Boss, Our Promise was Different (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 14
Cough. Cough.
Jae In choked badly at Do Hyuk’s sudden appearance.
“T-Team Leader, what are you doing here?”
“Assistant Manager Seo, what are you doing here? With Team Leader Na.”
“……Just eating. As you can see.”
“You looked awfully cheerful. Must’ve been having an entertaining conversation?”
Do Hyuk’s voice dripped with icy restraint, each word deliberately pressed out.
Though she’d done nothing wrong, Jae In’s knees went weak for no reason.
‘Is he suspecting I’ve been conspiring with Team Leader Na? From his look, he’s seriously misunderstood—what should I do?’
“Oh, it wasn’t anything special. Just some random chatter, really. Right, Senior?”
Jae In realized too late the flash of bewilderment that crossed Min Woo’s face.
Calling a marriage proposal “random chatter” might have hurt Min Woo, who didn’t know the context.
‘Oops—I didn’t mean it that way! What if he takes it the wrong way?’
She hastily tried to fix things.
“No, I didn’t mean it like that… It was actually an important conversation. Ha ha.”
“An important conversation?”
Do Hyuk repeated her words slowly.
‘I’m going crazy!’
Cold sweat trickled down Jae In’s back.
“I mean… It wasn’t meaningless, but also not exactly *that* important.”
“Not exactly important?”
His eyebrows twitched.
She clearly made things worse.
Beyond repair.
Jae In could no longer find excuses and simply blinked helplessly.
Since Min Woo hadn’t yet announced his engagement at work, she couldn’t just blurt it out herself.
‘Senior Min Woo, please help me!’
She shot him a desperate, SOS-like glance—as if carving the letters on a deserted beach.
Understanding instantly, Min Woo gave a gentle smile and spoke up.
“Team Leader Cha, I asked Assistant Manager Seo to have a meal together. We’ve been close since university.”
“So you’ve known each other for a long time.”
Do Hyuk offered a polite, businesslike smile.
“Yes. It feels like just yesterday Jae In was chasing after me calling ‘Oppa’ as a freshman—already been eight years. She was so adorable back then, ha ha.”
“Chasing after you calling ‘Oppa’ since freshman year? That really does sound adorable.”
Do Hyuk murmured softly, furrowing his brow.
Noticing his expression, Jae In sensed something ominous in the atmosphere.
Something felt… off.
“Jae In is my most treasured junior. So, Team Leader Cha, I hope you’ll take good care of her.”
“Of course. She’s your most treasured junior—our Jae In, after all.”
Do Hyuk summarized crisply, matching Min Woo’s tone. Satisfied he’d done his part, Min Woo smiled contentedly.
Watching their exchange, however, Jae In realized a huge problem.
She understood Min Woo was emphasizing their closeness to subtly urge Do Hyuk to treat her well.
But—
Being close to Min Woo—the one currently trusted by Executive Managing Director Choi—would only fuel Do Hyuk’s suspicions.
Glancing anxiously at Do Hyuk, their eyes met directly.
And in that moment, she saw it.
Beneath his seemingly indifferent gaze raged a furious storm.
Ah. Today wouldn’t be an easy day either.
Sighing deeply, Jae In scooped a large spoonful of rice into her mouth.
When things get tough, you eat well—that’s the rule.
Just as Jae In was experiencing firsthand the saying “eating so fast you don’t know if food’s going up your nose or down your throat,”
Do Hyuk’s phone rang.
“Got it. I’ll head there right away.”
After taking the call, Do Hyuk stood up and gave a stiff bow to Jae In and Min Woo.
“I have to go first—work’s come up. Excuse me.”
“Team Leader, are you all right…?”
Before Jae In could finish, Do Hyuk had already walked away briskly.
Could something bad have happened?
His unusually subdued tone as he left troubled her.
VIP Private Room, Hanse Hospital.
In the center of the hospital room—designed like a luxury hotel suite—an elderly man with snow-white hair lay weakly, eyes closed.
It was Cha Dae San, chairman of Dae San Group and Do Hyuk’s grandfather.
As Do Hyuk entered the room, Sung Joon approached Chairman Cha and spoke quietly.
“Chairman, Young Master Cha Do Hyuk is here.”
“Hmm… Do Hyuk’s here…?”
“Yes. Then I’ll step out for a bit. Please talk comfortably.”
“Alright…”
After Sung Joon left, Chairman Cha weakly opened his eyes halfway and beckoned Do Hyuk closer.
Do Hyuk sat on the chair beside the bed and spoke.
“Grandfather, how are you feeling?”
“I tried to get up and suddenly blacked out. Don’t worry too much—I’m fine now.”
“…….”
“All I need is for you to do well. If that happens, I’ll have no regrets even if I pass on today.”
Hearing his grandfather speak so vulnerably, Do Hyuk’s brow twisted in distress.
“That’s why you need to hurry up and…”
“Grandfather, what is it this time?”
Do Hyuk cut him off sharply, voice edged with frustration.
Chairman Cha looked confused.
“What do you mean…?”
“Why are you doing this again?”
“I told you—I collapsed suddenly…”
“If you just search it, you’ll see this IV’s just vitamins and nutritional supplements.”
Pointing at the IV bag, Do Hyuk made Chairman Cha flinch and clear his throat awkwardly.
“You stubborn brat! Not a single word of concern…”
“Grandfather, please stop faking illness. Last night too—you kept making excuses and wouldn’t let me go. I ended up working almost all night.”
