Twenty One

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November 9th

For almost a week, i suffered the agony not to visit her at home but Hyo Rin didnt make things easier for me. Avoiding me by all means, i just want to apologise to her to what i did and said. It never occurred to me that she was still a virgin. I thought she was already exposed to it during her previous relationship. But hell, i felt like shit. Making it worst, i accidentally called her Eun Suh. I moaned in complete displeasure. My p.a stared at me, blinking a few times before he finally asked am i okay.
"No. Did you ever accidentally called your ex's name when you have sex with your girlfriend?" I asked him.
"No," he replied,"What a stupid thing to do."
My face fell, burying my face in my hands, i could hear him sniggered. Yes, i was stupid. I know that.
"You did that?" My p.a asked and i immediately dismissed him, telling him to tell everyone that i dont want to be disturb.
I resist the temptation on calling Hyo Rin but even if i did call her, she never answer any of my phone calls nor my text messages.
In the end, i grabbed my coat and keys and decided to go over to her house and see how she was doing. And if i could, maybe apologise to her.
Snow that fell cooled me off slightly and i realised it might be useless to force her to see me. I knew she felt hurt and disappointed and most probably she was thinking that i must had treated her as replacement for Eun Suh. Was i? Eun Suh and Hyo Rin were not the same at all. By physical figure, maybe but their characters were very much alike. It was just that Eun Suh had some problem with depression even though she was a happy go lucky type of woman like Hyo Rin. Maybe i was treating her as Eun Suh. I ended up strolling along the busy street and cars that passed by where twice as much than ordinary days. Shops packed with shoppers apparently the entire row of shops were having some sales. Across the street were very much the same but there was one particular person that caught my attention. Smartly dressed, and the pencil skirt that she wore accentuate her figure, Hyo Rin was walking along the busy street. Without myself realising, i called out for her name as loud as i could. Causing a few onlookers to wondered who i was calling. I got off the street, calling out for her name and this time, she stopped and turned. Surprised to see me but her face turned into fear. Before i knew it, she ran over to me, pushed me off from the middle of the road, onto the street. We both fell onto the ground and i got yelled at. Apparently by a driver who cursed me violently for standing at the middle of the road. Was i?
"You stupid fucking idiot," Hyo Rin's choices of curses were hilarious.
"If you're trying to kill yourself, dont stand in the middle of the road. I can bring you to the waterfront so that you could jump into Han river, it'll be less painful," Hyo Rin scolded me.
I hugged her in relieved,"Am i glad to see you. Why didnt you answer any of my calls and text messages?"
She freed herself from my hugs and dammit it hurts me like hell.
"I was busy. I started my internship a couple of days ago, sooner than i expected," she explained.
"You could have told me," i said,"I waited for you like an idiot."
"I know why you've been trying to call and all but, if you're trying to apologise to me and explained why, just forget it," she said,"I dont want to talk about it because there's nothing to talk about. Whats done, is done. Plus, it was normal for things like that to happen, i think."
"At least you could have told me that you were still a virgin," i muttered under my breath,"I could have done it a little-"
"Gentler?" She scoffed,"I did told you, but well, i dont blame you though. We were both a little out of control that night."
"Im-"
She raised her hand,"Dont apologise."
"Then? What am i suppose to say? Oh, i had so much fun that night and i even still bear your scratched marks on me?" I said to her, feigning my temper. Not wanting any passersby to overheard our conversation.
Mortified, she narrowed her eyes at me, took a very deep breath and as calm as she could, she said,"I have to go now. There are several private and confidential papers in my bag at the moment. Oh and," she moved closer, with her lips barely touched my ear, she said,"The scratched marks were nothing comparing to the hickeys that were still visible on my breasts and my ribs."
I gasped, groaned inwardly as i watched her walked away. She was obviously mad but to me, it was sexy as hell. A devious plan came to me and this time, she wont be able to wriggle nor squirmed her way out.
