Chapter 107 - Rest
"Kia—beer after work really hits the spot."
Seoyoung took a gulp of the cold, foamy beer and grinned with pure satisfaction.
In the office, Hayoung, Seoyoung, Chaeryeong, and Suhyeon were having a good time, enjoying draft beer and fried chicken for the first time in a while.
"Suhyeon-ssi, can you not handle alcohol?"
"Yeah... I get drunk after just a little..."
At Seoyoung's question, Suhyeon nodded and replied.
"That's surprising... Eonni, I didn't know Suhyeon-ssi was that good at fighting! Let me tell you how it went today..."
With alcohol and good food, Seoyoung's mood was soaring. She grabbed a chicken leg in one hand and started babbling away enthusiastically.
"...Yeah, I'm glad no one got hurt."
Hayoung looked at Seoyoung with a fond smile, recalling her earlier conversation with Suhyeon.
"Hayoung-nim, I'll raid Hwayeon's territory with Seoyoung-nim."
Hayoung was completely thrown off by Suhyeon's sudden attitude.
Without subordinates? Just the two of them? Raiding them?
No matter how good Suhyeon and Seoyoung were at fighting... it was way too risky.
And there was nothing to gain from it.
"Absolutely not. Take the subordinates with you."
Hayoung shook her head firmly, rejecting Suhyeon's request, but...
"..You know how much Seoyoung-nim has been struggling. Right now, she needs a stage where she can let loose to her heart's content. That's why I'm going too."
Hayoung had sensed it vaguely too.
Why Seoyoung was trying to do something so reckless.
She desperately needed an outlet for the pain, stress, and anger she'd been put through.
Not just by having subordinates smash things in her stead.
She wanted revenge with her own two hands, badly.
Knowing that made Hayoung's heart ache like it was on fire, but...
Still, she didn't want Seoyoung to get hurt, even if it killed her.
She didn't want to see another family member get hurt.
"Still... no."
"I'll also send a request for reinforcements. To Jiha-nim."
But... Suhyeon was even more stubborn.
.......
Hayoung looked into Suhyeon's eyes in silence.
Suhyeon had never once made a request that went against her wishes in all their time together.
The reason she was being so stubborn now was...
She understood how much Seoyoung was hurting... and she cared about her.
Suhyeon's eyes looked the same as always, but... to Hayoung, they seemed to hold sadness, anger... and comfort. A mix of those emotions.
Because she was always so blunt, Suhyeon didn't know how to comfort others through words or actions... so maybe she wanted to comfort Seoyoung by helping her like this?
Once she came to that conclusion, Hayoung couldn't refuse anymore.
"Ugh... do as you want. But you're not getting hurt. Understood?"
"Yes. Thank you."
Suhyeon bowed her head once and left the office.
And so, the first clash between Baekhwa and Hwayeon happened... and it ended in a crushing victory.
'I'm so relieved, really.'
Hayoung drank her victory beer with a sense of relief.
"And... thank you, Jiha-ssi. For coming right away."
Seoyoung met Jiha's eyes, who was sitting next to her, and smiled brightly.
"Yeah... well... we're in the same organization, right?"
Jiha gave a faint smile, as if it were nothing special.
Seoyoung felt like Jiha seemed somehow different from usual.
'Is something up? She hasn't been in a good mood lately.'
Unlike the easygoing Jiha she'd known when she first joined as an executive, Seoyoung sensed something off about her current, much more somber demeanor.
Seoyoung's personality, which couldn't just let that curiosity slide, eventually made her ask...
"Jiha-ssi, is something going on these days?"
At Seoyoung's question... Hayoung and Suhyeon also looked at Jiha.
'Hmm... she has felt a bit different lately.'
Hayoung agreed with Seoyoung's words and looked at Jiha.
She'd been too busy lately to pay much attention to the executives... but even she felt that Jiha's personality had shifted, whether she was aware of it or not.
"...I..."
Jiha slowly opened her mouth as all eyes focused on her.
It wasn't that Jiha's personality had changed. She'd always been this serious by nature.
The easygoing personality she'd shown the executives was something she'd needed to adopt to approach Kang Minseo more easily.
It was a kind of act.
But... lately, Jiha was getting sick of even this act.
Because...
The door opened, and someone showed their face.
Jet-black hair and cute, bright eyes like a rabbit.
He peeked his head in with a slightly nervous expression at seeing them—
"Minseo-ya!"
Seoyoung jumped up from her seat and welcomed him happily.
