Chapter 80: Teasings And Expectations
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While Ji-Won and Su-Jin were taking a break on the side of the road, at the resort things were looking lively.
The rest of the employees were already there, pulling their luggage after them. Their voices boomed with excitement as they chatted with each other. Bouts of laughter would explode from time to time, causing the surrounding atmosphere to seem like it was boiling.
During this time, Seo-Jun just finished talking to Ji-Won over the phone. He lowered his hand, gazing at the screen until it became dark.
It would be a lie to say that Seo-Jun wasn't worried over his friend. But, at the same time, he also felt that having Su-Jin by his side might help Ji-Won in stepping over his solid, icy barrier. Thus, this experience had the potential of becoming a real ice-breaker between the two.
Like any other sensitive person, Seo-Jun had already caught onto something. Based on Ji-Won's reactions and attitude so far, he intuitively figured out the man's budding feelings.
It was useless to mention that Seo-Jun wanted to root for his friend.
Therefore, he could only hope that by pushing Su-Jin towards his friend, would somehow help Ji-Won to experience the youthful feelings of love that he missed during his younger years.
Just as Seo-Jun was deep in thought, Yeon-Ah came closer.
"Deputy Director Kim, was that Director Kang on the phone?"
She spoke right next to him, startling Seo-Jun out of his musings.
"Hm?" he hummed in response.
When Seo-Jun turned around, his eyes met Yeon-Ah's open gaze and he almost stuttered. Nevertheless, he quickly recollected and replied with his usual smile.
"Ah, yes, that was indeed him. It appears that he and Miss Park might run a little late."
"Is everything alright?" Yeon-Ah suddenly felt a little worried.
She thought of calling Su-Jin to ask, but as if he had guessed what she was thinning, Seo-Jun stopped her with a shake of his head.
"Everything should be fine. There was a small incident on the road, but they are alright."
Even after hearing this, Yeon-Ah still felt uneasy. But Seo-Jun didn't give her any time to ponder over the matter further. With a chuckle, he bent down to pick up the small suitcase she had been carrying. Then, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and began pulling her towards the hotel.
"Shall we go inside?" he asked, casually pulling both Yeon-Ah and her luggage after him.
"D-Deputy Director Kim, give me back my suitcase!" Yeong-Ah cried out in astonishment.
She also wanted to say something about his arm that was resting around her shoulders, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything about that. Whether she actually liked it and didn't want him to move away or she was too embarrassed to speak, either way, the result was still the same.
"You don't have to do this. I can carry it myself." Yeon-Ah finally added in an undertone, her cheeks flushing in embarrassment.
Seeing her face turn as red as a tomato made Seo-Jun feel strangely pleased. For that reason, he simply couldn't help but tease her a little bit more.
Turning his head to look down at her, Seo-Jun feigned being appalled by her words.
"How can I possibly allow a lady such as yourself to carry this heavy suitcase? You should know that I was taught to be a gentleman, so what you ask of me is quite impossible."
With Seo-Jun's casual manner of speaking, no one could think deeper over his words. There was also nothing unusual about his natural smile or the way he openly looked at her that could give birth to strange ideas.
No matter how one looked at it, the scene resembled one in which an extroverted senior merely chats and teases his rather cute and introverted junior.
Therefore, it wasn't long until Yeon-Ah began to feel less embarrassed. Apart from her cheeks still feeling warm, she looked much more comfortable than before.
"But… Deputy Director Kim, what about your own luggage?" she asked in a small voice.
"Ah, don't you worry about that. I can come back to the bus and get it after doing the check-in. First, I must talk to the reception and receive the key cards for everyone."
"Are you able to do that? Wasn't the reservation made on Director Kang's name?" Yeon-Ah looked surprised.
Seo-Jun chuckled. He leaned closer and proudly stated.
"In the King's absence, I've been given full authority over these matters."
Seo-Jun stopped and grinned down at her.
"Now let's go quickly. Everyone must be waiting for us in the lobby."
Then, with a rather strong pull, he guided Yeon-Ah towards the hotel entrance.
'This girl looks very cute when she's blushing. I never knew I had it in me, but I quite like teasing her. Was I always this type of person or is it just with her?'
