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Chapter 1
"짐 싸서 꺼져!"
술집 입구에서 양동이 밀려 나왔다.
쾅!
문이 꽉 닫혔다.
"퉤, 내가 네 일 하고 싶지도 않았어."
양동은 술집 문을 향해 침을 뱉고는 돌아서 걸어갔다.
그는 또 해고됐다. 이곳에 돌아온 후 99번째 직장이었다.
6월 중순의 쑤베이 지방은 날씨가 찜통이라고 표현할 수 있을 정도였다. 술집 구석에 숨어 있는 노숙자조차 그늘에서 머리를 내밀기 싫어했다.
특히 정오에는 커다란 태양이 양동의 마음을 심란하게 했다.
시원한 맥주 한 병으로 더위를 식히고 싶었지만, 사방을 둘러봐도 음료 가게는 보이지 않았다.
대신 수십 미터 떨어진 벽 모퉁이에 비스듬히 놓인 캔이 하나 있었다. 그는 희미하게 "시원함, 상쾌함"이라는 광고 문구가 보였고, 양동의 속은 더욱 불타올랐다.
"젠장, 너까지 날 괴롭히냐!"
투덜거리며 한마디 내뱉고, 양동은 손쉽게 돌멩이 하나를 발로 찼다.
퍽-
팡!
둔탁한 소리 후, 돌멩이가 빠르게 날아가 팡 하고 무언가에 부딪혔다.
"헤이, 10점 만점!"
돌멩이에 맞아 큰 구멍이 생긴 캔을 보며 양동이 히히 웃었다.
바로 그때, 그의 주머니에서 휴대폰이 울렸다.
"누구야, 지금 짜증 나 죽겠는데."
양동은 휴대폰을 꺼내 짜증스럽게 통화 버튼을 눌렀다.
"지가 무슨 머리냐, 이 자식아. 어제 소개해준 일자리 오늘 짤렸다며? 게다가 점장이 전화해서 나한테 불평까지 해댔어!"
"누가 짤렸다고? 내가 그 자식을 짤랐어."
양동이 잠시 멈췄다가 말했다. "됐어, 더 말하지 마. 네가 소개한 이 일자리, 안 맞아."
전화 너머의 사람이 눈을 굴렸다. "그게 다 똑같은 거 아냐? 에이, 됐어. 이전에 너한테 찾아준 일자리도 다 이랬잖아. 이제 익숙해졌어."
양동은 말을 멈췄다. 이전의 경험으로 직장 생활에 적응하기가 힘들었다.
양동이 침묵하자 전화 너머에서 쓴웃음이 들려왔다. "양동아, 내가 또 일자리 하나 있는데, 이거 면접만 통과하면 화이트칼라 계층으로 올라갈 수 있어. 그때는 좋은 것도 먹고 매운 것도 먹고, 운이 좋으면 좋은 여자도 꼬실 수 있을 거야. 어때, 할래?"
양동은 콧소리로 흥흥거리며 속으로 '그런 좋은 일이 어디 있겠어'라고 생각했지만, 그래도 대답했다. "말해봐, 무슨 일인데."
전화 너머의 목소리가 잠시 멈췄다. "구체적으로는 나도 잘 모르겠어. 가보면 알게 될 거야. 미녀 사장님이 널 기다리고 있다고."
미녀 사장님?
양동은 1초 망설였다. 미녀가 있는데 안 볼 이유가 없지.
"좋아, 갈게. 장소 말해줘."
...
딸깍.
사무실 문이 열리고 한 남자가 나왔다.
그의 어두운 표정만 봐도 면접에 실패했다는 것을 알 수 있었다.
양동은 의자에서 일어나 그에게 다가가 붙잡으며 물었다. "형님, 면접 내용이 뭐예요? 왜 다들 합격을 못 하는 거죠?"
"아휴, 말해봤자 뭐해. 곧 네가 알게 될 거야."
그 남자는 풀이 죽은 얼굴로 고개를 저었다.
양동은 미간을 찌푸렸다. 이 면접이 정말 그렇게 어려운 건가?
그의 앞에 스무 명이나 당당하게 들어갔다가 풀이 죽어 나왔다.
양동이 더 물어보려는데, 방 안에서 누군가 외쳤다. "21번."
21번은 바로 양동이 들고 있는 면접 번호표였다.
그는 셔츠 깃을 정리하고 당당하게 문을 밀고 들어갔다.
방 안은 텅 비어 있었고, 테이블 하나와 의자 두 개 외에는 아무것도 없었다.
테이블 맞은편 의자에는 한 여자, 아니, 소녀가 앉아 있었다.
