‘He’s not exactly a bad person, though.’
As Wonyoung was thinking this while looking at Taerim’s well-defined jawline, Taerim turned to look at him. Wonyoung flinched without realizing it.
“What is it.”
“Wh-what do you mean?”
Wonyoung rolled his large eyes and tried hard to play innocent. Taerim was about to say something but gave up because the sight was amusing. In any case, Wonyoung was the only one who didn’t realize that Taerim was particularly lenient with him. And also the fact that he kept staring at his face in a daze whenever he got the chance.
Thinking he had safely overcome the crisis, Wonyoung quickly changed the subject.
“Then please cut all the vegetables first. I’ve almost finished cutting everything, but the onions are still left.”
“Did you deliberately leave only the difficult ones?”
At Taerim’s question, Wonyoung’s expression became sulky.
“Really, please stop saying things so spitefully.”
“What if I don’t say things spitefully? Do you want me to be affectionate? Won, you want so much.”
Wonyoung was about to argue when he’d ever said such a thing, but Taerim was one step faster. He gently brushed back Wonyoung’s hair. His knuckled fingers ticklishly brushed Wonyoung’s earlobe, passing by his ear.
Taerim leaned toward Wonyoung as he was and whispered.
“Do you want me to do it like this?”
“……”
Wonyoung froze for a moment, feeling his heart suddenly start beating noisily. Something like flower petals was flying behind Taerim. It was that damn CG effect.
“Your face is red.”
“I know that too!”
At Taerim’s words, Wonyoung sharply turned his head. Even Wonyoung didn’t want to act like Narae like this. But what could he do when there was no corner to escape to! For now, the top priority was to get away from this dangerous element.
And in the midst of this, why was his heart being so noisy again. This was all because of that damn Narae-ification. It absolutely wasn’t because he himself was fluttering.
But then, something light touched his nape and fell away.
“Hik!”
Wonyoung, who had shrunk back with a short scream, whipped around to look behind him. Then he saw Taerim smiling mischievously. Soon, he spread his fingers in front of Wonyoung.
“Guess which finger it is.”
“……What?”
“If you guess right, I’ll grant you one wish.”
What kind of old game are you playing now, you bastard? Wonyoung grumbled inwardly as he rubbed his startled chest. Nevertheless, he dutifully pointed at the index finger.
“This finger.”
“Hmm, you got it right. Unexpectedly.”
“……”
At the glaring look, Taerim shrugged his shoulders. Just how great of a wish are you going to grant? Wonyoung intended to make him pay thoroughly for making him play such childish games.
“I don’t lie.”
“……Then you’ll grant my wish?”
“Of course.”
At Taerim’s confident answer, Wonyoung fell into thought. Now that he was asked for a wish, nothing immediately came to mind. But then Taerim made an expression as if he knew that would happen, washed his hands, and went somewhere.
When he came back, he held out his hand to Wonyoung.
“Hand.”
Wonyoung absentmindedly offered his small hand and then became flustered. But the next moment, he became even more flustered when he saw what Taerim placed on his hand.
On Wonyoung’s hand lay a single black credit card. It was that famous Black Card!
“Wh-why are you giving this to me?”
When Wonyoung asked, his hand trembling and his face turning pale white, Taerim burst into laughter.
“Use it however you want.”
“What?!”
“Didn’t you grumble earlier that you only eat triangle kimbap.”
At Taerim’s explanation, Wonyoung became even more flustered.
“You heard that? No, before that, you were remembering it?”
“Do you think I’d let my personal secretary live such a lowly life?”
“……Sorry for being so lowly……”
Wonyoung, feeling hurt, was about to speak sarcastically when a fresh notification window appeared before his eyes.
[This is an inappropriate statement for your character. A penalty will be given for 3 warnings.]
[Penalty Level 1 ‘Lucky Pervert’ will be activated.]
‘You’re giving me a warning when I haven’t even finished speaking!’
At that moment, the chair Wonyoung was sitting on made a creaking sound and tilted backward.
“Uwahk!”
“Narae-ssi!”
I’m going to fall. Sensing this, Wonyoung closed his eyes while clutching the card tightly in both hands.
“……?”
When he opened his eyes again a moment later, unexpectedly, Taerim was above him. He had avoided disaster because Taerim had protected his head with one hand. However, at the shortened distance, Wonyoung’s face flushed bright red.
‘B-but something feels heavy on my chest.’
Avoiding Taerim’s gaze, Wonyoung lowered his eyes and soon screamed.
“Hiyaaaaaak!”
It was because Taerim’s hand was positioned precisely on none other than Wonyoung’s chest. Taerim also seemed to have realized this belatedly, but rather than being surprised, he merely frowned.
“You’ll blow out my eardrums.”
“Wh-where is your hand right now!”
When Wonyoung coldly swatted away the hand that was on his chest, Taerim’s eyebrows curved in displeasure.
“Do you think I wanted to touch it? You should be grateful instead of complaining.”
