Knock, knock.
After a time difference, the sound of a knock echoed.
Eunseo opened her eyes on a large bed that seemed like it would never end, or more precisely, she lifted her eyelids to the point where they detached.
Despite the room being exceptionally spacious, it maintained a perfect warmth and pleasant humidity. However, Eunseo’s mind was the opposite.
She felt angry, then fearful, then sad, then calm—her emotions cycled through all seasons in her heart.
Even sleeping for just 10 minutes was a luxury. So, the knock on the door now was rather fortunate.
After firmly wrapping herself in a gown, Eunseo opened the door. It wasn’t Tae-ha. Instead, it was a middle-aged woman.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Who…?”
Surprised, Eunseo received a kind smile from the woman.
“I work here. I’m sorry. I must have surprised you.”
“Hello?”
Eunseo bowed her head politely.
“Your meal is ready. Chief Choi is waiting for you.”
Chief Choi…
“[Chief Choi contacted me. He said you were injured.]”
Recalling the evening nurse’s words, Eunseo vaguely guessed the identity of ‘Chief Choi.’
“We’ll wait, so come out when you’re ready.”
The middle-aged woman seemed ready to escort her.
Without a chance to think about it, Eunseo closed the door, finding herself unable to think about the fact that Chief Choi was waiting for her meal and that an older woman was waiting for her to come out.
She closed the door, then opened it again after seeing herself in this state. Although the clothes she washed yesterday hadn’t dried yet, she wore a gown.
She couldn’t eat like this.
“Sorry, but I don’t have any clothes. I came here in a hurry yesterday and didn’t bring any clothes. The clothes I washed are still not dry. Maybe Chief Choi should have his meal first.”
“Clothes are prepared in the dressing room. They are clothes prepared so that guests who come will not feel uncomfortable, so you can wear anything.”
“Oh, the dressing room. Thank you. Still, it might take me a while to wash. It might be inconvenient for you to wait here. I just wanted to let you know.”
“Will 10 minutes be enough?”
Eunseo tentatively concluded that this was an order from Tae-ha, fearing she might run away.
“I’ll come out earlier.”
After closing the door, Eunseo headed straight to the bathroom. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she put on slightly damp underwear, then entered the dressing room.
“[The clothes to change into are in the dressing room.]”
Tae-ha’s words from last night didn’t mean a gown hanging on one side of the dressing room.
As the woman said, there were plenty of clothes. No, there were many. Clothes for all seasons were available, organized by size and gender.
Seeing clothes more plentiful than her wardrobe, Eunseo burst into a bitter smile.
So many clothes for guests? It’s really another world.
Eunseo found a generous brown dress emitting a subtle fragrance and put it on from head to toe.
Clearly, every part touching the skin was uncomfortable, even though it was probably made of much better fabric than what she used to wear.
Struggling to put on the clothes, Eunseo tied her hair up and opened the door. The woman, still smiling, led Eunseo.
“I told them to pick you up since you might not find the dining room.”
Not ‘in case I run away’ but ‘in case I can’t find it.’
That might be true.
It wasn’t until she stepped into the dazzlingly sunlit living room that she realized. There were several corridors and doors centered around a living room that looked like a plaza, different from the night.
Alone, she would never have found the dining room before Chief Choi finished his meal.
The high, wide white door with wainscoting on both sides opened. Feeling like she was entering the gates of hell, Eunseo swallowed nervously. Nevertheless, she stood tall with her head held high.
Because she did nothing wrong. Because she was innocent.
But she didn’t know why she kept hunching over.
As she entered the room, Wooyoung, who had been looking out the window with his hands in his pockets, turned his head. His naturally disheveled bangs gently waved.
“Did you sleep well?”
As if it were something he had known for a long time, his greeting before opening the door was so refreshing and cheerful that it made her uneasy. It felt like her frozen body was loosening up.
“Please sit.”
“Thank you for yesterday.”
Eunseo, who recognized who he was at a glance, greeted him. She hadn’t forgotten the face of the man who covered her with a jacket for a moment.
“Tae-ha is not here, and probably, the two of us should have a meal. I hope you don’t mind.”
It would have been uncomfortable no matter who it was, but it would have been more uncomfortable if Tae-ha were here.
Wooyoung, who took Eunseo’s smile as consent, gestured for her to sit after removing the chair.
After Eunseo sat down, Wooyoung sat across from her.
“Eat a lot.”
There was frosty rice mixed with starch, and about eight side dishes, but it was difficult to eat a lot, as he said.
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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