In Search of Our Destiny - Chapter 209

At the sudden pause coming from the other end of the call, Ji-Su laughed heartily.

“Don’t worry, uncle. I’ll make sure you won’t lose in this bargain. That person will bring a check with a hefty sum, so make sure you accept it.”

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Ji-Su finally hung up the call. He remained staring at the half empty glass.

“Now, there is only one more person I need to deal with before I can finally begin.” he spoke in an undertone.

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Feeling her head throbbing from lack of sleep, Su-Jin dragged her tired body into the office. That Friday morning it had been especially difficult for her to wake up. It took both Min-Jun and Mi-Suk’s efforts combined to pull her out of bed, feed her breakfast and push her out of the door.

She just wanted to get to her desk and mope for a while.

However, her wish went up in smoke the moment she stepped into the office.

“Ah! Miss Park, we have fantastic news!” A loud voice suddenly shouted.

The next second, Su-Jin felt herself being grabbed by the shoulders and twirled around several times like a spin top.

Caught by surprise, Su-Jin let out a loud yelp and even stumbled slightly on her feet.

Once she finally stopped moving, her eyes unexpectedly caught sight of a familiar face.

“Deputy Director Kim! W-what happened?”

At her inquiry, Seo-Jun remained silent and simply gave her another light twirl.

With her head still spinning from all that whirling, Su-Jin helplessly glanced around the office. She hoped someone would either answer her question, or take that hyperactive person away from her.

That’s when Su-Jin spotted Yeon-Ah standing not far away from her desk.

The young woman locked eyes with Su-Jin. The two stared at each other for a moment but, in the end, Yeon-Ah merely shook her head silently and smiled. Her expression appeared to be just as helpless as Su-Jin’s.

That reaction could only mean one thing.

‘So she doesn’t know either.’ Su-Jin concluded, then began to guess. ‘Hmmm, I wonder what happened that made Deputy Director Kim this excited so early in the morning. There shouldn’t be anything to worry about, right? He did say it’s fantastic news, so I guess it shouldn’t be anything bad. But still, what could it be?’

As her head filled with questions, Su-Jin began struggling in Seo-Jun’s hold. She tilted her head, wanting to speak to him face to face, but was instantly rendered speechless by the short distance between them.

The man was keeping a tight hold on Su-Jin’s shoulders and his entire upper body was leaned forward. In his excitement, Seo-Jun didn’t even realize that he was looming over Su-Jin, almost engulfing her like a huge shadow. And he didn’t show any signs of letting go any time soon either.

To make matters worse, Seo-Jun was completely clueless of how the situation was making Su-Jin feel.

In truth, Su-Jin felt like she was being attacked by a human-sized dog.

Granted, this human dog had a rather handsome face and an attractive overall appearance. If she were to be honest, many women would be flattered to have this person’s… ahem… This human dog’s attention.

Notwithstanding all his charm though, Su-Jin couldn’t deny the current opinion she had of him. No matter what eye she used to look at him with, all she could see was still the image of a large, clutching, tail-wagging and ear-twitching human-sized dog.

Just when Su-Jin was wondering how much longer was the man planning on holding onto her for, a loud smack came from behind Seo-Jun’s head. The sound reverberated through the office, attracting everyone’s attention.

Next, they all heard Seo-Jun’s yelp of pain, immediately followed by an icy cold voice.

“Are you a preschooler still learning proper manners? I swear, you’re getting worse by the day. Would you act with some decorum?” The voice scolded.

Instead of replying, though, Seo-Jun turned on his heels, ready to harshly rebuke his attacker. Only to be met with Ji-Won’s cold gaze instead.

The latter was holding a file in one hand, while the other was shoved in a trouser pocket. His face was darker than clouds during a storm and his eyes concealed a death threat.

Going by the mentality that ‘knowing contentment is to always be happy’1, Seo-Jun seemed completely unaffected by the knives hidden in Ji-Won’s dark eyes. Not only that, but the other’s presence soon became a source of joy.

As such, despite the menacing aura that was slowly drifting towards him, Seo-Jun’s frown disappeared and he reverted to his foolish ways once again.

“Hey, Ji-Won, what are you trying to say? That I’m childish? In my humble opinion, hitting people over the head out of nowhere, using violence before words, is what really makes someone childish.”

Yet, even as he made light of the situation, Seo-Jun continued to rub the back of his head with fervor.

“Damn. You really didn’t have to hit so hard. What if I suddenly become stupid?” He grumbled in an undertone.

“Impossible.” Ji-Won threw the single word nonchalantly.

“Tsk. So mean.”

At some point during this banter Seo-Jun had eventually released Su-Jin’s shoulders.

The moment she was free from his clutches, the young woman made sure to take a small step backwards. By doing this, she wanted to ensure that Seo-Jun wouldn’t be able to grab her again in another moment of excitement.

Unaware of all this, Seo-Jun continued to make a fuss.

“Ji-Won, were you really that jealous of my touching Miss Park that you had to beat me up like this? Let me tell you that…”

PA!

No one got to hear what he wanted to tell Ji-Won, because another hard smack befell Seo-Jun’s head.

At that, Seo-Jun began to outright wail, resembling a child who had just been scolded by a parent in public.

“Enough!” Ji-Won barked, sounding like a military commander issuing an order.

After he made sure the noisy man had been properly silenced, Ji-Won then turned to Su-Jin and Yeon-Ah.

“Get ready for a meeting in 5 minutes.”

The two women nodded in unison, too startled to utter a single word.

Ji-Won paused, his eyes lingering on Su-Jin.

As the two gazes met, a strange, yet powerful, connection was created. The silence seemed to stretch endlessly and everything around them began to slowly fade. All that remained was the other person’s presence.