Fixed | Minsung

Twenty-Five

***PRESENT (5 YEARS LATER)***

THIRD PERSON

He stared at the stars with a cup of coffee in his hand. With a sip, he sighed, "Looking back, it's been 5 years since I last saw you."

"I wonder how you're doing... Lino-hyung..."

A smile curved into his lips as he saw a star twinkling, "I wonder why, why I'm always looking at the stars ever since I left..."

"No matter how far away a person is from you, you can always look at the stars..."

"...because the stars will always connect the two of you... no matter what."

"I guess I can't just forget you completely..."

"Mr. Han."

He turned his head and saw his secretary standing by the glass door with an ipad in her hand. "Lilian, what's the matter?"

She walked towards him and handed him the ipad, together with the apple pencil. "I need you to sign this document."

"Oh, right." Jisung said as he complied with the latter's request.

"Also, I suggest you start packing now, sir. You still have a flight to Korea at 5:00 pm." 

"Well... the thing is, my room is too messy right now that I can't even find the right things to pack."

She sighed, "Mr. Han, this is the fifth time I've rescheduled your flight. I wouldn't be surprised if you're doing this in purpose."

"W-what are you saying? I'm not, I just... tend to forget stuff."

"Is that really the reason or you just don't want to see a certain someone, I wonder..." She muttered, loud enough for Jisung to hear.

"I can hear you, you know."

She grabbed the ipad and pencil from Jisung and gave him a firm look, "Well then please, be sure not to miss your flight this time. Your cousin has been calling me for numerous times already. You have no idea how mad he is."

Jisung let out a nervous laugh, "D-don't remind me that. I'll take care of it once we arrive in Korea."

"I'm not even sure if we're still be able to set our feet in the land of Korea with that attitude of yours."

"What— come on, Lilian! Stop being so grumpy! I'm your boss but why does it seem like you're scolding me right now?"

Her eyebrows twitched as she tried to calm herself. "Mr. Han, it's not that I'm disrespecting you. I just sometimes get pissed on how you're practically giving me a lot of extra jobs when I'm already busy enough as your secretary."

"What do you—"

"You're always late on meetings and I always have to run in my heels to find you."

"Well—"

"You're always missing in action when there are important documents for you to manage."

"Uh..."

"Not to mention, your office is such a mess that I always have to clean up the files for you."

"Aha..."

"You're often late for work and when I come here in your house you're still sleeping!"

"Lilian, calm down—"

"More importantly, your house is always a mess! Are you really the son of the Han family?! I've been enduring this job for 5 years. When I was assigned to be your secretary, my officemates even held me a prayer meeting because they knew what misfortune fate has gave me!"

"Lilian—"

"And now you've been missing your flights for 4 timesalready, you still haven't packed your things, and you still haven't signed all the documents I asked you to sign!"

"Lilian, let's—"

"Your cousin's voice has been ringing in my ears even in my sleep. It should've been you being scolded, but because you're always refusing to talk to him, I always had to make excuses!"

"Lil—"

"I haven't been getting enough sleep because I'm always managing the files you should've been managing. A lot of clients have been complaining to me. Not to mention, you have to go back to Korea as soon as possible because your father has decided to assign you to manage your Korean branch. Your cousin has been calling me at least three times a day to ask where you've been. Even in my sleep, your cousin's voice has been ringing in my ears. It should've been you being scolded, but because you're always refusing to talk to him, I always had to make excuses and now I'm running out of ideas!"

"Li—"

"Mr. Han, I know you've been love-sick for the past 5 years—"

"W-what?! Since when did I say I was l-love-sick?!"

"You don't need to say it for me to know! Why else would you look at the stars every night and mutter these random dramatic phrases?!"

"O-oh... so you heard that..."

"Ah, if I knew this is how life is as your secretary, I would've refused from the start! I'd rather find a new company than have the job as your secretary!"

"Lilian—"

"No wonder you have been missing your previous flights the past few days."

"What—"

"But please! Mr. Han, I am also human and I want an end to this never ending tasks you always give me. You still have a lot of pending documents you need to check and I—"

"Okay, okay! I promise I won't miss my flight this time!"

Lilian let out a deep breath and gave him a professional smile, "Thank you, sir."

Jisung felt a little scared at his secretary after that tremendous rant she just had. He wouldn't deny it, he realized he had been giving his secretary a lot of tasks ever since they arrived in Malaysia.

"Look, I'm sorry. I want to make it up to you. If there's anything you want me to do, I'll do it." Jisung told her.

An evil smile curved into Lilian's face, "Oh yes sir, there is."

Later on, Jisung finds himself seated in his office chair in small office room from his house. 

Lilian dropped a thick file of papers in Jisung's table and dusted her hands off. She put her hands on his waist and gave her boss a nod, "You need to finish this by morning, Mr. Han."

"T-this many?!" Jisung shrieked with his eyes widened. "How did it get this thick?"

Lilian clenched her fist and gave him a forced smile, "Whose fault do you think this is?"

Jisung felt shivers down his spine, he steadied his body and started going through the thick pack of files in front of him. "I-I was joking! Fine, I'll finish this by morning!"

"Well then, I'll excuse myself." She said, taking a bow before turning away.

"Oh, and Lilian?"

Lilian stropped in her track and turned back to Jisung, "Yes, sir?"

"Before I go to the airport, there's someone I should go see first."

"Is that person perhaps be..."

Jisung turned to her with a nod and gave her a smile, "Yes."

"Jiwoo."

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Okay so a lot have been commenting that this book will be having a sequel but... I'm sorry to disappoint but this story won't be having a sequel. After I finish this book, I'm going to start writing my 2 seungjin books so whatever this story's ending will be will stay as that.

Lots of love! <3