Tomorrow With You (ChanBaek)

Chapter Fifty One

The sky was clear outside the window of his office as Chanyeol signed the papers that needed approval. It is not even summer yet but the air in Seoul is already humid as he asked his assistant to lower the room temperature of his office.

After signing the last document requesting for approval, he gave the folders back to his assistant and she went out to return the papers to the employees. He looked at the window and breathed out a heavy sigh while staring at the serene, blue sky. His phone rang just when his assistant came back to remind him of his meeting with a client. He looked at his phone and saw Min Jae's name as the caller, and turned his phone off.

"How much time do I have left?" He asked.

"Fifteen minutes, sir. They will be waiting at the conference room." His assistant said.

"Who's the presenter?"

"Ms. Jung Nari."

Chanyeol frozed, remembering the burden he left on his first project with Jung Nari. He was supposed to be her partner but it looked like he bailed after leaving the client to her. Despite his injury and being captived inside his house, Chanyeol got promoted when it was Jung Nari who did all the work. He felt apologetic everytime he see her at the building, and he felt uncomfortable talking to her about her assigned work.

"You go ahead and take the contracts with you, I'll be right behind. I just have to use the bathroom first." Chanyeol said.

"Ah, yes."

Chanyeol looked back at the sky for the last time, thinking if it is going to rain despite the sun shining bright. He hoped for it to pour, not too keen to see the stars when the sky turned from blue to black. He gathered himself before standing up from his chair and walked out of his office to go to the conference room.

When he arrived, the client was already there. He apologized for being a few minutes late and greeted their guests before awkwardly glancing at Jung Nari to start the presentation. He sat on his chair and was preoccupied for the first half of the report, he was even tapped by his secretary when everyone's eyes was on him without him noticing.

"Are you okay, Mr. Park?" One of the clients asked.

"Ah, yes. Like what Ms. Jung Nari has presented, we have already gathered all the data and found that branching out internationally will only be possible if we meet the investors' deadline. And our company is already doing the best we can to make sure that you won't have to worry about mishaps."

Chanyeol sighed when their eyes were brought back to Jung Nari. He let her talk until the signing of their contracts. Chanyeol shook their hands and thanked the clients for doing business with them.

When the clients are gone, Chanyeol was left at the conference room by his assistant. He was staring at his clipboard, fidgeting the egde.

"That wasn't so bad." He was immediately brought back from spacing out when Jung Nari walked towards him.

"Ah.. yeah."

"Why are you startled?" Nari asked, grinning at him.

"Nothing.

"Are you still bothered by me?"

"No. Why would I?" Chanyeol defensively said that he regretted a little.

"Chanyeol, it's been so long. I said I was okay with it."

"Okay with what? What? And why are you talking to me without honorifics?"

"I'm still older than you, Mr. Executive. I'm your senior at the university and when you came to work here in the office." Nari laughed looking at Chanyeol being uncomfortable. "Have you had lunch yet?"