After a lightning strikelike meeting, the team spent the whole day with their heads together in thought.
What should we discard?
No matter how much they thought, there was nothing they could discard.
From the start, while integrating seven applications into one, they must have thought about what to leave out. The current result is the result of ruthlessly discarding again and again, and yet they were asked to discard more. What are they supposed to do?
Even after meeting after meeting among the team members until the end of work, they couldn’t find an answer, so Si Hyun finally raised her hands.
“Let’s call it a day. I’ll think more about it.”
In fact, Si Hyun was the only UX planner in the team, and the rest were in charge of tasks such as development and UI design. In other words, the deletion work ordered by the director was originally Si Hyun’s.
“Wait.”
As she headed towards the bus stop, someone called out from behind. Turning around, Tae Ha was standing there.
“What’s up?”
Unconsciously, her voice sharpened. Considering what happened last night and what she heard in the morning meeting, she couldn’t have positive feelings towards Tae Ha right now.
“Um, this morning I…”
As Tae Ha tried to say something, someone called out to Si Hyun.
“Si Hyun!”
Seeing Woo Jin approaching, Si Hyun was taken aback.
“Is it over now?”
Woo Jin, who smiled and put his hand on Si Hyun’s shoulder, flinched late at the sight of Tae Ha.
“Who’s that?”
At his suspicious gaze, Si Hyun quickly spoke.
“Say hi, big bro. You know Tae Ha, whom I always talked about? This is him. Tae Ha, say hi too. This is Kim Woo Jin, the man I’m going to marry.”
But the two men, for some reason, stared at each other for a while without even greeting.
Woo Jin, at 175 centimeters, wasn’t on the small side, but Tae Ha was already 187 centimeters according to his physical examination when he went to the military. He looked even bigger now.
Naturally, Tae Ha was looking down. As if he didn’t find that very pleasant, Woo Jin also raised his chin and stared straight at Tae Ha.
“……”
After an unexplainable tension, Woo Jin asked as if spitting it out.
“When did you find him?”
As his tone implied why hadn’t she told him, Si Hyun quickly explained.
“It hasn’t been long. Tae Ha joined our company. I was surprised too.”
“Ah, is that so?”
Only then did Woo Jin’s face relax. With a superior look on his youthful face, he gave Tae Ha’s shoulder a reassuring pat.
“After hearing you were a high school graduate, I thought it was impressive that you got a job at a good company. Well, corporate life might not be as easy as you think, but hold on. When you become a manager like me, things will get a little easier.”
Unaware of Si Hyun’s discomfort beside him, Woo Jin seemed not to notice.
“Well, Si Hyun always said you were a kid, so I thought you were really young, but you’re huge. You could even play basketball. When should we grab a drink to celebrate your employment?”
Tae Ha just stared at Woo Jin, his face stiff with his nonsense.
Just then, a group of employees coming out of the company greeted Tae Ha.
“Director, are you leaving now?”
“Goodbye, Director!”
Tae Ha nodded slightly in response.
“You all worked hard.”
Only then did a flustered look appear on Woo Jin’s face.
“Director?”
Glancing at Woo Jin, Tae Ha turned his back without saying a word and walked away.
“Director? At only twentysix?”
Unable to believe it, Woo Jin asked several times.
“Tae Ha started developing apps in high school. You wouldn’t know, but he’s a famous developer in our industry. He even has his own company.”
“Why would someone like him come to your company?”
At Woo Jin’s clearly hostile tone, Si Hyun felt a headache coming on. It wasn’t surprising that Tae Ha wasn’t too fond of Woo Jin, and vice versa. It was baffling why they were both so hostile when they barely knew each other.
“Our OneApp development project wasn’t going well, so the higherups brought him in as a reliever. They say it’s a oneyear contract.”
Despite her explanation, Woo Jin still looked unconvinced. Feeling desperate, Si Hyun quickly changed the subject.
“But why did you come to our company, Oppa? You said you’ve been busy lately.”
“You worked hard coming to greet our parents yesterday. I came to treat you to something good.”
Si Hyun felt a little better at his words, considering the residual resentment she had about yesterday.
After all, it must have been hard for him to openly side with her in front of his parents. She wouldn’t want to make him look bad.
“So you do know I had a hard time?”
“Hey, why wouldn’t I know? I know everything.”
As Woo Jin affectionately embraced her, Si Hyun chuckled. This was one of the good things about longterm relationships. As much as you know each other, any feelings of disappointment don’t last long.
“Is there anything you want to eat?”
“I’ve been craving seafood pasta for a while.”
“Alright. Then shall we go to the place we went to last time?”
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
