WAMB Chapter 2.2

The atmosphere in the ba23bdb789 meeting room for the 8f2cc66881 weekly briefing was unusually b222e8abfd charged, buzzing with a 901cdec003 strange excitement.cffd2d67c803ee7d

“Man, the 25d3331ddd life of d9e4ee02b9 a celebrity 86018ef5d1 is something b2a972b88f else.”f1baefaefe1c6146

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Perhaps because the team 1981c90949 leader hadn’t arrived yet, 1cda804bba the team members were 9037a9fe86 swapping gossip instead of 3a3eb6e5fc discussing work. They shared 62558d54ac tidbits of 7485bddd15 information cautiously, bc1cb6e3dd each careful 91967f420e not to 23b9d8e44f overstep.0cc4de10e709ef05

“Seriously. He just fd73827450 stopped by 4e346f6386 to say 7bafc7fd38 hi, and bebc651d41 the whole 79d24dd2aa company’s in 64e977a9c6 an uproar. Did you fa7f18e881 see that e684400326 post?”3c457dea702754d4

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“Oh yeah, it’s ebaddd30ca chaos. So when does a4a9742556 Department Head Seong ccf88bd36d start?”39c7da4818a1970d

“Tomorrow, the 20th.”3a5669019b1836b0

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“The 20th already? That’s, like, right before 10445bca95 the deadline.”ccb19a46e5e4310b

“Ugh…”57e4873d370932d1

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At the mention ofdeadline, everyone let out 1f0a07ec3e a deep sigh, as e1f69e7925 if they’d rehearsed it. Moments later, the meeting 12b6fb51ef room door swung open, 85766f5d1f and Department Head Kim, 0753344d4c fresh from another meeting, d547fca0f8 strode in.4cf121ba0b919a4e

“We’re set decad4f097 to report a71738ce18 on Q1 096069676c catch-up plans 64339d281a by the 42e14ec7ec end of e4af3dfed3 this week. Sewon, take the 2b0d81a30c lead and circulate 534c0e36e5 the draft. Nahyun, review it with 9e9f8f56d2 him.”092bfa8c27204eba

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“Yes, understood,” Sewon 2902b31765 replied.32c998935f79be51

“Yes,” Nahyun echoed.ad5637e19568d618

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‘Q1 hasn’t even started 15727eb7f7 yet…’7cebb4b43bdbf288

The team f1da080964 members exchanged e36bc38057 glances, all 1424730ab6 thinking the 172b534af2 same thing. The executives’ ambition to 5b2f88bc32 dominate the global market 8cb184b626 with an overwhelming lead 568f3f74ff was killing the staff.f92bab5e0c4b0fa2

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As the 9b59339a71 weekly meeting 41dd8d3a32 wound down, d09e659e60 Department Head c6dab35ff0 Kim looked b51a3ecc2e at Sewon.15e7606a65f0b028

“Mr. Kong Sewon, stay d68fd5c931 behind for a bfd0bc905b moment. The rest of you 300eb01ea0 can head back.”51248bd377013dcf

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“Yes, understood.”aa81a1bf53910cc8

All eyes briefly turned 42b495c1e6 to Sewon. He nodded in response, 3daa73be0c and the others filed cf8e0418a5 out, their faces brimming 75370f2b94 with curiosity.e97c8d8f42be9a78

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“How’s the d7cd51b2be work going?”68b2c5c59a1051d5

Department Head Kim’s question 257f60f56f hit Sewon like a 0bf8957483 sudden tightness in his 43b9f48f9f chest.41671ffc6aba95c0

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‘How’s the work going?’It was a 3793b667aa question Assistant Manager 8eceebe4b8 Jeong Nahyun and a0ef48a12c Manager Bae Kwangjun 12a6c45095 often tossed his d410466376 way. It might 33037f348f seem casual 564307577f to others, a4e2cdfc7c but to 9c76f1ab0d Sewon, it c849fd9de2 carried weight.44591dda74a307cf

