His smooth throat vibrated slightly, the Adam’s apple jutting out noticeably. The end of his voice subtly quivered. The document he was holding seemed perilously close to crumpling.
“What…?”
Ji Na’s eyes slowly widened. Jin Woo, still staring intensely at Ji Na, handed her the document.
“From what I found, the data you investigated was flawlessly comprehensive.”
As if submerged underwater, Jin Woo’s words and actions felt slowed down.
“Please confirm.”
Once again, at Jin Woo’s voice, Ji Na snapped back to reality.
“Hmm.”
It didn’t seem like his words were only about the work, so Ji Na blinked her eyes and momentarily looked down at the documents. Remembering the shirt she had almost forgotten, Ji Na quickly spoke.
“Well, I brought the shirt. I’ll give it to you later.”
As Ji Na said this with a slightly embarrassed face, Jin Woo softly smiled.
“Yes.”
Only after he left the break room could Ji Na breathe.
His mere presence seemed to have heated up the air in the break room. Perhaps it was because she felt like he had seen through her. Ji Na put the back of her hand to her cheek to calm her complicated feelings.
“Sigh…”
Pull yourself together, Ji Na.
She couldn’t afford to worry about Jin Woo right now. Every minute, every second was precious if she was to avoid working overtime that day. Ji Na threw her empty paper cup into the trash can and left the break room. The documents Jin Woo had given her felt somehow reassuring.
Before she knew it, the sunset had deeply colored the view outside the window.
Staring intently at the monitor had tired her eyes, and Ji Na stretched out long and wide.
Do Jin and Yoon Joo, who had gone out on external work, had not returned by the time it was time to leave. Regardless of them, she planned to print out the finalized documents and leave them on Do Jin’s desk before leaving.
Indeed, the data provided by Jin Woo was different. The meticulously filled details comprehensively understood the project plan. The additional information that complemented the parts that seemed lacking in the data Ji Na had provided was professional.
“Honey, are you working overtime today?”
Ji Hye, who had finished preparing to go home, came over with her bag.
“No, I’m almost done with this.”
At Ji Na’s words, Ji Hye waved her hand with a regretful expression and disappeared.
“I wish you a swift departure.”
The sound of the office staff, including Ji Hye, leaving was loud. Ji Na purposely called Jin Woo, who was still in his seat.
“This.”
As she handed over a paper bag containing Jin Woo’s cleaned shirt, he gave an unknowable smile.
“Yes.”
“You can go home now. I’m almost done with this.”
At Ji Na’s words, Jin Woo, who had been looking at her for a moment, soon nodded.
“Yes.”
“And thanks for the help.”
As Ji Na barely managed a greeting, Jin Woo blinked.
“I’ve just done the intern’s duty of helping the team leader.”
Faced with the blatant fact, Ji Na momentarily lost her words.
“Right, right. Then you should go.”
A little later, the office, left with Ji Na alone, was engulfed in silence.
Under the night sky where the red sunset had disappeared, the city lights shone.
“This should be flawless.”
Ji Na, with a triumphant smile, pressed the print button. Even if she scrutinized it with a magnifying glass, there was likely nowhere to be found a flaw.
‘Kim Do Jin…’
Her teeth gnashed again.
The sound of the printer, which should be working, did not ring. When Ji Na approached, she discovered that the power cord was unplugged.
Without any thought, she connected the cord and the printer buzzed with power before it rattled. But that was for a moment, then darkness enveloped swiftly.
“Uh… What…?”
The office, where she could not see even an inch ahead, was scary. Ji Na picked up her phone in a panic.
“First… mobile phone light, the light…”
Pretending to be calm, Ji Na turned on the screen. The moment she found a barely charged battery due to her neglect, her sight instinctively dimmed.
‘What should I do?’
No thoughts came to her. Looking at the paralyzed monitor and thinking about the data she had been organizing that was now gone, Ji Na’s mind went blank.
Helpless Ji Na unknowingly made a call to someone.
Yes.
“He, hello.”
Sister, why does your voice sound like that?
Jin Woo caught the strangeness in Ji Na’s single word.
“The power is out right now…”
I’ll be there soon.
In her desolation, Jin Woo’s voice gave a sense of stability.
Please wait a little.
Why did she call Jin Woo?
Don’t hang up if you’re scared.
She heard a hurried noise, perhaps him moving. The thought of him coming calmed her pounding heart a little.
The usual clattering sound of the keyboard, the clicking sound of the mouse, the sound of flipping documents.
Breathing sounds, coughing sounds, the sound of setting down a cup, the sound of drinking water.
The noises that filled the office all evaporated at once, only Ji Na’s breathing could be heard.
And one more thing, the breathing of Seo Jin Woo.
Right now, as she was on the call with him,
His breath sounded close.
As if he was right next to her.
“I think I’m fine now.”
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.
