With a cheerful mood, Yura started to pack the luggage. Finally, she had settled on a destination for the trip and was quite excited about it. After all, this was her first time experiencing something like this.
“Are you really fine with leaving that puppy at here?” Mirae questioned.
Placing her clothes inside the luggage, she raised one of her eyebrows while she turned back to Mirae, questioning what she was trying to imply.
“Don’t try to act oblivious. You know who I am talking about. I am afraid that man will get a panic attack.
Did you see the amount of times he called and texted you? He even started to bother me right now. What have you done to the Ryu Yejoon?”
Taking in a deep breath, Yura ran her hand through her hair and voiced out, “Don’t worry! I have gotten it all under my control.
He might act like that in the beginning, but after a period of time, he will be fine. Isn’t it an improvement that he is not coming to meet me?”
“That’s because you made him promise him that! Why don’t you get him to promise you to not text or disturb you or something similar?”
“I can’t be that cruel. Oh yeah! Don’t ignore his calls or texts, alright? He would actually get into a panic attack if you do that,” she informed.
The only thing Mirae was able to do was release a sigh.
“Why do I have to deal with that!?”
She groaned.
After that, she looked away from Yura and left the room. Seeing that caused Yura to start laughing before she fell back on the bed.
Opening her phone, she noticed all the texts Yejoon had sent her, and a smile formed on her face.
“What? Is work too easy for him?” she mumbled.
Noticing that her phone started to vibrate all of a sudden, she noticed that there was a call from Yejoon and received it immediately.
“I remember when you barely had time to do things other than work. Could it be that you have a lot of free time in your hand just because everything is dealt with?” she voiced out in a teasing tone.
“I just missed you,” he expressed before questioning, “What are you doing?”
“Me? I just started to pack. The flight is on this Sunday. Will you come to send me off?”
“Aren’t you being really cruel?” he asked. His tone was deriding.
“You are making me feel really guilty right now. This is just a small trip yet you are making it seem as if I am permanently cutting off my connections from you,” she said, “What am I going to do when you are this clingy?”
“Every moment without you feels like a forever to me,” he expressed, “Don’t you feel pity for me?”
“You are actually using that card? What about the proud Yejoon I used to know?” she commented, “For your information, it is because I care for you that I have to give you this time alone.”
“Liar,” he refuted, “If you cared about me, you would be by my side, comforting me.”
At this point, Yura had lost count of how many times both of them had similar conversations. Every time he called, he brought up the same matter.
But that did not mean that she could ignore his calls. Every time she was determined to do it, imagining his face in her mind made it impossible for her to do so.
Moreover, if he kept bugging her daily, maybe she would actually get swayed and change her mind. This was way too dangerous.
“Don’t you have work to do? Your company will go bankrupt if you don’t pay attention to it,” she said, “I will talk to you later, and don’t call me during your office hours unless it is important.”
“This is—”
Before he was able to continue further, she hung up on the call and shook her head while she stared at her phone. He was really like a child who wanted to be spoiled.
That’s what made him endearing to her.
°°°
Ryu Yejoon had a frown on his face while he went through the documents. The tense atmosphere around him affected his secretary.
Noticing how dark the mood of his boss was, Secretary Han Jinyoung carefully took step forward, and with his hand visibly shaking, he held up the documents.
Then mustering up his courage, he stated, “Boss, here are some documents you need to work on.”
Yejoon glared at the man while he raised his head, and a chill travelled down Jinyoung’s back. A feeling within him told him that he had aggravated his boss further.
Of course the reason behind that was not clear to him.
“Why did I hire so many people if I have to do everything on my own at the end? All of you get paid for no reason. Maybe I should lay some of you off,” Yejoon aggressively shouted.
This caused Jinyoung’s eyes to widen while he felt terrified. This was the first time he had seen the boss show such an attitude towards work, and it was as if he was time ticking bomb.