Seo-Jun's thoughts continued to swirl inside his mind all the way to the hotel. But as soon as they stepped inside everyone kept yammering about wanting to go to their rooms, instantly making Seo-Jun's thoughts scatter to the four winds.
Meanwhile, Yeon-Ah innocently believed that there was nothing special about Seo-Jun's behavior towards her. After all, he had always been a very cheerful person, so she could easily push his teasing as being nothing more than his way of showing his affection towards an employee.
But was it really so?
Her heart was thumping loudly in her chest.
The moment Seo-Jun's arm left her shoulders, Yeon-Ah couldn't repress a light feeling of loss. The warmth that had seeped through her clothes was now quickly evaporating and she started feeling slightly cold.
For some reason, Yeon-Ah suddenly felt doubtful about her previous thoughts.
'Is Deputy Director Kim really the type of person who would act like this towards any employee? Could he mean something else by his attitude or am I just overthinking things?'
Yeon-Ah kept wondering about this matter for a while without reaching a satisfying answer.
When she was finally alone inside the hotel room, the thumping of her heart finally subsided. Being far from that person allowed her mind to ultimately calm down.
Thus, with the cooling of her previous fluster, Yeon-Ah's train of thoughts turned differently.
'No matter how I look at it, it's not possible for a man like him to look at me in that way. If I think about it this way, hasn't Deputy Director Kim always been cheerful and polite towards me? Even when he acts all silly and close there has never been an instance where he stepped over a certain line.. Really, it must be my own imagination, so I should stop getting ahead of myself.'
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While Ji-Won and Su-Jin were taking a break on the side of the road, at the resort things were looking lively.
The rest of the employees were already there, pulling their luggage after them. Their voices boomed with excitement as they chatted with each other. Bouts of laughter would explode from time to time, causing the surrounding atmosphere to seem like it was boiling.
During this time, Seo-Jun just finished talking to Ji-Won over the phone. He lowered his hand, gazing at the screen until it became dark.
It would be a lie to say that Seo-Jun wasn't worried over his friend. But, at the same time, he also felt that having Su-Jin by his side might help Ji-Won in stepping over his solid, icy barrier. Thus, this experience had the potential of becoming a real ice-breaker between the two.
Like any other sensitive person, Seo-Jun had already caught onto something. Based on Ji-Won's reactions and attitude so far, he intuitively figured out the man's budding feelings.
It was useless to mention that Seo-Jun wanted to root for his friend.
Therefore, he could only hope that by pushing Su-Jin towards his friend, would somehow help Ji-Won to experience the youthful feelings of love that he missed during his younger years.
Just as Seo-Jun was deep in thought, Yeon-Ah came closer.
"Deputy Director Kim, was that Director Kang on the phone?"
She spoke right next to him, startling Seo-Jun out of his musings.
"Hm?" he hummed in response.
When Seo-Jun turned around, his eyes met Yeon-Ah's open gaze and he almost stuttered. Nevertheless, he quickly recollected and replied with his usual smile.
"Ah, yes, that was indeed him. It appears that he and Miss Park might run a little late."
"Is everything alright?" Yeon-Ah suddenly felt a little worried.
She thought of calling Su-Jin to ask, but as if he had guessed what she was thinning, Seo-Jun stopped her with a shake of his head.
"Everything should be fine. There was a small incident on the road, but they are alright."
Even after hearing this, Yeon-Ah still felt uneasy. But Seo-Jun didn't give her any time to ponder over the matter further. With a chuckle, he bent down to pick up the small suitcase she had been carrying. Then, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and began pulling her towards the hotel.
"Shall we go inside?" he asked, casually pulling both Yeon-Ah and her luggage after him.
"D-Deputy Director Kim, give me back my suitcase!" Yeong-Ah cried out in astonishment.
She also wanted to say something about his arm that was resting around her shoulders, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything about that. Whether she actually liked it and didn't want him to move away or she was too embarrassed to speak, either way, the result was still the same.
"You don't have to do this. I can carry it myself." Yeon-Ah finally added in an undertone, her cheeks flushing in embarrassment.
Seeing her face turn as red as a tomato made Seo-Jun feel strangely pleased. For that reason, he simply couldn't help but tease her a little bit more.
Turning his head to look down at her, Seo-Jun feigned being appalled by her words.
