Once again, I met the man who had only hurt me. He greeted me as if nothing had happened, looking so happy even after our breakup. He even spoke to me as if nothing had happened between us.
Why on earth do you always treat me like the worst person I've ever met? Why are you so indifferent? Why are you... so happy? I feel such heartbreaking pain and frustration, yet you...
"Mr. Park Woojin? You weren't listening to me, were you? Please focus."
“Oh... I’m sorry.”
It's true I was thinking about something else, but I wasn't completely listening. I had to visit the manufacturing site in three days, and next Wednesday, I had to go to a customer satisfaction survey targeting senior citizens.
I knew it all. This was a company, and you were a professional manager, but I was just an amateur employee, entangled in old feelings, consumed by sadness and anger at seeing you even during work. You'd never understand. You'd never failed to get what you wanted in your life, and no one would have criticized you for being angry or doing anything you wanted.
I was the one who rejected you, but I'm the one who regrets it. You didn't hold on to me then, and even now, all you talk to me about is work. Even after death, you'll never know how I feel, what I think when I see you. You and I will never be able to love again.
“Please keep this in mind, and come out, as I have something else to say.”
“Oh, yes.”
What else is there to say? Your ex-lover, while still your coworker, seems to be lacking focus and lowering your efficiency, so he's probably trying to maintain his reputation and keep his nitpicking to himself. Why do I still want to follow you, why do I want to be alone with you? I couldn't understand myself.
“Hey. Park Woojin. What the hell, are you having fun?”
"...what?"
"Every time you see me, you're like, 'That dog-like expression, that look in your eyes, that behavior. You're dating that damn manager, Kim Dong-hyun!' You're going to promote it, aren't you? I like someone. They're ten thousand times better than you. So, stop blocking my path."
You're still the same. Selfish and self-centered. Of course, you were born a nobleman, so it's only natural for you to bully and belittle those less powerful than you. But how can you choose to do such inhumane things?
I gave you a blank chuckle, and you snorted in disbelief. You reached into your jacket, fumbled around, and pulled out your wallet. Then you opened it, pulled out several 50,000 won bills, and threw them at me.
"Is this okay? Now, please, let's forget about that and just work hard together. Okay? I'll go down first."
I could only stand there for a moment, watching you open the rooftop door and descend. It was certainly a terribly irritating and debilitating thing to do, but I picked up the bills Kim Dong-hyun threw, one by one, and stuffed them into the bills in my inside pocket. Even though I knew full well that this was a sure defeat, I was still going to lose.
“Fuck, seriously... this is disgusting.”
Number of characters in this episode: 1576
It's episode 0... so short...😉
Let me introduce you to a few people :-)
(I also included all the characters that didn't appear in this episode but will appear in the future - it's just an introduction of all AB6IX members anyway...)
Kim Dong-hyun / 28 years old / Quality Management Team Manager / Parachute / No swindle
Park Woo-jin / 27 years old / A very ordinary new employee in the quality management team / A difficult family background / A lot of hurt
Jeon Woong / 28 years old / World History Internet Instructor / Friend of Kim Dong-hyun / Once you see something, you won't forget it easily / Unlucky
Lee Dae-hwi / 27 years old / English academy instructor / Doesn't get drunk easily, but becomes a mad dog when he does / Woojin's friend
Descriptions related to the serialization of the work, etc. are written in the work introduction section 🙂