SWP Ch 3
by mimi“I’m… being removed?”
Yeonsoo asked, seeking confirmation. Manager Yang avoided her gaze, nodding silently. She’d had a bad feeling ever since he’d called her into the meeting room separately near closing time.
Still, being suddenly excluded from the TF team? She was in charge of numerous projects, some nearing completion. Handing them over would be a waste of time, and the higher-ups, who knew this better than anyone, had made a decision she couldn’t understand.
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“Deputy Manager Min, you’ve worked hard. Think of it as a short break. A better opportunity might come along…”
“Did I do something wrong?”
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Yeonsoo couldn’t help but wonder. Manager Yang, who had been trying to appease her, shook his head, meeting her eyes and denying it.
Right. What was the point of pressing the messenger? The person who ultimately made the decision was someone else.
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Director Choi Junhyuk.
As she reached that conclusion, a bitter smile touched Yeonsoo’s lips. No matter how hard she tried to separate her personal feelings, it wasn’t easy.
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It was an abrupt decision. The only change that had occurred recently was the end of her personal relationship with him. She’d always believed he wasn’t someone to mix personal feelings with professional authority, but given the current situation, there was no other plausible explanation.
Was a month’s grace period his way of saying it was enough? Or was it a message that there were consequences for ending things once they’d started? Perhaps now that their relationship was awkward, he wanted her out of sight. Whatever his reasoning, Yeonsoo felt wronged.
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Junhyuk was the one who had kept their relationship a secret. In the year since they’d become intimate, they had never met outside. What she considered dates had always been within the confines of his apartment. They’d been together for a year without even a simple drive.
He was in a position that required discretion, so she understood. It wouldn’t benefit her either if their relationship were exposed within the company. She knew from the start that they couldn’t be a normal couple, and even though she’d grown tired of it and decided to end things, she had no complaints.
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But if this was the outcome, she wasn’t going to back down. Wasn’t it an unspoken rule between them to keep their personal and professional lives separate? He hadn’t even asked for a reason when she broke up with him. It didn’t make sense for him to take out his anger like this now.
Yeonsoo wanted to know his true intentions. The fastest way to do that was to talk to him directly. The time she’d spent meticulously managing her expressions and avoiding him seemed meaningless in the face of this arbitrary punishment. She felt a sense of futility.
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“Just rest for a while, and I’ll call you back…”
To Manager Yang, who was trying to soothe her, Yeonsoo gave a simple reply.
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“Understood.”
“…Huh?”
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Manager Yang was surprised by her sudden compliance.
“You don’t have anything else to say?”
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“Huh? Oh, uh.”
“Then I’ll be going.”
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Yeonsoo stood up, pushed in her chair, and bowed politely. Manager Yang returned the bow, still looking bewildered. While it seemed resolved, he couldn’t shake a feeling of unease.
Back at her desk, Yeonsoo opened the company messenger. She’d never directly messaged the Director before, but there was no reason not to. She clicked on his name at the top of the list and opened a chat window.
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Planning Team | Min Yeonsoo: This is Deputy Manager Min Yeonsoo from the Planning Team. I have something to discuss and would like to request a meeting.
Without hesitation, Yeonsoo hit send. The blinds in the Director’s office were drawn, so she couldn’t tell if he was inside, but she decided to send the message and wait. She figured he’d respond one way or another when he saw it.
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She could have asked Manager Yang to request the meeting, but in the current situation, it was likely to be blocked before it even reached the Director. Since there were things she could only hear from him directly, she decided to try this method first. If she was ignored, she planned to call his personal phone or, as a last resort, visit his apartment.
She needed to make it clear that in this kind of situation, a proper ending required an explanation, even if it was just a reason for wanting to avoid her.
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Yeonsoo steeled her resolve, pushing aside her turbulent emotions and returning to her work. She opened the document and tried to continue writing the report when a small chat window popped up in the bottom right corner.
Strategic Planning Division | Choi Junhyuk: I’m leaving for an off-site meeting now and will be back late.
