Lee Dojun: [Let’s meet in front of the company main gate. I’ll be waiting in the car.]
When evening came, I received contact from Lee Dojun. The main gate was absolutely not an option. Seo Hanryul had asked to have dinner together, but I made an excuse that something came up at home today so I couldn’t. If I met Lee Dojun at the main gate, the probability of getting caught by Seo Hanryul would become very high.
[I have some business to take care of briefly outside the company, so how about we meet at the intersection?]
Lee Dojun: [Yes, then I’ll go there at 7 o’clock.]
7 o’clock. As the appointment time approached, I headed toward the intersection about a 10-minute walk from the agency, and when I went out to the intersection, I saw Lee Dojun in a luxury foreign car.
“Jiwon-ssi, get in.”
“Yes, CEO-nim. Thank you.”
Lee Dojun naturally had me sit in the passenger seat. Lee Dojun has a bad personality and is damn clean-obsessed, so he extremely hates having people in his car, and except for Seo Hanryul, he hardly ever has anyone ride in his car. Lee Dojun’s generous behavior of even giving me a ride made me think he was putting quite a bit of effort in because I was someone near Seo Hanryul.
After driving for about 5 minutes, we arrived at a high-end restaurant in Cheongdam-dong. When I got out of the car with Lee Dojun and reached the outside entrance, his phone rang.
“Jiwon-ssi, please wait here for a moment.”
Lee Dojun disappeared somewhere, leaving me behind, as if an important call had come. So I quietly waited for him by the entrance.
“Jiwon-ah, what are you doing here? You said something came up at home?”
In less than a minute, a frighteningly gentle voice came from behind. I could tell without looking back. Seo Hanryul, I’d been caught by the bastard.
This is crazy. No matter how I think about it, I’m definitely an idiot. I have brains for studying, but how did I become an idiot here? I didn’t think about GPS. If Seo Hanryul puts his mind to it, he can find me. The friendly act of calling just my name without the surname could be this spine-chilling.
When I turned around, Seo Hanryul was showing me the GPS app on his phone while smiling subtly. That smile was the very embodiment of a murderous smile predicting murder.
“Jiwon-ah, didn’t you say something urgent came up at home? So the urgent matter was eating dinner?”
Seo Hanryul was openly interrogating me. But the fortunate thing was that Lee Dojun had disappeared because of a phone call. I thought I had to settle the situation before Lee Dojun came.
“Oh, the matter finished earlier than I thought. Did you come here to eat too? This place must be famous. I heard this place was famous so I came alone to try it.”
Without showing signs of being flustered, I naturally grabbed his shoulder and tried to enter the restaurant. My crisis response ability had already risen to the limit because of Seo Hanryul’s unpredictable behavior. When I naturally embraced his shoulder, he seemed to be flustered in reverse.
“What are you doing? Take your hand off while I’m being nice.”
Seo Hanryul started growling.
“No, didn’t you come to eat anyway? Let’s go in first.”
I thought I had to get him inside before Lee Dojun came, so I hurriedly entered the restaurant.
“Seo Jiwon-ssi? What are you doing?”
‘Damn it…’
If you’re going to make a call, do it longer. Lee Dojun discovered me with my hand affectionately placed on Seo Hanryul’s shoulder. Seo Hanryul also immediately turned around as soon as he heard that voice, and the two ended up seeing each other. It was completely ruined. Only belated regret that I should have written GPS on both my palms filled my head.
“Jiwon-ah, you had company?”
Seo Hanryul spoke to me sweetly, but the bastard was clenching his teeth hard.
“Jiwon-ssi, what is this about? Didn’t we clearly agree that only two people would eat today?”
Lee Dojun didn’t seem to like Seo Hanryul’s sudden appearance at all.
“CEO-nim. This is a coincidence. I happened to meet Hanryul at the restaurant entrance.”
In the already ruined situation, I could only give an awkward smile.
“Ah… A coincidence… There sure are many interesting coincidences. But this is a place where it’s difficult to enter without a reservation. Did Hanryul-ssi also make a reservation to come?”
“…”
Seo Hanryul had only followed me, so of course he wouldn’t have made a reservation.
“CEO-nim, it’s been a while. I didn’t come to this restaurant, I came to see my manager.”
Seo Hanryul spat out irritably at Lee Dojun. The situation started turning precariously somehow.
“As far as I know, there’s no schedule for Hanryul-ssi this evening. Jiwon-ssi is a manager, not Hanryul-ssi’s personal secretary. Shouldn’t personal time be guaranteed? Don’t you know this is a very sensitive issue in the entertainment industry these days? I’d appreciate it if you’d be careful. Now please move aside.”
Damn Lee Dojun was getting on Seo Hanryul’s nerves. Even if he hadn’t realized his feelings of affection, Lee Dojun’s provocation made me dizzy since I knew Seo Hanryul’s temper well.
