short story collection

[Just wrote it]

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No Dating



hello everyone.
My name is Han Ji-woo.
Age: 26 years old.

I'm just an ordinary office worker.
But I, who was ordinary, work for an extraordinary company and have an extraordinary work life.
What is that?

It was a year ago when I joined this company when I was 25 years old.
At first, they treated me well because I was a new employee.
I heard from a senior at work that the CEO hates dating, so dating is prohibited in this company.

I told you not to lie, but your eyes were the eyes of truth.
But after a month, I found out.
It's not that I don't date because dating is prohibited.

And the representative doesn't come out much, maybe once a month.
Lastly, the representative is incredibly handsome.
That's why, when the CEO comes, the female employees put on makeup, dress up, and do their hair.

But, if you hate dating, how can you see it?
With that in mind, I didn't care whether he was handsome or ugly.
I didn't come here to date, I came here to make money.

"Hey, Mr. Jiwoo."

"Yes, senior."

At that time, a senior I wasn't very close with came.
I'm not sure about the rank.
Because I've only shared the story once or twice.

"We get off work at 8, but I have an important appointment today."

"yes."

What is this ominous feeling?
I don't want to hear it, but I can't help it.

"Could you please organize all the papers on my desk? I think the CEO will be upset if I don't do them by today. Okay?"

Ha, I guess I'm working overtime today.
mom···.

"Yes, it's not that difficult. Feel free to come and go."

"Thank you! I'll go and buy you dinner later!"

I've been working at the company for a month and I've never worked overtime.
That's how it turned out.
After about 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 5 hours, I looked at the clock and it was 3 o'clock.

I looked around and saw that only my seat had lights on.
I sighed and got up from my seat.
I'm going out to buy some coffee.

I stood in front of the cafe and waited for my love, Ah-ah.
I'm so scared.
When I got my coffee and entered the office, there was someone standing in my seat.

There was no one there at this time, so I got scared for no reason.
By any chance, a ghost...?
Without realizing it, I held my breath and approached my seat.

A decent height for brown hair.
Even just looking at his back, you could tell he was the CEO.
Why are you here at this hour, sir?

"Excuse me, sir..."

"Oh, it's Mr. Han. Is this by any chance Mr. Jiwoo's work?"

"that is···."

Actually, my senior told me not to say anything earlier.
If I tell you, you'll get scolded by the CEO.

"Yes, it's my job. It's a lot haha"

I just skipped over it.
No, I thought it was over.

"Oh really? But I don't think I ever gave this to Jiwoo."
"I think I gave it to Miss Hyun. Didn't I?"

...I'm ruined.
Sir, why is your memory so good?
I finally said it all.

My senior gave it to me because he had a promise.
I told the CEO everything I told him not to tell.
I was also in a bad mood.

As we talked like that, I became a little closer to the CEO.
I know your name and age.
So I asked cautiously.

"That representative."

"yes."

"I heard that, sir, why do you hate dating?"

Then the representative's expression changed.
There was a sad expression somewhere.
It was an expression that seemed to have a story.

"You don't have to say anything if you don't want to."

I wasn't that curious.
I looked at my desk and realized that I had a mountain of work to do.

"Oh, there's still a lot of work left to do."

"That's none of your business, Jiwoo."
"Give it to me, I'll give it to Rose."

Then I'll feel sorry.
I swallowed my words and said thank you.
The representative left first.

I finished the little work I had left and got up from my seat.
And when I went outside, I saw the CEO.
It seemed like it was waiting for me.

"Representative?"

"Oh, are you finished? It's late, and I don't want to send a girl alone."

"ah···."

The representative was kinder than I thought.
We were standing side by side waiting for a taxi.
Now that I think about it, they might seem a bit like lovers.

So a taxi came and we got in together.
The company is close to my house, so I arrived quickly.
I tried to pay the money I had earned, but the CEO wouldn't let me.

I worked late and he told me to just go home, saying that I had worked hard.
In the end, I couldn't pay the money.
So the next day came.

As I was leaving the house, I saw a familiar car in front of me.
As I got closer, the window opened and I saw a man.

"Jiwoo! Do you want to ride with me?"

It was Sunyoung who joined the company a year before me.
We chatted while riding together in the car to work.

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"I heard you worked overtime yesterday."

"Yes, because Senior Rose gave me the job."

"It must be hard."

"Well, it wasn't all thanks to the representative."

"···Are you the representative?"

"Yes, the representative took it away, saying it wasn't my job."

"He's not the type of person to do that..."

