Chapter 196
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 196
Chapter Title: Part 2 - Minseo, No, Secretary Shin
After looking down at A-yeon, I headed to the director's office.
As I walked down the familiar hallway in front of the director's office, I spotted a woman with light pink hair cascading down her well-proportioned figure hurrying into the secretary's office.
This was a broadcasting station, but she exuded more celebrity aura than most idols.
Even setting aside the hair color, the only person here with a body like that was obviously Minseo.
I tapped twice on the door of the secretary's office, which had an opaque glass wall.
"Y-Yes..!"
A shaky voice came from inside, and Minseo came rushing out.
"D-Did you call me, O... no, Director?"
"Secretary Shin, what are you doing here? Is your illness all better? Why are you back at work already?"
"Ahaha, yes. I rested really well yesterday, so I'm all better!"
"Hmm... Really? You came in early this morning?"
"Uh... Yes!"
"...."
Minseo scratched her cheek while avoiding my eyes.
Normally, she'd lock eyes with me all sticky-sweet, wanting to linger in my view as long as possible, but right now she was turning away like a guilty kid caught red-handed.
I casually glanced inside the secretary's office.
The desk was spotless, like someone who hadn't come in yet.
More precisely, it looked like someone who'd just arrived, with her bag plopped right there all by itself.
'Looks like she just got here too... She's hiding something.'
"...Minseo."
"Yes.."
"Good thing your illness is better... Where'd you go? You look like you just got here too."
"No? I was just coming back from the bathroom... Hehe.."
"...."
"Uh? Director, don't come in! No, Oppa..!"
I strode in and opened the bag on the secretary's desk.
Among the typical stuff a woman in her early twenties carries, a small digital camera sat awkwardly.
I picked it up and tried to turn it on to check the album, but it was locked with a password.
"Shin Minseo! What's the password? Unlock it now."
"Wh-Why! This is invading my privacy! Give it here!"
"That's what I should be saying. If you have nothing to hide, just tell me the password."
"What kind of suspicion is making you act like this! This is unreasonable!"
"No, you already have a record. I warned you last time that one more stalking incident and we're done, but you did it again, and I let it slide saying it was the last time. Think of this as a random inspection—prove your innocence!"
"Ah.. No! Eek!"
"Whoa? What's this..!"
Inside the secretary's office, Minseo pressed her breasts firmly against me, trying desperately to snatch the camera.
But no matter how much she stood on her tiptoes, the height difference was too vast; it just ended up looking like she was throwing herself at me.
'Feels nice...'
No, that's not it.
"Move aside. You'll get hurt."
"Haa.. haa.. You let it slide last time with extenuating circumstances! It's unfair to bring that up now..!"
Sure, I had shown leniency because Minseo's stalking accidentally stopped Harang from getting pregnant.
I remembered Minseo cleaning up after Harang recklessly let me finish inside on her dangerous day, but that didn't erase the wrongdoing.
"That doesn't mean you can keep stalking. Hurry up and give me the password! Wait..."
A four-digit password. I entered my birthday.
1015..
"Hmm?"
It unlocked, jumping straight to the album screen.
"This is kinda touching."
"Now that you've confirmed my love, give it ba—"
"Wait, what's all this?"
The more I flipped through the photos with the directional keys, the more Minseo's creepiness etched itself into my mind.
Not just today—leaving Celia's dorm and getting in the car with A-yeon—but from before we officially dated up to now, Minseo had always been trailing me with a camera.
"Ah.. Um.. Th-That..! Today, while I was sleeping off my illness yesterday, I got a missed call, so I called you this morning but you didn't pick up, so I got worried and..."
Minseo stammered in panic, but it barely registered.
This was who knows how many times she'd been caught stalking.
I'd warned her every time, but it clearly hadn't sunk in.
"Ha... Not just going into Celia's place at night and coming out in the morning, but these are photos inside my house? When did you even take these... Oh, right, when you slept over before. Wait, does that mean you were the one who stole my towels, panties, pajamas, and all sorts of daily necessities?"
"W-Well... Hehe.."
"Don't laugh, Minseo. I'm really disappointed right now."
"Y-Yes.. I'm sorry.."
Minseo still hadn't read the room and tried to cling to me.
She thought she could charm her way out with cuteness, but her obsession was giving me chills all over.
'If these ever leak...'
Then I suddenly remembered the time Minseo had confronted me before.
-Shii.. Shii..! I.. I'm gonna leak all this to the press!!
"...."
Back when I was just starting to dip into sexual favors from idols, Minseo got jealous seeing me with other girls and drunk-threatened me like that...
Wait, isn't this actually a bigger deal than I thought..?
"Um... Oppa.. Don't worry about leaks... I printed the photos myself and keep them safe, burned the memory cards completely, and I don't use web drives to make sure there's no chance of accidental leaks♡!"
"...You're hopeless."
I opened the camera and pulled out the memory card.
"Kyaa! No! Oppa, my photos!"
"Minseo. Let's go."
"Huh? Wh-Where..? Don't tell me... During work hours... A m-motel..♡"
"You like that so much? Then guide me to your place. Hurry!"
"O-Oppa?!"
I grabbed her hand forcefully and dragged her out; Minseo blushed, heart pounding.
As expected, she mistakenly thought my firm attitude meant we were going to fuck.
But I planned to raid her place and incinerate all the stalking evidence on me.
And put some distance between us for a while to make her crave my dick and give her some mental training.
