“I like Director Moon Dayul.”
The words didn’t immediately register in my brain, flowing from ear to ear like a foreign language. As I blinked and stared at Researcher Jung Chanhyung, who was awkwardly opening his mouth while rubbing his reddened ears, he finally spoke with effort.
“Director Moon?”
“Yes? Oh. Yes. Yes?”
“Are you very surprised? Confessing out of the blue like this…”
Ah, confession. Right. I was the one being confessed to.
As my frozen brain gradually started working again, I desperately turned my head to understand the situation.
“Um, I… um.”
Turning my head accomplished nothing. Fragments of thoughts didn’t come together, and my tongue stiffened.
As time passed, Researcher Jung Chanhyung’s face gradually regained color.
“It’s not a sudden confession. Director Moon, no, Miss Moon Dayul, I’ve liked you since the moment I first saw you.”
He continued his words with a mix of embarrassment and a rhythmic tone.
Honestly, when the scandal first broke, I felt sorry, but it was strangely thrilling. Even though I would deny it if someone asked if the rumors were true, I laughed like a madman.
As his feelings became clear, my sense of guilt grew.
“But after this anonymous forum post, I thought I couldn’t leave it like this. While strongly denying it to others, I wondered if it would be okay to be lovers with Dayul. It’s my selfishness.”
“Um…”
“You don’t have to answer now.”
He hurriedly said when I opened my mouth.
No, I have to answer now. If his feelings are sincere, even more so.
“No. I have to say it now. I’m sorry. I’ve never seen Researcher Jung Chanhyung romantically. And, I have a boyfriend now.”
“A boyfriend?”
His eyes widened to the maximum.
“At that time, I told my mom that I didn’t have a boyfriend…”
“That… was a secret to my mom back then. There was a reason I couldn’t tell her.”
“I see.”
A moment of silence passed. Both Jung Chanhyung and I closed our mouths and got lost in thought. He was the first to speak.
“By any chance, is it Researcher Ji Seojun?”
“Yes?”
“…It seems so. I often thought that the two of you were closer than it seemed, more than just colleagues.”
“…”
“There must be a reason you haven’t revealed that you’re a couple, right? You don’t have to tell anyone. Don’t worry.”
His words brought a mix of apology and relief.
“Well… Is it more painful than you thought?”
He said while rubbing his chest with his palm. It sounded playful, but looking at his eyes, it wasn’t just a joke.
“I’m sorry.”
“No, Miss Dayul doesn’t need to apologize.”
After taking a deep breath, he told me.
“You can get up first. I’ll take a moment to compose myself and leave.”
I picked up my bag and stood up slowly in response to his words.
“Okay, I’ll go first.”
After giving a nod of greeting, I walked out of the cafe without looking back.
As the cafe door opened, the evening wind, now quite chilly, pierced through my cardigan. Suddenly, beyond the window, he appeared. Leaning his chin on his hand, he stared intently at the mug containing cooled herbal tea.
I deliberately averted my gaze and moved on.
“I miss Ji Seojun.”
I took out my phone from my bag and called Ji Seojun. He had mentioned having work to finish at the office today, so he must be working hard.
Yeah.
He picked up the phone almost instantly.
“Are you busy?”
A bit. On my way home now.
“No. I just met someone briefly. Have you eaten?”
Not yet. I’ll work a bit more and then eat.
In response to Ji Seojun’s words, I quickly looked around. With the thought of buying something, I briskly glanced at the restaurant sign with a scrutinizing eye.
“Do you have a lot of work?”
Still busy with his eyes, Ji Seojun asked.
No. But I have work to finish by today. Are you still outside? Go home quickly.
“Yeah. Got it. Call me when you’re done.”
Ending the call, I set out to find something simple to eat. I remembered a sandwich shop nearby that my colleagues often visited. I decided to pack a sandwich and a drink for the way back to the office.
For some reason, my heart fluttered. It didn’t matter who might see me now. I just wanted to see Ji Seojun’s face for a moment while handing him the sandwich.
‘Ding-dong.’
The time when many people had left work. The quiet elevator stopped on the floor where Ji Seojun worked. It was the first time I visited this floor externally.
To reach the Bio Team 1 office, I had to go a bit further inside. As the office got closer, the hand holding the paper bag with the sandwich clenched.
“Director Moon Dayul?”
It was Researcher Lee Kyunghoon.
“Oh. Yes. Hello.”
“It’s really nice to see you here.”
Researcher Lee Kyunghoon had something in both hands. It looked like a lunchbox. Judging by the amount, it seemed to be for the team members working late together.
“Are you here to see Senior Ji?”
“Yes? Oh. No. I just stopped by for a moment…”
I quickly hid the sandwich behind me and pointed with one hand.
“Over there? Where’s that? The restroom?”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
