[Break] The Chairman is a womanizer

#23: The seat next to me

The sudden breakup notice, Jung Ho-seok was the one who always accepted everything no matter how harshly I spoke. Even on the days when we fought, he would call my name affectionately and my anger would quickly subside.

That Jung Ho-seok... is saying goodbye to me. That's the most painful thing in the world. I wish for each other's happiness from afar.

As I stood there dumbfounded, Jung Ho-seok took a deep breath and turned around to leave. He walked away in a sharp suit, his heels polished to a shine.

In the end, it ended without me saying a word. I once thought about marrying you, and I thought that was the right thing to do. My legs gave out and I collapsed in the empty hallway.

선 여주 [28]

"...I loved you, I'm sorry, Jung Hoseok..."

dripping_

김 석진 [29]

"Come in."

Chul-chul_

정 호석 [28]

"......"

김 석진 [29]

"You look very tired?"

정 호석 [28]

"...I came to submit my resignation letter."

김 석진 [29]

"What I said was, did you do well?"

정 호석 [28]

"...yes."

김 석진 [29]

"You chose well_ㅎ"

정 호석 [28]

"It was my mistake to trust you, even for a moment."

김 석진 [29]

"You're still so innocent~"

정 호석 [28]

"...I'll go out."

김 석진 [29]

"Remember? I told you I would ask you to be my secretary."

정 호석 [28]

"What's your request? You're making us break up."

김 석진 [29]

"Watch your words, you said you loved Seon Yeo-ju?"

김 석진 [29]

"Then behave yourself, I told you."

김 석진 [29]

"Did you forget that bird?"

정 호석 [28]

"...The chairman really made me feel like I was going to be thrown into hellfire from the beginning to the end and my limbs would be torn apart."

김 석진 [29]

"What are you talking about? You were the one who chose."

정 호석 [28]

"......"

_ Hoseok's POV _ Yesterday, when Seon Yeo-ju and Seok Jin-hyung met at the cafe, there was a time when Seon Yeo-ju left and only Seok Jin-hyung was left. When I, who had come to follow them, got up from the table next to me to leave.

김 석진 [29]

"Have you looked around, Team Leader Jeong?"

Seokjin hyung gets up and walks towards the table where I'm sitting.

정 호석 [28]

"Mr. Chairman..."

김 석진 [29]

"Have you heard the whole story?"

정 호석 [28]

"...I'm sorry, I was just worried..."

김 석진 [29]

"I'm sorry."

김 석진 [29]

"I told you to come to work starting tomorrow. How do you feel?"

Seokjin hyung was sitting in the chair in front of me, sipping coffee. The tone of his voice as he asked about my feelings was extremely sarcastic.

정 호석 [28]

"You even threatened me, so I guess it's the best choice."

정 호석 [28]

"I respect the opinion of the previous female protagonist."

김 석진 [29]

"however,"

김 석진 [29]

"Do you think I'll leave you alone?"

정 호석 [28]

"Even the young lady is being bullied to that extent."

정 호석 [28]

"I won't stay still any longer than that."

김 석진 [29]

"I wonder if that's true..."

김 석진 [29]

"Break up, Seon Yeo-ju."

정 호석 [28]

"...What nonsense are you suddenly talking about?"

김 석진 [29]

"Does Seon Yeo-ju want to be the target of a head-on collision?"

김 석진 [29]

"If you want, do it."

김 석진 [29]

"I won't stop here, until I'm satisfied."

정 호석 [28]

"...Tell me straight what you want."

김 석진 [29]

"Hehe, I told you to break up, Seon Yeo-ju. Didn't you hear that?"

김 석진 [29]

"I think I have feelings for Seon Yeo-ju."

김 석진 [29]

"What did you expect from a stone that rolled in?"

정 호석 [28]

"...If you can't break up."

김 석진 [29]

"Then what,"

김 석진 [29]

"I'll put your name and Seon Yeo-ju's name on the news and write that you and I are a couple who cheated on each other."

김 석진 [29]

"Do you want to crawl to the bottom with me?"

김 석진 [29]

"If you lose the remaining position as former P Group Chairman... you'll have nothing left."

김 석진 [29]

"If you promised to protect Seon Yeo-ju, but you want to show me your worst and be left alone in a pitiful state, then do as you please."

김 석진 [29]

"I'm not a former president like you, I'm a current president, so you know I can do anything, right? You too_ㅎ"

김 석진 [29]

"I will see your end, the choice is yours."

김 석진 [29]

"If you say you love her, you should wish her happiness. Don't you?"

김 석진 [29]

"Break up by any means necessary, even if it means giving some ridiculous excuse."

김 석진 [29]

"You guys fight a lot these days anyway. Didn't you fight today too?"

I couldn't refute it. It was all true. Former P Group Chairman, not the current one, but thanks to me, P Group grew tremendously and is still respected.

If even that position were to disappear, I would be nothing more than an empty shell of an incompetent person. What choice would it take to achieve the happiness I so desperately wanted for you?

