short story collection
The Absurd Office Romance (Nam Do-hyun)
I am a team leader who has been working at a small to medium-sized company for the past two years.
I'm in a secret relationship with my agent.
He is one year older than me.
But it's a bit difficult these days because public and private life are so separated
이지은
Sir, please pay for this.
남도현
Oh, leave it there
이지은
Oh, sir, what are you doing after work today?
남도현
I have a prior engagement after finishing.
이지은
Ah... yes...
Today is a day when work finishes early, so I wanted to go on a date, but they always put it off, saying they have a prior engagement.
강슬기
Not working today either??
이지은
Yeah, I always have plans.
Seulgi knows we're dating secretly
Seolgi is quick-witted, so she knows just by looking at my expression.
이지은
Should I just stop?
강슬기
Can you let me go so easily??
이지은
I don't know, I'm just so tired
남도현
Team Leader Lee, please come to my room for a moment.
이지은
Oh yes
Ji-eun felt good inside, but she wasn't particularly happy because she didn't know what would happen.
이지은
What's going on?
남도현
Lee Ji-eun...
I was really surprised when he hugged me as soon as I entered his room.
이지은
M, what are you doing?
남도현
Oh, why...
남도현
I really had a hard time today ㅠㅠ
이지은
Why is someone like this, whose public and private lives are so distinct?
I spoke to my brother in a sullen tone, and he sounded very distressed.
남도현
But... I'm really having a hard time...
이지은
What's going on?
남도현
Should we just make it public?
이지은
What? Why do you suddenly want to make it public?
남도현
Don't touch me...
남도현
No... He keeps asking me to meet him and if I don't, he threatens me...
이지은
Huh, who is that person?
남도현
Let's find out! What do you think?
이지은
I just wish we would stop
남도현
uh?
이지은
Let's stop
남도현
Why are you suddenly like this...
이지은
I was just thinking about you earlier
I was so dumbfounded when I heard, "Don't touch me."
남도현
what...?
이지은
That's what the agent just said.
이지은
Are you saying that you don't want to touch the agent, so let's reveal it?
남도현
No... that's...
이지은
Let's stop, I'm sick of it now
남도현
Ji-eun...
이지은
I'll go
남도현
Ji-eun... I'm sorry Ji-eun
이지은
what?
남도현
uh...?
이지은
What are you sorry about?
이지은
I know everything you're saying
이지은
Oppa only thinks of himself
남도현
No... how much I think about you
이지은
Well then at least it doesn't do that
이지은
Oppa, you're just doing that to pursue your own happiness.
남도현
Ji-eun...
Dohyun suddenly started crying and I wasn't even surprised and thought he was being hypocritical.
이지은
Don't cry, you didn't do anything right or wrong.
남도현
Why are you doing that...
이지은
I'm just tired
남도현
Is there anything else besides that?
이지은
There is
이지은
My brother keeps laughing and flirting with other people.
남도현
What are you talking about? I don't even laugh at the wind or other people.
이지은
So what is this?
I showed the files I recorded and the pictures I took myself.
남도현
That's not me
바람녀
Sir!
남도현
Oh, uh
이지은
Oh, hello?
바람녀
Oh, hello, team leader
이지은
Oh right, so you two were having an affair?
바람녀
yes?
이지은
The agent is also amazing.
이지은
How come there are two of them in the same company?
바람녀
What are you talking about?
이지은
I'm leaving. You know it's the end today, right?
I came out of the agent's room in a state of anger, and Seolgi complimented me.
강슬기
Good job, Ji-eun
이지은
See... This is really annoying
강슬기
It's okay, it's okay
이지은
Ugh...
강슬기
Shall we go for a drink?
이지은
let's go
After work, we went to a bar.
But then a familiar person appeared
I was really dizzy, as if I had already had a drink.
강슬기
Should we go somewhere else?
이지은
No, let's just eat it. Why do we have to?
남도현
Huh? Ji-na-ah
이지은
Sir, what's going on?
남도현
Oh really... But why are you like that...
이지은
If you have nothing to do, why don't you go? We came here to eat too.
남도현
Ji-eun...
이지은
Just go away, I hate you now.
남도현
huh...
남도현
Thank you... Ji-eun...