Smile For Me [ Taehyung ] - SEMI HIATUS

Chapter 5- Korea?

"About myself?"
Eunseo spluttered.

"Why do you sound so flustered?"

Eunseo frantically waved her hand in denial as the vibrating of her phone interrupted the two.
She glanced at the caller id and choked.

"Are you alright? Who-"
"I'll be right back."

Eunseo tried her best to act calm as she placed her phone beside her ear.

"Hello? C-Chaewon?"
"Good afternoon miss." An unfamiliar male's voice greeted her.
"Who's this?"
"It's me.. Secretary Jung. Enjoying California's weather?"
"You can say that... Why are you calling by Haejin's phone?"
"About that..."
A sigh could be heard from the other side.
"I'm headed to California and will be there by 6pm. I have made reservations at the steak house and wish to see you tonight."
"Is something wrong? why are you suddenly coming here?"
Muffled sounds of people chatting loudly was the only thing Eunseo could hear before he hung up.
"Secretary Jung! Mr Jung?"

Why did Secretary Jung call by Chaewon's phone? Did something happen at the big house?

Eunseo clutched onto her phone as she made her way back to where Taehyung was sitting with a suspicious look on his face.

"What do you want.." Eunseo slid her phone into her pocket and sat down.
He scanned her facial expression before getting up.
"I already paid for the drinks. Let's go."
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"Are you serious?" Eunseo glared at Taehyung. "Why'd you have to act like you in a hurry when you were going to bring me back to the garden?"

The latter rested his head on the tree trunk and sniffed.
"No typical reason as to why."

"Don't you have classes to go to, transfer student?" Eunseo snapped as she slung the violin case on her shoulder.
"They're boring." He sighed, "I mean, it's biology."
"I'm pretty sure we've been through this but I have to stay at this school, unlike you and try getting a decent degree so that I don't have to live on the streets."

He sat upright and ruffled his hair. "You know, you still didn't tell me about yourself. Even though I told you MY hardships."
"Really? Are you being serious."
"Dead serious. Like do you not trust me?" Taehyung jutted his lips out. "I guess I can kind of understand because we've only met once."

Eunseo sat beside him and rolled her eyes. If only he wasn't handsome and tall he wouldn't have had a chance. She sighed.

"What is it that you desperately want to know?"
"Who's secretary Jung?"

Oh no. Did he hear it all?

"He's no one important. Why?"
"I heard you call out for a 'secretary Jung' at the cafe and was simply curious."
Eunseo nervously laughed, "is that all?"

He narrowed his eyes at her and folded his arms across his chest.
"You speak fluent English but you don't look like you were born here in America.."
"I came here at the age of 13 for reasons which I can't explain right now."
"By yourself?"
"Yep. Stephanie came 2 years later though.. you said you came here because you help your brother with work right?"
"Yeah.. And to check up on someone.."
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Taehyung cleared his throat. "You can go to your class now. I'll go with you."
"Why all of a sudden?"
"Because I now know what I wanted to know and you need to get a degree to live in a house don't you?"
She couldn't believe him. He was like an unique 4D specimen.
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"Is this it?" He glanced at the sign which read 'business studies'.
"Thanks."
"Have fun studying sleepyhead."
"Where are you going?"
He smiled at her and patted her head. "To the gardens. Thanks to you, it became my escape place as well."
"I'm glad."

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Eunseo glanced around the place and wondered if she was at the right restaurant. People were in beautiful dresses and formal attire, enjoying themselves. She anxiously tapped her foot, wondering what the wait was about.

"Sorry for being late miss."
Eunseo gestured for him to sit down. "It's alright Mr Jung."
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"Shall we eat something first?"
"I'm not that hungry right now... I'm more worried about your call."
"Oh right." He placed the menu down and lowed his glasses. "Chaewon left Korea. She's spending three months in Japan before the presidential elections."
"Is that it?"
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Secretary Jung shook his head.
"The situation at the big house is not that great."
Eunseo furrowed her brows. "What do you mean?"
"The Chairman and Mr Kim had a fight over Hanjin Group's stock shares."
"Father and Uncle?"
"Since your father, the Chairman, owns Hanjin Group, everyone thinks it's only right for you to become the president."
"I'm too young to be caught up in stock shares and politics. Mr Jung, I'm only 17."
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Secretary Jung rubbed his temples.
"That's exactly what Mr Kim said in order to put Chaewon as president, so they had a vote and it was 45% denial, 39% accept and 16% backed out."
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Eunseo knew what he was going to say, one side of her was roaring to go. The other was scared and ignorant of the world laid out in front of her.
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"The tension in Hanjin Group is rising everyday. And I know you don't want to get caught in the middle of this 'adult' business but we need the 16% to be on Hanjin's Group's side and not Mr Kim's. The Chairman requested for you to come back. They're expecting to see you by Friday.
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Eunseo closed her eyes and hoped everything would just go away. Secretary Jung, this restaurant, the horrible future paved for her. Everything.
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"Come back to Korea, Miss. You have two days."
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