EP 3. Why Are You Shaking? - Your own jewelry

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김여주

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직원/들

"......"

The conference room was suffocatingly quiet.

Taehyung's gaze, glaring at the two with his arms tightly linked, made the already damp air feel even more suffocating.

김태형

Tell me calmly what's going on.

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If you raise your voice one more time, I won't stay still.

김여주

...

직원/들

"Team Leader. I was just trying to teach my employees a lesson as a boss~ Haha.. It's nothing special."

김태형

You seem quite angry for something so trivial.

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Miss Yeoju, Miss Yeoju, tell me.

김여주

..Me?

김태형

You're both parties involved. I think we need to hear both sides' opinions.

직원/들

"Hey, Team Leader, I was just giving some training. When have you ever seen me catch a junior?"

직원/들

"There's a lot of work to do, so let's just move on. How can the team members concentrate when it's so noisy?"

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....

Taehyung's brow furrowed once again because Manager Park only said what he wanted to say, ignoring the female lead's words.

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...Okay, go in.

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But you shouldn't yell in the office.

직원/들

"Yes, yes, of course~ Manager Kim, let's go."

김여주

....

김태형

Miss Yeoju, let me see you for a moment.

김여주

Yes? Me?

김태형

Yes, I have something else to say.

직원/들

"Huh? Why only Manager Kim...?"

김태형

It won't affect Manager Park, so go ahead and go.

직원/들

"..yes.."

Taehyung, who decided that the two of them would definitely not be able to talk if they were together, sent Manager Park out and called Yeoju in separately.

After gently coaxing Manager Park back to the office, he sat Yeo-ju down in front of him and asked her in a soft voice.

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Okay, tell me.

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Why did you fight with Manager Park?

김여주

...

The heroine seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.

김여주

Because I was ridiculed.

김태형

Are you kidding me? Can you be more specific?

김여주

..When I first joined the company, Manager Park evaluated my face and body. And he did it openly, in front of the entire team.

김여주

Since then, I haven't had a good impression of him, so I think he didn't like me because I was always strict with him in public.

김태형

..That's why I yelled at the female employee earlier..

김여주

...I guess it's related.

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Are you okay? Manager Park doesn't seem like the type to back down easily.

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This could get even more difficult. What can I do? What can I do?

김여주

..It's okay. It's my job. You don't have to worry about it, Team Leader.

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still,

김여주

Manager Park is famous for being like that.

김여주

I have a lot of work to do, so can I come in?

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...

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Yes, that's right.

김여주

Well then...

Drumroll-

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....

After the female lead left, Taehyung became lost in thought.

It was because I noticed that the female protagonist's pupils, who seemed to be fine, were trembling slightly.

Tadak-

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..Kim Yeo-ju.. Kim Yeo-ju...

Taehyung, who often returned to the office on foot, started searching for something on his laptop.

What Taehyung found while muttering the name of the female protagonist so low that others couldn't hear and tapping away at the keyboard and mouse was,

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...what.

It was a "Team Member Work Performance Report" that was only sent to the team leaders of each team.

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Kim Yeo-ju... She's number one, right?

Among them, Yeoju's performance was by far the best, while Manager Park's performance was only ranked 17th out of 20.

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'I can't lose such a talented person just because of Manager Park...'

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'Can I take care of it for you?'

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...ha...

While Taehyung was looking at Yeoju with his eyes sparkling, our Yeoju sighed deeply and stared at the monitor and keyboard without stopping.

That's because that damn Manager Park, as if he were trying to exact some petty revenge, left a mountain of work and documents at Yeo-ju's place.

김남준

..It must be hard. Should I help you?

김여주

No, it's okay. It's my job.

김남준

Still, it's too much to do alone. I just submitted my report, so I have nothing to do. Give it to me.

김여주

...Thank you. There is no one else but you.

But still, friends are the best - I thought to myself as I was about to hand over the documents I received to Namjoon...

직원/들

"Hey, Manager Kim Yeo-ju?! Are you just passing the buck?!"

김여주

'...shiX....'

That bastard, Manager Park, who can't stand seeing his husband's comfort, started talking again.

직원/들

"I didn't see it that way, Assistant Manager Kim Yeo-ju!!! You're passing on your own work to someone else?!! This is disciplinary action!! Don't you understand?!!"

김여주

Sir, these are all tasks that can be collaboratively worked on.

김여주

And rather, if two people work together, they can choose a better product during the product selection process.

직원/들

"Shut up!! So you're saying you did a good job now?!!!!"

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"It's not anyone else, it's me!!! How can you just throw away the work the manager gave you like that!!!"

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..No, I'm sorry.

직원/들

"Tsk tsk... Manager Kim, finish that and send it in today!!! If that gets delayed and the rest of the schedule gets pushed back, it's Manager Kim's fault!!!"

김여주

yes...

dump-

Yeo-ju, as if she were going to die if she listened to this nagging any longer, answered roughly to Manager Park's liking and collapsed into her seat.

김남준

Hey.. are you okay?

Namjoon asked cautiously, but the way the female lead lowered her head while pressing her head hard didn't seem okay.

김여주

..are you okay.

김남준

It's not okay.

김여주

.....

김여주

My head hurts a little bit, that's why.

김남준

I have some Tylenol. Should I give it to you?

김여주

Oh... that would be nice.

김남준

Okay, drink my water.

김여주

thank you..

The female protagonist, who received the medicine from Namjoon, swallowed it in one gulp along with water.

김여주

under....

김남준

If you're having a hard time, leave work early. You've been looking unwell since lunchtime.

김여주

..No. I have to finish all my work and go.

김남준

still..

직원/들

"Manager Kim Namjoon! You have to go to our business meeting!

김남준

Yes? Oh, that's right..!

김여주

Were you out of town? Go ahead and go.

김남준

..Call me when you get home. Okay?

김여주

Okay. Have a go.

Namjoon left the office with a worried look in his eyes until the very end.

As the seat next to her became empty, the female protagonist's heart also felt empty for no reason.

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..'Let's finish this quickly and go home..'

A few hours later

09:12 PM

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I thought it would be over quickly if I did it quickly, but it was a big mistake for the female lead.

My head was pounding, the atmosphere was a bit chaotic today, I couldn't concentrate, and it wasn't an environment where I could finish quickly.

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'Still, I finished it today..'

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..everyone is gone..

It was late at night, and only Yeoju was left in the office.

After passing through the hallway where only one or two lights were on, as if most of the other teams had also left work, Yeoju was barely able to leave work.

Bam- Bam Bam--!!

The sound of automatic car horns echoes through the streets, as if responding to each other. Even at night, seeing people leaving work at similar times creates a sense of kinship.