“Mr. Baek In Ha has also not been with us long, so he makes a lot of mistakes. So, Deputy Moon, please pay a little more attention.”
“Yes, team leader.”
“Alright. That’s enough nagging for today.”
The team leader, who had risen from his seat, patted my shoulder and then left the meeting room.
When I returned to the office, Mr. Baek In Ha slowly pushed his chair and approached my seat.
“What did the team leader say?”
“You sure are curious, Mr. In Ha.”
“Hehe. Is it a secret?”
“Not a secret, but… He didn’t say much.”
Sharpwitted Mr. Baek In Ha noticed that I didn’t want to talk about it and quickly changed the subject.
“Deputy, when will you take your vacation?”
At Mr. Baek In Ha’s words, it felt like I had been hit in the head with a hammer.
Why had I completely forgotten about the summer vacation? For office workers, summer vacation was like an oasis in the desert. It was surprising that I hadn’t made any plans for the summer vacation, which was like rain after a drought.
“When are you going, Mr. In Ha?”
“I told you before that I was preparing for a trip abroad.”
“Ah. Right. Look at my state of mind.”
“What about you, Deputy?”
Last year, I had traveled alone to Europe. This year, I didn’t need to travel alone, so I had to make new travel plans.
“I’ll have to think about it now.”
I gave Mr. Baek In Ha a wide smile.
Even though I had finished my work quickly in the best condition, I couldn’t leave the office on time. Why do these damn things happen right when it’s time to leave? I left work a little late, had a quick dinner with Mr. Baek In Ha, and then parted ways.
I got off the bus at my neighborhood stop, passed by the usual convenience store, and went into a small café in front of the apartment complex.
I took a sip of the grapefruit aid filled in a glass full of ice and opened the memo pad on my phone.
While I was listing places I wanted to go with Ji Seo Joon, I was startled by a sudden phone call. It was Doira.
“What’s up?”
Hey! How could you just post on messenger that you’re dating and disappear!
Had I done that? Now that I thought about it, I had.
While waiting for the bus home, I had hurriedly hopped on the bus after writing [I’m in a relationship] in the group chat where Doira and Go Ju Yeon were.
After that, I realized that I hadn’t even checked my messenger, absorbed in thinking about summer vacation.
I’m calling you right after work. You brat.
“Haha. Ah. Sorry.”
So, you two are dating, after all.
“Yeah. We’re dating.”
Is it good?
“It’s good.”
At my reply, the giggling Doira suddenly lowered her voice.
You hesitated a lot, didn’t you? But why did you suddenly make up your mind? Did something happen?
“What could’ve happened…”
No way.
“No way?”
Did you two… sleep together again?
I hurriedly hung up the phone and began to scan the memo pad again.
“I want to do everything. I want to do it all.”
The phone rang again.
Hey! The call got cut off.
“I hung up.”
Whether there were no people around or she had already arrived home and was alone, Doira started cursing.
“If you’re going to keep cursing, could you send it as a message? I’ll read it slowly. I’m busy right now.”
Didn’t you get off work yet?
“I did, but I’m busy planning my summer vacation now.”
At my mention of going on a summer vacation with Ji Seo Joon, suddenly excited Doira began to extol camping.
“Camping is the trend these days. At our age, we appreciate nature. It won’t be too hot if we go at the end of August, so it’s perfect. If I go, I can lend you some equipment,” Doira, who worked as a shopping host, started listing off reasons.
This woman was unusually good at selling stuff. I understood perfectly why Doira was becoming a popular shopping host.
“Should we go?”
After hanging up Doira’s call, I found myself unconsciously searching for ‘camping sites with good scenery’ on my phone.
After we started dating, Ji Seo Joon was suddenly inundated with work. He didn’t need that kind of luck. On a day when he managed to finish work a bit early, Ji Seo Joon came to my house. As I got in the car, Ji Seo Joon, his face full of fatigue, handed me a warm mint tea.
“Why don’t you just rest at home?”
“I thought I’d rather see your face for a bit than just rest.”
The guy with a pretty face also had pretty words.
“Ji Seo Joon.”
“Hmm.”
“Do you want to go on a trip?”
“A trip?”
“Yes. You and me. Just the two of us.”
As soon as I spat out those words, the tips of Ji Seo Joon’s ears turned red.
“Why are your ears turning red when I’m suggesting a trip?”
At my words, Ji Seo Joon, who was rubbing his ears, spoke.
“I, I didn’t…”
How cute.
I pulled a small mirror from my bag and thrust it at Ji Seo Joon.
“Here. Look. It’s red, isn’t it?”
Ji Seo Joon snatched the mirror from my hand and checked his own ears, then carefully covered the tips of his ears with both hands.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but let’s just go on a trip. A trip.”
“You were the one who made me think that.”
Ji Seo Joon mumbled in a low voice. I wanted to tease him more seeing his behavior, but I decided to stop at this for today.
“I want to go on a trip.”
“Where to….”
He was still unable to remove his hand from his ears. I looked at his cute figure and laughed brightly.
“Camping! I want to go camping.”
“Camping?”
At my words, Ji Seo Joon’s eyebrows furrowed.
“The sleeping area is uncomfortable, and if we go now, we’ll have to deal with heat and bugs… Let’s just book a hotel or a pension and go.”
Ji Seo Joon usually couldn’t stand bugs.
“What if we have mosquito repellent?”
“Do you have any camping experience? It’s not easy.”
At some point, Ji Seo Joon took his hand off his ear and started stroking my hair. It was a gesture to persuade me. Then, with a serious expression, he tried to convince me.
“What about equipment? Where will we get all the equipment?”
“They say it can be rented nowadays. And we have Doira…”
My voice got smaller and smaller.
“They say there’s a camping boom, so is it easy to book a camping site on the weekend?”
Ji Seo Joon went on and on about why we shouldn’t go camping.
“I’m not going.”
“What?”
“I said I’m not going. On the trip.”
It was only then that Ji Seo Joon seemed to sense the atmosphere, scratching his perkedup nose.
“Well… It’s not like it’s totally impossible…”
Where did the person who said it was impossible until now go? Ji Seo Joon really seemed like he wouldn’t go, and he immediately backed down.
“So, can we go?”
I didn’t miss the slightly opened gap in Ji Seo Joon’s solid wall. It was the experience points given by the time I had spent with Ji Seo Joon so far. I also didn’t forget to open my eyes as wide as possible.
“…Okay, let’s match our vacation days. So one day for camping, and one day we’ll book a resort or a hotel. If we don’t do that, I can’t compromise.”
Yes!
I cheered inwardly.
And that’s how we decided to go on our first trip, just the two of us.
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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.”