"How can I possibly allow a lady such as yourself to carry this heavy suitcase? You should know that I was taught to be a gentleman, so what you ask of me is quite impossible."
With Seo-Jun's casual manner of speaking, no one could think deeper over his words. There was also nothing unusual about his natural smile or the way he openly looked at her that could give birth to strange ideas.
No matter how one looked at it, the scene resembled one in which an extroverted senior merely chats and teases his rather cute and introverted junior.
Therefore, it wasn't long until Yeon-Ah began to feel less embarrassed. Apart from her cheeks still feeling warm, she looked much more comfortable than before.
"But… Deputy Director Kim, what about your own luggage?" she asked in a small voice.
"Ah, don't you worry about that. I can come back to the bus and get it after doing the check-in. First, I must talk to the reception and receive the key cards for everyone."
"Are you able to do that? Wasn't the reservation made on Director Kang's name?" Yeon-Ah looked surprised.
Seo-Jun chuckled. He leaned closer and proudly stated.
"In the King's absence, I've been given full authority over these matters."
Seo-Jun stopped and grinned down at her.
"Now let's go quickly. Everyone must be waiting for us in the lobby."
Then, with a rather strong pull, he guided Yeon-Ah towards the hotel entrance.
'This girl looks very cute when she's blushing. I never knew I had it in me, but I quite like teasing her. Was I always this type of person or is it just with her?'
Seo-Jun's thoughts continued to swirl inside his mind all the way to the hotel. But as soon as they stepped inside everyone kept yammering about wanting to go to their rooms, instantly making Seo-Jun's thoughts scatter to the four winds.
Meanwhile, Yeon-Ah innocently believed that there was nothing special about Seo-Jun's behavior towards her. After all, he had always been a very cheerful person, so she could easily push his teasing as being nothing more than his way of showing his affection towards an employee.
But was it really so?
Her heart was thumping loudly in her chest.
The moment Seo-Jun's arm left her shoulders, Yeon-Ah couldn't repress a light feeling of loss. The warmth that had seeped through her clothes was now quickly evaporating and she started feeling slightly cold.
For some reason, Yeon-Ah suddenly felt doubtful about her previous thoughts.
'Is Deputy Director Kim really the type of person who would act like this towards any employee? Could he mean something else by his attitude or am I just overthinking things?'
Yeon-Ah kept wondering about this matter for a while without reaching a satisfying answer.
When she was finally alone inside the hotel room, the thumping of her heart finally subsided. Being far from that person allowed her mind to ultimately calm down.
Thus, with the cooling of her previous fluster, Yeon-Ah's train of thoughts turned differently.
'No matter how I look at it, it's not possible for a man like him to look at me in that way. If I think about it this way, hasn't Deputy Director Kim always been cheerful and polite towards me? Even when he acts all silly and close there has never been an instance where he stepped over a certain line.. Really, it must be my own imagination, so I should stop getting ahead of myself.'
While Ji-Won and Su-Jin were taking a break on the side of the road, at the resort things were looking lively. The rest of the employees were already there, pulling their luggage after them. Their voices boomed with excitement as they chatted with each other. Bouts of laughter would explode from time to time, causing the surrounding atmosphere to seem like it was boiling.During this time, Seo-Jun just finished talking to Ji-Won over the phone. He lowered his hand, gazing at the screen until it became dark. It would be a lie to say that Seo-Jun wasn't worried over his friend. But, at the same time, he also felt that having Su-Jin by his side might help Ji-Won in stepping over his solid, icy barrier. Thus, this experience had the potential of becoming a real ice-breaker between the two.Like any other sensitive person, Seo-Jun had already caught onto something. Based on Ji-Won's reactions and attitude so far, he intuitively figured out the man's budding feelings. It was useless to mention that Seo-Jun wanted to root for his friend. Therefore, he could only hope that by pushing Su-Jin towards his friend, would somehow help Ji-Won to experience the youthful feelings of love that he missed during his younger years.Just as Seo-Jun was deep in thought, Yeon-Ah came closer. "Deputy Director Kim, was that Director Kang on the phone?"She spoke right next to him, startling Seo-Jun out of his musings."Hm?" he hummed in response. When Seo-Jun turned around, his eyes met Yeon-Ah's open gaze and he almost stuttered. Nevertheless, he quickly