Do Hyuk lowered his gaze as if lost in thought.
Okay. It seems like the persuasion worked for now.
Jae In swiftly fired off a series of remarks.
“And what you’re secretly trying to do, Team Leader, it should never reach Chairman Cha’s ears, right?”
“That’s correct.”
“It’s a very important matter, and it shouldn’t go wrong, right?”
“That’s right.”
“But why are you recklessly trusting me and risking the consequences if I make a mistake?”
“Well, that’s true.”
“As you initially proposed, sticking closely and monitoring is the safest approach.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. If the suspicious party isn’t visible in front of us, it makes us uneasy.”
“Hmm, listening to Team Leader Seo’s words suddenly makes me feel uneasy.”
I made it!
Jae In celebrated internally.
“Right? It makes you uneasy, doesn’t it?”
“Perhaps it’s indeed a spy, so we should monitor closely.”
“Naturally, that’s what you should do. Safely!”
“Well, if Seo Jae In insists that much, then I can’t refuse. Let’s stay together at my place until the end of the shareholders’ meeting, as you initially proposed. If we succeed in the project by then and prove that you’re not a spy, I’ll award you a scholarship.”
“That’s great!”
Jae In replied loudly, excited by the mention of a scholarship.
At that moment, a victorious smile appeared on Do Hyuk’s lips, as if he had been waiting for this.
Wait a minute.
Something feels off. Something’s not right at all.
“Team Leader, why are you suddenly dropping the formalities and calling me by my name…?”
He did the same thing last time too.
Jae In was engulfed in a foreboding feeling that she had made a tremendous mistake.
From Do Hyuk, who sat leaning forward in his chair, a chilling voice flowed as if buried in the chair.
“Why should I elevate my speech for a spy?”
“Because I’m not a spy!”
“Just a while ago, didn’t you tell me not to trust easily and to stick closely and monitor safely? In your own words.”
Do Hyuk looked at Jae In with a scornful gaze.
In that moment, Jae In realized that she had completely messed up with Do Hyuk.
Her head felt numb as if she had been struck hard with a hammer.
To sum it up,
Jae In, driven by the sole ambition of receiving a scholarship, scolded Do Hyuk for believing in her, accused herself of being naive, and desperately tried to convince him to doubt and restrain her.
What a fool.
Even if she raised a banner declaring that she wasn’t a spy, it would still be insufficient.
Despite Do Hyuk being fine, she had unnecessarily robbed him of his pickaxe and made herself look like a fool.
“If that’s the case, I should have done it yesterday.”
Choosing to enter willingly and entering on one’s own accord are as different as heaven and earth.
Naturally, it was obvious that Do Hyuk’s treatment towards her would change in the future, like looking at an empty bowl.
Jae In found herself wanting to cry as she recalled the enthusiastic outpouring she had directed at Do Hyuk last time.
It was so embarrassing.
Receiving in return for giving, that’s what this saying meant. Lately, she had been experiencing this proverb firsthand too often.
For no reason.
“Seo Jae In, your complexion looks pale. Are you okay?”
“…”
“If it’s hard to stand, sit on the sofa, alright?”
Oh my, the cat thinks it’s a mouse… Argh, how annoying!
In that moment, Do Hyuk abruptly stood up from his seat and walked briskly past Jae In, taking a seat on the sofa.
Jae In felt her insides churn as if her true feelings had been exposed.
“We need to go over the contract, so come here and sit.”
“Uh… okay.”
With a resigned sentiment, Jae In sat on the sofa, and Do Hyuk handed her a contract filled with densely written words.
“Team Leader, when did you prepare this?”
“Yesterday. For some reason, I felt like Seo Jae In would come back on her own.”
“Yes? You ordered the HR team to recruit her. You seemed in a hurry…”
“And you just blindly believed that? You’re so naive.”
Do Hyuk chuckled and returned Jae In’s words exactly as she had said them.
She fell for it.
Jae In’s face heated up as she remembered the words she had spoken a while ago.
“What did you think if I didn’t come back?”
“Then I would have relentlessly chased after Seo Jae In to the ends of the earth.”
Suddenly, a chill ran through Jae In’s body, making her shiver.
Even if she entered again, it was a threatening sensation. It was even scarier because it was 100% sincere.
But there was something she had to do without even feeling the fear.
Jae In carefully examined the contract to see if there were any strange provisions.
First, the key points were:
Jae In agrees to abide by all matters related to this contract.
Jae In will reside at Cha Do Hyuk’s house and assist with the project until the shareholders’ meeting ends. As this is a part of the job, overtime pay will be provided.
If Jae In successfully completes the project before the shareholders’ meeting, she will be guaranteed a scholarship for the entire course at the Japanese Pastry School. The execution deadline is within one week from the end of the shareholders’ meeting.
There was one other unusual provision:
“Do not engage in romantic relationships during the contract period? What is this?”
“It’s obvious for security purposes, isn’t it?”
“It’s ridiculous. With the team leader sticking around 24/7, who would I even date?”
As long as she didn’t die from overwork, that would be fortunate.
But at least they had a conscience and would provide the allowances. I’m grateful for that.
Do Hyuk looked at Jae In with a bewildered expression and curled up the corners of his mouth.
“If you violate any of the contract terms, the contract will be immediately void, so be careful.”
“Yes, understood.”
“Let’s move tomorrow. You can take a break tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?”
Jae In’s eyes widened at the mention of “tomorrow.”
“Is there a problem?”
“Oh, no, nothing.”
“Just bring a few sets of clothes. There’s no place to put other furniture.”
“Yes…”
Do Hyuk, who had been avoiding Jae In even at work, felt awkward. But from tomorrow onwards, he had to stick with her even at home.
Jae In had finally seized the opportunity to receive the scholarship she desired, but now that the situation had arrived, she didn’t feel particularly excited about it.
To make matters worse, even Shin Ae’s absurd comment that she had dismissed as nonsense bothered her.
“I thought the team leader had an interest in Assistant Seo.”
Thinking about it again, it was absurd, but she had to cover all bases.
“Yes, it’s better to make it clear.”
Jae In cautiously asked while watching Do Hyuk’s reaction.
“Um… Team leader, can we add one more clause to the contract?”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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