17 Do you like this girl? Chung Ji-Eun? (1/2)

Two days.

It's been two days and nothing eventful had happened.

Well, maybe Yuri's wrath-filled rant the other day would count as eventful, but Hyun-Shik didn't really care as much as he would have liked. Maybe it's because her anger was justified at the time?

Hyun-Shik shook his head as he drank his beer. He had been loitering around his backyard for the better part of the day, trying to enjoy his rest day. But his mind decided to keep him busy that he began recalling everything that had happened the past two days.

He recalled the day he met Chung Ji-Eun at his Aunt's company. He didn't think that he would be seeing her anytime soon, in fact, just a day after their marriage meeting. What's worse, they met at a place so unexpected that he had failed to even notice his actual girlfriend's presence.

He had been so preoccupied at the time that when he finally noticed Yuri at the company studio, her initial surprise already made a turn for the worst.

She had mouthed to him, ”What are you doing here?”

To which he responded a simple word, ”Aunt.”

Yuri raised an eyebrow at him and glanced at the heiress' retreating back.

”You know her?”

Hyun-Shik glanced at Ji-Eun and nodded.

”Later,” he had mouthed and slowly followed his Aunt's group out of the studio.

A little while later, he recalled that Yuri sent him a text message just as he was about to chase after the young heiress after their goodbyes.

Wait for me. We need to talk about something.

He remembered staring at his phone for a full minute before deciding to give up on his former plan. His Aunt had already began a conversation with him about the Song Corp, but he was so out of it that she just clicked her tongue at him and playfully remarked, ”You're really distracted today.”

Hyun-Shik ran a hand through his hair and looked at his Aunt sheepishly.

”I'm sorry,” he had said. ”I just didn't think I'd be seeing Ji-Eun here.”

”Ji-Eun?” His Aunt's smile grew wide. ”So, you and Ms. Chung already knew each other?”

”Yes,” he said.

”May I ask how?” His Aunt pushed gently.

”Marriage meeting,” Hyun-Shik decided to tell his Aunt the truth. ”Mother and President Chung knew each other and decided on it.”

He remembered seeing the surprise on his Aunt's face. A minute of silence passed and she laughed.

”What were your parents thinking?” His Aunt remarked. ”I'm sorry, Hyun-Shik. I didn't know. And here, I tried to do something unnecessary.”

Hyun-Shik looked at his Aunt's apologetic face. ”Auntie, it's not your fault. Don't worry too much.”

His Aunt looked at him for some time before deciding to ask him, ”You... Do you like this girl? Chung Ji-Eun?”

His voice trailed off. He felt his Aunt's eyes boring into his brain, so he decided to continue.