Sunyoung continued driving while muttering something.
And then when the traffic light came on, he looked at me in the passenger seat and opened his mouth.

“I know because I was close with the CEO in the past, but he’s not that kind of a person.”

"Huh? You were so nice yesterday."

Yesterday, you took a taxi with me and paid the fare.
At my words, Sunyoung's expression hardened and then she chuckled.
Just then the signal changed and we started off.

After that, Sunyoung muttered something, but I couldn't hear it clearly.

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"You're so kind... how fun."

So I arrived at the company.
I went into the building and said hello to the company people.

"Good morning everyone!"

"Is Jiwoo here?"

At that time, the agent who was close to me said:
The agent who was sitting next to me pulled his chair over to me and spoke.

“Didn’t you see the CEO when you came in earlier?”

"The representative? I haven't seen him..."

"Well, I don't know! The CEO decorated it to the max?"

"Why is that...?"

"Jiwoo doesn't know because he just came here."
"He's the kind of person who never dresses up when he comes to work."
"What I mean by 'decorated' is! I have a promise!"

"You might be with a friend."

"That's true, but..."

The agent kept talking next to me.
I was working by answering every single word.
At that time, I received a text message from the CEO.

I told the agent about the CEO's text and went up to the CEO's office.
I knocked on the door, listened to the answer, then opened the door and went in.
In the CEO's office, the CEO and a man I didn't know were sitting together.

"Why did you call me?"

"Oh, come sit here."

The representative pointed to the seat next to him and told me to sit down.
When I sat down next to him, he spoke as if he had been waiting for me.

"The person sitting in front of you is the CEO of ○○ Company."

"Oh, hello. This is employee Han Ji-woo."

"I've heard everything you said about Jiwoo. I heard you're so good at your job."

"yes?"

"Jeonghan said. I saw you yesterday and you did a good job, so I want to give you another experience."
"How about working at our company for a month?"

"The representative···"

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"Yes, me."

The CEO who speaks with a smile is really handsome.
But what I heard from Sunyoung in the morning kept bothering me.
Is it right for me to choose to gain experience at a big company, which was my dream?

I chose my dream.
Although Sunyoung's words were a bit concerning, I didn't want to lose sight of my dream.
When I returned to my seat, there was my favorite Banana Milk on the bookshelf.

I put the straw in and put it aside to work.
Actually, I wasn't doing any work, I was just looking at information about someone I met earlier.
At that time, I received a text message from Sunyoung.

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I burst out laughing at Sunyoung's reply.
It seems like what Sunyoung said before was true.
That you were close with the CEO.

Lunchtime has arrived.
I just eat at work.
I went to the convenience store, bought a triangle kimbap, and ate it.

After eating, I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth, but suddenly I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom.
While I was in the office doing my business, some company employees came in.
I was excited and thought I had to hurry up and get out so we could talk, but

After a while, I started to feel like going out.

"No, there's a new female employee who just joined."

"Oh, Han Ji-woo?"

"Oh, he said he only shows off to men?"

"Really? I don't know why, but you came with Soonyoung this morning too."

"Even the CEO is being tricked these days?"

"He's got a big liver. The CEO is popular, handsome, and capable."

"That's why. I should have known from the moment I came in."

I'm revealing the man.
I just became close with Sunyoung.
I just became close with the CEO.

Why is it always like this?
Am I not allowed to be friends with guys?
I think people who talk like that are more likely to reveal their true colors.

So, I was able to leave a long time after the employees left.
Oh, yeah, I guess you can think of it as her being jealous of me being friends with handsome guys.
I went back to my seat without any problem.

"Jiwoo, are you okay? There are bad rumors going around about you."

The agent said.
If you say it's not okay, you're lying.
Wouldn't it be okay if someone talked behind your back?

But I didn't want to make you worry.

"It's okay. This isn't the first or second time this has happened."

"What's wrong with that? Do you want to leave work early today? I'll buy you something delicious."

"If the agent buys it, I have to go lol"

I absolutely have to leave work on time today.
I wonder what the agent will buy me.
I'm looking forward to it.

Then a text came.
It's the representative.

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I tried to reply but couldn't.
I also received a text message from Sunyoung.

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Oh, things are really messed up.
What should I do?
I made an appointment with the agent first, the CEO will probably talk about work, and Sunyoung...














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I finished writing the article at 1 o'clock and added all the gifs like this.
I forgot something because I was playing a game while eating that meal.
Oh, that's not an excuse at all, it's just how it is...