“Grateful?! I should be grateful you touched my chest?!”
“I’m saying you should be grateful I caught you from falling. Besides, it’s so flat there’s nothing to touch anyway.”
“Ha! Ha, really! Right now that’s sexual harass……”
Wonyoung was so agitated that he didn’t notice the warning in time, and eventually the Level 2 penalty was activated.
[Due to penalty application, your status has become ‘Embarrassment.’]
[Status: Embarrassed (❤´艸｀❤)]
Wonyoung, who had been raising his voice to assert his grievance, suddenly became silent. On top of that, he even slowly backed away from Taerim. When Taerim looked at the suddenly quiet Wonyoung with wonder, he spread both hands and hid his face completely behind them.
“Don’t look……”
Taerim, who had been slightly getting angry until just now, laughed because it was so absurd. Even though it wouldn’t be enough to demand to know what he was suddenly doing, somehow laughter came out first.
“What is this, really.”
When Taerim belatedly suppressed his laughter and asked sternly, Wonyoung swept the floor and moved away from Taerim again. Right now, Wonyoung’s heart was beating so fast against his will that he was worried he might die like this. If there was a mouse hole, he wanted to hide in it, and he couldn’t face Taerim. Perhaps steam was rising from his head. Wonyoung wanted to die in many ways.
“Narae-ssi. Why do you keep running away?”
“……”
“Narae-ssi, answer.”
“I-I’m sorry……”
Wonyoung said in a trembling, goat-like voice. Taerim, as if displeased with that, pulled Wonyoung toward him.
“This will do.”
“……”
“What are you going to do now?”
“……Th-that is……”
When Wonyoung hesitated without answering easily, Taerim pressed him again.
“Narae-ssi, lower your hands and look at me. Right now.”
“Right now, if I, look at you Director-nim, I might die…… My heart is beating too fast……”
“Could it be…… that your heart is bad or something?”
If he said here that it was simply because he was embarrassed, it didn’t seem like Taerim would believe him, and it would seem strange to act like this after being angry just moments ago, so Wonyoung quickly nodded his head. Being weak-hearted seemed better than being crazy.
At Wonyoung’s answer, Taerim clicked his tongue. If he had known that, he wouldn’t have unnecessarily stimulated him.
“I’m sorry.”
At Taerim’s apology, Wonyoung inwardly thought it was unexpected but outwardly nodded his head. Taerim took Wonyoung’s fingertips and carefully lowered them. Then his face, flushed red like an apple, came into view.
“Can you go to the hospital? Should I call a doctor?”
“No, it’s not that bad……”
“Then will you go rest?”
Right now, the best course of action was to leave. As Wonyoung nodded, Taerim suddenly lifted him up in his arms. It was that damn princess carry.
“D-D-Director-nim, I, don’t need this……”
Whether Wonyoung said something or not, Taerim headed to his own room while carrying Wonyoung. After laying Wonyoung down on the bed, Taerim pulled up the blanket for him.
“Rest.”
“Um, what about lunch……”
“Are you hungry even in the midst of all this?”
I mean your meal, not mine, Kyung Taerim-ssi. Wonyoung wanted to say that, but unfortunately his tongue wouldn’t move as he wished.
“I’ll make it and bring it to you, so wait. You’re no different from a master.”
“No, I didn’t mean that……”
Taerim made a gesture as if to say be quiet, placing his index finger on his lips, and then left the room just like that. Left alone in the room, Wonyoung’s anger rose belatedly. He vented by wildly hitting the pillow.
“Insufferable bastard! You really live up to your face!”
Then, worried that Taerim might be listening from outside, he stopped his actions and listened carefully to the outside.
“Phew.”
Fortunately, there was no sign of Taerim coming back.
Since the penalty must have worn off, Wonyoung flopped down on the bed. As expected of a chaebol’s bed, the mattress that gently wrapped around his body seemed ridiculously expensive.
‘……When it comes down to it, he even gave me his room.’
Even though Kyung Taerim spoke nastily, he really wasn’t a bad person. Of course, this wasn’t something someone who had just beaten up a pillow should say, but anyway, that’s how it was.
Then suddenly, Wonyoung felt one question arise.
‘Come to think of it, there’s no scent here either.’
Since he was someone who only wore expensive clothes and expensive shoes, he should be wearing expensive perfume too, but aside from the fabric smell of things like the sheets, there was no particular scent. Even when he was held a few times, there was no scent.
‘Does he dislike perfume?’
Well, some people are sensitive to smells, so that could be it. Wonyoung dismissed it as no big deal and buried his body completely in the soft mattress. Then by chance, purely by chance, when Wonyoung thought of Taerim sleeping here, he suddenly sat upright.
“Am I…… crazy?”
His face was bright red, and his heart was wildly pounding.
Just from the single thought that where he was lying was where Taerim would have been lying.
Wonyoung put his hand on his chest. Apparently, it seemed the heart-fluttering penalty hadn’t completely disappeared.
