Paradise || Jeong Gu Won ✓

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𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚎  𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑  𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚎

Ji Hu plopped herself down into the back of her car the following morning. She didn't want to look at Gu Won's stupid face right now, but she had to in order to get to work for the day. Gu Won didn't say a word to Ji Hu the entire way to work or in the elevator to get to their floor. The only one who greeted Ji Hu was Ki Hwan. "Good morning, Ki Hwan." Ji Hu walked off to her office while Gu Won went to his makeshift desk.

Ki Hwan noticed the sudden tension between Ji Hu and Gu Won. However, Ji Ah and Yeon Woo weren't as observant. As Gu Won sat down, it was Yeon Woo who started to speak. "Is everything okay with you and Ms. Noh?" Gu Won instantly looked annoyed upon Ji Hu being mentioned. Ki Hwan gulped as Gu Won lowered his paper. "Did you two fight?" Gu Won turned to look at Yeon Woo. "Ki Hwan said you two were holding hands under the table." She said.

"I did not!" Ki Hwan hissed.

"Don't worry," Yeon Woo whispered. "Your secret is safe with me." Gu Won went back to reading the paper. "So... did you have a fight?" Gu Won suddenly stood up. Ki Hwan and Ji Ah looked at him as he turned Yeon Woo's chair, pushing her into an empty office. He closed the door behind her.

"I can't even read the newspaper in peace." Gu Won commented.

Ki Hwan stood there before turning to look at Ji Hu. She was watching everything go down, but she didn't do a damn thing. If anything, she looked rather upset about something and it wasn't Gu Won basically telling Yeon Woo off without actually saying the words. Ki Hwan hadn't seen Ji Hu that upset since Madam Ju's funeral.

"You don't have to do this, you know." Seong Min crossed his arms as he stood in front of Ji Hu's desk. Ji Hu had come into the office for a short time to sign off on a few documents before her date with the man she was supposed to go on that blind date with.

"You say that as if I don't have a looming threat of losing this entire company to my batshit crazy family." Ji Hu said as she stood up from her desk. "I have no other choice, Seong Min. I respect my friends too much to put you through a marriage and Seok Min and Su Ahn will expect me to ask you." Ji Hu sighed. "I need some unknowing victim..."

"Um, please don't call him a victim to his face. Please." Seong Min said.

"Madam Ju wanted me to meet this guy, I owe her, and I do want to apologize for standing him up the first time." Ji Hu commented.

"Can't flowers say those words?"

"Why are you so against me picking some random man off the street, Seong Min? You didn't approve Gu Won and now you aren't approving of this guy-"

Seong Min cut her off. "What's his name?"

Ji Hu's face fell as she attempted to remember the blind date's name. "Kim-"

"Choi."

"Right, right. Um..." Ji Hu scratched the back of her head. "Mr. Choi... Won-"

"Choi Woo Sun."

"I would've gotten it!"

"Ji Hu." Seong Min placed his hands onto her shoulders. "What's the matter?" Seong Min knew something was wrong with Ji Hu from the moment she entered the office. She wasn't talkative and didn't interact with the employees. Ji Hu tried her hardest to talk with the employees, but today, she wasn't even talking to Gu Won. Ever since he became her bodyguard, Ji Hu was acting childish around him. It was a nice change of pace, but today they both seemed... upset with each other. "Talk to me."