Chapter 39: Episode 39
"Shhh..."
Hye-ri, who had left KakaoTalk messages and messengers to Choi Hyun-min all day but had been ignored, was staring at the poor monitor during work hours without doing any of the assigned work.
'I'll start the work first.'
A few meals and a movie. It was an important time when they were slowly moving from a flirting relationship to a relationship. Hye-ri, who had been thinking of accepting light skinship, was shaking with Hyun-min's one-sided indifference.
Is it because she always receives calls from men? Hye-ri had never thought that her calls would be ignored like this.
'Is that how it's going to turn out?'
Hye-ri became even more angry at Hyun-min's indifference. If it were before, she would have just let it go, but the [favor] she felt for Hyun-min, which was amplified by the work system, made her feel sticky. It was a different person than usual, but Hye-ri didn't realize it.
"Huh? Hye-ri isn't going home?"
Usually, she would turn off her PC and prepare to leave work at 5:50, but when she was still at her desk past 6, her teammates made a few comments as if they were curious.
"Oh… I'm going to leave work with a friend from another department today."
"Really? I'll go in first."
One by one, the department members leave work, but Hye-ri remains stationary. Hyun-woo, watching her from the seat next to him, roughly realizes what's going on.
'I guess Choi Hyun-min is working overtime.'
When he searches Messenger, Hyun-min is still logged in. It was only natural that Kim Hye-ri, who was the one who was feeling sorry, would wait for him.
'Heh heh. Then, good luck.'
"Hye-ri, then I'll leave work first. See you tomorrow."
"Yes, Manager Lee, go in."
Kim Hye-ri stares at the monitor and greets Hyun-woo with a smile. The habitual eye smile would make many men's hearts flutter, but it was a vixen act that didn't work on Hyunwoo, who knew her true feelings.
An hour or two after all the department members had left work?
'Huh? I guess I'm leaving work now.'
It was almost 9 o'clock when Choi Hyunmin's messenger was logged out. Hye-ri left the office as if she had been waiting for it. And finally, she met Choi Hyunmin, who was leaving work, in the lobby on the first floor.
"Manager Choi!"
"...Oh, Hye-ri."
Hyunmin would have usually seduced Hye-ri, who he happened to meet, and taken her out for drinks, but he didn't have the energy to do that now. After working overtime and working all day, the only thing on his mind was leaving work.
"Why are you leaving work so late?"
"I have a lot of work to do these days... What about Hye-ri?"
"I just happened to end up like that, hehe."
"Oh, Manager Choi, did you eat dinner? Are you hungry? Me too!! Since you bought me dinner at the movie theater last time, I'll buy you dinner today!"
Hye-ri says kindly. However, even if she buys him dinner first, Hyun-min's expression doesn't change much.
"Oh, what should I do, I'm sorry? I ate something lightly while working earlier. Let's eat dinner next time. Us."
Hyun-min's unexpected refusal. However, Kim Hye-ri doesn't give up.
"You ate first… Then I'll definitely eat next time."
"Oh, then can you drive me home? You said you'd show me the car last time."
Hyun-min subtly bragged about his foreign car to impress Hye-ri.
'No way you're going to give me a ride when I'm this late.'
'Ha… This is so annoying. If I take you there, it'll take another 30 minutes.'
Hyun-min's condition, which has been suffering from the new system for several days, is the worst.
[Affinity] for Kim Hye-ri - Decrease Activation
Even the [Affinity] that Hyun-woo decreased plays a part in it, and eventually.
"Whew... Hye-ri, I'm really having a hard time. I'll go first today."
Hyun-min ruthlessly pushes Hye-ri away. Hye-ri's expression, which had been looking at Hyun-min with a cat-like, charming gaze, suddenly hardens. Regardless, Hyun-min turns around and strides away from her.
"Uh...uh...this...Manager Lee. Manager Lee!!!"
Kim Hye-ri's pitiful voice echoes through the building where all the employees have left work.
............
There's no tree that won't fall after ten strikes. That's what Kim Hye-ri thought. Since she was young, she's always made anyone she wanted her own.
At first, she was embarrassed. He was a man with pretty good conditions, and at first, he approached her actively like other men. However, the moment she thought, "Should we try to make the relationship progress a little?" Hyun-min suddenly changed 180 degrees.
