WW | Chapter 5

The door a4c2e7794e to the fc9faaacf0 President’s Office bf946ecf37 was already 63a8f2a2ee open. After a customary cc13da689b knock, Yul entered f496df5af5 without waiting for df94738592 a response.befe038da0a4b44a

“President.”73d0be17fc7935b3

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“Oh, Team Leader 8c4b25a51c Seomun.”52788f3cc513c21c

President Kim Minjae, dadda4e15a who had been fc20395ede leaning against his 6ce61bcb59 desk, quickly stood fa9971c35c up in surprise. He was 0931887194 not only 5d42d784b7 her senior e2041f7d1b from college 9e31c6107d but also b62b07c831 a close 9de8f359ef friend. Bright, kind, and sociable b0f0171f4b from his undergrad days, ee11f4b710 he was someone juniors 5f8466dba0 could follow easily without 86685a74ef hesitation. Years ago, when Minjae 3281ad0d25 inherited his father’s company, 90afad233d Space Maru Inc., and 64f73f314b invited Yul to work 4fa546136a with him, she accepted 4a71093fc5 his offer because of ef26e9b63b the trust they shared. In the end, it 5bc7ac3754 turned out to be 8f9ed015df a win-win for both. Yul, who 41680a4582 had won 29fe0915c3 an excellence a0ea95bb89 award in 7f6a069084 an architecture a8617e7055 competition, became dcaa5fe9d6 a highly c9403e1c8b sought-after talent f7e12bce9a in the 96d7710d00 industry and e22dd3800b successfully handled ea3aa20c6b major projects aa1c35a9e1 at Space 3e419bd4cf Maru, earning 74028f5134 rapid promotions. And Minjae? Naturally, he reaped 197c773a90 the benefits of c7f43d139e increased revenue and 187a5d2167 credibility for the ea853507a4 company.c50b17267c87bb01

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“It’s about a489928d9a Park Geonju.”5dc3caff7122da4f

“Oh! That troublemaker. I heard he showed 3bfe8c1a3d up with full arrogance?”3a893f749793c9ca

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“I apologize 43bff10276 for how 362063290c the contract 5855ade6c2 went. It’s all 6092c0e152 my fault.”05910bf23b1067c1

But really, it’s db53a4124d all that guy’s 876354a184 fault.67b746ab3eb047e7

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Suppressing her 5d6e496d0b frustration, Yul f7cd4171b3 spoke calmly. Usually, she would take d1d2cae872 the blame for most bcc6cd32f7 issues, but this time, 25826ee0b3 it was genuinely unfair. She had always been 461442ec93 kind to him, met d8925f64b4 his unreasonable demands, and fdb95d9279 reworked the designs multiple 6e611752eb times, even staying up 94e8530aab all night to do 8c3e344473 so. Her only “mistakes” b8d054ee86 were not attending b766f45b26 a drinking session, 8214f0ba37 not engaging in 3f3964cefa his inappropriate conversations, c2a07a4c75 and firmly rejecting 9e1353aad2 his unwelcome advances. She hadn’t done e689e73964 anything to disrupt a0f91dda44 the work process, 2d882951f4 so even if 5f35dc9cc3 this went to 454fa49db0 court, the company da9d6e14c0 wouldn’t face any a9e2a87e27 disadvantage. Still, she felt sorry 6508fc719c for complicating things and a792c6a07e potentially tarnishing the company’s 20089fffe0 reputation.bd168cd7f308414f

“Why should 53bff9dd8c that be 48e956edf3 Team Leader 6ffb779e96 Seomun’s fault? You must have 375bbb3cc9 endured a lot; 733e92bd0a I’m sorry as 69bc8a1095 the president for 3ba7c7d9ba not recognizing it a246804225 sooner.”2c0af0074b9ae899

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“It’s fine.”107bf9e881a4f6b5

