Nailing the Assignment — Chapter 5

LONG TIME NO SEE, HEE-SEO!

COME ON IN. YOU RAN TO CATCH THIS ONE, RIGHT?

OH! YEAH!

THANK YOU, SIR!

DOORS CLOSING.

OH, PLEASE. IT'S JUST US TWO IN HERE.

YOU CAN RELAX.

O-OKAY, SUNBAE.

HE CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE.

THIS WARM AND SOFT YANG ENERGY...

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S COMING FROM DO-YEONG SUNBAE!

DEPARTMENT HEAD OF THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AT HANSEOL HAN DO-YEONG

HE'S THE MAN WHO TURNED THIS COMPANY'S BOOMER IMAGE...

...INTO A TRENDY ONE THROUGH UNIQUE IDEAS AND COLLABORATION EVENTS.

HE'S MY SUNBAE FROM COLLEGE...

...MY FORMER BOSS, AND...

SUNBAE, HOW WAS YOUR BUSINESS TRIP TO THE STATES?

DID YOU SEAL THE DEAL ON YOUR PREVIOUS PROJECT?

OH, THAT?

WE SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED THE MERGER, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SOON.

IT'S STILL CONFIDENTIAL, SO DON'T TELL ANYONE.

...HEIR TO HS GROUP, THE PARENT COMPANY OF HANSEOL!

I CAN'T JUST WALK UP TO SOMEONE LIKE HIM...

SUNBAE! DO YOU HAPPEN TO BE SEEING ANYONE?

OUTRIGHT SUBTLE FLIRTING!

THIS IS TOO DIRECT...

I'M ACTUALLY FULL OF YIN ENERGY AND I NEED YOUR HELP...

WHO'D EVER BELIEVE YOU?

...AND TELL HIM ALL THESE THINGS!

HOW IS WORK ON THE MERCHANDISING TEAM?

OH, FINE!

I THINK I'M GETTING THE HANG OF IT NOW.

IS THAT SO? THAT'S GOOD.

HAA... I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME...

...BUT GOING TO THE WORK WITHOUT YOU FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

SUNBAE, SERIOUSLY....

...DID YOU JUST REALIZE THAT?

OF COURSE IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS MISSING!

WELL... THIS IS FINE.

I'LL DO IT AGAIN.

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD I HAD TO WORK TO MAKE THE PERFECTIONIST IN YOU HAPPY?!

THEN AGAIN, THANKS TO THAT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE ON IMPORTANT PROJECTS QUICKLY...

OH.

SERIOUSLY?

YOU FORGOT TO PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN.

OH, TH-THANK YOU...

HE'S SO CLOSE...

I HAVEN'T BREATHED YANG ENERGY IN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME... THE STIMULATION IS TOO MUCH...

UH-OH...

I'M FEELING WEAK...

HEE-SEO!

WHAT'S WRONG? ARE YOU OKAY?

...IT.

HEE-SEO?

I WANT IT...

ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

SUNBAE...

...I'M SORRY.

10TH FLOOR, DOORS OPENING.

NO...!

IF ANYONE SEES US RIGHT NOW, HEE-SEO WILL...!

SORRY, SUNBAE!

DID I SCARE YOU? I HAVE ANEMIA, SO SOMETIMES I-

OH...

WAS THAT IT?

I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR 10 YEARS! HOW COME I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD ANEMIA?

RIGHT? WHO WOULD'VE GUESSED?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

I'LL BE GOING NOW, SUNBAE!

YEAH, TAKE CARE.

I WAS SO SCARED I'D ACTUALLY KISS HIM!

IT'S LIKE I WAS POSSESSED...

HEE-SEO!

YES?

IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY...WANT TO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT ON SATURDAY?

S-SATURDAY?

HAH...

SATURDAY...

THE TRAFFIC IS FUCKING TERRIBLE...

WHAT IF I GET THERE TOO LATE?

YEAH, I CAN'T MOVE EVEN IF YOU HONK.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN HERE ON A SATURDAY.

SATURDAY...

I WONDER IF THOSE TWO MET...

WHO'S HOGGING THE ELEVATOR?

OH, I'LL JUST TAKE THAT ONE.

SORRY, SUNBAE!

CHA HEE-SEO AND...SUNBAE?

HUH? I DIDN'T KNOW SHE KNEW THE DIRECTOR!

IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY...WANT TO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT ON SATURDAY?

HAH...

I KNOW HE'S FROM A RICH FAMILY, BUT HOW CAN HE HIT ON OTHER EMPLOYEES LIKE THAT?

ONLY AN IDIOT WOULD EVER AGREE TO-

SURE!

WH-WHAT GIVES, HEE-SEO?

ARE YOU MOVING ON TO ANOTHER MAN JUST BECAUSE I REJECTED YOU?

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS OVER TEXT!

YEAH, I'LL TEXT YOU. TAKE CARE.

THAT PRICK... HE WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME, WASN'T HE?

DOES HE...KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN ME AND HEE-SEO?

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

WHAT IF I LOSE HER TO THAT RICH PRICK?

SHOULD I HAVE SAID YES TO BECOMING HER FUCK BUDDY?

I SERIOUSLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HER...

ON HER OLD TEAM, SHE WAS INFAMOUS FOR BEING A WORKAHOLIC...

BUT IN MY TEAM, SHE'S GOING ON A BUNCH OF BLIND DATES LIKE SHE'S CRAZY ABOUT MEN.

HEE-SEO IN THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT

I SERIOUSLY CAN'T GET A READ ON HER.

IS HER NONSENSE ABOUT YIN ENERGY ACTUALLY TRUE?

YEAH, RIGHT...

THAT'S RIDICULOUS...

N-NO...

WHY DID YOU TAKE IT OUT...?

TO MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN BETTER.

HUH?

I'M ABOUT TO BURST HERE.

DID I GET YOU ALL EXCITED?