Even though she threw away her pride and clung to him in a dirty manner, the more she did, the colder Hyunmin's attitude towards her became.
"Ha… Seriously, stop contacting me. And I blocked you."
Choi Hyunmin's irritation finally burst out. The gift she had painstakingly prepared was scattered on the floor. Hye-ri glared at Hyunmin, who was moving away in sadness, anger, and shame.
She already knew. The exciting movie theater date and the messages she had exchanged. She didn't feel the [affection] she had back then. Yes. This was [obsession]. She knew it, but she couldn't control her feelings.
............….
"Hey Lee Hyunwoo."
"Why?"
"There's a really pretty intern on your team."
"Kim Hye-ri? But why?"
"Is there something wrong with her personality?"
"Hmm… Her personality isn't really a problem, but she's a total piece of shit who doesn't do her job."
Jaehoon, who met in the smoking room, immediately asks about Kim Hye-ri.
"You know? Hye-ri likes that piece of shit on our team?"
"Hey, I told you that before. And is there anyone in the company who doesn't know that these days? Even elementary school kids know."
"Is that bastard Choi Hyun-min really a slut? I ate it like yum yum yum. Twenty years old, more than ginseng or ginseng!"
"That crazy bastard... Leave him alone. He says he hates it."
"Haa... There are a lot of guys who are really full. Hey. Let's have a meal with Hye-ri. I can do it better than that idiot Choi Hyun-min."
"Heh heh heh heh. Don't be ridiculous. He's really depressed these days because of Choi Hyun-min."
Hyunwoo, who doesn't even have a guilty conscience, answers Jaehoon in a cheeky manner. As Jaehoon said, Kim Hye-ri's dash was so active that it was a hot issue that no employee in the company didn't know about.
"What a useless guy."
"My nose is three inches long. Oh my. I'm going in."
Hyunwoo, who returned to his seat, activated the work system on his smartphone.
[User: Kim Hye-ri]
[Age: 20] [Height: 161] [Weight: 46]
[Physical Strength: 9/10] [Attraction: 8(+1)/10] [Sexual Desire: 3/10] [Mental Strength: 1(-7)/10]
[Satisfaction: Locked] [Likeability: Locked]
[Psychological Message]
[Irritation] about intern life - Reduced Activation
[Obsession] about Choi Hyun-min - Amplified Activation
[User: Choi Hyun-min] Supervisor
[Age: 28] [Height: 185] [Weight: 73]
[Physical Strength: 7/10] [Attraction: 8/10] [Sexual Desire: 4(-3)/10] [Mental Strength: 2(-6)/10]
[Psychological Message]
[Irritation] about the system management - Amplified Activation
[Dislike] for Kim Hye-ri - Amplification Activation
Moderate stress and the emotions of two people who went astray. With just a few ingredients, a great dish was completed.
A small butterfly's flap of wings, or rather a few touches, became a typhoon and tore apart the relationship between Hye-ri and Hyun-min. Hyun-woo realizes the greatness of the [emotional manipulation] of the business system again with a faster-than-expected development.
In the case of Kim Hye-ri, her [liking] for Choi Hyun-min suddenly developed into [obsession]. As her relationship with him grew distant, her [thrill] about her internship also transformed into [annoyance].
Hyun-woo reduced his [annoyance] about her internship in case Hye-ri might quit. However, looking at Hye-ri's expression, her initial lively appearance was nowhere to be found.
In the case of Choi Hyun-min, his [liking] for Hye-ri turned into [dislike]. Kim Hye-ri's frequent contacts, which were already sensitive due to the already overwhelming workload, created this result. Thanks to this, Hyun-min reached the point where he would frown and avoid Kim Hye-ri even if he met her in the hallway.
Hyun-min's reaction completely shattered Kim Hye-ri's confident mentality. It only took a moment for the self-esteem she had built up until now to crumble using her appearance as a weapon.
And now Hyun-woo has obtained what he wanted.
When his mentality reaches its lowest level, he can transfer the object of emotion to himself in the work system. And with a few simple touches, Hyun-woo changes Kim Hye-ri's emotional object to himself.
