“We’ll be having many meals together, why so surprised?”
“What?”
“Your adaptability really…”
Tae-hong shook his head in disbelief. Every blink hammered words into her mind. So, many more meals together.
“Will all scheduled meals be together too?”
“He creates a lot of talk for the higher-ups.”
It was a trap and strategy laid by him. Stay sharp, Haegin. Don’t fall for it.
“Aren’t you coming?”
As they left the director’s office together, the team members watched in silent astonishment.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, Haegin focused on searching for a restaurant on her phone instead of starting the car. Tae-hong had mentioned ‘Japanese food’. Essentially, find a place to his taste.
But for Haegin, it wasn’t a difficult task. She knew the best eateries in Seoul well. She loved food and used to be busy posting photos of it, though now that was just a memory of the past.
She entered the address into the navigation and started driving. Only after the car stopped did Tae-hong look around. It was a familiar area to Haegin but new to Tae-hong.
“Have you been here before?”
“Yes, I’ve been here once.”
Tae-hong nodded politely and got out of the car. A crowded place caught his eye.
“A popular place, I see.”
“Yes, there used to be hours-long waits.”
Writing their names on the waiting list was a smooth move. Luckily, they didn’t have to wait long, and soon their names were called to enter the restaurant.
Haegin consulted Tae-hong on the menu and placed the order.
The food arrived quickly and was spread out on the table.
“Please try.”
At her invitation, Tae-hong picked up a piece with chopsticks and tasted it. To the eye, it was just ordinary sushi, but his nodding head prompted her to ask.
“Do you like it?”
Instead of responding, Tae-hong picked up another piece of sushi and ate it. That’s when Haegin also began eating with a slight smile.
She thought it would be uncomfortable, even nauseating. But the food slid easily into her mouth, and dining together wasn’t as hard as she anticipated.
Strangely, she felt like she was becoming not just the devoted assistant Jeong Haegin, but the individual, human Haegin in his presence.
Why was that?
The meal was so good that both Haegin and Tae-hong focused on eating in silence.
After paying, Haegin mentioned there was another course. She quickly moved to the next shop and returned with two cups of coffee.
“It’s a must to have coffee from the shop next door after eating here.”
The coffee in Haegin’s hand was passed to Tae-hong. He took a satisfying sip as if he had been thinking about coffee.
“Not bad. The Jeong Haegin gourmet tour.”
“What?”
She wanted to ask what he meant, but Tae-hong was already in the car.
Tilting her head in confusion, Haegin quickly followed him. Back in the car, halfway through his coffee, Tae-hong, still looking at his phone, spoke up.
“Assistant Jeong, I think I was a bit harsh this morning.”
Referring to his comments in the elevator?
“If you felt bad, just let it go within reason.”
Was this an apology or adding fuel to the fire? Hard to keep up with his pace.
Haegin knew his position suited orders more than apologies. She remembered her mental note: Tae-hong never apologizes.
“It’s okay. I already forgot about it.”
“That’s good.”
Haegin let out a low snort with an awkward smile. The crown prince sure was unlucky.
Putting back her social smile, only the clinking of ice in the takeaway cup filled the car.
“Assistant Jeong, how do you know the chairman?”
Haegin hesitated. The longer the silence, the faster her coffee seemed to disappear.
“Why do you ask all of a sudden?”
As they entered the company parking lot, Tae-hong continued.
“There’s no backup material on you for me. The day before your first day, I was just told a personal assistant would start.”
The engine turned off. The quiet interior became even quieter. No one passed by their private parking space. Even the ice had melted away.
“The chairman just threw it at me. Said a personal assistant would start.”
“I sent my resume via email.”
“Must’ve gone to HR. But nothing reached me.”
He wasn’t talking about her professional resume. He meant her personal background.
She knew he wasn’t naïve enough not to understand that. Especially when a parachute employee was dropped in without warning.
His actions, whatever they were, weighed on her mind. The superficial excuse of lack of time to share was just that, an excuse. If he had deliberately avoided it, that changed things.
“Make a good judgment.”
“About what?”
“Not about the capabilities written on paper, but prove your skills directly, Assistant Jeong.”
That you’re not just a parachute hire.
“And decide where to stand properly.”
A command from the person who held her career in his hands.
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
