With a cheerful mood, Yura started to pack the luggage. Finally, she had settled on a destination for the trip and was quite excited about it. After all, this was her first time experiencing something like this.
“Are you really fine with leaving that puppy at here?” Mirae questioned.
Placing her clothes inside the luggage, she raised one of her eyebrows while she turned back to Mirae, questioning what she was trying to imply.
“Don’t try to act oblivious. You know who I am talking about. I am afraid that man will get a panic attack.
Did you see the amount of times he called and texted you? He even started to bother me right now. What have you done to the Ryu Yejoon?”
Taking in a deep breath, Yura ran her hand through her hair and voiced out, “Don’t worry! I have gotten it all under my control.
He might act like that in the beginning, but after a period of time, he will be fine. Isn’t it an improvement that he is not coming to meet me?”
“That’s because you made him promise him that! Why don’t you get him to promise you to not text or disturb you or something similar?”
“I can’t be that cruel. Oh yeah! Don’t ignore his calls or texts, alright? He would actually get into a panic attack if you do that,” she informed.
The only thing Mirae was able to do was release a sigh.
“Why do I have to deal with that!?”
She groaned.
After that, she looked away from Yura and left the room. Seeing that caused Yura to start laughing before she fell back on the bed.
Opening her phone, she noticed all the texts Yejoon had sent her, and a smile formed on her face.
“What? Is work too easy for him?” she mumbled.
Noticing that her phone started to vibrate all of a sudden, she noticed that there was a call from Yejoon and received it immediately.
“I remember when you barely had time to do things other than work. Could it be that you have a lot of free time in your hand just because everything is dealt with?” she voiced out in a teasing tone.
“I just missed you,” he expressed before questioning, “What are you doing?”
“Me? I just started to pack. The flight is on this Sunday. Will you come to send me off?”
“Aren’t you being really cruel?” he asked. His tone was deriding.
“You are making me feel really guilty right now. This is just a small trip yet you are making it seem as if I am permanently cutting off my connections from you,” she said, “What am I going to do when you are this clingy?”
“Every moment without you feels like a forever to me,” he expressed, “Don’t you feel pity for me?”
“You are actually using that card? What about the proud Yejoon I used to know?” she commented, “For your information, it is because I care for you that I have to give you this time alone.”
“Liar,” he refuted, “If you cared about me, you would be by my side, comforting me.”
At this point, Yura had lost count of how many times both of them had similar conversations. Every time he called, he brought up the same matter.
But that did not mean that she could ignore his calls. Every time she was determined to do it, imagining his face in her mind made it impossible for her to do so.
Moreover, if he kept bugging her daily, maybe she would actually get swayed and change her mind. This was way too dangerous.
“Don’t you have work to do? Your company will go bankrupt if you don’t pay attention to it,” she said, “I will talk to you later, and don’t call me during your office hours unless it is important.”
“This is—”
Before he was able to continue further, she hung up on the call and shook her head while she stared at her phone. He was really like a child who wanted to be spoiled.
That’s what made him endearing to her.
°°°
Ryu Yejoon had a frown on his face while he went through the documents. The tense atmosphere around him affected his secretary.
Noticing how dark the mood of his boss was, Secretary Han Jinyoung carefully took step forward, and with his hand visibly shaking, he held up the documents.
Then mustering up his courage, he stated, “Boss, here are some documents you need to work on.”
Yejoon glared at the man while he raised his head, and a chill travelled down Jinyoung’s back. A feeling within him told him that he had aggravated his boss further.
Of course the reason behind that was not clear to him.
“Why did I hire so many people if I have to do everything on my own at the end? All of you get paid for no reason. Maybe I should lay some of you off,” Yejoon aggressively shouted.
This caused Jinyoung’s eyes to widen while he felt terrified. This was the first time he had seen the boss show such an attitude towards work, and it was as if he was time ticking bomb.
Then, something came to his mind, and he voiced out, “CEO Ryu, if you want a vacation, you can take one. The work load right now is much less, and we will be able to handle it.”
That caused Ryu Yejoon to close the document abruptly, and pushing the chair back, he stood up. For a second there, Jinyoung was able to notice how his boss’ mood turned better even though it was still frightening to him.
“I was planning to do that,” Yejoon stated.
With that, Yejoon walked out of the office arrogantly, and only after he had left, Jinyoung was able to release a breath of relief.
Then, noticing the urgent documents that needed his approval caused his eyes to widen and fall into a dilemma about whether or not he should call the man back.