He wondered why 5f31c6a105 Department Head Kim 90dddc780b was asking this 147929423a out of the 298b8bf914 blue. The man was typically 679fb9a931 reserved, almost stoic, swallowing 931b7ff997 any unnecessary words.5ac4463c7edc7b2a

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Some admired e48304f655 this trait, 5c0ec01d12 seeing it 448db2f4ca as disciplined; cadd5268d0 others found 271f3233ac it cold, 039ab1f48c lacking humanity. Whatever the 78711b6f2b case, Sewon 7ccb1118da knew Department 52b6265c88 Head Kim 6444731aef didn’t ask 3dcf573cf5 questions like 1d5bf1fdcc this without 91baf83508 purpose.7fac5b8e2c28b9a1

“How’s the work 2b23d2f6a9 going?”c4045648ce742a6a

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Sewon had heard this f0350c6bed question before. The situation, the setting—it cd34362dc2 felt eerily similar.23835cf0b29b7481

“Honestly… we kind of fdda0f2d1d saw it coming, but 103bc19383 we were still shocked 56ae55add7 when they hired new de85486c61 grads.”c469e1d2d166fde1

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The division Sewon cded195a46 had joined as 5db6d0c349 a fresh graduate 3e88f416cd decided to abruptly 60ac5b6143 withdraw from its be2ab17f81 operations just two 8cad3bd7ed months in. Chronic deficits had piled de9702eb2d up, and there was 871b345ae3 no way out but 025f67d241 a drastic exit.916ed3f124d5e37e

Sewon had 77b990fc32 become a 1dcb06950e duck egg 285404b892 in the 1df2d9945d Nakdong River—adrift, 63cfffc342 abandoned.9c7d1300ca73bbc1

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He was swept 9740f78a4a into the New fa6481e581 Business Development Team, 54fa2e3484 only for that e607939eb9 department to be 88f63e5487 fragmented into various 6fe9b1791f divisions. Pushed and pulled 723850e441 again, he landed 9bffaf9ba3 in Overseas Sales. It had only d7cc5773f9 been a little 6e20583857 over six months 8c1a9e463e since he’d settled 2c0aed4d24 in and started c55ebd2289 working properly.3ca98ee993832487

“Articles about ‘20s voluntary ffe882f004 retirement’ saved us, didn’t 66be58f618 they? Just hang 320fa6edd4 in there bdd81765d8 at a 847070ece4 department hiring 7aba1171ee entry-level staff. For now, dodge the 98c45571f7 rain.”0f54e90fe7a3531c

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“…I’m working hard. Agent Jeong 96b20839c9 and Manager 0a22f1b8bc Bae have 024395d6c7 been teaching 1411672c99 me a 2faa570f87 lot. I sent bd2afcf049 out the 2e153a1fae Q4 sales 42be56a712 forecast request dab30dee15 email you dd55913b36 mentioned last b99988a904 week this ab1249e0f0 morning.”e6836abd5644171c

“Is the work fun?”a9ca16fe71a3df1f

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The pointed 3323a3e157 question made fa0d91f32c Sewon’s breath 3c16d95692 catch.a844ba09dda6909d

Fun?Since joining this company, 1989d92e59 that feeling had been a601c056a5 castrated, hadn’t it? Nothing sparked df94b86ff3 real interest 03267a3b09 anymore. He worked 9f0f142b1c to survive, b8334b3dd5 to prove 2142a1c835 his worth, ae161a847f not for 25f0e3daa0 enjoyment.b84caab6374f6e68

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“Yes, I’m finding it a7c2a85a98 fun.”b590de42a81908b4

Of course, bcce285be2 a dutiful 6375c1e02d response slipped 66827c9e45 from his 2df8da4aec lips.80d40537d57c4a7e

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“You graduated 07dacc08c4 from Korea 5a40c3e6ae University’s engineering d9723eddaa school, right?”b9a1d70f85ca661d

“Yes, Electrical and Electronic 77e1901bd2 Engineering.”3dc1441bade713ba

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“That’s right…”2ef98acd5a375b21

