That Man

That Man

           "when you found out that he never came to the airport, you had decided to end it all with him right?"Ji Eun asked after Ji Hyo told her all of her stories with Jong Kook. Her sister just nodded slowly.

          "but in fact, until now you can never forget him, right?" ask Ji Eun again.

          "nado molla (I don't understand either) Ji Eun-ah, why can't I ever erase his figure from my life. I don't know why, but my heart and memory are clouded with him. For all these long years, I have only been the only person whose immersed my self in the memories of the past, being the only one that whose still remember. Although sometimes it all hurts me so much, but... I ... Still love him.... "Ji Hyo said almost crying. The feeling that she had been trying to hide with all of her heart all the time seemed to want to jump out of her heart.

            "but... there's no point in staying in the same place oenni , don't you even know what's going on? You're saying that this is all just your unrequited love, right? Isn't it time to let him go? Oenni... You have to move on and welcome the new love " Ji Eun said slowly. It was the first time she had seen Ji Hyo's fragile side like this.

          "ne... I ... will try to do it " said Ji Hyo. She just let her tears fall from her cheeks.

The next day in the building M Agency.

              "Ji Hyo-ssi, please come to my office" Woo Bin called to the young designer from his office. Everyone in the room exchanged their glances when Woo Bin called over her.

              "Sure director . .."replied Ji Hyo politely who immediately stood up from hed chair and entered Woo Bin's office. When she was in his office, Woo Bin was sitting on the sofa and waiting for her.

         "wae?" ask Ji Hyo informally as soon as no one else sees them. She was still standing behind the door and had no desire to approach Woo Bin.

          "just sit here, I have something to discuss with you" said Woo Bin patting the seat beside him. Ji Hyo hesitates for a while but then she decides to follow her boss's orders. After all, the man is the boss while they are in the office.

           "I want to give you a special project" Woo Bin said as Ji Hyo sat beside him.

          "what is it?"Ji Hyo asked curiously.

          "I just got a call from JK entertainment, they want us to design a contum for their artist's solo concert, actually JK entertainment has always been working with us for these 7 years, and as always I want to provide the best design for them, that's why I asked you to do this work" Woo Bin explained to Ji Hyo.

             JK entertainment is one of the major artist agencies in Korea, they manage many of the most famous singers and idols in Korea.

          "Well, it won't be difficult for me..." said Ji Hyo accepted the offer.

         "it's good then, I still don't have any information about who the singers are but JK entertainment will be visiting our office soon, maybe next Monday because today is the weekend," Woo Bin said.

           "so I'll see them in 2 days?"Ji Hyo asked.

         "yes, I will call them back to confirm your consent" Woo Bin said standing up and walked towards his desk to contact JK entertainment.

         "Well, I'll go back to my desk and continue the work then" Ji Hyo said standing up and walked towards the door.

          "Ji Hyo-ah..." call Woo Bin in an informall tone when Ji Hyo almost opens the door. The woman turned around and looked at Woo Bin's direction.

           "now it's lunch time, let's have a lunch together and wait for me outside." Woo Bin said.

         "wae (why)?" ask Ji Hyo who doesn't really know why Woo Bin asked her to have lunch together.

"I don’t like to eat alone" He answer shortly.

           "yak! We're still in the office, besides I haven't accepted this marriage yet!"Ji Hyo added with a great emphasis.

           "yeboeseyo (Hello).. Kim Woo Bin imnida..." said Woo Bin who did not respond to Ji Hyo and only continued his call when it was connected, he just gave the code to Ji Hyo using his hand to make the woman wait for him outside. Ji Hyo just rolled her eyes and walked out of Woo Bin's office.

          "Oh hey, Ji Hyo-ah... why did the director call you?" Jae Suk asked when Ji Hyo had just walked out of the boss's room. All the team of designers gathered together and got ready for lunch in the canteen.

          "he asked me to do a job with JK entertainment" replied the female designer.

           "Ah I see, so this time you will be the team leader for this work, you are the best designer here, congratulations Ji Hyo-ah..." Suk Jin as the senior patted Ji Hyo on the shoulder.

           "keunde (but) .. Who are the singers we will be working with this time?"ask Haha curiously.

               "I don't know..."Ji Hyo replied.

