Shin Hye could roughly guess what he has in mind by looking at his expression. She moved closer to him and held his hand. “Oppa, its just work. This is not the first time I go business trip with my co-worker.”
He looked at her with a bewildered gaze. “It won’t be just work when both of you go overseas together. It has never been work when both of us went to Thailand and US last time.”
“That’s different.” Shin Hye said in frustration. She hates talking with a stubborn Min Ho. “We both felt the same way for each other. It will be only work between Lee Jong Suk and me because I don’t feel romantically for him. How many times I have to tell you that I just treat him as a colleague? We are not even close friends.”
“But you will be in Thailand with him while I’ll be at New Zealand. Everything will be out of my reach and out of my control. I told you that I don’t trust him. He…”
“Then trust me!” Shin Hye cut him off loudly as she cupped his jaw. “You went to New Zealand with your partner for Eider too but I trusted you.” She said firmly, looking deep into his eyes. “Trust me… I don’t like him and he doesn’t like me either. He is just trying to be friendly and build more chemistry between us. It’s for the sake of the work.” She said again.
Min Ho inhaled sharply and before he could argue back, his phone rang. He cursed silently under his breath before answering it. “I know. I know I have to wake up at 4am tomorrow and I swear I won’t give you any problem, okay? Give me another 5 minutes.” He said impatiently and ended the call. He turned back at Shin Hye and held her gaze for a long moment before he let out a deep sigh.
“I promised you that I won’t be angry but it doesn’t mean I’m okay with this. I’m still not happy with it. I know this is just work for you but I’m very sure he doesn’t think it that way. You better keep a safe distance away from him before I do anything reckless.” He said with a deep voice as if threatening her. He paused to breathe again. “I have an early schedule tomorrow and that old man just can’t give me a peace of mind. He is waiting downstairs and I have to go now.”
Shin Hye parted her lips, wanted to say something but before she could do so, Min Ho already stood up of the couch, walking towards the door. She sighed silently, followed him from behind. She knows he was angry but she really doesn’t know what she could do to make him feel better.
Min Ho put his shoes on and before he open the door, he suddenly turned around, held Shin Hye’s arms and pinned her against the wall. His hands were holding her nape and waist, drawing her closer to him. His chest was pressing against hers tightly.
Shin Hye gasped and looked at him in shock. She was totally startled by his sudden action. “O-Oppa…”
He didn’t let her finish what she wanted to say and captured her lips possessively. The kiss was urgent and aggressive. It makes both of them breathless and Shin Hye couldn’t react for a moment with his sudden attack. He has never been so aggressive and kissed her like this before. She can clearly feel the anger, the fear and the anxiousness in his kiss. It feels like he is trying to punish her.
After what seems like forever, Min Ho finally pulled away, biting her lower lip and pulling it away from her teeth as far as he could before releasing the plump flesh. He stared down at her reddened and swollen lips for a moment before he rested his forehead against hers. Both of them were panting hard for breath, breathing against each other’s skin.
Min Ho opened his eyes shortly and looked sharply at her. “I’m going to punish you again when I come back from New Zealand.”
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Shin Hye keep looking at her phone, scrolling up and down, looking at it anxiously like she was waiting for someone to call her. She was indeed waiting for a call from a person she missed like crazy.
Today was the day she departs to Thailand for Millet CF shooting. She was sitting at the waiting area after she checked in with Manager Jun, waiting for her other staffs that were still checking in the luggage. She glanced at her watch and sighed. He supposed to have completed his schedule and should have reach home by now but how come he didn’t call her.
It has been two weeks she didn’t see him since the night she told him about her trip to Thailand. Although they still talked to each other through the phone almost every day but both of them were very busy with their work. He was kind of cold to her and she knows he was still angry. She sighed again. After the CF shooting for Millet, she will still stay in Thailand for Ceci Pictorial and have a short holiday with her family and friends. The whole trip will take more than a week and she won’t be able to see him for a while. She thought he would come to see her last night but he was too busy and couldn’t make it.
Manager Jun noticed her troubled expressions and sits down beside her. “Are you okay? Waiting for Min Ho’s call?” He asked.
Shin Hye let out a weak smile. “I think he is still busy with work.”
“Or still angry with you?” Manager Jun asked with a soft grin.
Shin Hye looked at him and sighed again. “He was unhappy knowing that I’ll be at Thailand with Lee Jong Suk.”
Manager Jun chuckled. “He should be unhappy. No man will be happy when their beautiful and hot girlfriend is going to a business trip with another man. If it’s my girlfriend, I’ll lock her at home, forbidding her to go.”
She looked at his manager and was quite shock with what he said. She never knows her manager is a possessive man. “Really? You will be angry too?”
“Of course.” Manager Jun said in a certain tone.
“But if you really love your girlfriend, you should trust her. This is just work and I already told him a lot of times that there is nothing between Jong Suk and me. We are just colleagues and friends. He should trust me. How can a man be so jealousy like a woman?” Shin Hye argued.
Manager Jun laughed softly. “Do you think jealousy is only woman’s specialty? Man can be worse when it comes to jealousy. Man is a possessive kind of creature and when he sensed someone trying to invade into their territory, they can be extremely scary. He jealous doesn’t mean he don’t trust you. He maybe feels unsecure and has no confidence in himself. Especially with how both of you started this relationship. You guys started to have feelings for each other after working together. He might be worried that the same thing will happen between you and Lee Jong Suk too.”
Shin Hye looked down and breathed deeply. If this is the case, she really don’t know what she could do to assure him that he is different from any other man in this world. Her manager patted her arm softly. “Man can be like a child sometimes. They also need people to pamper them too. Try to give him more confidence and assurance.” She bit her lip, trying to think what he said. Just when she wants to ask him how, her staffs came to them and her stylist held her hand.
“Shin Hye, let’s go to the duty free shop to buy cosmetic. You have a special discount card, right?” Her stylist asked excitedly.
Shin Hye smiled and nodded her head before the older woman pulled her up and dragged her to the duty free shops. After they bought everything they want, she proceeded to the counter to make payment. The cashier told her that the amount she bought was entitled to exchange for a 20,000 won gift card. The cashier took her receipt and gave her the gift card. She was curious why the cashier was smiling upon giving the card to her.
She took the card and when she saw the picture on the card, she smiled too. It was Min Ho’s gift card. All the spokesperson of Lotte Duty Free have their face printed on the gift cards and when the customer spends a certain amount, they could exchange for the gift card. This wasn’t the first time she got Min Ho’s gift card and she almost got the same one every time. She wonders if the cashier did it on purpose or she was really fated to get his card every time.
After they were done, they walked to the boarding area and waited there for boarding. Shin Hye took the gift card out and looked at Min Ho’s picture for a while. She then took her phone and snaps a picture of it. She opened the Kakao Talk and sent a message to Min How with the photo attached together.
‘I think even the cashier in the duty free shop know that I miss you. They give me your gift card again. Oppa… I miss you.”