Tae Ha responded briefly. As usual, he acted as if he didn’t know her at all.
Si Hyun had tried her best to understand on her own. Yes, he was joking. He was probably doing this because he felt guilty about being out of touch for so long.
As soon as everyone in the One App team was introduced, Tae Ha opened his mouth again.
“Although my title is Digital Strategy Head, in practice I am here to support the One App team. I plan to focus all my energy on the One App development project, so I would appreciate it if you could think of me as a member of the One App team.”
The faces of the team members, who had to accommodate a boss above their boss, were tense.
“I think it will take some time to understand the current situation. Let’s discuss the details at the first review meeting next week.”
The new head of the department finished his greetings like that.
After Tae Ha returned to his office, Si Hyun took a moment and followed him out sneakily. Fortunately, there was no one else in the corridor.
“Excuse me.”
As she vaguely started a conversation, Tae Ha turned around.
“What is it?”
“I won’t be angry, so stop now. You must have had some reasons too.”
Tae Ha sighed.
“Look at this. If you’re interested, why not just say so?”
She could tell just by his expression. This was not a joke. Even if it was a joke, there was no way Tae Ha would say such things to me. If so……
“Did you have an accident in the military or something?”
Si Hyun asked, gasping for breath.
“I mean something like amnesia. Isn’t there any part missing from your memory?”
It could not be explained otherwise.
“My memory is intact.”
Tae Ha furrowed his brows deeply.
“And in that memory of yours, Kang……”
He glanced at Si Hyun’s employee ID and cut his words off again.
“There is no Si Hyun Kang. And.”
He stated clearly, and Tae Ha lifted one corner of his perfect lips slightly.
“Your approach is quite classic.”
“……!”
“You might want to research more sophisticated methods.”
((()))
After work, Si Hyun grabbed her closest colleague, Imi Joo, for a drink. She couldn’t bear it unless she confided in someone.
Of course, she couldn’t say that it was Yoon Tae Ha, who came as the head of the department today, so she added a suitable adaptation.
“So, the brother you met after six years didn’t recognize you, Si Hyun?”
After thirty minutes of talking, Mi Joo neatly summarized and came to a cool conclusion.
“So he’s pretending not to know you, that’s what.”
“What?”
Si Hyun was startled and looked at Mi Joo.
“Is that brother of yours, the one who hit the jackpot with coins and became a billionaire overnight? Perhaps he’s pretending to know you so he won’t be bothered to cling to you.”
“Let’s see, I raised him with my own hands, didn’t I?”
In high school, she picked up a nineyearold homeless child. From then on, she stopped by every day to cook, wash clothes, and practically raise the child, who was Tae Ha.
In order to look after Tae Ha, Si Hyun spent all of her college years tied to parttime jobs, never having the time for relationships or even attending a single MT.
That child she raised was pretending not to know her? Because of money?
“No, there’s no way he would do that to me.”
She simply couldn’t believe it. Si Hyun shook her head.
“Then it must be amnesia, but you said that’s not it either?”
“Yes.”
“Then he’s definitely pretending not to know you.”
As the alcohol set in, a feeling of betrayal slowly crept up on her. Was it really like that? It was so sad that tears were welling up.
“No, did I ask for money? Did I ask him to buy me a drink? Why is he pretending not to know me, causing such a scene, what did I do!”
Pouring alcohol into an empty glass, Mi Ju spoke as if to comfort her.
“Si Hyun, you need to understand. Successful people usually choose their friends.”
At that, Si Hyun was truly incensed.
“Am I the person who needs to be filtered?”
Sure, people can choose their friends. But if Tae Ha filters people, why shouldn’t I be part of that category? Even if everyone else in the world can be included, shouldn’t I be the exception!
“That ungrateful brat.”
Si Hyun drank the alcohol as if venting her anger. Mi Ju was the type to listen well to stories but didn’t drink. In the end, two bottles of soju completely disappeared into Si Hyun’s stomach.
“Boss, one more bottle here!”
Shaking the empty bottle, Si Hyun shouted, but Mi Ju stopped her.
“Ay, stop drinking. Are you not going to work tomorrow?”
Ultimately failing to get another bottle, Si Hyun was led out of the bar by Mi Ju’s hand.
“Don’t go to the second round alone and quietly go home. Got it? I’m going to check if you’ve entered your house in thirty minutes?”
It wasn’t until Mi Ju had spoken with a halfthreat that she finally let go of Si Hyun.
“Hey, it’s still early evening and I had to stop drinking.”
Having parted ways with Mi Ju, Si Hyun turned around regretfully and headed toward the bus stop.
((()))
First day of work at Future Bank.
A little after nine at night, Tae Ha finally organized the documents he had been reading and stood up.
As Tae Ha came out of his office, the young male secretary sitting in front of the director’s office promptly stood up and bowed politely.
“Are you leaving now, Director?”
Tae Ha was slightly startled. Had he been waiting for me all this time?
“I apologize. I’m not accustomed to having a secretary.”
Tae Ha’s company, Union TA, was so small in number, and since Tae Ha himself didn’t expose himself to the outside world, there wasn’t much need to adjust schedules, so he didn’t need a secretary.
So he had completely forgotten about the existence of a secretary that he first got when he came to Future Bank.
“From now on, unless I specifically instruct you otherwise, you should leave on your own when it’s time to go home.”
“Yes, Director.”
The secretary naturally took the bag from Tae Ha’s hand.
‘I can carry my own bag.’
Tae Ha thought about saying it but let it go. If he didn’t even allow him to do this, it would be difficult for the secretary, since there probably wouldn’t be much to do in the future.
Almost all the lights in the hallway were off. Tae Ha walked down the dark hallway, followed by the secretary a step behind him.
“Hello, Director.”
A female employee he met in the middle greeted him, and Tae Ha nonchalantly nodded.
“You’ve been working late.”
On the way to the elevator, the secretary whispered in a low voice.
“The employee who just greeted you is Lee Bo Ra from the development team. She’s also known as the credit of our Future Bank……”
Actually, Tae Ha forgot the face of the woman who greeted him as soon as he turned around. Unless she had three eyes and two mouths, he wasn’t interested.
While he was listening to the secretary’s words in one ear and walking, Tae Ha stopped in his tracks as he inadvertently looked out the window. The bus stop could be seen through the corridor window made of tempered glass.
“……”
Noticing Tae Ha staring blankly out the window, the secretary added hesitantly.
“Ah, of course, you might not be interested, Director.”
“I have an urgent matter.”
Keeping his eyes on the window, Tae Ha hurriedly snatched his bag from the secretary’s hand.
“I’ll go down first.”
It was clearly visible even from a distance.
……My goddess is sitting alone at the dark bus stop right now.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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