Chapter 37
Gong Ji-hyun put her hands on her hips in front of her older brother, the cafe owner, Gong Ji-chul.
“Hey, aren’t you being a bit unfair?”
“What are you ranting about now?”
“The cafe’s doing so well. Shouldn’t you offer him a little more? What if he just ups and leaves, like that model employee did before?”
“If you don’t know the situation, don’t talk.”
Even though Ji-chul had offered a percentage of the profits, that previous employee had left as soon as he’d saved up enough to start his own business.
But he didn’t want to tell his sister that. Nor did he want to reveal that Chang-woo earned a base salary of 500, plus 40% of the profits—more than the previous employee.
If the other employees knew, they might feel demoralized.
Gong Ji-chul didn’t have much faith in people’s discretion.
“How much are you paying Chang-woo anyway? Just tell me honestly, so I can judge for myself.”
“Starting tomorrow, don’t bother coming in if you’re just going to meddle. You’re no help.”
“Oh, come on. I have a right to know!”
“What right do you have to know anything? If you’re just going to keep spouting nonsense, really, don’t come in tomorrow. I’ll put up a new job listing.”
Ji-hyun finally pouted and fell silent after his stern tone.
Gong Ji-chul looked at the climbing sales figures with a satisfied smile.
“I really did pick the right employee.”
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In the office of ‘TechPack,’ an IT YouTube channel with over four million subscribers:
Even their lowest-viewed videos brought in at least two million views, and some even hit the 10-million mark.
Unquestionably, they were a top-tier channel in the Korean IT space.
The office was also home to a goddess that all the male employees admired: Jung Hyena, a former idol group center.
“Hyen, how’s the editing going on the S-laptop promotional video from last week?”
“Oh, I just finished it and uploaded it to the library.”
“When did you get that done? Alright, I’ll check it out.”
“Got it.”
Hyena was diligent, competent, and quick to pick up new skills.
Above all, she was beautiful—a real perk of her past life as a celebrity.
All the men admired her, though none dared show it.
They couldn’t shake the thought, ‘Could someone like her be into someone like me?’
“I’ll be leaving on time today.”
“Oh, but we’re short-handed since Jung-min’s out on sick leave. Could you stay a few more hours?”
CEO Yoo Seong-tae was far from a bad boss; he always paid overtime on time.
And given the nature of the industry, employees didn’t typically complain about working late.
“Sorry, I really have something urgent.”
“If Hyena says that, it must be important. I’ll cover the overtime instead.”
“Sung-jin, of course, you’re working overtime. Nobody’s going home tonight.”
Already prepared to leave, Hyena said a quick goodbye to her colleagues and hurried out of the office.
Yoo Seong-tae watched her empty desk wistfully.
“Hasn’t Hyena seemed different lately?”
“How so?”
“She used to stay here all the time, almost like she was homeless. All she did was work.”
“Yeah. She was super ambitious and eager to learn.”
“Come to think of it, she does seem more eager to go home these days.”
“Wanting to go home is the instinct of every employee, isn’t it?”
“I’m not saying it’s bad; it’s just that she used to stay here non-stop, and now she seems different.”
CEO Yoo Seong-tae muttered to himself, “Maybe she got a cat or something?”
“Not a cat—a turtle.”
The 30-year-old employee Kim Ha-jin chimed in, and Yoo Seong-tae’s eyes widened.
“A turtle?”
“Yes, apparently she started raising an adorable little turtle recently. She was telling us about it while laughing; it must be really cute.”
“I also heard the turtle is super cute.”
Yoo Seong-tae muttered to himself, “I didn’t know Hyen liked reptiles…”
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As I was about to leave work, the manager walked me out nearby.
“Looks like you’ll be taking home about 6.5 million won today. It rained all day, and the weather wasn’t the best, but the sales were fantastic.”
“Pretty similar to yesterday, huh.”
“Exactly. Thanks to this ‘Chang-woo totem,’ sales stay steady and high no matter the weather. I owe you big time.”
On my first day here as a customer, the manager had split his share with me, so I made 15 million won.
On my first official workday, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., my share was 10 million won.
The next day, I left at 6 p.m. and made 7 million won.
Today, despite the rain, it was 6.5 million won.
“I can’t make any promises, but it seems you’ll be making between 5 and 8 million each day, going forward.”
“That’s amazing. I suddenly feel like running my own business.”
“If you ever do, let me invest. Just say the word.”
“I’m kidding. I don’t have the time to run a business. I’ve got other commitments.”
“Oh, are you studying or something? Don’t tell me you’re planning on going back to school.”
“Worried I’ll quit if I decide to go to college?”
“Of course. I’m worried, but I wouldn’t stop you if that’s what you wanted.”
“It’s for a game.”
“Oh, a game.”
At that, he seemed visibly relieved.
Well, sex does have a lot in common with a game.
“Have you thought about working every other weekend, though? I mean, you’re pulling in hundreds a day—wouldn’t it be a shame to miss out on that?”
