Private Secretary - Chapter 72

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Private Secretary Episode 72

Tae-san kissed Lee Seol and began unbuttoning her dress.

“No, wait. Here, so suddenly like this?”

“You touched me first.”

“When did I…?”

“You said you could smile brightly if I kissed you.”

“Department Head. Mr. Kang Tae-san. You called the Management Support Team Manager earlier. But what if you do this again?”

“It’ll take some time for him to come up.”

“Still, please.”

Tae-san kissed her upper chest exposed above her bra.

“Stop now.”

When he seemed about to cross the line again in his excitement, Lee Seol firmly stopped him. At this, Tae-san sent her a regretful look, then sighed and stepped back.

“I told you we still have time.”

“Still, I don’t like it because I’m anxious.”

Tae-san briefly embraced Lee Seol’s waist as she tried to straighten her disheveled clothes.

Then he personally buttoned up her dress while looking at her with warm eyes.

Lee Seol gently rubbed away the lipstick on Tae-san’s lips with her hand.

Rrrr-.

Just then, the intercom on the office desk rang.

Lee Seol tidied his appearance once more. Only after receiving her touch did Tae-san answer the intercom.

“Yes. Tell him to come in.”

When Tae-san put down the receiver, Lee Seol looked around wondering where she should be.

“Should I go into the rest area?”

“No, I called him because of you.”

“What?”

“You said you wanted to quit the company to focus only on studying.”

“…That’s true, but…”

“If it’s something we have to do eventually, let’s get it done quickly. That’s more comfortable.”

Knock knock-.

Tae-san gestured for Lee Seol to go sit on the sofa. Lee Seol went and sat there in a daze.

Shortly after, when Tae-san personally opened the door, the Management Support Team Manager, who hadn’t expected his superior to be right in front of him, stepped back in surprise.

“Please come in.”

“Yes, yes.”

The suddenly summoned Management Support Team Manager walked in nervously, then made a puzzled expression when he discovered Lee Seol inside.

Tae-san made the Team Manager sit across from Lee Seol.

“Ms. Lee Seol. Please speak.”

When Tae-san gestured for her to speak, Lee Seol was flustered, wondering if they were going straight to the point like this.

“Is there some problem…?”

The Team Manager glanced between the two while setting down the tablet PC he had brought on the table.

The nervous Lee Seol licked her lips and carefully began.

“I want to resign, Team Manager.”

“…What? Why? Wasn’t everything fine?”

“Actually, I have some studies I want to pursue separately. I’m sorry for telling you so suddenly like this.”

“Uh… Um…”

As soon as Lee Seol expressed her intention to resign, the Team Manager made a troubled expression.

Even without looking into his mind, it was clear what he was thinking.

He must be feeling overwhelmed about where to find Lee Seol’s replacement right away.

Noticing this, Tae-san spoke up.

“For reference, there won’t be any additional hiring.”

“…What?”

The Team Manager looked at Tae-san with puzzled eyes as if wondering what that meant.

“I’m planning to work only with Yang Secretary for the time being.”

At the news that he didn’t need to find a replacement, the Team Manager’s face visibly brightened.

Understanding his honest feelings completely, Lee Seol bowed her head and smiled lightly.

“There’s someone else to take care of personal matters, so Lee Seol’s replacement won’t be needed for the time being.”

“…Ah…”

“If it becomes inconvenient, we’ll hire someone then. So please just process Lee Seol’s resignation.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Though the Team Manager didn’t fully understand Tae-san’s intentions, he readily agreed, thinking that what’s good is good.

“Then shall Ms. Lee Seol come with me to the Management Support Office?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, has the resignation letter been approved?”

Lee Seol stood up to follow the Team Manager, then looked at Tae-san with a meaningful smile.

“You’ll approve it this time, right?”

When she asked, recalling the resignation letter that had been rejected before, Tae-san nodded leisurely.

“Of course.”

“Team Manager. I’ll submit it now and get approval.”

The Team Manager was just bewildered, wondering what all this was about when she hadn’t even submitted a resignation letter.

“…Yes, well, do that then.”

“Department Head. I’ll go resign and come back.”

