Line was confident about her report and knew it well enough to counter any of Song Kang’s remarks. She was prepared to listen to his critique, ready to confront him if he nitpicked unnecessarily.
“Let me show you what’s wrong with today’s report.”
Line stared at him intently, her gaze anything but docile. Song Kang’s expression turned cold, and he remained silent.
Understanding the meaning behind his facial change and silence, Line blinked and relaxed her eyes. She didn’t like the feeling of being tamed by him.
As Line’s piercing gaze softened, Song Kang continued speaking.
“You called me after the number of revisions to the report increased.”
This time, Line clenched her lips shut.
“Why didn’t you ask me when it was first rejected? What was wrong, what needed to be corrected. If you’re going to figure it all out by yourself, why wait for my confirmation?”
It was a critique not of the report’s content but of the lack of communication. She had nothing to say in response.
“I have been very open with Prosecutor Jin Line, is it that difficult to contact me and ask? Or is it not that important to align with me?”
He highlighted the point of contention, and Line began to understand why he might feel slighted. Although she didn’t accept it emotionally at the moment, she understood logically. Yet, she couldn’t bring herself to apologize.
“Understood.”
Instead of apologizing, she found ‘understood’ to be an appropriate response. Why she was still watching him carefully after saying this, she didn’t know.
Song Kang, despite his anger, was inwardly anxious that Line might storm out of the room.
Many employees had left in tears during the infamous report confirmation process, and he worried if Line would do the same. But she took his harsh words, pondered, and steeled herself again.
It wasn’t just about the report; Song Kang saw her trying to understand.
“Let’s look at the last report you sent together.”
Song Kang headed towards Line’s desktop, and she sat down, offering to print it. Song Kang stepped aside, arms crossed, watching her hand movements, still tinged with the remnants of their conversation. He had to resist the urge to ruffle her hair soothingly, admiring her ability to focus on work after briefly getting upset.
Hearing the printer operate, Line stood up abruptly and walked towards it, bumping into Song Kang. She looked up at him with wide eyes.
“Sorry,” she stammered, her face turning red, blinking rapidly.
“It seems like you’re overworking your body, even for a job that requires a lot of thinking. Good thing you bumped into me, what if you had hit a wall or corner?”
Suddenly, the printer beeped, signaling that the paper had run out.
“Seems like we’re out of paper.”
Line, usually annoyed by refilling the printer paper, moved towards the printer with apparent relief at the notification sound. Song Kang followed her and filled the printer with A4 paper himself.
“I could have done it…”
“I think I’m better at this, so let’s do what we’re best at.”
For Song Kang too, it had been a long time since he had personally refilled printer paper. After some struggles, the printed report was ready, and both Song Kang and Line sat at the conference table, beginning to review the report together. Despite Line’s detailed explanations, Song Kang found it hard to fully grasp the contents.
“I’ve studied classical Chinese, but legal terms are still tough. Could you explain more kindly?”
Line, who had only known law since adulthood, was puzzled about how to match his level of understanding.
“I’ll pass it on to Attorney Cha Hae-in.”
Her words also implied that she couldn’t provide further explanations beyond this point.
“No. Explain the logic you’ve prepared yourself.”
Line sighed deeply. She admired the Taesung Legal Affairs Office lawyers anew. Pulling out her phone, she sent him a mobile gift – a book on easy legal terminology.
“This will help you.”
Song Kang couldn’t help but smile at her way of drawing lines.
“Alright, I’ll take a look.”
Line explained the report section by section, and Song Kang, without much disagreement, nodded along to her logical strategy.
“It’s not for disclosure yet, but for the next step, we need to know who the real culprit is. Who is it?”
Line asked Song Kang. He pondered for a moment before looking at her.
“Who do you think it is, Prosecutor Jin Line?”
“Are you asking because you know or because you don’t know?”
Line countered his seemingly probing question.
“I’m curious about your judgment.”
Song Kang replied simply.
“It’s the Director of Geum Moran.”
Upon hearing her answer, Song Kang’s eyes flickered, and Line noticed the change in his expression.
He knew, then. That raised unavoidable questions.
“May I ask you something?”
Line asked cautiously, unlike her usual self.
“Sure, go ahead.”
“Why didn’t you claim your innocence from the start? It doesn’t seem like you trusted me from the beginning.”
It had been a long-standing question for Line. Song Kang’s responses today were difficult.
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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