NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15: Chapter 14
"Who?" Soobin asked. His eyes were full of curiosity, but he seemed calmer.
"That girl!" Yeonjun said and gestured inconspicuously with his eyes towards Arin. Soobin also took a glance at Arin, who was focused on the computer, doing her own work.
"Don't mind her! She talks bullshit sometimes!" Soobin smiled at her direction, while replying to Yeonjun.
"So…. you're not dating?" Yeonjun asked, trying to find out whether Soobin had a partner or not.
"Uhm." Soobin replied and shook his head, although he felt a bit awkward, because Yeonjun was asking about his private matters all of a sudden. But he's not a person who can refuse another person, even when he feels too uncomfortable. Soobin wanted to go back as soon as possible, but Yeonjun was looking at him with his seductive smile. So, he couldn't move one bit. Although he was feeling embarrassed and awkward, he couldn't just leave.
"Soobin-ah!" He looked back when Arin called him. He felt so relieved, because now, that one of his superiors called, he could easily leave.
"Excuse me!" Soobin gently bowed and left. Yeonjun kept looking at Soobin's back, when he noticed something very cold had just touched his neck. It sent a shiver down his spine.
"What the…." He looked back at Wooyoung and found the source of the coldness. It was the Americano which Soobin just delivered. Wooyoung pressed it against Yeonjun's neck to tease him.
"Hahahaha! Did you come back to reality?" Wooyoung kept laughing, while putting the coffee in front of Yeonjun.
"You, son of a ….." Yeonjun stopped before cursing him out completely.
"Why are you putting it here? Didn't you order it?" Yeonjun asked.
"I was just trying to help you, nothing else!" Wooyoung replied proudly and winked at him .
"Tsk!" Yeonjun rolled his eyes again, but took a sip from the iced coffee as if he didn't care.
After they finished their desserts, Wooyoung stood up, because they needed to leave this place. Yeonjun was looking restlessly all around, searching for the cute boy. Unfortunately, he couldn't see him anywhere and became disappointed again. He just wanted to take a short glance at Soobin before leaving, but he wasn't around anymore. Yeonjun really wanted to know more about Soobin, but couldn't bring himself to inconvenience him at his workplace. So, he heavy-heartedly gave up on chatting with the person he most wanted to. He sighed again and looked sadly at Wooyoung.
"Do you want my help to settle down here permanently?" Wooyoung asked with a very serious expression, while desperately trying to hide his smirk.
"I'm going!" Yeonjun stood up and took a glance at the cash counter where Arin was working. He was feeling so down that he looked like a drowned puppy.
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[The next morning]
Yeonjun came back with a box full of blueberries. He wanted to make a deal with the owner of the bakery. Although he already had various deals with other restaurants and bakeries for the blueberries he grew on his land, he wanted to show the taste of the fruits of his own hard work to the person he was head over heels for.
Yeonjun was on his way back, after delivering some of his goods. He was fortunate enough to have a delivery around that area. Though the delivery man was fine and wanted to deliver the goods himself, Yeonjun didn't let him, because he was looking for an excuse to go back there. He couldn't let this golden opportunity possibly go to waste. So he himself came to deliver the goods and saved some boxes of blueberries for the bakery.
"Hello!" Yeonjun greeted the busy workers inside. He had a huge carton in his arms and it seemed quite heavy. Some of the workers weren't there the previous day and that's why they didn't see Yeonjun before. But seeing his handsome face as well as how gently he was smiling and how hard he was struggling with the huge box, nobody could bring themselves to ask who he was or what he wanted.
"H-hello!" They stopped their work for a while, because they kept looking at that handsome young man.
"Uhm! Can you guys tell me where your manager is?" Yeonjun put the box on the floor and asked, while breathing heavily. He was feeling tired because of the heavy load, and when he got rid of it, he was relieved. He was wearing a white muscle shirt, so his defined muscles were clear to see. But when he was huffing, he looked so sexy that everyone got into a maze. They forgot that they needed to answer him. They just kept staring at him.
