“Yes. Nice to meet you.”
Eunjo’s greeting didn’t convey any emotions.
In the extremely brief moment when their eyes met, and Eunjo turned away, Jae-ha spoke as the company representative.
“Please, have a seat. These seats were arranged so we could see each other’s faces and greet. Oh, did you enjoy the snacks?”
“Yes! They are excellent, thank you!”
Eunjo glanced at an employee who spoke brightly toward Representative Kwon Jaeha.
What’s so excellent about it? At best, there are only coffee, juice, cookies, and macarons – fruit pieces are the whole selection.
But she’s the only one not interested.
Everyone was enjoying the juice, cookies, and the fruits neatly arranged on small, pretty paper plates.
“…….”
A sophisticated and clean catering table had been prepared on one side of the conference room long ago.
Moreover, the new representative’s mixed appearance and intellectual atmosphere were still contrasting strongly with the former chairman Lee Sungchun.
“Yoon Eunjo, what’s going on here?”
Team Leader Jang munched on a grape, looking at Kwon Jaeha, who was exchanging greetings with other employees.
“…What do you mean?”
Looking at Eunjo, who was tearing the stickers off, Team Leader Jang pursed his lips sharply.
She had been Eunjo’s mentor since her early days at the company, a senior colleague who had been with her all along.
When calling her ‘Yoon Eunjo ssi’ without the ‘ssi,’ it was a sincere form of address.
It meant wanting to be very personal and honest.
“Don’t know? Why are you two playing some kind of role-play? Disgusting?”
“It’s not like that, Team Leader.”
“It’s not like that, but why are you both acting weirdly, looking at each other like small chicks? The research and development team might not have seen it, but our team members all think it’s strange.”
“Just, please pretend you don’t know.”
“Sure, I bet you’re dying to know. I’ll look forward to you slamming the office door again soon while calling her ‘Eunjo.’ That’s better; it’s more humane. You look like you’ve eaten something bitter right now. Maybe [dash].”
Team Leader Jang paused, then looked at Eunjo with widened eyes.
“…?”
“Is there a problem in our company?”
“How should I know what you don’t know, Team Leader? Did you gather all the briefing materials?”
“This one’s deflecting. Fine, that’s enough.”
“…….”
Among the employees, there were those who were holding the new representative and having long conversations.
Especially some male employees in the development team were quite actively trying to show off or build friendships.
Outwardly, the new representative was showing a friendly, impeccable smile.
Eunjo occasionally stared at him with cold eyes.
But when Jae-ha’s gaze returned, she immediately turned her head, avoiding eye contact.
After the briefing by the research and development team leader ended, a break time was given.
It was only about 10 minutes, but Jae-ha didn’t approach Eunjo separately or send any strange glances her way.
Sometimes, like a complete stranger, a simple gaze passed by her.
No different from what she sends to other employees as the company representative, a meaningless look.
Well, whatever. As long as it’s not personally involved.
Although she thought that as long as each person did their job in their place.
Eventually, she decided to start preparing for a job change, keeping in mind the possibility of leaving.
In fact, being a designer is one of the professions with a high job change rate.
Working steadily for five years at JS, her first job, was more than enough, but now it was too much.
Considering the career she had built up so far, it wouldn’t be bad to move to a place with better conditions.
Especially since she said she would write a letter of recommendation.
After listening to Team Leader Jang’s briefing, Kwon Jaeha nodded lightly.
“I have infinite trust in the JS Design Team. Looking at the achievements so far, you have sufficiently captured the value consumers want, and when I look at the design of recently released products or other statistics, I concluded that I can fully trust you. I believe that the decisions of the top management should not intrude into the work area of the design team. If you have any personal stories or suggestions you want to share, feel free to say so. It doesn’t matter whether it’s right away or later.”
“Representative! May I ask a personal question?”
As expected, a development team member who had been overflowing with enthusiasm since the beginning raised his hand, but Kwon Jaeha gave a response befitting a company representative.
“Unfortunately, let’s postpone that to the next opportunity. Another meeting is waiting for me.”
A cold conclusion, but behind it followed a bright and wonderful smile.
From start to finish, it was a completely different scene from the meetings organized by Chairman Lee Sungchun.
“…It’s not like it’s a fan meeting or anything.”
“Yes? Senior, but…”
Choi Jangmi’s eyes twinkled. It would undoubtedly be no different from the question Team Leader Jang had asked.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
