desire | liskook

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Jennie
I have never fallen for any guy as hard as I've fallen for my boss, Mr Jeon Taehyung.

Throughout my high school and college days, guys have always being afraid to ask me out because of how strict and mean my family was.

And those that finally grew the courage to ask me out, my brothers would scare them into abstinence.

Since my fiancé, Zhin Feng was a notorious son of a very notorious and powerful family in Shanghai too, I was very much an outcast to the opposite sex.

The Zhin family very much controls most of the import and export docks and ports in Shanghai— so my father's company Ager Automated, owes them a huge favor in business and I was the payment.

I was always reminded to be on Zhin Feng's good side at all times, but since I started working in Shanghai Group, his insecurities have increased so much he even asked me to resign.

Of course I refused, because I needed this. I'm well aware what my life was going to be like once I'm married into the Zhin household, so this one year is like my one chance at freedom and I have decided to spend it however I feel like.

Mr Jeon returned from Korea four days ago, and all the while he was there have been agonizing for me.

A week felt like a year and I finally understood why I had really refused to resign, even though it was Zhin Feng who personally requested my resignation.

I didn't plan for this to happen— it wasn't even in my to-do list, but I have fallen head over heels for my very handsome, overly serious and super ambitious boss.

It took him leaving to go settle with his beloved 'Lisa' for me to realize how much he affected me so.

I have a crush on my boss and it feels like heaven whenever he's around.

Of course I had no intention of showing him or getting his attention in any way. I'm just going to hide it for the next few months until my one year is up, and not complicate things for him.

But today, I'm sitting in my boss's office who is currently having a meeting with my fiancé, Zhin Feng.

How this happened, I have no idea. But, I do know that this must be one of Feng's twisted ideas to get me to resign from Shanghai Group.

The room feels so hot with tension, or is it just me? I tried to keep my knees from shaking so much under the table out of anxiety and worry, but I couldn't. I held my hands tightly together till my fingers started boring holes in them.

What does Feng want from me? Just one year— all I needed was just one year, but his ego and insecurities won't let me have this little time to myself.

I prayed to every deity I could remember at the moment so please, let this meeting go smoothly without Feng referring to me as his wife— like he enjoys doing most times.

I might not want anything to do with Mr Jeon, but it would be even weirder if he starts seeing me as just 'someone's soon-to-be wife'.

"With all due respect, your proposal is seamless but I'll have to decline your offer. The old port and docks this company have been using for the past four decades remains the only transport channel we require," Mr Jeon replied with a straight face.

I was so proud and happy at his decision, truly.

This is just another plot of Zhin Transport and Technology to get Shanghai Group into their A-list of favor-debtors.

"I beg your pardon? Let me remind you that this offer have never been extended to any industrial company in this region before. This is a one time offer from our company to yours and you want to refuse it?" Feng's entourage and trusted right-hand man boastfully claimed.