The sleek luxury sedan sped along the Gyeongbu Expressway.
In the passenger seat, Oh Sang-jae, the secretary in his mid-30s, turned around. He had a slightly lean build and an intellectual face.
“Sir, did the hamburger suit your taste?”
Sanha, with his arms crossed and eyes closed, replied,
“No, I didn’t eat it.”
Choi Seung-hun, the secretary in his mid-20s sitting in the driver’s seat, asked through the rearview mirror. He was tall and well-built.
“Then why did you reorder it?”
Next to Sanha, a paper bag with a burger shop logo was placed.
“The burger was quite tasty, right?”
“Just words. The triple meat patty with loads of cheese was really delicious. It would have been too much of a waste to throw it away even if it got cold.”
“Don’t worry. It wasn’t thrown away.”
Both secretaries asked simultaneously,
“But you said you didn’t eat it?”
“There was someone else with a big appetite. A plump magpie enjoyed it so much that it even made me hungry. That’s why I reordered.”
Oh, the secretary, asked,
“A magpie ate the burger?”
“Yes.”
“A magpie?”
Choi, the secretary, also looked perplexed.
“Yes, that’s right. The chubby magpie ate it quite well.”
Sanha laughed, seeing his bewildered secretaries.
Sanha’s gaze turned to the character bandage on his left hand that Yeoreum had put on. Somehow, it made him smile even more.
Suddenly, all three of their phones rang with a short tone.
Both secretaries checked the group text, their expressions hardening.
「 Appointment: Koo I-seok, Executive Director of Dae-shin Electronics Strategic Planning Office. 」
Sanha checked the message as well but seemed unconcerned as he said,
“I-seok is now an executive director. Should we stop by a flower shop on the way?”
“A flower shop at this time?” Choi, the secretary, flared up.
“Aren’t we supposed to congratulate him since my brother has become an executive director?”
“I’m about to explode with frustration and you talk about congratulations? That’s why the employees call you a watered-down executive.”
“What’s that?”
“Everything you do is like watered-down excitement, like watered-down alcohol. That’s what they say.”
Sanha laughed,
“Whoever coined that term really hit the mark.”
“Sir, this is not a laughing matter,” said Choi, the secretary.
“What’s wrong?”
“Aren’t you upset, sir? Don’t you have any ambition?”
“Why bother with ambition, only to get sick from it? I like things the way they are.”
Choi, clearly more frustrated, said,
“This is Dae-shin Group, the top in Korea. Especially you, sir, as the eldest of three siblings, the legitimate heir.”
“What is this, the Joseon era? What legitimate heir?”
“But that’s how it is. Losing the department head position to your twin sister who’s only two years younger, and now losing the strategic office, a direct path to CEO, to your younger brother. You, sir, are just a nominal executive of management support without any real power. They even sent you on a nationwide factory tour to announce this appointment. This is just not right.”
“Wow, now I see Choi, the secretary, had ambitions?”
“Honestly, when they said I’d be the personal secretary of the Dae-shin Group’s heir, how excited do you think I was? My peers were envious, saying I was set for life. But now, they pity me. Even the cafeteria ladies give us extra food because they feel sorry for me and the other senior secretaries.”
Choi sighed heavily, his large frame not fitting the sadness in his voice.
“If you hate it so much, write a resignation letter.”
“Who said that? I mean, we may be goofing around, but we still get paid. But don’t you have any pride, sir? Aren’t you angry at being constantly ignored by your disrespectful twin siblings? If they were my siblings, I definitely wouldn’t stand for it. I’d set them straight.”
“Wow, scary secretary, huh?”
The sleek luxury sedan sped down the Gyeongbu Expressway. In the passenger seat, Oh Sang-jae, a secretary in his mid-30s, turned back. He was slightly lean with an intellectual face.
“Sir, did the hamburger suit your taste?”
Sanha, with his arms crossed and eyes closed, replied, “No, I didn’t eat it.”
Choi Seung-hun, the secretary in his mid-20s driving the car, asked, “Then why did you reorder it?” He was tall and well-built.
Next to Sanha, a paper bag with a burger shop logo was placed.
“The burger was quite tasty, right?” Choi inquired.
“Just words. The triple meat patty with loads of cheese was really delicious. It would be too much of a waste to throw it away even if it got cold.”
“Don’t worry. It wasn’t thrown away.”
Both secretaries asked simultaneously, “But you said you didn’t eat it?”
“There was someone else with a big appetite. A plump magpie enjoyed it so much that it even made me hungry. That’s why I reordered.”
Oh, the secretary, asked, “A magpie ate the burger?”
“Yes.”
“A magpie?”
Choi, the secretary, also looked perplexed.
“Yes, that’s right. The chubby magpie ate it quite well.”
Sanha laughed, seeing his bewildered secretaries.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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