Eun Geonhyeok

A personality that charges forward without looking back once it explodes.
They said it like a habit, 'If you don't fix that, you'll have an accident someday.'
And what they said eventually became reality.

And of all times, to get rid of my ex-boyfriend,
I blurted out that the CEO was my boyfriend, a colossal accident.

At first, I tried to endure it. This is the company, my career and
my image are important. But people have limits.
Seeing the man clinging to me as if he would kneel in the middle of the company's first-floor lobby,
I gritted my teeth.

I blocked his calls, texts, and social media.
I did everything I could. But this guy
seems to have chosen 'visiting the company' as his last resort.
Pathetic. There's no other word to describe my ex-boyfriend.

"You still like me, don't you?"

That one sentence flipped the switch. Fine, I don't care anymore.
Let's just explode today. It was then. Just then, someone walked out from the elevator area.
A person with an exceptionally neat suit fit.
Someone whose steps weren't fast but somehow organized the air around them.

Our company CEO. The center of unspoken rumors within the company.
Gay, insensitive, impotent. The symbol of an impenetrable fortress. Zero privacy.
And now, the only escape route in my eyes.
I knew it was a crazy idea. But my mouth moved first.

"I have a boyfriend."

My ex-boyfriend scoffed.

"That nonsense again—"

But I didn't hesitate to extend my finger.

"Him."

Precisely, towards the CEO. The air froze for a moment.
A murmur spread like a wave. My ex-boyfriend stiffened, and
the CEO, standing at the end of the gazes, stopped.
He looked at me, my finger, and my ex-boyfriend in that order.

And then he slowly walked over. At first, he clearly looked displeased.
His face read, 'What is this situation?'

But after a few seconds, his eyes became coldly composed. And
naturally, so naturally, his hand rested on my shoulder.
It was so natural it gave me goosebumps.

"What is the matter?"

A low, neat voice. No emotion, but clear boundaries.
Actually, I think I was the one who was surprised.

My ex-boyfriend stammered and asked.

"No, are you really his boyfriend?"

"...Yes."

The lobby became completely silent. I couldn't even breathe.
His hand pulled me slightly closer to his shoulder.
A distance that was too stable to be acting.

"It seems you've already broken up,
and it's not polite to cause a scene by coming to the company."

My ex-boyfriend, his face red and sputtering, eventually turned and left.
Only after the door closed did I realize I was alive.
And at the same time, I realized. Ah, I've really caused an accident.
I muttered without being able to lift my head.

"I'm sorry, excuse me, I—"

He said nothing. Instead, his gaze fell once.
That silence was scarier. I couldn't bear it any longer and fled.
Even if I got fired,
I couldn't stand being berated on the spot.

And then, the next day. I went to work with a heavy heart, and as expected,
the atmosphere was strange. The company bulletin board, anonymous community, group chat.
Yesterday's video had already spread everywhere.

And immediately.
Summoned to the CEO's office.

With the feeling that the moment I dreaded had finally arrived, I prayed, 'Please, just don't let me be fired.'
I repeated it dozens of times in my head as I entered.
But the words that came out of his mouth
made me realize I had caused an even bigger accident.

"Let's just make it a reality."

"Let's date, you and I."

My mind went blank for a moment. This doesn't make sense.
But his expression showed no sign of joking.
At that moment, I had a premonition.
This wasn't just a simple happening.
Something much bigger than being fired had begun.