‘Seo Hanryul, please just pass by quietly. I’ll explain everything next time.’
“CEO-nim, your words sound quite sharp. Is there a problem with a celebrity wanting to see his manager’s face?”
But of course, Seo Hanryul didn’t stay still.
‘You damn bastard, please just stay still.’
“Seo Hanryul-ssi, I definitely gave you a warning before. If you want to be a celebrity, be careful with your actions. You must really have nothing to do. Seeing how you go looking for your manager even during personal time.”
Lee Dojun started being sarcastic toward Seo Hanryul.
“CEO-nim, are you done talking now?”
Seo Hanryul finally fell for Lee Dojun’s provocation. The precarious atmosphere that seemed about to explode continued tensely.
“No, I’m not done. I don’t understand. Fine. Let’s say you came to see your manager. Now that you’ve seen his face, isn’t that enough? The reservation time has passed. I have a dinner appointment with Jiwon-ssi, so please move aside now. I can’t stand watching reckless behavior anymore.”
“CEO-nim is the one whose words seem excessive.”
“Seo Hanryul-ssi, why are you doing this? Did you put your spit on Jiwon-ssi or something?”
‘…?’
The conversation started flowing in a strange direction. It was quite surprising that Lee Dojun would use such a crude expression.
“No matter how I look at it, CEO-nim seems to be the excessive one?”
Seo Hanryul. The crazy bastard finally did it. He pushed Lee Dojun, who was a span bigger than him, against the wall. Seo Hanryul seems like someone who doesn’t think about the consequences. Looking at the difference in build, Seo Hanryul had no chance of winning.
“Ha… You little…”
Due to Seo Hanryul’s sudden attack, harsh words were about to come out of Lee Dojun’s mouth. It was true that the two didn’t get along well in the beginning. But was that emotion enough to be this violent? I was uncertain whether this was the right direction with their ambiguous tension.
“Both of you calm down. Seo Hanryul, what do you think you’re doing to CEO-nim? Apologize quickly.”
I thought I had to stop the two bastards. A fight breaking out between the CEO and a celebrity in such an openly wide space? This was ridiculous. I quickly approached the wall and quickly separated the two.
“…”
Seo Hanryul firmly closed his mouth. He didn’t seem to have any intention of apologizing at all.
“CEO-nim, I’ll apologize on his behalf. I’ll explain everything while we eat. Seo Hanryul, I don’t know why you’re doing this, but it’s all a misunderstanding. I’ll explain later, so just go home for today.”
But the two bastards didn’t react to my words at all. What the hell were they trying to do? There was no answer when these two stubborn bastards clashed.
“Ha… Hanryul-ah. First of all, your behavior was excessive, that’s right. Apologize to CEO-nim quickly. I’ll explain everything later.”
Since we couldn’t spend the night in front of the restaurant, I started coaxing Seo Hanryul. For the first time, I called the bastard’s name without his surname.
“Fine, I’ll apologize. I’m sorry.”
Seo Hanryul gave an insincere apology to the CEO in a perfunctory manner. This kind of apology seemed like it would only stimulate the other person’s anger. Lee Dojun also didn’t soften his expression at Seo Hanryul’s shameless attitude.
“Is an apology a joke? Do it properly again.”
“Ha… CEO-nim, I was sorry earlier.”
Seo Hanryul seemed to have come to his senses and bowed his head toward Lee Dojun.
“Right, Hanryul-ah. Now go. I’ll explain everything tomorrow.”
“No, I apologized, didn’t I? I want to join for dinner too, to clear up misunderstandings?”
There’s no way he’d apologize obediently. He started throwing an absurd tantrum saying he wanted to join for dinner too.
“Hanryul-ah, didn’t you hear earlier? This place is by reservation. You can’t go in. Let’s come together next time.”
“No, it seems about 1 person would be possible. Since you apologized, I’ll accept it. If you want to join that badly, I should let you join.”
As expected, Lee Dojun definitely viewed Seo Hanryul favorably. If someone other than Seo Hanryul had touched Lee Dojun’s body like earlier, that person would obviously have met Lee Dojun’s lawyer. But Lee Dojun was accepting his apology and readily agreeing to his stubbornness.
“CEO-nim, thank you. Then shall we go in?”
Due to Seo Hanryul’s appearance, my plans for this evening were completely ruined. Still, I thought it was fortunate that we avoided the worst situation of the two fighting each other. I didn’t know how this evening would turn out, but anyway, it was the first occasion where the two bastards would be stuck together for a long time. I had to seize this opportunity no matter what. I hoped these two personality-ruined bastards would hurry up and fall in love, kill their tempers a bit, and become a beautiful pair of cockroaches.
