Chapter 35

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Translator: True Detective

Chapter: 34

Chapter Title: The Fresh-Faced Intern

-----------------------------------------------------------------

"Good morning."

"Hello."

Yi Hyunwoo arrived at the office the day after the three-day, two-night workshop ended. Having thoroughly ravaged and tormented Eun Seol and Seo ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Jin-ah throughout the trip, he felt refreshed, as if he'd just returned from a real vacation.

Thanks to his showdown(?) with the team leader, he'd been able to dump over half his workload on Section Chief Kim and Deputy Manager Lee, who had been slacking off. No backlog had piled up, and unbeknownst to the team leader, he was dutifully tributing a cut of his salary to Hyunwoo every month.

'A leisurely morning.'

If the workload had been divided fairly from the start, he could've enjoyed this kind of ease. This was normal. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠But this damn company was full of freeloaders riding coattails.

- Sizzle...

"Hoo..."

After savoring his morning coffee leisurely, he stepped out for a smoke.

"Fucking delicious."

Pure bliss.

"Hey, Deputy Manager Yi Hyunwoo, living the dream, huh?"

Park Jae-hoon sauntered over to the smoking area.

"Bullshit. You're sucking down a smoke first thing too."

"Heh heh heh."

Jae-hoon lit up next to Hyunwoo.

"Hooah... Anyway, you seem seriously bored lately?"

He asked with a sly grin.

'Damn, this guy's got eyes like a hawk.'

Hyunwoo answered honestly to Jae-hoon's piercing question.

"Holy shit, so Section Chief Kim and Deputy Manager Lee had no work all this time?"

"Shh, keep it down, asshole."

"Crazy... Ha... This company's the best. None of us getting fired—you, me, or those guys."

"Heh heh heh."

"Anyway, congrats. Finally pulling your own weight."

"Yeah, thanks a ton."

"Oh right, the interns started today—see 'em?"

"Interns?"

"Yeah, the college interns. Some cute ones too."

College interns. With the company relocating to the provinces, they'd partnered with local universities for semester-long internships. Hyunwoo had glimpsed them passing by, but he'd been too buried in work to care.

"You perv... They're barely twenty or twenty-one. Why bother?"

"Why not? Twenty's all adults. What's the problem?"

"Tsk ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠tsk... One slip-up and you might never see 'em again."

Hyunwoo said that to Jae-hoon, but male employees dating interns was pretty common. Internships lasted three to six months—short enough that breakups left no mess, a low burden for staff.

Interns idolized employees at their dream company. Their interests aligned, spawning plenty of male employee-female intern couples.

"Our team's getting one. Gonna sweet-talk HR into a girl. Jealous? You stick with the auntie section chiefs."

"You little shit..."

Stung by Jae-hoon's childish jab, Hyunwoo stormed out of the smoking area and called HR's Kim Ji-young right away.

"Yes, this is she. Yes, yes. The new interns' assignments aren't finalized yet, right?"

- Click click

Back at his desk, Hyunwoo opened the intern resumes Kim Ji-young sent.

"No guys needed."

He skipped intros, flipping through only the female interns' photos.

"Hmm..."

Nothing eye-catching. All average. Women peaked at twenty, but after Eun Seol and Seo Jin-ah, Hyunwoo's tastes ran sharp—even average girls looked fox-eyed to him.

'Meh... Meh... Oh?'

Found her. Even in the tiny passport photo, she grabbed his attention. Photos could lie, but among interns, she had the best face.

- Ji-young, got the file. Assign Kim Hye-ri to Management Support Team, please.
- Yes, got it, Deputy Manager.

Hyunwoo messaged Kim Ji-young, and she replied affirmatively right away.

Technically, sharing personal intern resumes with staff was prohibited. Assignments prioritized interns' preferences, so even HR couldn't arbitrarily decide.

Both knew, but Kim Ji-young couldn't refuse Hyunwoo.

Amplified emotions had Ji-young going mad at night. Before conquering Seo Jin-ah, their last hookup was the finale—Hyunwoo hadn't met her since. No reason to, with Eun Seol and Jin-ah available over an average girl like her.

Neglected, Ji-young soothed her feverish body nightly with a rotor and dildo.

'I did him this favor—time to ask for dinner as thanks.'

She'd granted the request, inwardly hoping for a night with him, timidly plotting.

'Hng... So wet...'

Just imagining Hyunwoo soaked her panties with sticky juices.

'Kim Hye-ri. Wonder what she looks like in person...'

