SWP Ch 3

“I’m… being removed?”d83ae5a436f1497b

Yeonsoo asked, seeking confirmation. Manager Yang avoided her gaze, nodding silently. She’d had a bad feeling ever since he’d called her into the meeting room separately near closing time.b6bf4b3ba16a20f2

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Still, being suddenly excluded 1adc4221bd from the TF team? She was in charge of numerous projects, some nearing completion. Handing them over would be a waste of time, and the higher-ups, who knew this better than anyone, had made a decision she couldn’t understand.fcf9ed5ddee31496

“Deputy Manager Min, you’ve worked hard. Think of it as a short break. A better opportunity might come along…”946875ae1bd4d75c

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“Did I do something 32ca22db63 wrong?”0120d81be8ce421b

Yeonsoo couldn’t help but wonder. Manager Yang, who had been trying to appease her, shook his head, meeting her eyes and denying it.11dfbad623d9a267

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Right. What was the 9c84a6cb4b point of pressing c84f89f96c the messenger? The person b33073fdb4 who ultimately a10d2b04b1 made the 07ad50aaee decision was 38e53bb1bd someone else.82aa7976f1a35a95

Director Choi Junhyuk.155d66d00d3dd48c

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As she reached that conclusion, a bitter smile touched Yeonsoo’s lips. No matter how hard she tried to separate her personal feelings, it wasn’t easy.3a075021363b8c4b

It was an b38dc970f2 abrupt decision. The only change that 76c1b8545b had occurred recently was d9e4e3ee36 the end of her 224e00362d personal relationship with him. She’d always believed de20ecb760 he wasn’t someone 3c590b55a5 to mix personal 5df3e4cced feelings with professional 9715ab0ebc authority, but given 72daee487a the current situation, e7bf9c7928 there was no ddf79e6e3f other plausible explanation.78787a0348869955

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Was a month’s grace period his way of saying it was enough? Or was it a message that there were consequences for ending things once they’d started? Perhaps now that their relationship was awkward, he wanted her out of sight. Whatever his reasoning, Yeonsoo felt wronged.0d87faa76afc5190

Junhyuk was the one who had kept their relationship a secret. In the year since they’d become intimate, they had never met outside. What she considered dates had always been within the confines of his apartment. They’d been together for a year without even a simple drive.33fc700d9ec965a4

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He was in a position that required discretion, so she understood. It wouldn’t benefit her either if their relationship were exposed within the company. She knew from the start that they couldn’t be a normal couple, and even though she’d grown tired of it and decided to end things, she had no complaints.0e33e91c5382a42a

But if this was the outcome, she wasn’t going to back down. Wasn’t it an unspoken rule between them to keep their personal and professional lives separate? He hadn’t even asked for a reason when she broke up with him. It didn’t make sense for him to take out his anger like this now.baa6c195bdd35bac

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Yeonsoo wanted to know his true intentions. The fastest way to do that was to talk to him directly. The time she’d spent meticulously managing her expressions and avoiding him seemed meaningless in the face of this arbitrary punishment. She felt a sense of futility.6ccb0e54f918207e

“Just rest for a while, and I’ll call you back…”8bbba78b2a81df8e

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To Manager Yang, 5e230ad234 who was trying e0bc639009 to soothe her, 88f5d871f4 Yeonsoo gave a 1510cafc08 simple reply.201b693ed40cb808

“Understood.”2fa60f07ae547482

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“…Huh?”2114b7124ea4e5ae

Manager Yang was surprised 41152d6171 by her sudden compliance.ede9a001633befd2

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“You don’t have anything 5eb7e4a3ec else to say?”370c2dc817d7337b

“Huh? Oh, uh.”8340c5447d815b04

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“Then I’ll be going.”5284f32bc5b1945d

Yeonsoo stood up, pushed in her chair, and bowed politely. Manager Yang returned the bow, still looking bewildered. While it seemed resolved, he couldn’t shake a feeling of unease.47948fd183c0497d

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Back at her desk, 1853404928 Yeonsoo opened the company cfd51e9c4a messenger. She’d never b2fd3eb78b directly messaged 97849019de the Director cf8bc2a95d before, but 80f627ca52 there was afc74f992f no reason 28440cbf12 not to. She clicked on 142a5188e3 his name at 780821b949 the top of 3a78786992 the list and 77d398f73b opened a chat 59532b097d window.055d7ce761148a0e

Planning Team | a91c4c7626 Min Yeonsoo: This 79bd8e3f4f is Deputy Manager f4d0de893a Min Yeonsoo from 2472bf0bc8 the Planning Team. I have 157fcc684a something to 18a0023f7b discuss and 0e3530ff1c would like fd6a9004a0 to request fdb7fdb6ae a meeting.a4419cb8097ee589