Then, something came to his mind, and he voiced out, “CEO Ryu, if you want a vacation, you can take one. The work load right now is much less, and we will be able to handle it.”
That caused Ryu Yejoon to close the document abruptly, and pushing the chair back, he stood up. For a second there, Jinyoung was able to notice how his boss’ mood turned better even though it was still frightening to him.
“I was planning to do that,” Yejoon stated.
With that, Yejoon walked out of the office arrogantly, and only after he had left, Jinyoung was able to release a breath of relief.
Then, noticing the urgent documents that needed his approval caused his eyes to widen and fall into a dilemma about whether or not he should call the man back.
Unable to catch a wink of sleep, Yura decided to visit the swimming pool. When she reached there, she saw that someone was already present there. On a closer observation, she learned it was Yejoon.Hearing the footsteps behind him, Yejoon turned his hand. Surprise flashed through his eyes for a second before a smile appeared on his face. Yura gave him a smile in return.She walked over to him and sat beside him, dipping her legs in the cold water. It felt refreshing."Why are you here?" he questioned."I probably slept a lot in the afternoon. What about you?" she said."Thinking," he mused before raising his head to stare at the sky. "On?" What could have needed him so think so deeply in the middle of the night."A lot of things," he answered furtively.This made her frown, wondering what the issue was since he hid from her. Nonetheless, understanding he had his boundaries, she didn't push it.Following his line of sight, she looked at the sky. The blanket of darkness had shiny, sm
The corner of her lips curved to form a smile as she received the call and brought the phone closer to her ear. Before she was able to greet, Mirae stated, “Wow! Did you see the picture!? I feel baffled right now. I thought that he was decent guy, but I am changing my mind right now. I know that you have only returned recently, but how could that man go and hug someone after claiming to love you for so long? I am telling you that he is the worst kind of man. You should slam the phone on his face and demand an answer from him. Men like him shouldn’t be trusted. You can’t imagine how infuriated I feel right now.” Yura knew that the only way Mirae was acting so angrily about it was because of how she hated Yejoon with passion at this point. But she did not point that out to the girl, knowing that Mirae would not be accepting that. “Is that so?” she voiced out, “I thought that you said to me you will not be helping me reject him, and you also complimented him greatly.” “I don’t know
Ever since that day, Yejoon’s friends started to contact her, and she had gotten a lot closer to them. A feeling within her told her that Yejoon knew about it all but did not interfere in the matter despite that. She couldn’t guess why he was all of a sudden alright with her getting to know his friends, but so far, she thought that it was because of how she mentioned that they were not of her type. Although Yura said that to calm him down back then, that did not mean that she was lying. They were the bunch she did not want to date. In all honesty, she did not want to go for someone who would attract a lot of attention. This wasn’t because of the past but due to the fact that she wanted to lead a peaceful life. Certainly Yejoon did not meet those criteria, but she knew that he wouldn’t do anything to cause her life to be in a turmoil. Moreover, he was the only person who would be allowed to make her life troublesome, and she couldn’t get angry at him for that. Yejoon’s friends wer
“Isn’t it a coincidence how we meet at the same place all the time?” Her words caused Youngjae to turn his head in her direction, and his eyes widened slightly. Her eyes then fell on how his thigh was injured and bleeding. She shook her head at him due to that. “That looks terrible,” she commented. Although he was struggling to stand up, she did not make her way over to him to help him. That was because of how she did not have the desire to do so. It’s not like seeing him in pain caused her to feel any kinds of emotions. She knew that he was going to be in this state sooner or later, so she wasn’t surprised to see him in this way. A groan escaped from his mouth due to the pain, and he collapsed. His face contorted due to the pain, and she shook her head at it. He reaped what he sowed. She gave him a chance to have a better life, but since this was what he chose to follow, who could he blame other than himself? “Shut up! I am in mood to entertain you right now. If you are not s
