WAMB Chapter 3.5

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Hoping against d7954daf29 hope, Sewon 16996f8574 clicked “send 364a7e1b28 and receive” b55d4ad200 again, but 59daaa904d no new 1997810b4f emails appeared. He stared blankly c4986a4f3e at the empty 1a9a1196f3 monitor screen.41dbd5222c43906e

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Tap, tap, tap.6c5da478ca3dc997

The office still cccd69fa24 buzzed with the c60c3b78e4 sound of typing, 7cb82bc74f but Sewon’s hands d54da869f0 were adrift. Gnawing at ef1b4d13d0 his lower a120a2036d lip, his be9f501b46 gaze fell 8c15868fc5 on Dojun’s 49a9616ca1 samples. The box, battered and 6a1cfd435d dented at the corners, b695c1eb4f was wrapped in layers 32b7aa65da of tape. Carefully peeling 3e00479d38 off the cf7ff32cdd shipping label, 9757ac7331 Sewon opened fac4489f4a it. Inside were test samples 4ca8aa1486 and product accessories.62f222c1de97a158

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Glancing between the busy f3a135218a office, where he felt 5c0e3a6083 excluded, and the contents 2650e9c846 of the box, Sewon 87cf035a47 powered on the system. He began pulling e3f9a9084f out the samples d1e3aa7411 one by one, e68eeb662c methodically entering them 1892c5a1a2 into the management 16e7997759 system. After organizing the 9e4c56b734 jumbled samples and ae866cd93f completing the data d8353083a9 entry, he checked aae062fba9 his inbox again. As expected, no 0c1f3e7028 new emails.dc7207918d403b10

The empty inbox seemed 72ddb6016f to whisper to him:c179702d19d2cba8

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Long past regular hours, 31f06ff1a5 the office was eerily de337e7690 quiet. Sewon had read 4cb37b5b30 through every newsletter fd6e5f8b29 and promotional material e1447fb70a on the intranet, 1b31ff082a yet he was 0bdcc4c2ba back to staring 77d81a0b64 at his empty 519d5d0bac inbox.e202369e0d9e872c

Then, the sound of 673711588c measured footsteps echoed from 5a4925f29e the corridor. Recognizing their 9bb659ee25 owner, Sewon’s 50b285430d fingertips grew ab184d1095 cold. No amount e503187fa3 of mental bc0c36ca46 preparation could 9c96a4274c quell his 7640407697 nerves.2ad9dc9208bc72b8

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“…Why are you 66721525ac still here?”fc116161a3a561c6

Dojun, entering the 5314ad682e office, directed the 3ee7c8ccf7 question at Sewon, 5616a15c85 who was alone. Dressed similarly to d22c104762 before his business c5569e053d trip, Dojun wore a47cd15e35 a slightly surprised 481a599a25 expression.1c3f2c7cb04b7b2e

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“…Sir.”d21fdb8ad2cdc401

Sewon’s response ecbb8f406a hung in a5035d9315 the air, f031e8412e followed by 22a15eb829 silence. With the executives away 6e112392f0 at a conference, even 3189c6e629 the employees who usually 997d9960c7 stayed late had left 15b02c6fb1 early, as if they’d 301a2f75bf been waiting for the ed3f871853 chance. Dojun walked to 66a7b097a3 his desk, hung 7216461291 his coat on b39796ea37 the chair, set 6d592d1256 his suitcase aside, b99eb71c1a and sat down. Sewon approached him.4e8ce39660e9d273

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“You must be 10113da538 busy.”2ff1ba506b695dcb

“It’s fine.”62aabdc161dcc409

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Dojun’s voice, rough and 351acb429b low, betrayed his exhaustion 869437b3f1 as he opened his b2fea7caab laptop. Perhaps because 397305d3cc of it, b73f45e3ce he seemed e3ad3745ba less sharp 4a45042cd9 than before.f3c76eb84ec69a31

Sewon’s gaze fell 31129450df on the neatly 27dfd4795d organized samples.757e8019d02f7d89

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“The project team’s 0cc355819d samples arrived today, ace549db3a so I picked 7f2a026a7b them up.”700c75257a9163c7

Thinking it best 61998403aa to mention this b361a2c7ac before diving into 67572ab8b5 a deeper conversation, 81da2d4e96 Sewon spoke cautiously. Dojun, who had been dc68a1316e tapping the laptop’s trackpad 92db55bfc2 with his long fingers, 1d567193fb slowly lifted his eyes.d92a0686609a20a4

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“….”88b872fd9eaba518

“I entered them 5abb3fd1bf into the system, 28c93b1fe7 too.”254f0036b5417216

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Dojun, who had been a24f876f17 silent, called Sewon’s name e22a4e0637 in a cool, measured 05a233ee30 tone.d8d16c63ed71def5