Maybe she was being paranoid, but she had a feeling that someone was following after her. Min Yura did not turn back to check. Ever since she had exited the convenience store, she could feel someone after her, and after all that happened, she naturally found herself being cautious of her surroundings. There were high chances that she was merely overreacting. Upon reaching the apartment complex, she finally turned back and did not spot anyone behind her. Shaking her head, she entered into the building. Even if something was going on, she wasn’t planning to confide into someone. Knowing Yejoon’s nature, he would probably never let go of her once he got to know of this. Someone was most likely hired to keep on a eye on her. If that person held murderous intent, there was nothing she would be able to do against it. She might be able to get help from Yejoon, and this will be solved if he got involved. But right now, she wasn’t planning to get him into anything until she stabilized him
The last thing he could clearly recall was someone familiar shouting his name, and after that, his mind had gone completely blank. The face that he could remember brightly smiling was growing pale by each passing second while she laid on her arms. When he failed to notice that incoming car, he did not expect that she would come out of nowhere to push him out of the way only to end up this way due to her hasty decision. Blood dripped down from her forehead while he tightly hugged her figure. He wasn’t able to think straight at that moment. The only thought running in his mind was that he wouldn’t let go of this warmth. All of his senses went dull, and the people that gathered around both of them did not catch his attention. Although everyone was creating a ruckus around him, the sounds did not reach him. His body shook while he could feel the warmth leaving her body each second. He did not know what to do. He was willing to do anything to have her open her eyes. While he held her
“I think he feels way too guilty to enter,” she said, “Do you want to call him in?” Knowing his personality, Yura knew that he was blaming himself and voiced out, “Hmm.” She was aware now he wouldn’t be at peace until he saw her and had no intentions of making him suffer. “You know, wouldn’t it be better if you ignore him right now? Finally, there is a good enough reason for you two to separate. Looking at it right now, it doesn’t seem that he will approach you on his own.” Yura understood what Mirae was trying to mean. Probably she would be able to put distance between both of them if she utilized this time. Although that was really cruel, this could be her only chance to do this, and a part of her was trying to consider this. “How is his current state?” Yura asked. “It has been looking better,” Mirae answered, “It was way worse when you were unconscious. He would have probably lost his mind if something had happened to you.” Yura let out a sigh and stated, “I will consider wh
“Strange,” Mirae expressed while she stepped into the room. “He is not waiting for you today.” Hearing that caught Yura’s attention, and raising one of her eyebrows, she voiced out, “Is that so?” Mirae nodded her head and made her way over to Yura. Sitting beside her, she stated, “Aren’t you worried over it?” “Not exactly,” she replied, “he had been here for a long time and might have piled up a lot of work. It makes sense for him to be busy with work.” She would be lying if she mentioned that this did not make her anxious. Nonetheless, she preferred to think as positively as she could. Since things were all fine currently, she did not thing that he would be doing anything wrong. “The doctor mentioned about how you can be discharged within two to three days,” Mirae voiced out, “I was really looking forward to this trip. Too bad, it was cancelled. I don’t think I will be able to take another break from work.” “It’s fine,” she answered, “I can just go on one on my own.” Mirae sh
From his expression, she could judge that Ryu Yejoon wasn’t exactly willing to go through this, and because of her solemn gaze, he nodded his head. She noticed how a pout appeared on his face while he lowered his gaze to stare down. Reminding her of a puppy again, she extended her hand towards him and patted the top of his head. “Good boy,” she stated. Staring at her with a somewhat serious expression on his face, he stated, “Only one year. You wouldn’t be able to run away from me for more than that. If you try to, then I will tie you up and keep you by my side.” Instead of getting angered due to his words, she let out a chuckle and said, “How domineering! But since it is you, I accept. You are really cute when you are saying such things.” He stayed silent and let her brush his head further. This felt quite pleasant to him, and he wanted this to continue forever, which was surely possible. “Can you not go and visit Lee Youngjae? It doesn’t make me comfortable,” he expressed in a
Ever since he had informed her that this was her punishment, Min Yura wasn’t able to calm herself down. She wondered what could have gotten into him to turn her into an outcast. Min Jisoo gave her no space to come in contact with the man to ask about the details, and he ignored all of her messages. He prevented her entry to his mansion. At this point, she was desperate and did not know what to do. Due to the pranks pulled by her classmates today, she totally drenched. She was crouched down at the hallway while her body shuddered due to the low temperature. She felt quite chilly right now. But after how she had run away from them, there was no strength left in her legs, and she desperately sought for warmth at this moment. Right at that instant, she felt out someone their jacket on top of her, and having her wish come true surprised her. Immediately, she lifted her head, and her eyes fell on the man before. He was the root to all the problems that befell on her. But she was reall
But that peace did not last a long time for her. An occasion occurred where she had to visit Min Jisoo’s house for her father was invited, and this made her encounter with Ryu Yejoon inevitable. Knowing how her father was, Yura wasn’t able to reject it, and ever since that day, she was fearful of meeting Yejoon. Thinking that it would be best to let Youngjae know of it before visiting the mansion, that’s what she did. To her surprise, he did not prevent her from visiting and only mentioned to her to stay careful. Min Yura wasn’t foolish. She was well aware on how she was being tested by the man to see whether or not she was truly obedient. This wasn’t the first time this had happened after all. Despite how much it ached her chest to have him treat her in such a way, there was no helping this matter. She could merely comply. Like all the other times in this period of time, she was determined to ignore Ryu Yejoon. As long as she did that, he would be satisfied. However, it was get
Min Yura maintained a cheerful mood when she walked into the school building next day. Relief spread through her as she realized that no one was acting strangely with her. It seemed that Youngjae was not aware of what happened the previous day, and that was enough for the girl to feel at peace. The fear made it hard for Min Yura to sleep throughout the entire night. Although she was careful yesterday, there might have been somewhere she could have slipped. Last night, she really regretted her actions for approaching Yejoon. It was not like she was able to cause a change within Yejoon anyway. Nevertheless, everyone’s attitude more or less confirmed it to her that Youngjae wasn’t aware of it, and once she stepped into the classroom, she noticed how Youngjae was waving his hand at her. His smiling expression solidified everything for her. °°° The classes for the day had ended. Youngjae and she decided to return home together. While they walked through the almost empty outdoors of