The Sub-Gong Is Being Rejected Today As Well - Side Story 27
5 years later.
Se-hyeon walked to the office holding a tablet PC in his arms. It was already past lunch time in the afternoon as he had come back from outside work. Since I was leaving in 3 hours, I automatically started walking faster because I thought I had to go up quickly and figure out the situation.
“Chief Ahn.”
Hearing the sound calling him, Se-hyeon quickly stopped walking and turned his head.
“Deputy Director Yoo.”
Se-hyeon, who realized that it was Yoo Jin-ha who called me, showed a joy that he couldn’t hide in his eyes. Outside of work, we are close siblings who raise children together, but at work they are strictly professional.
“Are you going to the boss? I’m on my way there too.”
Yoo Jin-ha slightly lifted the file in his arms and lowered it.
“Are these the candidates who will be exhibiting this time?”
“Yes.”
Se-hyeon, who confirmed the selection of several candidates to be submitted to the design award, nodded and walked together. While waiting for his elevator, Yoo Jin-ha leaned his body towards him.
“Do you want to eat together tonight?”
Se-hyeon looked at the schedule on the tablet when the suggestion was made in a casual tone so that others wouldn’t hear.
“I think it might be possible if the work ends quickly.”
“Are you coming only with the kids?”
“Will Taenyang fall for me?”
One day, after Se-hyeon was caught inadvertently calling Shin Tae-oh by his nickname, he stopped hiding it in front of Yoo Jin-ha.
“Well, if it were him, he would say that he gets lonely when he eats alone.”
With a sigh, Yoo Jin-ha glanced through the tablet in Se-hyeon’s arms and his data and cell phone.
“Isn’t it hard to carry all that around and be next to you all day? Are you thinking of moving to another department right now? “Chief Secretary Ahn?”
When Yoo Jin-ha mentioned Se-hyeon’s rank, Se-hyeon shook his head.
“If you were going to go, you would have gone a long time ago.”
As the elevator door opened, people who had already boarded the elevator saw Se-hyeon and Yoo Jin-ha and greeted them warmly.
“At least before he leaves the position of director to me.”
“Huh? Were you talking about me?”
Se-hyeon did not deny what Jin-ho Lee said while pressing the open button and got into the elevator.
“I was talking about the managing director.”
At the sigh in Se-hyeon’s voice, Lee Jin-ho asked Yoo Jin-ha with his eyes as if asking what was wrong, and he only gave an embarrassed smile. How can I say that I still remember the fact that Lee Jin-ho chose Se-hyeon as his successor when he was promoted?
Originally, Se-hyeon had planned to go to the headquarters at an appropriate time when returning to work. Jeong Mi-jeong first suggested it to him, and Se-hyeon, who wanted to experience other affiliates, thought it was an appropriate opportunity.
Lee Jin-ho ruined that.
“Well, it seems like there’s still some resentment left over me… Don’t you prefer working here rather than somewhere else? It’s nice to be able to see your alpha all day long.”
“Even though that alpha is looking at me to see what he can do to eat me?”
“Uh? Uh. Then it’s hard to concentrate.”
An office couple shouldn’t end up as an office couple.
“But you’re doing a good job, boss.”
“Who said you can’t work? The boss is a very capable person.”
“Okay?”
But what is the problem?
Lee Jin-ho stared at the back of Se-hyeon’s head, completely clueless.
“What should I do with what I want to eat?”
Se-hyeon complained to Lee Jin-ho and got out of the elevator first.
“Ah… the problem is here, not over there.”
The kids want to spread it to each other.
***
Se-hyeon, who watched Jin-ha Yoo enter his president’s office from behind, then turned his head to look back at the people in the secretary’s office.
“Nothing happened, right?”
“Hmm… It looks like nothing happened other than the fact that the boss didn’t come out of the boss’s office.”
On the surface, it may sound like there is no big problem because the boss is working hard, but if you look a little deeper, you can immediately see the problem.
“Have you not eaten lunch?”
“You just asked for a cup of coffee.”
You mean you skipped lunch?
Se-hyeon put down everything he was carrying, went into the bathroom, and came out carrying the box he had put aside. He came out of CEO Yoo Jin-ha’s office at the right time.
“The boss is very passionate today.”
“Did you by any chance say that?”
“That? Oh, yes!”
When asked if I had told him about our conversation about having dinner together, Yoo Jin-ha immediately realized what I meant and answered.
“I think that’s why you work harder.”
He makes it clear that he can’t wait to get off work together. Yoo Jin-ha said goodbye in the evening and went down, and Se-hyeon stood in front of the president’s office.
I took a moment to catch my breath and knocked lightly on the door.
“I’m coming in.”
Although no answer was heard from inside, Se-hyeon opened the door and went in. Immediately afterwards, the door closed with a thud. As soon as Se-hyeon entered the president’s office, the secretaries leaned over and glanced at the closed president’s office.
“You’ll work, right?”
“You’ll get scolded.”
What someone said was immediately answered by someone else. She was the one who told Se-hyeon earlier that Shin Tae-oh had asked for his coffee, but she clicked her tongue as if she felt sorry.
“There are a lot of coffee cups piled up on my desk. I think the manager will definitely say something after seeing that.”