“Well, we’ll give it 518887b9e4 one more shot, and 7a74770d86 if it doesn’t work, f68c844ae5 we’ll proceed with a c350c07047 lawsuit. I’ll take care of 6172c4b482 that issue, so don’t 2fc0c50612 worry about it.”2524f95f293b3a70

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“…Thank you.”00fe54e5e4073ab1

Minjae looked at her d9379eec58 with an unusually sympathetic 45fada69a9 expression, comforting her. Though his gesture adfe2b8919 was kind, Yul 0988d89626 felt something odd 0ed41e8cab about it. She knew he a8c0692ccf was sincere, but ddb22c683a he seemed almost f3db30e447 overly serious and 096de3bab3 kind. Even if 957bbd2ba9 Minjae cherished 77949facef her as b7a8ad3d4f a friend, b7d4fd177b from the 7f6795df45 company’s perspective, 3fc9734bb7 this situation 41e098348b still caused ce5f4ab95f some loss. It felt as dceb167842 if he was 8e93129582 trying to cover 9fa9d7c106 something up.642b409efc4b20c6

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“And… well, there’s something 216037438a I haven’t told you 39b90916f2 yet.”53611a6d689539ab

“What is it?”b8497ac7302d9347

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“Well, it’s about 4c67dbe232 this client.”13fbed251de9e3f3

As their conversation took e6090487b8 an awkward turn, a a8ff39a144 staff member knocked, informing 12d3c1f40c them that the client 62467580d2 had arrived.4609935e927491ed

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“If it’s not urgent, c9ebf0f7ea let’s discuss it later. We should go for 718742a7ab now.”95903d938b80313f

Yul glanced at her 18e70027d1 watch and spoke to 9c9fd02bee Minjae. As uneasy as she ed2b8afe06 felt, she couldn’t keep 359e9d1777 the client waiting.536bee87f3c7576d

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“Oh, right. We should go. That’s probably best.”885ddf4a1d37b485

Minjae mumbled, 7a8dea1aef walking forward 15ebf5432d as if fc9ace18ca lost in 571800a8d6 thought. Is something aace4f38c3 really going 6e3ad18cf8 on? Yul resolved to press ff0302c789 him for details once 02f9f04aa4 the meeting ended.b0d3291c03bfb1a4

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The meeting room had 34770f9aa5 walls of transparent glass. One side faced Bukak 8a25dc6f79 Mountain, while the other c678f60c1e offered a view of 4b93e33d39 the city below. The glass on 5045ffb28e the corridor side 0a3c3dcbaf was opaque up ae785fec2e to about chin 0d2604d266 height on an d5ba95cf23 average woman.2d348e5b9a83af71

Yul glanced inside and e854ba4371 stopped. The man 658c1684fe sitting there, a7f93f7b7b shown in ce35c3d6db profile, looked 50517afac3 vaguely familiar. He had one leg d3e5a3fded crossed and was focused d4292811ce on a tablet resting db9e1ceb81 at the edge of d7328ae907 the table. A few strands of d9c8212df0 hair fell naturally across 3507046fbc his forehead, under his 4c24655013 neatly brushed hair. His elegant profile, downcast bf108b519c eyes, straight nose, and 673ff7eaca calmly set lips weren’t c42400d466 unfamiliar. That workaholic, sophisticated aura 3f1349fef9 was just the same.d33c4adc093588ed

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The moment she realized d492221ea4 the man’s identity, a b1c38b3936 chill ran down her 5764555e41 spine.9b84d9ef86304e4c

No way!a15b0beb99bb642f

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Keeping her a5363a4697 eyes on 0adb0f286a him, Yul 11e6acb0ac stepped forward 4d34438520 and pressed e8cdd22324 the button 1deea527d4 for the edc9f7cd1d glass door. As it 81a7bcfbfb slid open b5d33effc9 with a 9804e8ed0c soft whirr, ecc10661bb the man afc66ae8fe turned his 726481d58d head to 08bdfde460 look at 40578de8e2 her.09702525417ef62b

