Secretary Gwanggong's Survival Diary-Chapter 75

It was quite an unusual scar. Considering his occupation, it was nothing special, but it had that shape.

“Exactly... like a star.”

Not only was it visible to the naked eye, but the slightly raised scars were also vividly felt with the fingertips.

When I was hanging onto his arm as he pushed in, I was there, within arm's reach. Even in a situation where I had to overcome unimaginable pain and grab something, I can't forget the feeling I felt at my fingertips. Maybe it was because of that situation that it stayed in my mind even more.

“Did you have such a wound, sir? I didn’t know.”

The general secretary acted surprised as if he really didn’t know anything. ... How does Choi Hyun-jin know that...? Did the general secretary tell him? Someone as old as him knew about every single scar on Yoon Tae-oh’s body. They must have kissed beforehand, but he couldn’t point that out without any evidence. In any case, it’s true that Yoon Tae-oh has a star-shaped scar on his body, and only Kang Seok-ho and I know that that’s a lie.

“Is this a little unpleasant, Team Leader Baek?”

“What are you talking about?”

“This is something that happened because Team Leader Baek didn’t handle it properly, but to say something like that to someone who helped me with good intentions... doesn’t that seem suspicious?”

I don't know how much the ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ general secretary knows about the truth. Whether he thinks it's true that someone came into the dorm during the rut or not. Judging from the fact that he doesn't trip me up, I'm sure he doesn't know that I was with Yoon Tae-oh, but there's no way to know the rest.

I just want to use the current situation to my advantage, and the facts may not matter.

“Everyone.”

When I turned my gaze away, unable to think of anything to say in rebuttal, Yoon Tae-oh opened his mouth.

“I wish you would step aside. Just stay there.”

There was Choi Hyun-jin. When I pointed her out, the rest of the people left the room as if they had been waiting. I also stayed in my seat, watching the general secretary who didn't move.

“We’ll talk about the reinstatement of the general secretary later.”

“What about reinstatement... You can speak slowly. It is enough that the former CEO is in good health.”

Although his intentions were obvious, the general secretary left the conference room after hearing the answer I wanted.

“Secretary Kim too.”

"...yes."

I turned around, taking one last look at the two people standing face to face. What on earth happened?

In the original, the person who contributed most to the departure of Baek Si-eon was the executive secretary. Although it was not properly depicted in the drama, he crossed the river of no return by participating in the embezzlement of the executive secretary's slush funds. Then, things got complicated and the fact that he was an omega was revealed, and he became a scapegoat for the executive secretary's tail cutting. Since his role was more of a supporting role, the actual situation was not properly shown on TV.

Of course, I never thought of making that choice again like a fool. But the aftereffects of that change of choice came back to me in such a big way. Instead of me, Choi Hyun-jin grabbed the hand of the general secretary.

“I wonder if someone went into the representative’s rut ​​location or not?”

As I left the conference room, the general secretary was standing in the middle of the hallway, arms crossed in front of his chest, mumbling to himself. I didn't really feel like talking to him, and he wasn't referring to anyone, so I just passed him by.

“What do you think, Team Leader Baek?”

The general secretary kept asking me questions, wondering if I was waiting for him.

“Ha. Well? Honestly... I think it’s a lie.”

I only confessed half of my feelings. There was still no evidence that he was lying. The old man laughed quite loudly at some part of my answer that he found funny.

“That’s possible. But ‘what if’ that’s a lie?”

“What?”

“No one died in this incident, and I’m glad I got my job back. There hasn’t been a beta around the CEO lately, but now that a beta has shown interest in me for the first time in a long time, I can naturally connect with him. Isn’t this a happy outcome for everyone? Oh, and Team Leader Baek probably won’t have any particular issues since he’s so favored by the CEO.”

It's not a wrong story. On the surface, it will seem like a collaboration between the general secretary who was 'worried about Yoon Tae-oh's life' and Choi Hyun-jin. In reality, it's just a collusion toward the goal they were greedy for.

“Let’s say that’s true. But there’s one thing I’m curious about.”

“Go ahead.”

