Ms. Han smiled softly. "Tell Yeonjun that whenever he's free, we should all have dinner together."
Taehyung shook his head with a small smile. "As you say…"
He grabbed his keys from the counter and slipped on his shoes.
Ms.Han glanced at him curiously. "Where are you going?"
Taehyung replied, "I'm heading to Yeonjun's house."
"As expected," she said with a knowing smile. "Alright, drive safely and slowly."
He nodded, then made his way to the basement parking lot where his sleek black sports car gleamed under the lights. He slid into the driver's seat, turned the key, and the engine roared to life.
Grrrr...Vro mmm!
With a smooth drift, he pulled the car out of the parking lot and onto the street
Taehyung had meant to head to Yeonjun's house, One moment, he was driving confidently, and the next, he found himself ended up parked right in front of Sooyaa's house. "_"
"Well, this wasn't the plan. And for the record, this is my car's fault, not mine so yeah."
He sighed, staring at the house. "I think I really need to take my car in for a serious repair"
Then he just moved back to get into the car, but accidentally collided with a lady carrying a bunch of egg boxes. She got startled, and all the eggs fell and broke on the ground.
"Watch out, man!" she yelled then looked up.
"Mr. Kim?"
"Ms.Sooyaa?" Taehyung blinked.
Sooyaa narrowed her eyes.
Taehyung immediately put on his best poker face.
"Oh! Sooyaa!. What are you doing here?" he asked.
She crossed her arms. "Mr. Kim, I think I should be the one asking that. You're standing right in front of my house."
"Oh, yeah it's your house I remembered now?" he said, laughing awkwardly. "Umm... I was just here to meet...one of my friend.Yeah, He lives here... I mean, nearby."
"Anyway," he said, changing the subject. "Those eggs broke because of me. Let me compensate. I saw a convenience store nearby, come with me I'll buy them for you."
"No, it's okay. I'm sure your 'friend' is on the way." she replied.
He immediately on the spot pretending to get a phone call. He took out his phone, pressed it to his ear, and faked a conversation.
"What? You're not coming? How irresponsible you are!. I've been waiting for you here for a few minutes! Okay then bye" Then he quickly shoved the phone back into his pocket.
"he's not coming."
Sooyaa raised an eyebrow. "Your phone didn't even ring."
Taehyung cleared his throat. "It was on vibration. I felt it... spiritually and also, I don't like owing people eggs."
Sooyaa says "Okay then, you're insisting too much I can't possibly deny you now."
As Sooyaa walked toward the car.
he quickly added,
"Wait, wait! The convenience store is nearby. Let's go on foot. It's good for our health… and also, we should totally protect the environment, right? So yeah let's go by walk!"
Sooyaa mumbled under her breath, barely audible, "Walk… seriously?"
Taehyung tilted his head slightly, pretending not to have heard. "Did you say something?"
She quickly straightened up.
"No, Mr. Kim. Nothing at all. Let's go."
Without waiting, she started walking ahead, her steps were little sluggish.
Behind her, Taehyung watched with a small, amused smile curling at his lips. Hands in his coat pockets, he followed casually, his eyes fixed on her back as if she was the only thing in sight.
"It's cold today…" Sooyaa mumbled, rubbing her arms.
Without a word, Taehyung took off his long black coat and gently draped it over her shoulders.
She blinked, surprised. "You didn't have to"
Taehyung cut in smoothly, "I also don't like being in debt for making someone cold."
Sooyaa looked down at the coat, then reluctantly pulled it tighter around herself. "Wow… this is really warm. And it smells… really good."
A smirk played on Taehyung's lips. "You're wearing a 50 million Won limited-edition jacket. It has to be comfy. And it ofcourse smell good Cuz I wore it before."
Sooyaa glanced at him, then looked away, hiding her expression.
"Narcissistic attitude," she muttered in her thoughts, rolling her eyes inwardly.
Sooyaa's eyes widened.
"What! 50 million won who wear such expensive clothes?"
Taehyung answer confidently "me.. who else will"
Then sooyaa says "Are you mad"
"What?" he asked innocently.
"Nothing, Mr. Kim," she said quickly. "I was just saying… you're really kind."
Sooyaa tried to match Taehyung's pace, but his legs were way longer it felt like she was power walking just to keep up. After a few steps, she sighed under her breath, already a bit out of breath.
Taehyung glanced at her, then subtly slowed down. He didn't say anything, just adjusted his pace like it was the most normal thing in the world.
Sooyaa noticed. She looked up at him, a small smile playing on her lips.
"You slowed down," she said quietly.
Taehyung kept his eyes forward but smirked. "Did I?"
She chuckled. "Mm-hmm. Thanks."
He shrugged. "Not everyone has CEO-level legs."
That made her laugh,.
As they walked, Sooyaa suddenly stumbled her heel had slipped off. "Ugh, not now," she muttered, stopping to fix it.
Just as she bends down, Taehyung beat her to it. He knelt on one knee without a word, gently picked up the heel, and held her ankle with surprising care. Without looking up, he helped her slip it back on.
His fingers brushed her skin lightly, and for a second, time slowed down.
When he finally looked up at her, still on one knee, there was a soft smile on his face. "You really should wear comfier shoes," he said, voice low and teasing.
Sooyaa's breath hitched slightly. She couldn't say anything just stood there.
END OF CHAPTER.