Shades Of Him

02. the interview.

a/n: so sorry for the late update. I hope you read my post in my profile. I'm not sure when I can post the next part, but soon. happy reading! (and keep sending your prayers for 🍉)

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"Well, be my guest, Mr. Kim."

Minho's smile just drew a conclusion to Seungmin: this guy is an absolute dickhead.

Nonetheless, Seungmin cleared his throat a little before he tried to remembering on what he needs to do to save Jeongin from putting his graduation on halt.

The questions cue, recorder, his pen, his confidence—

But what he actually did was something opposite to what his brain told him to do: he scrambled the questions cue, accidentally dropped the pen as he took them out from his sling bag. The recorder that he was supposed to put on Minho's desk had safely landed on the carpeted floor in the company's executive director's room.

Well, 'safely' is a lied statement. It fell from Seungmin's bag, making all the other things that were supposed to stay silently in his bag, also dropped onto the floor; his lip balm, his working identification card, his wallet—

Just before he could pick everything up, Minho already reached his hand out to help the poor clumsy Seungmin from the embarrassment that he unintentionally created. Seungmin muttered a quick 'thank you.' under his breath as Minho was also crouching next to him.

Minho's hand then stopped from helping the younger as he held Seungmin's working identification card up. "Ah, you are working with the Cho & Kang LLP? ...You are a lawyer?"

Oh. My. Goodness.

Will Minho put him into the jail because he's pretending to be a journalist? Or does he hate lawyers because people in corporate world can be corrupted at times...Will he kidnap him and  sells his organs to the black market? Maybe throw Seungmin out from his current job? It seems like Minho can do those things to him  though just by looking into his vicious eyes.

"Apparently, yes, Director Lee." Seungmin answered shortly. "Did that fact bother you, sir?"

Minho shook his head. "You may proceed, Mr. Kim."

And so, Seungmin quickly arranged the questions cue again before he pressed the record button on Jeongin's recorder. He cleared his throat once again before he re-introduce himself to Minho as the courtesy of the interview.

And when it comes to one of Yang Jeongin's interesting questions, Seungmin found himself took a deep breath and tried to put a straight face with his formal smile on.

"The words are spiraling around the nation, Director Lee, regarding your personal affair. It's just a light question compared to the other things I've asked you earlier; about your early days into the company and all." Seungmin stopped as his eyes searching for Minho's reaction.

Minho still had this professional smile on his face. And Seungmin just realized how perfectly sculptured Minho's nose is as the older's gaze was focused on him. The glasses that the young executive director wore just perfectly seated at its place.

"Sure, what is it that you journalists want to know?"

Seungmin cleared his throat again before he continued. "You were never seen with a woman before, or being partnered with a lady for the formal functions."

"That is true. Most of the time, I am by myself." Minho stated, and still looking at Seungmin with this intense gaze, making the younger hesitant to continue this ridiculous question.

"I am so sorry, Director Lee, that I need to ask you this, but are you perhaps— gay?" Seungmin almost closed both of his eyes, not wanting to see Minho's reaction on the question.