Chae Yoon, returning to her office after a quick lunch, had a hint of distress on her face.
It was because of the conversation she had with Jae Oh during lunch.
30 minutes ago.
Arriving in front of a small lecture hall near the lounge, where not many people usually come, Chae Yoon spotted Jae Oh holding a takeaway bag.
As Chae Yoon approached, sensing someone’s presence, Jae Oh turned towards her.
Seeing Chae Yoon, he smiled and extended the bag he was holding.
“Eat this and get in touch. Don’t throw it away.”
Chae Yoon didn’t immediately accept the offered bag and looked at it for a moment.
Thanks to their conversation in the lounge or perhaps because he didn’t question her about her tough day, for some reason, she didn’t find Jae Oh terribly uncomfortable.
‘Should I just suggest we eat together?’
Since he had come looking for her as soon as lunch began, he probably hadn’t eaten yet.
However, due to the lies she had told him so far, she couldn’t easily suggest having lunch together.
“Why? Is there a problem?”
Jae Oh asked, noticing Chae Yoon standing absentmindedly.
Startled by his question, Chae Yoon smiled awkwardly and shook her head.
“Hm? Oh, no, nothing.”
She decided she couldn’t suggest having lunch together.
Thinking it would be better to let him go and eat alone, Chae Yoon took the bag from his hand and said,
“Thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”
As Chae Yoon was about to head back towards the lounge,
“But, are you really letting me go?”
A voice filled with reluctance stopped Chae Yoon.
Stopping in her tracks, Chae Yoon looked up and locked eyes with Jae Oh.
As she stared back intently, even though she didn’t ask any particular question, Jae Oh answered on his own,
“Well, you don’t seem to have an appetite, and it feels odd to eat alone. You said you don’t like being alone, right?”
Jae Oh, trying to make up a reason for them to be together, made the corners of Chae Yoon’s mouth twitch slightly.
Where did the man who said he wouldn’t ask to eat together go?
Yet, she didn’t dislike this side of him. She was about to suggest eating together when she suddenly felt like teasing him a bit.
Trying to be playful and mischievous, Chae Yoon blinked her large eyes innocently and spoke.
“I eat well by myself.”
Jae Oh’s eyes slowly rolled.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
Her reluctant nod was full of lingering feelings.
“Aren’t you leaving?”
“… I should. Enjoy your meal.”
Jae Oh, with a reluctant expression, finished his words and walked past Chae Yoon.
Chae Yoon watched his broad back and whispered quietly.
“Ah.”
As Jae Oh was moving away from her, he suddenly whirled around to face Chae Yoon.
“Why?”
“I was wondering if Secretary Kim had lunch.”
“He ate… no, he didn’t eat.”
“Did he or didn’t he?”
“He didn’t.”
“Well, since we’re eating, we might as well all eat together.”
Until now, Chae Yoon thought Woo Jong would also be present.
“What about Secretary Kim?”
“He suddenly got busy.”
The cheeky smirk on his usually stoic face was baffling.
As she was momentarily at a loss for words and staring at him, Jae Oh said something in a tone matching his expression, something that would surprise Chae Yoon.
“Oh, I’m planning to assign you to my secretarial office soon. How does that sound?”
Her narrowed eyes widened in surprise.
“What are you talking about?”
“I mean, I want you by my side for a month.”
Taken aback by his straightforward answer, Chae Yoon was slightly flustered.
[I’ll be the one to leave.] [So, don’t push me away, just watch.]When she heard those words from Jae Oh, Chae Yoon was curious about what he planned to do.
They lived separately, and their jobs didn’t overlap.
Therefore, Chae Yoon thought the personal time she could spend with Jae Oh over a month would merely be having lunch or dinner together, like now.
But an assignment to the secretarial office?
“… People will find it strange if you suddenly do that.”
Perhaps anticipating her response, Jae Oh replied without hesitation.
“There will be an increase in secretarial staff for the Chairman’s office and all the directors’ offices. So, you don’t have to worry about being singled out.”
His response took into consideration all her concerns.
Faced with this, Chae Yoon fell silent for a moment.
Seeing that Chae Yoon wasn’t eating or speaking, Jae Oh stopped fidgeting and stared straight at her.
“I want to be with you, but I also want to teach you about work.”
Chae Yoon looked at Jae Oh with surprised eyes, having never expected him to teach her about work.
Their gazes meeting, Jae Oh recalled Chae Yoon’s words that led to his proposal.
[It hasn’t been long since I joined the company, and there’s still a lot I don’t know, but I now want to learn step by step without relying on anyone.]
“You joined Taeil Chemicals. After our divorce, you’d need to know how the company operates, didn’t you?”
Instead of replying to his accurate point, Chae Yoon nodded in agreement.
“In that case, I think this would be more efficient than spending your time on miscellaneous tasks.”
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
