TGMND 2
by Springlila“What business partner?”
Assistant Manager Kim asked in a puzzled voice. His blood ran cold at the unexpected situation. He usually kept the sound turned off, but it seemed like he accidentally turned it on while trying to fix something.
Business partner: Ji-gu(Earth) is awaken> <
Yeo-woon had no excuses, and Assistant Manager Kim seemed to have realized the situation immediately in the cold atmosphere, smiling slyly and tapping Yeo-woon on the shoulder.
“Girlfriend?”
“…No.”
“The emojis are cute. Is she younger than you?”
“Not…”
“Is she a college student?”
“No, no.”
Tring!
Business partner: Hahaha, I woke up late today because my class was canceled.
“Oh, a college student.”
Enough, please…
Tring!
Business partner: The air conditioner has not been fixed yet? Honey, I feel sorry for you.
Please stop…
Business partner: The air conditioner is good at my house right now. Do you want to come over?
“It’s your girlfriend.”
“No, it’s not…”
“It is.”
“I’m telling you it’s not.”
“But why did you save her name as a business partner?”
“…”
“See, you can’t say anything! You even contact her during work?”
“Well…”
“Wow, Assistant Lee, you’ve become quite daring, haven’t you? It’s a problem with kids these days. Wow, they use all those tricks. It’s amazing, right? Right, Assistant Lee?”
“…”
“Huh? Hey, I’m not scolding you. Why are you so pale?”
I’m screwed. Rumors will circulate. His back was drenched in cold sweat. Yeo-woon vigorously shook his head and voiced his opinion once more.
“Ass… Assistant Manager! She’s really not my girlfriend. She’s just a friend!”
“It’s funny. Just a friend calling you ‘honey’?”
“She’s just joking… Really.”
This was hopeless. He had already stopped listening.
‘Even if it were me, I wouldn’t believe it.’
Normally, friends don’t do that. They just don’t. His lips were parched. Assistant Manager Kim hummed a song that started with “Hello” and took out a toothbrush from his drawer. Despite repeatedly murmuring that it wasn’t true, he ignored him entirely.
‘Wouldn’t it be unfair if it was really my lover? I mean, it was not even a woman…”
The arrow of resentment was redirected at someone else. Yeo-woon opened the chat window with ‘Business Partner’ and began typing furiously.
: If you’re awake, go have a nice meal or something.
The ‘1’ next to the message bubble quickly disappeared. She was checking the chat room in real-time.
Business Partner: I ordered some food.
: Oh
Business Partner: Hahaha, it’s so hot. Are you dying of heat?
: Yeah
Business Partner: Poor thing, lol.
Business Partner: Then come to my place.
Business Partner: My room right now is like Antarctica. It’s so cold.
“Why is he asking me to come over to his house every chance he gets these days…?”
It was too persistent to simply take as a joke. No matter what he said, it all seemed to be about meeting up. Yeo-woon had never met someone he encountered in a game in person before, and he had no intention of doing so in the future. Online relationships should remain in the online world.
Yeo-woon saw that on “I Want to Know” last week, where they talked about the dangers of meeting people you met online. You never know what could happen, and it might end up becoming a long-term issue. So, after watching that program, Yeo-woon once again decided not to attend any offline gatherings.
: Don’t joke around.
Business Partner: Joke? I’m serious lol
Business Partner: You said you were curious about my house.
: Not you, your cat
: Can you at least show me a picture?
: (emoticon)
Yeo-woon sent a blushing peach emoticon that had clothes falling off. The desperate look on its face made it look vulnerable, and Yeo-woon thought he might send him a picture of his cat.
Business Partner: Why do you want my cat’s picture? Lol, come and see for yourself.
: Youㅡ
Another failure this time. For six months now, he had been begging for a picture whenever he heard the faint sound of a cat in the background during their occasional voice calls. He still didn’t understand why he refused to share the cat’s name or fur color.
