Perfect Temptation: The Night We Met [Sooshu]

Chapter 8

in-be·tween

/ˌinbəˈˌtwēn/

an intermediate thing

"Your face muscles are so tense."

Only Minnie and Soojin were talking with each other, discussing about work. On the other hand Miyeon was busy on her phone since she just left her work without any instructions, she's busy having a serious discussion with her secretary.

And Shuhua, well she's a very well behaved woman right now.

She feels like she doesn't even belong to this room like when you accidentally walked into a wrong classroom when you're in highschool. She badly wants to go back to her unit at this point.

She's doesn't want attention but having this kind of atmosphere isn't what she wanted either. She rather have a banter session with Soojin than just completely be quiet right now.

"Shuhua?" The said girl jumped off from her seat upon hearing her name and she just realized that it was Minnie who called out her name. "Can you come here for a sec?" Minnie asks finally taking her eyes of from Shuhua and focusing on what she and Soojin have been talking about for the past tweny minutes.

"What do you need me for?" Shuhua asks subconsciously walking beside to where Soojin is although it was Minnie who asked for her. The thai noticed and just smiled at it. "So we are going to be Soojin's supplier, she already showed me the rough quantities of each supply that'll be needed for this project and I just want your opinion about it." Shuhua nodded, attentively listening to what Minnie is saying.

Soojin silently observes her friend and Shuhua and she doesn't even know why she's doing this in the first place. But maybe because she finds it interesting to see the two interact.

"My father never cared about funds, all he cares about is the quality. He doesn't want low grade class materials." Shuhua softly utters, her eyes avoiding Minnie. Instead she's focusing on the blueprint of their supposed to be branch here in Korea.

"As much as it sounds fancy not to care about funds, I'm actually considering on budgeting the funds of this project also while still giving the best quality of materials with Minnie's help of course." Soojin joined the conversation when she noticed the slight tension between the two.

Shuhua nodded, she never doubt that Soojin is the best tycoon right now. I kinda makes her smile for some reasons.

The small smile on Shuhua's face didn't escape Minnie's sight.

"Then that's all." The tone of Minnie's voice slightly changed that didn't go unnoticed to Soojin, she literally can see something more deeper through Minnie that she couldn't pin point.

"Shuhua wanna eat outside?"

"Shuhua wanna grab some donuts?"

Miyeon looked at the two with disbelief and Shuhua could only purse her lips contemplating. Both Soojin and Minnie just asked Shuhua out.

"Soo why don't we go get some coffee?" Miyeon asks her sister signalling her that it is obligatory. Although Soojin didn't want to go and leave Shuhua with Minnie.

She guess she just have to, she knows that Miyeon also noticed that both of the two have unsettled issues.

"Okay, we'll be back in a jiffy." Soojin gently ruffles Shuhua's hair, annoying the younger. The angry noises that Shuhua let out made Minnie and Soojin giggle.

The sound of the door closing echoed throughout the room and they fell into a deafening silence immediately.

"Guess those sisters are scheming something." Minnie commented, attempting to start a conversation with the latter although she know too well that at this point Shuhua will deliberately ignore her especially that they are left alone.

"Are you staying here for a while?" Minnie asks, but not really expecting an answer.

"I've been living here ever since I left Taiwan. The business was passed down to me and basically I'm handling the branch we have here." but still Minnie continues to share the things she have always wanted to share with Shuhua.

She couldn't bring herself to face Shuhua for the past years, she had left a pretty big wound and she still regrets it up until now.

"You know I've been buying the magazines where you've been featured in especially the ones where you're the cover." Minnie's voice sounded so excited suddenly for Shuhua's liking.

"So what's your intention this time?" Shuhua asks but before Minnie could answer the question honestly another one was thrown at her.

"Come and go? Lead me on? Give me mixed signals? What's you real intention Minnie?" Minnie felt a tug on her heart and she doesn't have any rights to question it. It was her fault after all.

"My real intention?" Minnie lowers her head, fiddling with her fingers. Thinking of it seriously.

"Do you really want to know?" Minnie asks and somehow Shuhua got some bit interest, well she couldn't deny that there's still that longing in her heart.

"Do you want to know my intentions? I'm afraid that if I let you know about my intentions, this time around you won't accept it genuinely." Minnie added ad she looks at Shuhua straight in her eyes, as if they were communicating with each other without words needed now.

Shuhua grinds her teeth together, she didn't want to but she couldn't deny it.

"Let me know and I'll let you know what I think of it." Shuhua avoided Minnie's gaze.

"Then please listen carefully because this time around I'm not going to give mixed signals anymore. Yeh Shuhua can I court you?" Shuhya froze on her seat, she wanted to hear those words before from Minnie.

She did.

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"Your face muscles are so tense." Miyeon commented while lazily holding onto the box of donuts while Soojin was holding onto the coffees. They were right outside of the door.

"What are you talking about?" Soojin asks with a smile before swinging the door open startling the two inside who was having a conversation. Miyeon looked at Minnie who's eyes were still focused on Shuhua even though they are already here.

"I hope you two didn't try to kill each other." Soojin uttered, placing the coffees on the coffee table. Taking the vacant seat beside Shuhua on purpose. Minnie stifles a laugh hearing it.

"Don't worry we aren't like that." Minnie responded.

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Actually this is a Minnie×Shuhua story HAHAHAHAH. I'm trying to do angst now heh👁️👄👁️