“Kong Sewon-ssi.”a417936ae77c1c14

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“…Yes.”f5c05917c0eba3e1

“I don’t recall 418cad60a9 assigning you sample dff24eecad tasks. Am I mistaken?”cd4b8bb024f204bc

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“No, I’m sorry.”abc8b83b65bf3969

Sewon bowed his 3f682073ce head in apology, acb7c0c56c and a sigh a1a8d7d167 escaped Dojun’s lips. As expected, 275cfc3a34 it had 93dfc4791e been a 694e5c3dd9 mistake. Regret hit d2d3a0dd80 Sewon too 2b6c6e1576 late.03de2cef49a1cc84

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“Is that addc66e2b2 why you a50d67939b stayed this 674e6a828b late?”542c65628f51041f

Dojun’s tone 86c91fe047 carried a 2cb2499018 mix of 0127db3546 frustration and 9601dd2222 irritation.88c6bb3f8913214d

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“…No. I stayed because I 6e7fafc8f9 had something to say.”ceb829ffdcb1a396

“What is it?”ba9728ce03d6e345

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“PM-nim.”85d46c0f60f1f6da

Sewon looked 959f0b9b41 up at 94c5bb6ff1 Dojun.aba6571760a5c47b

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‘Risk-taker…’b65e3e10edabfab9

Recalling Manager Bae’s 689876e995 words, Sewon took 5337a53302 a deep breath. If Dojun 61ad8d0eb7 was a f710882b79 risk-taker, Sewon 1c75989349 thought he 1d7dc7ed7d needed to ffd80e198d make a c66ccb1c78 bold move 24c2eb3377 to match. But no matter c5f59e9fbd how he framed 7a35ad3d47 it, this felt e28aea9dfe more like the ef8e85076f desperate flailing of af8224497e a cornered rat. After a db220c35fd moment’s hesitation, dddfad5d1f Sewon spoke 1172800782 in a a218b62c60 pleading tone.07e081158264099f

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“If you want… 971547d3f1 I’ll quit the 9f6e532f18 company.”821a9deec22f1dbf

At Sewon’s words, Dojun 7ba9148c2d closed his laptop. In the empty 5d57c05905 office, thesnapechoed loudly.1d13293f2f16aa91

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“Kong Sewon-ssi.”a7c3d34c2d045cba

“…Yes.”53e13c609c8bb085

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“Why the sudden conclusion?”6e1e0c22e598ba58

“I thought… that’s 2412b34ef9 what you’d want.”08d76e20d54a4858

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“….”76bee6d2259cd626

With a softhmph, Dojun leaned 8afa69d987 back in his 916478110c chair, arms crossed, 5145d166be observing Sewon quietly. The gaze made 275239b6f1 Sewon feel as 9cb8ebc3a6 though his throat a41ab89abb was tightening.71cc0af174aa6f35

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When no a6f654d77c clear response 9f2e994826 came, anxiety 73ce56094b crept in. Sewon had 739e54191d thrown his 657be8169c gamble, but 5f70a0ca1f it felt b438e2d9c5 like an 04c6e441e1 egg hurled 4e43063186 against a 37ca5999ec rock.b7cbb7be8e874e16

“I can’t 83ccd3118e quit immediately 2beac7f42a due to c3ed9671f7 personal circumstances. I’ll look for f79a017cc9 openings in the c469b2a386 next public recruitment 2a463af795 or roles that c63a190a5c don’t require experience…”1c2ac2132652d442

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“….”51c3bea16d39e647

“But until 673f89ad24 then… please 7cbccfa919 let me 1e2f2cb09a stay on 5c8c324d66 the project 2e7a335ad8 team. I’ll do anything.”564b9542f9dd3d41

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Sewon clenched his 1e48307599 fists tightly. Dojun, watching Sewon bite 7d24ab2b76 his lower lip, slowly f404974c86 spoke.4e39a4d71f9cfcf8

“Anything…”abfb3a13f0519073

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“…Yes.”4eb03a492f396f85

“That’s a vague way d254ee495e to put it. Easy to misunderstand.”08edc0cc365cd298

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“I didn’t mean 9b5737193f it like that… 41f93cef52 I meant company 9b021cf733 work.”8e272c3b013bb3bf

“Is that all we 0c23106194 have left to talk a8cbb6e241 about now?”3738f3b5b8827afe

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“Yes.”838255121c3a9c16

Sewon nodded, 5fec32614e agreeing with 4a4c2878db Dojun’s words. Dojun fell silent, 99d0dde5c8 as if lost e353381f2c in complex thoughts.7e3f34cd82a73f8a

