"Hyunwoo, come to the conference room for a moment."
"Yes."
As expected, Choi Go-eun calls Hyunwoo.
slam
The team leader closes the conference room door gently as Hyunwoo enters. Hyunwoo and Choi Go-eun sit facing each other in a small conference room with only a table for four.
They've been working together as team members for a few weeks, but this is the first time they've seen each other up close.
gulp
'Eyes… relax your eyes.'
Choi Go-eun's sharp gaze behind her neatly worn black horn-rimmed glasses almost makes Hyunwoo lose his temper.
However, that tension is short-lived as Choi Go-eun's bust confidently flaunts her presence on the conference table, instinctively drawing his gaze. He can't tell because he can't take it off, but one thing's for sure: it's a size he's never seen before.
Tak
Hyunwoo is sitting right in front of her and blatantly looking at her chest, so she nervously puts the approval board down on the table.
"Hyunwoo, what happened?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I was called to the CEO's office this morning. And I got approval for a report that hadn't been approved three times so far."
"Isn't that a good thing? Team members won't have to work overtime anymore."
Hyunwoo answers slyly, pretending not to know anything.
Jjirit
"What happened?"
"It's exactly what I reported to the team leader the other day. I personally explained the content to the headquarters director and team leaders again and got their approval."
Hyunwoo tries to speak calmly as she looks at Choi Go-eun's eyes that seem to see through her inner thoughts.
"Is that all? You took the report back without any revisions and got it approved?"
"That's right. I can't believe it when I see the oral report. Hahaha..."
'What is it?'
Sometimes there are managers who sign without even reading the content, so it can happen. But it's unsettling. That's what Choi Go-eun felt.
However, it's strange to question Lee Hyun-woo. Isn't getting approval for a report also an ability? Rather, it was a situation where she should have praised him as a team leader.
"... Anyway, you worked hard. You can just go out."
"Yes."
Even after Hyun-woo left, Choi Go-eun continued to review the report she had written. No matter how many times she reviewed it, there was no change.
......…
Hyun-woo's activities(?) continued after that. No matter how much Choi Go-eun thoroughly prepared and worked hard for hours on her presentation, the response from her superiors was lukewarm.
On the other hand, Hyun-woo, who came in with only a report, got their approval right away. There was no separate approval free pass.
"Haa..."
No matter how much she looked at it, it was ordinary. Even though he should be very generous, Hyunwoo's work ability is average, and he returns to the office after getting the report he got rejected approved in one breath.
'What the heck?'
Choi Go-eun couldn't understand this mystery. More than anything, it was a situation her pride couldn't tolerate. The executives trusted a mere manager more than herself, the team leader.
"Haa..."
Choi Go-eun really hated employees who sighed, but Choi Go-eun had been sighing more than anyone else recently.
'Still... I have to admit it, right?'
Choi Go-eun couldn't help but acknowledge Hyunwoo, who had achieved more visible results than anyone else when looking at the results alone, even though he looked inferior to her.
.........
[User: Choi Go-eun]
[Age: 33] [Height: 171] [Weight: 61]
[Physical Strength: 9/10] [Attraction: 9(+1)/10] [Liberty: 2/10] [Mental: 10/10]
[Satisfaction: Locked] [Likeability: Locked]
[Psychological Message]
[Satisfaction] that one's abilities are recognized
[Anticipation] for the company's successful innovation
[Disdain] for incompetent employees
[Contempt] for the opposite sex who lacks confidence
[Trust] for team member Lee Hyun-woo - New!
"Y~Yahoo!"
Seo Jin-ah, Eun-seol, and Kim Hye-ri's strategy, and finally, after investing in incomparable effort and time, a single line of psychological message from Choi Go-eun.
As expected, workaholic Choi Go-eun's standard for judging people was work ability. Hyun-woo, who solved the report that she didn't get approved.
No matter how much she disliked him, she couldn't help but acknowledge his achievements. This is because Choi Go-eun is the type of person who distinguishes between public and private life more sharply than anyone else.
'It would have been better if it had been [favor] or [affection]... What about [trust]?'
