Ha! So you’re going to pretend not to know? That’s how it’s going to be? Fine. I can also pretend not to know!
“Yes. I look forward to working with you.”
With a heartfelt tone, Su Ah extended her greeting and headed straight to her seat.
‘He was the original team manager? Then the store manager also deceived me?’
Su Ah began pouring harsh curses with her eyes at Ji Hoon’s partition, overwhelmed by the sense of betrayal.
Then, as if sensing something, Ji Hoon abruptly stood up from his seat.
Surprised, Su Ah quickly averted her gaze.
“Let’s have a meeting.”
At Ji Hoon’s single word, the employees started moving systematically.
And so, the meeting began.
“Since it’s my first day today, I think understanding the work will be a priority. Let’s start with reports on the ongoing projects and upcoming ones.”
The team members briefed on the projects they were in charge of, and Ji Hoon, who quickly grasped the content, also gave advice on how to proceed.
‘He was always messing around at the convenience store……’
There was no sign of the playful persona she had seen so far in Ji Hoon, who was conducting the meeting calmly.
The meeting that began in the morning was now heading towards lunchtime before they knew it.
“Team Manager. Aren’t you running too hard on your first day? You should at least let the employees eat while they work.”
At the loud noise echoing from their stomachs, the team members murmured while looking at the clock.
“Ah. Time has already passed so much. I’m sorry. Let’s proceed with the rest after the meal.”
Ji Hoon and the team members quickly moved their steps to the cafeteria.
‘Where will he sit?’
Feeling that it would be somewhat awkward to sit together, Su Ah waited for Ji Hoon to sit down and deliberately chose a spot furthest from him.
“Enjoy your meal.”
Thus, enjoying her meal in a place out of Ji Hoon’s sight, she felt good.
“Miss Lee Su Ah, please see me for a moment after you finish your meal.”
Before she knew it, Ji Hoon, who had finished his meal, spoke to Su Ah, and at the same time, the eyes of the employees sitting with them and Su Ah turned towards him.
“Me? Why, why?”
Su Ah stuttered in surprise.
“Let’s call it a meeting between the new team manager and the new employee.”
Ji Hoon threw a bomb with a smiling face, picked up his meal tray and leisurely moved away.
Ah, I don’t like this. He’s going to talk about Ha Joon, isn’t he?
The mental state she had barely composed began to waver again.
Knock, knock.
The door to the meeting room opened with the sound of a knock.
“Did, did you call for me?”
Su Ah peered out just poking her head and caught Ji Hoon’s eye.
“Come in quickly before the other employees arrive, Miss Lee Su Ah.”
“Yes……”
Su Ah pouted her lips and slowly entered the meeting room.
And then she sat as far away as her distanced heart.
“What’s the matter?”
She asked grumpily, her cheeks puffed up with dissatisfaction.
“First of all, I’m sorry.”
It was a heavy voice.
“What is it?”
“Because I ended up deceiving you too.”
“That the store manager was the team manager?”
“No. That’s not a lie. I stepped down from the team manager position while running the convenience store.”
“Then what did you deceive me about?”
“Actually, Ha Joon and I are not friends, but relatives.”
“Relatives?”
She asked back, widening her eyes at the unexpected word.
“I didn’t mention it separately as whether we are friends or relatives wouldn’t be a big problem for you, but I’m telling you because I didn’t want to create another lie.”
“Did you call me to tell me this?”
It wasn’t about Ha Joon. She asked in relief.
“Ha Joon is sick.”
At the sudden words, Su Ah’s eyes quickly turned towards Ji Hoon.
“Is he sick? Where does it hurt? How bad is it?”
Su Ah rattled off questions, shifting as if she was about to rush off at any moment.
“Are you worried?”
“That, that is……”
The bottom that had momentarily lifted, stuck back onto the chair.
“I would be more than happy if you understood, but there’s something that can’t be helped even if you don’t understand. It’s the socalled world of the upperclass people where Ha Joon lives.”
Yes, the world of the upperclass people.
The world I had to turn my back on.
“From the moment Ha Joon became the vice president, there were many women who approached to claim the seat next to him.”
“……”
“Among the people who only saw his background and rushed at him, Ha Joon was always in pain. And then he met you. Someone who could love him even without the title of vice president.”
“Do you think I would have been blinded by money like the other women if I knew that Ha Joon was the vice president?”
Su Ah asked in a deliberately harsh tone.
“No, that’s not it. He was just scared.”
“So, you’re saying he was afraid that I might become like the other women.”
Her already tangled heart was spitting out harsh words that were different from her thoughts.
Ji Hoon, who had been silent for a while at her words, opened his lips with difficulty.
“I’m not sure if I should tell you this, but the only explanation I can give for why Ha Joon had no choice is this.”
Ji Hoon, who still seemed hesitant, took a deep, heavy breath and continued.
“Ha Joon was abandoned by his father when he was 10 years old. After that, he was adopted by his uncle. In other words, by the chairman of Hyun Sung Group.”
“……”
“He’s been extremely afraid of people he trusts leaving him since he was abandoned by his father. He’s still trapped in that trauma.”
Adopted? Abandoned by his parents?
I tried to keep a composed look, but my fingertips kept trembling.
“He’s still afraid of being abandoned by you, unable to say anything and writhing in pain alone.”
“How much pain is he in?”
“After meeting you yesterday, he suddenly had a fever and collapsed.”
“He collapsed?”
“Yes. He was given a fever reducer, but his fever didn’t drop all night, and he’s still not conscious.”
Judging by his hardened expression, it didn’t seem like a lie.
“I’m really sorry to ask you this when you’re still confused, but I had to rush to work and left Ha Joon alone. Can you……”
“You left a person who’s so sick he’s unconscious alone?”
Su Ah, who had furrowed her brows, cut him off loudly before he could finish.
“No, I also have to go to work. And……”
Because you’re probably more needed than me.
As he tried to speak, the team members who had been having a brief tea time started entering the conference room one by one.
“Ms. Su Ah. Please go to the store directly to check how the part I just told you is actually being implemented.”
Ji Hoon started speaking louder towards Su Ah, as if he wanted the employees to hear.
“When the market survey is over, you can go home right away today. You can submit the report directly to me as it’s written.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly a store visit? A market survey?
When the startled Su Ah looked at Ji Hoon, he gave a small smile and quickly winked one eye.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you leaving soon?”
Ah. He’s telling me to go see Ha Joon.
“Yes. Then, I’ll go ahead.”
Only then did Su Ah, who finally understood Ji Hoon’s intentions, rise from her seat and leave the conference room.
“Team Leader! It’s only her second day at work and you’re already making her do a market survey? What if Su Ah runs away because of this?”
Contrary to the worried expressions of the employees, a faint smile had spread across Ji Hoon’s lips.
‘Su Ah, I trust only you.’
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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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