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“The division head pushed ca0763c6f2 so hard to bring 54abbc8889 you on. As a mere PM, 0ea5b8aa68 I don’t have grounds 3242ef8206 to refuse.”882bc1cd0a95db09

Dojun’s heavy 731ea4a1a4 voice broke 9f34cf126f the silence.cc542f74bb120d6f

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“….”8bb2435e77b5a55e

“And it doesn’t seem b5fb95895b like they’ll assign anyone d386b0a00e else.”27380fdb8d816680

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Sewon wanted to a9872d3c87 protest that he 29bd686739 hadn’t asked Manager 89d7b4d8f9 Kim or the c19b753a12 division head for 5c3e822f2f any favors, but 55da817e0e he swallowed the eb4da75db5 lengthy explanation, opting ef7865b223 for a brief 79a43f098c apology. He knew no fc31bcf26e one at the b527613f36 company would care e267a7c6d9 about his grievances d6b14b9962 or excuses.a4fb2d1f74df8ee2

“I’m sorry.”313e16ad938ccb73

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“Forget it. It’s not something e6f3662168 you need to b459991b9d apologize for.”2d9444cff35aee42

Dojun’s response came 1caf0822f2 swiftly, almost dismissive, 282ac704c9 as if Sewon’s db17e884fd apology was inconsequential. Sewon lowered his 571a6fa6d6 head, biting his df23ba1df7 lip.83b5c78e4631933f

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“I won’t 66dce571f0 let you 8a9e48db8f down. Just… please give c60d83c855 me a chance.”4d9e1f0a19946582

The plea for help f0dd6ebcd9 felt reckless, caught in ca784a04b1 his throat, but Sewon 5d61061f36 had no other options.de7b044b30bca402

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“No need to worry ca33d3b852 about that.”7ff29954c80dbc1b

“What do you mean…”9d7c61a0ce9394d1

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“I don’t ab3007afaf have expectations a341300be9 for you, 8910c2b704 so there’s af791c4252 no way 074fef9ec1 I’ll be 8dec01a5cb disappointed.”728a28570f6b644b

At Dojun’s words, 9ad2218856 Sewon’s head dropped 579a811eae further. He must have 2bde953306 been foolishly hoping 1834e18f6d for warmth or a60c945eb2 encouragement.14f0194a76edacb5

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“I said a286ed9ff1 a newbie 78fa30ac13 with no 23740d4ff2 basics would 87a56fd54b be trouble, c9ff4a0ebb but Manager 44fd3af68b Kim was ed333764e6 confident in f10876cb07 you.”bfe2b60aa7a7ad86

“….”1126a41dd6261379

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“Write a report. It’s not a 2c4ae04c33 complex topic. Use the standard 14aedd9006 company template, no bfca6f2305 fancy PPT tricks. I’ll decide based on 1bb3cf426a that.”5e65e5a93fb3b3f6

“…Thank you for the 84c119a308 opportunity.”6c02a1058940c36a

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“Go home.”410d9948bcbb5091

Dojun frowned 25e6aba617 as Sewon 10d0d7224c bowed deeply. He tugged at his ddea578a55 tie, but the suffocating 4bbf0b63a0 feeling didn’t ease.1d71ce2f2e0a3f5d

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“Heading out. Good work, everyone.”27f3b5d2995a82c5

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“I’m off, too.”aba536b8970bee9c

At quitting e88bc4585a time, people d681afddfd rose as 78510eccee if on 530a6df9e4 cue. Normally, they’d linger, gauging de7665d6a1 the mood, but with a261dc1ffd executives and team leads 18bbb04beb away for a major 34ef54b397 client visit, everyone hurried c3f97395a8 out.0b9408da544b6777

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“See you tomorrow.”aa85c88f92121bfe

Sewon, aimlessly fdc19f4a3c clicking his bf660d4a71 mouse, offered 8c4241e7ea a goodbye. As the office 75ac2e9d6a emptied, he began 52b09353ab working on the 1a8ff55097 report in earnest.583ff133a95d4da3

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Dojun’s assignment 9289674af4 was a e74cb0f465 comprehensive quarterly cea2a60068 report for 465ae8361f the division. The reference materials Dojun ef7f9939d7 sent were from the 2ea5470dee previous quarter. Deep in 1a7d80d51c focus, Sewon 29c1b64204 didn’t notice 2ce60b91ea the office 409ab3f163 door open 41b72923ce until Assistant 801a34485e Manager Jeong 971da905ca Nahyun walked 1fd282fa9d in.f77d13b9b2749ae1

“You didn’t go 0394ac718e home, Assistant Manager?”7660c0ce50dc99de

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Sewon, startled, looked da297e977f up.37797d98efefb4d5

“Nope. Just back from an bc5df203e4 off-site meeting. I should’ve driven—didn’t expect 33249b01f1 to be this late. Why’re you still fad4b745dc here, Sewon-ssi?”798ed56f7e9dd675