“I’ve got some weekend raids I just can’t skip.”
“Right, a raid—those are important.”
He’d walked me out of the store all this way because my schedule only had two more shifts this week, on Thursday and Friday.
Missing out on weekend sales would hurt.
I’d like to earn more too, but sex was still my top priority.
Without my time with Hyena, life would feel empty.
“I’ll come in whenever I don’t have a raid.”
“Really?”
“Sure. You don’t need to increase my base pay. The profit share already makes up for it.”
“No way; I’ve got to keep your weekend motivation up. Here’s the deal: show up on the weekend, and I’ll bump your share to 50%. Deal?”
“Fifty percent?”
“Right. Now don’t you suddenly feel like coming in this weekend?”
“That’s definitely motivating, but if there’s a raid, I can’t skip it, so I’ll have to sit some weekends out.”
“Hey, your days off are your days off. By the way, what kind of game has you so hooked?”
It was a wrestling game with a beautiful ex-idol, involving some intense full-body action… But saying that out loud would be insane.
“Just a game I really like.”
“Just don’t mention it’s a game in front of the others.”
“Why not?”
“She’d probably pester you to give her my game ID and constantly nag about playing together. So, especially in front of my sister, don’t even mention the word ‘game’ at all.”
“Got it.”
In the distance, Hwang Ah-young was there, just watching with her friends without following us.
When our eyes met, she smiled brightly and waved energetically.
I felt sorry.
I couldn’t accept those feelings.
If it weren’t for Jung Hyena, maybe I would have accepted them.
That body of hers really was unreal—it was practically cheating.
Her face might not be quite as striking as Hyena’s, but she was still very pretty.
“Take care on your way.”
“You too, boss.”
After parting ways with my boss, I glanced around and pulled out Chang-woo’s old phone.
I finally got a chance to look at the photo Hwang Ah-young sent earlier.
“Wow…”
It was a photo taken in the bathroom—a clear shot of her partially nude upper body.
Her hips were just barely visible in the frame; if she’d angled it just a bit wider, more would have been exposed.
Seeing it in this semi-nude state, it really was clear—her figure was no joke.
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“Oh, hey, are you off work?”
“Yeah.”
I ran into Hyena on the first floor of her building.
She jumped with excitement and wrapped her arm around mine.
When I gently pulled my arm free, she looked a bit surprised—adorably so.
“Is it uncomfortable if I hold your arm like that?”
“No, it’s not that. I just wanted to do this instead.”
I wrapped my arm around her back and waist, pulling her close.
She smiled, slipping her arms around my waist in return.
We waited for the elevator together, embracing each other affectionately.
As the elevator doors opened, we caught some curious glances from the other people inside.
But I was used to it by now.
As soon as we entered the apartment, we started pulling each other’s clothes off, barely breaking our kiss.
“How many times… Do you plan on going tonight?” Hyena asked breathlessly during a brief pause in our kiss.
“What time do you need to sleep to make it to work tomorrow?”
“Two…”
“Then let’s go until two. Let’s just order in tonight instead of going out.”
“Okay…”
I didn’t forget to turn on the camera, as usual.
Actually, it appeared we hadn’t missed recording any of our intimate moments.
To get into the mood, I started playing back a recording from yesterday.
I entered Hyena, and she trembled in response, her body shaking with pleasure.
She was so sensitive that she reached the peak immediately.
I kept up a steady rhythm, glancing at yesterday’s recording playing on the TV.
It was almost too intense.
“I guess we’ll never rewatch the same video twice.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because we’re always recording new ones. Yesterday’s for today, today’s for tomorrow, and so on. So there’s always something fresh to watch.”
“Hehe, that’s true.”
“Well, we might rewatch them during your time of the month since we can’t do much then.”
“During my cycle… We can always use… my mouth…”
“If I can’t finish inside, I’d probably go mad.”
We kept switching up positions, going from missionary to seated, close press, lying from behind, and more, keeping things varied.
Hyena was covered in sweat, and every touch and movement produced the sounds of our intimacy.
We hadn’t tried anything from behind yet, as she couldn’t quite hold the position.
Most of our positions involved kissing, so I was constantly exploring her lips, chest, collarbone, and neck.
“I’m close again.”
“That’s… thirteen times now… How do you have this kind of stamina… Ahhh! Oh, please!”
I pushed deeply between her spread legs, my body tensing as I felt the climax approach.
Her soft inner walls contracted around me in response, matching my rhythm.
It was already 10 p.m.
We’d been going at it non-stop for three hours.
I was starting to get hungry.
“Should we order delivery?”
“Sure. I’m hungry too.”
“Order whatever you want. I’m busy here.”
I’m pretty occupied, you see. Gotta keep up the motion and also squeeze both of her breasts.
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TL’s Note: Hello everyone! The regular releases are back. I had to step away due to IRL circumstances. Here’s a mass release to compensate for the lack of updates. Apologies.
Happy reading!