                "Yoon Hee noona's cousin is a singer at the agency as well, noona, try to asking your cousin about that.." Kwang Soo told Yoon Hee.

              "ne, I'll ask him later, lately he's been very busy, maybe he's the one who will cooperate with us" said Yoon Hee excitedly.

           "Well, let's talk about work later and go to lunch together now." Suk Jin said to everyone. Everyone just nodded and smiled. They start walking towards the cafeteria together while Ji Hyo is still standing in her position.

          "oenni... You're not coming with us?" Yoon Hee asked curiously when Ji Hyo didn't move, everyone stopped and look at Ji Hyo.

          "just go ahead, I'll have lunch with someone else" said Ji Hyo who recalled Woo Bin's lunch invitation.

         "with your boyfriend?"ask Haha with a menacing smile.

            "aigoo... don't be too eager to interfere with other people's business, let's just go..." Jae suk said then dragging Haha away.

           "Enjoy your good lunch Ji Hyo-ah" said Suk Jin waving his hand.

           "ne... see you guys later, enjoy your lunch " Ji Hyo said back to wave her hand and bowed slightly.

           "see you oenni..."said Yoon Hee.

            Now, Ji Hyo is left alone in the office, and everyone is already now here to be found. After a minute, Woo Bin finally comes out of his office and sees Ji Hyo waiting for him at the door of his room.

         "let's go..." Woo Bin said and walk first before her.

          "Hey... why should I have lunch with you?" ask Ji Hyo to follow Woo Bin.

           "I don't like to eat alone," Woo Bin replied and repeated the same line, he also speeding up his footsteps. Ji Hyo almost had a hard time equalizing their steps, so she just walked behind Woo Bin calmly.

         "aigoo... you're so slow " said Woo Bin turning around and seeing Ji Hyo still far behind him.

          "I don't have long legs like YOU " Ji Hyo said irritably. Woo Bin then grabbed Ji Hyo's arm and then pulled her closer.

          "arraseo (alright), I'll slow down my pace, keep walking next to me and don't make me seem like a cruel boss towards his employees for making her walk behind me" Woo Bin said.

             They finally walked side by side together. Everyone who saw them showed a big question mark in their minds, this was the first time they saw the young director walking along with his employees like that. Woo Bin and Ji Hyo are actually aware of it but Woo Bin ignores it while Ji Hyo doesn't mind about it because she's used to seeing a lot of people staring at her when she's on the stage while in the US. Woo Bin takes Ji Hyo to a local restaurant that he likes more than having lunch at the cafeteria. They are now enjoying a delicious lunch together.

            "how do you feel?"Woo Bin asked when they were eating.

            "about what?"Ji Hyo asked confused.

           "our marriage."the man replied briefly.

          "are you okay? I know you were so shocked before " Woo Bin added.

          "hhh... I still don't know how to respond to this wedding plan, and I'm still thinking about it, but... why do you take it for granted?"Ji Hyo asked curiously.

          "I just thought it was that now is the time for me to get married" said Woo Bin biting his steak.

          "but why should with me?"ask Ji Hyo again.

          "I just want to obey my mother's request" Woo Bin replied expressionlessly.

           "Hey, are you trying to make me look like a brat who doesn't want to hear my mother word by saying it like that?"Ji Hyo asked while garing at him.

         "why should I do that?"Woo Bin asked without looking at the woman in front of him and only focused on his lunch.

          "right.. forget it, but... are you really okay with this wedding? I mean, we didn't even know each other before, besides, we didn't love each other, but why do you really seem to be unconcerned with All of that? Don't you have a girlfriend?"said Ji Hyo who immediately threw several questions at once.

           "no" Woo Bin replied only to the last question.

           "do you have a boyfriend?"ask the man then.

"anniyo (no)..."Ji Hyo replied shaking her head.

           "then there's no problem right, we're both single," Woo Bin said.

            "but the problem is... I don't love you and you don't love me either" Ji Hyo said.

            "I can make you love me later.." Woo Bin said casually.

            "cchh ... what makes you so sure about it " the woman grinned because she felt funny with the excess self-confidence that the man had.

             "wae? You don't believe me?" asked Woo Bin looked into Ji Hyo's eyes.