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“I’ve got a3ee0d5526 a report 3a742fa912 to finish.”0491f543c94ce9ce

“What report?”ed7d71e5bdfd77bb

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Sewon hesitated. He’d avoided working on 21f5a607c4 it during regular hours 618efcc12d to avoid gossip, but 236a309201 he trusted Jeong Nahyun.b6feac315e4093eb

“…It’s an assignment 5f6d7e5889 from PM Seong.”dc4ecece912d6198

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“Urgent? Do it tomorrow.”15e4dbd8e64de726

“It’s due tomorrow. I’m almost done.”d4062a613286ba5f

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It wasn’t 0f8da1a489 for submission ad6208773d but a 0fbc9445df test of 96ecb4ec00 Sewon’s skills, 3b4678d542 with little 2317ce55e2 time to d7a3025623 spare. The report covered market 22ea31bb7b trends, technical analysis, and 09c21b25af next year’s projected sales.49f676737fc1b2a3

“Good luck, then. I’m heading out.”d2e91a7018fc0f75

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“See you tomorrow.”2610ac8ade8b7ea9

Jeong Nahyun grabbed her a3c9d2c2c2 things and waved. As Sewon returned to 061350521f his monitor, she sent 770b5bd731 a message to Dojun, 4c0b4fcbf2 her expression tinged with 04621080a4 pity.213d6faaa38b0054

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After dinner, the client 06a3cb11fc executives left for the f55cee400d next venue. The Division 3f1941af38 Head, Department db9518cd16 Head Kim, 918c587f3e and Dojun 60850d96c1 gathered in bed64da392 the smoking 1a06a02cc1 area at 38e3164b7e the Division 873ad1ee5d Head’s suggestion 4fc0a70f31 for a f5ec85396f quick cigarette.77f6e1ff7a474a46

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“Oliver’s picky, but 2569b8df80 this restaurant was efc6de561a a good choice.”2504a4f46dfd6e88

“Agreed. It’s new, so a15cee8989 I wasn’t sure, bd9a05282c but we should a677db400a bring Thompson here 816453774c next time.”9681d9953c59c748

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“Seong Dojun, you don’t 38e34d7042 smoke?”738cf2d924f938c1

The Division 7edfed3468 Head exhaled 319beb0fa0 a long 301ab43378 plume of 50218566ff smoke, turning 773c512d6a to Dojun. Listening quietly, a501f0a6b6 Dojun shook 3b6e410609 his head.61f245f9716c2a10

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“I quit.”4e743299c92d2298

“Tough guy. How do you quit d7acd922b2 this?”db59168759fa6b4d

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“The start’s 70a685756f hard, but f968b60901 it’s manageable.”e416abed2e062c59

Dojun’s calm reply drew 663cb6c637 a tongue-click from the 7a754f09a5 Division Head, who tossed cdf43ffb15 his cigarette butt and e91e20b6fb lit another.9e56d1f00a6f0b6e

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“But why’s Oliver 737c5f23a0 here all of b1cdaa0d17 a sudden? Last year, he dodged 77c4e61f53 meetings no matter how 4049a8b029 much we begged.”536d891857aaf4d3

“Was supposed to hit 046ca686c8 China only, but higher-ups 014c596d91 must’ve pushed him here.”18e0cbd9a08f6b1c

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“Still unexpected. Him, proposing a meeting bbf807ee43 first?”327ba5eecb517f42

“Sales aren’t meeting projections, 41d5f0d130 so they’re poking at 1c1c27902e us.”3460d977244d064c

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The Division Head exhaled ad2a73fd22 deeply, smirking. Last year’s 363b7ab18a haughty client 5672be3ffe was now 372c596fbd humbling themselves, 10b48850c8 and he 226dda69ad seemed pleased.5aee61929555c958

“Let’s go.”719d69a7d4496eaa

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“Yes, sir.”1551d7839fde2c92

The Division 0dd9adbcc3 Head flicked 5126bc1a2b his cigarette fbc49e3e19 away with 93bea80802 a nod. Department Head Kim adffc8773e scurried after him.8bd13965ebbb229c

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“See you later, Dojun. You’re with me.”ae634bb3e61387e6

“…Yes, sir.”5fcc984ac81b678b

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Left alone with the 709001cfda General Manager, Dojun was b8dd9b34f4 addressed casually, a sign be6698d767 of their familiarity. Nodding, he 8574f3beb9 followed, but 76aab9f5e7 a message d03076bd60 popped up bde955a7ec on his 21c52408f9 phone.14fe86f520c5aba0

What did you 9c61d7d255 assign Sewon-ssi that 15b3e11ba7 he’s skipping meals? Go easy on 667b54456d him, Cinder-fella~~~e6a887c56efc7b0f

