In Search of Our Destiny - Chapter 201

Seeing Su-Jin’s bewildered expression, Min-Jun let out a long sigh.

“To put it simply, sis, you have been so enraptured by the man’s presence that you didn’t even notice…”

Stopping here, Min-Jun continued his idea silently inside his head.

‘You spent so much time with him, yet didn’t even notice the man’s intentions. At this point, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. But it certainly means that Director Kang needs to work harder and be more straightforward with his feelings. Otherwise, not even a century will be enough to make Su-Jin accept a relationship between them.’

Right after he laid out those words, Min-Jun got to his feet and walked towards the kitchen.

The two young women were, thus, left alone to cope with the aftermath of that shocking revelation.

Ultimately, the one to recover first was Mi-Suk. She eyed her best friend with a combination of suspicion and curiosity, thinking of how to bring out the subject.

“You know…” she began slowly, shifting closer to Su-Jin. “I never got the chance to ask you about something.”

Mi-Suk stopped, still hesitating.

This, somehow, managed to pull Su-Jin out of the convoluted thoughts caused by her brother’s previous statement. She took a large gulp of soju and urged her friend to continue speaking.

“What is it? If you have something to ask, just go for it.”

“Uhm, how was director Kang’s apartment?” Mi-Suk finally asked using a low, secretive tone.

Su-Jin blinked at her in surprise.

On seeing Mi-Suk’s intense stare, as well as sensing the woman’s sudden enthusiasm, Su-Jin unexpectedly broke out into a laugh.

“It’s just an apartment. What’s there to look so excited about?” She brushed it off in a casual manner.

“You don’t get it do you.” Mi-Suk sighed.

Her expression at the moment was that of a person who ‘hated iron for not becoming steel’1. Then, all of a sudden, she became even more animated than before.

“Su-Jin, you were inside his apartment. You stepped inside his well guarded territory. Considering how Director Kang keeps even that troublesome Deputy Director Kim at bay, always threatening not to let him inside, one can only assume that he isn’t fond of having people over. Yet, he allowed you to spend so many hours there with just the two of us. You can’t say it’s nothing.” Mi-Suk finished, giving Su-Jin a stubborn look.

At that, Su-Jin rolled her eyes. Mi-Suk’s expectant look made her want to laugh.

“As a matter of fact, it was exactly that troublesome Deputy Director who let me in that day, not Director Kang. And I only stayed there for two hours at most. You make it sound like I’ve spent the night over there or something.”

Hearing this, Mi-Suk clicked her tongue and quickly waved a hand in dismissal.

“Alright, alright, I get it.” She huffed, grudgingly returning to the main subject. “Leaving that aside, what can you say about his apartment?”

“Well…”

Su-Jin brought a hand to her mouth, pondering for a little while before replying.

“There wasn’t much to see, to be honest. The apartment didn’t have that much furniture, only what was absolutely necessary. Everything inside had a modern and elegant look, like those houses we sometimes see in magazines. The little decorations I could see were chosen with good taste and, instead of giving the place a sense of clutterednes, they rather gave off a neat appearance.”

Reaching up to here, Su-Jin took a break. After using this short moment to recollect all her feelings from that evening, Su-Jin continued to speak.

“In fact, at that time, I thought the apartment resembled the owner very much. While walking around the house I could sense the same austere vibe I sometimes get from Director Kang. Furthermore, both Director Kang and his apartment may appear somber, yet are elegant and beautiful in equal measure. They feel cold, but are also able to bring comfort at times.”

“Now that’s one biased way of describing it.” Mi-Suk chuckled, leaning forward to fill her glass with soju.

“I’m not biased!” Su-Jin yelped. “I’m just telling you what I honestly felt.”

“Yes, yes, I believe you.” Mi-Suk grinned, raising both arms in submission. Even as she did so, there was still a teasing smirk at the corner of her lips. “You’re right, it’s not called being biased, just very much infatuated with the man.”

Seeing that look on Mi-Suk’s face brought Su-Jin to a new height of indignation. But even as she strongly denied everything, her face began to blush profusely. The bright bright red color spread all the way to her ears.

For an instant, she also debated whether to tell Mi-Suk about what Ji-Won and her had talked about that evening.

In the end, though, Su-Jin decided it was the man’s private matter and she shouldn’t disclose it at will. Even though he trusted her with the information, it’s not like he gave her permission to tell that to someone else. Even if that person was Su-Jin’s best friend whom she trusted with her life.

At the same time, though, Su-Jin also feared Mi-Suk’s reaction and wild imagination if she were to know the true nature of that particular conversation.

‘If I tell Mi-Suk that Director Kang had been so honest with me that night, even sharing something so personal, I might never hear the end of it. Not only that, but if I admit that my feelings towards the man have changed from the early beginning, she might even hear wedding bells a second later. No, it’s best not to mention any of it, not yet at least.’

Consequently, Su-Jin only talked about Ji-Won falling sick on his way home and how Seo-Jun thought of bringing her along, without mentioning a single thing about the reason behind everything that happened.

During the time Su-Jin and Mi-Suk chatted there was a TV show playing in the background. All of a sudden, a loud song broke out into the living room. The TV screen illuminated with colorful lights, as the song that was playing became even louder.

The two women stopped talking and simultaneously turned their heads in the direction of the sound.