“It’s nothing. Vice President has a good sense. But I thought you were really cold. Your face was all blue, Hye Won.”
“Earlier, it was really hard to pull myself together. I almost fainted.”
Yang Hoon and Hye Won looked at each other and burst into laughter. With a nod as if understanding her feelings, Yang Hoon had a knack for making people feel comfortable somewhere.
Among the professionals who were uncomfortable everywhere, Yang Hoon might have felt more friendly.
Looking down at her longsleeved cardigan, Hye Won thought of Tae Beom.
Despite all the oppression and scorn, when the real crisis came, he was more considerate than anyone else.
He was on the brink of losing his sanity, so he was not aware at the time, but in retrospect, it was a touching event.
The day had come when he was moved by the special gravel.
“Ms. Hye Won, is this your first time meeting the vice president?”
Taken aback by the sudden question, Hye Won raised her head. Reflexively, she nodded her head vigorously.
“Yes, yes! First time, first time meeting him!”
It was a chronic habit that her voice got louder when she was flustered.
Yang Hun added with a broad grin.
“I also found out after coming here, but the vice president’s nickname is ‘unstepped mine’, right?”
“Ah, I also heard it in passing. I really felt it today.”
Yang Hun shifted his torso and looked at Hye Won.
“Do you know the nickname of our Executive Director Ha Tae Beom?”
Nickname? What? A pain?
“No, I haven’t heard it.”
“Stepped mine.”
“Ah……”
“Since it’s already stepped, if you rashly remove it, you won’t be able to handle the aftermath, right?”
If you pull your foot away from the special gravel, will your body fly away……!
As Hye Won shivered, Yang Hun laughed.
“So don’t think about pulling away, just stick to it. It could be more dangerous.”
Ah, ah. When Hye Won groaned at the words ‘stepped mine’, Yang Hun laughed a bit louder.
“So shall we go up again?”
“Lawyer. We’re late for the inauguration, right? It’s already started, hasn’t it?”
“It’s the place of highranking people, so no one will care if we’re late. Don’t worry.”
At his calming explanation, Hye Won breathed evenly. She didn’t know when she had taken such a long breath.
“You seem very affectionate, Lawyer.”
“Don’t be fooled. It’s camouflage.”
As she moved her small steps, Yang Hun also moved his steps slowly.
The inauguration ceremony had already started.
Despite Yang Hun’s assurance that no one would look for them, Tae Beom was in a very uncomfortable state.
The carefully prepared inauguration ceremony was over.
Being the center of attention was not an easy process. Sometimes he had to put on a face, and it was a task where he couldn’t reveal his emotions.
There were many talks as the real business battle of the Yoosun house was imminent. The conflict between Ji Seok and Tae Beom was the hottest topic among the employees these days.
They had to carefully decide who was the golden boy, but they didn’t have much time.
The executives had headaches about which wire to pull, and the lower employees hoped that their boss would make a wise choice.
“Phew…….”
Tae Beom sat down heavily on the chair and let out a long sigh.
Being tormented all day among busy calculating people was more tiring than usual.
Yang Hun entered, knocking on the door. Kim Yang’s condition seemed topnotch, having obviously been a spectator across the river throughout the inaugural ceremony.
“Hey, Tae Beom. Are you okay?”
“Don’t talk to me. I’m exhausted.”
Tae Beom’s eyes landed on the cardigan in Yang Hun’s hand that looked like women’s clothing.
“What’s that?”
“Ah, this. It’s the cardigan Hye Won lent me. She gave it to me, so I took it.”
Tae Beom remained still for a while before he raised his upper body.
Then, what about her? What is she wearing now?
“She went out to buy some clothes earlier. Hye Won has now changed into trousers.”
“…I didn’t ask.”
Tae Beom slumped back into his chair. Yang Hun chuckled at Tae Beom’s attitude, which was as transparent as pure water.
The two had a brief conversation about what had happened that day. They picked out the executives who particularly lingered around Ji Seok.
“Well, to summarize, the atmosphere is one of skepticism towards you.”
“That means half believe in me. Isn’t that enough for now?”
It was You Sun Airlines, tightly held by Ji Seok while he was away at an overseas office.
It would not be easy to remove a stone that has rolled into place.
“The fact that the chairman didn’t attend today was rather fatal. You have to consider that.”
Tae Beom narrowed his eyes slightly at Yang Hun’s words. The grandfather had made excuses of poor health to not attend the inauguration.
Since he had been warned in advance, it wasn’t so unfair, but he laughed at having received treatment worse than his poor health at the inauguration.
The chairman, Ha Baek Seung, who is the majority shareholder, didn’t attend, and he would have known better than anyone what impact this would have on the employees.
“Tae Beom. Are you tired?”
“Well, a bit.”
Looking at his seemingly fatigued friend, Yang Hun sat on the desk.
“The start is just the beginning. What will you do if you’re already tired?”
“There’s no time to recharge. I must pull myself together.”
“Do you want to have a company dinner?”
“Do what?”
Tae Beom opened his eyes. He knitted his brows as if he couldn’t believe the word he heard.
So far, the only staff members are Hye Won and Kim Yang, and he’s talking about a company dinner.
“Just the two of us?”
“Why not?”
“Then, the three of us with her?”
“We need her for it to be complete.”
It was then. Knock, knock, there was a sound of knocking on the door.
Seeing Tae Beom’s tense expression, Yang Hun smirked.
After a while, Hye Won, wearing wideleg suit trousers, entered. Yang Hun, who had been sitting on the desk, stood up.
“Well, go ahead and talk. I’ll be waiting outside.”
As Yang Hun left as if passing the baton, Hye Won approached him nervously.
Tae Beom, staring at Hye Won approaching with her fingers clenched, let out a short breath.
The moment he looked at Hye Won like a dog drooling at the sound of a bell, the scent of flowers filled his nostrils.
“What is it?”
“Ah… Well, Executive Director. It’s just that.”
Her heart pounded, starting to beat in a rhythm of excitement.
“During the inauguration… I wanted to… um… say thank you…”
Thump, thump. Thump, thump.
Thumpthump, thumpthump.
“Thank you. I was able to avoid a crisis thanks to you.”
Thump! Thump! Thump…!
“That’s enough.”
Startled by the wild beating of his heart, Tae Beom abruptly cut her off. Hye Won, who had been bowing at her waist, slowly raised her head.
“Well, I’m glad that everything got sorted out. I didn’t ask for a formal thank you.”
“Yes. But, I really am grateful.”
“Just be careful. I was the one who saw you, but if it had been another man…”
Tae Beom trailed off, realizing what he’d just blurted out.
From Hye Won’s point of view, this would likely be an awkward situation.
“No, what I meant to say was… not everyone has quick decisionmaking skills like me… That’s what I wanted to convey.”
“Yes…”
“Your voice.”
“Yes.”
“No, I mean. Louder.”
“Yes, sir!”
As Hye Won projected her voice, Tae Beom chuckled quietly.
He was itching to ask what she was going to report to Ji Seok today, but he managed to hold back.
“Deputy Yoon Hye Won, do you have a lot of work left?”
“Uh, no.”
Tae Beom stared at the closed door for a moment before getting up from his seat.
“Let’s have a dinner party.”
“Pardon?”
As Hye Won looked at him with a shocked expression, Tae Beom lifted his chin.
He felt the need to replace the lingering floral scent at the tip of his nose with the smell of grilled meat.
“Let’s have a dinner party. We should celebrate. We can’t just let my inauguration as Ha Tae Beom pass by unnoticed.”
Hye Won frowned, not understanding his intentions.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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