Chapter 169: The Beginning Of Admiration
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Before Ji-Won got the chance to make a sound, Su-Jin sprang to her feet. As she began pacing in front of the sofa, her body felt like a spring under tension, taut and rigid.
And all this while, her words never stopped pouring out. She was venting all her frustration and confusion, dumping them all onto Ji-Won's silent persona.
"Director Kang, I always thought you were a smart man, but now I see that it's not always the case. How could you even think of doing something as dangerous as that? What if your condition had gotten worse?"
Su-Jin stopped for a split second in order to inhale sharply, before continuing to rant.
"I simply cannot understand what has possessed you to do something like that. Even if we ignore your special condition, driving across town just because of a misunderstanding is simply idiotic to say the least."
"A misunderstanding?" Ji-Won's ears suddenly perked up. "Then, nothing actually happened?"
"Director Kang, what were you expecting to happen? What kind of situation did you imagine I was in?"
"I… I thought the guy was… hurting you…"
As Ji-Won's words slowly died out, Su-Jin stopped in her tracks. Her head snapped in his direction and a loud snort reverberated inside the living room.
"Hurting me you say?"
She repeated, suddenly raising a trembling fist. Then, she immediately began another bout of venting, this time the target being someone else.
"Oh, Jeong-Ho was hurting me alright! You have no idea how much it hurt. Seeing my character die such a wrongful death, while that bloody idiot of a pirate was playing prancing around like a monkey! Humph! But no worries, I'll get even with him next time!"
During this entire time, Ji-Won had been staring flabbergasted. He could definitely hear the words spoken by Su-Jin and understand each and every single one of them. But, once put together in a sentence, Ji-Won simply couldn't understand them anymore. It made absolutely no sense to him, as if Su-Jin was suddenly speaking in a strange, unknown language.
"Miss Park…" Ji-Won struggled to get her attention. "What are you saying exactly?"
"I'm saying that when you called me earlier today, I was at the arcade, playing games with a friend."
"Playing games?" Ji-Won repeated dumbly.
"Exactly." Su-Jin snapped, crossing her arms. "I don't know if you're aware, Director Kang, but that's what people usually do when they go to an arcade. They play games and have fun."
Su-Jin's current tone had been a little too biting. Ji-Won had never heard her speak like that to him. His chest felt weird, almost as though something was pricking it from the inside.
At the same time, reality came crashing down on him. Now everything made sense. It was clear that he, once again, allowed his imagination to fabricate an idea and run away with it. Then, based on that, he acted like an utter idiot.
'Dammit! Now I have to agree with Seo-Jun. I must have been possessed by some kind of stupid ghost to even think of going to that arcade. Otherwise, if that is not the case, then how do I explain why my intelligence had taken such a huge dive towards idiocy?! Even forcing Seo-Jun to drive me there… Aaah, I'm such a fool!'
Through his internal wails, Ji-Won still managed to see a glimmer of hope.
Based on Su-Jin's earlier reaction, it didn't seem that she was particularly upset with the fact that he came to the arcade. She even forgot to ask the reason for his phone call.
That latter aspect was something that Ji-Won was very grateful for. He had made a fool of himself enough as it was. There was really no need to make the situation worse for himself, by adding the fact that it was more of a prank call made by Seo-Jun. Should he also add that everything happened because he was staring at her number, what face would he still have left?
Nevertheless, what was done couldn't be undone, so Ji-Won had to live with the consequences of his actions. Thus, he sucked in a breath and straightened his back, ready to face the battle ahead.
He was just about to open his mouth to speak, when Su-Jin abruptly cut him off.
"Leaving that misunderstanding aside, I think you should be more careful. Putting yourself in situations like these, where you can easily trigger your condition is counterproductive."
"Actually, there are people who believe that facing the things that make you scared, will eventually help in overcoming your fear. There are doctors who recommend this method as therapy."
"Director Kang, from what I understood you do not have a phobia." Su-Jin argued.
"Well, not… exactly." Ji-Won drawled, then added pensively. "I guess you can say that my condition is different from the usual post traumatic situations. My reactions may be similar up to a certain degree, but the cause may very well be different."
