Myoung-woo blinked his eyes.
“……Who?”
“My executive secretary.”
If it was Jae Heon’s executive secretary, he had seen them before.
Myoung-woo was always invited to the Geon Yeong Group’s foundation anniversary, and the first time he saw Ra Jin was four years ago, the year she joined the company.
“My secretary.”
“Hello. My name is Ra Jin.”
As soon as Myoung-woo saw the woman standing a step behind Jae Heon, he thought to himself.
‘Birds of a feather flock together,’ he thought.
Both the boss and the subordinate were beautiful, but…
Their expressionless faces exuded a thorough and flawless atmosphere that made them untouchable.
Her skills were exceptional as well. Ra Jin was promoted to executive secretary the year after next. Considering her years and age, it was extraordinary.
“Jae Heon mentioned yesterday. He promoted his secretary to an executive position. Seems like you’re quite fond of her, even though she hasn’t been with the company for long.”
“Ah, my secretary? Yes, yes. She is a talent we absolutely can’t afford to lose. It’s the first time I’ve been satisfied with someone, and I am pretty picky and have a bad temper.”
“It seems the chairman is also satisfied, right?”
Chairman Seo chuckled and nodded his head.
“At first, I was worried because she looked too delicate and was so beautiful. Also, they were university senior and junior.”
“I would have been concerned as well.”
With both parties already knowing each other and being physically attractive, Chairman Seo had every reason to be concerned.
“I initially said we shouldn’t have a female secretary, but Jae Heon isn’t one to act thoughtlessly. So I watched… She is competent, very competent. After she joined, Jae Heon’s work efficiency has noticeably skyrocketed.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Indeed, Jae Heon’s performance had noticeably improved since Ra Jin had become his secretary.
“Yet, she has no frivolous thoughts or false hopes.”
“Is that so?”
“You should see her face and eyes when she’s with Jae Heon. Generally expressionless, but sometimes a light of contempt appears. You can be sure of it when you see that.”
Probably the only grandfather who would be happy to hear that his subordinate looked at his grandson with contempt was Chairman Seo.
Well, that’s understandable…
Every woman who swarmed around Jae Heon was only interested in his looks and background.
It was certainly intriguing.
A woman who saw Jae Heon’s face every day at the closest distance treated him merely as her boss at work.
As he thought about it…
‘Did Chairman Seo just get backstabbed?’
Myoung-woo asked once more for confirmation.
“That thoroughly expressionless and imperturbable Jae Heon?”
There was not a hint of hesitation in his nodding head.
“Ah… So her name is Ra Jin.”
Ever since the day he vowed to be a father and uncle to Jae Heon on behalf of his deceased friend, Myoung-woo had paid special attention to him and tried his best to remember everything about him.
However, it was unreasonable to remember her name because Jae Heon had never involved his secretary in his private affairs and always referred to her as “my secretary.”
Now he had to remember.
Ra Jin. The name was unusual, making it harder to forget now.
“So what does it mean that your companion relieved your insomnia?”
“Ah, that.”
Taking a deep breath, Jae Heon began to explain to Myoung-woo the events that occurred with Ra Jin.
As the story unfolded, Myoung-woo’s eyes and mouth opened wider and wider.
“…So we’ve decided to have a temporary contractual relationship for the next three months.”
“Do young people start dating with contracts these days? I really can’t keep up.”
He was shaking his head back and forth for a while.
“But about your companion, do you think she might have feelings for you?”
Jae Heon widened his eyes.
“If not, it would be difficult for her to make such an offer.”
“No, that can’t be it. If that were the case, I would’ve sensed it at least a little bit in the last four years, but I never did.”
“Could it be that she’s just as good at hiding her feelings as you are? You two are quite similar, after all.”
Ra Jin and he did share a lot of similarities, but…
Jae Heon pondered.
If what Myung Woo said was true, then it would mean Ra Jin had been secretly in love with him.
‘Nonsense.’
He immediately dismissed the idea.
He had never detected any emotion in the way she looked at him all these years.
She always maintained a clear boundary and never crossed it.
But she wasn’t formal with everyone.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t call Jung Seon Woo ‘brother.’
“Why do I suddenly feel heated just thinking about it?”
Jae Heon’s brows furrowed involuntarily.
Why does she call some people ‘brother’ and others just by their name?
If Ra Jin were to call Seon Woo by his name, that would also make him feel uncomfortable.
Just imagining Ra Jin calling him “Mr. Seon Woo” filled him with discomfort. It was suffocating.
Why can’t she just call him ‘senior’ like before?
“Jae Heon?”
“Ah, sorry. I was lost in thought for a moment.”
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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