Unexpected Ch 4 part 1
by AnonAnemone“…Section Chief. Deputy Section Chief!”
ChaYoung had been staring blankly at the computer monitor when she felt someone touch her arm. She quickly turned her head. The employee sitting next to her, JoonHee, mouthed the words ‘Department Head’. She turned her eyes to see the disgruntled face of the department head.
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“Just what were you thinking about so hard that you couldn’t even hear me call you?”
“I’m sorry, sir.”
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“Didn’t you tell me that you’d submit your report on the marketing strategy for the new product?”
“I’ll tie up the remaining loose ends and turn it over to you soon, sir.”
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“Judging from how blank your face looks, when do you think that’ll be?”
“I can finish it by 2 PM at the latest, sir.”
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“You’re supposed to rest on the weekends, but you came to work behaving like a sick chicken. Tsk!”
The department head gave her a look of disapproval before turning around and going away. ChaYoung’s tense shoulders relaxed, and she let out a sigh.
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“Are you not feeling well? Your complexion doesn’t seem all too good.”
When she heard JoonHee’s worried remark, ChaYoung shook her head from side to side. She straightened up.
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“It’s because I didn’t get a good night’s sleep.”
“Why don’t you go and get a cup of coffee?”
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ChaYoung chuckled and tapped on her keyboard.
“Can you really say that after seeing the gleam in the department head’s eyes?”
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“We all know he’s just picking on you for no reason. It’s not like you went past the deadline or anything.”
“You’re right. He must not have been able to find anything else to fault me with and decided now was the time.”
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When ChaYoung joked with a haughty expression, JoonHee softly chuckled and turned back to her desk.
Tap, tap, tap, tap.
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ChaYoung furrowed her brow and pretended to focus on the report, but she merely continued to read the same line over and over again. Instead of the report, her head was filled with KunHyung’s voice.
“So let’s do it. Let’s date.”
“I’m saying I’ll let you date me.”
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Not only his voice. The way his eyes glimmered as he gazed at her.
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What are you going to do after thinking about it all the time? Are you really going to date him?
She frowned and tried to brush the thoughts out of her head, but the more she tried, the deeper it seemed to pierce her mind.
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I must be going crazy. Ultimately, her fingers stopped tapping on the keyboard. Maybe a cup of coffee wasn’t a bad idea.
* * *
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By the time she hurriedly finalized her report, lunch time was almost over. She had skipped lunch, but she was glad she was able to turn in her report before two o’clock as promised.
However, due to drinking a caffeinated drink on an empty stomach, she felt a bit nauseous. No matter how much water she drank, it didn’t seem to change a thing.
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She frowned and gripped her stomach as she made her way to the bathroom. She flopped down on the toilet and dropped her head. She felt something rustle inside her pocket.
She didn’t remember putting anything in her pocket. She tilted her head and slipped her hand inside.
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“Ah.”
It was the business card that KunHyung had given her. She forgot that after glaring at it for a moment, she crammed it into her pocket as she left to go to work. She lowered her eyes and observed the card in her hand.
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The words she had read over and over again entered her eyes. Korea Steel was a subsidiary company of Hanguk Steel.
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Judging by how he was already a director, it looked like he was being propped up to be involved in the management of the company. Rather than feeling angry about his privilege, she felt like they lived in completely different worlds. A feeling of separation.
Why is someone like him…
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She was looking down at the business card when she heard a commotion outside her stall. Judging from the voices, it sounded like they were employees who had just returned from lunch and were fixing their makeup.
She didn’t want to open the stall door and draw anyone’s eyes right now. She quietly put the card back in her pocket. Suddenly, she heard a voice that grated her nerves.
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“Isn’t Kang ChaYoung acting a bit weird today?”
The person with the familiar voice was SooYeon. ChaYoung wouldn’t even be able to lie and claim that they were on close terms despite entering the company at the same time. It wasn’t that they had gotten off to a bad start from the very beginning. Once she had missed an opportunity to get promoted, SooYeon began to keep an eye on ChaYoung and compete with her.
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When ChaYoung heard her name, she silenced her breaths. Of course, SooYeon may have been talking about her out of genuine concern, but her voice did not hold a shred of goodwill.
