DASH

Chapter 11

Team leader Lee Yu-jeong said she would go to the site immediately, suggesting that CEO Kang and Ji-hong return to the company on their own.

"At the end of the day, this place doesn't suit us," CEO Kahn said as he got into a car parked in the parking lot.

"If he wasn't going to cooperate with us, why did he sit and listen to our presentation? After all, it's a waste of time," the CEO must have been aware of this fact before, but acted as if he had just realized it. Perhaps he thought that Jihong would blame himself for what had happened.

"Sir, I'm sorry. Because of me...

And indeed, just as Jihong started apologizing, CEO Kang quickly chimed in, "Nonsense! What are you talking about? It's not your fault. He was not even going to sign a contract with us, and made it clear that he was not satisfied with our conditions, moreover, he dozed off during the meeting. Do you think I'm here to clean up after those who can't tell right from wrong? I also have my own principles and rules."

Kang Taejin was a man with a fine character. Jihong, although he doubted his ability to run a business, always admired the personality of the CEO. He is a former volleyball player who has endured both harsh treatment and support from his own agency. He understood the importance of such companies better than anyone else. This prompted him to create and head the agency, but his temper led to various conflict situations. Although the disagreements were more insignificant compared to the last case. Such situations were not uncommon in this industry.

"Such people are everywhere. When things are going well, they cling to their former colleagues for no reason. It is understandable if they have previously suffered from the actions of comrades-in-arms. After all, often the elders behave ridiculously, spewing bile. But this is not always the case, and there is no reason to hold a grudge. In general, it seems to me that they are just trying to boast about how successful their life was. Such people are really pathetic."

CEO Kang seemed to believe that Jaekyung deliberately asked such a question in front of others to humiliate Jihon. From his point of view, this was quite reasonable, because he couldn't help but know that Jihon was an omega.

Unlike in the past, nowadays disclosing one's secondary gender in employment is an optional procedure, and this was left to the discretion of the company. However, special caution was required in sports agencies, because alpha athletes took drugs to reduce sensitivity to pheromones. At Spoin, employees were advised to provide such information to the HR department in advance. But because it wasn't necessary, fewer people provided their data than those who didn't. Many did not want to disclose their status, trusting the effectiveness of the chips. Assistant manager Nam Seungmyung was one of the few to publicly disclose his secondary gender. However, such a case is rare: most employees either remained silent or simply provided medical certificates, like Jihon.

In any case, CEO Kang learned about Jihong being an omega from the report provided by the Human Resources Department, but Jaekyung had no way of finding out about it. The last time Jaekyung saw him nine years ago, he believed that Jihong was beta and even thought that he had given up swimming because of it.

It is quite rude to ask such questions in front of the general public, especially if the questioner is an alpha. Unless the one he asked was his fellow alpha. It is clear that anyone will be dissatisfied and suspicious of his intentions.

Jihong, he thought, understood Jaekyung: "He thinks I quit swimming because I was a beta and I can't beat alphas. And the question about the secondary sex was not a mere curiosity, it wanted to confuse me," and smiled bitterly.

Kwon Jaekyung is currently the most popular athlete, and Jihong worked as an agent who took care of other athletes. If Jaekyung's intention was to make Jihong realize the difference between alpha and beta given their current situation, then this is quite cruel. After all, Jihong could have been injured as a beta and stopped training because of it.

"....But why does he want to hurt me?" He wondered if their last meeting had left a lasting grudge on Jaekyung. After all, he loved swimming very much. Perhaps he didn't like it when Jihong quit training as if running away. Moreover, Ji-hon's sarcastic remark about Jaekyung speaking like a typical alpha could have hurt his young heart. So, he realized that Jaekyung could have said these words in a fit of anger when he saw his face...

"Is he the kind of person who can hold a grudge?" - Jihong found this a little unexpected. It was unbelievable that Jaekyung remembered such a thing for so long. After all, Jaekyung is a person who was not interested in others and treated everyone like nothing, and even if something bad happened, this guy would quickly forget.

"I suppose so

"Hmph, I wonder what will happen next," Assistant Manager Nam expressed his curiosity. From the way he crossed his arms over his chest and spoke in awe, he didn't seem to suspect that Kwon Jaekyung had already met their group before.

"It's better to give up things that won't work out altogether," Jihong thought, thanking the assistant manager for the quick change of subject. He then shifted his focus to a Word file on his desktop to begin work on a press release that was due out the next day. However, just as he was about to start typing, the office door opened and two members of the marketing department walked in side by side with an excited look.

"Wow, is this reality?" What the hell is going on?

"Is he going to sign a contract with us?"

"Hey, that's impossible

"Why are they talking so animatedly among themselves?" wondered Jihon before asking his colleagues.

"Has something happened?"

"Oh, Kwon Jaekyung is downstairs right now

"We were passing by and saw him in the lobby on the first floor.

Hearing the news, the whole office began to thunder with excitement. Some laughed it off, considering Kwon Jaekyung's visit absurd. However, there were others who abruptly jumped from their seats, exclaiming: "I'll go check it out, just in case."

"What?" It's true?

Assistant Manager Nam exchanged incredulous glances with Jihon.

"This cannot be. They were definitely wrong," a phone call suddenly rang out at the moment of Jihon's answer. Jihon answered the challenge slowly as soon as he could.

[Assistant Manager Jung Jihong of Spoin? Calling from the first floor lobby.@@@@