Reaching up to this point, Ji-Won stopped. Something came to his mind and a smile slowly appeared on his face. A moment later, he continued to speak slowly.
"Someone once told me that if you are afraid of water, you should try jumping into a pool, and if you are afraid of cars, you should learn how to drive. This is actually the reason why I got my driver's license while I was living abroad. I thought that person was right. The best way to eliminate my fear was to first identify its cause. But in order to do that, I had to identify the root problem, that initial moment which triggered everything."
"And did you manage to do that?" Su-Jin asked in earnest curiosity.
"Not yet, but at least I got my driver's license." Ji-Won shrugged with nonchalance.
She had expected some kind of amazing answer from him, but, once again, Ji-Won had shocked her into speechlessness. The way Ji-Won had gone from dead serious to siliness in the span of an hour made her unable to keep up with him.
Still, Su-Jin couldn't deny the fact that she found the man sitting on the sofa to be quite extraordinary.
Even though his condition may not have been as serious as other people's, it was still a drawback he had to deal with for many years. And instead of giving up or complaining, he did his best to live with it. Not only that, but he even tried his best to become better at dealing with his condition.
'So, I guess this is one of Director Kang's many hidden sides. Going through everything by himself must have molded him into being more reserved and unfriendly. He may act cold and disinterested at times, but there is definitely much more to him than meets the eye.'
With that, a newfound feeling of admiration started taking root, slowly enveloping Su-Jin's heart.
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Before Ji-Won got the chance to make a sound, Su-Jin sprang to her feet. As she began pacing in front of the sofa, her body felt like a spring under tension, taut and rigid.
And all this while, her words never stopped pouring out. She was venting all her frustration and confusion, dumping them all onto Ji-Won's silent persona.
"Director Kang, I always thought you were a smart man, but now I see that it's not always the case. How could you even think of doing something as dangerous as that? What if your condition had gotten worse?"
Su-Jin stopped for a split second in order to inhale sharply, before continuing to rant.
"I simply cannot understand what has possessed you to do something like that. Even if we ignore your special condition, driving across town just because of a misunderstanding is simply idiotic to say the least."
"A misunderstanding?" Ji-Won's ears suddenly perked up. "Then, nothing actually happened?"
"Director Kang, what were you expecting to happen? What kind of situation did you imagine I was in?"
"I… I thought the guy was… hurting you…"
As Ji-Won's words slowly died out, Su-Jin stopped in her tracks. Her head snapped in his direction and a loud snort reverberated inside the living room.
"Hurting me you say?"
She repeated, suddenly raising a trembling fist. Then, she immediately began another bout of venting, this time the target being someone else.
"Oh, Jeong-Ho was hurting me alright! You have no idea how much it hurt. Seeing my character die such a wrongful death, while that bloody idiot of a pirate was playing prancing around like a monkey! Humph! But no worries, I'll get even with him next time!"
During this entire time, Ji-Won had been staring flabbergasted. He could definitely hear the words spoken by Su-Jin and understand each and every single one of them. But, once put together in a sentence, Ji-Won simply couldn't understand them anymore. It made absolutely no sense to him, as if Su-Jin was suddenly speaking in a strange, unknown language.
"Miss Park…" Ji-Won struggled to get her attention. "What are you saying exactly?"
"I'm saying that when you called me earlier today, I was at the arcade, playing games with a friend."
"Playing games?" Ji-Won repeated dumbly.
"Exactly." Su-Jin snapped, crossing her arms. "I don't know if you're aware, Director Kang, but that's what people usually do when they go to an arcade. They play games and have fun."
Su-Jin's current tone had been a little too biting. Ji-Won had never heard her speak like that to him. His chest felt weird, almost as though something was pricking it from the inside.
At the same time, reality came crashing down on him. Now everything made sense. It was clear that he, once again, allowed his imagination to fabricate an idea and run away with it. Then, based on that, he acted like an utter idiot.
'Dammit! Now I have to agree with Seo-Jun. I must have been possessed by some kind of stupid ghost to even think of going to that arcade. Otherwise, if that is not the case, then how do I explain why my intelligence had taken such a huge dive towards idiocy?! Even forcing Seo-Jun to drive me there… Aaah, I'm such a fool!'
