Hyojun realized that he could no longer endure here.
Even knowing that, it was even more miserable.
The situation he found himself in was mind-boggling.
Hyojun saw the outcome of his misguided choices.
A disciplinary committee?
Hyojun thought that his life had gone awry because of Yoon Yeri, and her father, Manager Yoon.
If he hadn’t been involved with that woman, he wouldn’t have suffered such disgrace.
Damn it.
Hyojun muttered curses under his breath.
“Oppa?”
Yeri, hearing the news that Hyojun was dragged out of the chief’s office by security personnel, rushed over with a worried expression.
“Don’t touch me!”
Hyojun brushed off Yeri’s hand, as if it were a bug.
“…….”
“All of this is because of you.”
“What are you talking about?”
Confused, Yoon Yeri stepped back.
“It’s all because of you. My life is ruined because of you and your wealthy father, Manager Yoon.”
Hyojun shouted at Yeri as if roaring, making the emergency exit ring loudly.
Having smoothly cleared away obstacles, Kyle leisurely adjusted his attire.
He recalled the conversation between Sehee and Hyojun at the emergency exit.
The two of them had a relationship that had already ended.
Sehee’s attitude towards Hyojun was clear.
In fact, Kyle had noticed the relationship between the two.
It was Kyle who brought up the topic of Cha Hyojun at the Venice port.
However, to his surprise, Sehee made an unbelievable statement that she would turn back to Hyojun.
Of course, Kyle did not fully believe her words.
But he couldn’t completely erase the uneasy feeling from his mind.
The things he accidentally heard at the emergency exit dispelled Kyle’s anxiety properly.
Although he was annoyed by the word that irritated his ears, spat out towards Sehee, he was rather fortunate to be able to overhear the conversation between the two.
When he first entered Korea, Cha Hyojun was the first thorn in his side, but unexpectedly, there were many unexpected gains during the SY Hotel acquisition.
In particular, the investigation into Cha Hyojun was so overflowing that he didn’t need to do a separate one.
There was nothing untouched by Hyojun in what Manager Yoon had done.
Kyle only needed to pick up the criticisms pouring on Hyojun.
While they were trusting and running wild with Whaleence, tragedy struck when they acquired Evans.
Employee complaints were filed as if they had been waiting.
Thanks to that, the handling of Hyojun could proceed swiftly.
In fact, Kyle could have intervened in the middle without directly submitting the received contents to the disciplinary committee and proceeded with the process.
However, wanting to resolve it directly, Kyle decided to call Hyojun to the chief’s office.
With a smug smile on his face, Kyle left the chief’s office with light steps.
Now it’s time to recover my lost little bird.
“Today is the first day, but should we talk about a company dinner?”
Around noon, when Suna was thinking about the lunch menu, she casually brought up the topic.
“Well, did you not see the atmosphere of the CEO? I will never mention it first.”
As felt even during the interview, Manager Hong’s impression of the CEO solidified as she watched the inauguration speech.
“Of course, on the first day, we should have a company dinner. We should express our sincere welcome to the CEO.”
However, Manager Byun Woosuk, sitting opposite Manager Hong, blurted out with an indifferent tone.
“Fine. Then I’ll be the general and lead the support. In case I valiantly sacrifice myself, bury me in a righteous place, just in case.”
Suna seemed to gain strength from those words and made a determined resolution.
“Manager Kim, don’t. Don’t.”
However, Manager Hong actively intervened.
“If anyone skips today’s company dinner, I won’t let it slide.”
Manager Byun declared with a firm determination to have the team members attend the dinner.
Sehee flinched at his words.
A company dinner.
Mentally collapsing, not just Kyle but now Hyojun too, and they were about to reach the point of breakdown.
Having an evening company dinner was an extremely challenging schedule.
“Uh, I’m sorry, but, I have something unavoidable today.”
Sehee raised her hand, glancing around.
“Hey, Yasehi. This kid. Where does she think she’s leaving? Can’t she hear the senior’s words?”
Manager Byun momentarily glared.
“Manager Byun, I’m really sorry. I already have a prior engagement today…”
Sehee awkwardly explained, using a prior engagement as an excuse, cautiously choosing her words.
“Break the prior engagement. It’s the first company dinner with the CEO today. If the CEO says no, there’s nothing we can do, but if there’s a company dinner, you must attend, understood? Where do you think you are going with personal actions during a team dinner? How insolent.”
Manager Byun burst out angrily.
“Hey, ease up. This isn’t the military here.”
Manager Hong, who didn’t want to hear insults directed at Sehee, stepped in to calm the situation.
“It’s not just in the military. Hierarchy should be observed in the company too. Stop talking nonsense. Just… Yasehi, take responsibility for and prepare the venue for the company dinner. Understand?”
Ignoring Manager Hong’s words, Manager Byun commanded Sehee as if giving orders.
“Manager Byun.”
As if she couldn’t take it anymore, Sehee stood up.
“What? Why? You! I’ve heard a lot about you. You talk like Sark. Is this how you live in society, huh? You have no respect because you haven’t learned anything, right? Huh?”
Annoyed, Manager Byun lashed out.
“Oh, I really can’t stand this. Can’t you apologize right now? If this kid says a word now, should I just…”
Manager Hong also stood up from her seat.
“What’s going on? Are these exiles gathered together? You handle it well. Hong Jinkook. Have you forgotten why you were exiled? Ah, working with those who don’t match the level is driving me crazy. Crazy.”
Manager Byun, irritated, slammed the desk.
“Oh, really, why are you like this? Among colleagues… Manager Byun, please stop. I just mentioned the company dinner, and I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Please stop this. Okay?”
Seeing that it was hopeless, Suna quickly intervened.
“Kim Suna, I’ll endure you because I’ve seen Director Park. You too, don’t get involved. Don’t accompany her.”
However, Manager Byun, without hesitation, spoke rudely to Suna as well.
And then, just as he was about to spit out another remark towards Sehee, Manager Byun’s expression suddenly changed 180 degrees.
“Oh, CEO. Thank you for your hard work. I’m Manager Woo Seok Byun.”
Manager Byun, who had jumped up from his seat, rushed to Kyle in the front of the team.
Bowing excessively to highlight his presence, he tried to show off his existence once again.
“I understand.”
However, the CEO’s response upon returning was chilly.
Perhaps due to the recent disturbance, Suna did not bring up the word “company dinner” to Kyle.
The moment Kyle entered, Sehee hurriedly averted her gaze and lowered her head, not mentioning the company dinner.
As Kyle’s footsteps approached, Sehee’s heart beat faster and faster.
Please, quickly go into the CEO’s office.
Sehee held her breath and tensed up.
However, Kyle’s footsteps stopped right behind Sehee.
Turning around, he changed direction and faced her.
“How about having a company dinner today?”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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