An Office Worker Is Good At Exorcism - Chapter 166

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Episode 166
Part 2. May You Find Happiness (2)
Whoosh.
Bu-yong glided past Kang Hyung-seok and settled into the Company Representative’s chair.
The Representative’s gaze followed her, yet Bu-yong never once spared a glance toward Kang Hyung-seok.
She had recognized who Kang Hyung-seok was.
Even beneath the mask, his build, his presence, his eyes—they all gave him away.
And she knew he was concealing his identity as a Shaman.
“Then, shall we continue where we left off…?”
The conversation that had briefly stalled resumed.
It was not an easy discussion.
The lines neither side could concede were far too distinct; the dialogue merely circled the same point endlessly.
Then it came.
“Dad.”
Bu-yong, who had been listening in silence, leaned forward and spoke.
“Hmm?”
“Couldn’t you just sign the contract?”
“What?”
The Representative was taken aback, and the office employee’s gaze lingered briefly on Bu-yong before returning to the monitor.
“They seem like good people. The terms look reasonable too.”
“Ah, well, I mean—”
“I don’t usually ask for things like this, you know.”
Bu-yong fixed her eyes on the Representative’s and sealed her lips.
The Representative then touched his neck, his expression deeply troubled.
“She never acts like this suddenly…?”
It was the moment Gwak Young-ho observed him with a sense of ‘perhaps this is the opening?’
“Dad.”
“Sigh.”
The Representative fidgeted, clearly at a loss.
Gwak Young-ho seized the moment without hesitation, bowing deeply.
“Please, sir! I beg you!”
“Haaa.”
The Representative exhaled a long sigh and turned his gaze toward Gwak Young-ho and Kang Hyung-seok.
He studied Kang Hyung-seok for a long moment, then looked at Bu-yong once more, before—
“…Fine. I understand.”
“Thank you.”
Bu-yong made no fuss, no dramatic display.
She simply conveyed her gratitude with composure, deliberately avoiding Kang Hyung-seok’s gaze.
It was her own form of consideration.
“Do you have the contract with you?”
“Of course!”
Gwak Young-ho pulled out the contract with a mixture of awkwardness and delight, unfolding it before them.
The Company Representative began reading through it line by line, consulting with Gwak Young-ho, and in doing so, paid no attention to me.
“We’ll need to review the unit price again later, and frankly, we can’t meet the requested quantity by this date.”
“I’ll do my best to adjust that.”
“How much?”
As the two of them conversed busily, I found myself completely removed from their attention.
In that moment, my gaze shifted toward Bu-yong.
Her eyes remained fixed on the desk.
Perhaps it was her resolve never to reveal my secret to anyone else.
“Let me see. A pen…”
“Here you go!”
Gwak Young-ho quickly produced the premium pen he always carried, and the Company Representative unscrewed its cap.
Then he signed the contract.
“Thank you so much, sir!”
“Phew, next time come earlier. Don’t visit during our busy season.”
“I absolutely will! Thank you so much!”
Just as Gwak Young-ho, having received his pen back, was about to shake hands with the Company Representative—
“Dad, I’m going to head out.”
“Huh? Already?”
“I need to see Mom too. You know she’s busy.”
“Of course, of course. Go carefully. Call me when you’re done!”
Bu-yong passed by the reception table and headed toward the door.
And as she passed in front of me, she bowed ever so slightly.
Though she couldn’t speak her gratitude aloud, she had expressed it in the only way she could.
Click.
The door closed.
Still, I couldn’t tear my gaze from the door for a long while.
‘Thank you.’
And may you find happiness.
Just as Bu-yong couldn’t say it.
There was something I couldn’t say either.
Beside Bu-yong lingered a Young Male Victim Spirit.
As if she were the most precious person in the world, it remained close by, protecting her like a guardian spirit.
Watching one person and one spirit finally find peace after long suffering and nightmares, I smiled—a smile laden with profound meaning.
***
Tap!
Gwak Young-ho’s eyes gleamed with unusual excitement as he settled into the driver’s seat.
“Wow, did that really just happen?”
It was exactly the contract I needed.
While it didn’t quite match Sales Team 1’s standing, it was a deal that would let our sales team hold its head high.
“I can’t believe how smoothly that went. Unbelievable.”
Gwak Young-ho must have been quite shaken.
His hands on the steering wheel were still trembling faintly.
“Things worked out far better than expected.”
“Exactly! Man, thank goodness the Company Representative is weak when it comes to his daughter. Really.”
Gwak Young-ho tapped the steering wheel gratefully as he pulled out of the Factory.
“But why did his daughter say something like that?”
“You spoke very persuasively, sir.”
“No, that doesn’t make sense.”
Gwak Young-ho exhaled deeply, his tension finally breaking, and turned his gaze toward Kang Hyung-seok.
“Kang, just to be sure—you really don’t know his daughter, do you?”
“Pardon?”
“No, there was something in her eyes.”
The observational skills of a sales department head were truly formidable.
Kang Hyung-seok smiled and shook his head.
“No, sir. I was uncertain myself, so I looked carefully, but she wasn’t someone I knew.”
“Then she must have taken a liking to you!”
“That’s not it at all.”
“Our Kang here—how handsome are you, really?”
There was genuine conviction in Gwak Young-ho’s voice.
“Anyway, I’m really glad you came along. Really.”
“That contract would have gone through even without me.”
“No. It wouldn’t have worked without you.”
Gwak Young-ho shook his head firmly and turned the steering wheel right, following the navigation’s guidance.
“I didn’t suggest bringing two people for nothing. There’s definitely a synergy when two of us are present.”
When apologizing to a client, two people are better than one.
But three would be overwhelming.
