As a man, not as a respecter
10. Intentional harassment
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“Secretary Kim… Do you think you’ll quit..?”
“I guess so.. Even if you don’t hit him, he’s still stupid..”
There's a reason the annex people are saying this. It's been a week since the two of them fought, and Seok has been "intentionally" harassing Yeo-ju by picking on trivial things.
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"Secretary Kim, when will the copies I requested be ready? I'm not just asking you to find the documents, I'm just copying something I already have. Why is it taking this long?"
“I’m sorry. I’m out of ink, so I’ll give it to you right away. It’ll take 10 minutes...”
"If you knew the ink was out, shouldn't you have replaced it immediately? You used the printer all day, yesterday, and this morning, and you didn't even check that?"
“I’m sorry, sir, but this is my fault. I should have checked more carefully. I’m sorry you suddenly wrote today.Secretary Kim..”
“Isn’t Secretary Kim a member of the annex?”
“…”
"No, Mr. Choi. I'll check quickly. Mr. Managing Director, I apologize. I'll put the ink in quickly. I'll print it out quickly, even if it means going to another department while the copier is running. I apologize."
As Seok takes a deep breath and enters the office, the staff in the annex rush over to Secretary Kim and pat her on the shoulder.
“Sir, why are you acting like that? Why are you ordering this when you have copies of every document? Oh my… Are you okay?”
"It's okay. Mr. Park, could you please change the ink for me? I think I'll have to go to the next department..."
“Why did the copier have to be malfunctioning? Don’t worry, just go!”
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“Today is the final meeting, right?”
“Finally finished..”
It was a meeting to finalize the plagiarism issue that had been plaguing me all week. There were two meetings in total: a marketing meeting with Seok, and a legal meeting with Vice President Choi.
"Let's have Ms. Yoona attend the marketing meeting, and Manager Choi and I will attend the legal team meeting. That's all we have to do, so let's do our best!"
Everyone was enthusiastic and prepared for the meeting, and one hour before the two meetings began.
“Secretary Kim, please tell me the meeting schedule for today.”
"Today, we have two meetings: one regarding new product marketing and one regarding plagiarism. Since the legal team meeting is more urgent, I'll go in, and Yoona will attend the marketing meeting with the managing director..."
“I understand that my main secretary is Secretary Kim Yeo-ju.”
“That’s right, but,”
"Secretary Jeong Yoon-ah, do you have trouble keeping up with the legal team meetings? If so, then Secretary Kim, your senior, is also responsible. I remember attending important meetings during the first year and six months since joining the company."
“Because I am the chief secretary, I just go into more important and demanding meetings.”
“Since you are the chief secretary, shouldn’t you be assisting me, the managing director, and attending the same meeting?”
“…”
“What is this? Didn’t you know I was going into this meeting? OrSecretary Kim, do you not want to have a meeting with me?”
“No. ..I must have made a mistake. I’m sorry.”
"Is this something you've only done once or twice? Why are you making such a rookie mistake?"
"sorry."
"I understand that Secretary Jeong is attending a meeting with the legal team. Please leave."
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Yeo-ju, exhausted from all the effort she put into checking Seok's reaction and concentrating on the meeting, walked back to the office unsteadily.The sound of a pager ringing around 4 o'clock.
dripping-
“I will go in.”
I took a step in and asked if there was anything I needed.
“Secretary Kim. Please give me the documents that the HR department submitted.”
“Are you talking about the one you uploaded last month?”
"yes."
“Do you need this document that has already been processed?”
“There is someone missing.”
“I’ll tell HR.”
“No. I’ll do it, so just bring it to me.”
"..yes."
I know this is a ridiculous request. If it was processed last month, it should already be in the information room. It'll take at least 30 minutes to find it. And it's especially concerning if it's HR work...
"ha.."
“Where are you going, Secretary Kim?”
“This is the information room..”
"What information room? Did I miss any documents?"
“You asked for the documents a month ago..”
“What happened to you two? Seriously, why are you like that!!”
“That’s what happens when the director is upset.. This is all I can say.. Fighting, Secretary Kim..”
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“Where are you? The HR team said they were here.”