She had been working in the secretary’s office for a long time, so she was the second-oldest person after the chief of staff. She patted her cheek and recalled her past.
“Someone who used to drink only two drinks a day starts drinking a lot when he loses control.”
“Then you shouldn’t have cleaned it up earlier.”
When another secretary added a word, the woman clicked her tongue as if she had no idea what was happening.
“It’s better to be uncomfortable with the boss than to be uncomfortable with the manager. I don’t know his boyfriend and his husband very well.”
“Is it?”
***
“I guess coffee is flowing inside your body instead of water?”
“That’s not true, because I need coffee to be able to concentrate.”
“Is that so? Then, will you stick it in your forearm like a sap?”
“…I’ll drink in moderation.”
Shin Tae-oh personally organized the coffee cups and looked at Se-hyeon’s notice. Since the two-cups-a-day rule was broken, Se-hyeon sulked for a long time whenever he was caught filling himself with coffee instead of rice.
Shin Tae-oh laughed heartily, determined not to let anyone sulk this time.
“I heard you’re having lunch with Yoo Jin-ha today. It’s been a long time since I saw unity.”
“Don’t change your mind.”
“Huh.”
Se-hyeon opened the box she brought from the bathroom. I knew this would happen, so I packed it up in the morning, but somehow it didn’t exceed my expectations.
“Don’t get tired of working too fast.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t skip meals and fill up on coffee.”
“I won’t.”
“…Work.”
Se-hyeon thought that this was enough and motioned Shin Tae-oh to finish his work. When Shin Tae-oh immediately turned his gaze to the monitor, Se-hyeon’s eyes softened.
5 years. In addition to the increase in the number of family members, there were also changes between Se-hyeon and Shin Tae-oh.
Has the love cooled?
That wasn’t it. Because Shin Tae-oh still loves Se-hyeon and Se-hyeon also likes him.
Rather, the trust that comes from a stable relationship has deepened. We took care of each other first, and even though we spoke bluntly, we knew that in the end, it all came from love.
While Shin Tae-oh was working, Se-hyeon put bite-sized rice balls in his mouth.
Se-hyeon was wondering how to feed Shin Tae-oh well and catch him…
“Se-hyeon, my face is going to be pierced.”
Shin Tae-oh showed an embarrassed look in his eyes, perhaps subconsciously feeling that he had become prey.
“Do your work.”
“Huh.”
When Shin Tae-oh seemed to be concentrating on his work again, Se-hyeon looked at him with a glaring look.
Shin Tae-oh occasionally reflected on whether he had done a good job of having Lee Jin-ho sit next to Se-hyeon, who was about to go to the headquarters.
***
Thanks to Shin Tae-oh’s determination that he must work quickly to get out of the company quickly, he was able to leave work with Se-hyeon. The place the two headed was not home, but a kindergarten full of bright colours.
“Dad!”
The three sons come out holding the teacher’s hand.
The eldest Seo-jun and twins Do-yun and Do-i. My brother, who is two years older than me, came running with an excited look on his face.
While Se-hyeon wrapped his arms around Seo-jun, who was clinging to his waist, Shin Tae-oh picked up the twins, one in each arm.
“Let’s go see Han-gyeol and Dan-gyeol today.”
The children laughed and loved what Shin Tae-oh said as he kissed the cheeks of the twins who looked exactly like Se-hyeon. Se-hyeon also held Seo-jun’s hand and walked.
“Dad.”
“Huh.”
“I mean Han-gyeol. He’s going to be an omega.”
Se-hyeon looked at Seo-jun as if he was cute. I have been hanging out with Han-gyeol since I was young, and now we are best friends. It was clear that they got along well as they kissed each other on the cheek and said they liked each other.
“Because traits can only be known when they are manifested….”
Seo-jun thought for a moment about Se-hyeon’s kind explanation and then said.
“Is it possible that Han-gyeol can’t be an omega?”
“Things like that happen, too.”
“Then what if I become an omega and Han-gyeol becomes an alpha?”
“Huh?”
Se-hyeon wondered what this meant.
“Then we can get married, right?”
As Seo-jun, who had a physique that closely resembled Shin Tae-oh, was thinking about how to somehow connect with Han-gyeol, Se-hyeon looked ahead in silence. Seo-jun resembles Shin Tae-oh not only in his physique but also in his personality.
“Do you want to marry Han-gyeol?”
“Huh. I like Han-gyeol. I want to be with him forever.”
Seo-jun obediently revealed his feelings for Han-gyeol and soon he looked up at Se-hyeon.
When he looked at his child wondering why, Seo-jun asked, squeezing Se-hyeon’s hand.
“Dad, you married because you like Papa too, right?”
Se-hyeon, who had not expected Seo-jun to mention his marriage, was a little surprised, but quickly regained his smile.
“Huh. I got married because I wanted to be together forever.”
“How good is it?”
“I feel like I’m flying through the sky every day.”
He answered at Seo-jun’s level, but he was also sincere.
Se-hyeon was spending happy days, feeling so grateful that this novel had become his world.
The Sub-gong is being rejected today as well/ Living as an extra in a BL Omegaverse Novel- Completed
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[T/N: Thanks for reading, everyone ❤️- Dark Matter]