“Let’s sit down first.”
After calming down the excited Mi Hyun and sending her back to her seat, Sung Hyuk seated Young In in the rightmost of the three seats opposite the three BK representatives.
Jin Gyo had no choice but to sit in the leftmost seat as Sung Hyuk sat next to Young In. With Sung Hyuk in the center, Jin Gyo was on his left and Young In on his right.
As the three sat down, Mi Hyun spoke again with a flushed face.
“Elder brother, did you come to see me knowing I’d be here?”
“I knew Director Go Mi Hyun would be here, but I didn’t come to see Director Go Mi Hyun.”
“Elder brother, you’re still unnecessarily honest. Would it hurt to just say you came to see me?”
Mi Hyun didn’t care that Sung Hyuk was being so polite.
“I’m not good at empty words.”
“That’s part of your charm, I suppose.”
Sung Hyuk tried to change the atmosphere to stop Mi Hyun, who seemed oblivious to everyone else.
“Shall we start the meal?”
Contrary to his intention, Mi Hyun’s personal chatter continued even after the meal began.
Thanks to this, Young In learned that the two were members of an old group and had met for the first time in years.
As time passed, Young In began to doubt whether Mi Hyun was really Seo Jin Gyo’s fan. She seemed more like the president of Cha Sung Hyuk’s fan club.
Mi Hyun even brought up things she didn’t need to, without anyone asking.
“I used to like elder brother Sung Hyuk. I even confessed, but I was rejected.”
Young In, who was bringing a spoonful of crab soup to her mouth, momentarily hesitated.
Although she knew Sung Hyuk had many pretty and talented women around him, for some reason, her heart fluttered.
She liked Cha Sung Hyuk, but she disliked feeling insignificant when associated with him. That’s why she was trying not to return to their previous relationship.
“This doesn’t seem like appropriate conversation for this setting.”
Mi Hyun looked around nonchalantly, even as Sung Hyuk frowned.
“Are you uncomfortable? Those who are uncomfortable can leave first.”
The section chief and manager from BK waved their hands, saying they weren’t uncomfortable at all, while Young In and Jin Gyo responded with faint smiles indicating they were fine.
However, both of them were uncomfortable. The emotion of jealousy was the same, but the objects were different.
Young In was jealous of Mi Hyun, who said she liked Sung Hyuk, while Jin Gyo was jealous of Sung Hyuk, who had taken away the attention of Mi Hyun, who claimed to be his fan.
“Elder brother, are you seeing anyone?”
Why is this woman acting like this…
Young In’s eyes betrayed her bewilderment.
She had heard that Go Mi Hyun had a personality that didn’t care about others’ feelings, but she didn’t expect it to be to this extent.
“Why are you asking that?”
Sung Hyuk’s tone became noticeably cold as he started to get annoyed.
“If you’re not, I thought I might confess again. I failed five years ago, but I might succeed this time, right?”
“You won’t succeed. I have a woman I like.”
He cut her off bluntly enough to make her feel embarrassed.
“I was just joking, why so serious…”
Feeling awkward, Mi Hyun grumbled as she picked up the wine bottle. Her gaze turned to the woman Cha Sung Hyuk liked.
“You said you’re Team Leader Chae Young In, right?”
“Yes.”
“Have a drink.”
Just as Young In was about to pick up her wine glass, Sung Hyuk intervened.
“Team Leader Chae quit drinking.”
I did?
Young In had to think back to realize where this came from.
“If you’re not going to call me, from now on, only drink with me.”
“I quit. I won’t drink anymore.”
She had been sincere at that moment. That sincerity had just faded a bit.
“Does that company’s CEO even know when a team leader quits drinking? What a family-like company.”
Sung Hyuk just shrugged without saying much. He swallowed the words that he wanted to become real family, but Chae Young In wasn’t cooperating.
Afraid that Sung Hyuk might get serious again if she pressed Young In further, Mi Hyun changed her target to Jin Gyo.
“Our actor Seo, have a drink with me.”
Young In thought how fickle the human heart can be. She had always thought no man was more charming than Seo Jin Gyo, but seeing him next to Cha Sung Hyuk, she felt no particular excitement.
“I’m sorry. I have an early morning shoot tomorrow.”
Although he was smiling on the outside, Jin Gyo was thoroughly upset. It was the first time he had been so completely excluded from being the center of attention, and he was extremely displeased.
Mi Hyun, rejected twice in a row, straightened her head with a gloomy expression.
“Elder brother, you’re not going to drink either?”
Sung Hyuk leisurely held out his glass.
“I haven’t quit drinking, and I don’t have a shoot.”
Young In looked at Sung Hyuk receiving the drink with narrowed eyes. Something seemed suspicious.
[This is the timeline separator]“Drive for me.”
Just as I thought.
Young In’s intuition was not wrong.
She also understood what Sung Hyuk meant by “not now” before they left. It was clear that he had planned this all along, calmly drinking while having brought his car.
“Is this why you didn’t let me drink?”
“Let you? You said with your own mouth that you quit drinking. I just repeated what you said.”
“…”
As Young In was at a loss for words, Jin Gyo stepped in.