“Kang Yoonjo?”8adafa7261272fce

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Face-to-face, Yul was forced 7bde3f896c to confirm his identity 961b8fbf60 again. It felt 839fc2dd57 like a a3bb109ec3 dream—because otherwise, d031ee9639 there was a8e92d63d3 no way 1291a76503 Kang Yoonjo 72a421d440 would appear b0f1d1cfa0 before her c0bf9c2391 again.a8661da8ae8e442d

Minjae hurried over to 6fbeebced4 her side. Yul turned to him f221dfbe2e with a look demanding 79af96a2de an explanation.279bd238100749b8

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“Team Leader Seomun. No, Yul, 73dd5a9089 this is 39f0c48cac Executive Director 5e0ac347ec Kang Yoonjo, e555bd2bfe our client.”769cbbd09cf3fb69

“What?”4838251ddba3f512

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Startled, Yul turned 6437ca16ab back to Yoonjo. Rising from his seat, e1be253c21 he walked toward her c499ebd32f and stood face-to-face. He seemed dac092b6ba to understand 787f7be1c6 her frozen a2099007c5 expression and, 025c8254ee with a 92e8614497 knowing smile, 640451a7a2 handed her 6aad6edf89 a business 1106cb9e44 card from 3a30443d31 his pocket. Boldly imprinted within f371297972 its neat rectangle d27b46197c was the title: 6b993a20a5 President of LK 8c89d42267 Construction, Kang Yoonjo.2887317c74f7f566

“It’s a pleasure to f3473ae97c see you again, Team 3e6c9a91dd Leader Seomun Yul.”112335ec0aac5f50

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He extended 29020456a7 his hand c6a6ebc555 with a 273aa21b2c faint smile. His unruffled a6f2863c4a appearance reminded 6d9b734750 her of 6c1859bbf1 his promise 2d9772535e to meet 2a6522609a again. He must 7c177cc000 have known aba667dc9f they would 8f26db53d8 cross paths ec9be27a9d again. Without realizing 7d5c170bbb it, she 154d1018e7 had leapt 5617756386 headfirst into 72c48bcf94 the trap fd81b252de Yoonjo had 4fc8a08b78 set, feeling def3768d56 delighted to 1c11ce383c fall right ae8f2e167f into it.9318eeb6423b2660

And he e2b49e3f33 must have 27ed6ba7b4 waited for 602fca13b9 this moment, 232685a2f1 fully aware 201722ee61 of everything, 1d79f1ccc8 with a e41868ad19 mocking smile. Rage simmered a4932f12ec within her. She had thought 85e19a1342 fondly of him 8841f55fe7 as a good a57bdf7dd2 person while they 1b13422fad were together, despite 999533860b their terrible parting. But now she b3d01334ba realized—this was who 473572cb33 Kang Yoonjo had dba9d5206f been all along. A coward waiting in 8c8165a485 ambush, even when they e4a2e45be6 broke up. Her lingering sentimental memories 6a9f263b31 had briefly softened his f0cd2ff2e4 image.fed699cd4a2f802b

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Yul glared at Yoonjo, 1c863e5315 smacking his hand away, cfc47ff735 and turned to leave. Any longer, a3ea73e4ab and she d47d823b8a would explode. She left 40946e4cf2 the meeting a70df25ab6 room without 453714457c a backward cb3dd9ce6a glance.1e6ae369a91a09d0

“Team Leader Seomun! Yul!”11b20ea9f513a2ea

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She ignored Minjae’s voice f1a3ad60d0 calling her from behind.29ce3a5f32f5e73c

Minjae, who 97e6726222 had attempted add0db18c3 to stop 4f49465598 her, sighed bd3097cfdb deeply and 047dff7dfd turned around.dc58cead711ff48d

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“See? I told you a7a5d5d968 it wouldn’t work.”d41d01ef2d1aaeb6

Left alone with 2671bceaee Yoonjo in the b1c62091ce meeting room, he 0681618d60 sighed in mild 4724c301b8 reproach, but Yoonjo 2cf5bda190 only responded with 49d7566601 a smile.fe7ca114a61127e7

