Line, who was sitting across from Director Na Songgang at the conference table, stood up when Juhyuk’s call came in.
She hadn’t expected a call from him, but with his immediate request to meet, she had no choice but to navigate the situation.
“What’s going on?”
Songgang, who was sitting together at the conference table, wondered what had happened when he saw Line’s actions. Moreover, the fact that the call was from ‘our senior Juhyuk’ made him more concerned.
“Oh, I’m sorry, Director. I need to go for a moment.”
“Where are you going?”
“Oh, a senior I’m close to is coming.”
Songgang showed a displeased expression.
“He’ll come when he comes. What’s the reason for being nervous about a promise that came out of the blue like this?”
“He said he’d come to where I am. It’s better for me to go home. And now that I’ve heard my senior’s voice, I think I need to go quickly.”
“Sit down.”
Songgang, with no intention of accommodating her urgency, said firmly.
“Director, I’m really in a hurry.”
“I have a meeting. Are we sitting here privately, enjoying tea and chatting, or did we meet because we have extra time? Distinguish between work and personal matters.”
Line blinked her eyes quickly. Suppressing her desire to assert herself, she sat down, but the thought of needing to go quickly made her fidget.
Songgang, without paying any attention, calmly reviewed the matters that needed to be handled today. The more impatient Line became, the more meticulous he seemed to be.
He wanted to delay sending her a little longer. No, he didn’t want to send her to Prosecutor Choi’s place at all.
Time passed, and Line’s phone started vibrating with another call from Juhyuk.
“If it’s not a call related to this work, don’t answer it. I also have dozens of missed calls like this.”
Songgang showed his phone. He had kept it on silent, and it had never rung before.
“It’s annoying. Whether you put it on silent or turn it off, do something about it.”
Line glared at him and cursed with her eyes.
“Disturbing me won’t do you any good.”
Reluctantly, Line switched her phone to silent mode. Songgang, with his attention back on the documents, began checking each one.
“Director, we’ve done enough for today.”
“Who decides what ‘enough’ is?”
Line closed her eyes, let out a deep sigh, and appealed that she had seen enough content, but he didn’t listen.
“Okay, let’s go. I’ll take you there.”
Although she had a lot to say, she thought that saving some time might reduce Juhyuk’s inquiries a bit.
“Director, I’m really in a hurry.”
“Isn’t it more efficient to take my car instead of hailing a taxi during the time it takes to get one?”
That statement isn’t entirely wrong. Without further objection, Line got into his car.
Songgang, restraining himself from becoming childish, dropped her off in front of her house. As always, he stood there until she disappeared inside the building.
Just as Line was about to enter the building, someone suddenly grabbed her, pulling her into a tight embrace. Songgang was surprised at first, and once he grasped the situation, he felt weakened.
It was Prosecutor Choi Juhyuk.
He expected him to be around, but to see him like this… Songgang wanted to get off the car and bring Line back. However, knowing that Line, who hated being known about her situation, he made an effort to make a rational judgment.
Feeling that the conflict wouldn’t end there, he stepped on the accelerator and left.
Meanwhile, Juhyuk hugged Line tightly as if he would explode. Worried because she wasn’t at home and he couldn’t contact her, his anxious feelings were laid bare. Line also became uneasy with his actions.
“Senior, a~ let go and talk! What’s going on! Oh, I can’t breathe!”
Only then did he release Line.
“Jin Line! Why don’t you answer the phone properly? You’re not at home either!”
After scolding her, Juhyuk looked into Line’s face.
“Oh, right… silent mode…”
“We submitted documents to the court; at least, you could have answered.”
Juhyuk’s words were filled with disappointment. Line couldn’t say anything out of apology.
Even if Juhyuk was upset, she couldn’t ask him for help or complain. She simply had no face to do so.
“Who’s the lawyer? I’ve never seen this lawyer before.”
“Oh, anyway, I’ll handle the defense… I looked for someone with no influence from the Central Prosecutor’s Office. A lawyer not from Korea University Law School.”
Line lied while avoiding eye contact with Juhyuk. As expected, she had no talent for lying. Juhyuk felt increasingly uneasy.
“Let’s meet this lawyer. I need to see for myself.”
“What?”
Startled by Juhyuk’s words, Line looked at him with rabbit eyes.
“No, I don’t meet him often. He’s just a lawyer who gives me the name.”
As Line rambled on, Juhyuk tilted his head, finding something strange.
“Aren’t you meeting the lawyer now? You always say you had a meeting related to the case when you come back. Where are you coming from now?”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
