rich [k.d.h fanfic]

h - harsh [4/4]

Donghyuk enters the company alone and walks with his usual stoic facial expression. He only notices that no one was rising to greet him up till the actual office consisting of his company's employees. He glances around, feeling quite small and just another worker in the company. No wanting anyone to see his distress, he walks straight to the private elevator and once the doors closes; he tilts his head and widens his eyes, not quite understanding the situation.

Once the doors open, he walks out and Minji was busily typing away on her laptop. He walks past her and no attempts to move, further insulting his very status. He enters his office and hiss in annoyance, taking off his blazer to hang it up. "Like the present I gave you?" someone, Youjung, asks and he flinches in surprise.

A lazy smile appears as he sits next to her on the couch at the other end, facing her. "I was wondering who was supporting the employees till the point that they dare defy a company legacy," he says, "turns out, it's the mighty Min Youjung."

She mimics the smile and stares at him. "I told you before, it's a shit legacy," she replies as his eyes narrow. "After being here for about five months, it came to my attention that the workers spend at least two to three hours per week, sometimes day to just stand up and greet the higher-ups. This decreases the efficiency of working because it breaks the focus of one person, disrupting the work that can actually be produced. So I told everyone to not put the company legacy in mind and just focus on doing their tasks."

He leans against his propped up arm while observing her. "Also, I've rearrange the system slightly, it's a waste of time for one team to be working on only one project so I've assigned a maximum of three to the team and depending on their performances, it can increase or decrease," she mentions. "Also, some workers have feedback wanting to be in different groups from time to time."

"See to it. We'll see the progress of how it goes once it has been tested. For now, change the teams every month after the first change that is to be posted up by tomorrow," he replies. "Would changing from computers to laptops be better for the employees during movement?"

"They could simply log on and log off the computers so leave it as it is and we'll see how everything goes," she answers before looking away to grab a drink.

Like always, her heels were abandoned at the foot of the coffee table and her hair tied up in a high ponytail that only Donghyuk and Minji witness. "What are we going to do about... us," he speaks up and she lowers the cup from her lips, staring into the transparent liquid.

"There wasn't an us in the first place," she responses quietly. "This us, you mention, is fake, remember?"

Donghyuk releases a deep breath and grimaces slightly at the thought of the talk they had about a week ago.

"Because I didn't want to be around you," she whispered, her mind cleared of all tiredness.

"Pardon?" he said, not having heard what she whispered.

"Nothing," she spoke a little louder, brushing it away. "There wasn't a reason, I just wanted to escape. The atmosphere was suffocating."

He ran a hand through his hair in frustration. "You're not someone to just to run away," he said in confusion. "You're someone who stands their ground and talk it out."

Youjung forced a bitter smile out, applauding at her acting skills on the inside. "People act differently with different situations. I wasn't thinking, so I ran," she said. "I hope you can understand. I'm sorry if I made you worried."

Her meek manner was something Donghyuk saw before hence he shifted his position, not wanting to look awkward. "You know that you can tell me anything right?" he probed with a small smile.