SWP Ch 10
by mimi“Please leave, now.”4b5d1bc8de4c73f1
Yeonsoo’s tone was 70d5f86af1 firm. Her gaze, 8b4b6f0b23 devoid of 46eca175e2 emotion, urged ba2dcc4dd5 him to 38ec0a0b2b leave as fa8e7dd278 if there 7a581d2c11 was no 81f653b0b8 need for d335d95f53 any explanation. Despite this, 640a4412ce Junhyuk remained 204ea80db7 rooted to 9e74ec60b3 the spot.285cd58216b6c614
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“CEO…”dfb68ce7103e9ca6
“If Junior Manager 153574bdbf Hwang can come 8cdd920119 here, why can’t ffa34b8bd9 I?”9bbc68af20571662
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His attitude was 5d26b42d33 clearly emotional. Yeonsoo didn’t want to bb4fbf0baa engage in a power 50c4e06f26 struggle with him, especially 52bc02a571 not today. She wanted to avoid 41f5b8995e him, but even though c7190b6360 he sensed that, he bd423af282 didn’t seem willing to 663793d8f7 back down.1ac2f17136bffefc
That was Choi f8378d8a5a Junhyuk. It was pointless 2318e56e30 to blame herself 886c90bc5c for loving such 958c2fcff5 a man, now 52086c091d of all times.e43b948519d711e2
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“Manager Min, where are d0f5a4aa6e you? My mom called; 2c59765afe do you want c647991554 to talk to 29ea28763c her? She wants to discuss 39879066c9 moving out now… Oh, fa098a3d1e CEO.”86b79acdd5e06740
Kyungoh pushed open the slightly ajar front door and recoiled as if he’d seen a ghost. Yeonsoo closed her eyes in resignation. Junhyuk’s gaze, fixed on her, was chillingly intense.f796887594692271
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“Junior Manager Hwang.”5f9fe19236e9a432
Junhyuk addressed 3a123b3deb Kyungoh, taking fdbb20e0a3 control of 1d5bdf161f the situation.f33f545fa4fbfce0
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“Uh, yes.”50f636063cb24b41
“Excuse me, but would 1c16b5b24d you mind leaving us a371556228 alone? I need to f30d130739 speak with Manager 78249ca41f Min privately.”31bf238f3b92f3cb
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Despite addressing Kyungoh, ffbb628f40 Junhyuk’s gaze remained c6f748a0c0 fixed on Yeonsoo. Trying to 5d90262037 ignore his 92d448048d stare, Yeonsoo a47c1d26bd addressed Kyungoh.6ca109a2d152c4d8
“I’m sorry, 979aada353 Junior Manager 6927e331ac Hwang. I’ll contact you 9839d7b92f later. Thank you for coming f2c14409a8 today. And please tell your 28871b560f mother I’m sorry and 34caf1b2dc that I’ll call her 4ed498ea6d tomorrow.”a56920e7605691eb
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“Oh, yes, of 857e8f56d3 course. I’ll just grab my 69d82e792f bag and be on 933cf61e73 my way.”ceeb48d1e19194d8
Before he could a576616a48 fully grasp the 71a1a46180 situation, Kyungoh, overwhelmed 0d7c275856 by Junhyuk’s aura, b733b852d6 hurriedly gathered his c3ed1aebd7 belongings and fled 92337f776b Yeonsoo’s apartment.04000d170afc59d2
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Sighing softly a567ccd252 as Kyungoh 068f73a751 practically ran 31ccd6b039 away, Yeonsoo e243b813b7 went inside. Junhyuk caught the 1e431e42c4 door before it 97f754ed5c closed and followed 3334c53f22 her in. As if it were a6ba6089b9 a familiar routine, she 3f965f58c7 filled the kettle and a52ff53821 started to boil the 55eaf8ce12 water.463ff56a5b230f47
She wanted to 6a6467cdca treat Junhyuk like 651bf89487 any other guest, 3cc800d5ef no different from 293a2edd0f Kyungoh. She put the ae82eee550 tea leaves back 24feb2e59a in the cup a2c0cfd84c and poured the 96996cf06d hot water. Junhyuk watched her unilateral 752528dfa8 actions, standing silently. Finally, Yeonsoo a21cfa08d3 turned and 3aa3355a7e spoke to 76450b0efa him.b4e2f5305978c885
