DFY Ch 26

“What are you saying!”

When Sodam shouted, Junwoo gently unbuckled her seatbelt and leaned in to kiss her cheek.

Sodam recoiled defensively, dodging his lips.

“Team Leader, why are you doing this?”

“Don’t you know what a goodbye kiss is? Well, I guess we’ll see each other later anyway.”

“We’re not that close.”

At Sodam’s words, Junwoo furrowed his brow. A cold shadow fell over the smile that had been beaming as if he’d conquered the world.

“Then what are we?”

“You know exactly why last night happened. I confirmed there’s nothing wrong with me, and you… you’re back to normal now, so that’s that.”

“…”

Junwoo was left speechless by Sodam’s words.

“Then I’ll be going.”

“You’ve already gotten ready for work, so I’ll wait here. Let’s head to the office together.”

“No, it’ll take a while to eat breakfast and change again.”

“I can wait.”

“Don’t wait.”

“Sodam, I…”

“I won’t chalk last night up to a mistake. But please keep your promise too, Team Leader.”

“What promise?”

“Your… thing down there seems fixed, so I’ve done my part.”

“Haa…”

At Sodam’s sharp words, Junwoo ran a hand through his silky hair.

Though she couldn’t tear her eyes away from his soft locks gleaming in the morning sunlight, Sodam forced herself to look away, got out of the car, and hurried toward her house.

Yesterday, Kim Junghyuk’s mother, Mrs. Choi, had caused a scene at the company, and many people had witnessed it.

By now, not just her department or the ones she frequently interacted with, but most of the company likely knew about her broken engagement.

On top of that, Mrs. Choi had shouted that Sodam might have cheated, leading to the breakup, so who knew what rumors would spread at work.

This wasn’t the time to play emotional games with Junwoo.

It started coolly, so it should end coolly—that was all.

In any case, the “equipment” Sodam had “broken” was back to normal, so she no longer had to feel guilty.

“I’m home!”

As Sodam stepped through the door, her father, getting ready for work early in the morning, greeted her while tying his tie.

“I heard the department head got an award?”

“Yeah. The whole team rode in the Team Leader’s car toТП

“Yeah, we got delayed coming back, so I’m a bit late.”

“Right. You must be tired.”

“I need to get ready for work soon.”

“Got it.”

Wang Kyungtae didn’t press further about Sodam’s night out.

Unlike her mother, who would bring up the broken engagement and nag her every time their eyes met, her father patted her back with a sympathetic look.

“You’ve been through a lot, huh?”

“Huh? Oh, no…”

“That’s just how life is. I believe our Sodam will get through it.”

Her father’s changed demeanor tugged at her heart.

It was as if he knew the reason for the breakup and was comforting her.

Though it stung, Sodam told herself it couldn’t be true and tried to clear her mind.

“Yes, Dad. I’ll get ready for work soon.”

“Okay.”

Feeling awkward looking at Wang Kyungtae’s face, Sodam quickly went to her room.

The moment she flopped onto the bed, a sharp pain shot through her legs.

“Ahh…”

At the same time, a rush of fluid spilled out.

What was this all about?

It had been hours since the sex, and she worried she’d spend the whole day with soaked panties.

The vivid sensation of that massive penis moving in and out of her lingered.

Sodam tried to push the naughty thoughts away and headed back to the bathroom.

After all that pounding down there, even showering wasn’t easy.

Three hours until work.

The embarrassment of facing Junwoo again was already creeping in.

✦ ✦ ✦

After confirming Sodam went inside, Junwoo drove to the company, feeling a pang of self-loathing.

It was so early that no one else had arrived.

Standing alone in the middle of the HR office, Junwoo stared at Sodam’s desk.

It might’ve been his first time coming in this early.

He’d figured that if he just coasted through company life, he’d eventually get promoted to executive director, and when his eldest brother became chairman, he’d snag a cushy affiliate company gig.

He didn’t want the burden of being the eldest son. Struggling daily with the group’s responsibilities wasn’t the life Junwoo wanted.

So he was content being the youngest son of Vice Chairman Yoon Taepyung.

Sure, being stuck as an HR team leader as the grandson of the group’s head was a bit embarrassing, but he figured he’d climb the ladder eventually, so it wasn’t a big deal.

But the longer he stayed, the more he liked the HR team.

Because of Wang Sodam.

Seeing a pretty, cute, charming, and lovable woman every day just by showing up to work was satisfying.

Yet today, Junwoo had been rejected by Sodam twice.

He didn’t care about his newly “fixed” dick. His chest just felt hollow.

“Fuck…”

His pride was wounded.

He’d never experienced this kind of blow to his ego before, and Sodam had rejected him twice.

Of course, he knew her complicated situation. It wasn’t hard to understand.

But after sharing such a blissful time in bed, how could she cast him aside so coldly?

Junwoo blankly scanned Sodam’s desk.

A pink pencil holder, pink Post-its, a pink mouse pad, even a pink cushion.

Her desk was all pink, just like Sodam. Until dawn, Junwoo’s heart had been pink too, but in just a few hours, it turned gray.

He slipped into his private office before Sodam arrived.

He stared at approval documents he’d never bothered with unless absolutely necessary.

Work distracted him from thinking about Sodam.

Still, his heart ached every now and then, and when he checked the clock, only 10 minutes had passed.

“Haa…”

It wasn’t even a relationship—just sex followed by a rejection.

But his heart throbbed like he’d been dumped.

He’d dragged Sodam to bed with the ridiculous demand to fix his broken dick. She’d kept her promise, so he had no reason to hold onto her anymore.

Junwoo rubbed his face in frustration.

His face, glowing that morning, was now shadowed.

No matter how much he sighed, the tightness in his chest wouldn’t ease.

Past 8 a.m., people started trickling into the planning office.

Not wanting to see Sodam’s face, Junwoo lowered the blinds.

Still curious if she’d arrived, he peeked through them, only to see her already at her desk—his heart dropped with a thud.

“Fucking hell…”

He could indirectly understand why people avoided office romances.

Being dumped after sex felt this miserable—imagine dating someone, breaking up, and seeing them at work every day. Unthinkable.

He vaguely understood why Sodam rejected him, yet he couldn’t help resenting her for ignoring his feelings.

✦ ✦ ✦

Today, Junwoo was unusually busy at work.

After days holed up in his office, barely even hitting the bathroom, seeing him bustling around felt odd.

Sodam unconsciously glanced at Junwoo’s lower half.

Seeing the Team Leader’s unerect penis reassured her that what was broken had been fixed.

“Assistant Manager Wang, here’s some coffee.”

As Sodam sneaked a peek at Junwoo’s crotch, a voice called her.

Startled, thinking her sneaky glance was caught, she turned to see newbie Assistant Manager Choi Arin offering her a franchise coffee.

“A broke newbie buying coffee?”

“You treated me to something tasty last time.”

Arin was a natural at office life.

Sodam had never tried sucking up to her superiors, sticking to her role as a diligent underling, but Arin remembered Sodam’s lunch treat and returned the favor with coffee.

“You could just brew some in the break room.”

“But franchise coffee tastes better.”

Ji Miyeon, seeing Arin being extra nice to Sodam, grumbled out of jealousy.

“Arin only pampers Assistant Manager Wang. I like coffee too.”

Miyeon’s loud comment made Arin’s face flush red.