Do-ha, who usually responded promptly, just looked at her silently. Feeling a bit awkward, Haeyeon smiled sheepishly. Then, Do-ha faintly smiled and softly answered her question.
“My schedule got canceled suddenly. I had to be here for your first day at work, right?”
“That makes me unable to nag you…”
Haeyeon was about to scold him, but when Do-ha mentioned ‘picking her up,’ she let it go. It was an affectionate gesture, though still annoying.
“The driver drove me here.”
Do-ha quickly made an excuse, sensing Haeyeon’s concern. Haeyeon pouted, knowing the truth about the risks, even with a driver. She decided to speak up next time, but her tone still held a bit of petulance as she got off the bed.
“Rest at least until I finish making juice. Please!”
It was finally her first day at Dalli Coffee.
Haeyeon, choosing clothes in the dressing room, picked two outfits that Do-hee had helped her choose at the department store and went to Do-ha.
“Do-ha, which one do you think is better?”
“Are you asking me to choose?”
Do-ha’s eyes narrowed as if questioning her trust in his fashion sense.
“Yes. Since it’s my first day at the company, I’ll give you a special chance.”
Do-ha, playfully scratching his cheek, looked back and forth between the outfits in Haeyeon’s hands. Haeyeon lifted one, then the other, matching Do-ha’s gaze. However, he seemed unable to decide, finally looking at Haeyeon with a mischievous smile.
“Do you have time?”
“Huh? Time for what?”
“Try them on and come out. Then I’ll choose.”
Ah. Haeyeon blushed, feeling suddenly shy. When Do-ha, with his handsome, manly face, smiled playfully like a boy, it was impossible for her not to get flustered.
‘How can I not, when such a manly handsome man smiles playfully?’
At that moment, Do-ha’s eyes curved like crescent moons. Haeyeon rationalized her reaction, looking at him.
“Okay…”
Shyly responding, Haeyeon practically ran to the dressing room.
From morning, the air in the house was warm and tender. After much deliberation, the outfit chosen by both was the voluminous wide-pleat trousers that Do-hee had particularly liked.
Do-ha left first, and after Haeyeon carefully checked the house for any disarray, she finally left with a sense of relief. Stepping out the door, she was greeted by a neatly dressed man who bowed respectfully.
“Madam, please get in the car.”
“Today, I’m afraid I’m causing you extra trouble, Secretary Kim.”
“I trust you will speak well on my behalf to the CEO.”
At Secretary Kim’s witty remark, Haeyeon smiled and, instead of immediately getting into the car, peered inside through the window.
Do-ha, busy since morning, was looking at a tablet PC. Haeyeon couldn’t take her eyes off him, engrossed in the screen with his head bowed. His thick, soft hair neatly combed back, revealing his straight forehead and deep eyebrows. Below that, his features, perfectly arranged by a meticulous sculptor, were slightly furrowed in concentration, giving him a lively appearance that quickened Haeyeon’s heartbeat.
Suddenly, the window slid down.
“Oops!”
Haeyeon was startled. The window had vanished, and in the gap, deep ink-colored eyes were fixed on her. Flustered, Haeyeon looked down, to which Do-ha teasingly smiled.
“Did you enjoy watching?”
“What? No, I mean… how long have you known I was here…?”
Embarrassed, Haeyeon’s cheeks flushed. Stepping into the car, she was immediately enveloped by a familiar scent – Do-ha’s light woody fragrance.
“From the beginning? When you came up to the window and got lost in thought, your shadow fell, making it easy to notice.”
“……You don’t have to explain in such detail.”
Haeyeon, feeling like a scolded puppy, blushed as Secretary Kim checked them in the rearview mirror and silently chuckled.
Once Haeyeon buckled up, Secretary Kim smoothly started the car. Do-ha, pretending to read the tablet, had actually been waiting for Haeyeon to peek inside.
Feeling a gentle touch on her chin, Haeyeon turned to find the handsome face she had admired earlier right before her. The seductive combination of his attractive appearance and the tantalizing fragrance made Haeyeon burst into laughter.
“Hmm, it’s hard to resist such a handsome man’s allure.”
Do-ha’s smile deepened at Haeyeon’s words. As she laughed uncontrollably, Do-ha wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and Haeyeon rested her head on his shoulder.
“Look ahead, Secretary Kim.”
At Do-ha’s words, Secretary Kim replied with a “Yes” and coughed discreetly, though a smile was evident on his face. Haeyeon apologized to Secretary Kim and rolled her eyes at Do-ha. They enjoyed some intimate moments together before reaching Dalli Coffee’s headquarters.
Pleasant times always seem to pass quickly. Engrossed in conversation, they soon arrived at Dalli Coffee’s towering headquarters, a testament to the company’s success in the industry.
With its unique architecture befitting a café company, Haeyeon prepared to step out of the car when Do-ha’s words made her pause.
“Text me ten minutes before you leave work. I’ll come to pick you up.”
“What about your work?”
“……Haeyeon, now I know how you perceive me. On a day like this, you want me to let you go home alone?”
Do-ha chuckled and gently pressed Haeyeon’s cheek.
“Indeed.”
Haeyeon smiled brightly. As she stepped out and waved goodbye, she turned to look at the building once more, recalling a soft voice she had heard before.
[Dash] “When given a chance, you must take it well.”Haeyeon clenched her fists. Now was the beginning. Chairman Yoon Myung-gil, through Lee Soolin or some other means, would surely try to hinder her.
Thus, Dalli Coffee was akin to a tiger’s den, possibly laden with traps and attacks. Despite walking into such a place voluntarily, she resolved to overcome every crisis and uncover the entire truth of the past.
“Let’s go in.”
Haeyeon stepped forward confidently in her moderately high black pumps.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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