Between Us is X (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
“What bad luck.”
Without realizing it, Eun Su let the words in her heart slip out and quickly made a “sorry” gesture with her hands. Ju Han nodded with a face that showed no sign of being hurt at all.
Suddenly overcome by a pointless curiosity, Eun Su added,
“Then what are you going to use it for?”
“Do I have to use it somewhere? Doesn’t it already have meaning and be moving just by existing like this?”
“This is more serious than I thought, this guy.”
Eun Su turned away resolutely with an expression that said she shouldn’t talk to him anymore.
“You two are really best friends.”
Jae Rim, who had been giggling, spoke seriously.
“But, CEO. If ten pieces of furniture sell together just because of one face, isn’t that still a profitable business?”
“If you’re aiming for that, why not sell your face instead.”
“The boss’s face wouldn’t work, but mine would?”
“Yeah. If you’re okay with it.”
As Jae Rim looked dumbfounded, Eun Su placed one hand on Jae Rim’s shoulder.
“Not a bad idea. You okay with that?”
“I feel like I might not be okay with it, let me think about it for a second.”
“What’s there to think about. You’re okay with it.”
“Really? I’m okay? Actually, today’s company dinner is at Bomridan-gil, so I put in a little extra effort. This shirt is also my first time wearing it today? It was hard to get even through direct overseas purchase, so a friend living in England…”
“Alright, alright, give me the camera and go stand over there naturally.”
“Oh come on… Like this?”
As Jae Rim walked deeper into the warehouse, he subtly started posing. So Min, who had been watching him pretend to be reluctant at first and then gradually go overboard, clicked her tongue.
“He came dressed all flashy again today, if he gets sawdust or oil on his clothes he’ll throw another fit…”
At that moment, Eun Su burst out laughing. It seemed Jae Rim had played a prank.
“This is insane. Are you really okay with this photo?”
“No, Manager, this one went too far.”
“You’re the one who went too far, not me.”
Ju Han’s gaze quietly shifted back and forth between Jae Rim, who was begging her to delete it, and Eun Su, who was laughing so hard she could barely breathe.
So Min turned her head, realizing Ju Han had been unusually quiet, and froze. An unfamiliar, strange expression had appeared on Ju Han’s face.
But as if he thought she had seen something she shouldn’t have, Ju Han instantly returned to his usual face. He flicked his hair back as if annoyed and muttered,
“I feel like we could cancel the company dinner. It already seems like the team bonding is more than enough.”
The moment she heard that, So Min slammed the table with a thud. Ju Han flinched.
“That’s not happening, CEO. I’ve been preparing for today’s dinner since yesterday.”
Whatever she had prepared, So Min’s eyes were murderous.
Feeling as though he was facing So Min in a judo uniform on a mat—something he had never actually seen—Ju Han smiled awkwardly.
“I took the joke too far. Let’s eat and bond even better.”
[This is the timeline separator]That evening, there was a long-overdue company dinner for Vida.
Ju Han, who had thought of grilling pork belly the moment he landed at Incheon Airport; Eun Su, who eats everything well except cucumbers; So Min, who boasts the appetite of a former athlete; Seon Kyung, who eats more than she looks; and Jae Rim, who seems like a light eater but becomes terrifying once he starts—all gathered together, and already in the first round more than 15 portions worth of food bills had piled up.
Then, feeling too full, they decided to aid digestion and moved to a nearby pub for round two.
“Now that I think about it, Vida is already turning two years old.”
Everyone holding a beer glass and chatting about this and that, Eun Su casually brought it up.
Although Ju Han’s father had founded Vida more than ten years ago, for the people here now, the time two years ago when the CEO changed and the place reopened felt much more real.
After sharing memories for a while, Jae Rim suddenly said,
“Right, I wasn’t going to bring up something that kills the mood while drinking.”
“Then don’t.”
So Min cut him off immediately. She was clearly sensitive to anything that would ruin the taste of alcohol.
Jae Rim quickly changed his words.
“I already decided to say it. Anyway, we’re not just drinking for the taste, so let’s all talk about it together. It’s about Jang Hyun Man.”
“Ugh.”
Eun Su grimaced.
Jang Hyun Man, a long-time employee of Vida who caused all kinds of chaos when he quit after trouble with Ju Han and was now running Moem—no one here had any good feelings left toward Manager Jang Hyun Man, now President Jang Hyun Man of Moem.
“A few days ago I was at the hair salon thoroughly reading new magazines, and there was an interview with him. He was openly claiming to be the pioneer of Korea’s vintage furniture market now.”
Everyone sneaked glances at Ju Han.
It was hard to clearly say who the real pioneer or original was, but among the implicitly recognized first-generation collectors, Representative Kim Gyeong Hoon could not be excluded.
The problem was that after he passed away, Jang Hyun Man kept subtly doing media play like “Representative was the only one on the surface, but in reality it was me…” trying to claim Kim Gyeong Hoon’s achievements as his own.
“If he had just taken everything and built something bigger, that would be the end of it, but I don’t know why he keeps picking fights with us.”
“He probably expected us to go bankrupt quickly without him, but since we’re not collapsing as easily as he thought.”
Eun Su replied with one corner of her mouth slightly raised.
After a few words of agreement popped out, Jae Rim turned to Seon Kyung.
“But, Manager Oh. There’s no way that guy would let a talent like you go, so why didn’t you follow him?”
Seon Kyung answered immediately without any hesitation.
“There was no reason to follow. Honestly, I was grateful he left first. If he hadn’t, I thought someday I might throw a resignation letter in someone’s face for the first time in my life.”
Everyone burst into laughter at the same time.
“Manager Oh is usually quiet but every once in a while she’s so powerful.”