“Well… that’s entirely your fault! You never show your face unless you’re pretending to be sick!”
Chairman Cha sat upright and shouted with surprising vigor.
Do Hyuk was speechless.
Just three years ago, this man had ruled the company with an iron fist and commanding aura.
To him, his grandfather had always seemed like an unshakable mountain—but lately, he’d been acting like a petulant child.
“Grandfather, you’re not a kid—why do this?”
“You’re the one who should explain! Why didn’t you meet Seo Jin Mul San’s daughter last Saturday? I went through the trouble of setting it up, and you just stood her up!”
“That again?”
“Do you have any idea how hard I had to work to smooth things over?”
“It’s time you just gave up.”
“How can I give up without knowing the reason, you fool!”
“I clearly told you I won’t go on any more blind dates.”
Last Saturday,
Do Hyuk skipped the arrangement Chairman Cha had unilaterally made and informed him of afterward.
No matter how much he refused, Chairman Cha insisted so stubbornly that Do Hyuk finally went silent—and the chairman took that silence as agreement.
“You brat! What’s your problem? Tell me once and for all why you won’t marry!”
“Should *I* be asking *you* that?”
“What don’t I know?”
“Have you already forgotten how my father lived his life?”
At the mention of “father,” Chairman Cha fell silent.
“I have no intention of entering an unhappy marriage like his.”
“What? Who do you think you are to judge your father’s life so arrogantly?”
Chairman Cha’s face turned crimson with anger.
“You forced him into a loveless marriage. He spent his whole life working without affection and died that way. I won’t live like that. So give up—and stop this ridiculous act of playing ill.”
“You… you really…”
“I’ll take my leave now.”
Do Hyuk stood abruptly, as if pushing himself away from the chair.
A sharp question struck his back as he turned.
“Do you perhaps have someone else in mind?”
“……!”
“Let me say this just in case—if she’s unworthy, don’t even start. I’ll never approve anyone unfit to be Dae San Group’s successor.”
Do Hyuk met Chairman Cha’s suspicious glare head-on and stated firmly,
“That’s not it at all. Don’t worry needlessly.”
“Really? Can I trust you on that?”
Instead of answering, Do Hyuk simply nodded.
Just then, a knock sounded—Sung Joon entered with someone else.
It was a stunning beauty with porcelain skin and calm, composed eyes.
Though dressed simply in a plain monochrome two-piece suit and with her long hair neatly tied low, she exuded an elegant charm.
“Chairman, Ms. Yoon Se Jung from Seo Jin Mul San has arrived, as you requested.”
“Oh, Se Jung! Thank you for coming.”
“Hello, Chairman. I rushed over as soon as I heard you weren’t well.”
Se Jung placed a fruit basket on the table and approached, concern plain on her face.
“I’m much better now. Ah, this is Cha Do Hyuk—my grandson.”
“I remember meeting him at a gathering when we were younger. Hello, I’m Yoon Se Jung.”
Even as Se Jung greeted him with a gentle smile and soft voice, Do Hyuk remained expressionless.
“You fool! Why are you just staring blankly!”
At Chairman Cha’s impatient urging, Do Hyuk reluctantly gave a slight nod.
“Cha Do Hyuk.”
“You should apologize for standing her up last time.”
“…….”
“You rascal! I’m sorry, Se Jung. He’s just naturally shy…”
As Chairman Cha scolded Do Hyuk and apologized on his behalf, Se Jung smiled warmly.
“It’s fine at all. You must’ve had important work.”
“Thank you for understanding, Se Jung. Since you’ve met by chance, why don’t you two share a cup of tea?”
“I don’t mind—but I wonder how Mr. Do Hyuk feels…”
Se Jung glanced shyly at Do Hyuk.
To any observer, it was obvious Chairman Cha had orchestrated this entire encounter to push them together.
Did it really have to go this far?
Then again—maybe this was for the best.
Do Hyuk decided to set things straight, once and for all.
“I apologize for offending you last time. But I have no intention of marrying at all. As I was in the middle of work, I’ll excuse myself now.”
After delivering his unilateral declaration, Do Hyuk walked past Se Jung, whose face plainly showed her shock.
From behind, Chairman Cha’s cold voice followed him out.
“Do Hyuk, remember well what I just told you.”
Without a word, Do Hyuk closed the door firmly.
That night.
Jae In and Do Hyuk sat across from each other at the dining table, immersed in work.
Just like the day before.
“Um… Team Leader?”
“What?”
“Are you okay?”
“What about?”
When Do Hyuk looked up, Jae In pointed at her own forehead.
“You’re frowning really hard right there. Is something worrying you? You rushed out suddenly earlier too…”
“No. Nothing like that.”
Only then did Do Hyuk relax the tension between his brows.
He must’ve been unconsciously scowling, thinking about his earlier meeting with his grandfather.
Carefully gauging his mood, Jae In ventured cautiously,
“You’re not… misunderstanding something about my meeting with Team Leader Na earlier, are you? We didn’t talk about work at all—just personal things.”
“Personal things?”
Do Hyuk narrowed his eyes slightly as he asked.
“Seo Jae In, you said you and Team Leader Na are close as senior and junior, right?”
“Yes. We’ve been close since freshman year—we were in the same club.”
“Is that all?”
“What do you mean?”
Confused by his question, Jae In’s eyes widened.
Do Hyuk stared silently at her for a long while before finally speaking.
“Is there truly… nothing between you two?”
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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