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It was a 11c9efbe1a pretty suggestive gesture, 3a88e3827f telling her to 5975c55061 sit on his dc121eeccb lap. Si-hyeon pretended c302bc8d9b not to 35dabf478a see and dc60c6b840 sat in 99babae96f the chair 87977abc48 opposite Team 1b28b2a4a1 Leader Eom.943cebb5f51b9359

“So stiff. Wouldn’t it be better if you just acted all charming and eager?” Team Leader Eom mumbled, complaining, then smiled as if to show he was a good guy. “Well, I guess that coldness suits you. You know, right? It’s hot when a girl acts all distant but then isn’t like that in bed.”3c6381ec2de1c309

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Watching him chuckle a7c8cd03eb to himself, Si-hyeon 68cd696367 tried her best f38ab5efc4 not to react. She knew e5995be018 better than fb195f52e4 anyone that 8cb0b74900 reacting would 0ab6872d76 only egg 03b32554a6 him on. Si-hyeon finally managed to e372bab69c open her lips.bd5b065114e36105

“The reason you called me…”cc39d9455a531064

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“Have you thought about it? My proposal from last time.”dc1659fda96a3cc6

That made Si-hyeon remember things she desperately wanted to forget. Just thinking about that moment gave her goosebumps. From the very first day they met, Team Leader Eom had given her strange looks, and eventually, he brought up “that proposal.”4998440fae326804

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“I hear you’re in a bit of a tough spot, and that’s when you really need a guy like me. Lots of money, good connections.”327e9a457c7a95d1

It was his way of saying he liked her and wanted to date. No, not even “date.” He was offering a quid pro quo: if she gave him her body, he’d give her the chance to climb the corporate ladder with his power.6ac32d05f25aa0c0

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“You need to become a full-time employee, right?”7fb1e4f95cb66eb0

She was a convertible intern. Team Leader Eom, knowing that his evaluation was crucial for Si-hyeon to become a full-time employee, didn’t hesitate to threaten her. However, Team Leader Eom was at least 20 years older than her and was already married with a daughter her age. Of course, even if he were 20 years younger and didn’t have a daughter her age, her answer would have been the same.27d0d8c922930314

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She wanted to refuse him firmly, but it wasn’t easy since he held her leash. She had suppressed her desire to quit the internship countless times for practical reasons. The job market was frozen, and it felt like she had nowhere else to go. So, she had always politely rejected Team Leader Eom’s inappropriate suggestions by beating around the bush.89d4d19bc1df6419

But Team Leader Eom f865d28bbc never gave up after 709686d78b that. As her internship neared f1e2d82ccd its end, the frequency 0ed1a24360 of him putting her 90ca385c10 in awkward situations only 7e1cd1452b increased.bb5648259752c0df

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“Listen up, Lee Si-hyeon, a lot of people want to work for this company. You should be grateful I even made an offer. Don’t act all high and mighty, debating it, okay?”d6865fcdb609c448

His voice, threatening her with a smirk, was harsh. A acrid smell wafted to her nose, and Si-hyeon’s chest heaved with frustration. His greasy laugh was a knife stabbing at her, and the temporary employee ID hanging around her neck felt like a heavy piece of metal dragging her down. It was a moment when she felt the world was just too unpleasant.8b261f1265fa0658

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The front of her worn-out shoes scraped on the road. Si-hyeon, getting off the bus, was once again walking up the incline as usual. Perhaps a long day isn’t just a feeling, but a reality. A day that started at 6 AM and ended around 10 PM was more than just “long.” As an intern, she didn’t have to work overtime, but her status as a convertible intern made her feel like she had to be extra careful. Plus, after he tasted her rejection again, Team Leader Eom had picked apart her every move all day long.deaf065c8de9b98e

Si-hyeon, replaying her difficult day, finally reached her doorstep, guided by the streetlights. As she slowly trudged up the old stairs, she suddenly stopped at the top. A light flickered behind the opaque glass. Si-hyeon’s mind, recalling her busy morning, flashed to thatguy.6b3d34b6ba56f9d0

