Yerin waited, standing upright for Lee Hyun’s instructions.
Lee Hyun, with a slightly furrowed brow, handed her the tablet PC.
“Which one do you think is better, Secretary Han?”
It seemed he was asking for her opinion on a proposal from the planning team.
Yerin quickly took the tablet.
To her surprise, the tablet displayed something entirely different, somewhat unexpected.
Lee Hyun approached her side and began to explain kindly.
“See, this restaurant has an antique charm to it.”
The tablet showed photos of restaurants.
Lee Hyun briefed her on each one, swiping through the images.
“This place serves Italian food and is famous for its steak.”
Why he was showing this to her was a mystery.
There’s always a purpose behind every action.
Yerin opened her mouth to align her opinion with his purpose.
“Division Head, if you tell me who you’re dining with, I can give a more helpful opinion.”
To that, Lee Hyun looked even more perplexed.
“I’m choosing a place to have dinner with you.”
“Pardon?”
“Oh, you didn’t like any of the places I showed?”
“No, that’s not it….”
Yerin was flustered.
Just going to any restaurant to talk would suffice, but why was he so meticulously collecting photos to choose?
The real purpose was to continue the conversation they couldn’t finish in the morning.
“Let me know if you like any place.”
“Ah, yes.”
Feeling the need to decide on a place, Yerin refocused on the tablet PC.
“Division Head, did Secretary Choi compile this list of restaurants?”
She assumed Secretary Choi had done it since she hadn’t.
“No.”
“Then who…”
“I found them myself.”
“…….”
Yerin’s lips parted slightly in surprise.
She had planned to pick a place casually, but somehow, it seemed inappropriate now.
Especially since Lee Hyun had invested time and effort in preparing this, it only seemed right for her to thoroughly assess and make a decision.
“It seems the places I found aren’t quite up to par.”
“No! I was just surprised.”
“Surprised by what?”
“Division Head, please delegate such tasks to me in the future.”
“Why?”
Why, indeed? Why should a busy person like him be doing this?
“Isn’t it my job to handle these miscellaneous tasks?”
“They’re not trivial.”
“…….”
Yerin was at a loss for words.
“Secretary Han, is it a problem for a man to choose the date spot?”
Yerin’s pupils quivered.
Man, and date.
Those two words were too shocking.
This isn’t a date, and you’re not just a man; you’re my boss.
She wanted to correct him, but the words wouldn’t come out.
“It seems I’m quite clumsy with this kind of date since it’s my first time.”
“No, the restaurants are all nice…”
“Then what’s the problem?”
Was he truly unaware of the issue?
Everything was problematic.
This wasn’t a date; it was an extension of unfinished business discussion.
And it was bewildering why Lee Hyun, always busy and overworked, was personally searching for restaurants.
“So, Secretary Han, what’s your preference?”
Faced with the question, she had to find an answer.
Reluctantly, Yerin flipped through the restaurant photos Lee Hyun had personally selected.
Upon closer inspection, all of them appealed to her, making it hard to choose.
“Ah, I like them all…”
“Really?”
“Yes. But if I have to choose just one…”
“Why only one?”
Huh?
Does he mean to choose several?
Yerin looked up at Lee Hyun with wide eyes.
“We can go to all the places you like.”
“In one day?”
It seemed unlikely to visit them all in a set amount.
Lee Hyun shook his head.
“Why cram them all into one day?”
“Then?”
“We can go tomorrow, and the day after.”
“…….”
“And if the list of restaurants gets updated in the meantime.”
“You mean to go with me to all of them?”
“Exactly.”
Lee Hyun looked as if it was the most obvious thing.
“Who else would I go with but Secretary Han? I can’t exactly go to these places alone.”
That made sense.
Asking Secretary Choi to join him would have been awkward.
“So, Secretary Han’s choice is?”
Yerin, feeling compelled, picked one of the restaurants.
Unaware she was stepping into the boundary Lee Hyun had set, hopping along like a rabbit.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
