Only then did Haegin snap back to reality.
“Sorry, but I think I need to wait.”
“What?”
Leaving the confused valet behind, Haegin closed the driver’s door again. She felt at ease only after parking in a spot where she could see the lobby.
As the car turned off and the lights dimmed, Haegin sat alone in the dark, ownerless vehicle.
The hotel lights turned on in a timely manner, signaling the approaching night.
“Why am I sitting here without dinner?”
She couldn’t move hastily, not knowing when it would end. She laughed at herself. Why was she disobeying the order to leave?
No matter how much she thought, it must be because of her sense of responsibility as a dedicated assistant. Although a hefty sum of money was the condition of the deal, she wanted to give her best.
Justifying her actions, she remembered his tone when asking about a sibling. It sounded oddly damp in the silence, carrying a touch of melancholy.
Why such dynamic emotional swings on her first day?
Curious about any related articles on Tae-hong, Haegin searched but found nothing scandalous. Clean and tidy.
“What, I thought he was good at having fun.”
Well, a group like Yeonchang could easily suppress scandalous articles.
She busied herself with assumptions. The thoughts that followed her decision to wait until this time.
“Assistant Manager Jeong, not just Assistant Jeong.”
He hadn’t exactly come charging in like a prince on a white horse, but hadn’t he stood up for her? And his mannerisms when choosing clothes. These thoughts ultimately led her to wait until this moment.
“Haegin, you’re too soft-hearted for this harsh world. How are you going to survive?”
She lamented to herself, but her actions were her own free will.
She debated whether to have dinner now or not but ended up doing nothing, and before she knew it, it was midnight.
The hotel inside and out was deserted. At that moment, breaking through the solitude, she saw Tae-hong’s figure in the lobby. Haegin, pleased to see him, quickly opened the driver’s door and walked towards the lobby.
But noticing a man following Tae-hong, she discreetly moved to a spot out of his line of sight.
“Moon Tae-hong. What will we do if you go like this?”
“So what.”
His cynical voice didn’t seem to be soaked in alcohol.
“If you go, what about the rest of us?”
“Figure it out yourselves.”
Haegin, hearing the distant voices, hid even further in the shadows. If she was found disobeying orders, it would be like adding fuel to the fire.
“It was a mistake. You could go easy on us.”
“A mistake? Whose side are you on?”
The low, mocking voice and glance. Tae-hong’s friend Hyun-woo, who was following him, waved his hands.
“It’s not about sides, we’re all friends.”
“Friends, huh?”
Tae-hong turned to face Hyun-woo with a twist of his wrist.
“So, you think you can take on Yeonchang?”
Hyun-woo’s chattering mouth suddenly clammed up.
“We should be careful around each other. You should have that much sense.”
“Tae-hong.”
“And you, line up properly. Dad’s business needs to be wrapped up nicely, right?”
Hyun-woo’s face turned pale. The pressure of Moon Tae-hong, of Yeonchang Group, was palpable.
“Even if you’re my half-brother, you’re still part of Yeonchang’s bloodline.”
“Alright, alright.”
After patting Hyun-woo’s shoulder a couple of times, Tae-hong pulled out his phone, presumably to make a call.
“Tell Park Seowoo. He won’t be needed at gatherings anymore.”
As Tae-hong passed Hyun-woo, dialing his phone, Haegin’s phone rang from her hiding place.
“Moon Tae-hong here.”
“Yes, Manager.”
She whispered into the phone, covering her mouth.
“Didn’t you leave the car with the valet? Surely, you didn’t take it home just because I said you could leave?”
Tae-hong’s voice was as casual as before they parted.
“Manager. The thing is…”
I’m right behind you. She wanted to say it, but recalling Tae-hong’s growling demeanor, she hesitated. Fearing the sparks might turn on her if she revealed her presence.
Yet, unknowingly, she moved towards him. There was a distance, but she saw drops of blood falling in the lobby. It was blood flowing from Tae-hong’s finger.
“Manager, Manager.”
On seeing the blood, Haegin ran towards Tae-hong. He turned around at her approaching voice. Haegin grabbed his arm, which she couldn’t see from afar, and finally got a good look at his condition.
Quickly scanning Tae-hong from top to bottom, Haegin focused only on his arm.
“Did you get into a fight?”
Her eyes, full of concern, were busy ensuring Tae-hong’s safety. She didn’t understand why she was doing this.
He felt like a wall. A man who could cut off her livelihood in an instant.
But in front of a wounded person, she couldn’t think of anything other than needing to heal them.
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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