As soon as Heeran sat on the office sofa, she immediately brought up the matter.
“CEO, I have something curious to ask.”
“Go ahead.”
Seonghyuk found Heeran bothersome as she frequently visited the CEO’s office without any specific reason.
Wouldn’t she come down to the meeting room together, or at least greet the CEO when she came to the company, instead of going straight up? Or perhaps, she has a few projects in consideration for participation and wants the CEO’s opinion on which one to choose.
Today, he was already tired of what nonsensical words she might blurt out without substance.
“If you had to choose between Baek Heeran and Chae Yeongin, who would you choose?”
“…”
His expectations were off. It wasn’t a word without substance but rather a word that left him speechless.
“I’ll change the question. If I ask you to dismiss Chae Yeongin as the team leader, what would you do?”
Seonghyuk opened his mouth with an expression that revealed nothing of what he was thinking.
“I would like to ask for the reason.”
The answer to the first question would be ‘Chae Yeongin,’ and to the second question, ‘refusal,’ was obvious.
He didn’t immediately provide an answer that required no contemplation because he wanted to know what was going on between Baek Heeran and Chae Yeongin. Clearly, something was going on, and since Chae Yeongin didn’t tell him, he could only hear it from Baek Heeran.
Unfortunately, Heeran did not accommodate his desire.
“Oh, I see. I understand.”
Seonghyuk stood up and silently watched Heeran leaving the office.
What’s going on?
He had no idea that Heeran, disappointed with his unconditional trust, was grinding her teeth in frustration.
Two days later, Jisang visited the CEO’s office.
“I looked into it, and there’s definitely something between those two.”
He reported the results of the mission to Seonghyuk.
“Baek Heeran snatched the event that Yeongin was decided to participate in as an actor. She also interfered with the actor who was about to sign a contract with SL Entertainment after seeing Yeongin, making him cancel the contract just before signing. And the 2 teams directed by Baek Heeran, following her instructions, are monitoring 5 more teams than before. It’s a mess.”
“Why is Baek Heeran doing this to Yeongin?”
“I don’t know about that.”
Whether it was pranks, tricks, or plotting, Jisang was proud of fulfilling the role that Seonghyuk expected from him. However, that was just his perspective, and Seonghyuk didn’t care about it.
“You should have found that out. Useless guy.”
“Ask Yeongin directly why Baek Heeran is doing this.”
Despite doing his best, Jisang, who received insults, pushed back his mouth and complained.
“Did I not ask?”
“Didn’t you ask her?”
“Well, I’m not the type to spill everything that’s in my mind.”
“You’re not generous, are you?”
“Just get out.”
“Even if you tell me not to go, I’ll leave.”
With a disgruntled air, Jisang left the office.
After much contemplation, Seonghyuk made up his mind to use the last resort. He called the person closest to Yeongin in the company.
A moment later, that person entered the office.
“You called, CEO?”
The person Seonghyuk called was Haeyoon.
“Please sit.”
With a tense expression, Haeyoon approached and sat on the sofa.
The grandeur of the office made Haeyoon feel overwhelmed, and the overwhelming presence of the man sitting on the executive seat contributed to her anxiety. Facing Seonghyuk one-on-one in an unfamiliar space was nerve-wracking not only for Haeyoon but for most people. He was the type whose mere presence, resembling his father, could intimidate the other party.
“I called you because there’s something I want to ask.”
“What you want to ask me…”
“Do you know what’s going on between actress Baek Heeran and Team Leader Chae Yeongin?”
After a brief hesitation, Haeyoon nodded with a determined expression.
“Yes.”
“What is it?”
On the day they met at the lounge bar, Seonghyuk noticed that Haeyoon liked Yeongin a lot. Since then, as he observed, he could sense that Yeongin also cherished Haeyoon.
So, he called Haeyoon, expecting her to know. Later, when Yeongin finds out, she might say something, but for now, there was no other way.
“Did you ask the team leader what’s going on?”
“I did.”
“But even though you asked her, seeing that you were called here, it seems the team leader didn’t say anything.”
“Yes.”
“Then I can’t tell you either.”
Feeling disappointed and frustrated as his hope of learning the details faded, Seonghyuk felt the same way as he did that day. Just like Haeyoon guarded Yeongin without passing her over to him, he liked the way Haeyoon handled things today.
Regardless, he had no intention of giving up like this.
“Miss Ahn Haeyoon, how long have you been working with Yeongin?”
“A little over two years.”
“Then you must know Yeongin’s personality. She tries to handle everything on her own and doesn’t easily show when things are difficult.”
“…”
Haeyoon’s gaze wavered. Her determination not to yield to any persuasion also wavered.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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