The number of people matters greatly in such situations.
And what Gwak Young-ho truly desired was Kang Hyung-seok’s presence.
“It’s not like you’re a talisman or anything, but having you come along makes me feel like things will work out.”
“I didn’t do anything, sir.”
“Just having you come with me is enough to make me grateful.”
Gwak Young-ho exhaled a long, shallow breath, as if finally able to rest.
No further words followed.
Yet Kang Hyung-seok understood how tense Gwak Young-ho had been, so he nodded silently in acknowledgment.
“Wait, this isn’t the time for that.”
Not far from the Company, Gwak Young-ho reached for his phone.
He immediately called the Sales Team 2 Head.
(“Yes! What happened?”)
“Things went well on my end. You’ll have to treat me to a nice meal later.”
(“What?”)
“Excellent! The deal is closed.”
Gwak Young-ho wasn’t usually this kind of person.
But now his voice carried an unmistakable note of pride and satisfaction.
“We’ll need to coordinate on the delivery date, but it’ll work out perfectly!”
(“Uh, uh… Yes? It’s done? That…?”)
The Sales Team 2 Head was visibly flustered, his shock evident even through the phone.
“Of course, we’ll report this as handled by our department.”
(“Ah… Yes. That’s right. But… how did you manage that stubborn person?”)
“Do you know who’s with me right now?”
At this, Gwak Young-ho glanced at Kang Hyung-seok with a grin.
Kang Hyung-seok shook his head, silently pleading him not to, but Gwak Young-ho spoke out cheerfully anyway.
“It’s Manager Kang. Manager Kang.”
(“Ah.”)
“So please take good care of our Manager Kang over at Sales Team 2 as well.”
(“That…”)
The Sales Team 2 Head clearly had something to say.
“Oh my, I’m driving right now. We’ll talk at the office later.”
Gwak Young-ho hung up unilaterally and let out a breath with a laugh.
It was an oddly delighted sort of laugh.
“Did you have something pent up?”
“What kind of thing would that be among coworkers?”
Even as he said it, there was clearly plenty he’d been holding back.
From being hastily assigned the task to how Sales Team 2 had always harbored jealousy toward Kang Hyung-seok.
“Ah, I feel great.”
With the satisfaction of finally humbling that insufferable rival, Gwak Young-ho drove toward the Company in high spirits.
***
“Tada!”
It was after we’d returned to the office.
Gwak Young-ho had stepped out saying he’d file a report, and when he came back in, he flourished a card in the air.
For a moment, I thought it was a corporate card with a name as elegant as its appearance.
“Huh? Manager, what is that?”
Namgoong Min-ah asked with her eyes wide open, and Gwak Young-ho answered with what seemed like a rather sinister smile.
“I got it from Sales Team 2.”
“What?”
“They said they were sorry—really, truly sorry—and lent us the card so we could have a team dinner together.”
Did they lend it?
Or did they take it from us?
For a moment, Shin Jung-ah glanced at Kang Hyung-seok, but he knew nothing about it and looked away.
“So, should we have a team dinner tonight? Is everyone okay with that?”
“All of a sudden?”
“Lee Deputy Manager, do you have any plans?”
“No, sir.”
Gwak Young-ho nodded as if he’d expected as much, then turned his gaze to Namgoong Min-ah.
“No! I don’t!”
“What about you, Shin Manager and Kang Manager?”
“I’m free.”
“Me too.”
Gwak Young-ho snapped his index and thumb together sharply.
“Let’s burn through this card today.”
“Gasp! Is, is that really okay?”
“We put out the fire under their feet, didn’t we? It should be fine. If they complain later, I’ll just bow my head a bit, that’s all.”
Kang Hyung-seok and Shin Jung-ah laughed with a sense of resignation, while Namgoong Min-ah’s eyes lit up with keen interest.
“I know an expensive place!”
“Oh? Where?”
“My grandmother had her birthday recently, so we had a family dinner at the hotel….”
Thinking she’d crossed a line, Gwak Young-ho immediately shook his head.
“Let’s set it at a hundred thousand won per person.”
“Yes….”
As Namgoong Min-ah’s spirits deflated and she answered weakly, Kang Hyung-seok opened his mouth.
“I’ll contribute some money, Manager.”
“Huh?”
“You mentioned earlier that I wanted to treat everyone to a meal.”
“No, no. We have the card—why would you strain yourself, Kang Manager?”
“Still. The holidays are coming up soon, and this quarter is ending too.”
It meant that a warlike period was approaching where team members had to push hard together to meet their sales targets.
I had Shin Yoseph, so things would work out somehow for me, but that didn’t mean the others could just sit idle.
We’re on the same team.
A team always moves together.
“Ah, then….”
Gwak Young-ho paused in thought before speaking.
“It’s a bit far, but there’s this buffet restaurant that serves really good food.”
“Ugh, a buffet?”
“It runs about a hundred thousand won per person these days.”
“Gasp.”
The moment Namgoong Min-ah’s mouth fell open in surprise, Gwak Young-ho waved his card with a laugh.
“Let’s order some dishes there too. Manager Kang will cover the food, and I’ll cover the drinks.”
“Wow! That sounds amazing!”
Namgoong Min-ah clapped her hands in delight, and it was just as Lee Jin-pyung was searching online wondering which buffet it could be.
Shin Jung-ah’s gaze lingered on Kang Hyung-seok.
Are you pushing yourself too hard?
In response to the question conveyed through her eyes, Kang Hyung-seok drew a deep breath that swelled his chest, then nodded.
A holiday break was coming soon anyway.
I wanted to spend one more good moment with my team members before it arrived.
Who knew what kind of trouble might befall us next.

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