The car, moving smoothly, came to a halt. The driver stepped out and graciously opened the rear door for Haegin.
Following the driver, Haegin moved through unfamiliar alleys until a traditional house with a central courtyard came into view. The man leading the way also stopped in front of it.
The serene house contrasted with Haegin’s state of mind. The peaceful yard seemed to beckon her in, but her steps hesitated.
“The chairman is waiting for you,” the driver said politely, extending his arm to indicate where she should go. Following his direction, Haegin saw the slightly open door of the traditional house. Through the gap, she could see the person she was supposed to meet.
Taking a short breath, she walked towards the door. The few steps felt long, but she quickly reached her destination. She slid her hand into the door gap and gently pushed it open.
“Hello.”
Steam rose from the teacups in front of her. Tea, he had given her tea on her first day. She recalled hearing that if he didn’t like someone, he would serve them tea.
Like father, like son, she thought wryly, her tension easing slightly.
“Please, take a seat.”
This meeting felt different from when he suddenly visited her home. Back then, he had come as a friend of her father, but now it was a meeting between the chairman of Yeonchang Group and a junior employee.
Money had created a hierarchy, distinguishing superiors and subordinates. Therefore, there was no reason for his expression to be kind, and it wasn’t.
“Please, have some tea.”
His wrinkled hand personally served the tea. Haegin drank without hesitation, perhaps because he wasn’t exactly a welcome figure to her either.
The view outside the window showed a lawn of lush greenery, but the atmosphere between the two was like a dense grey fog.
Juntae broke the silence first.
“How’s work going?”
“Fine. I’m adapting.”
“My son can be difficult, you know.”
His laugh sounded pleasant, but his eyes were sharp and unlined.
“Has Taehong caused any trouble lately?”
“No.”
The reply was brief. The room filled with hearty laughter.
“Ha ha ha.”
Was it genuinely funny? His eyes now creased deeply as he laughed.
“Deputy Jeong, you seem terrified of your team leader, who holds your lifeline.”
Haegin bit her lip discreetly. Juntae, having completely withdrawn his smile, leisurely sipped his tea.
“Why would I bother receiving reports on a thirty-year-old son?”
His voice sounded like a lament, but surely it wasn’t. Haegin concealed her growing tension and simply responded, “Is that so?”
“I wanted to meet you about Taehong’s marriage.”
“Marriage?”
It was something she never considered or thought about on her way here. She assumed he wanted to manipulate her, but it was actually about his son’s marriage.
“Given his lifestyle, Taehong probably doesn’t have time for relationships.”
That was true. Despite his attitude of not stopping any woman who comes or goes, Haegin had never seen Taehong spend personal time with a woman.
As she recalled his actions contradicting his words, she became more serious.
“I need your help with this.”
“Me?”
Juntae’s plan was to create suitable occasions for Taehong, claiming that young people these days prefer natural meetings.
It was an awkward situation. Could Haegin influence Taehong’s decisions? Would the perceptive Taehong not know?
She had no confidence.
“But isn’t he unpredictable? Will this really work?”
She spoke truthfully about his unpredictability, but Juntae’s response sharpened immediately.
“A hefty compensation should not go to waste, right?”
With Taehong Moon controlling my career and the chairman controlling the finances, Haegin was entangled in an unexpected scenario, leaving her perplexed. All she could muster was a half-hearted agreement.
“Oh, and I’d prefer if Taehong didn’t know about this. If he finds out his father orchestrated this ‘natural’ meeting, how would that be natural?”
It was an instruction to stay silent. Again, her response was just a ‘Yes.’
Perhaps being ordered to report every move would have been easier. How could I possibly manipulate romance and marriage, especially with Taehong Moon as the subject?
I remember a girl from a well-to-do family, Joseyoung Cho from Hamin Group, complaining about the matchmaking her father arranged in their social circles. Her issue was with the artificiality of such meetings, preferring ‘natural’ encounters at parties.
And here I was, wondering if any form of blind date or match-making would work on Taehong, who is consumed by his work. The thought gave me a headache.
Soon after, the driver took Haegin back home. Her body felt relaxed, but her mind was far from at ease. Just as she finally lay down on her bed, her phone rang.
Every time her phone rang since Juntae’s message, she flinched. The caller was her team leader, Taehong. Picking up the phone after a hesitant moment, she responded.
“Hello, team leader.”
Her voice was hoarse, likely from the stress. The call was merely to share some schedule updates, simple enough to make her wonder why a call was necessary.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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