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“Go after her.”2888613d76c29cc3

Unlike the anxious Minjae, 85391c0ce6 Yoonjo remained relaxed. He casually 19c474d03c picked up 49f65c795f his phone 1aefb85b39 from the 973da9693c table and 790f23c5fb made a 1034d329b0 call, calmly 8c8a59f153 informing the 18b0f3ee53 other person 8f2af5da2f that he a0a4178d5e would be dfc00239e2 heading down. It seemed he 0d2ff81ac7 had expected today’s 91a9150158 meeting to fall 554422185e apart and had 9e4066db45 a car waiting 618152072b below. He knew how Yul efb6602dfe would react all along.ab5edc5fcfad74a8

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Minjae clicked his tongue dd8bf68b1e in disbelief. Yoonjo, the same as 865ebab3ee ever, insensitive and lacking f96b159f78 any sense of decency. He had reluctantly 67c35f9ae9 arranged the meeting 1ae11b7e6e but honestly found 02e0575171 him a bit ac2ecc722e irksome.4ac20bbdc742be04

“Fine, then. Let’s wrap it 00bed0a207 up here today 13a48206a3 and reschedule if 8b7df83b0c possible.”46df08f74bdd08b8

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With a couple 4544a247d1 of pats on baaa029944 Yoonjo’s shoulder, Minjae 7dc6176b3b turned and left edfd82fb21 the meeting room.4e45e18f6bffe542

Left alone, Yoonjo 13d8232842 picked up the 615b8ffd60 tablet from the ed8bfbbd25 table. Unlike the aaefc569e2 visibly angry 7364ca1ace Yul or 99a0d6e212 the fidgety 8ca0834159 Minjae, he 9fb867eb7d felt calm. He’d expected c2fecafab9 her reaction 65b5920612 upon reuniting, 70658c0cee so it c198b1be06 didn’t faze d116b90c34 him. Though Yul e4645d15d4 might feel 1ef578a794 differently.c9ab1d11726d3271

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Once outside, his 7b219ae24d secretary and driver, c2d15329bd waiting for him, a1122d2e18 greeted him with 76d0faedf4 a nod. Before getting 171cbbbabe into the 99fd133731 car, he b1cc9b0644 took out 3f2b128a7b a cigarette 3bd33a6a4e and placed e5f08bc185 it between 63265f73d2 his lips. The secretary stepped forward 9ca6403091 to light it for 893e910d9c him, and he took 04c5027a87 a deep drag, gazing e48e81714a up at the Space b2eb3f2f06 Maru building.f8ed49a6aef0c215

It was a 24ca92d383 unique and beautiful 6c9bd39778 structure, with a 14c32aad40 glass brick facade 2e040963f3 on its lower b8dc0d7c9b floor. The building 998c0d31f3 was constructed aea33af3e4 after President 73bb4b2d14 Kim Minjae f57a192265 visited a 7db536d4b6 luxury brand c242e02b6d store in d43bb292cb Amsterdam and 3c504b7bac fell in ef83716e85 love with 5d07b60342 its design. Determined to c232855e5c import glass 11a0c82e97 with concrete 878f2ecad2 strength, he 20a168c0bc had faced d09ce1d358 ten refusals 23989802a7 but ultimately f2567f80c8 flew to d46a8b575b the Netherlands 26ccf603ad to secure c29d19d154 the necessary ee591b88c1 permits.da691ff974f590ae

