In the end, it seemed like he was trying to satisfy his own desires under the pretext of a company program.
“Is the CEO really okay with this?”
Hye Ju grumbled as she quickly picked up her phone.
Instinctively, the sight of her searching for a popular hangover soup restaurant near the company made her feel the lament of a wage earner.
The place Hye Ju chose was a hangover soup restaurant just 5 minutes away from the company. It was a famous place that was said to make the best seonjitguk, but perhaps because it was early in the morning, there weren’t many customers.
“Would you like some seonjitguk?”
“We don’t have any, so I can’t eat it.”
It was unexpected that her taste changed to wanting brunch at Times Square. Hye Ju quickly raised her hand and placed an order.
“Then let’s order the same menu. Auntie! Two seonjitguk here.”
Ju Won glanced at her silently. The gaze, staring straight through her with arms folded, made Hye Ju feel uncomfortable, so she nervously flipped through the menu.
The time until the seonjitguk arrived felt longer than 3 minutes, and she felt a sense of disappointment before even getting drunk.
Where am I… Who am I…
“Should we take a picture first?”
Luckily, Ju Won broke the silence.
“Ah… Yes, okay.”
“Take it with your phone.”
“Okay.”
Hye Ju quickly held up her phone in selfie mode. Although the view of Geumgangsan Mountain after a meal was beautiful, completing the mission was more urgent than eating.
“Come in a bit more. Your face isn’t showing.”
The table was so wide that even when they stretched their arms to the maximum, their faces couldn’t be captured in the frame. To make sure their matching blue outfits were visible, they had to get closer to take the photo, but Kang Ju Won didn’t want to sit next to Hye Ju.
“Tilt your body inward. Don’t you know how to take a selfie?”
Ju Won looked at Hye Ju, who was whining and changing angles, with a pitiful expression.
“Why are you blaming me for your long arms?”
“You call those long arms? My proportions are pretty good, you know.”
“Yeah, right.”
Hye Ju glared at him angrily. Ju Won extended his palm as if mocking her.
“Give it here.”
Reluctantly, Hye Ju handed him the phone, and Ju Won stretched his arm to take the photo.
Click.
A photo capturing their upper bodies was completed in just one second.
Why do his arms have to be so unfairly long? It was even more frustrating because he had his eyes halfclosed.
“Let’s take another one.”
“Forget it. That’ll do.”
“But my eyes were closed! It’s unfair if only you look good!”
“It’s the law of circular objects.”
Are we going to fight about this?
Her fighter instincts started to boil.
“Two seonjitguk have arrived!”
If the food hadn’t arrived just then, they might have really started a fight.
Hye Ju generously sprinkled red pepper flakes on her food. Then she pressed her face against the bowl and began eating.
“They say you shouldn’t bother a dog when it’s eating. I hope he won’t start another argument.”
Instead of talking and constantly losing, it seemed better to focus on eating without saying a word.
Slurp, slurp.
She was in the midst of her determination not to mix words, teasing the spoon incessantly, when it happened.
“Hey, Oh Hye Ji.”
“What?”
“Why are you answering? You’re not Oh Hye Ji.”
As I raised my head, wondering what nonsense he was spouting, Ju Won reached out and grabbed the employee ID hanging around Hye Ju’s neck.
“It’s not Oh Hye Ji, it’s Oh Hye ju. Why didn’t you say anything?”
“Oh, that?”
Hye Ju retorted while chewing a grain of rice.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“What do you mean?”
“No matter what the CEO calls me, it doesn’t matter.”
Ju Won’s eyebrows twitched at her cold and firm tone, as if telling a pumpkin to move aside.
“It doesn’t matter? Why doesn’t it matter?”
“Well, to be honest, I didn’t have a chance to correct it. You know how the situation was when Seung Won and I met again at home… And how often does the CEO even call me by my name at work?”
Ju Won’s complexion visibly darkened.
‘She says it doesn’t matter.’
Ju Won momentarily felt confused.
Didn’t she say she liked me? Isn’t it unpleasant when someone you like calls you by the wrong name? Why doesn’t it matter? Why? Why?
Unaware of the whirlpool in his heart, Hye Ju, with a nonchalant demeanor, said as she started unwrapping her chopsticks.
“Could you give me back my ID?”
“Huh.”
Before she finished speaking, Ju Won abruptly released the ID. Caught off guard, Hye Ju, who had been holding onto the ID tightly, momentarily lost her grip due to the sudden loss of strength.
And then, splash!
“Woah!”
The ID card flew through the air and landed right in the center of the chopsticks.
“!”
As the square plastic hit the target, the red pepper flakes splattered everywhere. The white blouse became increasingly stained with the pepper flakes. Hye Ju’s complexion turned a mix of red and pale, like someone who had experienced a sudden change while eating.
(Note: Since the character names were not specified in the text, I couldn’t assign them based on the guidelines provided.)
“What the hell! What are you doing now? What if you suddenly let go? Didn’t I tell you to take a picture and tear it up in the lobby? Were you my enemy in a past life? Why do you keep attacking me at every little thing?”
“Who said I would do such a thing.”
Hye Ju raised her head at Ju Won’s unsettling voice.
She noticed Ju Won’s condition, which she hadn’t checked while wiping her clothes with tissue. A victorious smile that couldn’t be hidden emerged on her face.
“Hehehehe!”
Hye Ju wasn’t the only one who fell victim to the chopstick terrorism.
Ju Won’s situation was even more chaotic. As Hye Ju desperately retrieved her ID and the flying chopsticks attacked Ju Won, his conceited face was covered in the splattered broth.
Especially one droplet that landed directly on his face was quite impressive. Witnessing the sight of it dripping down his nose like snot, Hye Ju burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! CEO’s face…!”
“…Are you laughing?”
Snicker, snicker.
Hye Ju pressed her lips together to suppress her laughter. However, once the laughter burst out, she couldn’t stop it.
Ju Won pulled out a tissue and wiped his face, glaring silently at Hye Ju. A dark aura emanated from his gaze.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh… Sniff… The chopsticks just flew like snot and made me laugh… Sniff…!”
“Cut it out.”
“Yes, yes. Sniff…”
“Sigh.”
Taking a deep breath, Ju Won placed the corporate card on the table and stood up.
“Fix this and return to work.”
“Are you leaving?”
“Do you think I have time for this while my food gets cold?”
Seeing Ju Won stand up with a stern expression, Hye Ju realized belatedly and thought, “Oh no.”
Did I go too far? I mean, I’m the CEO, but not only did I engage in chopstick terrorism, but I also ridiculed her heatedly… Am I going to have to clear out my desk tomorrow?
“Surely, she’s not such a vindictive person….”
At that moment, Ju Won abruptly turned around. Hye Ju, who was muttering to herself, was startled and quickly clasped her hands together, straightening her posture.
“Oh, did he hear? What’s with that expression? He wouldn’t try to hit me, would he?”
Step by step.
Every time he approached, Hye Ju’s spine straightened as if being pulled up and down.
With a heightened sense of tension, Ju Won suddenly reached out his hand towards Hye Ju’s face. Reflexively, she tightly closed her eyes, but the disaster she anticipated did not occur. Instead, a cozy fabric softener scent wafted to her nostrils.
“Put it on.”
Thump.
What fell onto Hye Ju’s knees was the blue sweater that Ju Won had been wearing on his shoulders.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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