I Don't Recommend a Blunder with a Male Friend (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
“Moon Da Yul? What are you doing there?”
As soon as I heard that guy’s voice, I instinctively blocked Team Leader’s employee badge with my body so he couldn’t see it.
“Oh? You were already here? Just a sec?”
I turned my head just enough to give him a quick nod, then looked back at Team Leader.
“I actually have plans with a friend right now—let’s do this another time, Team Leader.”
“Okay then. See you later.”
Thankfully, Team Leader turned away easily. I kept my guard up the entire time, doing my best to keep the employee badge hidden.
Only when Team Leader was out of sight did I finally let out a sigh of relief and turned to Ji Seo Jun.
“Who was that?”
“Oh, just a team leader from another department at the same company. Ran into them here by chance. Hahaha.”
Ji Seo Jun simply nodded at my explanation, then hurriedly urged me to follow him into the ox bone soup restaurant.
Luckily, he didn’t seem to notice anything.
“You’re really okay skipping lunch with your teammates? You’ll work more comfortably once you get close to them.”
“We’ll get close while working—do I really have to spend lunchtime with coworkers too?”
He replied expressionlessly, walking slightly slower than usual to match my pace.
“Is that your American mindset?”
“What’s a Korean mindset, then?”
Ji Seo Jun shot me a sharp look.
“Right? What even is that?”
I suddenly remembered—he’d started his career in the U.S.
“Is it like that in America?”
“Lunch breaks are short, and people generally don’t micromanage stuff like that.”
“Lucky. I wish I could try working in America too.”
He glanced sideways at me, then spoke casually.
“Just stay in Korea.”
“Why?”
“…Just.”
We exchanged this pointless banter until we arrived at the ox bone soup restaurant.
“Handsome young man’s back again!”
That day, when I’d come to see the new apartment, it had been the first time I’d brought him here. According to Ji Seo Jun, this was actually his first visit since then. Yet the auntie from the restaurant recognized him right away and greeted him warmly.
Auntie, I’ve been here over ten times…….
I swallowed the words rising in my throat and ordered my soup with a bitter heart. Soon, two steaming bowls of delicious-looking ox bone soup arrived.
“This place is good, right?”
“Yeah. It really is.”
Watching Ji Seo Jun agree made me swell with pride—that little thrill of having someone else appreciate my favorite spot.
Feeling satisfied, I dunked my rice bowl into the soup with a plop.
Even my earlier anxiety vanished in front of the tasty meal.
“Ah, I’m stuffed. So full I just want to go home.”
He chuckled softly at my words and offered me coffee—I had no reason to refuse. Sipping our takeaway coffee, we headed back toward the office.
As we neared the office, I started worrying about how to send him off first so I could safely return to my desk.
“You go ahead. I need to stop by the convenience store.”
“What? Let’s go together.”
“It’s not like I’m going anywhere special—why tag along? Shoo, shoo!”
I waved him off like swatting a fly, but Ji Seo Jun stubbornly insisted on coming.
“I’m buying feminine products—what’s there for you to tag along for!”
In the end, I resorted to my last resort, and he finally headed into the office alone.
I wasted five pointless minutes loitering in front of the building before going up, still on high alert in the lobby and elevator—just in case he suddenly reappeared.
Ugh, I’m exhausted. Why do I even have to work here? Should I just switch jobs?
Though a moment of doubt about office life crossed my mind on the elevator ride up, I was actually quite satisfied with my current company.
The thought of rewriting my resume, crafting a new cover letter, and going through interviews again felt utterly daunting.
Right—quitting because of Ji Seo Jun would be ridiculous.
Dragging my feet back into the office, I found Baek In Ha already rushing over from her desk, where she’d been browsing the web.
“Are you just getting back, Senior?”
“Yeah. Did you enjoy your lunch, In Ha?”
“Yeah, I had kimchi stew with a fellow from HR.”
Our brief chat ended as lunch break finished, and I pushed through my usual post-lunch drowsiness to get back to work.
Exactly one week had passed.
That was how long it took for Ji Seo Jun, lead researcher of Virus Research Team 1, to become famous around the office.
“Senior! I saw Researcher Ji Seo Jun again today! He’s just so incredibly handsome!”
Baek In Ha entered the office with a dreamy expression, humming a tune as she headed to the pantry—she’d apparently gotten her morning energy boost already.
Ji Seo Jun had become a topic of conversation not only because he’d been scouted as lead researcher for the company’s ace team at such a young age, but also—and perhaps more so—because of his strikingly pretty face.
His name was the constant topic in the women’s lounge and restrooms. Anytime two or more female employees gathered, they inevitably ended up talking about him. His fame had become so pervasive that even if you didn’t want to hear about him, his name still reached your ears.
Gradually, he also became the target of envy and resentment from male colleagues—enough to make me slightly worried. Once, I’d even confronted someone after overhearing an absurd, baseless rumor that crossed the line.
Baek In Ha, who witnessed the scene, had stared at me with her mouth wide open.
“You’ve got that much free time? If you’re so idle, why don’t you help me with my work? At least straighten out those receipts I got from my business trip…”
My grumbling sent Baek In Ha quietly retreating back to her seat.
On a day I left work early, both Ji Seo Jun and I answered Aunt Yoon Hee’s call and sat together at her table for the first time in a while.
Curious about office life, she’d asked him all sorts of questions, but he’d responded with typical indifference.
I stuffed a big spoonful of rice into my mouth and chewed while studying his face.
Did he even know how wildly his reputation was spreading through the company? I watched him cautiously, worried—but his poker face gave absolutely nothing away.
After the meal, he got up, saying he needed to leave early for work the next day. I said goodbye to Aunt Yoon Hee and walked out with him.
