Our Glamorous Time( A Vsoo adaptation novel by Ding Mo)

Chapter 14(A Warm Winter Night)

Had you ever won a jackpot before?

That was what the inexplicable excitement that Jisoo was experiencing right now felt like.

Kang Mingcong still ended up attending the dinner appointment. He did not invite Mr Kim and the rest for dinner. But, their conversation had been very long—over two hours—so that was good enough.

The car moved steadily as night descended; the passengers’ faces were lit by the glittering lights from the street. The smile on Mr Park’s face was as mellow as wine. He leaned against his seat in a good mood, and after taking a sip of mineral water, he finally revealed to Jisoo and Mr Gong Yoo the truth behind this “mission impossible.”

“They played two rounds of GO(a board game). Despite being the CEO of a company on the Fortune 500 list, Kang Mingcong was no match for  Kim Taehyung! Not satisfied with his loss, Mr. Kang invited Taehyung to meet again this weekend.”

“Wow!” both Jisoo and Mr Gong Yoo exclaimed in amazement. They glanced at Mr Kim, who was sitting in the back. He was sitting straight, his legs crossed, gazing at the night view outside the window. He looked composed, as usual, showing no sign of joy or contentment. The only difference was his slightly rosy cheeks, perhaps due to their long stay in a warm room just now.

Mr Gong Yoo, a veteran in business like Mr Park, immediately took the chance to express his deepest admiration for Mr Ky. Jisoo was in no rush to butter Mr Kim up though; as his assistant, she would have plenty of chances to do so in the future. Therefore, she just smiled and nodded in agreement.

But... thinking back to the information provided by her brother, she did not recall any mention of her boss being good at GO. Of course, her brother’s information was not necessarily complete.

So, was today’s incident purely because of luck?

As she was thinking, she unconsciously peeked at Mr Kim through the rear-view mirror. Boss, you can continue to remain silent as long as you’re always useful and practical. Ha!

At the same time, Taehyung, who was staring outside of the window, suddenly shifted his gaze; his eyes met hers.

Jisoo gave him a big smile.

His appearance was impeccable, his eyes were bright.

Just when Jisoo was about to look away, his lips lifted a little; he gave her a soft smile.

Jisoo’s heart skipped a beat. She blushed.

Gosh... This handsome boss, who is slow to speak, after accomplishing something big, chose only to beam at me. This is quite flattering.

Jisoo smiled back at him, then she looked away.

Mr Park spoke again: “I reckon we will receive Ming Sheng Group’s invitation to bid next week. However... SMQ seems to have a very deep connection with Ming Sheng Group,” he said flatly.

Jisoo and Mr Gong Yoo stared ahead in silence.

Indeed, right after they had set up the meeting time, Oh Sehun had swooped in with an earlier appointment. Someone from Ming Sheng Group must have tipped him off; said person was capable of arranging SMQ’s appointment before Layover’s. The connection must run deeper than they had expected.

The four of them had dinner in a hurry, then rushed back to Layover.

While getting out of the car, Jimin shook Taehyung ’s hand, saying, “Leader, now you will focus on playing GO with the higher-ups. Leave the rest to us.”

Taehyung smiled. “Mmm.”

After that, Mr Park went to the marketing department with Mr Gong Yoo. Jisoo followed Mr Kim to the top floor. She understood what Mr Park had meant just now: the two presidents had bonded well. During this period of time, they needed to employ all possible means to build connections with the other departments of Ming Sheng Group in order to compete against SMQ.