“Is this really my face now?”
On the day of her return to work, Sehee, sitting in front of the dressing table in the morning, couldn’t speak as she looked at her miserable appearance.
Her coarse face and muddy complexion were serious.
Thanks to Manager Kim, she had been to the emergency room, and afterward, she thought she had taken care of her meals well.
It seemed to take time to recover from the severity.
Exhaling a heavy sigh, Sehee applied thick makeup while avoiding a too pale appearance as much as possible.
Manager Kim probably knew the reason for her condition, so it should be fine, but other employees would surely connect it to Cha Hyojun and misunderstand.
She didn’t want to receive such absurd misunderstandings, but due to the overwhelming difficulty, she hadn’t even thought that far.
Sehee, who finished her makeup as thick as a disguise with great care, left her house.
Facing the reality of densely packed gray buildings instead of the blue sea, the once enchanting journey felt more real that it had come to an end.
Despite the passage of a month, everything seemed unchanged.
The only thing that had changed was Sehee.
Sehee, who had deep scars in her heart.
Painful memories.
As always.
Time will pass.
As if nothing happened.
Sehee exhaled a heavy sigh and took a step forward.
Getting off the subway, she bought an iced Americano from her regular cafe and headed straight to the company.
As Sehee entered the office, everyone looked at her with surprised expressions.
Probably because of her worn-out appearance.
It seemed that makeup alone couldn’t hide her current state.
Ignoring the gazes of the employees, Sehee greeted Director Yang first.
“Thanks to you, I had a good time.”
After a polite greeting, she quickly headed to her seat.
Director Yang, surprised by Sehee’s serious face, couldn’t properly respond to the greeting and stared at Sehee’s back with a vacant expression.
Despite the curious glances and the unsettled atmosphere in the office, Sehee didn’t mind.
Adapting to the unfamiliar reality was always Sehee’s responsibility.
As she sat down and turned on her monitor, a message from Manager Kim immediately popped up.
[It’s okay. You did well. Fighting today too!]
Upon receiving that message, Sehee’s uncomfortable feelings melted away.
“You didn’t spend your vacation well, did you? Why did you do that?”
But just as she was about to comfort herself, Sehee’s eyebrows crumpled at the unwelcome voice that came in.
Hyojun, as if waiting, stood there, throwing sarcastic remarks.
“Why did you show it off like this? People’s hearts are fickle. It looks like you couldn’t even eat properly. Let’s go down. Let’s have breakfast together.”
Hyojun said casually.
Is he crazy?
Speechless, the astounded Sehee couldn’t say a word.
But what was truly amazing was that just before leaving for the trip, she was full of worries about how to deal with Cha Hyojun when she came back.
Looking at the current Cha Hyojun in front of her, there was no such emotion at all.
Just a bit irritating, he looked like a somewhat annoying squid or octopus.
No, even sorry to the squid or octopus, Hyojun looked so unimpressive.
In a petty way, it seemed alike.
Alike, the Cha Hyojun who had shaken everything about herself.
Pfft, Sehee unintentionally burst into laughter.
“Why? Because Oppa took care of you?”
Hyojun was interpreting the meaning in his own way.
“Assistant Manager Cha Hyojun.”
Sehee called Hyojun with a serious tone.
At the very inappropriate word that the seemingly alike Cha Hyojun chose, Sehee felt annoyed.
“Yeah. Oppa is here. Speak.”
Whether he knew it or not, Hyojun still responded naturally.
“It’s only been five minutes since work started. Stop talking nonsense and go back to your seat?”
Sehee said sharply with a stern tone.
“What? Nonsense?”
Hyojun’s eyes widened as if he couldn’t believe Sehee’s unexpected attitude.
Freezing in place due to Sehee’s unexpected attitude, Hyojun was at a loss.
Sehee leisurely looked at Hyojun.
This newfound strength must be thanks to that person.
If it weren’t for the fact that her dealings with him were not a play, she could have given Hyojun an even stronger punch.
Suddenly, a strong pain tingled in a corner of her heart.
Just thinking about it still hurt.
Ha, exhaling a deep sigh to calm herself, Sehee shifted her gaze to the monitor.
Hyojun, lowering his posture, fumbled around Sehee’s desk and came close.
“Are you crazy?”
Hyojun’s voice lowered as if he was conscious of his surroundings.
“You and I have a past connection, so I deliberately came thinking about it. Are you playing hard to get?”
Hyojun growled, staring fiercely at Sehee.
“Playing hard to get? You? Cha Hyojun? Are you crazy?”
With a forceful voice, Sehee said loudly.
“Hey!”
In the end, Hyojun’s tone also became louder.
“Take care of your wife. Past connection? You’re making me laugh. Where did you hear such nonsense? Do you have lingering feelings for me? But what can you do? I have none at all. So, please. Just. Leave.”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
