Eun-pyo became more bewildered than when receiving compliments. How many people could suggest becoming friends with such a healthy proposal, emitting such a gloomy atmosphere? Despite smiling and saying nice words, there was a slightly sharp edge to his gaze, making Eun-pyo feel somewhat intimidated.
“Uh… Yes? Why would you…?”
“Just because I want to be friends with Chief Jang.”
“…Think of it as you feel comfortable.”
“Thank you.”
“…”
“Then, let’s consider ourselves friends, and can I share one secret with you?”
Ah, that’s what it was.
The boss wanted to make some confidential request. Eun-pyo wasn’t particularly good at catching hints, but he wasn’t foolish enough not to catch something like that. As TF team tasks were also secret, there must be an important issue that he needed to know alone.
Perhaps something related to K Group’s uncertain future. Eun-pyo swallowed nervously at the thought of a secret conversation that could be related to such a delicate matter.
Finally, Tae-jun spoke again.
“Team Leader Han So-eun is my girlfriend.”
“…”
“I am Team Leader Han So-eun’s boyfriend.”
As if a lump had suddenly formed in the throat, the saliva that had just gone down tried to come back up, causing the esophagus to tighten. With the passage blocked, he couldn’t even breathe.
For Eun-pyo, who had been worrying about K Group’s future, Tae-jun’s revelation was not only shocking but also quite out of place, very much out of place. It was like an absurd story such as, “Mom is Dad’s wife, and Dad is Mom’s husband!” Identical stories, so why the repetition of words? For emphasis.
The man must have called himself separately to reveal and emphasize this fact.
“I mentioned it because you might make a mistake if you didn’t know. Since we are friends.”
Although it sounded like a precaution against mistakes, it was an unmistakable warning.
This man had undoubtedly heard his confession to Team Leader Han So-eun.
However, is this fact believable? What reason could there be for him to send Team Leader Han So-eun first and then casually disclose such a secret only to him?
Perhaps Director Kim Tae-jun might be a more formidable man than he thought. A person who speaks lies as if they were truths. A schemer using authority to manipulate Team Leader Han So-eun.
It was frightening, but Eun-pyo felt provoked.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t believe it.”
“You know Team Leader Han So-eun’s phone number, right?”
But Tae-jun didn’t seem the least bit surprised. It was as if he had already expected it.
As Eun-pyo didn’t have the phone number memorized, he took out his phone from his pocket and found So-eun’s number. In the midst of competitively reciting phone numbers, Tae-jun murmured “Excuse me” and took Eun-pyo’s phone, placing it on the desk. Then, he placed his phone next to it.
On both phones’ screens were the same phone number and the name ‘Han So-eun.’
Kim Seok-hwa, the CEO of Kei Electronics Home Appliances, who finished his regular schedule early, had a meal with the staff in the annex room. The position of assisting CEO Kim Seok-hwa was the most envied workplace for secretaries in the group. Unlike other CEOs who only flaunted authority, Seok-hwa lived with his employees without any pretense, and praise, encouragement, and rewards were clear. Because of this, Seok-hwa, too, gained a lot from his employees.
For instance, news from the world, gossip, and rumors.
“CEO, did you happen to see this today?”
Once again, the youngest secretary showed Seok-hwa the screen of his phone, updating him on incidents outside the company. On the youngest secretary’s phone screen, there was a bizarre story.
Someone who disapproved of the woman who had undergone a transplant for her prospective mother-in-law spread incorrect information. To correct the facts, the woman had to post on the bulletin board and authenticate her identity through company mail.
“It’s about Director Kim Tae-jun from Headquarters.”
Upon closer inspection, it was a story about Kei Electronics Service Center Headquarters. The youngest secretary, who knew that Seok-hwa’s nephew worked at the company, had stored this story for moments like this.
“Oh, Director Kim Tae-jun seems to know about it too.”
Seok-hwa, discovering the sentence ‘With the permission of Director Kim Tae-jun, I have been granted access to all emails’ in an email sent by an employee, smiled brightly.
“You’re doing well. Managing significant tasks and taking care of employees. You’ve grown up well.”
The secretary who delivered the news and other employees nodded approvingly.
“But that employee seems a bit unfortunate. Doing such excellent work yet getting entangled in gossip. If they were in our team, I would have bought them a meal. I wonder if our Tae-jun took care of them?”
“Director Kim Tae-jun has a sense of style.”
“What’s the rank of that employee?”
He should have stopped there.
Seok-hwa subtly asked.
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The secretary replied, “I’ll find out.”
“No, there’s no need to find out.”
He should have really stopped at that moment. There was no need to hear the name of that employee.
“Because there’s someone from my era in the Central Headquarters Service.”
At Seok-hwa’s words, the secretary promptly took action. Thanks to having such competent secretaries, Seok-hwa ended up grasping information he didn’t need to know.
“Oh, they’re telling me right away. It’s Team Leader Han So-eun. She’s a team leader.”
The surrounding noise faded away as the secretary’s voice echoed loudly. Seok-hwa blinked his eyes and repeated what he had heard.
“What did you just say?”
“She’s a team leader.”
“No, not that, the name.”
“It’s Han So-eun. Team Leader Han So-eun from the Mobile Service Team at Kei Electronics Service Center Headquarters.”
Seok-hwa couldn’t grasp how foolish his expression must have looked. Instead of the competent appearance of his well-performing secretaries, his blankly staring eyes recalled the face of a little girl he had briefly taken care of twenty years ago at his hometown.
With teardrops like pearls falling, he remembered the scornful little kid. What did that cheeky kid say?
“Auntie, I’m going with this director. Please tell my brother….”
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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