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The house was difficult, and she was excellent.

That’s why she couldn’t focus on finding a job for a long time. It was because I had to pay for my food as soon as possible.

That’s how Lee Mi-na got a job at her current company and ended up sending most of her income home.

The place she worked in was too shabby to be called a department.

This is because it was a superficial organization run by politically out of touch executives.

The executive who lost her support base was not passionate about her work, and all kinds of miscellaneous office work became her responsibility.

Just like that, her boss and colleagues around her left. She was left alone.

Although she was excellent, her pride was greatly damaged, but she could not resist.

The tight salary that came at the end of every month only comforted her.

So, repeating each day.

A series of meaningless events. My body and mind are becoming increasingly tired.

‘Did I put myself down that low to live a life like this?’

Advice and self-answer.

Her world became increasingly colorless.

Then one day. A new person has joined the department.

1 executive, 1 her, 1 newbie. It’s a shame to even call it a department.

“Hello. This is new employee Kang In-ho. Thank you very much.”

Even though a nice-looking new employee came in, she didn’t think anything of it.

I just thought things had increased.

“In-ho, why did you apply here?”

It was the first personal question she asked him a few days after he joined the company.

“Here, my effort will be seen as a result.”

He answered innocently.

She laughed to herself, thinking it was a foolish ambition for someone just starting out in society.

But she soon changed her mind.

As a new employee, he was enthusiastic about everything and had a good personality, so he had a good reputation among other departments.

The image of the company as an organization with unmanageable people gradually began to fade, and although the plans he occasionally presented were somewhat weak, they were full of brilliant ideas.

For the first time, she started to enjoy the company.

The time I spent at the company gradually began to lengthen, and sometimes I voluntarily went to work on weekends with new employees and worked all day.

She still remembers the taste of the coffee she shared with him in the empty office.

I bought an iced Americano to quench my thirst on a hot summer day.

She loved that bitter, cold drink.

As I was becoming happier with my time with him, a change came.

As her organization began to achieve greater results, higher-ups began to take notice.

They pushed out the original executives and installed executives with strong prospects for success. And began to replenish personnel.

Sometimes as a transitional placement, sometimes as a new hire.

The size of the organization grew, and she became the team leader. However, he refused the position, saying it was burdensome.

“Don’t you have to be a part leader?”

She asked when he refused the position during the director interview.

“I’m not the type to manage anyone. I know my limitations. Because I have a hands-on style.”

“I see. A person who is so good at practical work. If I send it somewhere else, it will be a loss for the team.”

With a faint smile, she subtly revealed her true feelings.

“Ah, where should I go? Don’t worry, I will continue to work with Mina. If you think about it, it’s an achievement achieved by the two of us.”

He responded to her words with a bright smile.

She loved the word ‘we’ so much, it was heartbreaking.

She thought this time would last forever.

I firmly believed that in the ‘us’ he spoke of, there would be only her and him.

But that wasn’t the case.

He, who remained an ordinary employee, was struggling with more and more work, and she was often called to leadership meetings to manage the organization rather than work.

She was spending less and less time with him, and she didn’t like it.

And I didn’t like people who talked to him as if they were friends.

He was his refuge and healing.

It was her trophy earned after overcoming colorless times.

However, those who do not know this lightly take a look at her possessions.

Because he’s handsome, because he’s kind.

She didn’t like it.

But I won’t show it. That’s what she decided.

That’s why I gave him too much work. The longer he works overtime, the more time he will have with you.

He looked tired, but she thought it was an unavoidable sacrifice.

Then one day. His attitude changed.

He, who always smiled, looked at himself with an emotionless face.

His attitude, which was always positive, was extremely cold.

‘Is it because of me?’

Are you perhaps angry? She was a little scared. My heart started beating like crazy when I thought about him leaving.

‘I need to apologize.’

That was the only thought that came to mind.

When I found him and talked to him, he seemed less angry than I thought. However, he just looked a little tired.

She thought it was a good thing she had the courage to go see him. Thanks to that, I was also called ‘older sister’.

By rebuilding our relationship like this, we will get closer.

As she returned after handing over the porridge, she made a promise.

But, that was her mistake.

weekend. A notification came to her cell phone. Notification that there is a member of the organization who went to work on the weekend.

When she found out that he had gone to work, she hurried to the office.

There was joy that couldn’t be hidden on her face as she headed to work.

But, that too for a moment.

She sat down at his desk, which he had left for a moment, and looked at the screen when she noticed something strange.

“Recruitment site?”

Is this… a job change?

why? why? Aren’t we okay?

They said they would continue to be together. They said they would work together forever.

Why did you change your mind?

Since when did you start thinking like this?

Thoughts invade my head and ravage it.

The headache in my head is getting stronger, and I see him just returning to his seat.

Pop.

I thought I heard something break.