"Why are you sweating that much?" asked the director to Dae Ju. He was trembling out of fear and couldn't answer right then.
"It's normal when you have to go washroom but it's already an hour late. You will be sweating like that and trembling like that!" Min-Ah answered instead of Dae Ju.
"Ah! Yes, yes. can you take me to the washroom please?" he finds a way to get out from here and he almost begged to Min-Ah.
"Okay, I know this place very well though it's a mysterious place." she was smiling while talking with Dae Ju.
"Then, bye." both Min-Ah and Dae Ju bowed in front of the director and went from there. Min-Ah and Dae Ju were walking beside each other. The hall was too long that they were walking but feels like it's a never-ending path. After walking for few minutes, Dae Ju turned back to check if the chairman was still there or not. He noticed that the chairman was standing where he was until then but he was seen as a statue of a Lilliput. Dae Ju guessed that he could understand something and that's why he was looking at him with his eagle eyes. Min-Ah was talking with Dae Ju but Dae Ju didn't hear a single word of her. The words of the director were ringing in his ear and he couldn't see or hear anything else.
"Rumi-sshi! Are you listening?" Min-Ah touched him and pushed him very slowly.
"Oh! Yes!" he lied to her and get caught.
"You were not. Where you have lost?" Min-Ah asked with a very gentle voice.
"It's not like what you are thinking. But, do you know what kind of person is Mr. Director?" asked Dae Ju and looked at her. She also looked at Dae Ju and noticed that he was looking normal though his face was full of tension.
"Go to the washroom first. I will tell you later." Min-Ah said and smilingly pointed to the washroom which was a little far from them. Dae Ju went there though he doesn't need to use the washroom he acted like he has to and went inside.
"Ah! I am relieved! That girl saved me! I owe her my life now!" said Dae Ju while washing his face with cold water. He wiped his face, neck and hand with tissue papers and threw them in the dustbin. When he came out, Min-ah was still there and she was waiting for Dae Ju. Dae Ju saw her but he forgot that he asked something from her. So he was on his way back to the office room.
But, Min-ah remembered and she was waiting for him to give him an answer. Actually, she just wanted to talk with him nothing more than that. When she noticed that Dae Ju was ignoring her, she got angry with him. She ran to Dae Ju and stopped in front of him. She blocked his path that's why Dae Ju had to stop. "Are you ignoring me?" asked Min-Ah and bend down in front of Dae Ju. Seems like she wants to show something to him but Dae Ju couldn't get that. Dae Ju looked at her and saw the buttons of her shirt were opened and half of her boobs were seen. Dae Ju felt embarrassed and he moved his head backward but his body didn't move.
"No! It's not like that! Don't I need to work? Who will do my work if I do not finish them in time? I should have finished my duty first." said Dae Ju and moved aside and start walking. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't look at her. He was just passing by but Min-ah was interrupting him again and again. Her existence was like a curse to him right now though she saved him. Dae Ju thought he should thank her and that's why he stopped walking though he was just outside of their office room. "Min-Ah-sshi! Thank you for saving my life today. But, I have some work to do so please don't disturb me. Hope you will understand and listen to me." said Dae Ju and went inside. Min-Ah makes a face to him. Looks like she understood him but she also gets hurt by his words.
"Yes, but you asked me something and I was just trying to give you the answer," said Min-Ah while buttoning her shirt. Dae Ju tried to remember the question and he remembered that.
"Ah! Yes, I asked you. But, don't you think we should do some work now? I will listen to you after finishing. Okay?" Dae Ju wanted to assure her that he will talk about it later. Right now, he doesn't want to stay beside her. He took his seat and start working on the computer but he couldn't concentrate because he noticed that the girl was glaring at him from far. He was feeling awkward and he just wanted the day over and go home as soon as possible.
[In the other place]
Lina was working on a customer and she was so concerned that she didn't notice that someone just came inside and sat just beside her customer. A man was trying a haircut and Lina was in charge of that.
"Um-mh!" coughs to get attention who sat next to the old customer.
"Sir, please wait and stay seated. I will serve you after finishing my work." Lina said while trimming her customer's hair.
"Yes, I got it," said the boy. His voice was familiar to Lina and she felt curious so she looked at him and was surprised.
"Ah! Yeon Hoon-sshi! Just wait a little bit more. I am almost done." said Lina.
"Finally I got your attention! Why it's too hard to get your attention?" He was looking exhausted but actually, he was not.
"Sorry, but can you stay silent for a while? I can't concentrate and seems like I will do a mistake." Lina wants him to stop.
"Okay, I will not talk anymore." Yeon Hoon makes a pouting face and said. Lina didn't notice and she continued her work. After some time, her work finished and it's time to say goodbye to her customer. Yeon Hoon was still sitting with his pouting face and suddenly he wasn't looking at Lina. Seems like he was hurt by Lina's word.
"Now, tell me. How can I help you Mr. Hoon?" said Lina and sat beside him on a chair.
"Hm-mph!" He makes a face on her and turns around.
"Oh-ho! Seems like someone is angry with me!" Lina was acting cute in front of him. And when she acts cute in front of Yeon Hoon, he can't stop looking at her and smiled. He wants to pull her cheeks as they were looking too much cute but he couldn't. He has to control himself and he said,
"I am hurt!"
