Fingers moved busily across the tablet screens. In truth, the styling had changed a bit, but overall, there was nothing particularly special about the new items.

In the midst of all this, a model appeared. A simple jumpsuit, a loosefit jacket, and a brown ponytail. Kyung Joon recognized whose design it was at a glance.

“Oh.”

A short, involuntary exclamation of admiration came from somewhere.

When Yoon Seo Ha was the main designer, Kang Yoon’s styles, which were simple and basic with unique points, were loved.

After Yoon Seo Ha’s accident and the designers being replaced one by one, the original style was lost and became either just passable or overly unique.

The identity was revived on the runway. Dressy pants, androgynous yet lively suits, and unique fabric dresses.

The hair tied up in a single style actually made those designs stand out even more.

“It’s Seo Ha’s.”

Lee Seung Oh, who was watching the runway, muttered softly. For some reason, Kyung Joon felt annoyed and didn’t respond.

Wait a minute. Why am I annoyed?

Like him, Lee Seung Oh had also recognized Seo Ha’s design. There was no reason to be annoyed.

Maybe I’m just being sensitive.

Kyung Joon dismissed the confusion that had come over him as sensitivity and fixed his gaze back on the runway.

The new collection of a company tends to follow the main designer, regardless of who designs it. Excluding Seo Ha, it wasn’t much different from the previous year.

Such designs came and went in more than a hundred variations. It was finally the last turn. Even though it was a blind evaluation, the finale was undoubtedly taken by the main designer.

A model wearing dazzling makeup and accessories reminiscent of a Paris fashion show appeared in staggering high heels.

The beads attached to the hem of the dress shone more dazzlingly than the spotlight. Overwhelmed by the splendor, people stared blankly at the runway with their mouths open, holding their tablets.

When the voluminous hem of the dress swirled around at the end of the runway, there were some who gasped in admiration.

She really put in the effort.

Kyung Joon waited for the show to end with a cold gaze. The irresistibly dazzling sight seemed to reveal Lee Ji Soo’s impatience, which he found amusing.

On the other hand, thinking about it, it meant that Seo Ha had the skills to make Ji Soo so impatient.

“Isn’t it amazing?”

Lee Seung Oh leaned slightly towards Kyung Joon and whispered.

“What are you talking about?”

“Designer Seo Ha. A newcomer who just joined drove Ji Soo to that extent. What do you think, Secretary Ryu?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never thought of this team leader as such an outstanding designer from the start.”

In this company, Kyung Joon might have been the only one who could speak so candidly.

No, there was one more person. The person who confidently whispered in Kyung Joon’s ear, ‘As long as Lee Ji Soo is the main designer, Kang Yoon will fail.’

“…Well, anyway. It’s still amazing.”

At Kyung Joon’s words, which slipped out like a monologue, Lee Seung Oh gave a subtle smile.

“Did you suddenly introduce the blind evaluation system because of Seo Ha?”

“I just thought it would be more helpful for the company.”

“Ah, I see.”

If they wanted to introduce it, they would have done so sooner. There hadn’t been a designer worth expecting, so they just continued as they had been. In other words, it meant they could have expectations for Seo Ha.

“Doesn’t the CEO have a separate reason for accepting such a sudden proposal?”

Kyung Joon asked dryly. It wasn’t a guess, but a certainty.

“Like Secretary Ryu, I also wish for the company’s growth.”

He would say that.

Kyung Joon scoffed inwardly.

It was not Seo Ha’s design that Seung Oh cared about. He just didn’t want to let Seo Ha go from the company. The design was a side issue.

He felt disgusted. It was inevitable when someone who knew nothing about what kind of woman Seo Ha was, how hard she worked, and how passionate she was, eagerly licked their lips.

“The results will be out soon.”

Lee Seung Oh stretched his stiff back from sitting for a long time.

It was time to find out who was more useful to the company between Seo Ha and Ji Soo.

“Brother.”

Ji Soo bit her pale lips tightly and called out to Seung Oh.

“This, this is wrong.”

Twentyfour and three.

The gap between a newly hired designer and a main designer.

It was an ordinary number when viewed casually. Except for the fact that the one who set the record of twentyfour was not the main designer but the new designer.

Ji Soo glared at Seung Oh with resentful eyes.

“How, how could this happen? You didn’t even say a word to me! I didn’t know anything!”

“What would you have done if you knew?”

Kyung Joon, who had been watching from behind, asked in a low voice. The resentful gaze left Seung Oh and pierced Kyung Joon.

“What do you mean?”

“What would you have done if you knew in advance? Would you have tried to use your connections?”

“Hey, you’re just a secretary!”

“Stop it, Team Leader Lee.”

Seung Oh stepped in to stop Ji Soo, who was about to cross the line in anger.

“Secretary Ryu is the head of the secretariat. He’s also an internal director. It’s disgraceful for Team Leader Lee to treat him so lightly.”

“Brother!”

“Call me CEO Lee.”

Seung Oh chided Ji Soo with a slightly annoyed tone. This made Ji Soo’s eyes fill with tears again, as she felt even more wronged.

“It’s obvious that the votes were rigged. People clapped more for my design!”

“Because it looks glamorous on the surface. But, Team Leader Ji Soo.”

Kyung Joon asked with a sneer.

“Tell me honestly. Can you proudly wear the design you presented this time?”

Ji Soo’s design was undoubtedly eyecatching at this show. There wasn’t a single part of it that didn’t attract attention from head to toe. That was the problem.

“How could you bring such a design to the customers when you’ve been designing at Gang Yoon for years? And you still say the voting was rigged?”

Faced with the sharp criticism, Ji Soo’s head was spinning. The images of Seo Ha and Kyung Joon getting out of the car together came to her mind clearly, and the conjecture gave birth to suspicion.

“It was Secretary Ryu, wasn’t it? He rigged the votes because of Seo Ha!”

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