I didn't expect to gain romantic feelings like [favor] or [affection] in the first place, but it's true that it's disappointing. Even [trust] is better than not having it in the strategy right away.
'My [confidence] as a team leader is gone?'
Was it because I thought I was falling behind Hyun-woo? 'My [confidence] as a team leader was replaced by [trust] in Hyun-woo. Hyun-woo didn't even have to think about it It amplifies that feeling right away.
[Trust] on team member Lee Hyun-woo - Amplification activation (New!)
As expected, the effect of the work system is absolute, and there was an immediate reaction.
"Manager Lee. Wait a minute."
'Oh oh oh'
Choi Go-eun, who used to call herself -ssi as if ignoring her, now called her by her title. Does this mean that she now recognizes Hyun-woo as her team member? It was clearly a positive change.
"This is data that needs to be reported at the monthly meeting right away, so please review it and tell me."
"Yes, I understand."
The work also changed from simple data collection or chores to now quite important tasks.
'Heh heh heh. Yes. This is it. It's me, Lee Hyun-woo.'
Hyun-woo, who had been quite anxious about his work even before he gained managerial authority, couldn't hide his joy at the fact that he was finally recognized by Choi Go-eun.
However, it wasn't that his work ability was outstanding, but that Choi Go-eun had completely stamped out the higher-ups with [slander]. In fact, from the executives' perspective, if anyone other than Choi Go-eun had brought a report, they would have approved it, even if it wasn't Hyun-woo.
No matter what the facts were, Hyun-woo's confidence had doubled, and now that he had [trust], he had the minimum environment to make a full-fledged promise to her.
.........
"Manager Park, wait a minute."
"Yes, Manager Lee."
Hyun-woo, who confirmed that Manager Park Hye-soo was the only one in the office, approached her.
"It's just that you and the team leader are going on a business trip to Seoul tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
"I'll go on that business trip instead. Instead, please review the monthly report materials at the office."
"Yes? But didn't the team leader directly instruct me?"
"Oh, the team leader just told me to switch."
"Really? That's weird… I'll ask again and get back to you."
'Haa… suspicious bitch'
Hyunwoo's plan to go on a business trip alone with Choi Go-eun was rocky from the very first step. However, Manager Park's reaction was well within his calculations.
'Ah, right now, I feel bad about every single one of them… I can't help it.'
Hyunwoo uses [Business Cooperation] from the work system's employment contract to Manager Park.
[1 employment contract is consumed.]
"I'll say it again, Manager Park. I'll go on this business trip instead."
"Oh, really? I understand. Manager Lee."
Let's use [Work Cooperation] Manager Park puts away his suspicious gaze and immediately follows Hyunwoo's instructions.
[Work Cooperation - B must carry out the work-related instructions requested by A.]
Although it is limited to work-related instructions, [Employment Contract] can be used quite usefully in this case. It is a benefit to use even if you only use one employment contract.
If Hyunwoo were only at the level of team leader, his utility would be endless, but there are not many things that Manager Ilge can give instructions to other employees at the moment. Anyway, for now, he can spend time alone with Choi Go-eun under the pretense of a business trip.
'Hehehe.'
Hyunwoo is already fantasizing about all sorts of things in his head while spending time alone with her.
"That's why I'm going on the business trip with you."
"That's great. I was originally planning to take the train, but Manager Lee, you have a driver's license, right?"
"Uh... of course you do, Team Leader."
"Then let's go by company car."
"Ah...yes."
However, something starts to go wrong with Hyunwoo's expectations on the business trip. When he checked with Manager Park, it was a leisurely schedule to travel by train, but Choi Go-eun changes her plans from the beginning.
Boo-woong
Hyunwoo starts the car with Choi Go-eun in the passenger seat.
'First destination 200km... Second destination 150km... Third...'
Hyunwoo suddenly becomes a driver. When he sees the numerous stopovers and travel distances on the navigation, his head suddenly starts to hurt.
Choi Go-eun, who seems completely uninterested in Hyunwoo's feelings,
Slap
She is completely absorbed in her work, as if she is refusing to have even a single word of conversation.
