Ji Seo Joon had gone on a business trip to Japan. He had initially planned a schedule of 3 nights and 4 days, but he had tightly arranged it to return after 2 nights and 3 days.
After he had gone on his business trip, I had to face a barrage of unexpected questions.
“Assistant Manager Moon, where did Researcher Ji go?”
“Why are you asking me…?”
The team leader of Tech Team 2 asked.
“Um… where did Researcher Ji Seo Joon go? I haven’t seen him lately.”
“He went on a business trip.”
A female employee with whom I had never exchanged words before.
“Where did that handsome employee go?”
“Excuse me?”
Even the cafeteria auntie.
“Assistant Manager Moon Da Yul!”
“I don’t know! I really don’t know!”
“What?”
I answered instantly, as if I had developed neurasthenia, when Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon spoke to me.
“Assistant Manager Moon, what don’t you…?”
“Oh. Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon.”
Despite being a member of Ji Seo Joon’s team, Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon had no reason to ask where Ji Seo Joon had gone, but I responded as if having a fit.
Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon, who had to listen to why I was reacting so hysterically, laughed until his Adam’s apple was visible.
“Why did you spread the rumor that you’re friends?”
I thought he was a good guy, but this wouldn’t do.
“I didn’t spread any rumors!”
“Ha ha ha. Everyone seemed to think so though?”
I was taken aback by this newly updated news.
“That Ji Seo Joon! He came first! He acted as if he knew!”
“That, that guy?”
Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon was startled by my vehement outburst.
“Well, whatever! Anyway! When you hear such rumors, please correct them.”
“Yes. I will correct them!”
I parted from Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon, who was now fully alert, and returned to the office with a heavy step.
“Assistant Manager, why do you look so drained?”
“In Ha, by any chance, did you hear that rumor?”
“What rumor?”
“The rumor that I was deliberately spreading around that I was friends with Ji Seo Joon!”
Ms. Baek In Ha had witnessed firsthand how hard I had struggled to keep Ji Seo Joon from discovering that we worked at the same company.
“Eh? Is there such a rumor?”
“In Ha, haven’t you heard any rumors?”
Even she, who was usually on top of company gossip, seemed taken aback.
“Ah……”
“Stay strong, Assistant Manager.”
I couldn’t find any strength.
I dropped my shoulders and shifted my gaze to the monitor.
And so, after a draining 2 nights and 3 days, Ji Seo Joon arrived back in Korea.
Only after he returned to the company to report was I able to escape from the hell of questioning.
That day, I received a call from my mom, offering to have a meal together, a chance to receive a gift from Ji Seo Joon who had returned from Japan and see his face after a long time.
When I informed her that I would be a little late due to work, I received a message filled with an urgent plea to come as soon as possible.
“Should I distribute flyers to find my real mom?”
I tossed my phone to the side and shook my head.
“I’m back.”
As I opened the front door, the smell of grilled pork belly wafted in the air.
“Come on in. You must have had a hard day.”
“Welcome, Da Yul. Wash your hands quickly.”
“Have you arrived?”
The affectionate words belonged to Ji Seo Joon’s parents, while the gruff words belonged to my mother.
“Yes. I’ll wash my hands and come out.”
As I came out after washing my hands, Ji Seo Joon moved his butt to the side, making room for me.
“Did your trip go well?”
“Yes.”
Do you have any idea how much I’ve struggled, you jerk?
Biting back my urge to grab him by the collar and shake him, I surreptitiously eyed Ji Seo Joon, who was answering casually and stuffing his mouth with grilled pork belly. Since it was obvious I would be scolded by Mrs. Kim if I stared too obviously, I had to be very careful.
“Since our Da Yul is also here, shall we start the giftopening ceremony?”
My father suggested, visibly excited.
As I placed two pieces of meat on the lettuce, I watched as my parents opened their gifts.
Ji Seo Joon had prepared famous skincare products for my mother and Mrs. Yoon Hee, and golf shoes for the fathers.
“Oh my. I’m trying this for the first time….”
Seeing my mother, who was so delighted unwrapping the gift box from Ji Seo Joon, made me feel a bit awkward.
“If you like it after trying it, I’ll buy it for you next time.”
“You? Did the sun rise from the west today? Was it? Mrs. Seo Joon?”
“Ho ho ho. Da Yul said she’s buying it, just say thank you.”
Seeing the delighted mothers made me happy too.
The fathers made a fuss about trying on their shoes right away, but quickly relented at mother’s words that the oil from the grilled pork belly shouldn’t splash on them.
And so, the parents’ gift opening ceremony was over.
“What about me?”
No matter how much I looked around Ji Seo Joon, there was no gift.
“You said you didn’t need anything.”
“Hmph!”
When have you ever listened to my words so well…… In a fit of annoyance, I took the soju glass in front of my dad and emptied it into my mouth.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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