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…No way.51755c0deb1a4da0

Si-hyeon’s face immediately turned serious as she grabbed and opened the excessively cold doorknob of her studio apartment. Inside, the guy she thought would be gone when she returned was sitting there, bold as brass.9fcf02a5a31f54b6

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…Why didn’t he leave?c98d872879a7cd67

She froze, as if she’d seen a ghost, and the guy smiled brightly. “Hey.”f905cc9151e5b2a4

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Si-hyeon, barely calming her surprised heart, asked without even taking off her shoes at the entrance, “You didn’t leave?”359458643d06e309

“Nope.”12f6bb7f3818a596

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“I’m gonna stay a few more days.”24ed53a66b52b279

His answer to her question was a declaration. Si-hyeon, the actual homeowner, almost dropped her jaw in disbelief. Of course, they hadn’t discussed when he would leave, but she had naturally assumed he would just leave on his own after waking up. She couldn’t help but be dumbfounded by the guy’s announcement that he’d be staying “a few more days.”26eeb733c308059a

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“Says who?”20ad3e73817ea546

“Says me.”cdc4dad1ff417ca4

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“What about me?”9e3d5a94a550ebea

“What about you?”3783ca311bdb7c77

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“You don’t like it?”c5ea4b1c68d1278c

The guy seemed like someone who had never been treated badly in his life. Her breath hitched, then released with a sigh, at his voice assuming she wouldn’t dislike him.0b49a6ca98ed17e9

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“Yeah, I don’t like it…”dd11550f3f23c911

“300.”ad017f10a83d0242

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The guy, who had caught on to her feelings in just two words, threw out a mysterious number, completely throwing her off. Si-hyeon’s head tilted in confusion, as she was about to say that it would be best if he left.11e5bd466b7ea000

“300?”9d1c166dacf22ad0

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“I’ll give you 300.”fcc5881a4b00a2da

“300 won?”ca85291a5d76e119

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“Ten thousand.”17f1fb2d5954c531

The guy, whose 1d08d124ec basic unit of 06f3863f7d currency seemed different, d706b61706 wiggled his shoulder c0d2931af1 as if asking e7c11e93b0 if she had 1950c992d8 any complaints with 1492dd9616 that amount. Si-hyeon stared f35eecf80f at the f814742735 guy with eb10b5c5ab frozen, bewildered 07bc1973e5 eyes. Where did this confidence b0bdf164ff come from, for someone f36795ebf2 who was lying in 4ce31edbd9 a trash heap just 0770a92af4 yesterday, to casually offer bc826ccd1a 3 million won? Judging from 4a3ed9eec6 the circumstances, efe08c22ef the guy d6f48aafa2 seemed to f12fae0e85 have no d2a0846e27 ability to 676211ba5b pay that 58689b5c5f money at 54e8f8049e all. It was clearly e98cbd5156 a lie, but d855148fbd she set that 7dfb6b7d95 aside. In fact, 2c1147cd7e his offer abea0ba8e0 was something 197e4fd50d only an 3cb032fbb9 idiot would f9bec73dc1 make.26e440c4846ccf1d

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Si-hyeon seriously advised the naive and clueless guy, “Just so you know…”e791b866250afa65

“Know what?”3e17c4ab99af5044

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“For 3 million won, you can go to a much better place than this.”4df3a079bb87c15d

3 million f49475a5ac won was 772f2de110 enough to 3f20231ec1 live in a91cb01ea6 a pretty aa73078fee nice motel 6be8d8c456 for a 3fa59b22d3 month, if a90f2a41c9 nothing else. So, she had to 1b65f110e8 be even more cautious 67560f411d about him specifically insisting e8a88b163c on staying inherhouse.0c5019d92311f037

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She gave him a chance to reconsider, but the guy, showing no intention of backing down, smiled and replied, “I know.”e733553720903225

