If there was such a factor as a chilly belief in a frozen world (that means, Si-Jin’s belief which had consequently been compelled on Hyung-Wook), then inside this belief, Hyung-Wook most well-liked to take care of trivial points on his personal phrases. Si-Jin was the busiest individual in the entire firm. Studies of who, for what motive, was out of the blue absent from work have been pointless until Si-Jin was searching for mentioned individual.

“However Ms. Kim Na-Yool didn’t commit any crime, and neither bought concerned in an accident or something unhealthy… That’s what she mentioned.”

Nevertheless, issues can be a bit totally different if a go away request was urgently submitted for the exact same day, with the heavy phrase ‘police station’ as its motive. It’s best to tell HR of any severe issues prematurely. Hyung-Wook checked out Si-Jin, nonetheless sustaining the identical posture as he turned the pages holding his pill PC.

Solely then did his immobile lips begin shifting.

“’That’s what she mentioned’?”

“What?”

“Is that every one?”

Si-Jin had solely quoted him and requested a brief query, but it felt like a scathing remark. Hyung-Wook contemplated for a second, as Na-Yool’s earnest request to ‘not report intimately to the president because it was a really private matter’ lingered in his thoughts.

What was thought of a ‘detailed report’? Though Hyung-Wook pretended he didn’t know a lot, and that he had simply heard just a few info simply in passing… Though he was being evasive, Hyung-Wook finally concluded that he himself didn’t appear to find out about Na-Yool’s scenario intimately. Her name to say that she was on the best way to the police station lasted lower than two minutes. Then, was it not the identical as telling him to not say something?

“…Sure, so, what a aid, proper? If she had hit somebody on her strategy to work or one thing, that will be…”

“If it have been to occur, she can be the one getting hit. How may she hit somebody.”

“Ah… proper, Ms. Kim Na-Yool doesn’t drive.”

Hyung-Wook struggled for some time along with his phrases to discover a center floor that will not reveal an excessive amount of. He at the very least tried, so hopefully, Na-Yool wouldn’t blame him. In addition to, even when the president knew, it’s unlikely that he would gossip with the entire firm!… So it was not significantly in Na-Yool’s drawback.

“Right here is the factor. Really, Ms. Na-Yool’s ex-boyfriend—”

“—that fucking bastard.”

“P… pardon?”

Hyung-Wook couldn’t utter a single phrase, his jaw jerking like a damaged automaton.

Ah, in fact, I will need to have heard it mistaken. So far as Hyung-Wook knew, Si-Jin was a decent boss who, whether or not within the firm or at an workplace banquet drunk, would by no means casually swear in entrance of his subordinates, not to mention use abusive language. Though it was additionally why individuals discovered him much more irksome…

So, it couldn’t be proper. Si-Jin couldn’t have mentioned these phrases.

“I’m listening.”

What a sublime wording to induce him to spill what he knew! Hyung-Wook shortly got here to his senses and continued speaking.

“It appears her ex-boyfriend was actually a nasty piece of labor. I’ve heard it’s been fairly a while since they broke up, however apparently he himself hasn’t been capable of settle for it in any respect.”

“……”

“So he pestered her to get again collectively… however they didn’t, he solely stored on harassing her. I don’t know since when it began, however anyway, it led to the ‘incident’ that occurred this morning. You understand, aren’t relationship violence circumstances spiking lately? I’m a person too, however there are just a few too many lunatics on the market, it’s baffling.”

“Was she damage?”

Si-Jin mercilessly disregarded Hyung-Wook’s private enter. He himself quickly appeared to awkwardly discover that he had been babbling off subject.

“Ah, proper. It’s a very powerful! She mentioned she didn’t. In fact, I requested instantly about it! If she had been harmed in any method. However thankfully, she mentioned she didn’t get injured.”

