“Prosecutor Kang Jiho is so skilled in investigations that he was recruited by the special team. And just for your information, he’s still unmarried.”
Laughing heartily, the Minister introduced him, prompting Rajin to turn slightly.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Park Rajin.”
“I’m Kang Jiho.”
“Congratulations on your award.”
Trying to dispel the awkwardness, Rajin added a word.
“Thank you.”
His reply was too brief, causing Rajin to look at the Minister.
“This is his third consecutive year receiving the award. I believe Prosecutor Kang is the only one in the history of the prosecution to achieve this.”
“Three consecutive years, that’s truly remarkable.”
Rajin complimented him with a soft smile, but he didn’t even muster a sheepish smile.
It’s one thing to say to call if she needed help, but why won’t he even spare her a glance now? Rajin felt a rush of heat as if she had swallowed hot soup too quickly.
“Our actress has been so kind to attend despite her busy schedule.”
“I had some free time before the airing of my new drama.”
The conversation naturally shifted to her work, with him listening attentively, maintaining perfect posture.
Light jokes and wishes for the drama’s success were exchanged, but he hardly participated, only occasionally nodding his head.
Rajin had expected a warm atmosphere, even in front of the Minister, but it was a complete misconception.
Whenever the conversation between Rajin and the Minister paused, a heavy silence followed. After several coughs and repeated silences, Rajin almost used a non-existent phone call as an excuse to leave.
“Actress, please have some. You too.”
“Yes, Minister.”
Rajin looked down at the freshly brewed green tea and bite-sized cookies.
‘So awkward. Am I just going to embarrass myself talking to this man?’
Sitting there, Rajin couldn’t help but be bothered by him, her thoughts of the beautiful flowers she saw on the way to Gwacheon completely forgotten, replaced by a sigh.
Just as Rajin managed to compose her expression and was about to sip her tea, a knock sounded.
“Minister, you have a call.”
The secretary didn’t mention who it was, but their anxious manner suggested urgency.
“Oh! Excuse me for a moment.”
Suddenly rising, the Minister hurriedly left the room, followed swiftly by two secretaries. As the door closed, Rajin’s gaze fell.
The first official encounter with Prosecutor Kang Jiho.
Was he always so reserved, or was it deliberate? Plans filled Rajin’s head but vanished in her mouth. She fidgeted like a student in a performance review.
“About that day…”
Fidgeting with her dress, Rajin struggled to start the conversation.
“Have you been well since then?”
His casual, yet meaningful question made Rajin’s heart sink.
“Yes… yes.”
Stammering her response, Rajin clenched her fingertips. She was grateful he initiated the conversation.
“You can throw away the handkerchief, and what’s inside it.”
“What?”
Before she could mention the handkerchief, his direct approach surprised her.
“I didn’t mean to burden Miss Park Rajin. Please, feel at ease.”
Annoyed by his rush, Rajin almost blurted out her irritation.
In the now-vacant meeting room, where anyone could barge in, it wasn’t the place for a detailed hospital story.
“I’m not sure how you’ll take this, but if it’s alright with you…”
“Just the other day,” he interrupted.
“Yes?”
“Where did I see Miss Park Rajin, not at the hospital?”
Caught off guard, Rajin quickly reviewed her past schedule.
His broad shoulder obscured her view as he leaned slightly.
“It might be easier to say this.”
“?”
“I saw you with Executive Director Kim Yoo-jun of Myeongjin Group.”
Her world seemed to spin as the blood drained from her face.
“Is that not correct?”
If he saw her with Kim Yoo-jun, it must’ve been at the hotel. Was it just the sight of them together, or did he overhear their conversation? Confused, Rajin maintained her composure.
“Oh, that day I had a dinner appointment with Executive Director Kim Yoo-jun.”
“I saw several men following Miss Park Rajin.”
His questioning gaze seemed to ask, ‘Isn’t that true?’
Realizing he witnessed that day’s events, Rajin was speechless.
“Did you manage alright?”
His low voice seemed to know everything. Rajin, hit by the harsh reality, struggled to respond.
“So, on that day, I…”
Just then, voices neared the door.
The Minister would return soon. If the conversation ended like this… Rajin’s eyes wavered towards the door, and he leaned in further.
“Is there something you’d like to tell me?”
The stories Oh Jong-hyuk blurted out in the hospital garden and being caught with Kim Yoo-jun were different matters.
Her reputation as a national actress, carefully maintained without any scandals.
If Prosecutor Kang Jiho assumed anything about her and Kim Yoo-jun? Unacceptable. She didn’t even want a slight misunderstanding with Kim Yoo-jun.
“It might seem silly to clarify to a prosecutor, but I think I need to correct things. Both about the hospital incident and now.”
“Name the time and place.”
Faced with a sudden choice, Rajin’s mind went blank.
“So, tonight…”
Rajin couldn’t think of an appropriate location. The constant public scrutiny made her feel no different from an animal trapped in a zoo.
While she debated between somewhat secluded and more secluded places, he suddenly extended his phone.
“Please give me your contact information first.”
“…….”
“Is it uncomfortable for you?”
“No, it’s not that.”
“I thought you might not reach out, so I wanted to take the initiative. If it bothers you, let’s pretend this never happened.”
As if erasing any prior conversation, he swiftly turned his body to face forward.
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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