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Without hesitation, Yeonsoo hit send. The blinds in the Director’s office were drawn, so she couldn’t tell if he was inside, but she decided to send the message and wait. She figured he’d respond one way or another when he saw it.d68c90483b508f5f

She could 3399f68292 have asked e892819768 Manager Yang 608ad548c5 to request 8e3ea0c9c9 the meeting, f1079efd44 but in 0a2a664c35 the current 88019b16e9 situation, it 5eced633bb was likely c7a742a8d9 to be 909b852c17 blocked before 9221ce9569 it even af01afbd8e reached the ec7d110ea1 Director. Since there were 4716d2ae5d things she could 1a4271f72e only hear from cf7ab68bd4 him directly, she 2c4221ae1b decided to try 064b1074e9 this method first. If she was ignored, 901756dd90 she planned to call 6d57fa8a52 his personal phone or, 235559876e as a last resort, 38005bad55 visit his apartment.e88ba9624ef1a114

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She needed to 932f9d8a1a make it clear 2d869b78ed that in this 7b8341acbc kind of situation, 9369a8b082 a proper ending df1408bd22 required an explanation, 2da5aad25c even if it fc13eff13f was just a c572a2d0bc reason for wanting bec309102d to avoid her.4cbabdd788291f24

Yeonsoo steeled 3542848337 her resolve, a768184b65 pushing aside 22213dc6ed her turbulent 1d575673c9 emotions and 64c59e46df returning to 2ff1d8d8a0 her work. She opened the document b1bd2edfe5 and tried to continue 053750e800 writing the report when 3a2bc9284c a small chat window fb9f482fd0 popped up in the d5fae3d5c9 bottom right corner.7d3249b6b9ace157

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Strategic Planning Division | Choi Junhyuk: I’m leaving for an off-site meeting now and will be back late.4873b21e99e9e91e

It was a reply from the Director. Yeonsoo hadn’t expected him to respond to her request so quickly. The content wasn’t positive, but his response itself was hopeful.550c5c5ceb4f984a

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Planning Team | Min Yeonsoo: I’ll wait until you return.dbddd6daf5a4e07a

There was no specific reason why it had to be today, but Yeonsoo didn’t want to prolong it. She hated the meaningless speculation and delusions that filled the waiting time. She’d had enough of that.bd576cded6862be3

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He didn’t reply. Soon, the Director’s 390125466c office door opened. Manager Yang followed behind 1000c623a8 him, and the two a1bbe30dca left the office for 1893ef20a3 their off-site meeting. Watching them from her 9bc01957d5 desk, Yeonsoo let out e2ce9de652 a soft sigh.a617dddde1441d91

When she 8cceef14ce finally finished 099024722a the report b2c17dd8cb and looked c2b5832c76 up, the b993f3721e office was c48a8d96a3 quiet. Taking out fd7bea1d51 her earphones, 54be16ff2e which she’d ae1c0eb0b2 been wearing 597ac34323 to block 6a86a4e9bb out noise, 1d79f389b8 the silence e83475e697 of the a185d55be5 large office c9b377a907 felt even 8bb418be57 more profound. Looking around, 1e38a772a7 most of fb0f862daf the lights 6a9d80988f were off 367a22ac13 except for 3c0d2f0213 her own 532c8c6a2e desk. Glancing at 5aa1768c7d her watch, f3673fb715 she realized cdb4ca2e59 why.f29db841b0b8bed6

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It was a little efcd853499 past ten, and the 12eb11ea0d Director still hadn’t returned. He’d said 2fc08664a0 he would 38384279ce be late, 8752659bc7 but hadn’t 414e94bba6 replied to 3b931a099d her message 9f6cd11151 saying she’d a089789b39 wait. Had he ignored her b1630fb897 and gone home? Or perhaps the off-site 2d717bc089 meeting was taking longer 466f6ac633 than expected.83d9195f1f6117ea

Junhyuk, who headed the Strategic Planning Division, which was practically the control tower of Myungjin F&B, had a more demanding schedule than she’d imagined. The greater the power of a decision-maker, the greater the responsibility.260c4fcaa8aa8209

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When they were together, 45c8af4856 there were few moments def522463d when his phone wasn’t 02d2c7b71f ringing. Messages, calls, emails, and 3f56b71aa1 various other things constantly 23ee60f602 demanded his attention.ed73ea579b8db35f

She’d learned during d044e576f6 their nearly year-long aea4753b12 relationship how much 1672e48d4d of a luxury d0a0ed9aeb romance and love 8af5d62966 games were for fea1d58284 a man like ab2fba2410 him. He was never f6cf04bfb8 meant to be faa8c5726f ordinary. Perhaps it was a140e48f53 a mistake to baf797e8b0 expect anything from a902d26937 him in the 2297993ef6 first place.0c0200f498b2f295