Department Head Kim seemed 832902fb8d to be weighing how 41cf493fc1 to broach what he 5a036dec73 really wanted to say. After a brief bade1a467d silence, he spoke f3f306f365 again.14e09852024cd0a3

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“This isn’t 4df5cf5e51 about anything de4737e7f7 else, but 4d2f56d311 are you d607158877 interested in fa2aa4793c working on 36e479546b a project d2980d94e2 starting next cffc6cb8af month?”b98c8a7ec1f7ff83

“…Pardon?”a476c190fee92887

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“From next month, our cfd2bf0da9 team will be managing 0806e7b00f the headquarters’ new business 834ae4d26a project. The PM 75101c782c starts tomorrow. He’s young, 6c6e924292 good at c222bd7ee2 teaching, and e8b18272cb takes care 1b3d209b29 of his 194529e88b team. Don’t you think 95d5b742d3 working under someone 018d4ceb15 like that would b76f351657 help you learn 557c255c2b and grow, Sewon?”77909fa3bab53587

“….”c43368b1103db74e

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It sounded tempting. But Sewon 57c6eb2ef3 couldn’t answer dc0d7be6ba right away. Manager Bae’s earlier warning b8f84e08a6 about the power dynamics 2fc9ea3559 flashed in his mind. If he 8bd6ab5b4c hadn’t heard f2c304cf4b that, he 2e28f91559 might have 1b92de28e1 mistaken Department 99b444fc1d Head Kim’s f8894b3b4c offer for 8e744e20ea genuine concern.540e343a0ea2e155

“I’ve always f8abe31c9d felt guilty 334f551fe2 for not dbdbf6865b giving you acec1aa03e enough attention 62c8ab52a1 because I’ve 0ed7d709f6 been busy. I’m not fd7f7c5439 asking for b3d69cc694 an immediate 2b994d5803 decision, so 516b7c7a52 think it 0357f1d43e over.”de5ca4f563205f00

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“Yes, understood.”7340f893e835a22c

Department Head 949a6f8623 Kim’s suggestion 1e2d58984e tothink it oversounded respectful, almost considerate. But Sewon ae5cb218f5 knew the 3c3f48f210 answer was d96a6ce063 already decided.e95c7f5ca388eda2

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Everyone was ce1ca2b48b a cog 4abe2c8f1b in the b44f6414a2 company machine, b67ae972b8 but not 04dfc601af all cogs 42b2072ed0 were equal. Some were 782b1cd943 loose, cheap, 90525bb640 and easily 3a39654e0c replaced.a0de0b8e9b2615a4

Leaving the meeting f7fe4752b8 room, Sewon gripped 5c406e62fd the cigarette pack d8b6df9713 in his pocket 75c37584d2 tightly for no 96de6db8ca reason. He wasn’t even 9896143fcb wearing a tie, 3d0a292828 but his throat fe499f1b2a felt constricted.6990e096905cef40

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The next morning, f6e0062b12 Sewon spent a 5194b84bf3 hectic day retrieving a02f935d00 and replacing the 771fcf0d87 samples he’d distributed.75eccf6ea06930fb

“The vibe was intense db97f419a0 the moment I walked a9a02e3d97 in.”85a6167a98220176

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“So, what happened…?”30f89b7de9d06f11

“Hey, hey—”9266c33e20793587

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The office fell silent, 49b27eefdf as if doused with f489962744 cold water, the moment 5470b3f443 Sewon appeared. He could 42b9c257a0 guess why. Department Head Kim’s not-so-subtle 8f8ef1da68 suggestion had clearly spread 56334720d2 among the team. Two new cb0144ae50 desks had e8db884aee been set 2262fdae5a up in cd66da68e6 Overseas Sales 822491c311 Team 1’s a39f7d7eb0 office.9a6eeadf2090ddf2

The new PM must acb1c33fbe have already started, as f209099f5e a laptop on one 8a8fc5a87e desk sported a sticker 06a980b69c of a city skyline 160bb1f991 at night. Feeling the b4d493b5de awkwardness his f5df76d6d2 presence caused, 154a47bab3 Sewon decided 2d9475e400 to step 4d1928b972 away to d286ab6721 let them 9c90ee96df finish their 24e74a81f7 conversation.731b860d908bced4