“Hearing you say that so openly doesn’t feel very good.”

Lee Seol smiled brightly, bowed, and followed the Team Manager.

As soon as the Team Manager left the Department Head’s office, he quickly turned around to look at Lee Seol.

“Ms. Lee Seol, what are you doing springing this on us suddenly?”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know I’d end up telling you so suddenly either.”

“I’m really shocked, truly.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“But he really said he won’t hire a replacement?”

“…Since he said so, I guess that’s how it is?”

“I can’t believe it. If he suddenly tells me to hire someone like Ms. Lee Seol after this… I’ll really be in trouble.”

“He said he won’t hire a new person for Lee Seol’s position?”

Yang Secretary, who had been quietly listening nearby, jumped up. Lee Seol smiled awkwardly as her resignation felt like quite a commotion.

“He said he’ll work only with Yang Secretary for the time being.”

“Huh? Ah, then I’ll be in trouble too?”

Lee Seol, who knew well that Tae-san was a demanding boss to serve, fully understood both their concerns.

“But Ms. Lee Seol, do you know what the Department Head meant earlier?”

“What?”

“He said earlier that there’s someone else to take care of personal matters. Who could that be? Is he getting married perhaps?”

“The Department Head is getting married?”

When Yang Secretary spoke loudly, the Team Manager pressed his index finger to his lips, telling her to lower her voice.

Even so, both their gazes were fixed solely on Lee Seol. Unable to say that person was herself, Lee Seol just smiled awkwardly.

“Well… Maybe the Department Head has found someone like that…?”

Even though Lee Seol, who had no particular talent for lying, deliberately played dumb, the two became serious among themselves.

“I’d rather he got married. If he did that and even had a child. He’d be somewhat more generous than now, wouldn’t he?”

“That’s right. Then he’d never need a secretary to take care of his personal life, right? His wife would do all that anyway.”

“Exactly. Ah, for our work-life balance too, it would be nice if he got married…”

Lee Seol couldn’t hide her laughter as she quietly approached Yang Secretary’s side.

Then she turned on the PC and checked the resignation letter file she had written before.

She only corrected the date and submitted the electronic approval. Within seconds, a message appeared saying it had been reviewed, along with the resignation letter stamped with his seal on the screen.

“Um, sorry to interrupt your conversation, but when will my resignation be processed…?”

“Oh, right. Let’s go. Go. Um, did you get approval for the resignation letter?”

“Yes. I just got it approved.”

“You’re really quick about everything. Let’s go.”

Lee Seol was quite bewildered by the resignation that happened as quickly as roasting beans in lightning, but on the other hand, she thought this might be better.

Since she had made up her mind to quit a long time ago, there was no need to hesitate and waste time.

Knowing this, Tae-san must have deliberately brought her to the company under the excuse of having work to do.

Lee Seol was secretly impressed by his decisiveness and drive, while her heart raced at the changes that lay ahead.

* * *

1 year and 3 months later.

“Congratulations on becoming Vice President.”

“It’s thanks to everyone working hard together. Yang Secretary and Cha Secretary, pack your things too. We’ll need to move offices.”

“Yes, understood.”

Tae-san had officially become Vice President of Hogan Group at the ceremony that had just taken place.

Although there were quite a few other executives who got promoted, Tae-san gave a brief speech as the representative.

When the ceremony ended and they returned to the office, Yang Secretary and Cha Kang-woo, a secretary who was newly hired a few months ago, were waiting and presented him with a bouquet as if they had been expecting this.

The news that Tae-san had been selected as Vice President had already been heard several months ago.

So even though Tae-san had officially become Vice President, he didn’t feel particularly moved. There was only the annoyance of having to move his belongings to the Vice President’s Office.

The group’s advertisement and new electric car advertisement that Tae-san had spearheaded last year swept various awards and became widely talked about among the public.

Thanks to that, he was promoted to Vice President.

As soon as Tae-san entered his office, Yang Secretary returned to his seat and said,

“Kang-woo, let’s watch the campaign and advertisements that our Department Head planned last year to commemorate his promotion. You haven’t seen them properly, have you?”

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