CEO Kang-nim, I Really Want to Quit!
#8:“Let’s Not Keep Our Relationship a Secret…”
“Let’s Not Keep Our Relationship a Secret…”
MJ Group – Office Hallway, Mid-Morning
(Seo-jin power walks through the hallway clutching a pile of folders. She’s still trying to recover from yesterday’s lunch date gone viral. Employees whisper and peek at her with wide eyes.)
employee 1
(whispering):
Is that her? The CEO’s rumored girlfriend?
employee 2
She’s so cool. I’d panic and resign…
Wait—didn’t she already try that?
(Seo-jin speeds up, trying to disappear. And then—cue slow footsteps echoing behind her.)
Kang Min-jae
(from behind):
Yoon Seo-jin-ssi.
Wait up.
(She flinches. Pretends she didn’t hear.)
Kang Min-jae
Are you ignoring me, jagiya?
(Her soul exits her body. She whips around, wide-eyed.)
Yoon Seo-jin
(whispers harshly):
You did NOT just call me that!
Kang Min-jae
(cool as ever):
Why not?
Isn’t that what couples do?
(Several employees gasp audibly from nearby cubicles.)
Yoon Seo-jin
(fake smiling, through gritted teeth):
CEO Kang, please stop.
You’re enjoying this way too much.
Kang Min-jae
A little.
You’re cute when you panic.
(She starts walking faster. He matches her pace casually, hands in pockets.)
Kang Min-jae
(still loud):
Oh, by the way—dinner at my place tonight.
My mom wants to cook for you again.
(Seo-jin trips over absolutely nothing.)
Yoon Seo-jin
W-WHY ARE YOU ANNOUNCING THAT IN PUBLIC?!
They’re all staring!
Kang Min-jae
(soft smirk):
Let them.
At this point, should we really keep our relationship a secret?
(Seo-jin’s face is now the color of a ripe tomato. The hallway buzzes with whispers and squeals.)
employee 2
He’s so smooth I can’t—
employee 1
I want that kind of HR violation…
Yoon Seo-jin
(to herself):
Dear universe,
this was supposed to be my plan.
How did I end up in his game!?
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