Private Secretary - Chapter 10

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Private Secretary Episode 10

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“Chairman, your guest has arrived.”

Lee Seol, who had entered the enormously large mansion, instinctively hunched her shoulders.

She had only seen houses like this in movies, never having actually visited one in person.

Although she had served a small company chairman for the past five years, even he hadn’t lived in such a grand house.

It felt so much like a movie that it didn’t feel real at all, making her feel dazed.

Following the staff member’s guidance, she arrived at Chairman Kang’s study. The study resembled a small library.

“Welcome. I’m sorry for calling you on your day off.”

“Not at all.”

“Please sit over there.”

When Lee Seol sat on the sofa, a staff member asked whether she would like tea or coffee.

Lee Seol asked for water. She felt like she might get thirsty due to nervousness.

“Were you very surprised to receive my call?”

“…Ah, yes. I had no idea why you would contact me, Chairman.”

“Right now I’m not here as a chairman, but as Tae-san’s father, so don’t worry and feel comfortable.”

As if she could feel comfortable just because he told her to.

Lee Seol, who enjoyed watching baseball regularly, had seen Chairman Kang a few times through broadcast screens when he appeared at stadiums as the opposing team’s owner.

That was the extent of Lee Seol’s exposure to Chairman Kang.

To think she would actually meet such a famous person face to face like this. No matter how she thought about it, it didn’t feel real.

Knock knock-.

It was while she sat uncomfortably and awkwardly in front of Chairman Kang.

A staff member came in, placed a glass of water in front of Lee Seol, and stepped aside. Meanwhile, Chairman Kang came over and sat across from Lee Seol.

“By the way, my alumnus strongly recommended a secretary, so I immediately got a recommendation letter without asking questions and sent it to the Management Support Team, and now I think I know why he did that.”

“You’re too kind. I’m just working hard, that’s all.”

“Hey, I know better than anyone that Tae-san isn’t an easy person to deal with, but you’ve been holding out for several weeks already, haven’t you? What does that mean? It means you’ve done your work well enough to satisfy that picky guy.”

Is that so? It seemed like it might be.

Lee Seol smiled awkwardly.

“Oh, if you’re uncomfortable with me speaking casually, please tell me. I’m thinking of you comfortably since you’re my son’s secretary, but I hear young people these days find such things uncomfortable.”

“Not at all. It’s fine. Please speak comfortably.”

“Good. Um… The reason I called you here is nothing special. I want to dig into what that kid has been up to lately.”

“…Excuse me?”

“I know he works hard, but he doesn’t say anything about anything else, so as a parent I’m worried. What exactly does he do in his personal time?”

Lee Seol hesitated for a moment.

Even though she belonged to the company, her direct superior was Kang Tae-san, so she felt she should be careful with her words.

Therefore, she decided to only mention information that anyone could know.

“If he doesn’t have any special schedule before work, he always exercises. After work, he sometimes meets friends, but usually he seems to continue working even after returning home. I haven’t noticed any other special points.”

“No women he’s seeing?”

Lee Seol hesitated about whether she should talk about Kim Se-na, who had been with Tae-san yesterday.

But it seemed proper not to mention stories that remained as painful wounds for him.

“I’m sorry. I don’t really know about that.”

“He met Kim Se-na yesterday, didn’t he?”

Lee Seol’s hand, which had been about to drink water due to the sudden thirst she felt, stopped.

“Kim Se-na. You know her, right?”

“…”

“Right. You’re loyal. You know how to protect the privacy of the boss you serve. But you can just tell me frankly. I know most things anyway. I’m just asking you for confirmation.”

Wouldn’t it be better to just call your son and ask him directly? These words rose up to her throat.

However, Lee Seol forced herself to smile peacefully. Chairman Kang took Lee Seol’s smile as a sign of affirmation.

“Just as I thought. I knew it would be like this. This foolish bastard. Why is he still holding onto a girl who left after weighing her options while two-timing him and his classmate? Are there no other women in the world besides Kim Se-na?”

Perhaps overwhelmed by anger as he spoke, the chairman openly huffed and puffed.

“And Kim Se-na too. How could she leave our Tae-san and try to marry someone like Ryu Hwa-pyeong?”

Was it because he was overwhelmed by momentary emotion?

Chairman Kang rambled on about various things without restraint, even with Lee Seol in front of him.

Lee Seol smiled awkwardly, feeling like she should pretend not to hear even though she heard everything. But her mind was working more busily than ever.

She had roughly expected that Kang Tae-san and Kim Se-na were close family friends, but this was the first time she learned that the prospective groom was Ryu Hwa-pyeong and that he was Tae-san’s classmate.

How could that be possible?

Then did that mean Kang Tae-san had his beloved woman stolen by his classmate?

Only then did she finally understand why her boss had been so emotional the night before.

“Oh my, I said all sorts of things in front of you. Anyway, the reason I called you here is…”

Chairman Kang seemed to come to his senses and smiled sheepishly as he took out a document envelope from the table drawer.

When he gestured for her to open it, Lee Seol opened the envelope with a puzzled mind.

Inside were resumes of women she had never seen before.

Instead of ID photos, each resume had two or three naturally taken photos from daily life attached.

Looking at the documents containing the women’s personal information, Lee Seol became even more puzzled.

Why is he showing me this?

“It’s only been about a month since you became Tae-san’s secretary, but still, there’s no one in Korea who has stayed by his side as long as you have. That’s why I’m asking you.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Pick three women from there who might be Tae-san’s type. They’re blind date candidates.”

Do wealthy family heirs usually exchange documents like this for arranged meetings?

Lee Seol couldn’t hide her confusion and just fidgeted with the innocent papers.

“If you don’t choose from there, I’ll make him meet all the women in there. It’ll be your job to get Tae-san to those meetings.”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have the authority or ability to do such a thing.”

Only then did Lee Seol realize how difficult a situation she was in.

But the chairman’s attitude was absolutely firm.

“Whether you persuade or threaten Tae-san, I don’t care about the means and methods. Just get him out there and make him sit in front of those women.”

“He’s not someone who would listen to me.”

“That’s why I’m telling you to narrow it down to just three. I’m thinking of your position.”

Three or one, who was she to send Tae-san to blind date meetings?

He was someone who wouldn’t budge even if his father ordered him to, if his heart wasn’t moved.

Moreover, to arrange blind dates for him when he was feeling lost due to Kim Se-na’s marriage news.

Even though Lee Seol enjoyed carrying out difficult instructions, this time she couldn’t accept it.

Her boss was the type of person who would hate having someone interfere in his private matters the most, and forcing such a thing didn’t sit well with her conscience.

“Pick the most suitable person from there and contact them. Make him go on blind dates starting this Saturday.”

“Chairman. I’m really sorry, but…”

“If I had my way, I’d want to get my son to the wedding altar before Se-na. Do you understand? To show off to Kim Se-na who dumped my son after weighing her options.”

“…”

“But if I can’t do that, I at least want to show that my son isn’t a fool who only clings to that woman. This is a matter of my pride as his father. Her treating my son like that is ultimately the same as insulting me.”

“…”

Chairman Kang spoke passionately until his voice became hoarse.

Although she didn’t think it was the right approach, she could feel how earnest his feelings for his son were.

“Of course, I’m not asking you to do this for free.”

Chairman Kang took out another envelope and handed it to Lee Seol.

“Check it.”

Lee Seol didn’t even want to check.

Opening this would mean accepting the instruction.

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