Her gaze had been fixed straight ahead, but every time she occasionally shifted her eyes due to the piercing gaze, Chae Do Ha’s eyes were inevitably stabbing at her. It felt as if her face was being pierced by a gaze sharper than a knife blade.
To the point where others might find it strange, Chae Do Ha was persistently not taking his eyes off her.
However, it seemed like no one noticed it due to the excited atmosphere.
At that time, the R&D team leader of GLP mentioned one of the purposes of the day to the lab director of SH.
“Ah, and Director, this is Lee Hyun Seo, the applicant who holds the rights to the raw material you mentioned.”
For a moment, Do Ha’s eyebrows raised. The lab director, who knew nothing, smiled at Hyun Seo with a sincere face.
“So you are here! I am more pleased to see you since it was hard to find you, Director!”
The lab director glanced at Do Ha as if asking for agreement, but Do Ha was staring at Hyun Seo’s face like a man in shock for a while.
Now the feeling of strangeness was gone. So the raw material was…
Right. It seemed like that.
“Director, thank you. I am also pleased. It was a good raw material that only I knew and used, but I am proud that it is widely used in GLP and now in SH.”
The words spoken to the lab director by Hyun Seo, with a calm smile, brought back distant memories.
‘Brother, I’ve developed a few raw materials. I’m going to apply for a patent with my own ingredients.’
It was one of those raw materials.
That was why it seemed like an unknown raw material but also seemed familiar. That was why the feeling, which was vague because he couldn’t find the origin of the memory, became clear now.
Do Ha sighed quietly without anyone noticing.
He was so stupid.
If he had taken her casually spoken words more seriously. If he had, he wouldn’t be floundering like this.
Hyun Seo and the lab director were engaged in a heated discussion about the raw materials. Despite the discomfort of encountering her exhusband, she displayed a professional demeanor.
She was confidently discussing the excellent raw material that she had patented. Her demeanor was so savvy that she appeared significantly different from the Hyun Seo he had known before.
However, Do Ha recalled the question she had asked him the day she first mentioned the divorce.
‘What kind of person do you think I am?’
Perhaps he could find the answer she wanted in Hyun Seo’s current demeanor.
Maybe this is your true self.
Although it was a side of her he was seeing for the first time, it seemed natural, as if she was wearing a perfectly fitting outfit. And she looked more beautiful than ever.
But why now, of all times? Am I too late?
Do Ha was soaked in a sense of futility that he couldn’t put into words. While he had been fretting over the cosmetics business he wanted to give her, she had already achieved her dream.
The highquality products of Song Hwa Palace were none other than her creations. She had already developed the natural cosmetics she had always wanted.
Hyun Seo, what should I do about this situation?
SH Cosmetics is a company I created to give to you, but the actual situation is driving me crazy, with you sitting not next to me, but as an employee of a rival company.
Fortunately for Hyun Seo, not many people in Do Ha’s company knew her face. Always considerate, she didn’t visit often, not wanting to interfere with work or make the employees uncomfortable.
Only a few executives who were likely to be invited to important events of the owner or the secretaries knew her face in the headquarters. It was almost impossible for these new employees of the subsidiary to recognize her.
Could he not even call her an acquaintance, let alone an exhusband?
To her, Do Ha was more distant than anyone else in this place.
However, Do Ha finally opened his mouth heavily.
“If there’s an amount you want in royalties, feel free to mention it.”
It was a product of her hard work. It was only right to show the utmost respect.
Hyun Seo turned her gaze at his words and looked at Do Ha. Do Ha was looking at her intently, proposing the deal politely.
“No matter the amount, we’ll match it. For Director Hyun Seo.”
The lab director glanced at Do Ha, wondering if the president’s promise to match the usage fee unconditionally would cause concern. It was strange in the first place that the president himself brought up this agenda.
Hyun Seo, who was looking at him for a moment, didn’t hesitate for long and gave her answer.
“I won’t take the royalties.”
Do Ha looked a bit surprised. Lucas, who was by Hyun Seo’s side, quickly tried to stop her.
“Director Lee, this is a good opportunity for you personally as well. Think it over carefully once again.”
Lucas, who was a businessman to the bone, said as if it was a waste. But Hyun Seo was firm.
“President Yu, just as I’m not receiving any usage fees at Song Hwa Palace, I don’t want to receive any from SH Cosmetics either.”
Lucas was even more surprised at her words. It made sense that Hyun Seo had granted GLP free of charge, considering that it was the company of her mother Grace Park, with whom she had a close relationship like family. But why SH?
SH could potentially utilize it on a larger scale, so where else could one find such a good company to sell to?
“Are you sure you’ll be okay with that?”
Do Ha also asked in a somewhat worried tone.
“Yes.”
Hyun Seo looked straight at Do Ha and answered without hesitation.
There was no other reason.
She just didn’t want to be tied with money and sincerity.
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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.
