Kim Tae-ri’s POV

Sigh. 

I'm back at the SIGA bar.

I'm having lunch alone at 1:00 a.m., or is it midnight lunch now that it's, uh, midnight?? Haha.

All employees here have access to the bar's huge cafeteria lounge, which provides free meals, snacks, and even beverages. #Heaven, I know. We can also just hang out here if it’s our break. The owner takes good care of us well, considering the privileges and the #PAY.

Uh-huh, take the bag, hunty! 

Taking a break is as simple as notifying the seniors if you need one; we don't have a set schedule. There is, however, a one-hour time limit.

I decided to take a breather as I was sick of trying to contain my rage all the time.

Sigh, simply thinking about the events earlier is causing me to suffer from a nasty migraine.

I had to go to such lengths because... Remember? Mr. Owner had just scolded me two days before. Fortunately, he didn’t fire me.

Yet. 

Even so, may the Lord God bless you, Mr. Generous owner. But he warned me that was the last chance he would give me, so I had best behave. And that I owe Sinyeo my gratitude for saving me and taking care of everything.

That’s why I was left with no option but to put up with all these perverts. 

I mean, I’m a pervert, I admit it. But, why can’t they engrave it in their minds that if someone says no, then no! Consent, people! Consent! Ugh.

"Wow, coming from you, Tae-ri?" exclaims my remaining conscience. "Who masturbates to the image of Yoo Dong-han every night?"

Helloo, that’s why I admitted I’m a pervert too??

My phone rang out of the blue as I was about to finish my meal. Surprised, I spat out a little of the food I was chewing. When I looked around the canteen, I saw that my coworkers and the food waiters were all glancing my way.

Tell me why do I continuously find myself in situations where I publicly embarrass myself?

With my mouth full and an embarrassed grin on my face, I made a peace sign. I rushed to get my phone, which was still ringing in my pocket.

Who is calling me this late?!

When I checked my phone, I was surprised to see that my group chat with Mimi, Da-yun, and Wonjoo was ringing.

I accidentally spit out the rest of the food in my mouth again out of surprise. Everyone's gaze was once again drawn to me.

Oops.

"Ahehe, Sorry." Again, I made a peace sign with my hand.

As the ringing continued, I began to panic. I took my tray from the table, threw away the food I hadn't finished, and handed it to one of the servers.

Ohhhh. This server looks cute. Who is this?

I bowed and thanked him before hurrying out of the café.

Oh my gosh, why are they calling at this hour?! If I don't respond, I doubt they'll bother me again. They wouldn't want to wake up someone who is asleep, right?

RIGHT?!

I’m running to the restroom just in case while I’m secretly lurking around to see why they are calling. I’m reading their messages from the notifications that pop up on my phone. The video call seems to have been initiated by Wonjoo and Mimi. Their messages are as follows:

Wonjoo: GUYS!! GUYS!! WAKE UPPP!!!!!!!!

Mimi: @DAYUN @TAERI pick up the phoneaejakdhsajda

Wonjoo: Wakey, wakey~~~

Mimi: THAT'S IT. I’M CALLING THEIR NUMBER

Wonjoo: Kkkk,,

The ringing from our group chat stopped.

Oh no, oh no!! They’re gonna call mee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I messed my hair up and locked the bathroom door. I took off my gloves and unzipped my uniform to give the impression that I had just woken up from sleeping shirtless. I rubbed my eyes to make them seem a little puffy and red. I positioned myself against a blank white wall.

My phone rang again, and this time it was Mimi voice dialing my local phone number. I let the ringing go for a few seconds, making it seem as though I had just awoken.

"Hell-" I managed to utter, croaky.

"TAE-RI SHI!!!" Mimi greeted me. I didn’t even finish saying hello.

Where does she get all of her energy?!

"WE’RE GONNA HAVE A GROUP MEETING!! QUICK!! MAKE. SURE. YOU. ANSWER. K?" Mimi commanded me. 

I moved the phone a little farther away from me because her voice was so loud that it could hurt my ear very badly or even kill me.

"Why?" I asked her. 

"DON’T ASK WHY, JUST GO!! WONJOO IS IN THE CALL. I’M GONNA CALL DA-YUN NOW. BYE."

She abruptly disconnected the phone, which left me confused. Was someone involved in an accident? Why are they panicking?

A minute passed and I saw Da-yun and Mimi enter the call. I entered the call too. 

"FINALLY!! It took too long just to wake you both!! " Mimi grumbled under her breath.

"Ugh, why did you wake me and Tae-ri up IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?! Ugh, you two troublemakers." Pissed, Song Da-yun vented. 

Because all of our cameras were turned on, I saw her seated on her study table and massaging her forehead. 

Welp, understandable.

"Haven’t you guys heard??" Wonjoo looks up in disbelief.

Uhm, is the world ending? Did we miss the news?

"Heard what?" I asked them.

"Well, sorry! We were too busy sleeping." Da-yun snapped.

"Ugh, why are you so snappy, Da-yun?" Mimi sighed and rolled her eyes.

Da-yun crossed her arms and raised one of her eyebrows in response. "WELL, DUH. IT’S 3 AM! IF THIS AIN’T WORTH MY TIME, I’M GONNA GOING BACK TO SLEEP." 

"Yeah, yeah. Just listen! Go on, Wonjoo!!" Wonjoo was queued by Mimi.

Wonjoo kept us quiet, preparing us for what he was going to say. "Don’t be shocked, guys." 

Announcing, "WONJOO IS PREGNANT!" Mimi cut Wonjoo off.

Song Da-yun, who was sipping water, spat in front of the camera.

"WHAT?!" Da-yun shrieked.

"WONJOOGOTDRUNKANDHEHADAONENIGHTSTAND." Mimi spoke at such a rapid pace that I had a hard time keeping up with what she was saying.

"WHAT?!" Da-yun shrieked once again.

Uhmm, is there something I’m missing here?

Wonjoo gave a frustrated groan as he facepalmed. “GUYS, OMG. DID YOU FORGET I’M A BOY?!?!" 

Mimi broke out laughing, "HAHAHAHHAHAHA."

"Ugh, curse you, Mimi," Da-yun replied as she folded her arms again.

"HAHAHA I CAN’T HAHAHA BELIEVE AHHA YOU GOT HAHAHA FOOLED!!" Mimi teased Da-yun.

Da-yun rolled her eyes and replied, "Ugh, it’s ‘cuz I just woke up." 

"GUYS, CAN WE FOCUS FOR A MINUTE? MIMI?!" Wonjoo groaned.

"Oh, right, right. Go ahead, Wonjoo. But clean your camera first, Da-yun. Ew!" Mimi stayed silent afterwards, waiting for Wonjoo to speak up.

"Okay, so-" Wonjoo got interrupted by Mimi, who stepped in again and screamed, 

"LATE NOTICE IS GONNA GET DISBANDED!"