“Thank you.”
“You don’t look very happy.”
“It’s just that, given the situation, it all feels a bit surreal.”
“I understand.”
The team leader’s laughter was tinged with exhaustion. The bittersweetness of the situation prevented me from feeling genuinely happy.
“Alright, let’s get to work! Despite the big incident, let’s give it our all today, too!”
“Yes…”
The team leader spoke energetically, trying to lift the somber mood. The team members responded weakly.
Somewhere, the sound of someone holding back tears reached my ears. The reality that I was replacing someone who had died hit me again.
The noise caused by the irregularity was only temporary, and society eventually quieted down, as if it had never happened. People had become accustomed to incidents involving deaths.
Endless doomsday theories emerged, but they were dismissed as mere superstitions, jokes, or conspiracy theories, much like Nostradamus’s prophecies.
A month passed. I still hadn’t contacted Cheon Shinwoo.
Another week went by. The gate incident began to feel like a distant dream.
Cheon Shinwoo was always busy. He was either tackling gates, giving interviews, appearing on TV, or being summoned here and there. He led a hectic life.
The kindness he had shown me had also faded with time. As time passed, I wondered more and more if it would be okay to contact him. However, I couldn’t bring myself to throw away his business card, resulting in an ambiguous day-to-day existence.
In a month and a half, I would officially become a member of Cheonrang. I would be the first sensory guild member in the guild.
Maybe I should look for a place to move into. The guild building, I should have accepted it when offered. The regret came too late, but it was a regret only because the moment had passed.
Just when I thought my days would continue without any major events.
“I’m really sorry! There’s no one else to cover… It’s really nothing big. Just for one day, please? If we get today’s work done well, there might even be a special bonus…”
I became Cheon Shinwoo’s one-day secretary.
It was a task I couldn’t refuse. There was no one else but me available, and I couldn’t say no, especially with the transition to a formal guild member coming up.
Until arriving at the site, I thought about what I would say if I encountered Cheon Shinwoo. However, the person who appeared before me was someone else entirely.
“So you’re Park Hayoung from the accounting team? Nice to meet you. I’m Min Yushin.”
My role was as an assistant to Cheon Shinwoo’s secretary. Sort of a manager’s manager. I plastered on a social smile while facing someone of such high status.
The work was both simple and exhausting. I wasn’t used to running around; my stamina was tested.
“Ah, that guild master, he’s crazy…”
While following various instructions around the shooting site, suddenly Cheon Shinwoo’s secretary grabbed the back of his neck. The staff at the shooting site murmured apprehensively.
“What’s going on?”
“Yeah, what happened?”
They didn’t seem brave enough to ask directly. I cautiously observed the situation and approached Min Yushin.
“Um…”
“Does he even think before he acts? I told him not to cause trouble today… Huh?”
“I’m Park Hayoung, here to assist for the day! Is something wrong?”
“Ah… It’s nothing major. We were about to start shooting, but the guild master has disappeared. Can’t contact him, and his location is untraceable…”
“Oh no, is that serious?”
“He’s not the type to act thoughtlessly. I’m sure he’ll be back just before it starts, although there’ll be no time for makeup or preparation.”
A neatly-dressed, bespectacled handsome man sighed deeply, pushing up his glasses with a middle finger prominently raised.
“It’s nothing to worry about, so could you go and tell them it’s okay? Oh, and here’s my card. Could you buy some coffee? Get enough for the staff… Don’t worry about the price, just get whatever you like.”
“Yes!”
He didn’t seem okay at all, but the card was a relief. I promptly took it, informed the staff of the situation, and headed to the café. It only hit me as I was leaving that I’d have to carry back over thirty coffees.
What should I do? Do I need to make several trips?
Before I could even place the order, I faced a dilemma.
“I’ll have a Java Chip Frappuccino with extra hazelnut syrup, condensed milk, and more java chips, please.”
“Java Chip Frappuccino with… Huh?”
“Give me the card. It’s easier to store them in the inventory than carry them.”
“Huh?”
Cheon Shinwoo casually took the card from my hand.
“I expected you to contact me.”
“Huh?”
“I’m disappointed. To ignore someone’s kindness like that.”
“Huh?”
The supposedly missing Cheon Shinwoo stood in front of me, nonchalantly folding his arms. While I stood there, unable to react, he quickly finished ordering. A complex Java Chip Frappuccino, one mint chocolate, and thirty Americanos. The mint chocolate was handed to me.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
