What's Wrong With Assistant Kang?

29. What I Feel For You

Jaehee inhaled the fresh air surrounding them deeply, enjoying the mild tinge of sweetness in it. It all felt somehow familiar, though she pushed away her thoughts while she strode through the small neighborhood with Zen. "Is there a reason you wished to bring me here, Zen?" she asked, glancing at him.

Zen merely nodded. "Yeah. I'm sorry for intruding but... I heard that you're looking for someone special to you..." He scratched the back of his neck, as if afraid of bringing up the subject.

Jaehee smiled slightly at him, signaling for him to go on. "Oh... you're right. But... we haven't seen each other for a very long time. I can't even clearly remember his face..." she told him.

"Makes me wonder... Why is he so important to you?"

The chief assistant had to admit she was taken aback by the sudden question for a moment, but her expression softened quickly. "Because... he protected me... and I protected him, when we needed each other the most and we didn't have anybody else to take care of us..." She honestly felt it was more than that. Inexplicably, she felt an underlying bond strung between her and the young boy who helped her and she helped during those terrifying times.

They became friends.

Zen remained silent afterwards, waiting for a further explanation.

"..We survived together..." Jaehee sighed while her gaze fell downwards. "But then he suddenly disappeared and I wasn't able to see him again." She paused for a moment to chuckle. "He's the only boy who I've been close enough to to call Oppa in my life."

"That's how close you were, huh." Zen replied, unable to hide the slight bitterness lacing his words.

But Jaehee pretended not to notice it, unable to comprehend why he would feel disdain towards a little boy she just happened to be close to. "Yeah... I only wish to see him again. Even if just once... so I could thank him."

Zen forced a smile while looking at his shorter friend. "I see... You know, you've really helped me, Jaehee. You're always there cheering me on and ready to follow me to any place–"

"Oh? That's because I'm your fan, Zen." Jaehee answered without missing a beat, which made the actor's heart leap a little.

He cleared his throat, continuing. "I want to be your fan, too. I want to be the one to help you this time, because finding this boy is so important to you... I'll find him for you, Jaehee." he declared, full of confidence in his words.

She smiled so warmly he could feel his heart melting slightly. "Thank you, Zen... It means a lot to me."

He'd put his all in finding her friend for her, because he wanted to see her happy...

...And away from the Trust-Fund Kid.
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"Should I walk you home?" the albino asked her cheerfully, she chuckled under her breath at his charming expression.

"Ah, no, here's fine. I see Mr. Han returned to the office now." While on her walk with Zen, she had received a call from the director telling her she was required in something important and to come to the office again for a short while.

She immediately rushed towards C&R, apologizing to Zen for having to cut their walk short. Before leaving, she thanked him with a bow of her head and ran towards Jumin, who had walked out the building as soon as he spotted the two.

But to her surprise, Zen didn't walk away from her, remaining by her side even as she approached her boss.

Now the raven-haired and silver-haired glared daggers at each other while she puzzledly stared at the two.