I can admit everything else. I can say it was my fault for not reading the general secretary's numbers and move on. But something still feels off.

“‘What if’ the current situation is all a show... no, a lie? Isn’t it a bit strange? Why did they choose Choi Hyun-jin? There must have been other ways to get her back to the company.”

He spoke in the conditional tone, going along with the general secretary's antics. The conclusion is the question of why he chose Choi Hyun-jin.

“...That’s why Secretary Baek is no good to me. I still have a lot to learn.”

What an unlucky old man. He patted my shoulder with a pitiful expression as if he were really one of his subordinates, and walked away first. He never answered my questions.

“When you’re in love, you look really... nice.”

The general secretary walked away, his back turned to me and his words vaguely indicating that he understood something. He walked lightly, as if he had achieved everything he wanted.

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“You act like a fox, despite your appearance.”

“Well... Choi Hyun-jin may have had similar circumstances.”

The room I was originally assigned to was in the hotel building. I didn’t use it often because I stayed with Yoon Tae-oh at his place of residence, but I would sometimes rest in this room when I needed a break. It was close to the office, so it was good for short stays.

Kang Seok-ho barged in and started talking nonsense like Yoon Tae-oh, but strangely, I wasn't even surprised by his intrusion. I knew right away what he was talking about.

“But, Team Leader, how on earth did you open my door?”

“Don’t worry. I didn’t destroy it with a fire extinguisher.”

Thank goodness. I thought that ignorant guy was causing trouble again. He waved his card key that seemed to be for emergency use. Thinking about it, that was even creepier. Well, if the other person was Kang Seok-ho, it probably wouldn't matter.

Kang Seok-ho handed me an iced Americano, and pulled a chair in front of me with my coffee. He sat up straight, looking at the ceiling like a half-corpse, and sucked the coffee through the straw. Unlike the refreshing taste, the stuffy feeling in my stomach didn't really go away.

“What should I do?”

“What....”

“Are you just going to leave it like that? Even if it’s just your mother-in-law who’s trying to trick you, are you going to let that bastard Choi Hyun-jin or something run wild as well?”

“Ha, this isn’t such a simple problem.”

I don't know why, but Kang Seok-ho seemed even angrier than me.

“I just don’t know what you’re thinking.”

“What should I do now?”

“It would have been simple if I had just told the CEO the truth.”

“Are you crazy? How can you be with your boss at work....”

Although I said it in an ambiguous tone, there were many reasons why I couldn't say it. If Yoon Tae-oh liked me, even by one chance in a thousand, things would get complicated. If I spent just one night with a sane man who wasn't a retard, my omega status would be exposed in an instant.

And there was a bigger reason than assuming such a ridiculous situation... Yoon Tae-oh doesn’t want me. He said it on the beach. He hoped that I wasn’t the person who remained in his memory that day. How could I tell someone like that that I was his rut ​​opponent?

“You like the CEO, don’t you?”

“Me, me? The representative, me? No! I’m not! Your eyes are so high, me!”

Kang Seok-ho's words suddenly came in and my thoughts were tangled. I thought he was a dull bear cub, but I was embarrassed that my feelings were revealed to him.

“You really shouldn’t go somewhere and act. Who do you think is an idiot? Who would reasonably become the CEO of their own company and their partner? And you should go in on your own.”

“...That’s it, it’s just....”

While he was hesitating, Kang Seok-ho put down his finished coffee cup on the desk and stood up from his seat.

“The CEO might care for you more than you think.”

It's meaningless. No matter how much Yoon Tae-oh cares for me and thinks of me, there is a huge barrier that I cannot overcome. The barrier called Choi Hyun-jin. This is a world where the whole world moves for the love of two people.

And above all, I am an omega. It is not my place, unfortunately.

“Sometimes being honest is the right thing to do, Team Leader Baek.”

Everyone leaves me with riddles. But Kang Seok-ho’s words didn’t bring about any significant emotional changes in me. Until then, that was the case.

But an unexpected person, in an unexpected place, shook my heart. So violently that it rendered all my resolutions useless.