Nevertheless, Hyung-Wook nonetheless had no alternative however to maintain babbling in useless. He didn’t know a lot, to start with, Na-Yool was reluctant to report intimately, and amid it, Hyung-Wook merely was a subordinate earnestly reporting to Si-Jin — or reasonably, snitching to. What was he presupposed to do?!

“Anyway, she mentioned she known as the police as a result of it didn’t appear like she may clear up it on her personal. In response to Ms. Na-Yool, it truly is a minor situation. She even laughed it off, saying she was going to the station simply to scare the man off and knock some sense into him… however nonetheless, if it actually was not an enormous deal, would she name the police? If solely out of consideration for his or her relationship historical past.”

Hyung-Wook unrestrainedly requested in all sincerity, solely to close up within the center with a clumsy smile. In fact, Si-Jin didn’t appear to have any intention to smile again.

“…In any case, since she is unhurt, all is sweet. After struggling at present, she ought to chill out and relaxation at dwelling this weekend. Thanks god it’s the weekend! Ah… I believe she talked about he got here to search for her at her doorstep? She may not even really feel protected staying at dwelling, then. Ugh, what a madman!”

“……”

“To assume it occurred proper from morning, what a shock! And right here I assumed this type of gloomy jerks solely acted up at night time… What a scary world! Actually scary.”

“……”

“I’m already fearful that my daughter would possibly meet such a dreadful man sooner or later. Nowadays, ladies must watch out of who they date, actually, or else, in the event that they find yourself with this type of man, like Ms. Na-Yool…”

“Get out.”

“Sorry?”

“I believe I’ve heard sufficient, so get out and work.”

Saying that, Si-Jin had already walked previous Hyung-Wook and was nearer to the door. Whereas Hyung-wook rotated and stared at him bewildered, Si-jin, who had shortly crossed his spacious workplace room, disappeared from his sight right away. Hyung-Wook presumed that he will need to have some pressing enterprise and marveled at Si-Jin’s chilly and indifferent character anew.

Irrespective of how busy Si-Jin was, how may he act so brazenly disinterested after listening to only a few phrases about his worker being taken to the police station as a sufferer?

“…Wait a minute, I did inform him all the pieces I heard!”

Na-Yool’s request was nonetheless vivid in his thoughts. ‘Particularly to the president’. ‘I don’t want for the president to know a lot about it. She clearly insisted on ‘the president’ and nobody else… By no means thoughts. It’s not as if it had any deep that means. She most likely simply felt distressed mentioning her embarrassing ex-boyfriend situation to him.

80% of Hyung-Wook’s worries have been for Na-Yool, whereas the remaining 20% have been about how he would keep away from her out of guilt. Hyung-Wook got here to his senses solely after standing for some time by himself in Si-Jin’s workplace. Strolling to the door, he was about to return to his desk, when…

“…Mr. President?”

How Hyung-Wook managed to not scream when he ran into Si-Jin was praiseworthy. First startled by the door out of the blue burst open proper in entrance of him, then startled as soon as once more by Si-Jin standing there, Hyung-Wook turned white in fright.

Si-Jin was respiration closely like he had simply rushed in. It was evident that he had come again after reaching at the very least the elevators, which have been at fairly a distance from his workplace. However who knew what for…

“Quantity.”

“What?”

A single phrase, one quick request fell out. Hyung-Wook did establish it as a request from Si-Jin’s tone, however he couldn’t absolutely perceive the content material of the request.

‘Quantity’? What quantity? As Hyung-Wook stupidly stared at him with a confused look, Si-Jin ruffled his well-groomed hair together with a annoyed sigh and made a correct sentence.

“The cellphone quantity with which Ms. Na-Yool known as you earlier. Give it to me.”

Hyung-Wook promptly fumbled round in his pocket. Whereas searching for his cellphone, he didn’t even have the leisure to query why he needed to discover it. Si-Jin had such an impact on individuals. A expertise for making the individual to whom he made a request someway comply with his phrase with out even pondering over the rationale. Like a bizarre sense of responsibility, as if one thing horrible would occur if they didn’t comply…