Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Ch. 20 .｡.:✧ Lee Mina - 1 ✧:.｡.
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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Her voice was shaky, mixed with moisture.
She was trembling.
‘What am I to her?’
The memories that the past me and her had built up.
Whether it was mutual or one-sided, it must have been precious memories and a connection for her.
That’s why I think she was being so desperate.
Because I had to empathize with something that I couldn’t empathize with, I had no choice but to act.
It wasn’t just for the purpose of not provoking her.
Regardless of who the past me was, I wanted to comfort this woman right now.
I just felt like that.
“Mina-nim.”
I slightly lifted my hand and interlocked my fingers with hers.
She flinched at the sudden touch, but didn’t pull her hand away.
“In-ho…ssi?”
“As I said, I’m not going anywhere.”
“…Really?”
“Well… I did think about it.”
“I knew it!”
She squeezed my hand.
She had a strong grip, unlike what I had expected.
My hand was almost bent unpleasantly.
“You had a lot of complaints about your company life, didn’t you? I’m sorry. I should have paid more attention.”
Her voice was filled with self-reproach.
I shook my head and replied with a faint smile to reassure her.
“It’s not that. Um… this is a bit of a crazy story, but would you listen to it?”
“…?”
She opened her eyes wide at my sudden words.
How should I explain it?
I tried to explain it without making it too far-fetched, and without being too concise.
After explaining my situation for 30 minutes, she seemed to understand roughly.
Of course, I left out the stories about traveling through dimensions and losing my memory, I just said that I couldn’t remember my work well for some reason.
“So, that’s why I came in over the weekend. I have to get back into the swing of things somehow.”
“Is it temporary amnesia? This is the first time I’ve heard of such a thing.”
“Yes, it’s the first time I’ve experienced it too.”
“This is my first time experiencing dimensional travel, after all.”
“Perhaps, the reason you were looking at the recruitment site was…?”
“I just thought that maybe it would be better to get a new job and learn something new. Honestly, I didn’t think about it deeply.”
“Hmm… it’s still a problem. You’re the best worker on the team, In-ho-ssi. How will I work with those lacking people?”
“I don’t know how to react if you say it like that.”
“Why? It’s true that they’re lacking. If I were to give you a ratio, I would be 40, In-ho-ssi would be 55, and the other people would be 5.”
Then, you should have distributed the work well earlier.
“Why is the work distribution…”
“It’s because… In-ho-ssi took it all on himself. Surely, you don’t think I gave you 55, do you? The other people just passed their work onto you as they pleased, and you accepted it with a smile.”
“So you knew all along?”
“I didn’t become team leader by flipping a coin, you know. What kind of person do you think I am?”
A rich and pretty older woman.
She narrowed her eyes but she still didn’t let go of our interlocked hands.
“I didn’t interfere because I thought it was your will. Of course… I can’t deny that I had some personal desires as well.”
She swallowed once and continued her words.
“And also, I’m used to us working together. I just feel uneasy when I entrust it to someone else.”
“Ah, I think I know what you mean.”
“You too, right, In-ho-ssi? I told you, our working styles are similar.”
Her face, which had been anxious earlier, was now filled with smiles.
We talked about trivial things, and the two hours we spent talking about small things felt really short.
We came out of the cafe with iced Americanos in our hands.
Since She had been a bit harsh earlier, I suggested buying coffee as a way to make up for it, and she accepted.
Rather than accepting, it was more like I had unilaterally persuaded her.
She had a look on her face that seemed like she didn’t like it very much, but she bought the coffee anyway.
“In-ho-ssi, what are you doing this weekend?”
“Today is Monday. I don’t have any plans for the weekend yet…”
“Then, if you don’t have anything to do, would you like to come to the company? You have to get used to the work, too.”
A superior who naturally suggests working on the weekend.
I’ll let it slide because she’s pretty.
“Sure. If something comes up, I’ll let you know.”
“Great. I’ll pick you up in front of your house.”
It seemed like she was satisfied that the plan was set.
By the way, this woman… she’s obsessive, but she can’t make any progress.
“After work at the company on the weekend, would you like to go see a movie?”
When I said it casually, she was startled and looked up at me.
“A movie? With In-ho-ssi?”
“If you don’t want to, it’s fine.”
“I never said that I didn’t want to.”
Her ears turned red as she hurried forward.
On a Monday afternoon in early summer, when the soft energy and the hot heat were mixed together, she turned back to me while running along the tree-lined sidewalk and said, as if making a declaration.
“I’ll take care of everything. You just have to show up.”
Wow… this boss, she’s truly the best.
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