“Vice President, Team Leader Min Ji Hoon from the marketing department and Miss Su Ah are here.”
Ji Hoon and Su Ah briefly greeted Secretary Park before entering the Vice President’s office.
Thud. The door closed.
“Is Su Ah here?”
“We haven’t been apart for even an hour, Vice President.”
Su Ah had unwittingly approached the door and gave Ha Joon, who was greeting her, a look that she could not help.
“Do we have to use that title when we’re alone?”
Was it due to the shock of their first meeting in the Vice President’s office? Ha Joon’s heart skipped a beat at the title ‘Vice President’.
“No, we should be careful even when we’re alone at the company.”
Alone?
Ji Hoon’s eyebrows twitched as he listened to the conversation.
“There’s one fact that you two are overlooking right now.”
Su Ah and Ha Joon’s gaze turned to Ji Hoon.
“You keep talking about ‘the two of you,’ but it’s not just the two of you here, I’m here too. So it’s not two, but three.”
Despite his prickly tone, the parties involved seemed to have no intention of listening, quickly averting their gaze.
“Miss Su Ah. Isn’t the work tough? The marketing team must be difficult. There are many field works, and many meetings……”
Ha Joon asked Su Ah as if nothing had happened.
“Don’t you think I, who is leading the marketing team, would be more exhausted?”
Ji Hoon raised his voice sharply.
“I’m the one who let Su Ah go under the pretext of market research. You ungrateful guy!”
It wasn’t initially meant to be a show, but seeing the guy who treated him as if he were invisible seemed to stir up his anger.
He’s angry. He’s really angry.
“Yeah, Min Ji Hoon. It’s your merit. Thank you. Very much.”
Only then did Ha Joon, who had finally grasped the situation, hurriedly speak.
“But I’m relieved nonetheless.”
Whether it was due to the sharp jab he received, a satisfied smile graced Ji Hoon’s lips.
“I feel relieved that Su Ah is with Ji Hoon. Ji Hoon is subtly good at his work, and is reliable as a team leader.”
Ha Joon’s unexpected praise was added.
“I already knew that. I could tell just by watching him in yesterday’s meeting, right? He was totally cool yesterday. I almost fell for him.”
Su Ah’s hands gave a thumbs up.
No, that’s not it.
Ha Joon’s face became serious in a flash as he continued the conversation to match the mood.
“Really?”
“Huh? What?”
Su Ah’s eyes widened at Ha Joon’s unexpected question.
“Do you mean you fell for Ji Hoon?”
When did I say I fell for him? I said I almost fell for him.
And that’s not something you say seriously.
A bewildered look crossed Su Ah’s eyes.
“Team Leader, are you asking me that because you’re really curious?”
“Completely.”
Despite the situation, Su Ah and Ji Hoon chuckled at Ha Joon, who asked with a surprisingly serious face.
Why are they laughing?
Ha Joon, who didn’t notice anything wrong with his statement, just blinked his eyes repeatedly.
“By the way! Speaking of which. Which of the contest proposals did you call me for?”
Su Ah, who just remembered why she came to see Ha Joon, asked.
“Oh! That? So, the thing is……”
Ha Joon trailed off, unable to continue his sentence.
“Did you really believe that?”
This time, Ji Hoon’s eyes widened.
“Huh?”
You weren’t in a position to laugh at Ha Joon’s question.
“He just called you to see your face.”
As if saying, didn’t you know that? Ji Hoon tilted his head and spoke.
“Really? You really called me for that?”
“No. So, the thing is……”
This person really… I warned him so many times not to give any hints all morning.
As Su Ah frowned and questioned him, Ha Joon’s face showed a helpless expression.
“Don’t call me without a reason again. If you do it again, I’ll really get mad.”
Even though she was already angry.
“Yes……”
Ha Joon answered in a cowering voice.
“Team Leader, let’s stop now.”
Ha Joon held on to Su Ah, who was trying to get up from the sofa.
“Can’t you stay a little longer?”
He wanted to spend a little more time together since they were already here.
“No, we can’t. It feels awkward if I stay here too long.”
“Who would make you feel awkward?”
“Although the Vice President may not know, as a new employee, you have to be aware of your surroundings even if no one points it out.”
Ah, it sounds bitter after saying it.
“Anyway, let’s just look at each other freely after work.”
“Freely? How much is ‘freely’?”
The meaning of ‘freely’ you and I think of would be quite different.
There was a hint of mischief in Ha Joon’s eyes.
Oh, you’re going to go that way?
It wasn’t Su Ah who would be flustered.
“The amount that can increase or decrease, or even disappear, depending on how Ha Joon behaves?”
Su Ah shrugged her shoulders and promptly left the vice president’s office.
…Disappear?
Does that mean I might not see her after work?
Ha Joon’s face turned serious at Su Ah’s casually thrown words.
Su Ah spent a busy morning, not even knowing how time flew by as she adjusted to her new work.
Before she knew it, it was lunchtime.
She was having a meal with her team members when the company cafeteria became noisy with chatter.
What was happening?
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
