𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞

3. Gummy Bears

The sweet smell of bitter tasting coffee wafted through the coffee shop as you took a sip and stared right at the person sitting in front of you. 

"Why did you call me here?" you asked Min Seong as he drank from his own cup

"Become the legal advisor for ShinKwang" He simply answered. you scoffed and rejected the offer and he proprosed a new one immediately putting his cup down "want to be a director then? or the vice president?" 

You were baffled "it isn't some piece of cake you're ordering. It's a job! you can't so easily replace me with someone else and make them unemployed!"

"are you serious right now? you threw a fit the other day about not working in the company and now you're declining any post. make up your mind, you driving me crazy!" Min Seong shook his head and rubbed his face looking stressed out "I'm being torn in between you and mom here, the two of you are killing me"

"I don't want a position just to shut me up like giving candy to a kid. I want it because I deserve it and I'll feel bad for stealing someone else's job" you pouted and took a bite of the pastry you ordered with the coffee. 

"It's alright, the vice president is about to be fired anyway" 

you sat upright at once with surprise and widened your eyes "why?"

"He sold off some classified information. we still don't know who he sold them to but we caught him mailing some photocopies. the interesting part is that the mail was sent to an apartment and the owner lives overseas, he has no business here. the apartment is completely unoccupied as well." your brother keenly explained it to you in a low voice and drank another sip with his eyes casually wandering around the café for a second "don't worry. It's alright"

"are you sure?" you asked waving the fork faintly at him

"I am sure" he instantly replied 

"you sure?" you asked again 

"I'm sure" he said again much quicker 

"sure?

"sure!" 

and the chain kept going quicker and quicker until the two of you could not keep it up any more and end up laughing

"okay fine!" you accepted the position. you were ambitious, you wouldn't lie, not jumping on a chance that comes up would be called foolishness but at the same time you had conscience if you very wrongfully stole it away then the guilt would eat you up. 

"congratulations Vice president Hwang" Min Seong raised his cup 

"President Hwang" you clinked your cups together and took another sip.

"but does mom know?" you asked someone who could be mad about the subject.

"she was the one who suggested it. I tried to convince her to let you start your own company but instead she came up with this" He answered equally curious. 

"ahh that woman. she'd rather keep me in the company than see me try doing what I want." you made a bitter face  but then made a satisfied expression "but at least I got something out of it"

"as for my payment, come with me for horse-riding, three times a month" he said out of the blue opening up his palm 

"seriously?" you cried out in disbelief "I don't want to"

"come on!" Min Seong whined like a kid 

"alright fine!" you begrudgingly put your hand in his hiding your smile. "you're unbelievable" 

...

"here! catch!" you threw the packet of gummy bears to your bestfriend and he caught it flawlessly even though you appeared out of nowhere. 

"Haru! what's up. what are you doing here?" Jun Woo smiled pleasantly. 

"It's your break time isn't it? Just came here to visit you" you sat down next to him on the bench in front of  Wusang office building 

"thanks. I was really craving these. you're a life saver" Jun Woo thanked as he ripped the packet open, popping one into his mouth. 

"I met Min Seong today" you said crossing your legs and placing your hands on top of your knees getting serious.

"what's new in that? you're siblings. you see each other everyday" Jun Woo said mater-of-factly chewing the candy, breaking the atmosphere. you sent a piercing glare at him "don't spoil the mood" you threatened quietly and he raised his hands apologetically, the two of you resumed into your previous poses with the serious atmosphere    

"I met him today. he offered me a position in the company........ as the vice president" you put the statement out coolly playing with your fingers

"For real? Seriously?" he faced towards you "and what did you say?" he asked you intently 

"of course I said yes! I'd be an idiot to pass it up" You cried out  jumping up and down, getting off your seat 

Jun Woo cried out in joy joining you jumping as he hugged you. the two of you were happy as you could be in the current moment. 

he knew how badly you wanted to be a part of the family business when he first met you. you worked day and night to get good grades and know whatever you needed to become an amazing businessperson. he was truly happy for you 

the two of you stopped jumping and he looked at you affectionately holding the sides of your head. you raised your eyebrows in confusion, looking up at him  mouthing 'what?'

"You deserve it" he said still staring deeply into your eyes. you smiled confidently ,"I know."

you felt a sudden sharp pain in your head, taking a few steps back groaning and rubbing your forehead to soothe the pain you looked up Jun Woo doing the same. He just collided your heads together. never in a million years did you expect him to pull out a stunt like that. you could not stop scowling at him 

after he was done with taking care of his part of the pain he noticed you, rushing to you as you backed away both in anger and fear. he screwed up, he could already imagine how much how coddling it will take to get you back to normal 

"I'm so sorry! does it hurt" he pulled you closer and sat you down on the bench again, sitting down beside you as well 

"of course it hurts!" you yelled at him teary eyed 

he fed you the gummy bears before you could start crying and gently pet your head 

"I hate you so much" you said chewing at the gummy bears, "you too, eat those" you pointed at the candy still rubbing your forehead 

you two ate the rest of the candy as you kept complaining about the pain and occasionally slapping his arm but without any strength, you just couldn't do that to him.  

you headed to ShinKwang when his break ended and had a talk with your mother about the Vice president post and it surprisingly went civil. all you did was discuss about the duties and such. 

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