"Hello..."
Minseo greeted them, looking a little flustered, as if he hadn't known Jiha, Seoyoung, and Suhyeon were there.
"Come here and sit, Minseo-ya."
When Hayoung patted the seat next to her in a sweet voice—
Like a puppy, Minseo trotted over and sat down next to Hayoung.
Jiha stared at Minseo intently.
She had been filled with hatred for Kang Minseo.
He was an executive she had respected so much, and the days spent by his side had been happy ones.
No matter what mistake I made, he would smile warmly and comfort me...
I loved how he always took care of me with a bright smile.
When I found out he was actually a spy, my faith—which had given him infinite trust—shattered, and hatred crept into the space where that trust had been.
I can never forgive you.
I'll destroy you completely.
With those thoughts, I became an executive of Baekhwa.
And as time passed, I began my sweet revenge.
Seeing him tied to a chair with a dildo inside, crying and begging me, was so exhilarating.
It felt like chugging a whole bottle of soda in one go.
But... something felt empty.
Wasn't this what I truly wanted...?
Ever since that thought occurred, I'd been lost.
What do I really want?
What should I do about Kang Minseo?
And... even now... Jiha was still wandering... without finding a clear answer.
Gulp—
Frustrated with her own heart, Jiha stared at Kang Minseo and downed her full glass of draft beer in one shot.
"Minseo-ya, are you okay now?"
"My body's a bit weak... but I'm fine."
At Seoyoung's question, Minseo answered with a slightly flushed face, as if embarrassed.
'She's asking if I'm okay... she must know everything, right...?'
It seemed the executives already knew just how violently he'd been fucked.
But anyway... Minseo swallowed hard and looked at Hayoung.
Just in case she was still angry...
But her scary demeanor from earlier had vanished without a trace, and she was beaming.
It must have ended with that earlier, right...?
Hayoung, who had been mercilessly striking my buttocks with a cold voice, had been truly terrifying.
Thinking about it again made my body shudder and flinch automatically.
"I applied ointment earlier, so it should be fine... but let's check once more just in case. Pull down your pants and underwear."
"Heut.. here...?"
"Why act so surprised now~ Hurry up."
Faced with Hayoung tugging at his pants, Minseo had no choice but to hesitate and pull down his pants and underwear in front of everyone.
Even though Minseo had been through every shameful part of him being exposed... he could never get used to things like this...
At the thought of showing his buttocks in front of everyone, Minseo's pale cheeks began to turn red rapidly.
Seu-euk—
Soon, Minseo's swollen buttocks, marked with red handprints, were revealed.
Gulp—
Along with the sound of Seoyoung swallowing, Jiha and Suhyeon's gazes all locked onto his buttocks.
Since they hadn't had sex with Minseo in a while... their eyes looked like hyenas eyeing prey.
'Ah... fuck... that's so hot...'
Just looking at Minseo's buttocks, Seoyoung felt sticky vaginal fluid oozing from her cunt.
Along with that, she wanted to engage in a violent union on the bed.
'Should I just sleep here tonight... but if we fuck again, Minseo's body won't survive...'
Seoyoung wore a serious expression while wrestling with internal conflict.
Of course, Suhyeon and Jiha were no exception.
Since Suhyeon hadn't been able to torment Minseo in a long time, she missed his dick so much.
Only he could satisfy her.
Jiha also felt her heart pound at seeing his naked body after so long, and she cleared her throat.
"Let's apply the ointment one more time in a bit. Pull them up now."
At the command to pull them up, Minseo hurriedly yanked his underwear and pants back on.
Pish—
Hayoung, finding him adorable, handed him a glass of beer and some chicken, telling him to eat.
"Heu-ap-"
Watching Minseo eat the chicken happily, Hayoung opened her mouth with a satisfied expression.
"Everyone, listen while you eat. Tomorrow's executive meeting will be about something pretty important, so everyone needs to attend."
Hayoung continued speaking while staring at Minseo, who was tearing into the chicken with gusto.
"Especially you, Suhyeon-ah, you have to come too."
"Even... me...?"
Usually, Suhyeon didn't attend executive meetings.
She didn't see the point.
Since Hayoung would tell her important things directly, Suhyeon wasn't necessary at the meetings.
But she needs to come tomorrow...?
That must mean it's something related to her.
Suhyeon nodded as if she understood and replied.
Minseo ate the chicken happily, unaware of anything.
Never imagining that the important matter tomorrow was closely tied to him.