As Jae Rim said, Seon Kyung seemed quietly present yet absent, handled her share of work solidly, and clearly expressed her opinions even with her soft, polite way of speaking.
Even after two years, she never dropped honorifics with anyone and kept her distance, yet she never missed any gathering either—she had that mysterious side.
“But then… ah!”
Eun Su, about to say something, accidentally knocked over the beer glass in front of her. Ju Han, sitting next to her, stretched out his hand with incredible reflexes and caught the glass before it fell under the table. He prevented the glass from breaking, but he couldn’t stop the liquid from splashing.
“Ugh, it’s all wet!”
“My hand is wetter. Are you drunk? If you’re drunk, go home.”
“It’s not because I’m drunk, it was an accident, okay? You’re being so harsh.”
Eun Su pouted while looking at her soaked blouse and stained pants. Ju Han took the napkin Jae Rim hurriedly handed over, passed it to Eun Su, shook his hand a couple of times, and said,
“Anyway, because of you my hand is wet too, and if it weren’t for me your clothes would be even wetter, but no sorry or thank you or anything?”
“I was going to say it, but you killed the mood so I won’t.”
“Why do you treat apologies and thanks like they depend on the mood?”
“If I say I won’t, then I won’t.”
Eun Su glared at Ju Han and stood up.
“I’m going to the bathroom for a sec.”
The moment Eun Su stepped out from the table, Ju Han’s phone rang.
“I’ll take this call and come back.”
Ju Han also stood up.
As he walked away answering the call, he saw Eun Su ahead of him turn around and suddenly grab the back collar of the shirt he was wearing. He couldn’t hear the conversation, but it roughly looked like Eun Su telling him to take off his shirt and Ju Han saying “let go, woman.”
Seon Kyung, watching the two bickering figures walk away, spoke seriously.
“There really can be true friends between a man and a woman. If it’s just classmates or acquaintances I wouldn’t know, but I don’t have a single guy I could call a friend, so seeing the CEO and Manager is a bit fascinating to me.”
Jae Rim nodded.
“To be honest, every female friend I thought I got along with particularly well always ended up dating me, so in a slightly different sense I believed there are no friends of the opposite sex. That’s why when I first saw the CEO and Manager I was a bit suspicious if something was going on, but after two whole years of nothing, it seems there really isn’t?”
Jae Rim rubbed his chin with suspicious eyes. So Min, tilting her head along with him, said,
“Well… Maybe because I’m simple-minded, I don’t know about anything else… but the way they look at each other like they think the other is pathetic felt very real.”
Seon Kyung and Jae Rim let out smiles of agreement. So Min added,
“Anyway, I like that the two of them are friends. After working part-time in many places, when superiors genuinely dislike each other it’s exhausting, and if they’re dating it’s even more exhausting.”
“Oh, I totally agree with that.”
Jae Rim strongly agreed.
“My previous mentor at a company I briefly worked for was in an office romance with someone in the same office; when things were good they showed it, when they fought they showed it even more, and it made me so anxious for no reason. Ugh. Hated it.”
Seon Kyung nodded saying “Right,” and smiled softly.
“In many ways, I think our CEO and Manager are just the right amount.”
[This is the timeline separator]The next day was a day off. After sleeping in to her heart’s content, Eun Su showered, had a quick breakfast, and cleaned the house.
It was the perfect size for living alone, so cleaning didn’t take very long. An 11-year veteran of housework who started living on her own at eighteen, her hands were pretty fast.
After finishing cleaning, Eun Su rummaged through her closet with a serious expression.
She had a wedding to attend at 2 p.m. It was the wedding of a senior she had been somewhat close to when she worked at the magazine company.
Because her resignation process had been so spectacular, it felt a little awkward to see those people again, but it had already been two years. Come to think of it, that senior had also changed jobs a few months ago, so probably not many people from the old company would be there.
‘Honestly, as long as I don’t see Team Leader Gye, it’ll be fine.’
After pondering, Eun Su pulled out a dress she almost never wore except as wedding-guest attire.
There were quite a lot of people at the venue. As Eun Su had guessed, there were more strangers than people from her previous company.
On her way out after meeting the senior in the bride’s waiting room and giving congratulations, she ran into welcome faces. They were people from a PR agency where she had freelanced for a few months.
“Wow, Eun Su, it’s been so long!”
“It really has, Team Leader. Have you been well?”
After exchanging greetings happily, the team leader asked playfully,
“No wedding news of your own besides attending others’ weddings?”
“Oh come on, how could there be already? I don’t even have a boyfriend, it’s still far off.”
Maybe I’ll never have one. Eun Su added only in her mind and smiled brightly.
“By the way, where are you working these days, Eun Su?”
As if she had been waiting, Eun Su took a business card out of her bag and handed it over.
“I’m at Vida.”
“Oh, really? But that place…”
The team leader made an “oops” face and trailed off.
She had probably almost said something like “Didn’t it used to be doing well but became awkward after the CEO suddenly changed?” Guessing that, Eun Su just smiled as if she had no idea.
“If you ever need vintage furniture, contact me anytime. We can also sponsor for studio props, shoots, etc.”
After smoothly wrapping up the conversation with a cheerful attitude and greeting a few more people, Eun Su entered the venue where the main ceremony would be held.
Watching the ceremony proceed smoothly in the familiar order—lighting of the candles, groom’s entrance, bride’s entrance—Eun Su quietly crossed her arms.
Marriage.
There had been a time when she thought maybe something like that could happen in her life too, with fluffy expectations like a flower field. It was a happiness she could only enjoy briefly at that age.
But the more she learned, the more it became a bittersweet reality.
A memory from a few years ago suddenly passed through her mind.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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