Something felt lacking; if I didn't leash her properly, she'd cause an accident later.
"I'll drive!"
"Yeah, hurry, Minseo."
With that, I tricked Minseo and headed to her place.
"Do you live with your mom or family?"
"No. I live alone in an officetel. Just me, no family."
"What?"
"My parents abandoned me as a kid, so I grew up in an orphanage. Even the director lady there was abusive now that I think about it. She treated us like bugs, cursing and hitting us. Funny thing? She got caught embezzling aid money and busted for corruption. Hehe. Serves her right, huh?"
"...."
Minseo's mouth was smiling, but her eyes looked dark.
I'd wondered why such a pretty, great-bodied, smart girl acted out with emotional voids, and unintentionally, it all clicked.
Her craving and obsession with me since falling for me stemmed from childhood trauma...
I'd planned to severely discipline her stalking habit, but learning her backstory suddenly made me want to hug her, left a bitter taste, and guilty for being so oblivious until now.
But pity doesn't mean leaving the root of trouble alone.
Since she's my beloved girlfriend, I need to give her the love she missed and care for her properly now.
"We're here at my place."
Minseo and I quickly entered her place and gazed at each other tenderly.
"Oppa.."
"Minseo.."
"Kiss, mmm..♡"
"Who told you to wallpaper your walls with my photos?"
I started ripping down all the photos of me plastered around the stalker's den.
"Kyaa!! What are you doing!"
"I didn't know our Minseo had such a tough childhood. Whew, disgustingly many. Anyway, as the older one and your lover, I'll raise you right from now on."
"No! My treasures!"
Minseo trailed after me, pleading desperately not to.
Clinging to my arm, crying and wailing—it hurt my heart, but no choice.
Obsession easily turns to hatred.
And the current Minseo, documenting every trace of me, was dangerous.
A time bomb with records of me and the idols I favored having sex—she'd never intentionally screw me over, but being so emotionally unstable, I needed to preempt mistakes.
That's why I came to her place today without warning.
"Phew... Tore down everything on the walls.. Wait? What's this?"
Searching every nook and cranny, a precious-looking box turned up.
Opening it, my stolen daily items greeted their owner.
"My toothbrush! Towel! Panties! Pajamas! Shirt! Socks! Pillowcase! Doll! Ah, too many to list."
"Please, not those!"
"Hmm.."
Actually, these didn't matter much if she kept them.
They even smelled like her juices—she must get off on them.
Fine, a gift.
"Alright. Our love-starved Minseo, use these to soothe your loneliness when I'm gone."
"Uh.. Y-Yes..? Th-Thank you, Oppa!"
"But you said 'those at least,' so I'm disposing of the rest."
"?! Kyaa!!"
After that, I formatted her computer completely and hunted down every hidden camera memory card to destroy.
A one-room officetel wasn't hard to search, but how did she fill this tiny space with my memorabilia...
I checked even inside the pillowcase last.
"W-Wait! What's that for..!"
"Might as well search everywhere.. Huh?"
This in my hand... A smartphone?
Sensing it instinctively, I shook out the pillow, dumping everything inside.
"No way... Four phones.."
"My.. my golden phones..! My last fortress! No, really, not those! Give them!!"
This time Minseo lunged like her life depended on it.
Practically climbing me to protect her golden phones—fat chance.
"Shin Minseo! Keep this up, and no more sex with you?!"
"?!"
Minseo froze like a folding fan, blinking in shock.
"Yeah, behave. I'm confiscating these."
"N-No..!"
"Sex!"
"..Hiiing."
I gazed cutely at Minseo, who looked like a dog with its bowl taken away, and erased every trace of sexual favor evidence to prevent any backstabbing.
"Ha, sudden, but anyway, feels like I handled something really important."
"What important thing... Waaah-!"
Good, her heartbroken sobs confirmed it was all cleared.
I wiped her tears myself and said,
"It is important. It's about my girlfriend."
"H-Hng..?"
Minseo looked up like I was spouting nonsense.
I stroked her head and continued.
"Minseo. No matter how much you like me, you can't do this. If you keep it up, I can't see you anymore."
"Wh-Why! I like you so much..! Don't abandon me! I have no way to hold onto you now!"
Minseo clutched my shirt tightly, rubbing her face against my chest like a puppy.
My resolve weakened for a moment, but time to do what must be done.
I held her shoulders, gently pushed her back, fiddled with her cheek, and said,
"How can I trust you if you dig into my life and stalk me? Plus, as my secretary and closest aide, using that access to collect this stuff makes me suspicious of what you might do with it."
"I.. I..!"
"But now that I've gotten rid of all the shady stuff, I can trust you..."
"Hee..! Oppaaa..♡!"
I heartlessly pushed away Minseo as she tried to hug me with aegyo.
"But seeing you collect things that threaten me despite warnings makes you feel like a stranger, Minseo. Let's take a break for a bit."
"Uh.. Huh..? What do you... O-Oppa.. You're joking, right..?"
"Secretary Shin. Consider today an early off. Start working properly from tomorrow."
"H-Han-seo oppa! I won't do it again.."
"What 'oppa'? Wanna get fired? Is that how a secretary talks to the director?"
"Uh.. Uwaaaang..! N-No, Director! I was wrong! Don't gooo!"
I was about to leave her, but fiddled with the doorknob for a few seconds before opening it firmly and walking out.
To instill the fear that dangerous actions could cost her me, and today I learned the front door felt this heavy.