소녀는 스무 살쯤 되어 보였고, 보라색 끈 원피스를 입고 오른손으로 턱을 괸 채 아름다운 눈으로 양동을 위아래로 훑어보고 있었다.
이게 미녀 사장님?
양동은 잠시 멍해졌다. 이 채용 장면이 뭔가 이상했다.
미녀 사장님의 너무 캐주얼한 옷차림은 차치하고라도, 외모도 너무 젊어 보였다.
다행히 양동은 이 기간 동안 면접 경험이 많았다.
이 이상한 상황에 직면해서도 양동은 곧 정신을 차렸고, 소녀에게 가볍게 고개를 숙였다. "안녕하세요, 저는 21번입니다."
소녀는 말하지 않고, 물기 어린 눈으로 그를 몇 바퀴 훑어본 후에야 앵두 같은 입술을 열었다. "앉으세요."
"감사합니다."
양동은 의자에 앉아 소녀의 심사하는 눈길에 약간 어색한 표정을 지었다.
이건 직원을 뽑는 건가, 아니면 남자친구를 찾는 건가?
마침내 소녀는 부드럽게 웃으며 몸을 앞으로 기울여 얼굴을 양동에게 가까이 했다.
탄력 있는 부드러움이 테이블 위에 놓이고, 그녀의 몸이 누르자 놀라운 섹시함이 드러났다.
양동의 가슴이 쿵쿵 뛰기 시작했다. 이 미녀 사장님이 꽃미남을 키우려는 건가? 내가 풍채가 좋아 보여서 자기 몸을 바치려는 건가?
소녀가 낄낄 웃었다. "잘생긴 오빠, 자기소개 좀 해볼래요?"
"아, 네."
양동은 고개를 끄덕이며 시선을 "테이블"에서 떼었다. "저는 양동이라고 합니다. 26살이고, 오기 전에 잠시 군인이었습니다."
"군인? 좋네요."
소녀는 가볍게 고개를 끄덕이며 의자에서 일어나 몸을 더 앞으로 기울였다. 거의 양동의 얼굴에 닿을 정도였다.
양동은 입을 다물고 의아한 눈빛으로 그녀를 바라봤다.
그녀의 몸은 점점 더 가까워졌고, 왼손은 테이블에 올려 몸을 지탱하고, 오른손은 양동에게 뻗어 그의 가슴에 올렸다.
"전 군인을 정말 좋아해요. 역시 근육이 있네요... 계속 말씀하세요. 저는 신경 쓰지 마세요."
소녀는 킥킥 웃으며 손가락을 양동의 가슴에 천천히 움직였다. 그녀의 어깨에서 원피스 끈이 미끄러져 반쯤 어깨와 섹시한 쇄골이 드러났다.
게다가 양동의 시야 가장자리로 검은 레이스의 작은 부분이 보였다.
하지만 소녀의 가벼운 행동은 양동을 정신없게 만들기는커녕 오히려 그를 정신 차리게 했다.
소녀가 몸을 기울이자 진한 향수와 호르몬 냄새가 그의 콧구멍으로 들어왔기 때문이다.
향수 냄새가 어딘가 익숙했다.
그가 살고 있는 '도시 속 마을'의 작은 슈퍼마켓에서 바로 이런 저질 향수를 팔았다. 백화산 브랜드, 20위안짜리.
며칠 전 가게에서 할인할 때 그의 뚱뚱한 집주인이 한 봉지를 사서 매일 뿌리고 다녔고, 방 안은 항상 냄새로 가득했다.
이 생각이 들자 양동은 여전히 웃고 있었지만, 마음속으로는 이미 알아챘다. 미녀 사장님이 그의 매력에 빠질 수는 있어도, 절대 20위안짜리 싸구려 향수는 사용하지 않을 것이다!
헤, 이건 함정이구나.
세상이 정말 평화롭지 않구나. 이제 사기꾼들도 면접을 가장하다니.
양동이 웃기만 하고 말을 하지 않자, 소녀는 몸을 뒤로 빼고 일어나 양동의 옆으로 갔다.
오른손으로 그의 목을 감싸고, 가는 허리를 꼬며 그의 무릎에 앉았다.
소녀의 몸의 탄력을 느끼자 양동은 즉시 반응했다.
물론, 반응이 없다면 차라리 남자를 그만두는 게 나을 정도였다.
"왜 말을 안 해요? 계속 말해보세요."
소녀는 자신의 아래에서 느껴지는 열기를 느끼고 킥킥 웃으며 일부러 몇 번 몸을 꼬았다. "이게 뭐예요? 사람 간지럽게..."
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