"Oh! Really? Where?" she was acting surprised.
"Here." he pointed at his own chest and said.
"Oww! Does my brother get hurt? Let me take a look. Maybe I can fix your heart." said Lina and came to him. Yeon Hoon was not prepared for that so he was hesitating and suddenly his heart starts beating fast.
"Ah! Noona! Stop it! I am not a child!" he has to control himself and that's why he moved backward.
"If you're grown up, then act like one. Aish! Did you ever think if I went to your shooting and interrupt you in the middle of your shoot, what would happen? Won't you got scolded?" Lina makes him understand.
"Hmm," he replied in a very short sound and act like he understood what she wanted to say.
After some minutes, Lina gets up and started rearranging her products which were kept messily.
"What do you need today?" asked Lina while working on the table.
"Actually, I came here just to irritate you." saying this Yeon Hoon laughed.
"What?" surprised Lina. She was holding a hair cream and she forgot where it belongs by hearing him. After processing for a few seconds, she got his joke and she also starts laughing. Yeon Hoon stopped and looked at her. She looks beautiful when she smiles or laughs. He was lost by just looking at her.
"Okay, now tell me how can I help you?" she stopped laughing and tried to be serious. Nobody else was there. One of her colleagues is I'll and she couldn't come to work. Another one has to go to her countryside because her grandpa was sick. But one of her coworkers came to work but she went outside for some reason. Now, if the manager comes and caught them chatting with each other, she will be in big trouble.
"Um...Let me think for a while, what should I do today?" Yeon Hoon was acting like he was thinking about today.
"What? That means you really came here for nothing?" surprised Lina.
"I was just bored since I have nothing to do," said Yeon Hoon.
"Oh! You are free today? Then, why don't you go with your parents? They might have to miss you. Don't you miss them?" Lina finished her work and came to him.
"I will go tomorrow. But I want to spend today as I want," said Yeon Hoon. Actually, he wanted to spend his all day with Lina but he couldn't tell her that.
"Okay, Then I will shampoo your hair. Or else, the manager will kill me if she got me chatting with you." Lina was just suggesting him.
"Okay, I am ready. Let's go." he knows very well that if he needs to wash his hair, he has to go inside and he liked the idea.
Lina started to pour water on his hair. Yeon Hoon was enjoying her warm and soft message as always. He almost falls asleep while washing his hair. Their team was on a break and they didn't have any schedule nowadays. That's why he got a lot of leisure time. He should have some study and make his leisure success but he won't as he didn't like to study. Nowadays he lost interest in everything. Seems like something grabs him in its hand and he just can't come out from it. All he likes is to stay with her now and he knows very well that it's not good for both of them. But he had no other choice but to spent time with her.
After Lina finished washing his hair she told him to sat down and listening to her he sat down. Seems like he was having a sweet dream and he just come out from it.
"Come with me," said Lina. Yeon Hoon knows very well that where he should go now so he followed Lina and came back to the place where he was sitting earlier. Lina took a hairdryer and start drying his hair. It was a great feeling to Yeon Hoon though he is now used to it. It was not their closing time but as there was no customer they decided to close it early today. Lina was relieved that she won't have to spend her time alone as she doesn't like to chat with her colleagues much. Because whenever they gathered they just start talking about their husband, mother-in-law, and the family related to their husbands. And she never heard a good thing in their mouth. They always shared the bad sides of their family and Lina don't like it. That's why she never wants to join them. And whenever there is no customer, she spent her day alone.
When she came outside, she saw Yeon Hoon was still there. He was waiting for her but he didn't admit that.
"Ah! You! Didn't you go home yet?" Lina asked.
"No. I came in neighbor and I was about to leave then I saw you coming and stopped." he was very good at lying that's why Lina didn't get him.
"Ah! Then, Bye!" said Lina. She thought he will leave now.
"No! let's go together," said Yeon Hoon.
"Won't you be late?" asked Lina.
"Ei! It's okay! I have nothing to do now! assured Yeon Hoon that he has no problem at all.
They were walking beside each other silently. Lina has to do some shopping and that's why she entered inside a mall. She was busy shopping while Yeon Hoon was busy taking pictures of her without letting her know. He was looking at her. Lina was holding the cart and she was putting those things which she has to buy. A small kid was coming to them while drinking juice. He dropped some juice on the floor but Lina didn't notice it. As Yeon Hoon was taking her picture he was in front of her. He was walking backward and that's why he didn't notice the kid too. The kid took his juice can again and ran to his mom to get one more. Lina was looking around and searching for something but she couldn't find it.
At that time, she put her feet on the juice and slipped. Yeon Hoon was in front of her but he didn't put his feet on the juice so he was safe. But seeing her falling, he rushed to her. As he was not far, he grabbed her in his arm but he couldn't control himself and fall to the ground. The cart was pushed away and Lina falls on Yeon Hoon. It happened so suddenly that she couldn't control herself. When she falls on him, she didn't notice that her lips touched Yeon Hoon's right cheek but it was not far from his lips. But Yeon Hoon didn't miss it and he got a shock.