Secretly Meeting With My Boss - Chapter 55.1

Time went by so slowly today.

So-young made minor mistakes that she rarely made, fell into other thoughts whenever she had time, and almost skipped meals because she had no appetite. It was painfully difficult to concentrate on work.

While she was out of it, the time to leave work came closer. Around 5 p.m., Taekyung contacted her.

Team leader Cha Tae-kyung: I’m here now.

Team leader Cha Tae-kyung: Call me when you’re free to talk to me.

Soyoung looked at the message several times with an indescribable feeling. She could not read any abnormal currents from the plaintext. She felt her relief at that fact, as well as a pity for herself, who had been restless all day. Her emotions were churning in a complicated way.

So-young pressed the call button as soon as she entered the empty conference room. Taekyung answered the phone even before the beep rang a few times. She felt her heart pressed flat and gave strength to the fingertips of her cell phone.

– Han Soyoung.

“…Team leader.”

– How have you been without me?

Taekyung’s voice through the phone was as friendly as ever, and there was a light smile.

“Alright, the team leader… Did everything go well?”

So-young tried to ask Taekyung in an okay voice. On the surface, there was no strange greeting from him for no reason.

– Everything was okay except that I couldn’t see you.

And fortunately for So-young, Taekyung’s attitude was as usual. She felt like her cool stomach was warming up lukewarmly. She swept her hair with a sigh of laughter. Taekyung, who didn’t know what she had been suffering from all day, made a playful sound of pain.

– Really, it was the first time I had such a hard time because I missed you. I tried to pull myself together somehow.… Maybe I made one or two mistakes.

Taekyung’s voice was full of sincere affection. So-young sat on a chair, tapping lightly on her cheek, which had returned to a colourful complexion. When the anxiety that had been running wild subsided, she had a bit of ease.

“It was the same for me, too. Seeing that it was harder than I expected, I must have been too overconfident.”

– Haha, were you?

“I miss you, team leader.”

– It’s my first time feeling rewarded for my business trip.

Tae-kyung did not hide his excitement from So-young’s courage and sincerity.

– I thought I was the type of person who was good at differentiating between work, but if it wasn’t for my schedule to go to work even on weekends, I would have flown to Korea twice.

Taekyung was the same as before, overshadowing her anxiety all day. If he had acted a little unnatural, she would have had an unavoidable suspicion, but she was truly fortunate that he did not do so. Relieved, So-young gave out a playful complaint.

“Don’t go on a business trip for a while.”

– I don’t want to do that either. Because we’ve had enough of a long-distance relationship already.

It was Taekyung who Soyoung knew well. She relaxed her nervous shoulders. The words that people were talking about were also groundless false rumors. She was ashamed of herself for being swayed by nonsense and losing her composure, and felt guilty that she did not fully trust Tae Kyung.

But… I should say that there’s a strange rumor going around, right?

Since the rumors are quite controversial, ‌Taekyung, the party involved, would also need to know. However, she felt ‌it was not something to be talked about over the phone, and she did not want to stress the tired person who had just returned home.

– Because I’m currently doing work, I can’t make long phone calls. If you call me around the end of the day, I will go to you.

“No, team leader. I’ll go over there. You don’t have to come when you’re tired.….”

– If there is a way to see you as quickly as possible, why should it be tiring? It’s nothing difficult at all, so think about what you want to eat for dinner.

“…Thank you. I’ll do that.”

As always, the call did not last long. This was because both preferred to see and talk face to face rather than call.

After finishing the call with Taekyung, Soyoung could focus smoothly on her work. By the time she finished some urgent work, she sent a message to Taekyung. However, the reply, which did not exceed 30 minutes at the latest, did not come for a long time today.

In the end, it was well over an hour after So-young sent a message that he replied from Taekyung.

Team leader Cha Taekyung: Can we talk on the phone?

“…….”

When he suddenly asked if she could make a phone call, she felt cold‌. So-young felt the urge to ignore Taekyung’s message, but she couldn’t. She quietly got out of her seat and entered the conference room.

“Hello?”

– Han Soyoung.

The moment Taekyung called Soyoung’s name with a quiet sigh, her heart ‌beat unstably again. Unlike before, his voice sank as if he was tired, and there was a low feeling that he could not hide.

So-young leaned against the wall, feeling a little dizzy. Anxiety rose again.

– I’m sorry. I’m late to contact you because something suddenly happened.

Every word Taekyung said made her pay keen attention. So-young covered her mouth with her hands, tried hard to suppress the shaking, and asked him back.

“What… are you doing?”

– It’s nothing much. It’s just…

Taekyung’s words were blurred. So-young waited for his words to continue with her cell phone close to her ears. However, contrary to her wishes, Taekyung sighed quietly and changed the subject.

– Are you still at work?

“Yes.”

– You couldn’t eat because of me and waited. It’s really late. Did you eat something?

“No. Anyway…”

Taekyung uttered a low swear word. Perhaps because of the mood, she thought he was somehow turning his words vaguely. As if accepting So-young’s vague guess, he soon spoke in a troubled and sorry voice.

– I wanted to see your face as much as possible today, but I think it will be difficult because of certain circumstances.

What circumstances?