It was common for company dinners to be held in a simple manner, as the company had over 100 employees, divided by departments.
However, recently, due to Ju Won, the CEO, successfully resolving a contract issue that had been blocked, the business department and the development department, who had worked together on that project, had a dinner together.
Hye Ju and Da Hee from the business department, Seung Won from the development department, and Ju Won, the hero of this contract, all gathered in one place.
“Everyone, let’s welcome our CEO who has joined us today. We haven’t had a separate welcoming event, so let’s congratulate him here. CEO, please have a seat here!”
Yoo Myunghwan, a wellknown figure in the business department with a special sense of responsibility for livening up the atmosphere at social gatherings, took the lead as the emcee. The twenty enthusiastic young employees opened up their appetites for this longawaited dinner, and each table was adorned with side dishes and a bottle of soju per person.
Hye Ju arrived at the barbecue restaurant late due to work. Unfortunately, the only seat left was next to Seung Won.
“You made it?”
Seung Won whispered softly as he laid out a cushion. Hye Ju smiled slightly and expressed her gratitude.
“Now that everyone is here, let’s get started for real. First, let’s welcome the new face of our DataS Korea! Since this person joined us, it’s been said that the female employees have been arriving 30 minutes earlier. Let’s fully enjoy ourselves without hiding and make the most of this opportunity. Let’s welcome our CEO, Ju Won!”
Thunderous applause erupted. Amidst the dazzling gazes, Ju Won confidently stepped forward.
“Hello, I am pleased to be here with the talented individuals who are like jewels of DataS Korea.”
He began his toast, but none of it registered in Hye Ju’s ears. Her attention was completely focused on Seung Won, who was sitting next to her.
“For the infinite development of DataS Korea!”
“For the infinite development!”
Watching Ju Won confidently make the toast, Hye Ju picked up her chopsticks and absentmindedly extended them towards Seung Won.
“Here.”
For a moment, Seung Won seemed slightly taken aback. Looking at the table, he saw neatly split wooden chopsticks.
“Oh, sorry. I already prepared them.”
“No, it’s okay. Da Hee did it for me earlier. The first one I tried to split ended up in pieces.”
With his words, a pair of matching chopsticks rolled around next to the pretty chopsticks. Hye Ju awkwardly laughed and lightly scolded him.
“Goodness, you clumsy person. If that’s the case, at least practice splitting chopsticks after buying them.”
Everyone raised their glasses together with Ju Won’s toast. Hye Ju downed her shot of soju and picked up her chopsticks to grab some side dishes. In that moment, she felt sharp gazes.
“Hmm?”
Reflexively turning her head, Hye Ju saw Da Hee looking in this direction. Their eyes met, and Da Hee quickly averted her gaze, but Hye Ju felt a sudden sense of animosity, which greatly unsettled her.
“Why…?”
Most people had left, and about ten people remained for the second round.
As the drinking session was nearing its end, Hye Ju stepped out of the bar for a moment to buy a hangover remedy.
It was past 11 o’clock, and the dim light of scattered street lamps illuminated the dark street. It was a quiet alley not far from the company building.
“I really gave it my all today, phew.”
Hye Ju pressed her hot cheek firmly and drank the hangover remedy. When she arrived in front of the store, there was a familiar face waiting for her. It was Da Hee, wearing a jacket over her shoulders.
“Jjeonda, why are you here?”
Jjeonda was Hye Ju’s nickname for Da Hee. Her nose was red as if she had been waiting outside for a long time.
“I waited because I have something to ask you, Hye Ju.”
“For me?”
“Yeah.”
Unlike her usual smiling face whenever their eyes met, Da Hee had a stern expression.
“That gaze I felt earlier wasn’t just my imagination.”
Hye Ju was quick to pick up on things. She suspected it was probably because of what happened with Seung Won and the chopsticks during the drinking session.
Now Da Hee is Seung Won’s girlfriend.
It may not seem like a big deal, but from the perspective of a girlfriend, it could be unpleasant to see someone else taking care of your partner.
“About what happened earlier…”
As Hye Ju organized her thoughts and was about to speak, Da Hee’s words cut her off unexpectedly.
“What did Seung Won take from home that time?”
Hye Ju was momentarily taken aback by the attacking question.
“It was just some small belongings. I don’t even remember what they were.”
“Hye Ju, do I not know you?”
“…What do you mean?”
“I hate it when your belongings are scattered around the pigsty. You always kept your things with you, like your workout clothes. I always left mine at the community club locker or at the studio. I even borrowed your cosmetics from the studio and accidentally left them there.”
Da Hee’s voice became increasingly agitated.
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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