"Lee Yuki!" She called him. It was not his real name but Shizu had no choice, they were out in a public space now.
The tall figured guy turned his head and smiled as he saw her approaching. Those sharp eyes behind the round glasses softened. Even with the fake beard on his face, he still had the sweetest smile that would make whoever saw it smile with him.
He had waited for almost 2 hours but there was no trail of annoyance on his handsome face. He was standing in front of a bank and enjoyed the timid breeze that occasionally blew his messy hair.
"You should have waited inside. I am sorry, my dad asked me to check something and there was a long queue inside." She bite her lower lip as she met his gaze.
"It wasn't that long. Are you tired? Do you want to have some ice cream?"
Shizu didn't respond as her attention was entirely on Lee Changhyuk's face. After a few moment, the corners of his lips curled up. He lowered his head and stayed quiet, as if he was giving her a chance to study his face. It was nothing new to him. Milk girl was easily distracted, once she had something on her mind she would ignore her surrounding. And that part of her, he didn't dislike it.
She looked at Lee Changhyuk's carefree expression for quite a while. Did he feel any discomfort? It was indeed a very hot day but he did not complain. In fact he had been staying by her side and helping her with work for the past 2 days without saying anything. He always looked happy that she started to worry.
Working with Le Sucre had been challenging after the 1st episode was out. Cheerful Youth 1st episode was such a huge success that the costume's requirement got even higher. Lee Changhyuk refused to just watch and wait at home so he tagged along with the milk girl at Le Sucre's boutique.
The whole team was busy. As a supervisor and being the only one without fashion skills, Shizu was of course left with only supervising and administration work but she felt so bad so she was helping with the physical work. Seeing the milk girl carrying the heavy luggages, Lee Changhyuk asked her to resign from Le Sucre.
"How much did they pay you? Be my tour guide and terminate your contract with them, I'll pay for your penalty and give you 10x your salary."
"They didn't pay me. Ayu Shiba the co-founder of Le Sucre is my friend, I am just helping her as she is shorthanded. She would do the same for me too."
Shizu could not forget his facial expression as soon as she gave him that answer. Most people would think of her as a dumb girl but Lee Changhyuk, that mischievous magnae did not say anything. He nodded his head and smiled quietly to himself.
The next thing she knew, he told her to sit and started doing the heavy lifts. Of course she refused and insisted to help but Lee Changhyuk always cheekily ordered her around to do some other jobs.
"I am thirsty. I need this fresh orange juice from XL convenient store. Do you want me to die from dehydration?" - Lee Changhyuk, nagging non stop about the importance of fresh juice, as he laid down on a sofa then handed her a stack of cash.
"I forgot my phone in the other room." - Lee Changhyuk, sending miruku chan to Le Sucre's admin room for 30 minutes where the phone was kept in his very own pocket.
"I need some sunscreen for my delicate skin. Eotteoke? (1) I only wear expensive brand. Please buy one for me." Lee Changhyuk, handing her the most powerful black card on the planet then excitedly waving his hand as he sent the baffled milk girl out of Le Sucre's boutique.
She really wanted to strangle him for ordering her around but whenever Shizu's back from the errands, she would have all the heavy tasks done by him.
She still remembered his pale face as he was struggling to breathe. He looked so much in pain. But that face turned bright when he saw her back from the sunscreen shopping. He jogged to her side and grinned like a happy kid.
"Was it hot outside? I'll treat you to a nice dinner tonight. You can keep the sunscreen. I don't need it anymore." She remembered how that pale face proudly winked at her. It happened yesterday and that cheeky smile was still potrayed fresh in her mind.
And now after waiting for almost 2 hours he still did not complain. She was beyond happy cause he did not look as pale as the previous days. She thanked the deities for sending Lee Changhyuk into her life.
Even though he could be evil and annoying most of the time- he distracted her from negative thoughts that was haunting her for 2 years. He disrupted her normal life. But she didn't dislike it. At the end of the day, he always made her laugh.
1 month. She should treasure this moment. Since the deities generously sent him to her, she should take care of this little puppy and make him the happiest brat during his short holiday.
A drop of sweat fell from his brow and she instinctively stretched her hand to wipe it. But Lee Changhyuk caught her hand to stop her.
"You're sweating.." Her soft lips curved up. Her brown eyes seemed even more mesmerizing under the daylight, they looked deep into his eyes and touched this foreign part inside of him.
An instant heat crawled into his cheeks. Those wet lips parted. Unable to meet her gaze, he let go of her hand and looked away. His mind was suddenly in chaos and he swore he could almost hear his own heartbeat!
What happened to him? Why was he feeling like this? Was it the sun? The weather was hot and he was sweating like crazy. He shouldn't make the milk girl worried! What if she told him to stop following her around?
But what should he do when his head was in total chaos and his cheeks were as red as tomatoes? Well, he couldn't keep quiet forever! He faked coughing on his hand.
"Are you okay?" She stepped forward to meet his gaze. Lee Changhyuk was too tall and he kept looking away so she tiptoed herself.
"I'm fine." He was definitely far from fine. But this miruku chan was so determined to meet his gaze. She would tiptoe to the left when he looked left and she would jump to the right when he looked right.
"But you're coughing..." She stubbornly raised her head to study his face.
Lee Changhyuk took a deep breath, he closed his eyes in annoyance then started walking.
"Where are you going?" She called then tried to walk the same pace as him.
"RHK. For the additional scenes, episode 2. Aren't we late?" He walked even faster.
"No, we're not late. I thought we're getting ice cream? Hey, why are you running!!?"
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Eotteoke (1): Literally means "How" in Korean but it can also mean "What should I do?/What are you going to do?"