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It was a reply from the Director. Yeonsoo hadn’t expected him to respond to her request so quickly. The content wasn’t positive, but his response itself was hopeful.
Planning Team | Min Yeonsoo: I’ll wait until you return.
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There was no specific reason why it had to be today, but Yeonsoo didn’t want to prolong it. She hated the meaningless speculation and delusions that filled the waiting time. She’d had enough of that.
He didn’t reply. Soon, the Director’s office door opened. Manager Yang followed behind him, and the two left the office for their off-site meeting. Watching them from her desk, Yeonsoo let out a soft sigh.
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When she finally finished the report and looked up, the office was quiet. Taking out her earphones, which she’d been wearing to block out noise, the silence of the large office felt even more profound. Looking around, most of the lights were off except for her own desk. Glancing at her watch, she realized why.
It was a little past ten, and the Director still hadn’t returned. He’d said he would be late, but hadn’t replied to her message saying she’d wait. Had he ignored her and gone home? Or perhaps the off-site meeting was taking longer than expected.
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Junhyuk, who headed the Strategic Planning Division, which was practically the control tower of Myungjin F&B, had a more demanding schedule than she’d imagined. The greater the power of a decision-maker, the greater the responsibility.
When they were together, there were few moments when his phone wasn’t ringing. Messages, calls, emails, and various other things constantly demanded his attention.
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She’d learned during their nearly year-long relationship how much of a luxury romance and love games were for a man like him. He was never meant to be ordinary. Perhaps it was a mistake to expect anything from him in the first place.
Impulse. Attraction. Playing with fire. She wasn’t so naive as to not know such things had an expiration date. Yet, she kept hoping and hating herself for wanting more, which is why she ended the relationship.
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She hadn’t asked him what their relationship was. The answer was obvious. His actions spoke for themselves; she’d just been pretending not to notice, blinded by her own feelings.
She’d been dragging things out, clinging to lingering feelings, but what truly made up her mind was discovering that he went on blind dates every Saturday morning. The first time could have been a coincidence, but she’d intentionally sought him out the second and third times, as if trying to catch him in the act. Even after seeing other women, Junhyuk would call her to his apartment without fail, treating her as if nothing had happened and sleeping with her.
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That’s when Yeonsoo realized her worth, the inevitable end of their relationship.
She’d never wanted or asked for marriage, yet she felt like his mistress. She wanted to end it before she felt any more insignificant and pathetic.
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She wasn’t afraid to give her heart, but she wasn’t someone to cling to unrequited feelings. His blind dates became the period at the end of their story, allowing her to move on.
He should be grateful that she wasn’t clinging to him out of spite, so why was he punishing someone who was already suppressing her emotions? The more Yeonsoo thought about it, the more frustrated she became.
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Not that she planned any grand revenge. That would only show her lingering attachment. If she heard his reasons for the transfer and found them reasonable, she intended to act rationally.
But first, she needed to see him, and it seemed unlikely to happen today. Yeonsoo turned off her computer and grabbed her bag. She hurried to leave before the last subway, when she heard footsteps by the entrance. Looking up, she saw him standing beneath the dim pin lights.
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“I didn’t expect you to wait this long.”
Junhyuk said, standing nonchalantly with his hands in his pockets. His attitude made Yeonsoo frown.
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His loosened tie showed how much he’d been working. But that was his problem. Yeonsoo focused on her own purpose.
“I was just about to leave since you took so long.”
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“Then let’s talk tomorrow.”
He said curtly and walked toward his office.
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Was he joking? Yeonsoo was dumbfounded. Did he find this situation amusing? Or did he want to torment her? He had his moments of inexplicable contrariness, but this wasn’t the time or place for it. They weren’t in that kind of relationship anymore.
“Director.”
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He stopped when she called him, turning to meet her gaze. Just making eye contact made Yeonsoo feel a strange pressure in her chest.
“Come in.”
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He held the door to his office open, waiting for her.