The team leader clearly told me in the HR department that I was looking for one piece of processed material.
“Secretary Kim! It’s in the third box from the bottom of the K-5 information room. You must be tired… Would you like some candy?”
I rolled the sweet grape-flavored candy I was given back in my hand and opened the box to look for it, but I couldn't find the documents.
‘I’m going to break up again… I should’ve just quit… Now that I’m in a relationship, I can’t just quit whenever I want. Should I just throw everything away, including my relationship and my job?!’
"ha.."
I trudged up to the executive office, cursing inwardly and sighing deeply. What kind of abuse would I get this time?
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“Secretary Kim, did you find the documents?”
“No, sir.. I wonder what you’re going to say now..”
“I.. Secretary Kim..”
“Yuna, do you need anything?”
“No.. the manager.. tell him to come to the break room..”
"ha.."
The heroine heads to the steam room, internally mulling over all sorts of curses. Even though he's her boyfriend, even though he's her boss, the current situation is just too annoying.
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“Sir, the documents...”
“Are you going to prepare the documents?”
Seok had the documents he was looking for in his hand. And he said something like that? At that fact, the anger Yeo-ju had been holding back welled up.
“You have the documents.”
“I usually carry a copy with me, don’t you know?”
“Then I will go out.”
Seok locks the door to the steam room as he passes Yeo-ju, who is about to turn around and leave. Yeo-ju is surprised and annoyed by this.
Click-
“What is this..!!”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, lady.”
“You were probably saying those things for my own good, but you were being rude. I thought you’d understand. Like, ‘I’m a beginner.’ Like, ‘I can’t do my job.’ I didn’t mean it. I can’t do that in the office because I can see everything outside, and even when I ask you to eat, you don’t eat with me. It’s weird to ask you to eat, but I had to make an opportunity to talk to you like this. So… can you at least give me a chance to apologize?”
Meanwhile, the people in the annex are going crazy in this situation...
“Right now.. the door is locked..?”
"I'm going crazy. Why is Director Kim acting like that? What did Secretary Kim do wrong?"
“What should I do, Secretary Kim..”
Back in the steam room.
“That’s stupid.”
"I didn't mean to bother you. I just thought if I did this, you'd come looking for me and get angry."
“How could you think such a stupid idea?”
“I’m sorry.. I was wrong..”
"I was just saying that out of concern. I said you were sensitive, but that wasn't something I should have said."
“Yeah… I was wrong. I’m sorry.”
“And… why is it that only I am being tormented..”
The heroine's eyes welled up with tears as she felt a sudden surge of emotion. Finally, at the part about "harassing," the tears burst out.
“No, no, but still..”
“I’m sorry. It was my fault. Okay? Don’t cry.. My head hurts.. Do you want to leave work early? Let’s take half a day off today and go home. Okay?”
As he wiped his eyes with his sleeve, crying drop by drop, Seok grabbed his hand, saying it hurt, and hugged him. He must have felt so sorry and trembled, because his heart was beating incredibly fast.
“Really, really, that’s bad.”
“I’m sorry.. Don’t cry..”
Seok is even more flustered as the female protagonist cries even more sadly. He never thought she would cry this much.
I hugged her tightly and patted her, and she stopped crying. Only then did the shame begin to wash over her.
“Raise your head. Okay? I want to see your face.”
“(Mumbling)”
"huh?"
"I'm embarrassed.."
“It’s okay. Lift your head. Okay?”
As the heroine lifts her head while gently embracing Seok, she sees his moist eyelashes, his teardrop-shaped eyes, and even the pretty flower growing on his cheek. Seok, whose lover looks so cute and pretty that she wants to chew on him.
“My lady.”
“Can I kiss you?”
“..If I tell you not to do it, you won’t do it?”
After a fiery argument, the kiss was sweet. The smell of coffee in the break room, the sweet taste of grapes in my mouth, and a hint of thrill. The three were perfect.
“It tastes like grapes.”
“It’s because I ate candy… Don’t say anything because it’s embarrassing..”
In this way, the relationship between the two became as sweet as a grape-flavored kiss.
Until the final exam
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