Lajin looked straight into his eyes and said, “Do I need to say?”
“Why can’t you say?”
“It’s embarrassing.”
“Embarrassing?”
Embarrassing? Why? She wasn’t planning anything embarrassing, so why…!
“Because I’m meeting the same person again.”
“Again with the same person… Wait, is it Jung Sunwoo?”
“Yes.”
Nonchalantly nodding, Lajin’s attitude seemed so confident that it was more embarrassing on this side.
Jaehun struggled to control his boiling emotions with a forced deep breath.
Even though facial expression management had already failed, he had to avoid saying anything hurtful.
“Then, I’ll go with you. I haven’t seen a colleague’s face in a long time.”
“I can’t allow that.”
“What do you mean?”
“There’s something we need to discuss privately. Also, it would be awkward if you suddenly joined us. It’s a matter of not having talked about it in advance.”
Ha! Jaehun was dumbfounded and took a dry gulp.
“Is this the part where I’m allowed to be angry?”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
“Why?”
“Why? Because it doesn’t apply to us, Director.”
Static filled the air.
The office atmosphere froze to the point where it was hard to even breathe.
In the tense atmosphere where both of them glared at each other, there was no room for compromise.
“I have a proposal.”
Jaehun scoffed as if he couldn’t believe it.
“What are you trying to propose in the middle of this?”
“I ordered another bed.”
His face wrinkled in confusion.
“What did you say?”
“Aren’t our contracts meant to share the same sleeping space?”
“….”
As Jaehun fell into silence, Lajin looked down and spoke.
“If the issue is the cost of bringing in a new bed, I can—”
“I should have ordered another bed.”
His face crumpled at once.
“What did you say?”
“Isn’t our contract about sleeping in the same space?”
“……. ”
When Jaehun fell silent, Lajin lowered her gaze and spoke.
“If it’s about the cost of getting another bed, I can—”
“Sarajin.”
Cutting her off, a chilling voice made Lajin’s shoulders tremble.
“…Hoo.”
Seeing that, Jaehun, once again, took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.
“Why on earth are you doing this? Have I ever hurt your feelings?”
Lajin bit her lower lip.
He wanted to blame her.
Why didn’t she say that she had met Executive Director Jang Seo-young separately?
Was he so unpleasant?
Did she think she would bother him by emphasizing the temporary lover relationship?
Didn’t she say that she trusted her ‘Secretary’ the most?
No, in fact, there was something he really wanted to ask.
“Was I just… a contractual partner to you?”
He knew he was selfish.
He hoped to extend the contract, but he was the one who set the limit to three months.
Yet, he was angry. Frustrated, upset, and beyond all those emotions… he was just sad.
It felt like an assassination of confirmation.
To him, she was just a cure for insomnia.
Despite knowing not to expect. Knowing it would hurt as much as he expected. Knowing it all too well.
But still, it seemed like he couldn’t break that bad habit.
“No. There isn’t.”
“Lajin.”
When he called her name, his heart sank.
Out of liking, excitement, and… pain.
“Lift your head. Look into my eyes.”
Unknowingly, it seemed like she had dropped her gaze again.
She closed her eyes tightly, opened them again, and looked at his face with determination.
“What happened? Or did I do something without realizing it?”
“No. I haven’t done anything like that. You are a thorough person, Director.”
Jaehun furrowed his brow. The added words at the end bothered him.
“Why suddenly say I’m thorough?”
This is a company, and I’m a secretary. Let’s think and act strictly as a secretary, excluding all other emotions.
“I heard that you met with Director Jang Seo-young of the Do Mun Group.”
Jaehun, whose pupils widened, felt a squeeze in the hand she was holding.
“How did you find out?”
Well, does it sting a little? Even though it’s temporary or a contractual relationship, we are still lovers according to his words.
“I am the head of the secretary’s office. If I can’t find out this much information, I can’t properly assist you, Director.”
“Did Chairman mention it by any chance?”
Lajin took a shallow breath through her nose.
It seemed like the words of Seo-young, saying they had an ‘informal meeting,’ were indeed true.
“He didn’t call me separately, did he?”
“No.”
No, he didn’t. Lajin raised her head, but it was clear that her grandfather had summoned her separately to say something unnecessary.
“Anyway, you should have told me.”
“I didn’t know at all. I thought you were having a meal alone with Chairman, but when I went, he had already called you.”
It felt dirty, as if he had been caught secretly meeting another woman.
“So, don’t worry too much.”
Saying that, Lajin, who was silently watching him, opened her mouth.
“How can I not worry?”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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