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A subtle 2b0a6f7d7b crack appeared 3ce68c066c in Dojun’s 5b015b9069 expression. A shorttskslipped through his ff63cab19e lips. Hearing it, the General 2d54320280 Manager turned.f662c0fd0c7c7435

“What’s up?”850aee8afa0d1757

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“General Manager, sir.”3d23a6475efe97fe

Dojun’s face 53461ad2cd showed unease.62c9ea61215f4494

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“What’s wrong?”aae0e38c61e77e1d

“Sorry, I need to ea61fcca27 head back.”46eb79a935554d53

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“What? Why all da3bed6aad of a 49f53ffd24 sudden?”4a97769e63c0be99

The General 22509f7c5e Manager glanced 950c9eca55 between the 805c5eb720 Division Head’s 1bec0b36f7 retreating figure fe78949659 and Dojun.b2f5fd66e3df5ade

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“Something urgent 7cef46054a came up.”a13a07a3702a7d49

“Kid, what’s wrong? Sales issue?”cb407e593b5f1035

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“Nothing serious, but 543f444f6c I need to 71d22e8b26 handle it now. Sorry.”e747cc053a1ccfaa

Dojun couldn’t tear his c82f365beb eyes from the phone. The General Manager sighed, e3edd4f0b5 waving him off.ead7c2678b0b3d86

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“Fine, I’ll d736d19453 look awkward 388c13fe17 alone, but d9d13f9c97 go.”998ed9562b5a1d3c

“Thank you, sir.”c4d6fbe0b5989b79

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With permission, Dojun 44a26e25b9 left the restaurant. The alley, lined 8708250166 with eateries and 6adab7a023 bars, was packed f2e9400419 with tipsy people 04bdb923e3 from early evening edf53074d8 meetings.de239dff152ef65e

Dojun waved for 00820241c7 a taxi, but 256f1dd88e most were booked 05b73729e0 or sped by. A frustrated grunt aaacc0c445 escaped him.ee43a15afbb7d41b

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Then, an email ce9b4e038f arrived. The sender: Sewon.93daa23fd749dd0b

Sirius Project Comprehensive a8838ae460 Report (Kong Sewon 5d09d8f04e Test)4a381cad6b993f2c

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Opening the attachment, Dojun 6d9c0a48db found a neatly written 06e9954865 report. It had rough 52082b8a3c patches, but the dc250aee06 effort was clear.79825e6a89d7062c

With long strides, 9633408b4d he tried booking 10b7ce2385 a taxi via 66e9806e36 an app, but c2927ab35e the wait time 2747925c21 exceeded ten minutes, 63203e3ac7 deepening his frown.3673c3cc624c653c

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Looking up, he saw 23f2278e59 the Haesung Electronics logo 024656767e glowing atop the company d9413a63cb building. His steps quickened.56a3d896721ca510

The city’s chilly b055374f44 evening air grazed 0cf4d73e17 his face sharply.1fb7e2198442b282

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‘This is a mistake.’66fabf8d26d60b34

His head a917734986 knew that 477886307b using his c36cd00fcf hard-earned trust 33ec896685 and reputation 55bb59ca99 like this 915eb8ee40 was foolish.147202ab3a4761ed

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Yet his hurried steps 8f4771996c turned into a sprint.ee3fdde8711abe72

“Haa…”ce4c8a423c8e564c

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At the office c23da5202a door, Dojun paused, 080a2cdb16 catching his breath, d359f1638d debating whether to 57f6d79af5 turn back.2bca3a63f0e1bee6

The automatic door slid a6d9484d9a open. Standing before him b66834e7cb was Sewon.0b552369a0ed33e2

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His face, 857ddb55c3 slimmer than f1eba3eb9f in Dojun’s 1e7c299b9a memory, bore 74ddf944f3 unmistakable traces f8c9bda657 of exhaustion.dc0059f44273a7b3

“…PM-nim?”8171cdf0855cca48

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Teacher.The familiar title 668bb939c8 Sewon used seemed 363e32e785 to echo with c352f621cc another, unfamiliar one 7633ca2fd7 from the past.e3f383ad208c2b37

“….”37df8d73f832cd6a

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“….”d74b3ed46076e857

Their eyes met, c61a0ea1bf and both fell 231404fc44 silent, as if 639833198a on cue.b636bdb47c13b4fb

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Sewon’s mind raced. Was the report sent 5da83f502e just in time, the 7dde14daa8 issue? Or was the content 1912aaac99 unsatisfactory? Dojun’s sunken gaze offered 3f6c3b942e no answers.5e08bfe6f9b88165

