Ra Jin curled her lips inward.
She couldn’t answer easily.
Her lips were parched and her heart was fluttering.
She had been in love with him for as long as seven years.
She felt as if she would blurt out any moment.
“No, you can’t! Don’t go on the blind date, I’m not ready to let you go yet!” she wanted to say.
But she couldn’t do that.
Jae Heon wasn’t asking Ra Jin the woman, but Sa the secretary.
As his secretary, Ra Jin had to provide the most beneficial response to her boss.
“Yes. Do Moon Group’s management is stable and the public opinion is positive. Considering the joint project with our Geon Young Food and their affiliate, DM Home Shopping, it will have good synergy. Furthermore…”
Jae Heon tilted his head and spat out.
“You sound just like a weather robot.”
Ra Jin bit her tender inner lip slightly and clenched her hands.
Do you think I want to report like this, without emotion?
If I could, if I was allowed, I want to cling to your coat tails.
‘I want to beg on my knees.’
Not to marry.
It’s still too early to let you go from my heart.
Please… understand my feelings.
But saying that would have been a disaster.
She wouldn’t be able to stay by Jae Heon’s side anymore, and might never see his face for the rest of her life.
Ra Jin only had one option.
To hide her feelings and conceal her heart.
She took a shallow breath and reluctantly parted her lips.
“Considering that it’s well known that Miss Jang Seo Yeon is fond of you, I expect your relationship to be harmonious.”
“If you say so, Secretary Sa, I’ll consider it.”
Why does a stubborn person like you only listen to me at times like this?
Suppressing the desire to say this, Ra Jin could only nod her head.
“But Secretary Sa, I’m asking out of curiosity.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Do you think I can’t beat my uncle and Seo Ju Han?”
“What?”
“So I should go on a blind date?”
Jae Heon’s face, which was again disturbed, looked quite… pleasant this time.
“Of course, I don’t think that…”
When Ra Jin trailed off, Jae Heon’s eyebrow rose sharply.
“You don’t think so?”
“The Chairman might see it that way.”
Jae Heon snorted as if he was taken aback.
“Do you think I, Seo Jae Heon, am falling behind Seo Ju Han? Does that make sense?”
“I did not express my opinion. I merely suggested that the chairman might feel that way….”
“What do you think as a secretary?”
“I believe without a doubt that the director can handle it alone just as he has until now.”
Ra Jin emphasized the word ‘alone’, which pleased him.
“I know too.”
He was very cold and demanding to others, but often revealed this childlike side in front of Ra Jin.
She was happy every time this happened.
However, this happiness would soon be claimed by another person.
His wifetobe.
It was hard to breathe as if someone was gripping her windpipe.
A crazy thought crossed Ra Jin’s mind for a moment.
If only she could be the closest to him even for a brief moment.
Then, she felt like she could leave without any regrets, holding onto the memories with him.
‘Are you insane? Are you out of your mind? What are you thinking right now in the office, especially in front of the person concerned?’
Ra Jin shook her head to regain her senses.
“What’s wrong?”
“Huh? Nothing.”
After intensely looking at her face, Jae Heon nodded as if he understood.
“Alright, go ahead.”
“The afternoon meeting will proceed as scheduled.”
“Of course.”
Fortunately, Jae Heon seemed to have cheered up. However, Ra Jin’s mood was the exact opposite.
“Secretary?”
Despite him finishing his words, Ra Jin stood still without a twitch.
Jae Heon called her again.
“Secretary. Secretary!”
“Oh… I’m sorry.”
“What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”
Ra Jin’s heart fluttered at his seemingly worried gaze.
However, she again suppressed her emotions.
“No, I’m fine.”
It was very familiar for Ra Jin to utter words contrary to her feelings.
But suddenly, an impulse sprouted deep within her.
“Director.”
“Yes?”
“I have a question.”
“Ask away.”
Jae Heon naturally assumed it was workrelated.
Because that was all Ra Jin could say to him.
“If I were to resign. How many days should I consider for the handover period?”
Pause. Jae Heon’s eyes widened and trembled as he slowly raised his head.
Resignation? Handover?
He barely moved his stiff lips.
“…What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”
As Ra Jin took a shallow breath, Jae Heon hurried her with a somewhat anxious expression.
“I asked, what does that mean? You’re not thinking about resigning soon, are you?”
Ra Jin shook her head.
Jae Heon visibly sighed with relief at the sight. Then, he soon furrowed his brow.
“Why would you ask if that’s not the case?”
It’s not that it’s not true, but that he didn’t know. After all, his resignation depended on Jae Heon’s marriage.
But he couldn’t possibly know this, so Ra Jin just beat around the bush.
“I was just curious.”
“Are you currently in salary negotiations?”
“No.”
Ra Jin bowed her head.
“I was just suddenly curious. I’m sorry if I troubled you.”
Huh. Unbeknownst to him, Jae Heon loosened his tie.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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