Love is always happy, Kook-ah

Side story. The name of it is Kwon Tae-gi 2

Manager Gae-ssa-ji

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That was my modifier.

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A word that always sticks around no matter how hard you try to shake it off.

직원

"Our department head is a real piece of shit. Oh, it's so annoying."

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I tried not to let these adjectives of mine harm you. Perhaps they became poisonous.

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The method I came up with was a company dinner that all employees liked.

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I find it quite funny. The solution I came up with was this kind of company dinner. But even this, awkward as it was, was the way I loved you.

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"excuse me,"

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I opened the door to the department office that I hadn't been in for several days.

직원

"Manager...?"

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Everyone looked at me, surprised by my sudden appearance.

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"Aren't you going home from work?"

직원

"Ah...yes..! Yes, I have to."

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"Is there anyone who would like to go to a company dinner?"

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It was a difficult thing to say. No one knows, but... really. A lot.

직원

"Yeah...?"

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Everyone looked at me with wide eyes.

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"It's a company dinner. Oh... if no one wants to go-"

직원

"Oh, no!! I... will go!"

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I was grateful to the employee who glanced at me and raised his hand. Thanks to that person, all the remaining employees raised their hands.

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After that, we went to company dinners once a week, and the number of times gradually increased.

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I started going once a week, then twice a week, then three times a week, then four times a week, then five times a week.

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I wasted all the time I could have spent with you on coworkers.

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Having company dinners improved the atmosphere in the department, but it also led to an increase in the number of people who jump in without knowing anything.

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"Ah, ah~ I'm rich~ Let's have just one more drink and then we'll go?"

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This woman, who pretends to be drunk when she's not, grabs my arm and hangs on.

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There was this person who kept coming at me lately.

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"Let go of my arm."

김예지

"Why~ If you say Soljiki, it'll be good for you too, sir~"

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"Women don't like to be hit, but if you want to be hit, then do so. I can hit you anywhere."

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The woman held back from hitting him, but he liked it? What? That woman, who was babbling nonsense, really wanted to hit him.

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Still, he must have been scared, because he stuck out his lips and let go of my arm.

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It was pretty when you did it, but when this woman did it, I hated it so much that I didn't want to look at it.

김예지

"Tch- But since you like the manager, this is a gift!"

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It was a brief moment, but our lips touched and fell apart.

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Huh- what are we going to do now?

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The noisy and chaotic pocha became quiet.

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Kim Ye-ji was sleeping in my arms, unaware of what she had done. I was staring at her.

직원

"Ha, ha... Why is Yeji like this today...?"

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The employees stood up one by one, watching me.

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Of course, I also took Kim Ye-ji, who was in my arms.

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Unlike before, I sat alone in a quiet pojangmacha and drank soju.

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I knew that drinking this wouldn't make a difference.

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After shaking my head and paying the bill, I headed home.

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"Haa- the sky is so fucking black"

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It was still cold, so his breath was white.

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My steps towards home felt particularly heavy today.

Suddenly-

이여주

"jimin park"

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As soon as she enters the house, the female protagonist is holding her cell phone and talking on the phone.

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"...who are you talking to at night?"

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I walked slowly towards the heroine while waiting for an answer.

이여주

"Jeonjeong...with the country"

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I was a little upset by the unexpected person.

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"Why are you talking to him so late at night?"

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Why did it have to be Jeon Jungkook? I was even more angry than before.

이여주

"I was just... bored..."

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But when I look into your eyes, which are so pure, I can't get angry.

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"......ha.."

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He suppressed his anger and rested his chin on the female protagonist's shoulder.

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The heroine flinched for a moment, then lowered her shoulders again.

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"I had a hard day today"

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The silence that followed was when I put it back on.

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"Hey, weren't you having a hard time today?"

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He stopped the female protagonist from biting her lips as if she felt uncomfortable somewhere.

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"Don't bite your lips."

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The heroine seemed to think for a moment at my words and then called me.

이여주

"jimin park"

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"why?"

이여주

"What have you been doing until now?"

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You must know that I just came back from a company dinner...?

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It was a bit of a strange question, but I answered it.

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"I just came back from a company dinner."

이여주

"No way"

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.....? I asked again when the female protagonist said that what I said was wrong.

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"what?"

이여주

"How do you explain the peach scent and the lipstick on my shirt?"

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I wondered what he meant, so I spoke as calmly as possible.

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"It's hard, so don't make it hard for you. Let's talk tomorrow, okay?"

이여주

"Tomorrow? When?"

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"I'm going to go to a company dinner tomorrow too."

이여주

"Tomorrow too!!!! I'll be home late."

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It was so true. He'll definitely come home drunk tomorrow, and Yeo-ju will be waiting for him.

이여주

"I said you'd come home early, so I waited for you. I was worried you might not eat. I even prepared food to eat with you, but I didn't eat. I thought you'd be lonely eating alone."

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I just remembered.

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I called to say I was going to go home early tonight.

이여주

"But you, why, do you always leave me like this and spend time outside, saying you're eating out or working overtime?"

이여주

"I missed you... but still, I missed you so much because you're my husband, because you're the one I love!!!!"

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That trembling voice sounded so sad,

이여주

"You can skip a company dinner for a day or so."

이여주

"I think I should go home early today, because my wife will be waiting for me with dinner ready."

이여주

"For a day, really, for a day, you could say something like that and come in early."

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The pitiful eyes pierced my heart,

이여주

"You've been getting buried every day. That lipstick."

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Now I hate myself so much.

이여주

"Yeah, I thought sometimes I could just bury myself. That can happen when you drink."

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"But if you do this too often, you won't be able to think like that."

이여주

"Too often, you, what... haa..."

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I regret not being able to wipe away the tears that were welling up in those pretty eyes.

이여주

"Ugh...I...I waited so long!!!!"

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The situation has become so irreversible.

이여주

"ha..."

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The silence continued, but I couldn't speak first.

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I'm just waiting for you to speak first, as you shake your head in anger.

이여주

"Okay. I'll go out today."

이여주

"You get a feel for how I feel."

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"Lee Yeo-ju"

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Because all I can do for you as you try to leave is to call out your name.

이여주

"Do you still have something to say?"

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"I think this is enough."

bang-

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I felt it when you left.

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How lonely it must have been,

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How cold it must have been for him to be alone in this space.