director Han’s girlfriend, is that right?”
“No!”
Jae In shouted loudly in shock.
The sound was so loud that it made other tables flinch slightly.
As Jae In hesitated awkwardly, Do Hyuk casually passed Manager Park and sat in the empty seat next to Na Hee.
That seat was also across from Jae In.
Coincidentally.
When Jae In looked at Do Hyuk to exchange greetings, she was taken aback by his cold gaze.
In an instant, a slight twitch appeared in his cool, elongated eyes.
Ah!
Suddenly, something brushed through her mind—it was the clause in the contract that stated “no romantic relationships allowed.”
“What’s this about not dating anyone during the contract period? What is it?”
“Isn’t it obvious for security reasons?”
“It’s ridiculous. With the team leader around 24/7, who can we date?”
The clause, which was so absurd that it made her fart in disbelief, was now summoned like this.
It seems our team leader had a serious misunderstanding.
Jae In hastily began her defense, which was not really a defense.
“Team leader, it’s definitely not what you think!”
“What do you mean?”
“Gyu Min, I mean Director Han, is my friend from college.”
“…Gyu Min?”
As Do Hyuk muttered Gyu Min’s name harshly, Manager Park suddenly intervened.
“They were friends in college? So, have they been dating since then?”
“Oh, my goodness. Director Han, did you intentionally come to work with Team Leader Seo?”
Even Yeon Ji chimed in, her eyes sparkling.
Why is the conversation taking such a strange turn?
Jae In jumped up and extended her hand.
“TThat’s not true at all! We just coincidentally met after seven years today.”
“Seo Team Leader, is that true? But if you’re just friends, why are you only mentioning it now? It’s suspicious.”
“It’s, it’s suspicious! I was busy working, so I wanted to talk about it during the dinner. Why is Director Han playing such a strange prank! WWhat, say something!”
You, take responsibility right now!
As Jae In gestured sternly, Gyu Min smiled lightly and spoke up.
“I apologize for surprising you. I remembered the prank from before and stopped. It’s true that Jae In is a woman, so it makes sense for her to be my girlfriend.”
“Director Han is something else. I thought you were actually dating Team Leader Seo.”
Na Hee burst into laughter, curling her lips.
The other team members laughed as well, seemingly dumbfounded by Gyu Min’s hearty laughter, except for one person—Do Hyuk.
Now the misunderstanding must be cleared up, right?
Jae In looked at Do Hyuk and held her breath, as if lasers were about to shoot out of his eyes.
Surely, he’s not still misunderstanding, right?
Well, it’s strange to misunderstand even after explaining so much.
Even though he’s an eccentric team leader…
Well, I guess it’s possible because he’s the team leader.
Ah, I don’t know. Let’s just eat meat.
Jae In pretended to be nonchalant as she placed two big pieces of meat on her lettuce.
“Seo Jae In, you still eat well, huh?”
Gyu Min smiled mischievously and placed the meat on Jae In’s plate.
Jae In’s eyes welled up with resentment, and she whispered with frustration.
“I’m feeling drained because of you! Pranks like that are not funny at all, so stop it now.”
“Sorry, sorry. You looked cute when you were surprised after such a long time.”
“Oh, please! I just aged like three years because of you.”
“But in my eyes, you’re still beautiful. By the way, this is a big problem. I’ll have to earn a lot of money to buy you meat.”
“Just stop with the pranks!”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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