Through his internal wails, Ji-Won still managed to see a glimmer of hope.
Based on Su-Jin's earlier reaction, it didn't seem that she was particularly upset with the fact that he came to the arcade. She even forgot to ask the reason for his phone call.
That latter aspect was something that Ji-Won was very grateful for. He had made a fool of himself enough as it was. There was really no need to make the situation worse for himself, by adding the fact that it was more of a prank call made by Seo-Jun. Should he also add that everything happened because he was staring at her number, what face would he still have left?
Nevertheless, what was done couldn't be undone, so Ji-Won had to live with the consequences of his actions. Thus, he sucked in a breath and straightened his back, ready to face the battle ahead.
He was just about to open his mouth to speak, when Su-Jin abruptly cut him off.
"Leaving that misunderstanding aside, I think you should be more careful. Putting yourself in situations like these, where you can easily trigger your condition is counterproductive."
"Actually, there are people who believe that facing the things that make you scared, will eventually help in overcoming your fear. There are doctors who recommend this method as therapy."
"Director Kang, from what I understood you do not have a phobia." Su-Jin argued.
"Well, not… exactly." Ji-Won drawled, then added pensively. "I guess you can say that my condition is different from the usual post traumatic situations. My reactions may be similar up to a certain degree, but the cause may very well be different."
Reaching up to this point, Ji-Won stopped. Something came to his mind and a smile slowly appeared on his face. A moment later, he continued to speak slowly.
"Someone once told me that if you are afraid of water, you should try jumping into a pool, and if you are afraid of cars, you should learn how to drive. This is actually the reason why I got my driver's license while I was living abroad. I thought that person was right. The best way to eliminate my fear was to first identify its cause. But in order to do that, I had to identify the root problem, that initial moment which triggered everything."
"And did you manage to do that?" Su-Jin asked in earnest curiosity.
"Not yet, but at least I got my driver's license." Ji-Won shrugged with nonchalance.
She had expected some kind of amazing answer from him, but, once again, Ji-Won had shocked her into speechlessness. The way Ji-Won had gone from dead serious to siliness in the span of an hour made her unable to keep up with him.
Still, Su-Jin couldn't deny the fact that she found the man sitting on the sofa to be quite extraordinary.
Even though his condition may not have been as serious as other people's, it was still a drawback he had to deal with for many years. And instead of giving up or complaining, he did his best to live with it. Not only that, but he even tried his best to become better at dealing with his condition.
'So, I guess this is one of Director Kang's many hidden sides. Going through everything by himself must have molded him into being more reserved and unfriendly. He may act cold and disinterested at times, but there is definitely much more to him than meets the eye.'
With that, a newfound feeling of admiration started taking root, slowly enveloping Su-Jin's heart.
Before Ji-Won got the chance to make a sound, Su-Jin sprang to her feet. As she began pacing in front of the sofa, her body felt like a spring under tension, taut and rigid. And all this while, her words never stopped pouring out. She was venting all her frustration and confusion, dumping them all onto Ji-Won's silent persona. "Director Kang, I always thought you were a smart man, but now I see that it's not always the case. How could you even think of doing something as dangerous as that? What if your condition had gotten worse?" Su-Jin stopped for a split second in order to inhale sharply, before continuing to rant. "I simply cannot understand what has possessed you to do something like that. Even if we ignore your special condition, driving across town just because of a misunderstanding is simply idiotic to say the least.""A misunderstanding?" Ji-Won's ears suddenly perked up. "Then, nothing actually happened?" "Director Kang, what were you expecting to happen? What kind of situation did you imagine I was in?""I I thought the guy was hurting you" As Ji-Won's words slowly died out, Su-Jin stopped in her tracks. Her head snapped in his direction and a loud snort reverberated inside the living room. "Hurting me you say?" She repeated, suddenly raising a trembling fist. Then, she immediately began another bout of venting, this time the target being someone else. "Oh, Jeong-Ho was hurting me alright! You have no idea how much it hurt. Seeing my character die such a wrongful death, while that bloody idiot of a pirate was playing prancing around