On my first day back at work, the familiar commute felt strangely unfamiliar.
‘Going to work… it’s been a long time.’
I thought of the director, who had mentioned there was some good news for me.
What could he be thinking? I passed through the main entrance of KBC Broadcasting Station and headed straight for the director’s office.
“Director, I’m back to work.”
I briefly greeted him as he was organizing his desk, seemingly having just arrived at work.
The director looked at me as if he had been waiting and walked over to the central table.
“Have you arrived? Sit down.”
“What’s the good news for me?”
The director pushed a signed file in front of me as I seated myself across from him.
As I made a puzzled expression, he gestured for me to open it.
‘Anchor audition?’
“As you know, the anchor position is selected through evaluations. That was the case for you, Yoon.”
“That’s right.”
It was common to select the main anchor position through preliminary interviews and tests.
The memory of being selected as the main anchor for News9 at the youngest age before my regression was vivid as if it happened just yesterday.
‘But this time, wasn’t it exceptional that Chae Seo Rin wasn’t appointed as the anchor right away?’
I agreed with him and looked back down at the internal anchor audition announcement.
There was no mention of separate evaluations.
“Originally, there was going to be an informal interview. But it has changed to an open audition like before.”
“Hmm. That would be fairer, indeed.”
“Right. So I recommended Announcer Yoon for that audition.”
As I put down the file I had picked up, I raised my head in surprise.
“Don’t I not meet the qualifications?”
“There are no qualifications for this audition. Besides, Announcer Yoon will be returning to radio news starting today.”
He picked up the file I had put down and showed a natural smile.
That smile seemed to say, ‘You know what I mean, right?’
An audition…
It seemed that this was the conclusion reached after countless deliberations between Ji Han and me.
“Is my help enough with this?”
As he said, it was more than enough help.
“Of course. There’s no one like the director. Thank you.”
Imagining the expression Seo Rin would have, thinking this was a done deal, I smiled.
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I left the director’s office and headed for the announcer’s room with him.
As we walked down the hallway, I suddenly became curious about who had changed the format of the anchor audition.
“Director, why did it suddenly change to an audition?”
At my unexpected question, the director stopped.
“Well, I suppose it’s because the anchor is the flower of the news? Like Announcer Yoon said, there would be a lot of complaints.”
The director said that and smiled slightly before walking ahead again.
Judging by his subtly changing expression, it seemed like he was hiding something. I followed him and continued the conversation.
“It seems like there must be a good reason for the higher-ups to reverse their decision.”
“You’re so sharp.”
How big of a secret must it be to hide it from me as well?
At this point, it seemed like he would tell me, but the director just walked ahead without even making eye contact.
“…Aren’t you going to tell me?”
“Don’t worry, you’ll find out eventually. We’re almost there.”
‘Find out?’
The director, who had been walking ahead, stopped in front of the announcer’s room door in the programming department and turned towards me.
“Anyway, it must feel different to be back after a year. Congratulations, Announcer Yoon.”
“Thanks to you, Director. Thank you.”
“No problem.”
He grinned at me and then turned the doorknob to the announcer’s room.
The bustling office suddenly went silent at the director’s unexpected appearance.
“Alright, focus.”
As people gradually realized I had entered, their eyes grew wider.
“From today, Announcer Yoon Yeo Jin has returned to the radio news team. You all know that, right?”
The atmosphere in the announcer’s room thawed a bit at the director’s words.
Soon, congratulatory greetings began to pour out from the announcers who had grasped the situation.
“Congratulations!”
“Yeo Jin, long time no see. It’s been a year since you went on leave, right?”
“Welcome back. Where’s Seo Rin? Caster Chae Seo Rin was close with Yoon, right?”
Anchor Young Joon from the 9 o’clock news, who had come over to me, laughed with a playful tone and began looking for Seo Rin around the room.
At that moment, the announcers were all looking around, and the closed door to the announcer’s room opened.
“Why is everyone gathered here?”
“She’s here. Seo Rin, look over there. Your senior is back.”
Seo Rin, who had come back with heavy newspapers in both hands, showed a puzzled expression at the focused gazes directed at her.
Then, Seo Rin’s gaze slowly reached me.
Thud.
She dropped the newspapers she was holding when she saw me standing next to the director.
“It’s been a while, Seo Rin.”
Her wide-open lips trembled and couldn’t seem to close due to shock.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
