One Temptation | Choi Yeonjun Fanfiction

Chapter 05 - An Opportunity of a Lifetime

You push your chair back and stand up immediately. Feeling way less sad now. You take one final glance at the sparkling city view and see the black clouds slowly gathering over the city.

Walking over to the counter to pay for the drinks, you are told that someone had already paid for all your drinks.

"Oh."

You mumble, giving a polite bow to the bartender and leaving the club, heading towards the elevator. Standing in front of it, you push the button and wait for it to arrive from the floors above.

Ding.

The shiny doors of the elevator slide open, revealing a familiar tall muscular figure clad in a white button-up shirt and black pants.

"Fancy meeting you again." Yeonjun drawls with a tiny smirk dancing over his lips. Both his hands inside the pockets on his pants as his back leaned over the elevator wall directly opposite to you.

You close your eyes shut, hoping that when you open them again, he would somehow magically disappear into thin air.

But he didn't, so that was that.

Ding.

The elevator doors start to close, snapping you out of your trance. You lunge forward to push the button again. But before your hand reached the button, Yeonjun's foot was already in between the doors, causing the doors to slide back open again.

"Let me now when you've finally decided to step in." Yeonjun chuckles under his breath, shaking his head in amusement.

You roll your eyes and quickly step inside the elevator. Yeonjun removes his foot and the doors start closing again.

"Leaving so soon?" He asked, looking straight ahead.

"Yeah. I missed my dog." You reply without thinking. Suddenly feeling the urge to smack yourself for giving him an unnecessary bit of extra information.

"Cute... What breed is it?" Yeonjun smiles, radiating warmth and comfort. Something you seemed to need at the moment.

"Alaskan Malamute." You reply flatly.

Yeonjun hummed while nodding.

"What about you. Why are you leaving so early?" You manage to ask, looking at the digital screen next to the elevator doors that showed the number of floor you both were currently on, that kept on decreasing as you went down the building.

Your inner voices were screaming and shaking you violently for trying to converse with him but your curiosity got the better of you. He, for some reason, narrated his entire plan for the night with his friends to you, and now, he was riding down the elevator alone.

Of course you were curious.

"Soobin got an emergency call from the head nurse saying that one of the patients got in a critical condition and he needs to come asap so they can start preparing for his surgery. Hence, we decided to cut the night short and continue some other time." He explains the situation as a matter-of-factly.

"Oh." You nod.

You have a couple more questions circling your mind and were about to open your mouth to ask but immediately snap it shut.

Stop poking your nose, y/n.

"I see." You nod again, not sure how you were supposed to respond anyway.

Awkward silence engulfs you both, or maybe it was only you who thought the silence was awkward, but oh well, the elevator finally comes to a stop on the ground floor after what seemed like an eternity, and if it weren't for the numbers on the digital screen, you were starting to doubt if the elevator was even moving down.

You finally part ways with Yeonjun and reach your white Bugatti La Voiture Noire in the center of the parking lot.

Speeding your way towards your humble looking yet fancy bungalow, and hoping you didn't break any traffic rules on the way, you get out of your car after parking it in the garage and head towards the main door.

Finally standing in front of your door, you insert the key in the lock, which rattles softly as you twist it. Barely a second after which you hear excited barks and thumps of jumping by your dog from the other side, making your heart instantly melt into a warm puddle.

As soon as the door opens, Pepper lunges at you, placing his forepaws on your shoulders as it stood up on its hind legs, easily reaching up to your height. His mouth wide open in a big smile, tongue hanging loosely from one side of his jaw, breathing heavily as he aggressively wagged his big fuzzy tailed behind him in a blurred motion.

"My baby~!" You squeal in a high pitched tone, wrapping his fluffy body in a tight hug. "I missed you so much!"

Arf!

"Of course, I know you missed me you much too! You're my big little baby boy~" You smother him with kisses and close the door behind you.

You quickly change your dress into something more loose and comfortable, grab a few snacks for yourself and pepper before plopping down on the sofa in your living room and turning on the television.

Pepper runs over to you and the big dog jumps into your small lap, the wagging of his tail and the big smile on his face not leaving for a second.

You hold him closely like a huge teddy bear and rest your face on his back as you watched a cheesy rom-com movie, not sure when you managed to fall asleep.

Since it was the weekend, you had all the time to yourself and Pepper. Spending all day in the kitchen and baking cookies, cleaning your apartment, going on walks with Pepper, watching dramas, reading novels, it was a weekend well spent, but sadly, it had come to an end much sooner than you wanted.

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Sitting in your office, you sipped on your iced salted caramel latte while scrolling through the latest business news on your phone early in the morning.

A certain headline almost made you choke and spill your drink all over the expensive polished table.

Equinox Inc., one of the biggest real estate companies in the USA, is planning to expand their market to South Korea and is looking for investors and shareholders here.

This was such a grand opportunity for the sales and reputation of your company to skyrocket like never before. There was no way you were going to back down from obtaining this deal with Equinox Inc.

You quickly turn off your phone and open your laptop to start drafting a proposal for a deal with them, not wanting to waste another second.

Your assistant comes in and places a few files on your desk. "Miss y/n! Did you see the news saying that Equinox Inc. is looking for collaborators in South Korea!" She says with excitement brimming her voice, to which you nod with a smile.

"Oh, miss y/n! I just know you'll seize the deal before they even officially announce it!" She claps her hands at the thought. "Black Pearl would basically become invincible after securing the deal!"

You laugh embarrassedly, rubbing your nose. "Ah, well, it's too soon to say that. Even if Black Pearl is currently one of the best companies right now and the others can't hold a candle to us, doesn't meant we can just relax and let our guard down. We still need to stay wary of Falcon Estate." You say the opposing company's name with disdain. "Just like us, they must also be racking their brains to secure the deal. Right now, we are each other's biggest threat."

Hearing you talk about Falcon Estate, Yuna shifts nervously around her feet, avoiding eye contact with you. You notice the sudden change in her behavior and narrow your eyes at her.

"Yuna...? Are you alright? You suddenly seem nervous."