“If you don’t want to eat spicy chicken, get something else. Just pay for the lunch.”
Daewoon, surprised by Gaeul’s tears, gently spoke as if comforting her and put the lunchbox down. The lunchbox was already empty. Gaeul roughly closed the lid of the lunchbox. As she was about to pick up the empty lunchbox, Daewoon grabbed Gaeul’s wrist.
“Are you hungry? Did you have a lunch appointment, but came without eating?”
Although lunchtime was flexible, Gaeul had deliberately left a message for the boss.
She was waiting for him while enduring hunger, thinking that he might be waiting for her since he showed no intention of solving the meal problem on his own, even if he might die. There was also a bit of guilt for ordering spicy chicken.
“4,000 won, please.”
Gaeul said, wiping tears with the back of her hand. I was surprised why the tears suddenly came out. I swore that I would never cry after my father passed away, especially in front of others. I had kept that vow until today. But why today, and in front of the boss…
“Let’s just pretend you didn’t see this.”
Gaeul confidently demanded. Since it couldn’t be hidden, might as well leave it as a fortune stolen from her. If you’re too hungry, you might do that.
Gaeul felt more embarrassed and, therefore, more confident. It was embarrassing that the boss had stolen and eaten her lunch.
Kimchi fried rice made by roughly stir-frying yesterday’s leftover rice with only kimchi. It seemed to show her current situation without a fried egg on top of the kimchi fried rice. My situation after being pushed around by Woojin’s mother and father since this morning.
The boss, who stole and ate my lunch, must have stolen my situation as well.
The boss handed out a 50,000 won bill.
“Go buy lunch and come back.”
When Gaeul saw the money, her mind regained its function. There is no energy source more powerful than money. At least for Han Gaeul, there isn’t. Seeing the 50,000 won bill, her mind worked sharply.
“Boss, should I buy a whole box of hangover remedies? Instead of bothering to buy them one by one, you can keep a box in the fridge and take one out when you need it. How about 40,000 won for a box of ten?”
So far, she had bought a box with her own money and sold one bottle at a time to the boss, leaving a margin of 800 won each time.
Instead of taking a small profit here and there, she would collect 8,000 won in one go. I can get a box of hangover remedies for 32,000 won.
The boss’s face showed admiration. Yes, admiration would come. If admiration doesn’t come from a swift subordinate, that would be strange.
Ironically, Gaeul, looking at the suddenly changed face of Gaeul, was impressed.
She had just made a pitiful face as if she had eaten my lunch, but when the conversation turned to money, her face exploded with energy. I wondered where the tragic heroine who was standing in front of me had gone.
“Sure, do that. Buy lunch with the remaining money.”
“I’ll cover the cost of kimchi fried rice with the remaining money.”
As soon as the boss’s words fell, Gaeul fearlessly added, making the boss frown deeply.
“You ate my kimchi fried rice. There was no fried egg. I can’t ask you to discount the value because there was no fried egg.”
Gaeul, interpreting the boss’s frowning expression as she pleased, presented a reasonable argument. The boss waved his hand as if it was too much trouble.
“I’ll have lunch and go to the convenience store in front of the school. The part-timer there couldn’t come out today.”
Gaeul left the office with light steps, as if she would fly.
Seeing that, Daewoon let out a fake, dry laugh. She had repeatedly told her to eat lunch, worrying about her tearful state. Money is indeed all she has. At least for Han Gaeul.
“You seem to enjoy being fooled like that.”
Muttering to herself, Daewoon lay down on the sofa. Laughter appeared on his face as he stretched out his body. What would Sehyun say seeing me laugh after wearing a mask? Won’t Gaeul ask what’s different?
No, Gaeul was quietly celebrating inside.
“I earned 8,000 won.”
Although she had been sent to the pharmacy several times to buy hangover remedies, leaving a margin of 800 won per bottle, now she had earned 8,000 won at once by leaving a margin of 8,000 won for a box.
Moreover, she separately received the lunch cost, and there is beef boiled in soy sauce in the fridge. It felt like suddenly becoming rich.
Should I buy some fruit today? Carrying the boiled meat that felt heavy all the way, I felt pleased. The boiled meat did nothing wrong.
“Boss, should I report on the trends of the U.S. stock market yesterday?”
The sun is already in the middle of the sky. It’s been a few hours since the Korean stock market opened. Now it might be a back-alley information, but since I received my salary, I felt like I should do something, so Gaeul asked Daewoon.
“Okay. Decide on the lunch menu.”
Daewoon, lying on the sofa, said casually. Gaeul quickly lowered her eyes. Otherwise, it would seem pathetic, and those eyes would be directed at the boss.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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