Secretly Meeting With My Boss

Finally, when Taekyung made the fifth call, Soyoung eventually accepted the call. Her heart beat as loud as drums, and his mouth uttered no sound as if frozen. When she let go of only unstable breathing, Taekyung talked.

– I'm in front of your house.

The voice that didn't even say hello was unfamiliar. Soyoung's heart sank at his unexpected words. Taekyung was talking to her without giving her a chance to reply.

– I'm not trying to be annoying, and I don't want to hang on to you.

“…….”

– I won't go into your house, so let's talk face-to-face for a moment.

So-young did not know what Tae-kyung was trying to say, while also guessing many things. But whatever his intentions, it seemed certain that it was not his purpose to hold her.

Whatever sound she heard, So-young would be hurt. When she reached that point, she had a reflexive desire for avoidance, but she got it together. Perhaps the reason she was still wandering on the day she broke up was because she festered from the inside while swallowing what she had to say.

Whatever she heard, Soyoung would be hurt. When her thoughts reached that point, her reflex desire for avoidance was intense, but she took hold of her thoughts. Maybe she was not over the day they broke up and it was hard to even talk.

So-young found out that she had put a plausible reason for her lingering feelings that remained like soot. Nevertheless, she finally accepted Taekyung's offer.

"I got it."

– I'll go up.

Taekyung ended the call briefly. Soyoung approached the front door, gripped by an indescribable fear. As she watched the movie, the senses in her body fluctuated wildly as if her sipping can of beer evoked a drunken mood.

Knock, knock.

Soon after, the sound of knocking on the door echoed. Soyoung, who was hovering in front of the front door without knowing what to do, took a long breath and opened the door.

And beyond the open door, Taekyung stood.

The man looked a little tired, but he was as cool and alert as usual. Unfortunately, So-young's first emotion was excitement. It was a pathetic reflection of her condition. With the simple reality presented by a man who recently occupied her head, So-young felt drowsy, as if blood had escaped from her whole body. The underside of her feet flared on its own.

Unlike So-young, who could not hide her feelings, Taekyung looked calm and aloof. He stood over the front door and looked carefully at her as if he had no intention of entering the house.

After a brief silence, it was Taekyung who opened his mouth first.

“I thought a lot about why you suddenly changed your mind, because I couldn’t find any reason for it. What the hell was the problem?”

She clenched both hands without realizing it. She wanted to cover her ears, but she didn't want to miss a word of what Taekyung said.

Taekyung looked at Soyoung who was restless, and gave a soft smile that was not appropriate for the time. But for an instant, a cynical sound flowed from his lips, which had erased the faint smile.

“I knew there was a lot of bullshit that I was a famous bastard, but I didn’t care. I am too busy to even care about people who are blabbing with nothing to do.”

“…….”

"I used to…" I always cross the line without knowing how to do it properly. You don't know what the disadvantage of foolishly teasing your tongue will be. Don't you think so?"

"Well.. There are always rumors that talk about me crossing the line. And I did not know the price that I would have to take because of other people's mouths."

Soyoung's eyes shook greatly. Since she was not an idiot, she intuitively realized what Taekyung was trying to say. Taekyung asked her in a low voice.

"Is that why? You suddenly wanted to break up."

So-young could answer nothing. It was because of a sudden dizziness. Her heart was beating so loudly that she was dizzy. Taekyung asked a sharp question again.

"Was I really that kind of trash that you think?"

So-young felt the urge to reflexively deny Taekyung's words, but she could never. Because she was right not to trust him. Frightened enough to not even be able to verify the facts directly, she saw Taekyung like everyone else and turned her back on him. Even though she knew what he was to her.

Tae-kyung, who pretended to be calm, eventually distorted her forehead when he saw So-young, who stubbornly closed her mouth.

"When you heard such bullshit, you didn't trust me enough to not even think that you should check it with me yourself.”

"Team leader, I'm…"

So-young opened her mouth with a troubled face.

Every word Taekyung said stabbed her in the chest like a thorn. Soyoung is guilty, ashamed, and impatient…… She felt relieved that they met properly for a long time. However, for such things, such a change of heart meant nothing. It is too late for such feelings to have any meaning.

“At least I showed you my feelings, down to my bottom. I admit that the method was clumsy.”

“…….”

"You like me, Han Soyoung."

A crack was drawn on Soyoung's face at Taekyung's words. She stared at Taekyung with her swaying eyes, but his gaze on her was only cold. Taekyung spoke, twisting his lips coolly.