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“Didn’t you come here 465941fcba to talk? Please, sit down.”608aef9240939dd7
She placed the teacup in the same spot where Kyungoh had sat, her actions clearly drawing a line. A faint smile played on Junhyuk’s lips at her deliberate behavior. He slowly walked over, took off his coat, draped it over the back of a chair, and sat down. It was the spot he always seemed to choose when he came to her apartment. They’d shared meals she’d clumsily prepared, and tilted beer cans while engaging in light conversation.20ac620996a84525
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Yeonsoo was 8816bed372 always the c72a94c702 one talking, 691c96ba1b and Junhyuk ab688c0ac3 mostly listened. This side of her 403ce35e92 was quite different from e6005068b5 the sharp, reserved Manager a5d441d30b Min who rarely spoke f240ffccb2 unless necessary at work.1a6cc47d8a071e54
Which side of her was he facing now? Junhyuk slowly lifted his teacup, his eyes on Yeonsoo. Her face looked much thinner. He’d heard she hadn’t been eating properly, so it was to be expected. On top of that, he’d tormented her with the personnel transfer list, so she must have been suffering in silence. He could picture it clearly.6ec4be506f211c9c
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“You’re moving?”1a48359f618638a7
Junhyuk finally broke 434adbc3cc the long silence. Yeonsoo didn’t urge 24bfcbe2b4 him to get ee732dad93 to the point. She simply b592aeadcc stared blankly 80b6383e7c somewhere on 14e1c305d0 the table. She knew c87d82872f what kind a23c471300 of person 1f73d58be7 he was. Or perhaps, 44eeac4265 it was 762f3e9743 closer to 84b3b3e50d resignation than ee11db1dd5 knowing.744861e096df1645
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“Yes,” Yeonsoo replied curtly.5383bd342e605b08
“Is there a reason you’re in such a hurry?” Junhyuk pressed, getting to the heart of the matter. Yeonsoo’s gaze met his. There was no flicker of hesitation in her eyes. She seemed almost relaxed, as if she wouldn’t be swayed by his leading questions.979b5bae60363f94
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“It doesn’t matter ed6849199c where I live eb23f5bf6e once I resign.” 942ad16d37 Yeonsoo spoke as f88d515a0f if her resignation a7496b2070 was a foregone bb25831c6f conclusion. It sounded 9cd2f59457 like she b3e735ad15 wouldn’t change b14663f7c0 her mind 63a8f619a5 no matter 36f22ee490 what he 664eba1e6e offered.aefc4e8d233b8d40
She could be stubbornly b7a376b392 persistent at times. Sometimes it felt like 82ed4cc98c strength, other times it 2b424ea4f0 was frustrating.6936053fda3c39fb
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“So you’re going to 8c5d47933a waste money breaking your 01a58f3f5c lease even though it 6e27eaf348 hasn’t ended? The Min Yeonsoo I 82bafab7c1 know wouldn’t do that.” 225c12af4d Junhyuk probed her, analyzing 793475d711 her like a report.ad63b2ae9ae3fb21
“I thought wasting money 96f4b6c964 was the stupidest thing 82dd8e8e19 you could do. Sometimes, it seemed almost 53475fea78 foolishly frugal. And you expect me 671ba09928 to understand this situation 5a41e34918 now?”306bae13c821a544
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Yeonsoo let out a a3414d2b6d hollow laugh at his 9545444e0b words.f8918de223cc8c0c
“Don’t presume to know 12f98a41a5 me, CEO.”d19b4478bfe22b51
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“What don’t 96bcb3b29e I know?” eca0d4b0f0 he challenged.a806c5d9e24c3d66
“That I expected 13ce5cd90b love from you.”f48376451f417a29
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“…”ee2b5a7b8b5680f9