              "how? How do you make me love you?"ask Ji Hyo to provoke the man.

Woo Bin grinned as he listened to her question, he looked straight into Ji Hyo's eyes and leaned forward. Woo Bin pulled Ji Hyo's head and brought his face closer to the woman.

             "like this" said Woo Bin smiling and making their faces only a few inches apart.

Ji Hyo fell silent and looked at the man's eyes intently, she could feel her Heart beat is rising, this was the first time she had faced a man at this close gap, in addition, the man in front of her was too handsome and attractive to just be ignored.

            "you're already blushing now Ji Hyo-ah..." Woo Bin whispered while still smiling.

             Ji Hyo pulls her face and then looks at Woo Bin in annoyance.

          "when? When did I blush?" asked Ji Hyo doesn't want to admit it.

           "hahaha... you're so funny. I know you can't ignore my handsome face..."the man laughed and sat back in his chair.

        "what... yak! What's wrong with your too much confidence, " Ji Hyo said.

         "Admit it, you already like me even if only a little, right?" Woo Bin teased her even more.

           "you crazy!" said Ji Hyo trying to continue her meal and focus on her steaks.

She felt that it seemed like Woo Bin was just playing with her and it all made her feel even more annoyed at him. She really doesn't know why her parents arranged her marriage to such a man like him but on the other hand she can't lie that she did blush because of Woo Bin's handsome face before. She just felt very embarrassed, nothing more.

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              "oenni,.. how are you feeling today? Do you feel good working at our place?"Yoon Hee asked Ji Hyo when they all finished their work today.

              "ne... everything went well, thank you, because of your help and everyone make my days felt so colorful" Ji Hyo replied smiling to Yoon Hee.

             "that's good, I'm so happy to finally have a female colleague like you in the office right now, you know I was the only female for these three years here. Even though the oppas and Kwang Soo treat me well but still I feel lonely because I don't have a female friend" said Yoon Hee smiling.

            "then, you can depend on me from now on and become a close friend among those men" Ji Hyo giggled.

            "ne... I'm so happy now " said Yoon Hee excitedly.

          "drrt ...drt...drt..." suddenly Yoon Hee felt a long vibration from her phone, she took her phone and answered the call.

           "yeoboseyo... oppa? What's wrong?"Yoon Hee asked someone over a phone call.

            "jinjayoo?? Waah... daebak! Arraseo, I just finished my work, I'll be out right now " said Yoon Hee feeling very excited.

          "oenni... come and follow me" the young woman grabbed Ji Hyo's arm and pulled her out together, leaving the men in their office.

           "where?"Ji Hyo asked confused.

         "my cousin came to pick me up,he's a singer from JK entertainment, remember about our conversation before? He hasn't picked me up for a long time and it's hard to meet him lately, he's very busy with his schedule, I want to introduce you to him" Yoon Hee said excitedly.

            "why should you introduce me to him?"ask Ji Hyo again.

             "I want to introduce him to a beautiful and nice woman like you, he's a nice guy, he's never had a girlfriend before,he's really popular with the girls but he doesn't seem to be attracted to them, I'm just a little worried about him" Yoon Hee explained as she continued to hold Ji Hyo's arm and asked het to walk towards the entrace of the building.

            "mwo? You mean you want to set me up with him? Why is everyone trying to set me up with all the men I don't even know?"Ji Hyo asked annoyed.

            "really? Someone just set you up? With whom?" Yoon Hee asked intriguingly .

              "it doesn't matter" Ji Hyo replied lazily.

                "ah! That's my oppa!" Yoon Hee yelled at someone. There was a man who leaned against his car and was playing with his cell phone, he was wearing glasses with a jacket and trousers,all in black. He seemed to be enjoying the music from his headphones.

          "oppa...!" Yoon Hee shouted happily releasing Ji Hyo's arm and running towards her cousin.

             The man immediately stood up from his original position and smiled at Yoon Hee while Ji Hyo was still standing in her place and observing the two of them. When she saw the man's face, her whole world seemed to go in circles. She widened her eyes and her heartbeat stopped for a few seconds. Suddenly she could feel that her legs became weak at the sight of the man standing not far from her. A man who has always been a shadow in her life for the past 10 years.

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