Yoonhee’s surprised voice became slightly louder.
In case Jehun could hear, Lahjin gestured quietly to be calm.
‘It’s strange. It seems like I’ve been coughing a lot these days.’
Her stomach occasionally felt uncomfortable. Sometimes, she had a strong craving for food, and then suddenly, she didn’t want to eat anything.
It wasn’t just about food; her emotions were the same.
Since the day Jehun came to her house to talk, the two of them hadn’t shared any private conversations.
‘No, now is not the time to be thinking about this. It’s a crucial period for Director Lee.’
Lahjin took a shallow breath and straightened her posture.
“Let’s assist Director Lee well today. It’s a meeting attended by Vice President Seojuhan.”
As Lahjin recalled the face of Seojuhan she encountered in Gangwon Province, she unknowingly frowned.
Seojuhan had previously flirted with Lahjin under the pretext of scouting. After the embarrassment with Jehun, he had stopped, but…
Suddenly, the sensation of Seojuhan wrapping his arms around her shoulders and patting her back came to mind, making her feel nauseous.
“Manager…?”
Lahjin covered her mouth with her hand. Yoonhee called her with a worried expression again, and this time, Lahjin raised her hand briefly, as if telling her not to worry.
It seems like it might be gastritis. She should stop by the pharmacy after work.
With that thought, Lahjin pretended to be nonchalant, standing up straight with her back straight.
“…….”.
She, standing behind Jehun, couldn’t discern the subtle changes in his gaze.
Seojuhan, who was about to enter the meeting room, saw Jehun approaching from this side.
“Oh, sh…”
Muttering a curse, Seojuhan approached Jehun as if to say hello.
“Vice… Did Vice President Seo come?”
It was quite a friendly voice, but Jehun, looking at Seojuhan, was not smiling at all.
“Hurry up and take your seat. If you make the higher-ups wait, it won’t be good.”
Jehun, who was looking at his cousin with indifferent eyes, spoke.
“Usually, the protagonist appears later.”
“What? Are you saying you’re the protagonist now?”
“Then, what? You don’t think so?”
Ha! As if finding it ridiculous, Seojuhan muttered a forced laughter and whispered something to him as if only he could hear it.
“Do you feel good, catching attention by snatching other people’s contracts?”
“Shouldn’t you know best, Vice? You’re an expert at fishing in other people’s planning.”
“What? You, you bastard…!”
“Be quiet, hyung. If you keep this up, everyone around will hear how incompetent you are.”
Jehun, who lightly patted Seojuhan’s shoulder, headed towards his seat.
Lahjin and Yoonhee nodded slightly to Seojuhan and followed their boss back to their seats.
Seojuhan clenched his fists.
‘That guy should never have been allowed to join Geonyoung Food.’
Originally, Geonyoung Food had a business structure centered around inter-corporate transactions.
When Jehun’s father, Hojun, was alive, they often discussed the need to change the business structure for the sake of the future. Listening to the conversations between his grandfather and father, young Jehun also thought, ‘I don’t know much, but someday it has to change to survive.’
So, after Jehun joined the company, Chairman Seojangja let Jehun handle the broad framework, focusing on changing the business structure.
His second son, Hoemyung, and Seojuhan vehemently opposed. Geonyoung Food was already in a dominant position with its current structure. Why shift the focus towards ‘minor’ things like home meal replacements or adult nutrition?
“Father, this is really unacceptable. Not only changing the business structure, but entrusting that to Jehun! Isn’t he still a rookie!”
“Since childhood, Jehun has been aware of and studying changes. He has built up achievements accordingly. The entire executive team acknowledges Jehun’s capabilities.”
“Father, what about me, who was born first and joined the company first!”
“Even though I was born first and joined the company first, how do you explain falling behind?”
“Well……!”
“Grandpa is giving you a lot of leeway because you’re his first grandson. So, don’t argue anymore. In terms of career and achievements, Joo Han is already ahead despite his demotion.”
That’s why Joo Han got excited about the contract with William Stewart.
If he could finalize a deal with the globally famous chef, it would dramatically elevate the company’s status.
So, after talking with William in New York and returning, he secretly told his grandfather, Chairman Seo Seong-jae, without his father’s knowledge.
“Grandpa, if this deal goes through, it will be the first in the world beyond Asia.”
“You should say that after signing the contract. Have you ever achieved anything by being excited about it until now?”
“Ha, Grandpa! This time it’s real! I will boost Geonyoung Food’s status, trust me.”
“Does Geonyoung Food need a boost when it’s not in a low position?”
“Oh, really! Trust me this time, and if it’s successful, I will lead Geonyoung Food…”
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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