Thud
‘Who am I? Where am I?’
Hye Ju was standing at the pier, feeling the wind. Unlike the other tourists gathered there, she was dressed in a suit. As she brushed her fluttering hair aside with her hand, a wave of reality hit her.
Today, I’m going on a business trip to the island. Just me and Ju Won.
Of all days, it was a ridiculously sunny day that could bring tears to one’s eyes. The wind was blowing quite a bit, but the sky was as clean as it could be, as if taken from a picture book, without a speck of fine dust.
Why would I go on a business trip on a day like this, when everyone else is out enjoying themselves? And to top it off, with an uncomfortable man as my companion. It bothered me quite a bit. That’s why I couldn’t sleep well last night.
“Ugh, I can’t wake up properly.”
I dozed off a bit on the express bus ride here, and my head felt heavy. Hye Ju checked the message from Ju Won, saying they were arriving soon, and looked towards the parking lot.
A large SUV smoothly entered the pier. Ju Won got out of the car at the loading area after passing through the parking lot.
“Oh? It’s not the usual car he drives.”
Looking at Ju Won, who had come driving a large SUV instead of the sedan he usually used for work, Hye Ju raised an eyebrow.
A while later, Ju Won, wearing a white shirt and gray slacks, stepped out of the car. Folding his sunglasses and putting them on his forehead, his appearance was exquisite like a photoshoot. From afar, his superior aura shone brightly.
“Wow, he’s so handsome.”
A few female students waiting by the boat right next to them whispered in admiration when they saw him.
“Where is he coming from?”
“He’s walking over there. Is he a celebrity? Looks like he’s going for a photoshoot or something.”
“Since he doesn’t have a manager, he might not be a celebrity. Either way, he’s incredibly attractive.”
As Hye Ju overheard the whispers, she let out a sigh.
Yeah, she admitted it. Kang Ju Won was handsome to the point even shadows looked good on him.
However, Hye Ju’s heart wasn’t at ease waiting for that “perfect guy.” The thought of being alone with him all day made her tense up.
It wasn’t that she disliked Ju Won. Despite his ticklish nature, he had a warm heart and was a sophisticated but not indifferent man. If anything, he was a good man.
The problem lay with Hye Ju’s own heart.
Since he appeared in her dream, he had been on her mind day and night. Trying to convince herself it was merely a result of frequently bumping into him didn’t work well. To make matters worse, ever since she saw his abs in the office, thoughts of his bare body would often cross her mind even while she was working.
A perfectly proportioned physique that seemed like it was measured with a ruler, and an outstanding physicality that was almost too good to be true. Even though his entire body was covered by a shirt, having seen it before, she kept imagining what was underneath.
Every time she saw the veins popping on the back of his hand, her heart would race, and whenever he replied with a low voice, she could vividly see the movement of his Adam’s apple, making her heart beat faster.
“Oh Hye Ju, you must have lost your mind.”
It was two months ago that she attempted to confess to Seung Won. Was it even ordinary love? It was a onesided love that had tormented her for years. To have her heart race for Seung Won’s older brother in just two short months was something that couldn’t happen if she were in her right mind.
Perhaps her subconscious had discovered traces of Seung Won in Ju Won. Or maybe her heart, which had been floating aimlessly while trying to sort out her longlasting unrequited love, had found itself lost without a destination.
At first, it was bewildering to have her heart race at the sight of Ju Won, then it became worrisome, and now it was downright tormenting.
That’s why Hye Ju tried to avoid crossing paths with Ju Won as much as possible.
“Didn’t you sleep well yesterday? Your eyes look tired.”
Ju Won said as he put down his bag. A refreshing scent emanated from him as he approached. Hye Ju shielded her lips with her hand, blocking the sunlight that shone down.
“I’m… fine.”
“Oh, is that woman the manager?”
Just as she was about to respond, the voice of one of the female students who had whispered earlier suddenly invaded her ears. Ju Won, unaware of the context, wouldn’t know that they were talking about him, but Hye Ju was different.
“Haah, he looks like he’s playing the role of a manager.”
She couldn’t help but admit that in their eyes, she probably appeared as insignificant as a pebble on the road compared to Ju Won. Hye Ju held back her boiling emotions and replied.
“…I’m fine. But why did you arrange transportation?”
“I found out that the transportation options weren’t great. It’s only a 10minute drive from the pier to the Sun Foods headquarters, but the bus frequency is over an hour.”
“Ah.”
“And there are only a few taxis, so I just arranged for a car.”
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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