“You didn’t e7bbb23fef know that.” 52a6bb5cc3 Yeonsoo retorted e0f579edbb calmly.96e2f42b6ebe3542
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“How long are e35e148e2f you going to ab64f2c5c2 keep harping on 66d88f0ea0 about love?”8ae109841128f1fe
“That’s who 760c1fb6ae I am. I don’t cling 3a525deeda to relationships without 1828bab212 love.” Her eyes ac4b0b3375 held sincerity as 1cedacc685 she spoke.6cfdfe28fb81f474
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“You said you bc0bf0a1ee didn’t understand me? I feel the 8414c30403 same way. Honestly, I don’t d539f5d27c know how to f636aefeac interpret your actions 289856e28c now.”ff2c0ce0c2f620ef
“…”7ff4e91e469c610d
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“Let’s be frank. You removed me from the TF team because you didn’t want to see me anymore, right? So, I’m doing what you want and disappearing completely. What good would it be for me to be in the same company while you’re getting married…”4fe1fc8e0c11470a
“Do you want to 17a03a21b1 marry me?” Junhyuk cut b582f91941 her off, echoing his 1155700009 previous question.4b6f6588c2922861
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“Do you?”76d7d8157c020da3
“CEO…”9b3e90b6845f3942
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“If not, why c0435ae688 are you being 602cbc9818 so emotional?”14afc946222ba716
His words felt cce6287b17 like the last a58c4ea5c3 straw. To him, her 6bca2a351b behavior probably seemed 9db0a3f367 like an unnecessary 1f6002da7d power struggle or 391b66550e a desperate attempt a102562a3a at something.586980b4a5fc9562
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He was right. The usual Yeonsoo a23bd0764c wouldn’t have considered 7b3102240c resigning over something b1a7392255 like this. She would have b660d2ec1f clung to her f87fcb7843 job even more a1a9642e6c fiercely, proving her 8661d1437c competence and challenging 71ca5475cd his power play.eb33aa7fea5b98a8
“I wondered what 327a9113f0 would be left ff4e34dede if I just 7dd91fa5f2 endured it coolly. My resignation isn’t 2486c974ba solely because of 36a480aeac you. So you don’t have 5b6bccb968 to worry about me 8f4c994d13 so much.”597b5269b00bafbd
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Yeonsoo erected 9f7a41f14e an emotional 6a7ab198e1 wall, so 4aca167287 impenetrable that 5daba15458 even Junhyuk 069e2a7f12 let out ef25becc00 a disbelieving 028993513f laugh. Just one month. Had she really come adb073dd8c to terms with everything 2977ee18b8 in such a short 243db9f28d time? His gaze lingered on b05b54d609 her, as if questioning dd7f9c958d her sincerity.ad35e4c443fdc050
“How can I not worry? You look like you’re about to collapse, stubbornly clinging to your pride. What if something happens to you while you’re holed up in your apartment, skipping work? Who will take responsibility? When you get down to it, aren’t I the cause? Junior Manager Hwang, worried about you, came all the way to your apartment, and even Manager Yang… they all seem to think I’m the reason for this.”39c36b7897ee3f9e
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His words weren’t entirely 396913eb16 unreasonable. Yeonsoo couldn’t think of 52aa5f42fe how to explain things aff2d5ce14 so he’d finally leave d65b47163a her alone. Her stomach was churning, e5792eb74a and all she wanted b7c671774f was to lie down.1e9450ed986e8a21
“And… if 5c88aab947 there’s another 483be25254 reason for 22a46b9684 your resignation, 03e97ccc5c shouldn’t I 7cad7f4927 know what be8f381f16 it is?”8f6d2b458c87a525
