Tae Yeon slowly lifted her head to the soothing baritone voice above her.
“Department Head?”
“I’m always impressed by how sharply Assistant Manager Jin Tae Teon draws the line.”
Though she easily called him Do Jun after work, at the company, she maintained such a formal tone.
Tae Yeon quickly straightened up and stepped back from Do Jun.
Do Jun, feeling the warmth of her presence fade away so quickly, looked displeased.
“What’s the rush?”
“This is the company.”
“I know that.”
Tae Yeon, lowering her voice, pulled Do Jun’s hand.
Only after they were hidden behind the large tree did Tae Yeon let go of his hand.
“This is a place where anyone can come at any time.”
He couldn’t argue with that; she was only stating facts.
Do Jun had called Tae Yeon to the rooftop garden because he missed her, but if he knew they’d only be able to stand and awkwardly look at each other, he would have chosen a different location.
Like his office, where no one could enter without his permission.
Or, if not that, his car…
‘What am I even thinking?’
“Hmm.”
Do Jun coughed, worried Tae Yeon might guess his impure thoughts.
Luckily, Tae Yeon seemed oblivious. Instead, she looked concerned.
“Department Head, do you have a cold?”
“No.”
Do Jun replied firmly.
Now that he thought about it, Tae Yeon had felt warmer than usual when he held her earlier.
‘It seems like the cold is with you, not me.’
Do Jun reached out and touched Tae Yeon’s forehead.
“Department Head?”
Startled, Tae Yeon stepped back.
Do Jun moved closer, narrowing the distance she had created.
He then wrapped his arm around her waist to prevent her from escaping and touched her forehead.
“You seem to have a fever.”
It was evident even when comparing her forehead to his own.
“Since when have you been feeling like this?”
“It’s just because the air conditioning is too strong.”
“Ah.”
Do Jun immediately took out his phone from his jacket pocket and called Secretary Choi.
“Secretary Choi, could you buy some general cold medicine from the pharmacy?”
[Department Head, do you have a cold?]“Not me, my wife.”
[Oh, for the Madam. I’ll buy it and bring it right away.]While Do Jun was on the phone, Tae Yeon kept a wary eye on the area outside the tree.
Fortunately, it seemed that no one else was around.
“I’ll immediately order to lower the air conditioning temperature.”
“It’s okay. More importantly…”
Tae Yeon was curious about why Manager Chae Shi Rak, whom she had seen in Do Jun’s office, suddenly appeared so docile.
“What did you talk about with Manager Chae earlier?”
“Ah.”
Do Jun stiffened at that question.
He felt his heart fluttering again, confronting the tremendous truth he had revealed.
Seeing Do Jun hesitate, Tae Yeon cautiously asked.
“Is it difficult for you to tell me?”
“If you hear it, Assistant Manager Jin Tae Teon might feel uncomfortable.”
“What?”
She wondered what significant conversation had taken place to cause such a reaction.
Tae Yeon swallowed hard.
“Now that you say it like that, I’m even more curious.”
Normally, she wouldn’t have asked.
But today, she was inexplicably eager to hear what Do Jun had to say.
Do Jun tilted his head slightly. The hot summer sun poured down on his face, illuminating his sharp jawline and upright nose.
“I told Manager Chae Shi Rak about my true feelings.”
“Your true feelings?”
Do Jun slowly ran his tongue over his lower lip.
He could vividly imagine Tae Yeon’s shock upon hearing his innermost thoughts.
But he didn’t want to beat around the bush either.
“Assistant Manager Jin Tae Teon, I’m about to say something significant.”
“Yes.”
Feeling nervous, Tae Yeon clasped her hands together.
“Are you sure you want to hear it?”
“If you can tell me.”
Do Jun lazily pulled at his lips and leaned in close to Tae Yeon’s ear.
“I said that I value Assistant Manager Jin a lot.”
“…….”
Tae Yeon froze, just as Do Jun had anticipated.
Finding her reaction cute, Do Jun let out a smirk.
“But there’s something else I said.”
“What is it?”
“I said I like Assistant Manager Jin a lot… as a woman.”
“…….”
Thud.
Tae Yeon’s phone dropped to the ground. She was too stunned to pick it up.
Do Jun stepped back and picked up her phone for her.
All the while, Tae Yeon stood still, frozen.
‘What did I just hear?’
She had been surprised by what Do Jun had whispered the night before, thinking she was asleep.
But what he just said was far more direct and explicit.
Snap.
Do Jun flicked his fingers in front of her, snapping her back to reality.
Do Jun handed her the floating phone in her hand.
“See? I told you you’d be surprised.”
“Wait a minute.”
Tae Yeon grabbed Do Jun’s suit sleeve and asked again.
“So, you’re saying that you… like me?”
“Yes.”
“Why? I mean, since when… Ah.”
Tae Yeon exhaled deeply, overwhelmed and confused.
“I’m not sure about the timing.”
Do Jun spoke with his usual casual confidence.
“The reason is.”
“…….”
“Because you’re a lovable woman. I think I just fell for you without realizing.”
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.”