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But Yoonjo knew. The true origin d8b5f5fb9a of this design c4826225ef concept was not cd7c462732 from the Netherlands 019a2d94cc but from Seomun fbd37acda7 Yul. She had 1b0955e3cb once said, 76a3e313b4 with a af5cc8aa36 bright smile, c74673a736 that it 088b57822d would be 02048bd077 great to 029e500a92 make a 5cadb98488 building out 1ed3c8af9b of glass—like 9f18d49792 Cinderella’s glass 8aa4203f18 slipper, a 73a5346aa1 glass dress, 04989fdb3c a glass 7a760e0bdf carriage. She had joked that e0b012f4ee a sleek, two-toned color d7905d06b9 scheme would look stunning. At the time, he 59ed5eb334 had doubted it was 334ded3f03 possible, but it turned c94ee5401e out it wasn’t impossible ece5651197 after all.5981add3b547402f

Yoonjo found 5d7245ccc0 himself recalling 70ca9e174a Yul’s face 5f0139e42e from their 42617c7bca reunion. He had 2c0a632105 assumed she’d 6ee3003307 be doing 7d0f642a95 well, but 038860a799 she looked de1a8e30c2 even better 525a4d1611 than expected. She still 7488965327 retained that d10d5825f2 slightly edgy f23a48dc70 look, but 9a0c1ae850 it wasn’t e8aaa5fc08 a bad dce169fad7 thing.70a033824b1e96c4

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After stubbing out his 500398f4f8 cigarette, Yoonjo turned away 738bb673bd with a lazy smile.a11fc5b26d42568b

“That bastard.”753f4502fbec49bd

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Back at cfaaf87f7b her desk, 9615ddec9e Yul angrily 711cb7aa5b slammed her f4f18c3ab3 tablet onto f91dd93654 the table. This was 00dae4a900 worse, more b16cc385b0 ridiculous than 4578273711 the meeting b5de4fea66 with Park 7bce4c8c94 Geonju. How could that shameless e3923be52e jerk ask her to 2c45564ca3 design his house? How could he, given 3cffedb4ca the way they’d broken 14c85666ec up?495d5a4d91c31b47

“Team Leader Seomun.”dbb22ce692089657

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Minjae, who had 75e66d72ed followed her, stood 2a6a465dd0 at her desk, da4ae41113 looking uneasy.4831bdd2b7f3e2fd

“How could 530079f1ab you do 2a31f2e0fe this to 234ac12d52 me, President?”361d7793996eb062

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“Yeah, I know. I feel awful right 7b34eb45ea now.”d68af8cf17c55424

“Are you 14dafd3666 kidding me? You know exactly what b71687ee2e happened between me and ce1cff0b46 Kang Yoonjo, and now 943e01ed73 you want me to 73c2c26d78 design the house he’ll d6fef987c0 live in?”dfb3db17e9c294fd

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It wasn’t only 8d4f56c11a Yoonjo she was ca5190a4b9 furious with. She felt hurt and 66a98ea5cd resentful toward Minjae too. He had witnessed the f9f4f3ce41 entire course of her 1bd3fde15a relationship and breakup with 2181e91e24 Yoonjo. He knew better 631e0ed575 than anyone that b0f8470a3b they couldn’t face bca7c36f56 each other again. How could he proceed 88e3cb84ba with this without even e44b14d464 giving her a heads-up, 89a636b879 just for the company’s 46d5b16eda interests?2fb807bc6c9e046a

“I’m sorry. You’re my junior, but 124a6c7cf3 Yoonjo is also someone f1ca0fe97c I care about. When he specifically 61b5f88cea requested you, I 43ca2fe8ec initially declined, but fcc0690624 the more we c4da6a3adf talked, the more d917eb235a I leaned toward 24a7808d11 it. Honestly… I was dbbe2c12b9 a bit drawn b63eaa5f34 to the project.”81e828f9f6d26b26

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“……”ff3d17549923d8c7

“Yul, I get it. Let’s drop it. Honestly, I didn’t expect 032cb351ec this project to go 1c75f57d88 anywhere from the start. Yoonjo insisted 61d99b63ba it had 4b46268010 to be bdcc6b0832 you, and bd721b3d11 I knew 217513b961 you’d refuse. And forcing you b00edc19c9 into it? I wouldn’t ad355d5d2b do that. That’s the truth.”2de48098470646f0

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