[Obsession] for Choi Hyun-min → [Obsession] for Lee Hyun-woo
'But [Obsession] is a bit scary.'
Thinking of a scene from the movie Misery, Hyun-woo quickly
[Obsession] for Lee Hyun-woo - Reduce Activation (new!)
Reduces Kim Hye-ri's [Obsession].
'Okay... I'm starting to get a little sloppy now...'
"Mr. Lee!"
'Oh, damn it.'
As soon as he puts down his smartphone, Kim Hye-ri turns her head and calls him from the seat next to her. Hyun-woo, who is startled by the thief's numb feet, tries to remain calm and responds.
"Why...why, Hye-ri."
"Let's go have lunch together today."
She whispers in Hyun-woo's ear, worried that another department member might hear. Thanks to that, he can smell the faint scent of lavender shampoo. It's definitely because she's young, but even without strong perfume, her pleasant body scent makes him feel good.
'After all, young women are gangsters.'
"That's right."
Hyun-woo answers bluntly, trying to hide the corners of his lips that rise in triumph. Hye-ri had asked him to buy her lunch several times, but she had never approached Hyun-woo in such a friendly way.
Due to the manipulation of the work system, Hye-ri's [obsession] with Hyun-min has now been transferred to Hyun-woo.
"Hehehe."
Hye-ri smiles pleasantly, even smiling with her eyes. She knows that her smile is fake, but still
'Well, she's cute.'
Hyun-woo, who is so beautiful, is easily shaken by her eye smile.
I was a little worried because of Hye-ri's [obsession], but the lunch atmosphere between the two was better than expected.
"This agent, I always get what I want, so I'll treat you next time."
"Oh, that's fine. You eat the liver of a flea, but you eat the food of an intern."
"Hey... But you bought me a lot, so I get a salary too! Don't ignore me?"
"If you're really sorry, I'll buy it for you next time."
"Yes~"
Has Kim Hye-ri, who is used to men's favors, ever opened her wallet? When I first joined the company, Hyunwoo bought her meals a few times, but she never said she would buy him meals first.
But Hye-ri bought him meals first.
'This must also be the effect of the work system.'
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with wanting to buy him food first. So Hyunwoo started to focus on the stir-fried pork in front of him without thinking much.
The problem started after that.
'Woowoo'
'What are you doing, Manager?'
'Lunch was so delicious today~'
'When should we eat next time?'
'Do you have Instagram? Let's follow each other.'
Hyunwoo's phone was constantly shaking like a rotor stuck in Eunseol's boji. He didn't receive any messages except for the department group chat, so he was completely overwhelmed by Hye-ri's aggressive message bomb.
He replied simply, but Hye-ri kept sending him messages.
'You've reduced [obsession] now, right?'
I can't help but think about how he would have reduced [obsession] to this extent, but it's scary to imagine what he would have done to Choi Hyun-min.
'But let's just accept it for now.'
One-sided [obsession] can turn into madness at any time. In order to resolve Hye-ri's [obsession], Hyun-woo's own response is important.
"Haa..."
Hyun-woo, who knows well the effect of psychological manipulation used as a work system, had to exchange smarts all day long to resolve Hye-ri's [obsession].
As a result of exchanging smarts in a never-ending loop with several meals and an endless night of smarts
[User: Kim Hye-ri]
[Age: 20] [Height: 161] [Weight: 46]
[Physical strength: 9/10] [Attraction: 8(+1)/10] [Liberty: 3/10] [Mental: 4(-4)/10]
[Satisfaction: Locked] [Affinity: Locked]
[Psychological message]
[Thrill] about intern life - new!
[Expectations] for a drama-like romance - new!
[Affinity] for Lee Hyun-woo - new!
Is it because Hyun-woo moderately healed her broken mentality thanks to Choi Hyun-min? Fortunately, Hye-ri's miserable [obsession] disappeared.
And the emotional vacuum transformed into [affinity] for Lee Hyun-woo. If Choi Hyun-min moderately accepted Hye-ri's affectionate offensive, he would have become the object of [affinity].
Hyun-woo ended up putting Kim Hye-ri in his grasp by manipulating the [psychological message] of the work system.
..................…..
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