“Let’s call a designated driver.”
Sung Hyuk’s expression became extremely indifferent as he turned to look at Jin Gyo.
“I’ve never used a designated driver.”
“I’ll call a service I use often.”
“It’s not that I don’t know how to call one, I just don’t want to.”
“Then I’ll drive.”
“The only person who can drive my car when I’m in it but not driving is Young In.”
Young In knew this fact. She didn’t know he still adhered to that principle though.
Jin Gyo, who had been momentarily speechless, curled his lips in what seemed like a sneer.
“You’re quite fastidious, aren’t you?”
Young In agreed with that statement. But ironically, when someone fastidious and sensitive acted casual and generous only towards her, it made her feel like she was someone special. Just like now.
“Is there any reason not to if it’s not causing trouble to others?”
“Don’t you think it’s causing trouble to Young In?”
“What kind of trouble are you referring to?”
“Unwanted labor.”
Jin Gyo turned to Young In as if seeking agreement. Sung Hyuk also turned his head towards Young In.
Receiving the gazes of both men at once, Young In was at a loss as to whose side to take.
In fact, she didn’t agree with Jin Gyo. Although she hadn’t wanted to, she didn’t think of it as labor. But she couldn’t say so honestly because she thought Jin Gyo might feel embarrassed.
“It’s okay, senior.”
Young In took an ambiguous stance and shifted her gaze to Sung Hyuk.
“Is it okay if we drop off senior Jin Gyo first?”
“Sure.”
Despite Sung Hyuk’s ready agreement, Jin Gyo no longer wanted to feel left out between the two. He could no longer bear the strange intimacy that was felt even without them saying anything.
“No, I’ll take a taxi.”
“Senior.”
“A taxi is more convenient.”
“Then I’ll call a taxi for you.”
“I’ll call one on my way up, so just take the CEO home and go home quickly.”
Young In couldn’t argue anymore.
“Okay…”
“I’ll call you.”
After giving a slight bow to Sung Hyuk, Jin Gyo gently patted Young In’s head, who looked apologetic, and turned around.
A vein bulged on Sung Hyuk’s temple as he watched the two.
He didn’t see Young In’s eyes momentarily widen. So he didn’t know that this kind of skinship was a first. He only felt unpleasant.
[This is the timeline separator]Sung Hyuk smiled silently as he watched Young In naturally heading towards his designated parking area upon arriving at the villa parking lot.
It was quite gratifying to confirm that just as he remembered everything about Chae Young In, she remembered the same about him.
“No need to park. Just take it and go.”
“No, I’ll take a taxi.”
“If I was going to let you take a taxi, I wouldn’t have asked you to drive me here. I would have just left the car at the restaurant and picked it up tomorrow.”
It wasn’t because he disliked taking a taxi that he had Young In drive, but because he wanted to be with her.
“Taking a taxi is more convenient.”
Sung Hyuk’s eyebrows twitched irritably upon hearing the exact same words Seo Jin Gyo had said earlier.
“Then I’ll follow you to make sure you get home safely. Is it okay for me to drive drunk?”
Young In stopped the car and turned to him, asking back.
“Would that be okay?”
“That’s why just take it.”
“Beom Jun knows this is your car, elder brother.”
“Ah, right.”
Sung Hyuk thought for a moment before offering an alternative.
“Why don’t we just reveal our relationship?”
“Reveal what? That we used to date briefly and broke up?”
“No, I don’t like that.”
He firmly rejected it and suddenly frowned.
“So why did you make it something we can’t reveal? Wouldn’t it be better if we could say we’re currently dating, about to get married?”
“…”
While Young In was taken aback by the sudden rebuke, he came up with a somewhat reasonable solution.
“Park it in front of another house nearby and go in.”
“What if it gets towed?”
“What’s the big deal? If it gets towed, it gets towed.”
“…”
Unlike the nonchalant car owner, Young In was worried about what would happen if the expensive car got scratched while being towed.
“Your car is at the company, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then take my car to work tomorrow.”
Young In’s eyes widened as if this was nonsense.
“What if someone sees?”
“So what if they see? You’re too conscious of others’ eyes.”
“How can I not be? Anyone would think it’s strange.”
“Think that CEO Cha Sung Hyuk and Team Leader Chae Young In are in that kind of relationship?”
“Yes.”
“I wish they wouldn’t just think it, but spread rumors too.”
“…”
Young In looked at his smiling lips with a dumbfounded expression. But even more shocking words came out of Sung Hyuk’s mouth.
“Have you heard of the Seo Dong Yo technique?”
“Don’t you dare.”
Just as Young In sternly warned him, a faint vibration sound filled the car.
Sung Hyuk unbuckled his seatbelt and handed Young In the bag that was in the back seat.
As Young In took out her phone from the bag and checked the caller, a disgruntled voice reached her ears.
“Is it Seo Jin Gyo?”
As he said, the phone screen displayed ‘Senior Seo Jin Gyo’.
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Daily Life of a Scumbag Man Giving Birth (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The way for a promiscuous scumbag man to atone for his sins is to let him get… pregnant.
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, scammed countless women, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to scam them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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