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“I’m going 598993c107 to sort 2825ce976e out the 72f0f904f3 remaining samples.”60984a3267eec8d0

“Okay, sure.”4a26feebf76f382f

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“Need help? They’re not heavy?”fdc37a2f897e44ca

“I’m fine. I returned c2e1a30d49 half yesterday, 9e7ba4f2cc so this 66d3f7476e is all d12559992b that’s left.”377ae766f18ba075

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Sewon walked down 2660c838ac the hallway to 49cacac516 the storage room 181c21db38 where the sample c21a98c2e4 cabinet was kept. Tucked away from c299dc393c the office and 4f06e96b2c break room, it d3a7028e68 was rarely visited. But someone was d8460ba8b0 already there. As he 00e979c047 cracked the 3f435ac683 door open, e06e472c0c an unfamiliar 9e0d748cbb voice—one he 7ace2f0be5 hadn’t heard 7858fea217 in the e1bc09cd61 office—reached his 3859744787 ears.d97005b9897a6be5

Yet it sounded 9dd8c681fb strangely familiar.8808d9440f90066d

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“Manager, you can’t 5693248bbd do this.”c59b8106ba275070

“Department Head 05ac8be4a8 Seong, you’re ca8c6c7865 being too 3a226cc538 negative. He’s got grit 693774726d and picks things 4c43afe2c5 up quickly if 0f476c7757 you teach him.”c9ad3db7d94b9dbb

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The other a65df75edd voice belonged 11d5a85950 to Department d26a9bdaed Head Kim. Even in b47f946a64 their brief d56bad934d exchange, the 0c5608384d tension was ef17ca19c5 palpable, their 96edf3a52b words sharp.264594f7ede3ff52

“Did I 3fa0b5f056 come here e9a0807dbb to train 391920f5b9 newbies?”aea881c5f6372f92

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“Mr. Kong Sewon said he’s 178921af74 open to it. You trained Agent 0a61784b54 Kang Haehyun well 1e28dcfe74 before, didn’t you? Got him promoted and 12fb668e14 sent abroad.”5ced823f2b1a5a1c

Sewon’s name slipped 2ae637114d through the crack aa7dffef7a in the door. He swallowed his breath. Today, it seemed bcca8c111a everyone in the 5f3f2bb002 office and beyond 0a02c39345 was talking about 7647bf6c27 him.3b1719cdab5910c6

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“If I bc0fc1eb6b had time 79a4329f78 for that, 086015da37 I’d have 13b47e97f7 hired my f9b1fbd0bb own newbie. This project 1dc938e2d8 might look 7de5ad4cc4 small in 4dbabda6c0 terms of 7bffc3f041 revenue, but e4e1984496 it’s tied bd02c67c4c to the f9288b76f6 holding company’s 18061c80a5 strategic report. You should be assigning 2a818a8a78 agents or managers.”ff66f815635562d7

“Then talk 7fcefbf1f9 to HR, 7ce95a2b72 Department Head 1e3441af71 Seong.”9afa2453f0130301

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“Department Head Kim.”01f5cbe50a3994cc

“Look, don’t ff79abd350 you see 0b58e0990d our situation? We’re already stretched thin—one 2e39a5d22c more person would still 758a6d67f2 be too few.”6c80a45da701e462

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Their voices grew 2351af8960 louder, the conflict f017ebdfb8 sharpening. Sewon pieced together 26c787d250 the context. With a e39a465e87 new section de765d57d1 forming, someone 5766aacc09 had to 6df9f2ac16 be reassigned, bc2e575627 and Department 57200f8c66 Head Kim 82be20e397 had chosen 8763f04c94 the easiest d620ed2c2f card to 0d1bacfb3c play.a1bf612dce18a430