While he waited for a taxi, I stood beside him, tapping the toe of my shoe against a raised sidewalk tile.
“How’s office life treating you? Are you adjusting okay?”
“Office life is office life, isn’t it?”
He kept giving me those inscrutable answers.
Since Ji Seo Jun never talked about difficult things, I decided to ask directly.
“Has anyone at work been bothering you or spreading nonsense about you?”
At my question, Ji Seo Jun turned his head sharply to stare at me.
“Why—why are you asking that?”
I stammered, suddenly feeling oddly guilty.
“Why are you worrying about something like that all of a sudden?”
“What do you mean ‘why’? We’re friends—of course I care!”
His unexpected reply irritated me. I remembered how a colleague had stared at me like I was crazy just for defending him at work.
“Friends?”
“Yeah. Twenty-nine-year friends!”
Even as I huffed in frustration, Ji Seo Jun brushed it off and turned his gaze back toward the oncoming taxis.
“There was a bit of a nuisance, but… eh, nothing serious.”
“What happened?”
Worried someone might have hurt him, I grabbed his arm and shook it.
Annoyed, he pulled my hand off and let out a heavy sigh.
“Seriously, it was nothing—just something easily ignored. Hey, taxi’s here. I’m going.”
He hopped into the approaching taxi, rolled down the window, waved, and disappeared.
“What kind of jerk was it? Who dared mess with him?”
Ji Seo Jun wasn’t the type to be bullied—but the thought that someone had still made me furious.
You know how it goes—you can scold your own sibling, but no one else better dare. That kind of feeling.
I decided I’d secretly investigate as soon as I got to the office tomorrow.
The next day, I messaged a researcher I knew from Virus Research Team 1 through the company chat.
[Researcher Lee Kyung Hoon, can I ask you something?]He seemed busy—his reply came quite a while later.
[Of course! If Assistant Moon is asking, I’ll answer anything!]
Lee Kyung Hoon was famously friendly and well-connected in the company—and I happened to be within his wide network.
We arranged to have lunch together.
Since both our schedules were tight, we agreed to meet in the company cafeteria.
I’d been avoiding the cafeteria in case Ji Seo Jun showed up—but after checking with him and hearing he’d be eating with another researcher today, I headed there without worry.
“Assistant Moon Da Yul, you’ve been super busy lately, haven’t you?”
“It’s not me who’s busy—it’s you, Researcher.”
At my words, Lee Kyung Hoon chuckled warmly with his signature easygoing smile.
“Anyway, what’s this question you’ve got for me? I’m dying of curiosity now.”
“Oh… well…”
I glanced around briefly before finally speaking up.
“It’s about Researcher Ji Seo Jun…”
“Ah. I should’ve guessed. So even you’re interested in him? What a disappointment.”
Lee Kyung Hoon dramatically sighed in disappointment while shoveling a big spoonful of rice into his mouth.
“It’s not like that… Has anything happened to Researcher Ji Seo Jun at work?”
“Huh?”
My unexpected question made his eyes widen as he hurriedly swallowed his food.
“Did you hear something?”
“Huh?”
“Well…”
He glanced around and lowered his voice.
“Ji Seo Jun is kind of… next-level, you know? Naturally, a lot of people envy him. Honestly—lead researcher at that age, with looks that rival celebrities? Of course people get jealous.”
I involuntarily gulped.
“He even had a big clash with another team’s lead researcher.”
“Huh?”
I blurted out louder than I meant to and quickly covered my mouth with both hands in shock.
“Shh! Keep your voice down, Assistant Moon.”
“Oh—sorry.”
I lowered both my voice and my posture apologetically.
“Do you know the lead researcher from Team 3, Shi Ki Won?”
“Ah, the name sounds familiar. I haven’t worked with him directly yet, though…”
“He said some really harsh things to Ji Seo Jun.”
“What kind of things?”
“It’s a bit awkward to go into details… but basically, he nitpicked Ji Seo Jun’s research paper. Everyone could clearly see he was deliberately provoking him.”
His name’s Shi Ki Won, huh? What a fitting name.
“But Ji Seo Jun’s got spirit—he calmly shot down every point. I heard Shi Ki Won turned bright red and stormed off.”
Unconsciously, I clenched my fists tightly.
“Seriously, there are so many weird people out there.”
“Well, I kind of get it. It took Shi Ki Won over ten years to become a lead researcher… and here’s Ji Seo Jun—a 29-year-old lead researcher in our team.”
Lee Kyung Hoon nodded and took a spoonful of soup.
“Oh! Don’t get me wrong—I absolutely don’t mean Shi Ki Won was in the right.”
I nodded to show I understood.
And quietly, I made a mental note:
Researcher Shi Ki Won, Team 3.
After parting with Lee Kyung Hoon, I returned to my desk, leisurely sipped coffee, and browsed the company intranet to pull up Shi Ki Won’s photo and memorize his face.
While I was doing that, Baek In Ha rushed in, dragging her chair over and scooting right next to me before calling out:
“Senior.”
“Yeah?”
“Just—lean in a bit…”
Baek In Ha, our office gossip hub—what juicy news did she have this time? Smiling inwardly, I leaned my ear toward her.
“You know Goddess Yoo from HR—Yoo Na Ra? She apparently likes Researcher Ji Seo Jun!”
Huh?
Before Ji Seo Jun appeared in our company, there was already a famous figure—Goddess Yoo, aka Yoo Na Ra from HR. She was known as the older sister of a currently popular female idol.
In person, she bore a striking resemblance to her idol sister and was undeniably beautiful—which earned her the title “Goddess Yoo” among the male staff.
And now, this “Goddess Yoo” was said to have a thing for Ji Seo Jun.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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