“Yes. Thank you.”
Sehee received her belongings.
“Well… If I suggest having a drink, will you hit me?”
“Mr. Seongjae!”
“On a day like today, can’t you let it go just once? Don’t you feel sorry for me? Even after getting scolded severely, I came back. Doesn’t that deserve sympathy?”
Seongjae asked with a pitiful expression.
“Sympathy? Is that sympathy? I’ll hit you if you suggest that again.”
Sehee showed a hint of a punch.
“Ah… A punch?”
Seongjae pretended to be surprised.
Turning away from the pretending Seongjae, Sehee turned her head haughtily.
“I won’t bother you anymore. Just once! Okay? As a commemoration of our meeting in Yangyang.”
But Seongjae was determined to hold Sehee today.
With an incident like just now, Seongjae knew that it would be difficult for the tender-hearted Sehee to refuse.
“Well… Only this once! Today… because I’m thankful.”
After a moment of contemplation, Sehee presented the expected answer to Seongjae.
Seongjae’s mouth lifted toward the sky.
“Of course. Let’s promise. It would be nice if there were more things to be thankful for. Ah… Shall we just live together in Yangyang?”
Seongjae sang a tune while speaking.
“Sigh.”
Sehee shook her head as if she couldn’t stop him.
After putting the items in the residence and coming down, Sehee was greeted by Seongjae with a bright expression.
“There’s no tree that won’t fall after ten hits?”
Seongjae tried his luck again.
“It’s not a tree.”
“Of course. Where would such a beautiful tree be?”
With a winning smile, Seongjae approached, extending his arm as if to offer a fist bump.
“This isn’t it.”
Sehee firmly rejected Seongjae’s arm.
“You’re not coming over. Still, a tough lady.”
Seongjae chuckled.
Sehee and Seongjae found a nearby small bar.
The bar, overlooking the black night sea, wasn’t crowded.
Seongjae, sitting across from her, silently watched Sehee.
“I didn’t expect this moment to come so quickly. Is this a dream? Can I pinch Sehee once?”
Seongjae asked Sehee with a dreamy look in his eyes.
“If you say something strange, I’ll go home. If you want to pinch someone, pinch Seongjae.”
Sehee responded quietly.
“You don’t give any room. Indeed, an iron wall.”
Seongjae smirked.
Sehee and Seongjae started a conversation at a nearby small bar.
As Seongjae emptied the glass with a gentle laugh, he asked, “Is that man your ex-boyfriend? It seemed like that atmosphere.”
Seongjae subtly inquired about Sehee’s personal life.
Sehee, finding it difficult to answer, silently raised her drink.
“Regret seems to come late. Because you didn’t recognize the jewel?”
“It’s not like that. He’s already married.”
Sehee concluded, signaling the uncomfortable end of the topic.
“Ah… I see. It happened after crossing a river that can’t be crossed back. Anyway, I think I should thank that rascal.”
Seongjae smirked.
Then, as if warning Seongjae not to tease her, Sehee glanced at him.
“Okay. Then, the last question! What happened to that man on the cruise…?”
At Seongjae’s slow question, a moment of silence fell.
Sehee’s face darkened in an instant.
“I see. So it turned out that way. Looking at Sehee’s expression, I don’t think there’s a need for an answer. Let’s have a drink.”
Seongjae spoke to comfort Sehee, but he was actually thrilled.
The large boulder that had been hanging heavily was gone in an instant, making him feel relieved.
Seongjae happily emptied the glass in front of him.
“I came down here for business in Yangyang. My father is so meticulous…”
Seongjae, changing the topic with a relaxed heart, started talking about himself and Sehee.
Seeing Sehee nodding to his words with a serious expression, Seongjae’s face was filled with a blossoming smile.
In the small seaside bar, Seongjae’s unique pink energy overflowed.
However, not far away, the deep blue eyes that had been silently watching the two for a long time were gradually turning cold.
After a brief transition, Sehee had already been handling the work alone.
With her quick adaptability from working here for more than three years, she efficiently managed the tasks of the three people without any fuss.
As a result, Manager Jung and Director Hong found themselves with nothing to do.
“Originally, this place… didn’t need many personnel. Right?”
Manager Jung, embarrassed, tossed an awkward look at Director Hong.
“I’ll handle the personnel arrangement naturally from the main office.”
Understanding Manager Jung’s intention, Director Hong responded with a suppressed laugh.
“Then, what about those guys who left saying they couldn’t stand it anymore? Seriously.”
Manager Jung raised his voice unnecessarily.
Director Hong stared at Manager Jung intently.
“Hey, Director Hong. What’s with that look? Is it because of me? You son of a…”
“No, I didn’t say anything, why are you like this, Manager? Is it a guilty conscience?”
Director Hong put on an indifferent expression, glancing at Manager Jung.
“A guilty conscience? I only have… I only have two things that make me feel ashamed in the vast sky… Well, yes. Exactly two points. Besides that, I’m a really clean person.”
Manager Jung said with narrowed eyes.
“Yes, yes. Unfortunately, I’m included in that one point.”
“Well… sorry.”
As if recalling past embarrassments, Manager Jung stopped talking, bowing his head as if to say he wouldn’t talk anymore.
“Because Director is curious, let’s end the story here. Today’s company dinner will be beef, not pork. With soju, not beer.”
Director Hong raised the corner of his mouth.
“Soju? This kind of… Alright. You punk. This Director. Is your schedule okay today?”
Seeing Director Hong nagging, Manager Jung, who had been exhaling sighs, asked Sehee.
“Yes. You told me in advance, so I naturally cleared my schedule. Shall we go now? It’s exactly 6 PM.”
Although Sehee was curious about the two’s conversation, she didn’t bother asking, taking Director Hong’s words as they were.
“Wow. An excellent employee has come, so our quitting time has changed. The quitting time.”
Manager Jung clapped his hands, standing up.
“Yes, it’s 10 minutes later than the original quitting time. Did our Director scold this Assistant today?”
Director Hong shook his head scornfully.
“What? Is it this punk for real? Hey, you punk. Today, it’s only pork belly for you. Just you.”
Manager Jung yelled with a burst of laughter.
“No. Manager, where are you saying such things? What happened to the menu harmony at a company dinner for unity?”
Director Hong continued to cheekily respond until the end.
The struggle between the two continued until they reached the dinner venue.
The fact that the end was nowhere in sight also testified to the warm relationship between the two. Following them slowly until they reached the destination, Sehee’s heart felt warm.
In fact, the internal messenger exploded with messages from Suna, full of worries since morning.
The content was a cautious plea regarding the poor working conditions and Manager Jung’s old-fashioned mindset.
However, Sehee felt that life in Yangyang might not be so bad.
No, it was even good.
She wouldn’t have to see the uncomfortable Cha Hyojun anymore.
Yesterday’s events were probably not going to happen again, right?
Sehee didn’t know what had happened after being taken away by the police to the station.
As Sehee walked quietly, the sight of the waves crashing into the sea came into view.
Thinking about it, it was really nice to be able to see the sea by just walking a bit.
Especially in Yangyang, the sea was truly clear and blue.
The blue sea.
Now, in the late hours, the night sea was dark.
The dark sea’s glow resembled his eyes a lot.
Kyle’s eyes that were close to black.
Ah, thinking about it, a poignant feeling surged too strongly in her chest.
Longing for Kyle flowed endlessly into Sehee’s heart like waves on the night sea.
‘Kyle.’
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