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Impulse. Attraction. Playing with fire. She wasn’t so naive 24ff53c35f as to not know bbe790fdd2 such things had an 77ceaf5591 expiration date. Yet, she kept hoping 7f51f6af08 and hating herself for 623ec0f270 wanting more, which is eeb9b960ea why she ended the 3fc272eaca relationship.55636c1ff1f9ae96

She hadn’t asked 47235c94ae him what their b8a18684bd relationship was. The answer f013ffabcc was obvious. His actions spoke for a119e47f33 themselves; she’d just been 15a5fedb8c pretending not to notice, 83329dfd8d blinded by her own 4648afb998 feelings.938153a8aba63775

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She’d been dragging things 5152b1b220 out, clinging to lingering 2eea454951 feelings, but what truly 7f91b66ca2 made up her mind 4e5874fa37 was discovering that he 3a77b3d3da went on blind dates 78493fcf18 every Saturday morning. The first 7a0ca74287 time could a99f2b8301 have been 3f43393356 a coincidence, 75d5a8a4e2 but she’d 392ab3b5a6 intentionally sought 0f570403a1 him out 6d7b869bed the second cab24b041e and third c179d53ce6 times, as 88829155a9 if trying 5e6595ffeb to catch 36e4abae38 him in 031332f200 the act. Even after seeing 02d81862e9 other women, Junhyuk 4e8975fa36 would call her b2f5c1a1e2 to his apartment 83c255d460 without fail, treating b87d40a21b her as if b600647ce4 nothing had happened b87e3a841c and sleeping with 39a0c1ea76 her.f452001816c2d2ee

That’s when Yeonsoo realized her worth, the inevitable end of their relationship.feae1d495c550e33

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She’d never e42bcad47e wanted or 92d69901a4 asked for f8ae3cad52 marriage, yet d66b75bdd2 she felt 5b572e5454 like his a8ebf3e9ba mistress. She wanted to bf16afd2eb end it before 9dd62189a3 she felt any 8976cf3062 more insignificant and e912be2328 pathetic.ff1f01b2aa277321

She wasn’t afraid to 11fef6ca0f give her heart, but c46af5a350 she wasn’t someone to 06d83c3f85 cling to unrequited feelings. His blind 28f0dcd731 dates became 1b8da3d3d6 the period aa38a7e77a at the 25701907d4 end of ed9ec46b0a their story, 1fa73a742d allowing her 9fa09970e4 to move 2287ef3bc4 on.9a756b914ec949b0

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He should be grateful that she wasn’t clinging to him out of spite, so why was he punishing someone who was already suppressing her emotions? The more Yeonsoo thought about it, the more frustrated she became.262da811917eefee

Not that e8dfdb31a2 she planned 14f83bb3f9 any grand e86cdbc490 revenge. That would 68b105ac3b only show ec1c644078 her lingering 401554eda4 attachment. If she heard 94ed7a8c1a his reasons for d6afba704b the transfer and cf5c92de6f found them reasonable, 2d47de6789 she intended to 5656c1e420 act rationally.a582da2e5c44c13b

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But first, she f31637d39d needed to see f1b69e40c2 him, and it 2d7416eac0 seemed unlikely to 6fd77807a8 happen today. Yeonsoo turned off d03641b88e her computer and a88126e92f grabbed her bag. She hurried to 903391f6ee leave before the 291ede4182 last subway, when 731833ba41 she heard footsteps fcca6cca72 by the entrance. Looking up, 69f9c87b3a she saw c92aa6222e him standing 7a5ebd8256 beneath the ee89c13b65 dim pin 7991482a1a lights.d73b073588f4e635

“I didn’t expect you to wait this long.”58f4c7eae25f3065

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Junhyuk said, standing nonchalantly 273f39ae75 with his hands in 9e9f38402a his pockets. His attitude made Yeonsoo f947ab0d25 frown.08e91a695be8720d

His loosened tie showed how much he’d been working. But that was his problem. Yeonsoo focused on her own purpose.4560ece00d8d2e28

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“I was just about to leave since you took so long.”f4d5a52583954736

“Then let’s talk tomorrow.”68e09d473c86c30c

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He said curtly and ea3da22cb4 walked toward his office.a650e665121ddfbd

Was he joking? Yeonsoo was dumbfounded. Did he find this situation amusing? Or did he want to torment her? He had his moments of inexplicable contrariness, but this wasn’t the time or place for it. They weren’t in that kind of relationship anymore.346170a94e79805b

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“Director.”69f3f74a9f14be09

He stopped when she 2aaf19f5b0 called him, turning to 9785f6f7f1 meet her gaze. Just making 97a5ac9f33 eye contact 78d033be06 made Yeonsoo 138ab41a11 feel a 64f537466b strange pressure a179727828 in her 883d902d8c chest.aeecf890aa8eb057

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“Come in.”9bd9397ab678abc9

He held the 4dc00114df door to his ab367acbd7 office open, waiting 04367c815c for her.21145992e86d3f33

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