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010 gihun

"This is complete bullshit" I mumbled to myself, glancing at my boss next to me.

We were on a business trip to Daegu, and I was not excited. While it was a beautiful place, I hated being with my boss. Everyone else had bailed on the trip before I could, leaving just me and him. It's not that he was mean or creepy; he was just a complete dread to be around. He knew how to suck the fun out of just about everything.

"(Y/N)," he took a deep breath.

"Yes," I replied, staring out of the window in front of me.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about something. And now that we are alone, I suppose this is a perfect time."

I looked at him, confused. He fixed his glasses and looked back at me. Fear crept up as I stared at his emotionless eyes.

"I know that...I know we aren't supposed to date within the company but-" he stopped himself with another deep breath.

Oh...my god. Please don't tell me this man is about to confess his feelings for me. Sure, he was above average looking and he had a nice voice, but there's no way I could date someone as bland as him.

"We've known each other for quite a while now..."

"Mr. Cho, I don't-"

"Just let me finish, please? And just call me SangWoo, okay?

I nodded quietly, biting my tongue hard. I wanted to stop him from saying what I knew he was going to. I didn't want to reject him but I also had no interest in dating him. At least... I don't think I did? He was really pretty... And don't get me wrong, I've thought about kissing him once or twice. No, No, I'm not dating him. No way.

"I really think I'm falling for you, (Y/N). I could get in so much trouble for saying this but I can't hide it anymore," he continued.

The way he said my name made me blush. I had never heard him talk in such a soft tone. If he was willing to risk his job, then maybe I should give him a chance. I mean, what would go wrong?

"Just one date, okay? If you don't enjoy it, I'll act like it never happened."

"...Okay" I nodded.

His face lit up and a smile appeared on his face, something I had never seen before.

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I furrowed my brow, looking at the building. This place looked expensive. Too expensive.

"Mr- Sangwoo, are you sure about this," I asked getting off the bus, close behind him.

"Trust me, okay? Don't worry about it."

I sighed and followed him inside. It was loud and busy, which was another thing I didn't like. I stepped closer to him, his hand barely touching my arm. For some reason, I didn't mind that part. I looked around as he talked to the host. I felt Sangwoo gently grab my arm, guiding me to our table. We sat down and looked at the menus. I was right, this place was extremely expensive. While I knew he had the money for it, I didn't; and I wasn't about to ask him to pay for my meal. Setting down my menu, I stared at him until he set down his.

"You know I can't afford this place, Sangwoo" I stated.

"I know," he said, pushing up his glasses again with a sigh, "my treat."

"No. It's not. I appreciate the thought but I don't want you to."

"What DO you want then? I thought women loved being pampered. God, you are all so confusing."

I scrunched my nose in disgust. What a shitty thing to say. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to go with him. I got up and grabbed my bag, storming out. I don't know where I'm going but it was at least far away from him. I can't believe he'd be so simple-minded... What about me screamed 'materialistic'? I looked down at my clothes. I wasn't wearing anything flashy, or super professional either. He was just being a dick, I know it.

I looked around, walking down the wet pavement. I guess it had rained while we were inside. The street was dark, most of the shops were closed. It was late but I didn't think it was that late. Checking my phone, I saw that it was close to 1 am. Had I really been walking for that long? It felt like seconds had passed. I guess time flies when your boss pisses you off. I shoved my phone back in my pocket and continued walking, watching the reflections in the puddles. Too busy to watch where I was going, I let out an 'oof' as I collided with someone.

"Oh my god, I'm so so sorry" I quickly looked up at them.

I felt my face heat up when I saw who I had bumped into. An old friend... Gihun, I think his name was. He used to work with me at Sangwoo's company. And I had a major crush on him. Despite his rough appearance, I still felt my heart flutter looking at him. He seemed to recognize me as well. His face quickly lit up, looking at me.

"(Y/N)! It's been so long," he pulled me into a hug.

"Yeah, way too long. I almost forgot you," I chuckled, hugging him back.

Once our embrace had ended, we decided to catch up over coffee. A date I could get behind. As we sat and sipped our coffees, he updated me about his daughter.

"Ah yes, dilf Gihun" I smirked, taking another sip.

"Oh? I'm a dilf, huh?"

I blushed and nodded. He was just as flirty as I remembered. I didn't mind it though, of course. I would take his flirting over Sangwoo's poor attempts any day. I decided to tell him about Sangwoo and the awful date. We could both laugh about it. Gihun didn't enjoy him all that much either so he knew how I was feeling. It felt good to catch up with him. I hoped to never lose contact with him again.

"So...were you serious about the whole dilf thing cause...I don't have anything else to do tonight."

I smiled widely, "Is that an offer, Mr. Seong?"

"Maybe it is. Wanna find out?"

This story was gonna be way different but I couldn't resist making it about Gihun <3 hope ya'll still enjoy it! Also who's up for an Ali story??