“She did seem a bit out of it. That perfectionist was even called out by the department head.”
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ChaYoung could guess who the other voice belonged to. She wasn’t really sure about her name, but she knew that she was someone who was very curious and nosy. Therefore, she was someone who was more of a blabbermouth.
“That’s to be expected. How could she possibly be in her right mind right now?”
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“Why? Do you know something?”
“Ah, I’m not sure if this is something I should be saying.”
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“Come on. You can’t just end it there after making me curious.”
“You’re right. Once you’re curious about something, it’s very difficult to get any work done.”
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When SooYeon hesitated to say what it was, the employees who were gathered around her weren’t the only ones who waited with bated breath. No way. There’s no way. Although ChaYoung wanted to deny it, she felt that what she was about to say wouldn’t be anything good.
She calmed her racing heart and waited for SooYeon to speak.
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“I was just in the mood to eat a slice of cake, so I went to a cafe nearby. But then…”
The moment ChaYoung heard the word ‘cafe’, she squeezed her eyes shut. She didn’t have to perk up her ears to know what she was talking about.
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Of all the cafes in the city, why did she have to go to that one… But who was to blame? She was the one at fault for not looking around to see if there was anyone she knew inside the cafe.
“The atmosphere was absolutely tense and deadly.”
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“Tense? With who?”
“Her boyfriend.”
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“The man who was waiting for her in front of the office that time?”
“Yeah.”
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“Geez, I thought this would be something more juicy. I’m sure they just had a fight. How can a couple only have good days in their relationship?”
“It wasn’t just a fight. She was panting with anger, saying things like ‘How could you do this?’…”
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SooYeon grabbed everyone’s attention like a veteran announcer who said things like, ‘And we’ll be right back after a word from our sponsors.’ She lowered her voice and began to whisper.
“It seemed like the guy had an affair.”
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“Really?”
“Yeah. But do you know what was even more surprising?”
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The bathroom was silent, almost as if everyone was perking their ears to hear what happened in this soap opera.
“He said it wasn’t an affair.”
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“Eek! The guy said that?”
“Yeah.”
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“Oh my goodness.”
“But I couldn’t believe it. Despite the situation, she never raised her voice. Maybe it was due to her pride, but she couldn’t hide the way her face grew pale.”
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“Of course. I’m sure she felt like her blood was running dry.”
“Still. How could she take care of her own pride in a situation like that? If it were me, I would’ve smacked him across the cheek and pulled out his hair.”
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“Anyway, what happened next? Did he apologize?”
“Even though begging for forgiveness wouldn’t have been enough, he…”
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“He…?”
“He didn’t turn around once and just left.”
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“He didn’t beg for forgiveness and just left?”
“That’s what happened.”
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“What a bastard…”
“That’s what I’m saying. He looked so gentle. Aigoo, he’s a really bad guy.”
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“I could hardly believe it myself, and I was seeing it with my own eyes. She was trembling really badly and looked like she’d faint at any moment. I almost ran over to her and asked if she was okay. But I felt that she’d feel even more humiliated if she saw me there, so I pretended not to have seen it and just left.”
“Good job. If she finds out that someone saw, her pride wouldn’t have been able to handle it and she would have just quit her job.”
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“Aigoo, and she was acting like she was going to get married soon.”
“I know.”
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ChaYoung could hear the women clicking their tongues.
What an empathetic group of colleagues.
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Her lips stretched into a bitter smile. The voices continued to talk.
“But she acts like she’s so smart. Did she really have no idea that he was cheating on her?”
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“Well, he did say that it wasn’t an affair.”
“Then what was he doing with Kang ChaYoung?”
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“Maybe that was the affair.”
“Pfft.”
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The short chuckles rang in the air. They couldn’t laugh out loud, so they were trying to keep their mouths closed to hold it in.
In the past, she would have immediately opened the door and given each one of them a piercing glare. But now, everything seemed too troublesome.
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Rumors only lasted a moment. However, what continued to linger in her head were the final remarks.
The more shocking thing was that she herself did not have the confidence to say that she was not the affair.
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That’s true. I wonder what we were. The lingering question continued to wrap around her.