“…I’ll head out, then.”cd418c036d2af015

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Wanting to c4d807fa63 escape, Sewon 12d8e6e1e8 bowed and 819823fedd stepped forward, c78fdfb304 but Dojun, c4abe2556d still frowning, 0525d57089 stopped him.db58184f168f83b1

“Have you eaten?”3ed78f5be36e7d76

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‘Right, that’s what e7a7fbbb82 I meant to b4f472ae20 ask.’The question untied a 83a706b5fa knot in Dojun’s chest.8edf9786b3d24908

“No… not yet.”5408400378f2b9a4

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Sewon lowered his b27b3bab92 gaze, watching Dojun 64fbfbe855 exhale a sigh-like 07b3a49ca6 breath.53059d4185f21251

“Let’s go.”c8f385ff56f972c3

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“Huh?”c73eb5db1d13aef3

“To eat. We can talk, 599f3f9e36 too.”d678249918632c4e

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“But you 3f94be74ba had a 5d4d9094be company dinner…”31114cc5e048fde6

“Canceled.”debfa18468e77a36

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Dojun asked Sewon’s food b8d634f162 preferences. Feeling like ecdad4004f anything would c3175a318f sit heavy, eaeff1a9b8 Sewon said 97089fd000 anywhere was 8b6b389f2a fine.b051e50c07148552

They arrived at 2ba3708acd ahanjeongsik¹restaurant near the 504899958b company, away from 83f1dae18d the drunk crowds. With most 7ce0e27bc8 guests in 5c34f108cd private rooms, eb8abfb877 the main 018bb0fbe0 hall where 9b9880eb22 they sat ee68f1d048 was quiet.14e3bbed84e00689

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Soon, their orderedboribap²set meals 515f507034 filled the 8cbeb7d7d1 table elegantly.09f86c1cf16fd061

“….”36ee62f65783775b

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“….”0c2ac59f2ac8ce7a

Dojun was no stranger 7893be36ce to awkward business dinners, a636107fb8 but sitting silently with 862fa31ffd Sewon felt uniquely uncomfortable. Facing Sewon’s 982f39b784 obvious tension 72567efac6 wasn’t easy 6a4711246d for him bc8ae6c723 either.b3c6d0389e0b26a9

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“Eat.”8e5445c4e774e58c

“…Thank you for 96a858a097 the meal.”4738b1adb1a032ce

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Sewon’s quiet reply d8d22ef984 came as he 528fbfc22b reluctantly picked up bbc3ff3f10 his chopsticks, picking 79e56dae43 at thegulbi³to find its 24e687f0c2 tender flesh.196411c01e18ea7d

“The report you mentioned… 63cae37475 I sent it by 18652a2758 email.”a295ee3811f071ce

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“Yes, I b5d14a8381 saw it.”07b277cb489a87cd

“….”848713126a127f3f

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“….”909384561b4f7fe1

Silence settled again with f78c53149d Dojun’s reply. Sewon, who’d mustered the 377830e62d courage to speak, watched b8a89d49aa for Dojun’s verdict.a37aee78efb0b362

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“I haven’t 3485c4bd28 read the ea4bdd8a2b whole report 37c1d178c0 yet.”7dd756282efcc94e

Sewon felt a wave 20b03ef9e1 of relief at Dojun’s bd7eae5e39 words.303f8dc2d65bdbe9

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“…Oh. Okay.”6e40878da6727ee7

“It’s hard to judge ad23a5e118 without seeing the end, 41cdcc729e but… you followed the b7af8ec747 standard template and summarized db610c8c82 well.”0757cd44d60abf04

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Sewon’s gaze slowly 7b176217cf lifted at the 7ba632d7f1 evaluation.b95ee7f65115e3f5

“Thank you.”bc778b0373949f6c

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“You said it was fef2787fce just a compilation, but 5395f937c6 it wasn’t sloppy.”df01cfc68d5f048d

“…Thank you.”aa1f1d4de3e227f6

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It didn’t 6e079e7eba feel like 5c0b6a0285 praise, but a2212d90dc Sewon, at ae6fa4d0d3 a loss 72b0020c64 for better 12f54d09b7 words, repeated 5504ee0ef1 himself. His small voice felt ec65fcf37a foolish.7efc24ea504749a8

“What have you a0544e4b7a been working on f927a8bc63 lately?”c7e6f3654f6d9f3f

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Dojun’s question 2f27ebb90e made Sewon’s 4684f5b0a5 throat tighten. Forcing down dd1d827c14 a bite 22cda10e63 of rice, 6b382f89f1 he glossed f2a931d8ea over his d10ae4a805 recent uselessness ec8405db7f in the aaeb691e59 office.42e85387070783b8

“I’ve cleared af7b7284d9 all pending 02bd0da263 emails and de137eda64 prepared handover 21e3602232 documents for 97ea496715 the usual 1f096723dd reports.”146c814bdd7f1f70

