In the end, Ye Seul didn’t reply and threw herself into her work. What on earth did he mean by ‘couplelike activities’?
Suddenly, she recalled a time when Si Heon had kissed her at the corner of her eye.
Didn’t he say it was adaptation training?
If it’s a couplelike activity, it would surely be something like that. Her mouth became absurdly dry.
She applied the last decoration to the cake. As expected, thinking of using different ingredients for topping seemed to be a better idea. Would dried fruits be better than nuts?
“…, Ma’am?”
As Ye Seul turned her head in surprise, Seo Rin was standing next to her.
“The chairman said he couldn’t reach you… Aren’t you uncomfortable meeting the chairman?”
Ye Seul gazed at Seo Rin with a stiff expression and her mouth agape.
“Ma’am?”
“It’s just that the title ‘Madam’ is awkward…”
Ye Seul’s ears burned.
“I’m sorry, Seo Rin. Just call me Chloe.”
Ye Seul didn’t know how to react to the awkward title.
“Yes, Chloe.”
The woman helping Ye Seul with her work, Seo Rin, was a slender beauty.
She had a cold and stern appearance, which made her seem hard to get close to.
“Seo Rin, we’re around the same age, just call me Chloe. Everyone called me Chloe in France.”
“Understood.”
“And, thank you, Seo Rin, for keeping the fact that I’m the chairman’s wife a secret from everyone.”
“It wasn’t for Chloe.”
Seo Rin stared at Ye Seul with a cold gaze.
“It’s because Chairman Baek Si Heon asked me to.”
And she smiled smugly, flicking her Bluetooth earpiece.
“Yes, Chairman. The chef is in the sample room.”
Ye Seul suddenly felt a chill. It must have been a misperception due to the kitchen’s low temperature.
Watching Seo Rin salute and click her heels as she left the room, Ye Seul pulled out her phone from her pocket and began to type a message to Si Heon.
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Si Heon and Ye Seul walked side by side into Petit Chocolat.
In the fortnight leading up to Christmas, the dessert café was bustling with couples.
Petit Chocolat was the recent talk of the town on social media, and today was the day their new release was going on sale.
The interior of Petit Chocolat, with its main color of black and accents of gold and red, seemed to evoke a modern atmosphere.
It had a chic and luxurious feel.
Ye Seul was guided to a sofa seat in Petit Chocolat along with Si Heon.
It seemed to be a couple’s seat, with a single twoseater sofa and table carelessly placed.
Si Heon helped Ye Seul take off her coat.
“Thank you.”
Ye Seul hesitated before entering and sitting down, and Baek Si Heon plopped down next to her.
Meeting Si Heon after three days and suddenly sitting next to him made her feel selfconscious.
Ye Seul looked around to find a topic to talk about.
“Is this something a married couple does?”
“Isn’t market research plus a date a good idea?”
Si Heon cheekily said.
Ye Seul tried to pull away her right arm that was touching Si Heon’s.
Si Heon leaned a bit towards Ye Seul.
“This café is right in front of Baeksong Hotel, where C’du Coeur is going to open.”
Although the shop was filled with the aroma of chocolate, the scent coming from Si Heon was slightly different.
A sweetness that made her heart flutter a little more.
“This might become C’du Coeur’s biggest competitor.”
“Do you think I’ll lose?”
Ye Seul, giving up on distancing from Si Heon, leaned forward and slightly covered her lips with her palm as she spoke.
“I like your confidence. I’m not doubting Chloe’s chocolate, but it’s said if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be put at risk even in a hundred battles.”
Si Heon leaned back on the sofa and sat deep.
“The C’du Coeur store construction will be finished soon, let’s go see it together.”
The store construction, which Ye Seul had been proceeding with Sebastian before coming to Korea, was almost complete.
“That’s faster than expected.”
“It’s Christmas soon. I’m glad we can match the opening day.”
She thought of the construction that was not smooth due to differences in opinion with Sebastian.
Now Sebastian had become a businessman, but he was still a craftsman.
His pride and style about C’du were firm.
Despite not wanting to admit, he was a cool guy in terms of work.
Si Heon tried to forget the uncomfortable feeling he had towards Sebastian.
His wife was right next to him now.
“Can I proceed with the Christmas cake design with the draft I sent you?”
Ye Seul asked about the draft of Bûche de Noël she had sent via email yesterday.
“You mean the butterfly in the Christmas forest with snow. I liked the dreamy feel. I think many people will want to buy it.”
“Thank you.”
Ye Seul showed a pleasant smile.
The design that had been rejected several times had finally passed.
Si Heon selected a few types of chocolates and cakes from the menu.
“Mr. Baek Si Heon, you really like desserts.”
This was the first man she’d seen who enjoyed eating sweet things after Sebastian.
There were always cakes in Si Heon’s fridge.
Wouldn’t a single man’s fridge usually only have beverages or be empty?
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