김 석진 [29]

"The period is until tomorrow."

김 석진 [29]

"Choose wisely, you don't want to be an eyesore_ㅎ"

정 호석 [28]

"...huh."

In the end, the result of the cold war between us since last night was 'breaking up'. It was a decision I made because I wanted to give up my greed and let you go.

Retirement? Of course, it wasn't included in Kim Seok-jin's demands that were close to threats, but since he could already clearly see the pain he would have to endure every time he saw Seon Yeo-ju, he decided to live without seeing her.

I have enough money saved up... Now all I need is for you to be happy. Please live well, much better than I ever hoped for.

김 석진 [29]

"I didn't ask because I thought it was too much, but thank you for leaving on your own accord_ㅎ"

정 호석 [28]

"Starting tomorrow... we won't be seeing each other, Chairman."

정 호석 [28]

"So, I'm going to say everything I couldn't say because I was worried about what would happen next."

정 호석 [28]

"Mr. Chairman, you will never succeed."

정 호석 [28]

"No one wants an ugly chairman who only cares about his own interests while wishing for the downfall and misfortune of others."

김 석진 [29]

"That's the reality of this world, you think you're clean?"

정 호석 [28]

"I'm not finished talking yet."

정 호석 [28]

"J Group is known as a workplace with good employee benefits and always good performance results."

정 호석 [28]

"But knowing that it is stained with intimidation and dirty corruption, I wonder how long this group will last."

김 석진 [29]

"I'm worried about your situation, so be thankful you stopped here."

정 호석 [28]

"Okay, I'll be going out now."

정 호석 [28]

"I hope I never see you again."

정 호석 [28]

"After seeing the ugly bottom of the chairman..."

정 호석 [28]

"I wish this dirty, persistent relationship would end forever."

I threw my resignation letter down on the desk and left the president's office. After I packed my things and left the office, I was walking down the hallway when I saw Seon Yeo-ju waiting for me.

When I saw you crying, I wanted to wipe away the clear tears flowing from your eyes and hug you right away, but I couldn't do that anymore. We're worse off than anyone else.

선 여주 [28]

"...Hey, Jung Hoseok."

정 호석 [28]

"Thank you for everything, Secretary Seon Yeo-ju."

선 여주 [28]

"...Answer..."

정 호석 [28]

"I'm retiring as of today."

정 호석 [28]

"So, from now on, even without me, please eat well and don't skip meals."

정 호석 [28]

"Don't just drink coffee and don't work overtime too often."

정 호석 [28]

"Well, I'm sure the chairman will take good care of you even without me."

선 여주 [28]

"hey..."

정 호석 [28]

"Okay, that's it_"

선 여주 [28]

"Jung Ho-seok...!"

My feet, which had been moving, stopped without me realizing it when I heard the beautiful woman calling me desperately.

선 여주 [28]

"You, you..."

선 여주 [28]

"After pouring everything out to me like that..."

선 여주 [28]

"If you leave like that, how am I supposed to live...!"

선 여주 [28]

"You're really selfish, you know that...?"

정 호석 [28]

"...I don't really have anything to say to you now."

정 호석 [28]

"Take care, this is my best for you."

정 호석 [28]

"I loved you, very much. Maybe I still love you now."

정 호석 [28]

"But now I'm going to let you go."

선 여주 [28]

"Why... why do you have to do this because of Kim Seokjin!"

정 호석 [28]

"It's my choice."

정 호석 [28]

"So now you have no reason to interfere."

정 호석 [28]

"All you have to do is live happily."

정 호석 [28]

"love you."

After saying that, instead of helping Seon Yeo-ju up as usual, he turned around and left the building.

It's the end for you and me, it finally dawned on me and the tears I had been holding back began to flow.

Jung Ho-seok, who once again reminded me of the meaning of separation, left. So I had no choice but to sit in the hallway and cry endlessly.

선 여주 [28]

"Bad bastard... Really... Bad bastard..."

김 석진 [29]

"Why are you crying here, lady? Huh?"

Now, there is only my ex-husband Kim Seok-jin left beside me, not Jung Ho-seok. What should I do now... My eyes are going dark.

[Preview]

김 석진 [29]

"Do you want to go see a movie?"

선 여주 [28]

"I don't have a place to sleep, so..."

[Serial with 20 or more comments, Additional serial with 30 or more comments] + Sorry for the short length... I shortened the content a bit because I'm writing a collaboration! The collaboration is this piece on the Aji Cream account, and it's currently being serialized, so please visit often! 💖

+And in the previous episode, there were 27 comments split between Seokjin and Hoseok, but there were five people in Seokjin, fourteen in Hoseok, one person in Yangpa(?), one person in Jeongguk(?), and six people abstained! 😲

+ I will try to make the story as satisfying as possible for all of you! I sincerely thank all of you who always give me so much love (10,000 readers, 150 subscribers!) 🙇‍♀️💖

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