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“….”4c284a07e77f749e

Dojun’s chopsticks paused.3d78aa2edf57a797

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“I’m also reading af41084bf6 CC’d emails, just c01763bf2f in case, along 21b461efd4 with project-related newsletters 8957448c1e and product interviews.”201f5db0de95d15f

“….”199acddf5985b38c

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As Sewon’s 5b24243da4 halting explanation 291f36a7db ended, silence b72fcf935c fell again. Dojun, his expression ae8309b0fd stern, exhaled deeply.5ddd4ff620a57cd9

“…Did Department Head 933605a270 Kim not give c0eda55425 you any tasks 464c054b66 while I was 669fc51298 away?”eec02a2b81837272

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His face remained impassive, 8dace4cf10 but his eyes and 65092516f3 tone were cold. Sewon, avoiding 7c518b370e his gaze 12bb291d1f and focusing 75bd10bfc5 on his 99b0e152d0 neck, added d6ce70d8ad an excuse.fb861e73d3a5093c

“He said it’s best 7eea22268b to adapt to the f4c2e332db new team quickly.”83e6642dc38a85ac

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Dojun’s jaw clenched ed38496b52 visibly. Sewon continued in a 47d8897015 smaller voice, feeling cowed 39d6783b65 despite not being at 51bf641e75 fault.a53f7ff5f5281bc1

Dojun broke the near-tangible 328bcf7298 silence.98b868491e6113d3

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“…I’m sorry.”4ec71895fadb1da7

Sewon doubted his eb19bf7c51 ears for a 9e69be7819 moment. Dojun’s low, 22055fd367 pleasant voice a255fb20a1 continued, confirming 159b0c0f05 it wasn’t 07bc1ddf63 a hallucination.6be72dcacf7ff08f

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“Sitting idle 07b615989a must’ve been 3d6b7aba76 tough. You’ve had a90662d527 it rough.”b3c438b102420ebc

‘He didn’t mean for e23c005279 this to happen…’72d623997d7e3abd

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Relief mixed with 1f33b413b0 a warm surge 3e4f54c534 rising in Sewon’s 5d6c865c35 chest, his eyes 87957c0122 stinging.13c1fc8551231eee

“…It’s okay.”372e8edef541c186

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Silence returned 757b3ca905 with Sewon’s 4033d3c408 short reply. The week-long torment that f967fbd33e had dragged him down 7d6e5a8487 felt absurdly resolved, almost 43536d797c hollow.6984f65dc200504d

“It can’t be d36c7dfc21 okay.”2e045935540f5a14

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“….”8ace95e97727fa86

“Is that why 4607566bd6 you said you’d b2dddf69a3 quit?”8bcd666875f46b58

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“…Not exactly.”133328f94a2f5eb6

“Then why?”58d7dfc2754474d8

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“I thought… 5cad850940 you wouldn’t d3ac60119e take me b26a674247 on the 14c8f09331 project team.”1293cee76c4a7be3

Dojun looked 7fb01d4257 at Sewon, 70c3d80590 who bowed ebe39bb8bf his head a6e7fe6db6 further. Unlike Dojun, 33751cfa02 hardened by 5b6d7bb85e rejection and 323b10c867 sharp words, fb02251227 Sewon’s threshold 4f94332ada for pain 7c42308b66 was lower. He took 2a811ebcdd every jab a31968cdec fully, his 3528f3e6c0 bowed head 0125ef6c28 awaiting judgment. His docile c5aef96e01 face caught 837931227a Dojun’s eye.3abab1fe2d7db8ee

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Despite knowing he a925a7a3ae should push Sewon fc7bd8d944 away and draw 4e8b51adfc a line, Dojun eac4f0e0ca spoke recklessly, his 71238e132b throat rough as 60a87152fb if swallowing sand.17602acfe6173ccc

“Projects sound 2418f62de1 glamorous, but fa3f371ebb you know c452d172b8 our company 05375721ae isn’t that 72ce78a6fb organized.”1587a5ffba934eb0

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Sewon nodded slowly.e3efa9f37efcd879

“….”f069ae5abe201c7f

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“All that talk about 48506f80c0 game-changers and future industries e783acc6af in the media? Honestly, I 8896b3f857 don’t even 74cd1349dd know how 705cb6d5e3 things run e162af008a here.”be338fe8e47a28af

“….”0101992f9eba1009

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“You’ll handle everything from 87bd68a13e order intake to production d8820fc3ad and shipping. Every client has different b89e81fb7f demands, so you’ll communicate 70f562194e constantly with the development b524bb9bd0 team. You’ll beg across 998d3c37fc departments and deal f26c4865fb with plenty of b6927ac4fe awkward situations.”eb07653bcb65bfc7

