The soft lips intruding into hers awakened a distant sensation.
The kiss, encountered after a long thirst, quickly intensified. It was an exchange of mixed emotions.
However, Hyun Seo soon tried to regain his composure. Even though it felt like all the strength was draining from his body, he forcibly detached himself from Do Ha and promptly turned around.
“I’m sorry……. I should go.”
He was terribly curious about how Do Ha would look now, but he did not turn around.
He felt he shouldn’t look back now. Because he had to move forward, towards Do Hyun.
Leaving Do Ha, who had no more words to say, Hyun Seo distanced himself from him.
“Don’t skip your meals.”
When he had not taken a few steps, he added those last words and headed towards the entrance.
Finally, the Songhwagung natural line of cosmetics was launched.
SH’s marketing strategy was successful, and it sold out on the first day. Subsequently, it received high scores in quality evaluations and recorded astonishing sales day after day.
The sales goal they originally aimed for was achieved faster than expected, and today was a banquet to commemorate it.
The banquet was hosted by Songhwagung, and the venue was a Korean cuisine restaurant within Songhwagung. All the related officials from SH and Songhwagung, who had worked hard for this project, were present.
“Hyun Seo. You don’t look well today.”
Before the SH side arrived, Lukas, who was already at the venue, checked Hyun Seo’s complexion as he followed him in.
“No……. I’m just a bit tired.”
“Aren’t you overdoing it? You seem to have lost some weight.”
“I guess I’ve accumulated some fatigue because I’ve been busy.”
Hyun Seo spoke nonchalantly, but Lukas still looked at her with concern.
“Don’t work so hard. Why are you doing this when I’m not even pressuring you? You seem to be pushing yourself too hard.”
“…….”
Hyun Seo gave a bitter laugh at his words.
Was it so? Lately…….
“Working hard is good for Lukas, so what’s wrong?”
“No matter how much I want to expand the business and how many good ideas Hyun Seo has, you can’t ruin your health.”
“Don’t worry, President Yu.”
Seeing Lukas worried for a change, Hyun Seo deliberately replied with a light smile.
“I’ve prepared meals that are good for stamina recovery to reward those who’ve worked hard, so eat a lot, Hyun Seo.”
“Okay, I got it. Thanks, Lukas.”
As the two were chatting, the surroundings became a bit noisy. Sounds of greetings were heard from the entrance, it seemed that the people from SH had arrived.
Hyun Seo, who was smiling at Lukas, erased her smile the moment she turned her head. It was because she made eye contact with Chae Do Ha, who just came in.
Chae Do Ha was also looking at her. As if he had found her even before she turned her head.
He even started to approach her. Hyun Seo couldn’t hide her awkwardness.
It was the first time she had seen him face to face since that troubled night of his birthday.
She kept thinking about Chae Do Ha on that day. His expression that day, his confession that day, his kiss that day. She couldn’t shake off any of it.
So, she secretly hoped he wouldn’t come today. But seeing his face again today, she couldn’t help but feel dizzy again.
Given the importance of his seat, he had maintained a formal expression as he approached, but Hyun Seo, perhaps due to his intense confession that night, strangely saw sadness even in his current face.
Hyun Seo subtly moved his seat, hoping he was coming to greet Lucas, the representative, not her.
However, despite her efforts to avoid him by turning her back and not looking at him anymore, his voice reached her from behind.
“Director Hyun Seo.”
Startled, Hyun Seo turned around. Behind her, Do Ha was looking at her with his distinctive polite smile.
“Nice to meet you, Director.”
Is he brazenly smiling like this after declaring his intentions?
Glancing at Lucas, she saw that other people had approached Lucas and were greeting him.
Despite Hyun Seo’s seemingly flustered appearance, Do Ha continued his conversation without hesitation.
“I’ve had a hard time seeing you because you don’t attend other meetings often these days, but I’m really glad to see you today, Director.”
At his words, spoken with a polite face that showed half embarrassment, Hyun Seo became even more confused and looked around unnecessarily.
However, by chance, the R&D Team Leader of Song Hwa Palace seemed to have heard their conversation and was looking at them. He approached them with a pleasant smile and greeted Do Ha.
“Hello, Executive Chae! I’m seeing you after a long time, too. You must be as glad to see me as this director, right?”
At his teasing words, Do Ha responded with a bright smile.
“I’m glad to see the Team Leader, but I’m happier to see the Director today.”
Watching Do Ha saying that even in front of the Team Leader, Hyun Seo nearly fainted.
It was unbelievable. He was so brazen with such a cleancut face.
While Hyun Seo awkwardly managed to smile, the Team Leader laughed heartily and responded to Do Ha’s words.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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