"How did I do today?" he questioned.
Both of them were on their way home, and as they were seated inside the car, Chaerin's concentration was on the laptop screen before her. Her fingers which continuously kept clicking on the keypad halted.
"You were fine," she answered, "You handled it as if you are experienced."
A wide grin formed on his face at that, and his eyes lit up. As Chaerin's eyes fell on the rearview, she took on a glimpse of Seyoon at that moment, and the word 'cute' instantly came to her mind.
"I am glad! I was quite nervous, but it turned out to be well. Chairman Jung was slightly intimidating, but it was alright," Seyoon stated, "I could see that it was all due to the concern he held for you. At times, you—"
"Do you always talk this much?" Chaerin asked, turning her head to face the male.
When it came to Ryu Seyoon, one thing Chaerin had noticed that the male had the tendency to talk way too much. Even if she had not commented anything on it on the way to the event, right now— as she was trying to concentrate on her work— she found it to be quite irritating and distracting.
"Not exactly. You see, I have quite a reserved personality, but with some people, I am fond of talking more. It's not that usual though," Ryu Seyoon answered.
"Then, be as reserved as possible before me. I am not fond of people who talk way too much," she said in a commanding tone, showing how she meant each of her words.
Seeing how Ryu Seyoon went silence, she took his answer to be 'yes', and with that settled, she turned her attention back to her screen. Before she was able to start typing, his words caught her off guard.
"No, I can't do that," Seyoon spoke out, "Not because I want you to hate me; it's just that I want your attention to be always there on me."
For Jung Chaerin, it took her couple of seconds to process those words. Even if she remained cold and unfazed by many things normally, being flirted with did not happen regularly for me.
Although she had an inkling that he was doing this for the sake of his job, it still managed to more or less startle her.
Glancing at him, she stated, "I have no idea on what you usually do in your job, but I don't require for you to do all that. It will be a bother if you continue to do it."
"Jung Chaerin-ssi, what if I say that I am being honest now? What if this is not just for the sake of the job?" he questioned.
"If you have your personal emotions involved in this, do deal it on your own. I would not be pleased if you brought me into it," Chaerin replied— not caring whether or not she sounded rude.
A chuckle escaped from Seyoon's mouth as he turned to face the other way. This time, she did not take his silence as a 'yes'.
A feeling within her informed her on how he might be more of a trouble than she had originally thought.
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"This is your bedroom from now on. As long as you don't damage anything inside, feel free to use it, and keep noises to the minimum— at least for the time I am in my house," Chaerin said, pointing at the door.
Since it was quite late and Chaerin found herself being tired, she decided to let him spent the night at here, seeing how he will be staying at her house from tomorrow onwards. A day earlier did not make a difference to her.
Extending his hand towards the door knob, Seyoon turned it and pulled open the door. Taking in the view of the room before him, a smile formed on his face. The room was neat and monotonous— something that quite suited Chaerin.
"Dust probably have gathered around the place due to how it is not used or cleaned for a long time," Chaerin continued, "If it bothers you too much, either clean it on your own or hire someone."
Ryu Seyoon nodded before speaking out, "Thank you, Jung Chaerin-ssi! The room is amazing!"
The smile he had on his face was quite contagious; that's what Chaerin had seduced from the bright expression on his face. It almost made her want to smile before she held it back. She did not want to give a wrong impression to the male.
"Hmm," she responded before turning her back on him.
Before she was about to leave, Chaerin felt her hand being gripped by someone, and catching her by surprise, Seyoon pulled her back. Creases appeared between both of her eyebrows as she stared at the male in confusion.
As a playful glint appeared in his eyes, Ryu Seyoon brought his face closer to hers. His warm breath hitting her face caused rabble of butterflies to fly around her stomach, and her nerves felt jittery. She was quite unused to feeling such type of emotions.
"Chaerin-ssi, although I look harmless, remember that you are living at the same house as a man," he said, "I have a beastly side that I might not be able to control around a lady as beautiful as you."
With that, he grabbed a strand of her hand, and raising it up, he was able to place a kiss on them before she wrapped her hands around his wrist in order to stop him.
"Are you done playing around? I have already informed you on how I have no requirement of such services from you," Chaerin voiced out— her tone showing how serious she was.
"Oh my, how cute!" he spoke out, "What do I do now? That seems to excite me further."
With that, he placed a soft kiss on her hand— the one that held on to his wrist— and added, "Don't worry, Jung Chaerin-ssi. Since I am more or less of a gentleman, I would not be forcing you into anything."
Loosening his hold on her hand, he pulled his hand away from her, and after a wink at her, he entered into the room, closing the door behind her.
Blankly staring at the door, Chaerin pulled her lips into a thin line. It appeared that the situation had turned quite troublesome. Nevertheless, thinking that he will be giving up sooner or later, she decided to not put further thoughts into it.
'This must be how he usually does his business.'