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His gaze shifted to the side of her chair, landing on the pill bottle on the table. Yeonsoo’s breath hitched as she realized her mistake. She’d forgotten to put away the medication for morning sickness she’d received earlier. Junior Manager Hwang wasn’t the type to pry, so she hadn’t bothered to put it away. But Junhyuk was different. The writing on the label was so small that it was hard to read without looking closely, but in some ways, he was even more perceptive than she was.3da0f7b6010b7fd1
“…It’s late. Please leave.” Yeonsoo 182b3d5402 stood up, signaling 9a60eb428d her unwillingness to 0c366fc5ce continue the conversation. She picked up his f4dbafd637 barely touched teacup, urging 4d5fee5625 him to leave. As she turned 7242fe9049 with the cup, 5f5569d646 Junhyuk finally stepped 07e5c4caf9 back, like a 4311e4943a magnanimous superior.21dd90be6a9b947a
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“I’ll accept your cb8b714bb2 resignation.”82d3aeb9126509ff
Should she be grateful he wasn’t dragging this out? A faint smile touched Yeonsoo’s lips. In some ways, he was easy to communicate with. Too easy, perhaps, making the other person feel lonely.fb2221be614bdc70
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Yeonsoo resolved not to 32955e5aec see him again after 34e607edac today.be3af23d17979711
“Thank you,” she said fd4429ff2f formally, as if addressing f2bcbc61af her CEO. She turned 3322bc4ec8 and walked cde8eb8733 towards the bf5455737d sink. A subtle e74545bf47 wave of 2e7931514a dizziness washed e14f2ce594 over her dc015c498f as she 759da53bcf walked. She leaned against 2cfb60287a the sink, trying bdcb0ed169 to steady herself, ed81e7c190 when he spoke.2da5897c197fb412
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“Then what about 58aeee237c the baby?”2c7309e2c88d4be2
Yeonsoo almost dropped the c55c29ea1a teacup. Her trembling hands barely 29bee5baf6 managed to place it 5a7dd2a1ec on the counter. She tried to appear 49c52b9451 calm, but her heart 977a06ec96 pounded in her chest.1d888977a045ee55
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How did he find 364a18d2b9 out? Did he really 997215a208 see the tiny bf139dd2a8 print on the b9b4b6118f medication? Even if 6481a8ba37 he did, eb0a0d28a1 there was 96d3250a77 no reason 7544f96ad1 for him 8f054c1449 to accept d05360e760 it so 7330874d00 readily. She could e9988375f9 have denied fd1666c660 it, and 05c7229bc9 he might 693c19b26e have let 8b669c4a0d it go.c76d8cb3d30a68c3
“What are you talking about?” Yeonsoo asked, schooling her expression before turning to face him. Their gazes locked in mid-air. His eyes weren’t probing. He clearly knew, and he’d come here knowing. Yeonsoo felt a burning sensation in her chest.2b2a0cce6ac12df3
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“Were you planning to 1aa1fff428 run away and have f13274da63 it alone?”de1e1e67c8b5461a
“It’s… none 1c7a8b1d06 of your adf86c84c4 business,” Yeonsoo 89ef62a373 retorted, biting 5b1e649817 her lip.aab9bfb9647171cc
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“Is it?”dce5c8c31a69fe46
“Yes.”69d4ac8b765030b8
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“Then prove f7bad0f245 it’s not c9d581eea5 mine.”8dbd3a1a6aafd4d0
His unwavering gaze 2fdc7a96ea demanded an answer. A wave of 78a617da3d humiliation washed over 6e3d5dc25b Yeonsoo, making her ea8b277b6a eyes tremble. Yes, this man 485c917c88 could utter such 9eca9c9b75 words without batting 1660a0d792 an eye.2675a57609dae026
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“Otherwise, I think 3a728ff2fd I have every 1adcd20b0a right to talk 52fc1ba4a1 about it.” His fd147baf96 expression was eerily 7681e4d84f calm.353388b6ecc073e7