I'll Marry Your Brother (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 14
Ji Han stopped in front of the door labeled “Vice Chairman’s Office” at Ho Jin Group and took a deep breath.
The door to Min Guk’s office opened with a brief knock.
Vice Chairman Seo Min Guk, seated at his desk signing approval documents, put down his pen.
“Sit down.”
Min Guk’s sharp gaze fell upon Ji Han, who entered the office with a crisp bow.
“I’ll finish these urgent approvals and be right with you.”
“Take your time. I’ll have a cup of coffee.”
A steaming cup of Americano was placed before Ji Han as he sat on the sofa.
At Ji Han’s subtle glance indicating she could leave, Min Guk’s secretary departed after a brief bow.
The rustling sound of documents being flipped through ceased after a while.
Having finished his work, Min Guk soon sat across from Ji Han.
“You met with Vice Chairman Kim Young Min?”
“Yes. As previously reported in writing, the agreement is valid for three years, after which we will proceed with the merger and acquisition.”
Listening to Ji Han’s concise report, Min Guk nodded.
He recalled the merger agreement between W Group and Ho Jin Group that he had already reviewed, then set down the cup he’d just picked up.
“Wouldn’t it be better to proceed with the merger right away? Why should we wait three years?”
It was a sharp question.
Min Guk’s piercing eyes, narrowed into slits, fixed firmly on Ji Han.
Yet Ji Han met his gaze without the slightest hint of intimidation and replied calmly,
“An immediate merger is difficult. There are shareholders on Chairman Yoon’s side who oppose it.”
“…Hmm.”
“Moreover, three years is also necessary for Vice Chairman Kim Young Min’s side to establish legitimacy. In exchange, we’ve secured a commitment for an advance capital investment.”
After all, the merger had been decided upon to expand the construction business.
Min Guk stroked his chin silently, studying Ji Han with an unreadable expression.
“My wife isn’t going anywhere, after all. Yeo Jin’s shares will be transferred to me immediately upon our marriage.”
“…”
“I plan to invest W Group’s capital into Intec.”
Ji Han had been assigned the Intec investment project—an enterprise specializing in construction machinery—to support Ho Jin’s construction business expansion.
For the first time, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Min Guk’s lips, which had shown no emotion until then.
“You’re finally becoming someone worth watching.”
“…Thank you.”
“I’ll report this to the Chairman myself.”
Overcome with emotion, Ji Han stood and bowed deeply to Min Guk.
Min Guk returned to his desk, adjusted his glasses, and asked,
“You’ve never even seen your fiancée since the wedding was arranged. What’s your plan about that?”
“We plan to hold the ceremony next year. Right after the shareholders’ meeting, we’ll file the marriage registration first.”
“You must be overwhelmed. That sounds like the best approach.”
Min Guk nodded, seemingly satisfied with Ji Han’s answer.
Then, as Ji Han rose to leave, Min Guk casually tossed out another question.
“So, when is the shareholders’ meeting?”
***
I was seated in the studio, preparing for the radio broadcast scheduled to start at 9 a.m.
After flipping through the news script on the desk, I set the papers down.
“I need to check my lines, but I can’t concentrate.”
Last night’s events kept swirling in my mind, shattering my focus.
Eventually, I tore my gaze away from the radio news script I’d been staring at.
My conversation with Jae Ha, which had kept me tangled in thoughts all night, filled my mind once again.
“There’s currently discussion within Ho Jin about expanding into a new business.”
“It’s a major project led directly by Seo Ji Han.”
After learning that this project involved Intec, I couldn’t stop thinking about it even after returning home.
I began piecing together faint memories of past incidents and accidents.
And the dilemma I’d mulled over all night still lingered as I prepared for the broadcast.
“If they proceed with that project now…?”
My eyes suddenly snapped wide open.
“A project personally overseen by Seo Ji Han.”
Though my knowledge of business was limited to what I’d learned in college and from watching my grandfather manage his company—
Even as an anchor who hadn’t undergone heir training, I knew this much for certain.
‘Intec is the key.’
A past investment had nearly toppled the entire group.
If Ji Han acquires Intec, Ho Jin Group will surely collapse.
And depending on my next move, that trigger might be pulled even sooner.
‘It seems I’ve finally grasped the thread of this revenge…’
I tapped the script lightly with the capped pen, then picked up my phone beside me.
After the briefest hesitation, I dialed a familiar number.
“I have a favor to ask.”
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The morning passed quickly thanks to back-to-back radio broadcasts.
After finishing the afternoon radio news, I returned to the office.
As soon as I stepped inside, I noticed the unusually noisy atmosphere.
“So what’s the schedule for the coming days?”
“They’re accepting applications until this week, with camera tests sometime next week. Are you going to apply?”