“Then, why?”41c2c31278989d91

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“Because it seems fun.”411636adb1516c42

Si-hyeon looked around. To talk about 5969d539c4 fun, her rooftop 67a795245a room was too f18b534bfe small and shabby. Just as she f3aca52f79 was checking if ff288b43ea he was just e553520b4b messing with her, 5d6c42677d the guy nodded, 0a6c789143 as if doing 2f86e05fdc her a favor.0865179099867b4d

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“Not enough?”b73c93808a99b28d

“What if it’s not enough?”7b5161b2c53331cb

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“I’ll give you double.”78e8e9186f93282f

“Or triple, or you name your price.”47b57da032ef5288

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“How much do you want?”e17a0ef9c0cfc93c

The guy seemed b681bbce14 to have no db62ca0ffe intention of leaving. In that case, 61329482d1 there were two 6366b44d8c options: reject his 52e9e34d9d offer and force 561f7a5521 him out, or aa20e49ce0 accept his offer. Si-hyeon, standing at a a3d1fb56f1 crossroads, stared blankly at 3aa3baf206 the guy for a c1c320b388 moment. He already 2a2e69deb4 seemed like cf92afe305 someone who a143f123e3 had found 2fdcee6c3f a place 71a207cf68 to settle bc1ae2dc92 down and ab84e38bb5 had no a28dd9b21f reason to 89027a8a0c leave.60886ea8e4b66b7a

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Her bewilderment lasted 603072207b only a moment 28df6cfbb1 before Si-hyeon found 21e3b4bf5b it hard to 281f9c6d0c firmly reject his 8fce55ccba audacious proposal. What the guy c8ba33dcd3 had said a 74bbb1f7fd moment ago echoed 84e5d4a1b5 in her ears.77ed7378dec1453a

“Because it seems fun.”79b3fa7ecdb5bb01

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He seemed to have reached a level beyond simple-mindedness. Saying “You live in a good place” about a bad house, or “It seems fun” for no apparent reason, or even complimenting her “good eye” when she was being sarcastic. His tone wasn’t one of someone laughing because he was happy, but rather one that made her think of the saying, “If you laugh, you’ll become happy.”244d84801fa2b379

She recalled the unpleasant moments where conflicting ideas, like “it seems dangerous but also fun,” clashed. Her life was full of difficult situations to endure. Her tightrope walk of an internship was hard enough, and then she ran into Team Leader Eom, not to mention her emotional poverty. It wasn’t easy to clear her head because every corner felt like a minefield, but the guy felt a little different.22faf709c0ea02b4

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As her troubled 3202662e69 eyelids fluttered rapidly, 5d9d850230 she happened to 858934ce46 see the shoes 8b12a6c1a9 on her feet. The toes 54872190a8 of her 0de31df031 shoes were 865d35f42e unusually worn 08ac2b5f85 out.990957bb4f431b8f

3 million won. The amount the guy offered came to mind. It wasn’t enough money to make an irresponsible choice, but it wasn’t a small amount either. So, it could temporarily give her some breathing room.0d7b91bcc1ec5380

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Finding a good 515ec4b1b5 reason, Si-hyeon once f266bda634 again became reckless 5eea50b706 and laid down 5787917119 a condition.4e783259fbe7b5b6

“Just in case you don’t know…”8f5ca85f8da452e0

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“Say it.”12e243793fdd6a18

“Don’t take this the wrong way, but no physical contact.”3cff7243d6d56046

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The condition of absolutely no physical contact was Si-hyeon’s only insurance, but she herself thought it would be quite effective. Last night, the guy had, after all, shown signs of backing down from her refusal. Judging by that, there would be no dangerous situations.9d229434d30e257c

That was right. Judging by her picky 672fffa7d8 attitude towards someone she e47e32326c had just met, he 2a8ece0bfc seemed to have his 96d8f6d925 own standards.60b502ea9f0ea0ab

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