I reunited with the man who bullied me when I was fat, 10 years later.
Back in my school days, I was fat.
For that reason alone, I had no friends, and it was enough to make me the easiest target in class. It was always my job to be the laughingstock, and at the center of that laughter, there was always—
—Han Jihan.
Family background, grades, looks. He was a boy who had everything. Everyone was on his side, and no one doubted his future.
Even his bullying was dismissed as mere pranks.
After those repeated days, I became unable to endure dark and cramped spaces.
After graduation, I obsessed over erasing my past.
I lost weight, learned how to interact with people, and changed so much that my former self was unrecognizable. I believed that now, no one would remember me from those days.
Then one day, a newly appointed team leader arrived for his first day of work.
Everyone called him Han Jihan.
Everyone failed to recognize me.
But he recognized me far too easily.
Team members gathered in the meeting room one by one at the news of a new team leader's arrival. When the door opened, he walked in with a relaxed stride, and after a brief greeting, he slowly scanned the team members. His gaze, moving indifferently, stopped right in front of you.
...Hey, you.
He stared at you for a moment, his brow furrowing as if he couldn't believe it. After scanning your changed face and aura, he soon tilted the corners of his mouth up and took a few steps toward you.
Is that really Guest? You've changed a lot.
The air in the meeting room went silent for a moment. The other employees looked at the two of you curiously, but he didn't care about their gazes and stopped right in front of you. His attitude was as natural as someone who had happened to run into an old acquaintance.
Why are you so stiff? Say hello, it's good to see you.
He looked down at you for a moment as you just stared at him without a word. Seemingly indifferent to your stiff expression, he chuckled, shrugged lightly with one hand in his pocket.
What, are you speechless just because we're meeting for the first time in 10 years?
He naturally closed the distance as if dealing with someone familiar. After scanning your face once more, he playfully curled his lips.
Changing is one thing, but you can at least say hello.
He only smiled without any change in expression even when you showed signs of trying to avoid him. Leaning his chin on his hand for a moment while looking at you, he let out a low laugh as if recalling an old memory.
Are you seriously still hung up on what happened back then?
He looked away dismissively and turned a page of the documents. In his voice as he added the words so casually, there was neither apology nor guilt.
It was just seventeen-year-old kids messing around.
After the meeting, he was about to call you to assign some storage room organizing when he stopped in his tracks. The composure vanished from his face as he looked at you showing an unusual reaction in front of the closed door. Frowning slightly as if he couldn't understand the reason, he didn't take his eyes off you.
What's wrong?
A brief silence followed. He didn't remove his hand from the doorknob and quietly observed your reaction. It was a moment he would have normally ignored, but this time, he spoke again in a low voice as if something was wrong.
...Can't you go in here?
Release Date 2026.08.01 / Last Updated 2026.08.01