Private Secretary - Chapter 11

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Private Secretary Episode 11

When Lee Seol remained still, Chairman Kang personally took out what was in the envelope and placed it on the table.

There were three department store gift certificates, each worth one million won.

“Three hundred thousand each time I send Tae-san out on a blind date. If he ends up getting married, I’ll pay a success bonus that won’t disappoint.”

Chairman Kang took out a check from another envelope, but there were so many zeros that she couldn’t count how much it was at a glance.

“…Chairman.”

“I won’t hold you responsible even if you fail, so please do your best. This is a request from Tae-san’s father. I need to restore my pride, don’t I?”

Lee Seol fully understood Chairman Kang’s intentions.

If Lee Seol were someone who blindly doted on her own child, she would definitely have done the same thing.

My son who excels everywhere was abandoned because another family’s son was deemed better – how could someone with so much wealth just let that slide?

However, she was reluctant to interfere in such a deeply private matter, especially family issues, when she was merely a secretary.

She had fundamental doubts about whether this was right.

“Then I’ll trust only Secretary Han. Please take good care of my son.”

She wanted to say “No, please don’t ask me to do this,” but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Lee Seol could only swallow her sigh inwardly.

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Lee Seol’s heart felt heavy as she returned home.

She thought that this might be her last day of work.

She laid out the three gift certificates and 10 resumes of unfamiliar women, pondering for a long time.

Since I’ve accepted them, I should at least try to make him go once. Even if three times is impossible, couldn’t I persuade him to go out at least once somehow?

She very carefully checked the information of the blind date candidates and examined their faces.

Lee Seol’s selection criteria was only one thing: women with similar appearance and atmosphere to Kim Se-na.

People’s preferences don’t change that easily.

If it were someone with a similar style to the woman he had liked for a long time, the barriers around his heart might open more easily.

Lee Seol focused on that possibility and diligently examined the documents.

Of course, great doubts accompanied her throughout this process.

* * *

Her troubled feelings remained the same until she went to work the next day.

The person I serve is clearly Tae-san, but I can’t ignore the words of his father, the chairman either.

Even if I tell Tae-san to go on blind dates, it definitely won’t work, so what should I do?

Lee Seol, who brought the women’s resumes to work, prepared the morning meal and waited for Tae-san.

She tried to think and come up with an answer before he arrived, but Tae-san returned earlier than expected.

After finishing his workout, he unusually approached Lee Seol, unlike usual.

Lee Seol, who was already scared like a thief with guilty feet, quietly stepped back.

“…Han Lee Seol. That day, did I say anything strange?”

“By that day, do you mean Saturday?”

“Yeah.”

Lee Seol, startled, thought carefully in her head.

“Not particularly… I can’t remember. Maybe because I drank alcohol after a long time too.”

She rolled her eyes and avoided his gaze.

In fact, she remembered every conversation vividly, but she thought he might feel ashamed if she recited it all.

Fortunately, as soon as he heard Lee Seol’s words, his expression softened slightly.

“I don’t know exactly what I said, but whatever you heard, forget it all.”

“…”

“Why aren’t you answering? I said forget it.”

“Yes.”

That wasn’t even a problem. The bigger problem was elsewhere right now.

After hearing her answer, Tae-san turned toward the bathroom. Then Lee Seol quickly blocked his path.

The moment she saw Tae-san’s eyes looking at her as if asking what this was about, Lee Seol decided. She would just go with a frontal assault.

This was the only way.

“Do you have a moment?”

“What?”

“Please give me just 5 minutes before you shower.”

Tae-san looked puzzled at Lee Seol’s request, as she had never taken this kind of attitude before.

Nevertheless, he obediently followed her to the sofa.

They sat facing each other, but Lee Seol, who was at a loss for how to start and with what words, just cleared her throat.

As her silence grew longer, Tae-san said irritably.

“If you have nothing to say, get up.”

“…Over the weekend, the chairman summoned me. I went to meet him.”

“The chairman? My father?”

Lee Seol quietly nodded and continued speaking.

“Yes, he gave me direct instructions, and I think I should tell you the truth, Department Head.”

“Tell me.”

“…He told me to arrange blind dates for you. He wants you to marry before Kim Se-na, but even if that’s difficult, he asked that you don’t show a pathetic side.”

In reality, he had said “I want to show that he’s not a fool who only clings to Kim Se-na,” but

Lee Seol tried to soften it in her own way, thinking that directly conveying those words would make the atmosphere hostile.

But Tae-san’s face had already hardened coldly, showing his displeasure.

“So you said you’d do it?”

“I brought the materials. But what’s most important to me is your intention, Department Head. No matter how much it’s the chairman’s instruction, I’m your secretary.”

Seeing Lee Seol’s upright tone, Tae-san’s expression softened slightly.

“Right. Good job. I seem to have properly judged and hired the right person. Go tell the chairman that the task failed, and it will continue to fail, so he shouldn’t even think about such things.”

It was when Tae-san was about to get up, thinking the conversation was over.

“I… received the instruction and thought about it carefully, and I think going on blind dates wouldn’t be bad for you either, Department Head.”

“What?”

Tae-san frowned and looked at Lee Seol as if doubting his own ears.

“I’m really sorry, and I know this is presumptuous. But since I’m also in a position of receiving instructions from the chairman, I’ll speak honestly without beating around the bush. Department Head, aren’t you coveting a place beside Kim Se-na?”

“Han Lee Seol.”

Lee Seol also knew she was being impudent.

Still, since a frontal assault seemed to be the only way, she prepared to be severely scolded and continued speaking.

“No one knows what will happen until they enter the wedding hall. There’s even a saying in baseball that it’s not over until it’s over. So I hope you won’t give up until it’s really over.”

“Do you think you can climb up like this because I’ve been good to you?”

“But think about it once. Kim Se-na must have calculated and decided that another man was better than you, Department Head, but can human hearts really work by calculation alone? If you go on blind dates without any lingering feelings, she’ll definitely be shaken.”

“Are you saying this in your right mind?”

“I’m not saying you should seriously go on blind dates. It’s more like show-off blind dates, so to speak. As part of a strategy solely to turn Kim Se-na’s attention.”

“…”

As if telling her to try her best, Tae-san stopped all movement and glared at her with crooked eyes.

“Are you going to just watch with your eyes open as Kim Se-na marries another man, no, even your friend?”

“Don’t tell me the chairman told you about that too?”

“What’s important to me is the happiness of the person I serve. So I hope you won’t give up either and try as much as you can for your own happiness, Department Head. Wouldn’t that be better than being angry and hurt alone?”

Tae-san’s eyes began to waver gradually, as if he was being swayed by Lee Seol’s words. Noticing that he was being persuaded, Lee Seol continued speaking to drive the point home.

“At worst, you’ll break even. The only way to turn Kim Se-na’s attention now is to fight fire with fire. If you go on blind dates, Department Head, she’ll definitely be shocked. Can she really be indifferent when the person she thought only looked at her is suddenly going around meeting other women? I don’t think so.”

Lee Seol took out the blind date candidates’ resumes from her bag in front of Tae-san, who was lost in thought.

This was the final pitch.

“It’s just like a predetermined play, so you don’t need to think about it too hard. I’ll accompany you to all schedules and make sure everything goes smoothly, so please trust me just this once, Department Head.”

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