CEO Kang-nim, I Really Want to Quit!
#5: "Scandal? Oops, We're Dating Now."
Yoon Seo-jin
(internal thoughts):Plan C: Fake a scandal.
If I can’t flirt him into firing me, maybe I can embarrass him into it.
No CEO wants messy headlines, right?
Right???
Seo-jin sneakily texting a gossip columnist friend.
Yoon Seo-jin
"CEO Kang Min-jae rumored to be dating his secretary? Caught having candlelit lunch in the private lounge~"
Friend
(text):
"You sure? This could spread FAST."
Yoon Seo-jin
(text):
"Trust me. He’ll blow up. I’ll be fired by sunset."
Cue dramatic gasps and lunchtime gossip.
I walk past the breakroom and feel like a celebrity.
Seo-jin walks in like she’s ready to be scolded—and FIRED.
Yoon Seo-jin
(fake innocent):
CEO-nim…
Have you seen the news?
Kang Min-jae
(holding his phone calmly):
Yes.
Kang Min-jae
(puts phone down):
You look nice in that photo.
Though the angle makes me look shorter.
Yoon Seo-jin
(stunned):
That’s… that’s it!?
Kang Min-jae
It’s not the worst rumor.
Could boost company morale.
Yoon Seo-jin
(internally):
BOOST COMPANY—!?
Yoon Seo-jin
(internally) My world is ending and he's thinking about public image!?
Min-jae’s MOTHER appears, elegant, graceful… and smiling.
Chairwoman Kang
“Ohhh Seo-jin! I knew it. You two look adorable together.”
Yoon Seo-jin
“Ma’am! It’s a misunderstanding—!”
Chairwoman Kang
(grinning):
“I always thought you’d be good for my Min-jae. He even SMILES when you’re around!”
Yoon Seo-jin
(choking):
“He what now?!”
Kang Min-jae
(appears behind them):
“She’s right. I do.”
Yoon Seo-jin
(internally):
STOP.
STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT.
Later, in the elevator.
Just the two of them again.
Yoon Seo-jin
“Did you SMIRK in front of your mom?!”
Kang Min-jae
(shrugs):
“You started the scandal. I’m just playing along.”
Yoon Seo-jin
(sputtering):
“I—wha—you’re not mad?!”
Kang Min-jae
“Should I be?
We’re dating, right?”
Yoon Seo-jin
“That’s just for the rumor!!”
Kang Min-jae
(leans slightly closer):
“Then why do you look flustered, Secretary Yoon?”
Yoon Seo-jin
(internally) This man—
IS A MENACE.
Yoon Seo-jin
(typing in her notes app later that night):
“PLAN D: Fake scandal failed.
Now CEO’s mom ships us.
CEO smirks like a romcom villain.
Abort mission?”
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