DFY Ch 13

“Oppa, why are you here?”

Sodam’s lips trembled as she spoke, and her mother, Chunghee, glared at her.

“Why am I here?! Why am I here?! Is this a place Junghyuk shouldn’t be?”

At Chunghee’s scolding, Sodam resentfully looked at Kim Junghyuk.

“I told you, we’re breaking up. I told everyone we broke off the engagement. What are you doing coming all the way here?”

Kim Junghyuk grabbed Sodam’s hand.

She instantly recalled him kneading her breasts like he was pre-washing them, saying they weren’t perky because of her, so Sodam quickly pulled her hand away.

“Please, can’t we just pretend the breakup didn’t happen? Sodam, please?”

Tears streamed down Kim Junghyuk’s face.

Chunghee, seemingly apologetic that her daughter had dumped her fiancé without explanation, patted Junghyuk’s back.

“No. I can’t marry you, Oppa.”

“Why?! Why do you suddenly hate me after saying you liked me so much?!”

Sodam bit her lip.

She couldn’t tell her mother the real reason, a reason she hadn’t even properly explained to Kim Junghyuk himself.

“So, Wang Sodam, let’s hear the reason. Who did you take after to be so fickle? Before we even saved up for your dowry, you caused such a fuss about getting married that your father went into debt to get you a newlywed home! What’s the reason, what is it?!”

“We’re just not compatible…”

She couldn’t say it was because of his penis. That was her last consideration for Kim Junghyuk.

A small consideration, the size of Kim Junghyuk’s penis, for the man who made excuses for his lack of erections, blaming her for not being proactive enough or sexy enough.

“Sodam, I’ll change everything for you.”

Even if he stopped saying nonsense, he couldn’t change his penis.

“Please, I’m begging you.”

To make matters worse, Kim Junghyuk knelt before Sodam.

Sodam grabbed his shoulders and shook him.

“Stop it and go back, Oppa. We’re over…”

Just then, the front door opened, and Sodam’s father, Wang Kyungtae, entered the house.

“Father!”

Junghyuk, still kneeling, bowed his head towards Kyungtae, tears in his eyes.

Wang Kyungtae, already depressed about his daughter’s broken engagement, felt sympathy for Kim Junghyuk and helped him up.

“Junghyuk, you…”

“Father, please help me. I can’t live without Sodam.”

“Let’s go inside and talk.”

Wang Kyungtae led Kim Junghyuk, who was kneeling at the entrance, into the living room.

Sodam followed her father, tearing at her hair.

“Wang Sodam, you sit next to Junghyuk.”

Sodam knelt beside Kim Junghyuk. He tried to take her clenched fist in his hand, but she pulled away again.

“Father, I won’t leave until you give us permission to marry.”

Kim Junghyuk was surprisingly bold. If only his penis were as bold.

“I understand your feelings, but relationships aren’t something you can control. I also wish Sodam hadn’t broken off the engagement.”

“Dad! I’m not getting married!”

“Then what’s the reason?!”

“…Personality differences.”

Kim Junghyuk asked, “What’s wrong with my personality? I said I’d change.”

No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t say she was gaslighted because of his non-erect penis.

After racking her brains, Sodam cautiously replied, “Oppa, you’re too… too… timid.”

Penis-wise.

“I’m timid?”

Kim Junghyuk snorted, disagreeing. He had been the captain of the soccer team in college; he was bold, not timid.

Only his lower body was timid.

“…Is there another man?”

Kim Junghyuk carefully asked, baffled by her excuse. Sodam raised her voice.

“Do I look like that kind of woman to you?!”

As soon as the words left her mouth, she felt a pang of guilt.

Having rolled around naked in bed with her boss a week after breaking off her engagement, she was somewhat that kind of woman.

“Right. Sodam, you’re not that kind of woman. You’re the only one for me. And I’m the only one for you, right?”

“I’m sorry. Marriage is out of the question.”

As Sodam drew a firm line, Wang Kyungtae cleared his throat.

“I don’t think this will get us anywhere. Come with me for a moment.”

“Sir?”

“Let’s talk man-to-man.”

“Yes, sir!”

As if he couldn’t stand the commotion any longer, Wang Kyungtae left with Kim Junghyuk, who wasn’t even dressed properly.

Sodam felt uneasy, wondering what they were plotting.

“Oh, my fate… Oh, my fate…”

As Wang Kyungtae and Kim Junghyuk disappeared, Chunghee burst into tears, hitting the floor.

Sodam tried to comfort her mother, but Chunghee glared at her with venomous eyes.

“What sin did I commit in my past life…”

Sodam quietly retreated to her room, feeling like her mother might pull her hair out if she stayed any longer.

A long day had come to an end.

It was 9 p.m.

It was time to sleep for work. Life as a South Korean office worker was truly harsh.

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Her father didn’t come home until the next day. He had apparently spent the night with Kim Junghyuk after saying he would talk to him.

Sodam got ready for work early, knowing she’d be nagged by her mother and second older sister if she lingered.

Leaving the house early meant she had a seat on both the village bus and the subway.

This was the first time she’d gone to work this early.

Being a corporate slave was best enjoyed when arriving exactly at 9 a.m.

Since her home was more dreadful than work, she became diligent automatically.

Arriving first in the Strategic Planning Office, Sodam sat at her desk and glanced at Junwoo’s private office.

‘You took my virginity, so you’re responsible.’

She recalled what Junwoo had said to her yesterday morning.

Virgin.

Was it true?

She still had doubts.

Come to think of it, he couldn’t even unhook her bra properly and asked her to put on the condom for him.

But could he really be a virgin?

No way.

Whether Team Leader Yoon Junwoo was a virgin or not had nothing to do with her.

She just had to forget about that night.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning.”

It was almost 9 a.m., and the HR team members arrived one by one.

Sodam’s eyes were on her monitor, but her mind was filled with thoughts of penises.

Kim Junghyuk’s penis.

Yoon Junwoo’s penis.

Sigh…

She was depressed about the broken engagement, and now her head was filled with these thoughts.

She must be possessed.

Possessed by a lustful demon.

Should she perform an exorcism?

She couldn’t ask a priest to exorcise the penis demon.

Oh, she couldn’t erase the various images of penises from her mind.

“Sodam, here’s the preparation list for the workshop you’ll be in charge of. The finance team’s instructor cancelled, so we need to find a replacement quickly. Please compile a list of instructors you can contact by tomorrow.”

Before Sodam even had her morning coffee, Deputy Manager Park Wonhee assigned her the workshop task.

Since the HR team was responsible for preparing workshops for the entire corporation, which had thousands of employees, the period from summer to autumn was the busiest time of the year.

Since Sodam hadn’t participated in the task allocation due to her supposed honeymoon, she inevitably ended up with the leftover tasks.

“Yes, Deputy Manager. I’ll take care of it.”

Sodam started working before 9 a.m. This was a miracle.

Perhaps it was better to bury her chaotic thoughts with work. Since she was taking on this task belatedly, it wouldn’t be bad to appear like a workaholic.

When she checked who had compiled the finance team’s instructor list last year, it turned out to be Ji Miyeon, with whom Sodam had a strange rivalry.

As soon as Miyeon arrived, Sodam asked her,

“Miyeon, could you show me the list of finance team instructors you compiled last year?”

“Of course.”

Miyeon replied in an unusually kind tone. She sent the Excel file with the finance team instructor contact information to Sodam and then rested her chin on her hand, asking, “By the way, Sodam…”

“Yes?”

“Just be honest with me.”

“About what?”

“Is it, like, pre-wedding jitters?”