'Haa'
In that complete silence, Hyunwoo has to hold the steering wheel all day.
"Eww"
Thud
Hyunwoo ends the first day of the business trip and collapses on his bed as if he has passed out. He skips lunch to drive and meet with companies. Because of the parallel work, I was completely exhausted.
'Ah, originally I was going to have a glass of soju at dinner and build up [favorability].'
'You worked hard. We'll leave the lobby at 7 tomorrow.'
Bang
Choi Go-eun, who had a blank expression on her face, said what she wanted to say and went into her room. Hyunwoo, who didn't have the strength to say anything, also had no choice but to come into his room.
"Ah... I can't... do this..."
A business trip that was completely different from what she had thought. Hyunwoo needed to have an event with her, but he soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next day was no different from the first day. Hyunwoo just drove and Choi Go-eun was absorbed in work in the passenger seat. The distance traveled on the navigation system was hundreds of kilometers.
"Today's schedule is meetings with people in charge of five organizations."
'F*ck'
Hyunwoo barely managed to resist the urge to tear up the business trip plan that Choi Go-eun had given him.
Hyunwoo wanted to use the [Business Cooperation] he had written to Manager Park to Choi Go-eun to adjust the schedule, but he ended up using all of the employment contracts because he used them for [Slander].
The one he had used yesterday was also a spare that he had barely gotten the night before while rolling around in Eunseol's officetel. It's hard to get more than one contract in one night with ordinary sex, not a special event.
In the end, Hyunwoo had no choice but to go through today's hellish schedule.
Burrung
"Whew..."
'Oh, I'm so sleepy.'
He pinches his thighs while chewing gum, but Hyunwoo is half-asleep and holding the steering wheel, perhaps because he has been driving for more than 10 hours since yesterday.
He checks the distance to the destination on the navigation, but there is still a long way to go. The distance is not decreasing and he is so sleepy.
"..."
"Manager Lee! Come to your senses!"
'Huk'
Squeak!
"Haahaa..."
Hyunwoo barely steps on the brakes at Choi Go-eun's sharp shout. He almost collides with the car in front.
"Huk huk..."
"I'm sorry. Team leader... I'm a little tired, but can I take a short break and then go?"
Choi Go-eun also thought that the schedule was too harsh, so she nodded without reprimanding him. Hyunwoo parked the car on the side of the road and fell asleep in the driver's seat as if he had passed out.
Choi Go-eun, who had been staring blankly at Hyun-woo like that, turns her gaze back to the documents.
About an hour had passed?
"Manager Lee! We have to leave now. It's already been an hour..."
Choi Go-eun shakes Hyun-woo's shoulder with her hand to wake him up, but Hyun-woo shows no sign of coming to his senses, perhaps because he's tired.
"We're going to be late at this rate..."
Being late for an appointment. This was something that perfectionist Choi Go-eun absolutely could not tolerate. It has never happened before and it should never happen again.
Choi Go-eun checks the distance left to the destination and the appointment time. If she delays a little longer, it will be difficult to arrive on time.
'What can I do?'
"I'll drive. Go to the back seat. Manager Lee."
"Um..."
Choi Go-eun barely manages to send Hyun-woo, who shows no sign of waking up, to the back seat and takes the wheel herself. It was her first time driving in Korea since her overseas assignment, but she didn't think there would be any major problems.
"Hoo..."
Boo-woong
The car Hyunwoo and Choi Go-eun were in departed again for their destination.
......….
"Euuum..."
How long did he sleep? An hour? Or two hours? Hyunwoo woke up, having recovered some of his stamina.
'Did the team leader drive himself?'
How long did he sleep? It was so dark that he couldn't see anything without the headlights of the car. And the thick bushes outside the window. It definitely wasn't the shoulder he had pulled over at the end.
'Where is this? Is it a mountain,,,?'
"Team leader, where is this…?"
Hyunwoo asked Choi Go-eun, who was sitting in the driver's seat. However,
"..."
The team leader was blankly staring ahead.
The road in front was completely blocked by rocks, and the car's engine was off.
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