episode_0136

At the very moment when Soo-hyeon was looking down at Helena’s head, which she was concentrating on treating, with a happy look, there was someone who was unable to concentrate on work unlike usual due to a strange sense of anxiety… Her name was Dang So-so. .

What can I say?

She had been unable to concentrate on work at all since earlier.

This was despite the fact that there was a meeting scheduled that could be said to be important in its own way, and so they were participating in it, even if it was not at the level of a ‘conference’ in which all of the group’s executives participated without missing a single member.

“Um… Team leader?”

“···Oh, um, I’m sorry. How much did we talk about?”

“We were talking about a way to alleviate the side effects of a strengthening drug that had just been developed a while ago…”

That’s right, it was.

Did you say that the development team found a substance that could alleviate side effects?

Instead, it was said that if the substance was included in the combination formula, the potency of the drug would be expected to decrease by about 3%, so approval from higher-ups was needed.

Someone might say that of course permission should be given, but why do you have to get the team leader’s approval for something like that… but that’s only because you don’t know the world of strengthening drugs.

In this industry, even a 1% difference is a huge difference.

Just by looking at the customer trend report sent by the research team for reference, you can see that most people prefer a product with a slightly higher reinforcement rate, even if there are some side effects, as long as it is not extremely fatal.

However, instead of alleviating the side effects, we have to give up a reinforcement rate of 3% in return…

Fortunately, the design of the drug developed this time was selected so well that it was worthy of praise as ‘innovation’, otherwise it would have been rejected immediately as if it was not worth mentioning.

“To what extent do you say side effects can be alleviated?”

“Oh, that’s definitely at the very front of the report…”

It’s written on the first page, but are you trying to point out what I did without even looking at it?

No, rather than that intention… it was closer to pure surprise.

Well, I guess so.

Would you be surprised or upset that a person who was not like that before was showing signs of being particularly unable to concentrate on work today?

But I couldn’t help it.

Since a while ago, my mind was filled with thoughts about Su-hyeon.

Of course, it didn’t mean anything rational.

It can’t be a rational meaning, right?

If you mean it rationally, it means you like that guy, but you like him? A person whose eyes first turn when he sees that woman?

Wouldn’t it be much more realistic to say that a dog and a cat fell in love with each other and even gave birth to kittens?

Of course, thanks to that man, life has become a little easier recently… but that doesn’t mean it’s not.

What people in the world call love and regard as noble is nothing but a by-product of hormones. She had no intention of being fooled by something like that.

That’s not all.

While the competition for succession was intensifying, loving someone was nothing short of crazy.

Even if you reduce the areas that could be weak points, it’s not enough, so it’s like adding one more weakness yourself.

So rather than that, it was closer to worry or anxiety. Since the opponent was the opponent, I had no choice but to do so.

Of course, it wasn’t like this from the beginning.

Because I was able to concentrate on work until the morning.

The reason I couldn’t do that was after I received a message from that man, Helena Vermoor, the head mage of the Magic Tower who was in charge of Su-hyeon’s education, informing me that he had arrived below.

‘I have warned you several times not to do anything that could be considered rude, but…’

Just because he heard those words, would the man really do nothing and act calmly?

Honestly, it was difficult to be sure.

This was even more so because I knew about the woman named ‘Helena Vermoore’ who was teaching the man this time.

As far as relationships go, we’ve only met a few times for work reasons… but I used to think to myself that way every time I ran into that woman.

What a beautiful woman.

In particular, the enormous size of her breasts was still surprising even when I think about it now.

But would the man really remain still in front of such an attractive woman?

If he had been the kind of person to think that he had heard a warning, he would not have shown such a ridiculous scene when he first visited the man’s residence to retrieve Ha-young, who had fallen into the man’s hands in the first place.

That’s why it was unsettling.

It was so clearly visible that the man would not respect himself, no, he would not be able to respect himself.

When he warned Soo-hyeon, he added that he was an important partner and that wasn’t something he just said.

In fact, Helena was one of the most important partners at the group level.