like a monkey! Humph! But no worries, I'll get even with him next time!"During this entire time, Ji-Won had been staring flabbergasted. He could definitely hear the words spoken by Su-Jin and understand each and every single one of them. But, once put together in a sentence, Ji-Won simply couldn't understand them anymore. It made absolutely no sense to him, as if Su-Jin was suddenly speaking in a strange, unknown language. "Miss Park" Ji-Won struggled to get her attention. "What are you saying exactly?""I'm saying that when you called me earlier today, I was at the arcade, playing games with a friend.""Playing games?" Ji-Won repeated dumbly. "Exactly." Su-Jin snapped, crossing her arms. "I don't know if you're aware, Director Kang, but that's what people usually do when they go to an arcade. They play games and have fun."Su-Jin's current tone had been a little too biting. Ji-Won had never heard her speak like that to him. His chest felt weird, almost as though something was pricking it from the inside. At the same time, reality came crashing down on him. Now everything made sense. It was clear that he, once again, allowed his imagination to fabricate an idea and run away with it. Then, based on that, he acted like an utter idiot.'Dammit! Now I have to agree with Seo-Jun. I must have been possessed by some kind of stupid ghost to even think of going to that arcade. Otherwise, if that is not the case, then how do I explain why my intelligence had taken such a huge dive towards idiocy?! Even forcing Seo-Jun to drive me there Aaah, I'm such a fool!'Through his internal wails, Ji-Won still managed to see a glimmer of hope. Based on Su-Jin's earlier reaction, it didn't seem that she was particularly upset with the fact that he came to the arcade. She even forgot to ask the reason for his phone call. That latter aspect was something that Ji-Won was very grateful for. He had made a fool of himself enough as it was. There was really no need to make the situation worse for himself, by adding the fact that it was more of a prank call made by Seo-Jun. Should he also add that everything happened because he was staring at her number, what face would he still have left?Nevertheless, what was done couldn't be undone, so Ji-Won had to live with the consequences of his actions. Thus, he sucked in a breath and straightened his back, ready to face the battle ahead. He was just about to open his mouth to speak, when Su-Jin abruptly cut him off. "Leaving that misunderstanding aside, I think you should be more careful. Putting yourself in situations like these, where you can easily trigger your condition is counterproductive." "Actually, there are people who believe that facing the things that make you scared, will eventually help in overcoming your fear. There are doctors who recommend this method as therapy." "Director Kang, from what I understood you do not have a phobia." Su-Jin argued."Well, not exactly." Ji-Won drawled, then added pensively. "I guess you can say that my condition is different from the usual post traumatic situations. My reactions may be similar up to a certain degree, but the cause may very well be different."Reaching up to this point, Ji-Won stopped. Something came to his mind and a smile slowly appeared on his face. A moment later, he continued to speak slowly."Someone once told me that if you are afraid of water, you should try jumping into a pool, and if you are afraid of cars, you should learn how to drive. This is actually the reason why I got my driver's license while I was living abroad. I thought that person was right. The best way to eliminate my fear was to first identify its cause. But in order to do that, I had to identify the root problem, that initial moment which triggered everything.""And did you manage to do that?" Su-Jin asked in earnest curiosity. "Not yet, but at least I got my driver's license." Ji-Won shrugged with nonchalance. She had expected some kind of amazing answer from him, but, once again, Ji-Won had shocked her into speechlessness. The way Ji-Won had gone from dead serious to siliness in the span of an hour made her unable to keep up with him. Still, Su-Jin couldn't deny the fact that she found the man sitting on the sofa to be quite extraordinary. Even though his condition may not have been as serious as other people's, it was still a drawback he had to deal with for many years. And instead of giving up or complaining, he did his best to live with it. Not only that, but he even tried his best to become better at dealing with his condition.'So, I guess this is one of Director Kang's many hidden sides. Going through everything by himself must have molded him into being more reserved and unfriendly. He may act cold and disinterested at times, but there is definitely much more to him than meets the eye.'With that, a newfound feeling of admiration started taking root, slowly enveloping Su-Jin's heart.