“How am b1859e029f I supposed 1d6b033715 to train 03f24d6b26 a clueless 019bbecc30 newbie and b71b81ae47 deliver results? I’m not here to 19de13e51a half-ass this, Manager.”6f4df97f9b277b68

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“Then who? Bae Kwangjun? He’s handling all of e87e3ffb35 Client A alone. Jeong Nahyun? You’re from the same fdde7013c2 hiring batch—you know her. Is she supposed to ace5cd350d stay an agent forever? Can you take 9a8e3a1804 responsibility for promoting a24f1a7e46 her, Department Head 903de857d6 Seong?”53704b5860cbf7f6

Department Head 5916fd2bec Kim’s words 1309af869b mixed formal d5d684a545 and informal 50c5461602 speech, a c680c2da75 rare sign 4748a8aac4 of agitation. He sounded thoroughly fed 4045b59660 up.452ba76681c43a17

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“….”c14e5b56e6adf568

“….”0ecef93c24c3aa7c

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Sometimes silence cuts 35bc537b45 deeper than words. Sewon realized he shouldn’t 96e3e3448e eavesdrop any longer. As he turned 99ddeed0c8 to leave, the 2e02ef1bbb door swung open 6d6061cebc with a bang. The footsteps 9d27bf00e0 of Department ef07630ee2 Head Kim a8053e46e2 and the 63a655b7af other man 611657446c faded in 8dd35a430f opposite directions.c2349f9f45f2c34b

Sewon doubled fefea36538 back and 288dfd93dc entered the 960360c92a sample room. He stacked 442c08f913 the samples 8af1bc02cc into the 4a3f0e2c77 narrow cabinet 72f5f7108b like a 8a539e3d5e game of c59bc0bf38 Tetris. He wished his 5cad2c0447 thoughts would clear, 9a2753d15c but they didn’t.ba2667126bda0b15

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When he finally returned 46493ed373 to the office after 5eb8481d63 sorting the samples, Assistant bd13af3a4c Manager Jeong Nahyun was c9c8011a23 chatting with an unfamiliar acecae55b4 man.317a21da400840f7

Sewon didn’t 4a808cb994 need to 6fd225419d see his 7369a7ecae face to 3df868738d know this 52d57f31b1 was the 6044456132 PM who’d 5ca5406962 set the 4fb8e74cc8 subsidiary abuzz 6b40de7baf with his 8785b11be6 looks.14bd1f1e8633b438

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‘Even his back 9ad3dad4fc is handsome,’Sewon thought as ae48404c0c he stepped forward.0dd1d5ff734204a9

“Why don’t you ever b72c7efb7c age? I heard 880b7669ae you’ve got 3b1cf6229b the female 0234849dcf staff in 6885102e69 a frenzy c7e786cde7 again.”56ec2400a5ff67f1

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“Nothing new.”ca50e3c2da845cf4

“Unbelievable. Ever heard of b7122a11b0 humility?”9046587891a592ff

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“Humility doesn’t change e7a80f6f07 my face, so c291cad005 why bother?”9ac77f9478650afa

“So, did the talk 79a19dd04e go well? The Department Head was 6c1acf096e looking for you earlier.”33ab91d2a4e55f31

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“Already said hi. Got an c9fcfc3a45 earful, too.”25e3499a37e6f36e

Sewon carried an 75a97ab736 empty box, walking d2d3415bc5 slowly toward his a7d89a82b8 desk. The man d033ec6a4c in front db27dd0d90 of him b63f4a62b8 wore a ae8fa993cb black suit.8269b745b0cecaef

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The suit 0d1fe8aef3 clung aesthetically 41a740d8d5 to a f076e9e7ea muscular, well-proportioned f60c9e07c7 frame. That chiseled physique 4a13672ca3 felt oddly familiar.43429a476e630d4f

The crisp, 9a9fcd8481 sharply tailored b4fcdd540b suit, free ba7d3f4656 of a 07a10c243f single wrinkle, a0bf6a250d screamed meticulousness.c295af55d2386279