A solemn silence was present in the room after that, and even she was able to sense how the atmosphere of the room had change to a much serious one after those words had left her mouth. Nonetheless, she did not regret those words of hers. When it came to Ryu Yejoon, this was the most she could do. It’s not like she could judge them since his choices and hers differed a lot. Yoon Shihyuk was the first one to break the silence. Not knowing what to say to that, he awkwardly rubbed the back of his head and answered, “Yes, we will make sure of it.” Their friendship was something that couldn’t be described in words. Although they might not tell each other about their feelings or life, they still got together and played around. She grinned and voiced out, “Why don’t you guys continue eating? Just let me know if you need anything.” However, the peace in the café was immediately broken when the door to the place was pushed open, and a man walked in through it. “What do you think you three
“This should be the place, right?” Yoon Shihyuk asked while he removed his sunglasses. Beside him was two of this other friend— Lee Junghyun and Jung Yugyeom. The three of them showed interest in this place with their level of that varying. “I want to go in, but I am scared of Yejoon. The three of us will be dead for real if he gets to find out that we came here,” Lee Junghyun commented. The three of them stood in front of Yura’s café. Finding the location to this place was hard for them since Yejoon tried his best to hide it. After they bribed Jung Yugyeom, they finally got the information on this place. Junghyun and Shihyuk wanted to see this lady for a long time, and now given the opportunity, they did not want to miss it. “We die then. Who cares about that? Yejoon is out of Seoul, and this is our only chance to meet her,” Shihyuk bravely vocalized. It wasn’t as if he wasn’t scared; it was rather that he did not prefer to think of the consequences right now. That would be ruin
As Yura was mixing the batter for the cake, the man walked over to her and wrapped his hand around her waist. Yejoon’s actions caused her halt her movements, and she turned her head to face him. One of her eyebrows was raised. He placed his head at the nape of her neck, which caused her to speak out, “Didn’t you say that you are going to maintain a distance from me? Then, why are you being this close to me?” “I thought I could, but I can’t do it anymore. You don’t know how much I want to hold you like this, not let you escape from my arms.” Yura believed that it was normal for her heart to flutter when she heard such words, and when her heart did so, she did not think too much about it. In this matter, overthinking might ruin what the two of them had between each other, and it was just better to go with the flow. One thing Yura knew that not every time did thinking way too much makes one reach into a perfect decision. Most of the times, overthinking just makes the situation much
Yura could see how his cheeks were slowly turning red due to her words, and because of that, she was starting to feel flustered as well. Throughout this entire time, she acted calm for his sake and thought of the best possible way for him. But all of a sudden today, she had the urge to let out all of the thoughts that went through her mind. That’s what she did right now. After doing so, she had to admit that she had felt better than before but did not want her emotions to be burdensome on the man. Although he had such feelings towards her, she wondered how long they will be lasting if she did not give a proper reply to them. After that, wouldn’t it be normal for him to find someone else and fall for that person? She did not want to see him in such way. She felt disturbed that she felt in such a way. At first, it was her who did not dare to accept him yet she had the audacity to act so selfishly. Even though she knew that he wouldn’t be angry from her words now, there was no sayi
As Yura walked out of the car, Ryu Yejoon moved towards her and hugged her from the back. As his hands wrapped around her waist, she raised one of her eyebrows, waiting for his next set of actions. “Do you really have to go and meet him? You know that he is not a good guy and clearly dangerous,” Ryu Yejoon voiced out. This wasn’t the first time Yejoon tried to convince her out of trying to visit Youngjae, but what could she do if she wanted to check up on him every now and then? “I want to check up on him before he falls into any trouble and die,” Yura voiced out. Yejoon’s grip on her waist tightened, and he trailed off, “What do you mean? Are you planning to…” “What are you thinking? I am just curious. As a person who hurt me for so long, tried to keep me under control, I want to see how far he will go, how long will he be surviving for. Take this as a side effect of being too bored. And these days, he got involved into something dangerous and big. As someone pampered and spoile