After looking down at the first floor for a moment, he moved his steps.
His secretaries quickly followed behind.
Jeong Rok descended from the 9th floor, where his office was.
The child sitting on the entrance sofa, Haerin, greeted him warmly.
Next to her was, as always, her secretary, Director Cha.
Approaching Haerin, Jeong Rok asked.
“When did you arrive?”
“A little while ago. I sent a text, though.”
“I couldn’t check it because I had important matters. But what’s the matter?”
Seeing Jeong Rok asking about business, Haerin seemed rather flustered.
“Oh, just wanted to have a drink with oppa.”
“Sorry. I have a lot of work to do right now.”
“Then go in quickly and work.”
“Thank you. Well then, be careful.”
Jeong Rok entered his office with a bright smile.
Feeling embarrassed, Haerin lightly greeted his secretaries and headed to the elevator.
“President Kim, isn’t this a bit too much? The lady waited outside the office for over 30 minutes, and you didn’t even check the message, and you chased her away without a drink?”
“Oppa is busy.”
“Surely you don’t have other intentions?”
Haerin turned to look at Director Cha.
“What intentions?”
“Maybe thinking of switching to PR?”
Laughing at her absurdity, Haerin said, “Do you think I’d lose to that country bumpkin?”
“President Kim might not, but isn’t it possible for Miss Imiya to look unfavorably at the lady? It’s quite possible.”
At Director Cha’s suggestion, Haerin frowned.
“No matter what, Jeong Rok oppa is on my side.”
“Miss, please. This time, please ask your father to push for an engagement ceremony.”
“Mother told me to wait a bit longer.”
“In my opinion, Madam has no intention of marrying the lady until Master Haereul wakes up. I’d do the same. With her own sons lying like corpses, how can she watch the lady happily living her life?”
“My mother isn’t like that.”
“Isn’t she? I’m getting nervous thinking there might be a problem at this rate.”
“Well, Jeong Rok oppa is my man no matter what anyone says. He’s mine. So don’t say unnecessary things.”
In the end, Director Cha, who was watching her reactions, took a step back.
“Understood.”
“Director, aren’t you having lunch? Wouldn’t your girlfriend be disappointed?”
Choi Secretary’s words made Oh Secretary and Lim Manager, sitting on the office sofa, ask simultaneously.
“What are you talking about?”
They were both holding stacks of documents, whether Sanha, who was dozing off on the sofa, listened or not.
Perhaps because their voices were loud, Sanha’s nodding head was audible.
“Do you two not know? Our director has a girlfriend.”
Oh Secretary and Lim Manager looked at Sanha in amazement.
Come to think of it, there was an eco bag he had brought to the desk.
“Well, the menu is eel.”
“Really?”
Seeing the secretaries reflecting, Sanha seemed embarrassed.
He coughed and said, “She’s not a girlfriend; she’s just a friend.”
“Oh Secretary said, “Where can you find just friends between a man and a woman?”
“Right. What friend gives eel? Unless it’s a girlfriend.”
Lim Manager also agreed.
“Really.”
However, the two secretaries asked Choi Secretary.
“Is she pretty?”
“Yes. She’s incredibly cute and cheerful. The director calls her ‘Magpie.'”
“The director calls her by a nickname?”
“That’s right!”
“Well, that’s…”
“She’s very lively, just like the nickname ‘Magpie.’ Besides, the director can’t move when she’s around.”
“Really?”
“Well, she’s a friend.”
Even if Sanha denied it, the three secretaries pretended not to hear.
Suddenly, Choi Secretary stood up.
He brought the eco bag and took out the lunch box, setting it up on the sofa table.
“Wow, look at this attire.”
Even at a glance, the eel was large, and the seasoning was well absorbed, truly artistic.
“Would you throw away such a delicious eel rice bowl? Please eat quickly.”
“I don’t think about food now.”
But Lim Manager forced chopsticks into Sanha’s hand, and Oh Secretary pulled out tissues and stuck them under Sanha’s chin like a bib.
“Director, you shouldn’t ignore your girlfriend’s sincerity. Please eat quickly. You absolutely cannot leave until you’ve finished.”
“What?”
“You have to send a proof shot that you’ve finished everything to your girlfriend. How much would she love it? So you must absolutely finish it.”
“I’m not hungry right now…”
“Didn’t you skip breakfast properly? Slowly chew and enjoy your meal.”
“Let’s eat together.”
“Oh, we’re not that clueless.”
The three secretaries laughed loudly and left.
“I really wasn’t hungry.”
Sanha, who was grumbling lightly, looked down at the lunchbox.
An eel rice bowl with a brown sheen flowing.
However, it was so much that one wouldn’t think a woman could eat it alone.
Suddenly, he remembered Summer, who used to fill her mouth with food and eat deliciously.
A wry smile escaped.
As if he had no choice, Sanha picked up a piece of eel carefully with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
“Tastes good…”
The rice had long since cooled down.
But somehow, it felt warm.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
Summer greeted the security officers at the checkpoint guarding the alley. With determination, she walked towards Blue House on her two legs.
“Doesn’t something seem a bit strange?”
One security officer chuckled and said, “What’s that?”
“The lady’s commuting pattern is different from the existing employees at Blue House. Could it be that she’s the heiress of the PR group who recently joined? They said the lady is twenty-five, which matches her age precisely.”
“Hey, make sense when you talk. Is it reasonable for an heiress of a prestigious family to walk to take the bus?”
“There are rumors that Chairman Kang dislikes that lady. You’ve heard about it too.”
“That may be true, but still, she’s not that lady.”
Another security officer strongly nodded.
“Why?”
“Among the people living in this neighborhood, how many treat us like human beings? Are there any who greet us properly?”
“We have Chairman Dae-shin and Director Gu. They even send us gifts during holidays.”
“Hey, you two are special cases. Anyway, that lady is not the heiress of the PR group. The more you see her, the more you realize she’s not from this dirty neighborhood; she’s like deep, pure spring water.”
“True.”
Even with their chatter, Summer kept walking forward.
Then, a short beep signaled the arrival of a text message.
With a neatly emptied lunchbox photo, a short message read, “Enjoyed the meal. It was absolutely delicious!”
‘Let’s pack something even more delicious tomorrow!’
Filled with happy thoughts, Summer entered Blue House.
As she approached the main building, the sound of people laughing could be heard.
Beautiful banners and white tables were set up in the garden.
Six well-dressed young women were dining.
Blue House staff, serving and cooking, noticed Summer and tried to greet her, but they seemed busy. They raised a hand and exchanged a nod of acknowledgment.
Sophia was sitting at the main seat, seemingly calling her friends.
Summer tried to pass by, pretending not to notice.
However, from behind, a voice in English was heard, asking, “Sophia, who’s that totally tacky girl? Did you hire a new maid?”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
