Chapter 24.2
So-young could not deny her attraction to Taekyung, but she knew that it was useless. So-young was too realistic to dream of Cinderella, and Taekyung couldn't take her seriously either.
Taekyung belonged to a different world from Soyoung, and there was a big gap in the lives of the two. She didn't want to be consumed by meaningless emotions. She covered her eyes, trying to not get hung on to impossible hopes.
In addition, she feels so restless with just one sex, and if her relationship with Taekyung goes further, she might not be able to keep a controllable mind at that time.
Therefore, today's work had to remain as an aberration that will be forgotten. Taekyung was the best choice for her first sex partner, so she was satisfied with that.
It was a rather gloomy ending for the first experience, but not all sex in the world would result in love. So-young covered her eyes with the back of her hand. The eyelids that touched the skin were hot.
So… Let's not bother ourselves with unanswered thoughts.
From Monday, I will return to a professional relationship with the team leader.
So-young decided so, but her restless mind did not subside at all.
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Sex with Taekyung was a once-in-a-lifetime deviation that should not happen twice. So-young definitely thought so, and she was confident that she would not make a mistake twice.
The next day, Taekyung, who she met at work, maintained a businesslike attitude. There were no traces of the man that night before. Looking at his attitude as if there was a secret intimacy between the two, he seemed to have cleared up his mind last night, just like So-young.
So-young was bitter, but she knew that this was right. She turned a blind eye and tried to distance herself from Taekyung as much as possible.
Such efforts seemed to pay off to some extent.
"I want you to check the A6 series creative videos and specifications. When can you show us?"
"I'm currently taking the 30-second full version and 10-second edited version, so I think I can show you early next week."
"Did you discuss how to send it to each site?"
"Most of them are banners, but some will be played as pop-ups. We will prepare to report this part together."
"Okay. Then, please update the launch schedule for each country.”
During the weekly meeting, So-young suddenly raised her head in the direction toward him. Taekyung and other people were looking at her. She felt her heart drop, but she opened her mouth while maintaining her indifference on the surface.
"We are working to reflect sequentially from banners in line with the A6 global launch schedule. As I said the other day, the U.S. has confirmed the launch date as the 10th of the following month, Europe as the 15th, China and Korea as the 5th of the following month."
"Please take care so that there's no delay until the end. Report the business trip agenda as soon as it's sorted out."
"Yes, team leader."
Her part quickly went over.
Taekyung looked fine today as well. There was no attachment to the gaze toward So-young, and his attitude toward her was extremely professional. It was impossible unless he erased what had happened between the two from his memory.
That's a given. That night wouldn't have been the first time for the team leader, and there would be no reason for her to be special.
So-young was not shameless enough to wish for such a thing.
So let's pull ourselves together. So-young vowed again and turned to the projector screen. The more she focused on her work, the more complicated her mind seemed to be.
Although she had a history of being possessed by Taekyung and committing crazy things, Soyoung was basically sincere.
At least at the company.
"…Hoo."
As the project launch approached, every day was hectic. So-young, who worked overtime again today, stretched her limbs as if she collapsed as soon as she left work. In that state, she took off her shirt and skirts and threw them away. She felt a sense of liberation at the moment, but the soon chilly win came.
"It's cold…"
So-young muttered to herself and raised her body. She was going to the bathroom, but she changed her mind and stood in front of the full-body mirror. She looked through herself in the mirror with a fresh look.
Soyoung's upper body was plain, but her chest was relatively large. Slim waist and voluminous hips and thighs continued under the hollow navel. On the other hand, the forearms and calves were thin, so they were not in bad shape on a general basis. That didn't mean that she was particularly eye-catching.
Perhaps a normal body, Tae-kyung of the night, was enthusiastically indulged as if he were possessed by something.
When the memory of the day came to mind, the warm heat rose in her lower stomach. Her breathing was slightly disturbed and her legs became heavy.
So-young, who reflected on her sex with Taekyung without realizing it, came to her senses. A woman with wet eyes standing in the mirror soaked in emotions. She turned her head like a person who was caught doing something bad.
She could be rational at work as much as she wanted.
She was able to act like nothing happened while looking at Taekyung.
During working hours, rational reason took over her emotions.
The problem was… It was currently night.