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Chapter 7 - Things I'll Never Say

A/N: Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a better 2022 for all of us. Stay safe and healthy! -maia

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Yoon Jin Ah stood in front of the building she had been calling her office for months now and took a deep breath to calm her anxious heart. 

"Calm down, Jin Ah. Don't think about what happened. Pretend like nothing happened," she told herself.

This would be the first day she would be seeing her boss again after the time they spent in Jeju. After the weekend work and a few days extension, Yoo Jin Woo allowed her to take a couple of days off to rest, which she spent helping out Shim Hye-won in choosing an outfit for the wedding she will be attending with Kang Gook.

Jin Ah recalled the last conversation she had with her cousin before she headed to her own home. 

They were in Hye-won's closet, scanning the dresses that would be most suitable for the occasion, when Hye-won suddenly said, "I searched your boss on the internet."

Jin Ah's jaw dropped. "Why did you do that?!"

Hye-won grinned. "Because I wanted to see why this man flusters you so much."

"He doesn't," Jin Ah denied.

"Yes he does," Hye-won countered. "And now I know why."

Jin Ah remained silent.

"He's exactly your type," Hye-won pointed out.

"No, he's not. He looks nothing like my exes," Jin Ah shot back.

"My point exactly," Hye-won said. "I never could figure out why you had relationships with men you weren't physically attracted to but I realized, attraction can be developed if you really like the man."

Jin Ah nodded.

"BUT I also know the type of man that draws your attention," Hye-won continued. "Tall, tanned, cheekbones that are so sharp they could cut you and insanely broad shoulders."

"Well, that's a general description of a handsome man," Jin Ah said.

Hye-won, however, had another detail she was waiting to drop. "So I should just ignore the fact that your boss looks so much like that actor you drooled over so much? What was the name of his movie... Secret Assignment or something?"

"Confidential Assignment!" Jin Ah corrected, falling into the trap Hye-won set.

Hye-won smiled slowly. "So you do know what I'm getting at."

"You're not exactly subtle," Jin Ah said. "However, you are wrong. Jin Woo looks nothing like my ultimate favorite actor. Yoo Jin Woo is ugly. Ugly. UGLY."

"Why are you denying this?" Hye-won asked, eyeing Jin Ah with suspicion. 

"Nothing! I just -- no, let's not talk about Jin Woo anymore," Jin Ah said ending the conversation. Shim Hye-won agreed but now before giving her cousin a knowing look.  

As Jin Ah walked into her office, she reminded herself of her reasons why she did not want to associate any personal feelings with Jin Woo.

One, he was her Boss. She was a firm believer of not mixing business with pleasure because that would be complicated. 

Two, she wasn't ready to be in a relationship. She just wanted something fun with no strings attached and that wasn't a connection you made with your boss. 

Jin Ah's mind wandered again to Zinu The Great. She should make time to log on later that night and chat with the guy. Perhaps she could find out more about the guy and see if they could come to some arrangement that would be satisfying to both.