Chapter 35
In truth, the fact that Seo Isu had a girlfriend was extremely shocking.
After spending a few days living together temporarily, it became clear—he, as mentioned before, was someone who went only between home and the office.
“He had time for a relationship?”
It was only natural that Secretary Chu would be puzzled by Seung-eon’s words. For someone with such a simple daily routine, having a girlfriend seemed impossible.
“Then… maybe they work together?”
Was office romance really that easy at our company? Both for me and for Seo Isu.
Chu Young-eun, the sharpest observer at Rukin, hadn’t even known about it—something like that was possible.
But the problem wasn’t only that fact.
“That’s my problem too.”
If Seo Isu hadn’t revealed the truth earlier, the unexpected sides he showed almost… shook me.
Yes.
“I was shaken.”
After the fire, at the supermarket, this morning in front of the bathroom… all of it.
“Not my type.”
Whether judging by looks or personality.
Seo Isu was clearly far from Kang Seung-eon’s type.
In fact, he even maintained a negative probability among the three candidates Secretary Chu had mentioned.
“Yeah, it’s mostly my fault.”
The sudden cohabitation confused me because Seo Isu showed unexpected sides. Thinking back, he hadn’t always treated me so warmly, after all.
“What… are you doing?”
“I was told I could look around, so I was checking out the study. You even have this, Team Leader Seo?”
It was a few days ago.
While Seo Isu was talking with Woojin, Seung-eon entered his study and looked around.
Seo Isu’s bookshelves were packed to the brim—books piled even on the floor.
All of them were related to games, robots, or various programming topics, and as an arts student, Seung-eon couldn’t even begin to skim through them.
Just as he was losing interest and about to turn away, his eyes caught a frame placed alone on one shelf without books. Inside the frame was a “coin.”
Long ago, to use the arcade machines Seung-eon often played, coins like this were necessary.
Feeling unexpectedly delighted, Seung-eon picked up the frame and tried to speak to Seo Isu.
“Do you know? This—back in the day—”
“Give it here.”
“Huh?”
“Give it.”
“Ah… s-sorry. Was I not supposed to touch it?”
“…”
“Uh…”
“It’s important.”
“…!”
“While you are free to look around during your stay, please do not touch personal items.”
Of course, Seung-eon himself hated touching other people’s belongings without permission. Especially without the owner’s consent.
Realizing his mistake, he quickly handed the coin in the frame back to Seo Isu.
“Sorry. I shouldn’t have touched it without permission. It won’t happen again.”
From then on, even if he saw interesting objects at Seo Isu’s house, he only looked—never touched.
“I must have had a memory lapse.”
Though there had been other times Seo Isu firmly drew the line, Seung-eon had completely erased them from memory, overshadowed by how his heart had raced at a few of Seo Isu’s words.
“Secretary Chu. I might need to go to the hospital.”
Ignoring the memory of his cold, distant gaze, all that remained was the voice that had been unbearably sweet, making his stomach churn.
Eventually, while fiddling near his left chest, Seung-eon murmured, and Secretary Chu asked, “Are you hurt?”
“Yes. Very much.”
“Where?”
“Seems like the brain.”
Chu’s eyes widened.
“Then immediately—”
“No, the cardiovascular system.”
“Excuse me?”
Before Seung-eon finished speaking, Chu hastily picked up his phone to call somewhere but stopped.
“Both your head and heart hurt?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know why?”
“Of course I do.”
Seung-eon sighed deeply.
“Someone I usually wouldn’t even notice keeps lingering in my mind, making my heart race. If this isn’t a disease, then what is it?”
Chu’s eyes softened, realizing he had said something she probably shouldn’t hear.
“So, in short, you’re saying you’re sick because of Team Leader Seo? Because you’re too conscious of him?”
Seung-eon shouted at Secretary Chu’s calm summary.
“Secretary Chu, what are you saying? Do I look like that kind of trash? Why would I be conscious of someone who already has a partner?”
“But it’s made you sick.”
“Not exactly sick… just a little… confused.”
“Confused about what? That Team Leader Seo is like your ‘secret boyfriend’?”
“You said it was the most probable!”
“Yes, but you said he had a partner.”
“Right.”
“You wouldn’t touch someone with a partner, right?”
“Of course not! I’m not trash!”
“Then did Team Leader Seo have two relationships…?”
“No, that man doesn’t even have the courage.”
A man who couldn’t even look you in the eye? Cheat on his girlfriend? Tsk, no way, Seung-eon firmly denied.
“Are you really sure there’s no resemblance at all between that ‘hidden character’ and Team Leader Seo?”
“Well… let’s see…”
“CEO?”
“Thinking carefully, it’s not like there’s none at all.”
“There is?”
“Kind of yes, kind of no.”
“CEO, be clear.”
I wish I could be clear too!
“But I don’t know! Damn it!”
Seung-eon tore at his hair.
Thud, thump. Hitting his head on the sleek desk several times, he finally raised his flushed forehead toward Secretary Chu and whimpered.
“Yeong-eun, why is finding a boyfriend this difficult?”
Chu Young-eun silently watched Seung-eon, sighing unconsciously.
“And that damn boyfriend suddenly hides, making me find him myself?”
“….”
“Just try finding him. I mean it!”
“Just… what?”
Just…
Sigh.
I’ll grab his hair if I have to.
Unable to release the words choking in his throat, Seung-eon helplessly lowered his head.
Knock, knock. The sound of someone knocking at the door.
“Senior, I’m here.”
If it weren’t for the bright-faced man who appeared after being told to enter…
Thick.
He placed his hand on a firm, broad shoulder.
Seung-eon ran his fingers along the wide shoulder.
“How did your shoulders get this broad?”
Even with his chin resting lightly, there’s still space.
When he pressed the tip of his pointed chin against the man’s shoulder, goosebumps rose on the neck. Nervous, perhaps?
Even without looking at his face, Seung-eon could imagine his expression—he’s shy, so he was probably red as a tomato.
Exhaling near his earlobe, he made him flinch—it was adorable.
“You know…”
How can someone have only beautiful sides?
No matter how hard I look, there’s nothing unpleasant.
Seung-eon slid his hand down to wrap around his waist.
Feeling Seung-eon hug him tightly from behind, his tensed back muscles tightened further.
His hidden back muscles became clearly defined, making Seung-eon’s heart pound.
Smiling lightly, Seung-eon kissed along the line of his beautiful shoulder-to-back muscles.
Then, pressing his forehead against the wide back, he spoke the words lingering in his mouth.
“Darling… maybe I should… just move in here?”