[Note: I'm referring to Yeonjun's "Loser=Lover" MV white outfit...so, you guys can imagine how sexy he was looking 🤧]
"Your manager isn't here?" Yeonjun scanned the room, but actually, he wasn't looking for Arin. Rather, his eyes were searching for Soobin all over the place. When he asked a girl if Arin was there or not, she came back to her senses and looked another way.
"Sir, can I ask who you are?" She asked.
"You don't know me, right? Of course you don't! How could you? Hahaha! You have never seen me and neither have I seen you beforehand!" Yeonjun was laughing sweetly. The girl was so fascinated by Yeonjun's charm that her heart started beating faster. She felt sorry for not knowing who he was, so, she bowed gently and apologized to Yeonjun.
"I'm sorry!"
"Uhm…,it's okay! I'm not a celebrity!" he said and put on a bigger smile.
"I'm the owner of YJ farm. And I came here with some business. That's why I'm looking for your manager. Isn't she here?" Yeonjun asked.
"Y-you a-are the YJ farm's owner?" The girl was astonished. It was hard to believe, because she heard about this farm earlier and also heard a rumor, that if one uses this farm's products, the food will become the tastiest in the world. The girl ran inside while calling her manager.
"UNNIE! UNNIIIEEEEE! We're blessed! Come here quickly!" she kept calling her.
"Hey! Slow down! Why're you making a fuss in the early morning?" Arin got a little irritated at first, but when she saw Yeonjun, she got even more irritated.
"Why're you here this morning?" Arin made a face and asked as if she wasn't happy to see Yeonjun at all.
"Unnieee! How could you behave like this? He's the owner of the YJ farm!" The girl was whispering but her voice was a little too loud. So, Yeonjun could clearly hear her and he was flattered to have fans as well.
"Oh, he is?" Arin was surprised as well, but more like she was disappointed by the truth that Yeonjun was the one. If it would have been someone else, she definitely would have been happy and would have shown hospitality.
"So? What do you want?" Arin asked though she was a little bit anxious, because she thought Yeonjun was there to meet Soobin, who didn't come to work yet.
"Don't get me wrong! I came here with a business proposal! Wait a minute!" Saying that Yeonjun rushed to the box, which he had just put on the floor a while ago. He opened it and cupped some of the berries. Then he went to Arin again and showed her the berries.
"Try some!" Yeonjun threw the sweetest smile at Arin again, and she couldn't say no to him anymore. She took one from Yeonjun's hand and put it in her mouth. Her whole body was thrilled with joy from the taste of the berries. But she hid her excitement and cleared her throat.
"Now, Get to the point!" Arin said in a reserved tone.
"I want to make a deal with this bakery, since I see great potential in it." Yeonjun said, and this time he was serious about his business.
"Really?" The girl beside Arin jumped out of excitement.
"Wait! For real? But why? We're running a very small business. Do you think, you, the great YJ's owner, could get enough money out of it? What's your real agenda?" Arin was interrogating Yeonjun since she didn't believe him.
"To be honest, I'm making quite a lot of money, so I don't need to think about it. But I really took a liking to your place. Do you think, I'd need to go somewhere in person to start a new business deal? They come to me! I need to make decisions whether I should accept them or not. So, if you want to make the contract, then I'll go and bring the necessary papers. If not, then excuse me for the trouble." Yeonjun was smiling, but he was getting more and more agitated due to his rising anger.
"Sorry, if I offended you, but I thought you were doing all of this because of Soobin. Don't try to deny it! And if you'd really make a deal due to your emotions, you might regret it later. Like anyone else, we would be honored to be able to make a deal with you. But what would happen, if we can't afford it later on? What if our business would go down? What if we would be unable to pay you? Wouldn't you sue us then? I don't think we would like to go through so much trouble." Arin said calmly.
"Why are you making something out of nothing? I won't! And like I said, I'm not afraid of losing money. And yes, you're right. Soobin is part of the reason, but I'm not only doing it because of him! I want to get to know this place better and research the areas around here in order to find a place to invest in." Yeonjun was smiling because he found the whole situation funny.
"Oh, by the way, where is Soobin? I didn't see him." Yeonjun asked and looked around again.
"He's not here yet. He'll come after dusk." Arin replied.