“An overseas branch?”
I asked back to make sure I had heard the team leader’s sudden words correctly.
“Yes.”
The team leader nodded. It seems that I didn’t hear it wrong.
“Suddenly, why…….”
“It seems that the project being conducted in Australia is going to get bigger this time. So, they’re looking for someone from the Korean support department who can support from an overseas branch, and I think Moon Da Yul seems suitable.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
The team leader took a sip of water and answered.
“Deputy Moon had a working holiday in Australia, didn’t she? I just remembered it. It could be a good opportunity too.”
“Oh…….”
Seeing me in such a fluster, the team leader laughed as if to comfort me.
“Haha. Deputy Moon, don’t worry too much. I have no intention of sending you forcefully. You have the experience of living in Australia, but you also work hard, and you’re quite capable. You do make mistakes sometimes, but that’s what humans do……. it can’t be perfect.”
I could see a little bit of rice left, but I didn’t think I could eat any more. I lifted up the cup of water in front of me and drank it with big gulps.
“Um……. Team leader.”
“Yes. Deputy Moon Da Yul.”
“Can I take some time to think about it?”
“Of course.”
She showed a faint smile.
After just having the meal, we two parted ways. The team leader disappeared somewhere, saying that she needed some time alone.
Dumbfounded, I watched her back and returned to the company.
“Deputy! Deputy Moon!”
“Yes?”
“What are you thinking about so much? Did you get scolded a lot by the team leader?”
Noticing Baek In Ha holding a toothbrush and toothpaste, I wondered if she had just finished eating.
“Oh. What did she say?”
“Huh? Weren’t you listening?”
Baek In Ha made her characteristic playful expression.
“Hahaha. I’m sorry. I was out of it for a moment……. What did she say?”
“It wasn’t a big deal……. But really, the team leader is too much!”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, her arrow of blame shifted to the team leader.
“No, last time in the meeting room, Deputy Moon was really scolded, right? And to call her until lunchtime today.”
Baek In Ha seemed to have a strong misunderstanding.
“I didn’t get scolded by the team leader.”
“Huh? But why…….”
“Ah. There was a reason, but I can’t talk about it now, I’ll tell you when I have a chance.”
“Okay…….”
Although very curious, Baek In Ha had to give up quietly because she couldn’t stir up a superior.
Then, suddenly Ji Seo Joon came to mind.
[Have you eaten?]
I sent a message and stared at my phone for a while.
[Yeah. You?]
[I also ate. Ji Seo Joon, I have something to tell you, can I go to your officetel today?]
I immediately sent a reply as soon as the message arrived.
[I have to go to the lab today and I’ll be very late……. Is it urgent?]
Suddenly, my energy was completely drained.
I wasn’t sure why I was disappointed, but I lightly touched the phone screen while sending a response with a disappointed look.
[No. It’s not urgent. I’ll tell you later.]
[Alright. I’ll contact you again.]
After finishing the message, I also picked up my toothbrush and got up from my seat.
My head and mouth were dry. Since I couldn’t cleanse my brain, I wanted to cleanse my mouth to feel refreshed, so I squeezed toothpaste onto my toothbrush and headed to the bathroom.
These days, meeting Ji Seo Joon was like picking stars from the sky.
The day before yesterday,
“Today, I have to attend a video conference in U.S. time zone…….”
Yesterday,
“I think I need to pull an allnighter for research in the lab, sorry.”
Today,
“Nam Joon Mo invited me to dinner, want to join?”
“No, you two go ahead.”
For such reasons, it was the fourth day that we hadn’t met.
Half of our grace period had passed.
“Are you busy, Ji? Huh? You said it would be easier to decide if we met often, but how many days has it been now?”
I grumbled a lot as I trudged home.
Then, I veered into my regular convenience store. I familiarly grabbed a basket and picked out some beer from the alcohol refrigerator.
“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
The parttimer asked as he scanned the barcodes of the beer and peanuts.
“Yes. I have been cutting back a bit lately, but I’m not in the mood to do so today.”
“I thought you were on a diet or something. You haven’t been coming in.”
“I should be on a diet too…….”
Suddenly, I hesitated about whether or not I should drink these beers.
“That will be 13,800 won. Do you want a bag?”
Despite my momentary hesitation, I presented my card.
“No need for a bag. I’m going to drink here and then leave.”
“Ha ha. Alright. I’ve received your card.”
I sat down on a chair in front of the convenience store with two cans of beer and peanuts.
‘Thunk.’
The sound of the beer carbonation flowed beautifully like beads rolling, accompanying the refreshing sound of the can opening.
‘Glug glug’
The sound of the beer flowing down my throat was cheery.
“Ahh. Ah. Good.”
The beer seemed to seize the frustration in my heart and drag it down.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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