recollected and replied with his usual smile."Ah, yes, that was indeed him. It appears that he and Miss Park might run a little late.""Is everything alright?" Yeon-Ah suddenly felt a little worried. She thought of calling Su-Jin to ask, but as if he had guessed what she was thinning, Seo-Jun stopped her with a shake of his head."Everything should be fine. There was a small incident on the road, but they are alright."Even after hearing this, Yeon-Ah still felt uneasy. But Seo-Jun didn't give her any time to ponder over the matter further. With a chuckle, he bent down to pick up the small suitcase she had been carrying. Then, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and began pulling her towards the hotel."Shall we go inside?" he asked, casually pulling both Yeon-Ah and her luggage after him."D-Deputy Director Kim, give me back my suitcase!" Yeong-Ah cried out in astonishment. She also wanted to say something about his arm that was resting around her shoulders, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything about that. Whether she actually liked it and didn't want him to move away or she was too embarrassed to speak, either way, the result was still the same."You don't have to do this. I can carry it myself." Yeon-Ah finally added in an undertone, her cheeks flushing in embarrassment.Seeing her face turn as red as a tomato made Seo-Jun feel strangely pleased. For that reason, he simply couldn't help but tease her a little bit more. Turning his head to look down at her, Seo-Jun feigned being appalled by her words."How can I possibly allow a lady such as yourself to carry this heavy suitcase? You should know that I was taught to be a gentleman, so what you ask of me is quite impossible."With Seo-Jun's casual manner of speaking, no one could think deeper over his words. There was also nothing unusual about his natural smile or the way he openly looked at her that could give birth to strange ideas. No matter how one looked at it, the scene resembled one in which an extroverted senior merely chats and teases his rather cute and introverted junior. Therefore, it wasn't long until Yeon-Ah began to feel less embarrassed. Apart from her cheeks still feeling warm, she looked much more comfortable than before. "But Deputy Director Kim, what about your own luggage?" she asked in a small voice. "Ah, don't you worry about that. I can come back to the bus and get it after doing the check-in. First, I must talk to the reception and receive the key cards for everyone.""Are you able to do that? Wasn't the reservation made on Director Kang's name?" Yeon-Ah looked surprised. Seo-Jun chuckled. He leaned closer and proudly stated."In the King's absence, I've been given full authority over these matters." Seo-Jun stopped and grinned down at her. "Now let's go quickly. Everyone must be waiting for us in the lobby." Then, with a rather strong pull, he guided Yeon-Ah towards the hotel entrance. 'This girl looks very cute when she's blushing. I never knew I had it in me, but I quite like teasing her. Was I always this type of person or is it just with her?'Seo-Jun's thoughts continued to swirl inside his mind all the way to the hotel. But as soon as they stepped inside everyone kept yammering about wanting to go to their rooms, instantly making Seo-Jun's thoughts scatter to the four winds.Meanwhile, Yeon-Ah innocently believed that there was nothing special about Seo-Jun's behavior towards her. After all, he had always been a very cheerful person, so she could easily push his teasing as being nothing more than his way of showing his affection towards an employee.But was it really so? Her heart was thumping loudly in her chest.The moment Seo-Jun's arm left her shoulders, Yeon-Ah couldn't repress a light feeling of loss. The warmth that had seeped through her clothes was now quickly evaporating and she started feeling slightly cold. For some reason, Yeon-Ah suddenly felt doubtful about her previous thoughts.'Is Deputy Director Kim really the type of person who would act like this towards any employee? Could he mean something else by his attitude or am I just overthinking things?'Yeon-Ah kept wondering about this matter for a while without reaching a satisfying answer.When she was finally alone inside the hotel room, the thumping of her heart finally subsided. Being far from that person allowed her mind to ultimately calm down.Thus, with the cooling of her previous fluster, Yeon-Ah's train of thoughts turned differently.'No matter how I look at it, it's not possible for a man like him to look at me in that way. If I think about it this way, hasn't Deputy Director Kim always been cheerful and polite towards me? Even when he acts all silly and close there has never been an instance where he stepped over a certain line.. Really, it must be my own imagination, so I should stop getting ahead of myself.'
