Sugar Daddy | Johnil

...27🌹

What should he do?

He has been trying for almost three weeks to at least give Taeil a drive home or to school but the short male shuts him down everytime. The most he allows him to do is walk him to the bus stop and even that was not initiated by Taeil himself.

Youngho was really trying. Buying stuff for him and sending it anonymously to the hospital but he stopped after a week because the younger male expressed that he wanted nothing from him and he respected that; didn't mean he couldn't convince him to take it for someone else.

Being the successful fashionable businessman he was today, if Taeil wouldn't take it for himself, he would accept them for the baby. He didn't want to play that card, but he wanted Taeil to accept his gifts, at least the meals he sent there because that's the only thing at the moment he could think of to show the expecting male that he didn't mean what he said the day they parted or ended the deal rather.

He wanted Taeil to come back to the manor and live with him so he could watch over him better and most importantly, learn to rightfully take care of him and the baby but he didn't want to push it. He knew that much would be too soon so, he held off.

He tried taking a more subtle approach, one that was contradicting to his own persona, and speak to the male. Little by little, Taeil spoke to him without the tremble in his voice, as if he was going to burst out crying any moment and more of an unfazed tone. It was better than the younger being afraid of him, that much he can say.

What tactics should he try today?

"Mr. Seo?"

Youngho was currently in a conference room discussing the usual, this time the sub category is summer wear. They have been throwing ideas across the boardroom for months, the CEO dismissing mediocre presentations of what's in and what they can combine it with and so forth and it was really becoming a bore to Youngho.

He craved innovation, creativity, color that blend; warm colors, cool colors, vibrant colors that fit the time, the day, the mood and even the characteristics of the human being and what's around them. He wanted something that didn't involve recycling from others ideas and making it his own, he never been about that and never will.

He didn't look impressed or seemed as if he was listening and they were right, he wasn't because he was thinking of what tactics he needed to try so he could get Taeil to trust him. He looked up to the person that called him, side glancing him to signify that he is acknowledged and the gentleman cleared his throat and continued on.

"W-we.." an intern stuttered, intimidated by the CEO's gaze before continuing, "yes sir, if you don't mind, I have a proposal?"

Youngho nodded his head a bit to say 'proceed' and he did, the CEO loosening his vest and tie so he could breathe better.

"I was taking a close look at the clothes you have created and sold so far and they are mainly targeted to persons in their teens and early adulthood." The intern began, fixing the designer test glasses he had on his face as he lost velocity in what he wanted to say. "I.. you see uh.."

Youngho sighed, sitting up in his seat as he closed his eyes for a few seconds, rotated his head and opened his eyes again to stare at the scared male. The room was silent, almost ready for the CEO to be at the younger male's neck. "I won't bite you just say what you have to say. What do you suggest?"

And much like the intern, everyone in the room eyes went wide. He didn't yell at him? "Continue." Youngho encouraged, poised face ever so prominent on his features. 

"Yes, as I was saying sir. Why don't we try to target a different.. group?" The intern honestly didn't know what to expect but what Youngho said next, gave him so much confidence but not enough to get in and over his head.