But what if Helena becomes dissatisfied with him due to Soo-hyeon’s actions?

Not only was her relationship with the Magic Tower she belonged to, but it was also clear that various projects being carried out in cooperation with her would also be put on hold. Any damage resulting from there will ultimately be her responsibility.

Honestly, this has to be the case because there is no way the other three older brothers competing for Sogaju’s position would miss such an opportunity.

And if you get caught up in something like that… the position you managed to recover by signing a contract with a man with ridiculous details will be damaged again.

The worst possibility is flashing before my eyes, but how can I do anything with such a thing in front of me?

“···I don’t think it’s an issue that can be decided easily. In that sense, we will each take some time to think, and then we will gather again and talk.”

That was why we decided to stop the meeting that was in progress for a moment.

If it had been a general meeting, it would have been impossible, but she was the highest ranking person in the meeting she was currently attending. And among those participating in the meeting, those who were at the highest level were often given the power to freely manipulate time, even if it was impossible to do so.

“Okay. Then when will we meet again…?”

“30 minutes would be enough, right? Let’s watch again after everyone cools off.”

Although Tang Soso was not aware of what she was saying as she looked around at the people attending the meeting, stories about her eccentric activities were already busy going on behind the scenes.

‘The team leader is in a strange condition today?’

‘right? It feels like your mind is somewhere else…’

‘Is it because of my boyfriend?’

‘Well, it’s the beginning of a relationship…’

‘It’s a time when I miss you when I turn around.’

‘For a team leader full of nostalgia, this is a bit precious.’

Just as martial artists become able to use electric sounds when they reach the level called an expert, it becomes possible for office workers who have been with a company for a certain number of years to write chat messages without looking at them. Should I say that it is truly a skill that only experienced livestock can show? And speaking of the people currently attending the meeting, they were people with such brilliant experience that they could accomplish that level without blinking an eye.

Thanks to this, even while everyone’s eyes were facing forward, new chats were continuously being updated in the chat room they were using.

‘But don’t you feel like you want to see me a little bit?’

‘then?’

‘Rather than feeling like that, it’s more like you’re feeling a little restless.’

‘Could it be that you had a fight?!’

‘What?!’

‘The team leader is having a love fight with a man?!’

If that were the case, it would be entirely possible to explain why you seemed particularly unable to concentrate on work today.

I had a fight with my boyfriend in the early days of our relationship, but the only people who can focus on work without a problem are those who lack something. Wouldn’t it be impossible for those who were called madu back in the day to do something like that?

‘Does that mean you are waiting? A man’s contact…?’

‘For some reason, I thought you kept looking at the portable terminal…’

‘You’re making the team leader anxious…what a monster…!’

Roughly thanks to those circumstances, the party’s proposal was passed with a vote rate comparable to that seen in a dictatorship.

And as soon as the proposal was accepted, Dang So-so left the conference room and headed to the team leader’s office, which could be said to be her own space.

As soon as she entered the team leader’s office, the first thing she did was to use the portable terminal she wore on her wrist to contact Hayoung.

Hayoung had become a lot less trustworthy recently, but there was no one other than Hayoung that she could rely on in a situation like this.

So I contacted Hayoung to find out roughly how the situation was going there.

Uh, why?

The moment communication was finally connected, I gritted my teeth as I saw Hayoung floating above the portable terminal in the form of a translucent hologram.

It was because of the scenery briefly reflected behind Hayoung’s appearance.

“Are you really outside?”

-Yes, I went out for a moment. Why?

Finally, the moment I received an answer from Hayoung, I realized.

‘Wait a minute, if this happens, the mansion…’

It’s just him and Helena Vermoor.

Is it because of the sight that came to my mind with that realization?

I suddenly felt very dirty.

It’s so strange that I even think about it myself.

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“Thank you for today.”

“What, I just followed the contract.”

“Still, I am thankful. Anyway, now that classes are over, I have to pay you… As you know, I’m not in good shape right now…”

“Don’t worry about that. I’ll collect it on my own.”