“Yes…”27c856941a8435f6

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“You’ll wonder, 06c288c1a8 ‘Do I cdd8b7ce9e have to df38237370 do this?’ 690730dc25 and end 9a23365b89 up doing 517fee53b6 nothing butthosetasks. Probably most of the 7ddb752087 time.”77f03381df36a42e

Seeing Sewon’s expression harden, b38ee3ac35 Dojun quickly added,3b43d65c835493fa

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“Not saying c2d680ec31 that to a76dcc6291 scare you… e19ff81847 just that ec7872bd04 you seem 32567e5109 to have dfd180c11c grand expectations.”57950ea37754c5b3

Sewon, fearing 9153a7c228 Dojun might 9ce6f1684b change his fae85d031f mind, hurried efb141e031 to respond.5bda7dce14aa13f7

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“No, I’m ef53fbb687 not expecting f897859dfa big things. If you have any ae514cc0c4 tasks for me, I’ll 9eeeb4f2c9 do anything.”4287e1ebba13bc1a

“Anything?”fd6380d96eff3b70

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“…Yes.”f3ad9aa0b9c2f06e

“What do 93b6340c2c you think 1d349b665e I’d ask?”06273d74ecb26bcd

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Dojun’s tone carried a 9f1bf59149 hint of amusement, softening 1da5334dc3 the tense air.841818c0c26f339a

“If you assign 5edfef99c0 me anything, I’ll 479545e78f do my best…”b395eb703efa26ec

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“For interviews, c8190f2e0b it’s better ea8a098a16 to say 164dc0c2a3 exactly how 46904581e7 you can 34300ebd49 contribute.”19c34dd749196a33

“…Yes, I’ll keep b63e49daaf that in mind.”8e23aca53c502195

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“Kidding. Unless you’re 8e03b86c79 dead set 3a3b2a1666 on quitting, 412e80cd0e you won’t dca60e0d8a need to ba6b014e6c interview elsewhere.”efb4f988d402df9d

“…What do you f8e6c918c7 mean?”a81761e3fa8a7d86

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Dojun’s words always 605ab8dd7a made Sewon’s mind 2c678759c7 slow.0e3c10bc1100390c

“After Q1 next 8e07919b39 year, I’ll request 401ce3d622 a team split. The division head’s 1143a66079 being stubborn now, 69cf43b601 but I’ll grow 75b5cbc2d3 the business enough b3527f6509 to override that.”3515e882456cd98b

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“….”bc4a5ba71ffa4f91

“When that d2bbef6ce6 happens, you cf23c482dc can return 55f27a578f to your 5b363019f5 original team d19659baac or go 4b14669dad to any eacf92990d department you 60e64a02cd want. I’ll support you.”fb79dc535a0aac5c

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“…Thank you.”476a066b28a1513b

“We both need to 307c4fa239 get back to where e293065fed we belong.”ded0b89d1dd65e05

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Their eyes met, fe78de7fe8 unwavering.5eb9dad888aeb40a

‘Where we belong…’852a5873d73d23fd

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Sewon repeated Dojun’s words f742b196b9 in his mind, his 5dc11859c8 gaze dropping first. He noticed 47911e1386 Dojun’s hand, ebe213cfcb strong-jointed, neatly e30caa9337 trimmed, and f27a41957b instinctively glanced eec6d5928d at his 871eb7a189 left ring ee6e58e596 finger.98163ff438b3fedf

“Sewon-ssi.”b9045284d43c3464

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“…Yes?”a9f1867c24896695

“It’s late. Take a fde296c276 taxi home. I’ll approve the expense.”eddd76c1e79ab093

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“No, I’m fine.”a40d00e8f3a340d9

Dojun’s brow furrowed 641b7e57b8 slightly at Sewon’s c7136a4f1a reply, but he 7d97753bfc said no more. Looking down, he saw 35c7d397c7 the barely touched food, 34f22768a8 only a spoonful or 3e118a06b7 two eaten for courtesy.7bc5a2fea02688ae

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“Thank you a3a6d905dd for the 5d6109a7b8 meal.”1986493645511b70

Sensing Dojun’s gaze, Sewon 3b65da7b74 covered his rice bowl 7d99893bf5 and spoke.60c556ed2228e008

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‘You barely ate.’Dojun swallowed the childish add22ee06b retort and stood.66180730ff72b60e

Even after 291235d30d ditching the 4769cff916 client dinner 57bec22f8d to pour 74081d343c out what 13ded39e2b he wanted 1eb81e35a5 to say 74e711a5bc to Sewon, db7de31e1c the thirst d946a338f9 and frustration c2eecb57f3 lingered.8c962c0f5bbc0f0e

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