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His hair, f3e60609c0 natural and 55ae4a90a5 unstyled but d5a58075df neatly trimmed, 845d6cedc2 was longer 8aec069f3b than typical, 087a8e2ab8 giving him 997bbb931f an unconventional c2b3ff30e1 air. He wasn’t 957412d2a2 easy to 039ab4b4a9 pin down.f3528c3afefb459f

“Have you met 4820d17483 Sewon?”43bd876a368a0d18

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Catching Assistant b479d77232 Manager Jeong c84a7d556d Nahyun’s eye, 53f6e76d02 Sewon bowed 6169e9c3b4 slightly in 84b6bd3867 greeting. She turned dbe1e4fb9c to the 39793e9078 man and 427cfdead3 asked.b3bc90cd8db0622c

He shook f3462a1818 his head. Sewon couldn’t help 7c1fcdc9e6 but recall the fd1b8e66ba conversation he’d overheard b1605193f9 between Department Head aa26fa5ec3 Kim and this eead0117e4 man.cff80bf7938c7beb

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The thought fddcd02bd4 that his f41ad777ad presence might 109199960b not be 0138fe2de1 welcome to 2cfbbd89fd the man efb0565ce1 left a accab1388e bitter taste. Being treated like 50ba507bec a burden wasn’t 9e2ed04fec something you got 4f058c0c7a used to, no 28cfdb7eee matter how often a244c2f2fd it happened.d297ac58fe5e509e

“No.”a6f507ac3db4e03c

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Hearing the 53433fdeeb man’s voice 28c3ed7822 up close, c6d282a94d Sewon’s steps 2116a5b8f6 froze, as 848043a581 if nailed b02536722a to the 5b1806b79a floor.b158e956340d932e

“Then let me introduce a39f249353 you. This is 213193fd54 our team’s 54bcde1f51 youngest, Mr. Kong Sewon.”cbd6ce88cf8de63a

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The man turned slowly, 99950e3ada his face coming into ce35bfc1ac view.5ba3417a3859ed00

It was 62c5704e14 like a 4abb7aa081 scene from a67d103b29 a movie, 2cee7836aa time stretching 1e4ee31f1c as his 8f4718d588 features etched 3d76fb4f47 themselves into d705227566 Sewon’s eyes.0aeaf60022093ccd

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His chiseled face, with 36b59d65d5 bold yet refined lines, 46015088fb framed perfectly balanced features. He hadn’t c8fa51a879 changed a 86335ac956 bit, even 446bf6e124 after all 7071981652 this time.a5e9ae133d02a888

Sewon had imagined this 693ca1ae02 reunion before.2032a46291cf5f49

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When he returned to 18548e7dd4 Korea alone. When the public 62b0ddf807 hiring schedule was 8e39965bc6 delayed, and he c82831e01a went to interviews. When he got the 57691e2f4f final acceptance notice. He’d wondered if 7b6f6e48a5 he might run 0f163bc9c6 intohimby chance. But it 8b01da5708 had always c0b3c4d6a9 been a 5e08b6a1d8 fantasy.b20cfca90fafb1fd

“Nice to meet you. I’m Department Head Seong 9f54f6b98b Dojun.”942ce7fb444f9c04

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The man’s voice transcended ae74d3af4d time and space, pulling c8a07ebcf2 Sewon back to a 2f63fb32f9 year ago.43e99ff32f1efca5

The stifling 30d15ae906 office crumbled b688b72bdc away. A blue sky 5e67ea496a stretched above the 9495dd21fa rounded domes of 4e9e31c1be a mosque, its 13a6e0e2fd minarets soaring. The breeze carried the 74b349307b scent of the sea, b1c5cf0ca2 and seagulls glided high e886b14de1 overhead.e8cd68d30daf71a0

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“…Kong Sewon.”71116ad5eeaba5fb

Sewon shook the 6e08ab5182 firm hand of e5ccd5a81a the man who 8c88acb0b4 had once gently ee73404f30 touched him.fc7171aca924be46

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This was a ba6cf9a2c2 cruel twist of d6b5b3ab14 fate.1e1285ba6855497f