If something happened, there’s only one thing it could be.
Do Hyuk, who’s going crazy trying to impress me and showing interest in me?
Yeon Ji approached and whispered in Jae In’s ear, “Just ignore it, Chief. But you do look a bit tired. Did you not get enough sleep last night?”
“Yeah, something like that.”
.
.
99 Percent,
Jae In was confident that Cha Do Hyuk had feelings for her.
The remaining 1 percent was the possibility that Cha Do Hyuk, being a very peculiar person, might act that way towards anyone.
In the end, Jae In couldn’t sleep all night, tossing and turning in bed.
All because of Cha Do Hyuk!
Yesterday, while having dinner and cleaning up, Do Hyuk handed her a plate, and their fingertips brushed for a moment, startling her and causing her to drop the plate.
Fortunately, it didn’t break, but Do Hyuk looked bewildered, and their eyes met.
It would have been better if their eyes had just met, but she ended up showing her surprise.
Her face turned as red as a beet.
Suddenly, it felt awkward to make eye contact, and she even felt conscious when they ate together, to the point where she was bothered by opening her mouth.
“Jae In, pull yourself together! Are you going to keep pretending you don’t know like before? If you keep doing this, it’s like you’re advertising that you’re hyperaware!”
Jae In blamed herself for freezing up every time she stood in front of Do Hyuk.
Although she had been scared to be around him before, she didn’t feel this overwhelmed by fatigue.
Now, Do Hyuk’s every move was so conscious and uncertain that she didn’t know what to do. So, Jae In spent the entire night just pulling up the covers.
.
.
.
As Jae In was frustrated about how she would endure the next two months, Na Hui suddenly asked loudly, “Assistant Seo, did you go to the movies yesterday? Cinema World.”
“Yes?”
Jae In unintentionally raised her voice even louder.
“I was surprised. I saw Assistant Seo leaving after watching a movie. Who was the guy you were with?”
“A guy?”
The team members collectively looked at Jae In with curious eyes.
In the past three years, Jae In had lived without causing any scandals and had become fully immersed in her work, so meeting a man was unexpected.
“Assistant Seo, is that true?”
Manager Park sent a look of disbelief.
“WWell…”
Jae In stuttered with a pensive expression on her face.
Her mind had already gone blank like a computer that had lost power, and she couldn’t come up with a response.
Jae In tried to calm her rapidly beating heart and gathered her thoughts.
“Calm down. So, you saw me with the team leader at the theater yesterday? Judging by the question, they still don’t know it’s the team leader….”
If that’s the case, it’s somewhat fortunate.
But what if Assistant Kang knows it’s the team leader and is pretending not to?
Jae In glanced at Na Hui with an anxious heart.
A big question mark was written all over her face.
Na Hui’s simple nature made it easy to read her thoughts from her expression.
“Phew, thankfully she doesn’t know.”
Another stroke of luck was that Gyumin and Do Hyuk weren’t in the office.
There seemed to be hope that if they resolved this quickly, the situation wouldn’t escalate further.
At this moment, there was only one way to get through.
“Actually, a friend introduced him to me. It’s not like we’re dating; we just casually watched a movie together. Haha.”
As an inexperienced liar, it was the best excuse Jae In could come up with.
Na Hui crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.
“Really? I was surprised because the back view looked like the team leader.”
Snap.
In that instant, Jae In felt her body stiffen like a stone statue, only to shatter into pieces.
“DDangerous!”
Was Assistant Kang’s poker face a sign that a moment ago she was genuinely seeking the truth?
At that moment, Manager Park intervened like a savior.
“Hey, Assistant Kang, does that make sense? Why would the team leader go watch a movie with Assistant Seo?”
‘Nice, Manager Park! Please continue.’
Jae In couldn’t help but feel delighted at Manager Park’s words that denied Na Hui’s statement.
It felt like all the grievances she had towards Manager Park had melted away like snow.
Perhaps Jae In’s wish had been granted because Manager Park raised his voice even louder.
“The team leader has so much free time? And his standards are so high. You saw it too. Even when he saw top star Shin Yeon Joo, he didn’t bat an eye. That kind of team leader with Assistant Seo? What nonsense are you talking about!”
Things were going well.
As Manager Park ranted, spitting out his words and even spraying saliva, Jae In felt a deep sense of anger.
“That team leader did watch a movie with me! And it seems like he even likes me!”
If she had been a little later, her sanity would have snapped, and she would have shouted loudly.
Jae In clenched her molars and put on a composed smile.
“Manager Park, your words are absolutely right. Why would the team leader go watch a movie with me? Oh, Assistant Kang, how could you have such an absurd thought? Maybe the back view of that person resembled the team leader a lot. Haha.”
“I never thought that could be the case.”
Na Hui pursed her lips.
‘Okay, let’s stop now, Kang Na Hui.’
Jae In thought it was the right time and quickly changed the subject.
“Manager Park, shouldn’t the morning meeting start now?”
“Ah, but there’s still one manager with the team leader…”
“But who is he? The man Assistant Seo is meeting.”
Na Hui cut off Manager Park’s words and asked again with a gaze that sought the truth.
‘Kang Na Hui, you’re sure good at not knowing who it is. Thankfully.’
Jae In let out a sigh of relief for the time being.
“Just an ordinary office worker, that’s all.”
“Ah, I see.”
In that moment, Jae In saw it.
The victorious smile drawn on Na Hui’s face.
Na Hui spoke with an expression of great distress.
“I met the doctor I saw yesterday. It’s so annoying how he keeps wanting to meet. I’m sick of it.”
“…!”
Kang Na Hui, if you’re sick of it to death, be sure to let me know.
Someone please zip her mouth shut.
Jae In, who was already exhausted on this Monday morning, felt a strong desire to go back home as soon as she arrived at the office.
And then it happened.
“What were you two talking about so amusingly?”
A calm and pleasant low voice.
Do Hyuk entered the office.
And following behind him was Gyu Min.
Jae In’s spine chilled at the sight of the two.
“Ah, we were discussing work troubles while waiting for the team leader to arrive. But, where were you coming back from?”
Manager Park shamelessly intervened.
“I had a quick errand to attend to with another manager. Now, shall we start the meeting?”
Do Hyuk walked briskly towards the conference room.
There was someone closely observing his back, and that someone was Kang Na Hui.
Na Hui tilted her head and opened her mouth.
“Team leader, did you happen to go to the movie theater yesterday?”
Do Hyuk’s confident stride faltered, and he slowly turned around.
In that moment, his sharp gaze met Jae In’s frantic eyes, which were swaying like a mad storm.
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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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