“In the end, someone who knows about us changed Yoo In’s mind. Among those who Yoo In can’t tell, who could it be?”
Yoo In rolled her eyes wordlessly. Then Kyeon, with confidence, wiped the corner of his mouth with a slightly nervous gesture.
“My secretary is quite bold. I got to know it very well this time.”
“Well, I asked first. I asked if CEO was okay.”
“Is my secretary taking your side now?”
“Huh? Rather than taking sides, it’s more like… closer to delivering a message.”
It seemed like Yoo In’s unwelcome opinion wasn’t well received, as a disapproving aura emanated from Kyeon, who was staring directly at her.
Avoiding all predictions, the man had never followed his expectations. The same was true for this situation. He didn’t follow her thoughts. Now, he seemed to be reacting unexpectedly to a switch he had never thought of.
Yoo In, while unfolding her crumpled shirt hem due to her expectations, added.
“Anyway, what I want to say is that I worried and wondered about CEO. That’s what matters. So, the thing is, CEO, is there something you don’t want to tell me?”
Staring deliberately only at the area around the wrinkled collarbone, she looked at him. Then, when there was no response, she glanced up at him.
When their eyes met, waves of unhidden affection surged in her deep black pupils, filled with depth.
Soon after, a warm and leisurely tone, filled with a gentle warmth, resonated.
“It’s not like that.”
At the end of the brief sentence, Kyeon sat Yoo In on the sofa and took a seat beside her.
The man, leaning slightly forward, played with his quiet white fingers, sighed lightly, and then spoke.
“Nam Yoo In said she doesn’t like Nam Yujin. She said she doesn’t like the industry either. Somehow, that bothered me continuously. Maybe if I keep hearing unpleasant and uncomfortable news, my aversion will intensify. I even had thoughts like that.”
“At that time… I didn’t expect CEO and me to end up like this.”
“Is it any different now? Did your perception of Nam Yoo In change because of me?”
“That’s…”
She couldn’t readily say it was different. Because that would be a lie. While the deep-rooted resentment had diminished, it couldn’t be completely hidden. Even when she entered this building on the first floor, it felt unfamiliar and challenging.
Why was it so regrettable? Why couldn’t she easily accept everything he was involved in? It was frustrating and pitiful.
Clear waves rose gently on her eyelids as they stared at Kyeon. Then, the man who smiled, revealing shallow dimples, gently brushed aside the loose strands of hair that had fallen over her ear.
“You kept passing everything off to Nam Yoo In without knowing anything. What if she suddenly becomes scary and unpleasant one day and leaves? What should I do then? It would be a complete loss for me. So, I have to be careful.”
Although he pronounced it brusquely, Kyeon was someone who showed through actions rather than words. The fingers gently entwined in her earlobe and the deeply focused gaze were comforting reassurance that she finally understood.
“But from now on, please tell me everything. Not knowing something, it’s more depressing than I thought.”
“I shouldn’t make my lover depressed. Hmm…”
Kyeon, who had never made a decision contrary to Yoo In’s wishes, for the first time, expressed his hesitation before she could withdraw. His reaction hinted at something new, beyond the reason he had explained to me.
Although it was a bit disappointing, since I had no intention of making him uncomfortable, when I was about to withdraw, Kyeon, who had been staring into space, opened his mouth first.
“Okay. Let’s take it slowly, then.”
As if hiding the somewhat stiff cheek, he once swiped it with his large hand. However, before I could ask why Yoo In had done that, she returned with an indifferent poker face, so I just nodded slowly.
Watching the answer silently, Kyeon, who was holding the fingertip between his fingers, asked softly.
“Do you know that I cherish you a lot?”
“…Yes.”
“The promise I made to protect you. Do you remember?”
“Yes. I remember.”
“Okay. That’s settled then.”
The lips that successfully obtained the promise lightly descended on Yoo In’s forehead, drawing a smooth arc.
After a while, her elegant eye creases, drawn with a brush as if painted, gently curved into a smile. However, there was a sparkle that differed from before, permeating the atmosphere.
Sure enough.
“Now that Kim Seon-young knows about our relationship, it’s only a matter of time before Nam Yoo-jin hears about it too. They seem to be quite close.”
“Oh, right.”
An unexpected variable pierced through her thoughts. Not only was talking about others’ affairs like gossiping, but the concluding certainty was so absurd that it couldn’t be ignored without questioning.
“They’re close? The two of them?”
“Usually, when they meet, Nam Yoo-jin unilaterally gives in. Isn’t that enough to consider them close?”
“…CEO. You don’t have friends?”
Then, Kyeon looked at Yoo In with a bewildered expression.
“Why am I the target? What does their friendship have to do with my relationship with you?”
I also don’t have friends, but this man is truly something else. How can there be such a lack of normalcy?
Yoo In burst into a disappointed laugh.
“No, actually, if I tell you the truth, they’re not close at all. They’re completely bad for each other. They’re the worst possible match.”
“Is that so? Well, let’s leave that aside. When will our beloved tell her sister?”
Leaning her head against the soft sofa backrest, Yoo In let out an exasperated sigh.
The once quiet daily life had become so noisy day by day. It was now completely chaotic.
Amidst the complexity of how and when to explain to Yujin, another promise Kyeon had made to me suddenly came to mind.
Yoo In quickly stood up and faced Kyeon.
“Just a moment, CEO.”
“Yeah?”
“You promised to help her too, right?”
Looking at Yoo In, who asked with her eyes wide open as if protesting, Kyeon’s smile gradually rose.
“I haven’t forgotten that either. My capable and smart lover.”
With a teasing response, Kyeon lightly pressed her forehead against Yoo In’s forehead.
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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