Suddenly, a hand was placed on the back of his chair. Startled, he turned around to find Assistant Manager Kim, whom he had been talking to earlier, with a disgruntled expression. He had a toothbrush in his mouth and mumbled something with an unclear pronunciation.
“Envious. Are you done working, going home?”
“…”
“As expected, it’s your girlfriend.”
“No!”
“Because of your girlfriend, you have to immediately go home again today. Go ahead, Assistant Lee.”
“It’s not like that…”
“Huh? You’re not done for the day?”
“… I’m done, but… Just listen to what I have to say. please.”
“Yeah, yeah. I’ll brush my teeth and come back. Good luck with your love life!”
He chuckled and walked away, holding a toothbrush. He happened to be known as the most carefree person in the office. Ye-woon thought, “This is going to end badly.”
: Don’t text me;
Business Partner: Lol? You sent it first….
: Then don’t call me honey.
Business Partner: The honey I said is different from that honey haha. Are you mistaken?
: Anywayㅠㅠ; Other people mistake you for my lover… I almost got scolded just now
Business Partner: What haha then change the saved name.
: Already changed
Business Partner: What am I saved as?
: Business Partner
Business Partner: Huh?
: Why?
Business Partner: ?? Hahahahahaha
Business Partner: Hahahahahaha
: …?
Why was this funny? Wasn’t it okay? Yeo-woon frowned as he looked at the chat window filled with ‘Hahaha’ for a long time.
: Why are you laughing?
Business Partner: It’s making it hard not to laugh.
: Is it funny?^^
Business Partner: Yes haha, thinking about the situation where you got caught makes my stomach hurt.
: Take medicine^^
Business Partner: It’s not that stomach ache.
: I know^^;
Business Partner: Hahahahaha business partnerㅠ
“…”
What’s wrong with Business Partner? Then what should he change it to? He can’t save it as “Mom” either… Yeo-woon stared at the monitor with a puzzled expression, then let out a faint sigh. It seems like he should change the name again. What would be a good choice?
Business Partner: But you’re my lover
: Uh, piss off
Business Partner: ㅠㅠI’m hurt… Honey, is our relationship just a joke? Let’s break up.
: Yeah
Business Partner: Haha, am I embarrassing you?
: Yeah
Business Partner: ㅠㅠ Am I annoying you?
: Yeeeeeeah
Business Partner: Lol
Business Partner: But you still like me
“…”
Business Partner: Haha. Again, you got caught so you didn’t say anything>ㅅ<
“On what basis are you saying this?”
Unbelievable. Yeo-woon feels this every time, but he was a guy with his self-esteem bundled up. Or maybe he enjoys driving him crazy.
“It’s really not true at all?”
Yeowoon repeatedly scrolled the mouse wheel up and down, tapping his toes. The conversation was like this every day. Why was he like this? Was this normal? Do other gaming couples usually talk like this? He really didn’t understand. But if he let out such concerns, he felt like he’d be the only one feeling uncomfortable.
: I really hate you, you’re such an annoying guy.
Business Partner: Analysis – I really like you, but I got caught and it’s annoying.
: Lol
Business Partner: Ugh…You laugh because you got caught.
: ㅠㅠ
Business Partner: Ugh… Crying because you got caught
He’s really annoying. Originally, Ye-woon would just brush it off at this point, but today, he was feeling unusually bored, so he was just playing along. It was just a way to kill time with meaningless banter. At that moment, the office door opened, and a warm voice could be heard.
“Hello. I’m here to repair the air conditioner.”
“Oh, hello!”
Behind him, the illusion of pure bright white angel wings seemed to flutter. Looks like the boss didn’t want to die in his hands today! Congratulations on extending your lifespan. Yeo-woon got excited and pushed his chair back to stand up.
The repairman’s here. He’ll fix the air conditioner and be back!
He quickly left his seat, and in less than a minute, there was a small sound, “tring,” and the message preview window appeared at the bottom of the desktop.
Business Partner: Hyung, you remember the bet you made with me, right?