I called upon my p.a and asked him to find out where Hyo Rin currently doing her internship at.
By the time i get back to my office, my p.a was ready to tell me where and i smiled to myself when i realised that i knew the owner of the advocates she was working at. I told my p.a what was needed to be done and patiently, i waited for 4p.m.
The clock ticked and there was a knock on my door. Pretending to be busy, i asked them to come in. My p.a stepped into the office, followed by disgruntled looking Hyo Rin.
"My, my, what a pleasant surprise," i said,"Have a seat please. Would you like some coffee? Tea? Or m-"
"No thanks, im okay," she said quickly.
I signaled my p.a to leave and before i could say anything, Hyo Rin said to me,"Mr. Kim Jong Kook, im here upon your request and since my boss insisted me on going, i had to come over. He even said that it would be an advantage for me, gaining some new experience about corporate legal advice. So, i suggest you to stop having any wayward thoughts and be professional. Even though i doubt that you even need a legal advice, especially from an intern."
"Very well said, Miss. But, there's one problem. I do need some legal advice regarding about something." I got off from my seat and locked the door. Hyo Rin looked shocked and she too, got off from the seat and before she could say or even do anything, i grasped her hand, pulled her closed to me and said,"This is what you get for provoking me in the street."
"Provoking? When? Provoking how?" She asked, struggling to get her hand free from my firm grip,"May i know how did i provoke you, Mr. Kim Jong Kook?"
"Well, you told me that the hickeys that i made on you were still visible even though it was almost a week," i said very closely to her ear, purposely brushed my lips against her skin,"I very much would want to see it myself."
She gasped,"What?! Now? Are you crazy, ajusshi?"
"So, we're back to ajusshi now?" I said to her, caressing her face down to the base of her neck.
"Listen, ajusshi," she said, emphasizing the last word with effort,"Dont do anything stupid. Not here. Not now."
"I find you, alluring and hot, dressed like this," i said to her unbuttoning her shirt one at the time,"Honestly, after what happened that night, i began to yearn more for you."
"So, before that happened, you never yearn for me?" She asked, pulling herself away from me,"Not even once?"
"What?" I asked,"No, thats not what i meant."
"Im sorry, ajusshi but i think that, that was what you just said. If it wasnt because of sex, i dont think you would want to see me so badly," she said and ouch, that hurts.
"No, even before we had sex, i would still want to see you but the problem is you who doesnt want to see me ever since i date your sunbae," i argued back,"I had no problem hanging out with you because i want to maintain our friendship. But you-"
"Isnt it obvious?" She interjected.
"Im a man. What is obvious? Its a common nature for a man not to realised even the smallest things even though its right in front of me," i was beyond annoyed.
"Do you even remember what i told you that night?" She asked, shaking her head slightly,"I think you missed that part out."
"What? Which? Can you just go straight to the point?" I said to her.
"I love you, Mr. Kim Jong Kook," she said as calmly as she could,"Ive fallen for you since the first time we've become friends. But you kept on drawing lines that we couldnt be more than just friends. I was pushed aside, to the friend zone. At first, i was okay with it because from the look on your face, i knew that you once had loved someone dearly and i was right, when you told me about Eun Suh. But then, you date my senior and i got jealous. I thought it was obvious and i wanted to tell you but you were too dumb to realise it."
"I guess i was the only one who felt that i needed to see you more and wanted your presence. The reason why i left your apartment on that previous night it wasnt because i was still a virgin. I just dont want to be used for sex. I somehow sensed that no matter how close you and Ye Jin had become, you havent got intimate with her. Not even once. I doubt that you have kissed her." Hyo Rin sighed heavily. Her hands slipped off from my grip and that was it.
I watched her leave with a clear disappointment on he face. The door closed shut behind her and i slumped into my seat. Digesting every single word of her confession. Finally realising that the reason why she agreed on setting me up on a blind date was not for me to date Ye Jin but to spend more time with her. I sighed heavily. I am dumb.

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