“I’d love to—it’s the dream opportunity everyone imagines at least once. But I doubt I’d pass the audition…”
“That’s true.”
People’s eyes briefly lingered on me as I entered, then the chatter resumed.
Everyone was clustered together, busily discussing something.
‘What are they talking about?’
This level of commotion in the office was unprecedented.
As I sat down, Senior Young Joon swiveled his chair toward my desk and spoke up.
“Yoon, you’re applying, right? For that notice just posted on the bulletin board.”
“…What notice?”
What kind of announcement could stir up this much buzz?
Everyone had formed little groups, all staring intently at their monitors.
“What? You don’t know?”
Surprised by my question, he pointed to his monitor.
“There’s an audition posted to select the main anchor for the 9 p.m. news.”
He showed me the internal job posting that had quietly appeared on the company bulletin board.
Ah, that explained it…
No wonder the usually quiet Programming Department was so chaotic—it was all because of the main anchor selection.
“That’s why everyone’s so loud about it.”
“Oh, I knew there was an audition.”
I looked up from my seat at the murmurs drifting over from the adjacent department’s partition.
“Seo Rin, you’re applying too, right?”
“Yeah. I’m going to give it a try. It’s such a great opportunity.”
Seo Rin’s face was brighter than usual, clearly thrilled by this hard-won chance.
Since anyone could apply—there were no eligibility requirements—
I knew Seo Ji Han must have changed the rules just for her, which left a bitter taste in my mouth.
“But why the sudden change? They said it’d be a private selection, so switching to an open audition feels odd.”
My eyes met Seo Rin’s from across the room.
She was also discussing the public audition with her close colleagues.
I turned away from Seo Rin as Senior Young Joon’s excited voice reached me again.
“You’re doing it, right? Go for it, okay?”
He stared at me with determined eyes.
He already anchored the 9 p.m. news himself—why was he pushing me so hard?
As I set down my completed broadcast script and turned on my computer, he persisted.
“At least apply.”
“You seem more excited than I am.”
I didn’t know why, but he looked genuinely pleased.
“Do you really want to co-anchor with me?”
“Of course. I was always most comfortable working with you. I don’t want to work under some distant, lofty senior.”
Of course. His honest words made me smile faintly.
Memories of anchoring the news together for years—until I quit in my past life—were still vivid.
‘Well, I did enjoy working with you too.’
He valued harmony with his partner more than personal spotlight, making him an excellent co-anchor.
I gave him a soft smile and replied,
“I’ve already applied.”
“Really?! Hey, that’s great!”
My words instantly silenced the noisy office, leaving an awkward hush as if cold water had been splashed.
Seo Rin suddenly shot up from her seat upon hearing me.
“Unnie… you’re really going to audition?”
Just moments earlier, her junior announcer friends had been laughing and chatting excitedly around her—now the atmosphere turned icy.
The sudden shift in mood and their unexpectedly sharp stares felt ominous.
‘Did she go around spreading rumors about me?’
The predictable scenario unfolding before me no longer surprised me.
Then again, someone who’d have an affair with her best friend’s husband would find fabricating believable lies about me as easy as eating cold porridge.
I turned to Seo Rin, who was still waiting for my response, and answered,
“Yes.”
“But Unnie, you only just returned to radio. Are you even eligible to join the audition?”
My participation clearly shocked her—her lips tightened as she struggled to hold back her emotions.
“They said it’s fine. And it’s open to everyone, remember?”
“That’s… good news, then…”
Unable to think of anything else to say, she forced a smile.
I could already picture the jealous tales Seo Rin would start spreading about me.
“Right? It’d be great to anchor together again, just like before.”
“…”
At my pointed emphasis on “just like before,” Seo Rin’s expression darkened.
I held her gaze a moment longer, then turned and walked toward the news schedule posted by the door.
Her sharp eyes followed me with every step, but I paid no mind.
I erased the name written under “Friday” on the radio news assignment sheet.
“Huh? Yeo Jin, are you taking leave tomorrow?”
Senior Young Joon, about to leave the announcer room, noticed the updated schedule and called out to me.
“Yes.”
“What’s going on? You’re the type who never takes a break when you have a broadcast—who knew you’d suddenly take time off?”
Normally, as he said, I rarely rested on broadcast days.
Seo Rin also frowned at my unexpected leave request, watching me closely.
Soon, realization dawned on her face as she understood what my leave truly meant.
“Yes. It’s personal.”
It was a profoundly personal matter—one that would change my life.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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I try not to think like that; it makes me so sad to know that it’s all a hallucination of death…
I try not to think like that; it makes me so sad to know that it’s all a hallucination of death…
I wonder why he broke off the engagement the first time?