HE RETURNED AS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL (PART ll)

Chapter 239: Hottie Designer (4)

Kang Ra-Eun’s gaze focused on the end of Seo Yi-Jun’s ballpoint pen. She immediately catched on from the unmoving pen that he was hesitating to sign the contract.

“Is there something you don’t like among the conditions? Tell me and I’ll get Mr. Park to modify it right away.”

“No. There’s nothing like that.”

The conditions of employment weren’t bad; rather, the conditions were just right for Yi-Jun, who was still a student. The salary was also quite handsome like Park Seol-Hun had mentioned, but Yi-Jun was reluctant to sign the contract despite all that.

“Um, Noona.”

“What is it?”

“Do I have to sign this contract right away?” ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

“No, it’s nothing urgent. Mr. Park also said that you can take your time.”

“Then could I sign it later?”

“...”

Although she was not showing it, Ra-Eun was quite surprised by Yi-Jun’s decision to put off the contract signing. Yi-Jun had always said himself that he wanted to work at Levanche, so she couldn’t help but find it weird that his attitude had suddenly changed.

‘Well, I’m sure he’s getting offers from tons of other companies.’

It was not a bad idea for him to compare Levanche’s conditions of employment with those of other companies. After all, the choice was up to Yi-Jun to make. Although Ra-Eun would be sad if he chose to work at a different company, she did not want to force him to come work for them simply out of attachment.

“Okay. Take your time thinking it through,” Ra-Eun expressed.

“I’m sorry, Noona.”

“It’s okay. It’s your prerogative to choose the company that offers you better conditions. I have no place to meddle with that.”

“No. It’s not because I’ve been offered a job from someplace else.”

“Then why?”

“...” Yi-Jun hesitated to answer.

It had been because he had recently come to realize that being way too close to Ra-Eun could possibly become a detriment to the possibility of a romantic relationship blooming between them. Hence, Yi-Jun had been thinking it would be a good idea to distance himself a little from her. However, he couldn’t tell her this.

“I’ll tell you when I get the chance next time,” he said.

“Since when have you been this secretive?”

“I’m not sure myself.”

Yi-Jun did not want to do this either, but he had no choice this time. That was how important Ra-Eun was to him.

***

As Ra-Eun was being driven back home after a film shoot, Chief Jung, who had come to the set, brought something up to her.

“Ra-Eun. Do you have some free time next week?”

“Free time?”

“You see...”

Chief Jung seemed troubled; it did not look to be about something good.

“You know Jeong-Yun, right?”

“Choi Jeong-Yun sunbae? Yes.”

She was an actress in the same agency as Ra-Eun, who had debuted three years earlier than her. They were not awfully close, but Ra-Eun had a fairly good impression of Jeong-Yun because she had taught Ra-Eun things that she did not know about back when they had starred in a drama together.