“Did you even prepare for this?”
Team Leader Woo reluctantly took the paper with a grimace as if chewing on a sour taste. He hastily glanced over the document as if he was barely looking at it, and then nonchalantly put it aside.
“You probably know well, but if this video gets spread, it will severely damage the airline’s image. If you don’t withdraw the punishment, I have no choice but to use this video more actively.”
Da Jeong maintained a neutral stance with the ambiguous word ‘use’.
“No, that… the decision about the punishment is not made here instantly, so you don’t need to say such hasty things……”
“Is that so? Then, may I leave now?”
Da Jeong said with a sweet smile. The round cheeks like an apple and the corners of her mouth softly lifted harmonized perfectly.
“Cough, cough……”
Whether it was against his pride to tell her to leave directly, Team Leader Woo gave a subtle hint towards his side. Then, Assistant Manager Song flinched and quickly opened his mouth.
“Yes. You, you can leave. You’ve worked hard. We’ll contact you about the result.”
“Yes. You’ve worked hard.”
Da Jeong spoke in a gentle voice as she got up from her seat. Maintaining her dignified posture until the end was indeed the image of a true winner.
She could feel the burning stares on her back as she left the conference room.
“Whew……”
As soon as she closed the door, a long sigh that had been held back was drawn out like a silk thread.
Da Jeong leaned against the wall, her shoulders drooping. Having a dispute, which she usually didn’t do, felt like all the blood had been drained from her body.
As she lowered her gaze comfortably and looked at the floor, suddenly a large shadow loomed in front of her.
“Ah……”
When she lifted her head to the point of straining her neck, a familiar face came into view. The owner of the pitchblack pupils was looking down at me with a calm face.
Why is this man here?
It was too perfect to be a coincidence. He must have come because of the disciplinary committee. It was natural to think so, but it was also unclear.
It’s strange to wait outside without coming in. Da Jeong blinked her big eyes and looked up at him.
“Why are you here?”
“I came to fight in the disciplinary committee.”
“Fight, fight?”
Da Jeong widened her rabbitlike eyes at the provocative choice of words.
He slightly nodded his head and slowly lowered his black pupils. There was a thick bundle of documents in his hand.
Although I didn’t know what it was, it seemed to contain evidence proving that I was innocent.
“You handled everything so well on your own that there was no room for me to intervene.”
“It just somehow ended well.”
Da Jeong spoke in a cheery voice and flashed a radiant smile. Caught in her infectious joy, I couldn’t help but reciprocate with a smile of my own.
I looked at him expectantly, as if waiting for a compliment, but Tae Sang adopted a stern expression instead.
“Last time you were quite communicative, why not this time?”
“Ah… were you worried?”
“No. I was just bothered.”
The man appeared to be confused, not realizing that both statements essentially meant the same thing. Da Jeong giggled softly and spoke up lightly.
“Thank you for coming. As you can see, everything ended well.”
“…Da Jeong.”
Tae Sang’s voice dropped a tone. I tensed my body without realizing it.
“Yes?”
“I have given it some thought and from now on, you do not need to contact me.”
“Ah…”
His unexpected, cold words caused Da Jeong’s expression to harden.
I thought we had grown closer.
His indifferent attitude stung. Da Jeong bit her lip lightly, and spoke in a strained voice.
“…I was planning to do just that anyway. I have no reason to contact you now.”
“No, I meant I will contact you from now on. You don’t need to.”
“Yes…?”
“I realized after waiting for a few days. Waiting patiently isn’t in my nature.”
Tae Sang said with a firm expression.
The past few days had been pure torture for him. The torment of being unable to act impulsively, yet also unable to remain idle.
His body felt like it was wasting away with the agony, but he never got a call.
The act of being a gentleman was over. At the break of dawn, Tae Sang had made up his mind.
“Are you doing this because of what you said in the elevator? That was just a joke. With the disciplinary committee around, I couldn’t possibly ask you to take action.”
Da Jeong, who had been quiet, suddenly blurted out in surprise.
“Then… the answer is clear.”
“What is it?”
“I will be the one to contact you from now on.”
Da Jeong’s expression showed a trace of bewilderment at the absurd conclusion.
“I am sorry for making you wait. I had no idea you were aware of the disciplinary committee’s schedule.”
“It is my responsibility to be informed about my own affairs.”
Was he responsible, or was it just stubbornness? He was still blaming himself for the problem.
None of it was Tae Sang’s fault. However, Da Jeong chose not to correct him.
She had learned from past experiences. It was impossible to change his stubborn mind.
Instead of blaming him, Da Jeong decided to spend time mending the situation.
“Um… If you haven’t eaten yet, would you like to go eat? I’ll buy, considering the favor you’ve done for me. Of course, in the company cafeteria.”
The building where the disciplinary committee met was a newly completed head office.
Such a proposal would be unthinkable in the old bustling office building full of employees, but here, it didn’t seem to be a big deal.
“Company… cafeteria?”
His lips were stiff, as if it was a word he had never used before.
“Yes. It’s not that I’m trying to save money. The company cafeteria is the first step in employee welfare, isn’t it? I thought it would be good for you to experience what the employees eat every day.”
With a bit of exaggeration, Da Jeong’s poor financial situation turned into a grand cause. Da Jeong smiled awkwardly at Tae Sang.
He gently relaxed his cool gaze and smiled softly. A glimmer passed through his calm, black pupils as he looked on.
It was clear that he was pleased. Da Jeong continued the conversation in a cheerful voice.
“Shall we go?”
Leading the way bravely, she felt a faint tremor in her bag. Da Jeong said, “Just a moment,” and quickly opened her bag.
The person calling was Cheol Jung. A soft smile formed on Da Jeong’s lips as she looked at the screen.
“I just need to make one call.”
Da Jeong, speaking quickly, stepped a few steps away and pressed the call button.
“Hello? Dad?”
“Da Jeong, it’s me. Hope Home Eun Hye.”
“Ah… Yes, Teacher.”
The caller ID clearly showed it was Cheol Jung. Da Jeong rolled her eyes in confusion.
When asked why she was calling from her dad’s phone, Eun Hye opened her mouth with a heavy voice.
“Where are you now, Da Jeong?”
“I’m at the Seoul head office for a bit, why?”
“Well, actually…”
As the explanation continued, Da Jeong let out a scream with her face turning pale.
“What? Headmaster Dad? Ah, I see. I’ll go right now!”
Da Jeong almost threw her cell phone into her bag and started running towards the elevator.
The sound of her heels hitting the floor rang loudly.
“Ah!”
Da Jeong suddenly stopped in her tracks. It seemed like she had just remembered Tae Sang’s presence as she turned around, her face full of surprise.
“I, I’m sorry! I have to… ”
“Go ahead.”
She didn’t even finish her sentence. Tae Sang cut her off shortly and pointed to the end of the corridor. The elevator had just arrived and was smoothly spilling out people.
“I’ll have a car waiting for you on the first floor, take it and go.”
“…Yes. Thank you.”
Da Jeong hesitated for a moment but quickly accepted his offer.
It was not the time to leisurely say thank you upon hearing the news that her adoptive father, the headmaster, was rushed to the emergency room.
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Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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