The younger man's direct approach
14
"Do it quickly, I already met you."
"Wow, Sister. You only met me once."
"We're still meeting now, so isn't that the second time?"
"Twice is enough, why do you want to meet more?"
"Wow... I'm a little hurt."
"He said he'd sign a contract if we met..."
"If you sign the contract now, you'll go to the manager without even meeting me."
"Why should I sign a contract if you're going to leave me behind?"
I lied to the manager, saying Jungkook would sign the contract. Judging by the look in his eyes, I knew he'd definitely sign it, so it wasn't a lie... but it wasn't clear when he'd actually sign it. I had to keep seeing this heartless girl, using the excuse of signing a contract. It was fun to hang out, but it would be nice if we could just be like siblings. Jungkook liked me, so it was uncomfortable to keep seeing him. And I had the manager, after all...
"..So how many times do I have to meet you before you sign the contract?"
"Hmm... when will my sister start liking me?"
"Do you want to die? Three times. I can't do this anymore."
"You mean it's the third time starting today?"
"Okay, if you meet me twice except today, I'll sign the contract."
"It's an important contract for me too."
I should've never made such a condition. This contract isn't important to me. It's not like I'll get promoted just by doing this one thing well. The manager is so good at his job that he had a chance to get promoted, but I didn't. I was blinded by love for nothing and ended up suffering. I don't know if he'll actually give me the contract, so what made me put these conditions on him? I guess I really don't think much.
"Yeah, I guess it's no use dragging it out, since you probably won't come to me anyway."
"The water level is my heart, so can I kiss you?"
"It tears my lips apart."
"What about a kiss?"
"Do you want to get your tongue cut out?"
"I like anything you do."
"...I don't get excited about things like this."
"Sister, your cheeks are so red? Hahaha, you're cute haha"
It's like my honest cheek... It's strange that I, who doesn't even know the first thing about love, don't blush when I hear things like kiss and kiss..!!! Even as an adult, those words were so embarrassing to me. It's not that I got excited because Jungkook said it, I just blushed because I was embarrassed by those words!! Absolutely!! Never!!!!!
"...Let's go eat something quickly, I'm hungry."
"Yeah, yeah, do whatever you want, unnie."
"I'll pay for everything"
"Is it that delicious here?"
"I'm new to this too so I don't know much, but it's really popular"
"Look, there are a lot of people."
"I don't want to show my sister to people, should I borrow the whole thing?"
"Don't waste your money."
"..yes..."
We came to a restaurant rumored to be so delicious. Even though it was a quiet time, the place was bustling with people. As I sat down by the window, I saw the back of a familiar head at the table in front of ours. And then there was the pretty woman in front of that person. For some reason, I had an ominous feeling and goosebumps ran down my body. The back of that head I was looking at must have been...ManagerIt was_
"..Manager."
"..Yeoju..!"
"Did you come to eat? And with a woman at that."
"Ah... that's not it... Yeoju..."
"Enjoy your meal. Have a nice date."
You might think I misunderstood, but the atmosphere itself was one where people were watching the line. The fact that the woman was all dressed up and the awkwardness as if it was our first time meeting was just a sign. I thought she really liked me because she said she liked me. Did I just get sick of it? I was doing this X-ing for the manager, but the manager was casually meeting women?? F*ck.
"..Yeoju..!! It's not what you think..!"
"I don't think about anything, sir?"
"They say the food here is delicious, so eat a lot before you go."
"I was dating someone too haha"
"...Are you seeing this love again?"
"Don't meet, stop seeing that guy."
"Don't worry about it, he'll take care of it."
"Oh, and Jeongguk."
"Let's pretend the contract with our company never happened."
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