But plain Kim Ji-young had long faded from Hyunwoo's mind.

"Hello. I'm Kim Hye-ri, the new intern for the Management Support Team for the next six months. Nice to meet you all~ Hee hee."

Thanks to Kim Ji-young's behind-the-scenes work, Hye-ri was assigned to the team.

'Oh?'

Hyunwoo's first impression: freshness. Big sparkling eyes, pert nose. Elastic, transparent skin. Twenty-year-old vibrancy radiated from her. Height around 160cm? Breasts... hmm...

'Firm A? B? Nah, firm A-cup!'

To Hyunwoo's self-proclaimed expert eye, even over clothes, Hye-ri's chest wouldn't hit B.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Deputy Manager Yi Hyunwoo, your mentor for the next six months. Looking forward to it."

"Yes, Deputy Manager! I'll work hard~."

Hye-ri beamed at him—natural eye smile, cute puff under her eyes. The kind that shook men's hearts.

Hyunwoo introduced her from the team leader down, then to her seat beside him.

"As the team leader said, you'll mostly work with me. Tasks are simple clerical support, but experiencing how the company runs and the vibe will help you later."

"Yes! I'll learn diligently."

Interns got minimal real work—too risky for important stuff.

Most studied for exams or certifications at their desks. Public offices hired interns due to government mandates for youth jobs.

"Wow~"

Seated beside Hyunwoo, Hye-ri eyed the office curiously. Shoulder-length brown hair with loose perm. See-through bangs showed forehead for a fresh, cute look.

She fiddled with desk supplies, fascinated.

'Definitely college kid.'

New hires trended older, making twenty-year-old Hye-ri seem adorably young to Hyunwoo.

"Use the computer in front. Got your messenger ID from HR?"

"Yes, I did."

"Log in daily on arrival—we handle most work via messenger."

'Oh yeah.'

If she had an ID, was she company staff? Hers was a temp account, unlike his.

A thought struck: Did the Work System affect interns? Could he control Hye-ri? Curiosity won; he pulled out his phone and launched the app.

'There it is!!!'

The system recognized interns as employees.

'Charm 8?'

First time seeing it. Checking all female employees under [Administrator], max was 7.

Eun Seol and Seo Jin-ah at 7—enough to turn nine out of ten guys' heads. Hye-ri at 8?

'Stamina makes sense for twenty, but Charm 8 feels off...'

She was young and pretty, sure. But objectively, not above Eun Seol or Jin-ah.

'Huh? +1. Plastic surgery?'

Like Eun Seol's +; Hyunwoo guessed augmentation.

Even so, 8 seemed generous. He trusted the system, but something nagged.

He stole a glance at Hye-ri beside him. Knee-length navy skirt, slightly oversized striped blouse.

Slim calves and ankles peeked below, but no body-revealing clothes—hard to gauge figure.

'Gotta see her naked to know.'

Turning back to the app. Turning thirty next year, no reason not to target twenty-year-old ginseng-better Hye-ri.

'But Mental's high, psych messages neutral...'

No clear approach yet.

'Ideal: Favorability toward me.'

Register [Favorability for Yi Hyunwoo] in her psych messages, amplify via system. Like Eun Seol, it'd evolve to [Love] naturally.

Or crash Mental to 1, rewrite target to himself—like with Seo Jin-ah, cucking Lee Byung-joo to break her.

'But she's an intern—break her Mental, she might quit.'

Interns bailed easily—not full-timers. Job offers elsewhere or dissatisfaction, gone without regret.

'First, spark some favorability.'

- Hye-ri, first day—lunch on me. Any favorites?
- Really? ㅜㅜ Thanks, Deputy Manager^^ Um... I like pasta!!!
- Alright, pasta it is.
- Yay!!! Love it~.

Nearby pasta shop.

- Clink clink

"Pasta okay?"

"Yes!! So good. Hee hee."

Hyunwoo watched Hye-ri across the table. Ten bucks a plate, but she devoured the shrimp like lobster.

"First day—office thoughts?"

"Kinda nervous, but everyone seems nice. Exciting."

"Glad you're here—office feels brighter. Looking forward to it."

"Don't expect too much, hee hee... I'll do my best, Deputy Manager."

Her eye smile melted Hyunwoo's heart like snow. Eun Seol's tsundere love or Jin-ah's mistress dynamic differed—Hye-ri's college girl charm was unique.

"Done? Coffee next?"

"Yes, sounds good, Deputy Manager."

They finished and headed to a nearby café.