Chương 4: CHAPTER-4: A SMALL REQUEST
EUN HANA
The person blocking my view extended the flowers they held towards me. I could see a forced smile on their face. And I still felt that the person seemed very familiar to me.
"Hello, I'm Kang Dae. I'm currently the manager of XX technology company. If you're available, I'd like to have a little chat with you," Kang Dae said.
I took the flowers Kang Dae offered. After mentioning his name, the face standing in front of me no longer seemed unfamiliar. Yes, I remembered. Kang Dae, who rejected and embarrassed me at least ten years ago, after I sent my CV a week ago. I was curious about why he came, but right now I had a bigger concern: the possibility of my mother popping up from somewhere at any moment. As I held the flowers, I glanced into my uncle's shop from afar. My male cousin was inside. We didn't get along well, so he could rat me out to my mother.
"I wonder how long the topic you want to discuss will take?" I asked Kang Dae anxiously and quickly, because depending on Kang Dae's response, I would determine where we would talk. Kang Dae then said to me again with a forced smile:
"Well, that's up to you, Ms. Eun Hana. I was going to talk to you about a book you wrote."
Now the points I needed to focus on increased. Because I never used my real name in any of the books I published. How did they find me? But the urgency of the situation didn't allow me to think about this question right now. It was clear that the topic we were going to discuss would take a while. So, I invited them to my place.
As we reached the door of the house, suddenly the embarrassing scene inside the house came to my mind. It had been almost an hour since I left the house. I opened the door, thinking they probably had tidied up. As I entered the house, I gave a sharp look to Kang Dae, who didn't take off his shoes. He must have understood from my gaze, so he again smiled artificially and bent down to take off his shoes at the entrance of the house. Then I looked at the person who spoke to me first to take off their shoes. But I didn't look at them the same way I looked at Kang Dae, of course. I looked at them softer and with a grin, and when they took off their shoes, I thanked them by bending down. Kang Dae, who saw this gesture of mine, first gave me and then the person behind me a puzzled look. Then he started walking towards the living room.
As I slowly stepped inside the house, my heart was pounding because someone could stumble over like me at any moment. But when I reached the sitting area, I was greeted with a clean view. Kim Bora was preparing coffee in the kitchen, but I couldn't see Ha Rin. I hoped she wouldn't come inappropriately if she was in the bathroom, just as I expected, Ha Rin came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe. Ha Rin screamed when she saw Kang Dae. I rushed to cover her mouth and quickly took her to my room.
After briefly summarizing the situation to Ha Rin, I quickly returned to Kang Dae in the living room. While I was dealing with Ha Rin in my room, Kim Bora had already settled Kang Dae and his friend.
After giving Kim Bora a grateful look as if to say "thank you," I turned to my guests and said: "Sorry for the confusion. After all, I didn't know you were coming. What can I offer you? Tea or coffee? It could also be a cold drink."
After Kang Dae looked around, his eyes met mine, and just as he was about to say something, his friend interrupted him. I thought to myself, I wish he would speak all the time. "If it's not too much trouble, we can have tea," said Kang Dae's friend.
"No trouble at all," I said, turning my gaze towards Kim Bora and winking at her with a closed smile. Kim Bora got up and went to the kitchen to make tea for us. I was about to sit next to Kang Dae, but his friend's seat was empty. So I moved to sit next to his friend. Of course, I paid attention to the distance between us. After all, I couldn't sit too close to such a handsome person. Otherwise, my heart wouldn't be able to take it. Especially if he smiled while talking, I would probably faint and embarrass myself here.
While I was scanning the handsome man next to me with my eyes, the annoying Kang Dae started talking. I thought to myself that he used to be like this before, and the only thing that had changed was his height. As Kang Dae started talking, I turned my eyes from someone who looked like a Greek god to a goblin. Ahh, I shuddered.
"Eun Hana, let me introduce myself again. I'm Kang Dae, the manager of XX trading company. If you allow, I'd like to stop our formal conversation. Besides, I remember we knew each other before. Do you remember?" Kang Dae said.
After Kang Dae finished his sentence, he showed me his usual fake smile. To not be inferior, I responded with the same fake smile.
"No, I don't know you. Also, I can't use a familiar tone with people I don't know. The reason I invited you to my house was because of time, place, and necessity. If the things you're going to say are nonsense, I'll ask you to leave immediately. We only have half an hour to talk," I said with a fake but firm smile.
Kang Dae didn't seem pleased with my response and turned his eyes to the handsome man sitting next to me. The handsome man turned towards me. But as he turned towards me, the distance between us decreased, causing my heart to beat faster. I covered my face with my hands. Because I was sure I was blushing. While I covered my cheeks with my hands, the person sitting next to me, who caused my heart to beat like this, lifted my hands from my face with one hand and touched my forehead with the other hand to see if I had a fever. Yes, this is how can I endure that moment. I quickly stood up, and then I sat down again because I was embarrassed.
After flashing a smile that revealed his beautiful dimples, the person sitting next to me spoke.
"Let me introduce myself to you, Eun Hana. I'm Do Yun, Kang Dae's personal assistant; you can also call me a secretary."
Without waiting for his speech to finish, I raised my voice:
"No way! How can a handsome and gentleman like you be the assistant of someone as rude as Kang Dae? Don't you consider quitting your job, Mr. Do Yun?" I said.
After I said this sentence, Kang Dae cleared his throat as if to show he was uncomfortable. Yes, I admit it, why did I say such a silly thing? I covered my blushing face with my hands again, and Mr. Do Yun touched me again, saying, "Are you okay?" with his hands. My heart was melting. This time, I would die from both embarrassment and physical contact. Fortunately, Ha Rin came to my rescue.
"Well, please don't be fooled by Eun Hana's words. Please continue talking," Ha Rin said, saving me and then gave me a murderous look and sat down in an empty space.
The handsome Do Yun continued speaking. Ahhh, I'm really going crazy, he's really handsome. At that moment, I realized something about myself. For the first time in a long time, my heart was pounding for someone. Yes, even though he was the assistant of the person who rejected me and embarrassed me in high school, it was not something I could control. After all, I couldn't control my heart. These feelings not only affected my heart but also my inspiration.
"Eun Hana, I won't talk to you as familiar as you want. It doesn't matter that you don't remember me. Believe me, it's not important to me. I will make a special request to you. I'm willing to pay you whatever you want in return. What I want is for you to write a book for me and my girlfriend. Yes, it may sound absurd to you right now, but please think about it. It doesn't have to be meaningful. I just want a romantic story with a happy ending, and the main characters should be me and my girlfriend. I don't want the book to be published. Only you and the people in this room will know about it. You can set the price. If you ask me, I'll offer you fifty thousand dollars. I can even pay half of it before you deliver the book. Moreover, if you want, I can pay you in cash."
The weight I had felt on my shoulders for the past few months had started to increase again. Again, this feeling of hopelessness...
To be continued...
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