Taejun continued to watch Soeun. If there was a situation where Soeun had to drink, he sat right in front of her, ready to persuade her or drink on her behalf. If one thing happened, it would attract the attention of others. And Han Soeun would also feel uncomfortable.
“Shall we cheer?”
At Head Manager Song Munkyung’s suggestion, everyone raised their glasses.
“Cheers! Fighting for the Future Service Team!”
Bobae responded with a bright voice. The glasses filled with clear alcohol clashed in the air.
While Bobae and Eunpyo emptied their glasses, Soeun quietly put her glass down. Confirming Soeun’s movement, Taejun also emptied his glass silently.
A meal with a heavenly superior has a paralyzing power. Even while filling their stomachs with hanwoo ribs, they had no leisure to savor. If it weren’t for Head Manager Song Munkyung, who worked hard in the middle, the alcohol might have felt like plain water. Thanks to Munkyung’s efforts to engage in conversation, the members were able to somewhat relax.
“Bobae, do you have any difficulties working?”
As the alcohol effects gradually rose, Taejun asked Bobae, who had become lively. Bobae straightened up and answered.
“No. I don’t have any.”
“What about your field?”
“Sometimes, communication with customers doesn’t go well, so please take care of me, Team Leader, as I am a new employee.”
Taehun turned his head and asked Eunpyo.
“How about Team Leader Jang Eunpyo?”
“I don’t particularly have any difficulties.”
“And Team Leader Han Soeun?”
“I don’t have any either.”
Taehun inwardly smiled at Soeun’s brief answers. Her constant efforts to avoid revealing their personal relationship seemed to draw even more attention. Avoiding eye contact, giving short answers, and even the amusing reaction of suddenly pulling her foot inward when their feet accidentally touched—it all added to the interest.
To treat you to ice cream, I bought ice cream for all the center employees. I remembered you talking about the popular restaurants near the company, so I organized a dinner gathering. I want to see your lips struggle, so I asked the same question to the employees.
While Taehun was watching Soeun avoiding his gaze, Bobae was also alternating glances between Soeun and Eunpyo. After playing with those amusing actions for a while, Bobae opened her eyes wide, smiled smoothly, and said,
“I’ve felt it for a long time. The two of you seem to have quite a resemblance.”
While avoiding Taehun’s gaze, Soeun asked Bobae,
“…Between me and Team Leader Jang? What is it?”
“You both concentrate on work similarly, are calm without many words, and neither of you has ever been angry.”
Haha… Feeling uncomfortable with Bobae tying her and Eunpyo together in front of Taehun, Soeun laughed awkwardly. However, in a good mood, Bobae continued talking.
“Even yesterday. Even yesterday, Team Leader seemed like he could get angry, but he didn’t.”
“Huh?”
“The man who visited yesterday, he’s Team Leader’s ex-boyfriend, right? The man in the picture on Team Leader’s desk.”
Ah. Soeun’s spine chilled. It was a story she couldn’t tell Taehun.
Soeun quickly checked Taehun’s complexion. The slight smile maintaining the poker face on Taehun’s face evaporated in an instant.
“Team Leader’s ex-boyfriend visited the company yesterday?”
His gaze was so intense that Soeun hurriedly lowered her head. The refreshing feeling of the sunny day seemed to pierce through her whole body. It was so chilling that it felt numb to the fingertips.
“Why? Why did he come?”
“Just…”
Breaking the cold silence, Team Leader Jang Eunpyo courageously spoke up.
“Director, it would be better not to talk about this anymore. It might make Team Leader Han uncomfortable…”
“So.”
However, Eunpyo’s courage was immediately crushed by Taehun’s momentum.
Who do you think you are?
With a frosty expression, Taehun briefly glared at Eunpyo, and his gaze returned to Soeun, bringing her back to the center of attention.
“So, did you just leave it like that?”
“Even took a queue number and suddenly appeared in front of Team Leader. Team Leader couldn’t help it.”
“Really?”
“Even if Team Leader had no choice, did you report it?”
“No. I just warned him verbally.”
Answering Taehun’s question, Soeun raised her head.
“You should have reported it.”
“I told him not to come again.”
“You talked to him? Well?”
“…….”
“That ex-boyfriend, would he come to his ex’s workplace and listen to that kind of talk if Team Leader Han said just one word? A guy who comes to someone else’s workplace and disrupts work, would he listen to such words?”
“I talked to him.”
In the serious atmosphere, Team Leader Jang Eunpyo spoke up again.
Who are you to keep intervening?
Taehun’s eyes became even more fierce than before.
“Team Leader Jang said?”
“Yes. Team Leader Han seemed like it would be difficult to handle alone, so I was by her side. I properly drove him away.”
“…….”
“A busybody who doesn’t even understand the situation and keeps chasing after is the problem. Team Leader Han is the victim, and she did nothing wrong.”
Eunpyo defended Soeun instead in a rhythmic manner. Soeun felt unjustly reprimanded for something she thought was unfair.
Soeun felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Understanding both Taehun’s position, where he had no choice but to get angry, and Eunpyo’s efforts to envelop her without knowing anything, she felt grateful. Therefore, she felt even more distressed.
Silent until now, Manager Song Mungyeong looked at Taehun with a restrained smile. It was a problem that someone appeared to disrupt the employees’ work, but it wasn’t good to excessively intervene in the employees’ private lives.
Squeezing his eyebrows, Taehun picked up the cup again and effortlessly emptied the full glass of water. Soeun, feeling parched, concealed her dry lips several times, then peeked at Eunpyo taking some vegetables with her chopsticks. At that moment, Taehun’s eyes flickered again.
Tap!
Seeing Soeun reaching for the greens, Taehun, with his chopsticks, intercepted Eunpyo’s chopsticks, who went to pick up some vegetables, creating a spark at the tips of both men’s chopsticks.
Who are you to dare touch the greens. Not even sesame leaves, but the greens.
From Taehun’s perspective, it was an act that could not be tolerated.
With sharp eyes, Taehun, looking like he would pierce through Eunpyo, said to Soeun,
“You can pick it up yourself, Team Leader Han.”
“…Yes, of course.”
“Excuse me. Please bring another plate of greens.”
As soon as Soeun replied, Taehun requested an additional plate of greens from the staff and pushed it in front of Eunpyo.
“Enjoy it a lot, Team Leader Jang.”
“Yes.”
Not understanding Taehun’s sincerity, Eunpyo nodded expressionlessly.
In Soeun’s spine, beads of cold sweat formed.
Ah, it’s hot. Why is it so hot? My throat is burning.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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