The time of arrival in Seoul was a late dawn when silence settled on the main roads. As I entered Seojun’s officetel, sleep began to overwhelm me.
“Wash up and sleep.”
“Can’t I just sleep?”
The tension was released, and due to crying a lot, my energy was depleted.
“Do you want me to wash you?”
Seeing me lying on the sofa without intending to move, Seojun went into the bathroom. I tried to open my eyes and looked at Seojun, but soon closed them again.
I drifted off for a moment. While I was in that state, Seojun’s gentle touch, treating my face like a precious object, woke me up. I saw Seojun’s face, wiping my face with a warm towel.
“Look at the eye boogers.”
For a moment, I was touched. Seojun deliberately showed me the eye boogers for me to see.
“Give it to me. I’ll do it.”
“Never mind. Don’t move a finger.”
Then, as steam rose from the warm water, Seojun soaked the towel again and started wiping all over my body.
“After you’re done, change into comfortable clothes.”
“Yeah.”
I looked at Seojun in a daze. I was momentarily moved by his concentrated effort to gently wipe my body.
“Raise your arm.”
“No, I don’t want to.”
“Raise it.”
Seojun, trying to wipe my armpits, caused all the sleepiness to vanish. I vigorously resisted and got up from my seat.
“I’ll just take a shower.”
I quickly went into the bathroom and locked the door. Even though we had been friends for 29 years, I couldn’t casually lift my arms to let him wipe my armpits. I shook my head vigorously and turned on the shower.
After that, I spent the weekend without any thoughts.
I slept in with Seojun until late, ordered delivery food, ate, and crawled back into bed to sleep. It wasn’t until Sunday evening, which felt somewhat unsatisfying, that I took Seojun’s car back home.
“I’ll pick you up in front of your house tomorrow.”
“Why bother?”
“To go to work together.”
“There’s no need for that.”
“I’ll sleep at my parents’ house and go from there. So, wait for me instead of going early in the morning.”
Transparent and determined eyes. When Seojun had such eyes, his stubbornness couldn’t be broken. I just nodded and went inside.
“I’m back.”
“Yeah. Did you have a good time?”
Mom was lying on the sofa, watching a weekend drama with a facial pack on her face.
“Yeah. I had a good time.”
Unintentionally, my voice sounded drained.
“What’s wrong? Is something going on?”
“What happened…”
Our mom, who raised her upper body to look at me with a facial pack on her face.
“Did you fight with Seojun?”
“No.”
“Apologize to Seojun.”
Although I answered that we didn’t fight, she uttered a word telling me to apologize first and then lay back on the sofa.
Feeling upset, I was about to confront my mom. Then I thought it might be better to let her misunderstand rather than clarifying it, so I kept my mouth shut.
I returned to my room and flopped onto my bed, the most comfortable in the world.
Perhaps, if I go to work tomorrow, I will be in the midst of a whirlwind. The unresolved issue with Manager Kim. The confident words uttered by Jiseojun about his girlfriend.
I grabbed my throbbing head.
“I don’t know. Let’s think about tomorrow’s work tomorrow!”
After turning my blanket upside down, covering it to my head, I forcefully closed my eyes.
“I will help Deputy Moon Dayul do whatever she wants to do.”
The team leader, who came to work early in the morning, called me. We entered an empty meeting room, sat down, and looked at each other. I replied to the team leader’s concerned greeting about whether I had a good rest with just a faint smile.
“Actually, I’m not sure. I’d like to give her a proper punishment, but…”
“I understand. Deputy Moon’s feelings.”
Internal sexual harassment issues are not only of interest to the perpetrator. If legal punishment is sought, it could be a long and challenging fight.
When the fact of the harassment becomes known within the company, the victims may have to face isolation or be prepared to leave their jobs.
However, that doesn’t mean I wanted to bury this incident.
“There’s also a way to report it to the internal grievance handling department. There are also ways for the company to take disciplinary action or deal with it according to the procedure.”
“I see.”
“A friend who is a lawyer says having video or audio files would be advantageous. But with the recording we have, it might be difficult. If Manager Kim insists under pressure or claims not to remember due to being drunk, it could be troublesome.”
In a situation where an easy solution was not available, I fidgeted with my fingers.
“Still, if Deputy Moon wants criminal proceedings, I’ll do my best to help. So, Deputy Moon, just think about yourself.”
“I’ll think about it a bit more.”
“Sure.”
The team leader and I stood up and returned to the office. In the office, Inhaha was there, having just arrived at work.
“Good morning, Inhaha.”
I greeted Inha warmly. However, she just nodded blankly and sat down, gazing at me.
Feeling awkward, I looked at Inha and took my seat.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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