But she ended up making a different decision than promised.

Sometimes, it was better to be a bit noisy.

If she unnecessarily denied the love affair, people would surely latch onto and tear apart other aspects of Su Hee.

That’s why CEO Choi decided not to respond, knowing all that.

‘What should I say to CEO Han Seung Jo.’
He had promised to quash the rumors of their romance as quickly as possible, but now that he couldn’t, he had to let the person involved know.

Speaking of which, Seung Jo had said he wanted to meet due to a work issue.

He wanted to avoid meeting as much as possible due to the rumors of their romance, but he couldn’t just break the news over the phone.

Su Hee took out her cell phone and called Seung Jo.

Just as the dial tone was getting long and she thought he might be in the middle of work and was about to hang up.

[Hello.] His distinctive low, soft voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Are you available to talk right now?”
[I am. Go ahead.] “I’m calling about the thing we were supposed to discuss today. When would be a good time for you?”
[I think anytime after 7pm would work.] “Then, shall we meet at 8?”
[Let’s do that.] The biggest problem was the location.

Due to the scandal with Su Hee, Seung Jo’s face had already become widely known to many people.

Meeting in an open space would be as good as admitting to dating.

There was no suitable place to meet.

[Let’s meet at my house.] Su Hee was at a loss for words at Seung Jo’s casual suggestion.

It felt like he was pouring fuel on the blazing rumors of their romance.

“What if we get caught by the reporters, wouldn’t that make things worse?”
[You don’t need to worry about security. It won’t be like Oh Su Hee’s apartment where reporters are coming and going.] Despite Seung Jo’s assurance, Su Hee hesitated to answer immediately.

As the silence prolonged, Seung Jo proposed another option.

[Or, we could go somewhere you prefer. Do you have a place in mind?] She had nowhere in mind.

Perhaps instead of going outside to avoid the reporters, Seung Jo’s home might be safer.

“No, I’ll go to your place.”
Thud.

Chul Yong, who had parked the van in Su Hee’s apartment parking lot, stepped on the brake in a hurry.

Chul Yong, who had turned his upper body a great deal, looked at his cell phone and Su Hee alternately.

“Please send me the address in a message.”
As soon as Su Hee hung up, Chul Yong jumped up as if he was about to fall backwards.

“You, are you saying you’re going to meet CEO Han now?”
“Not now, at 8 o’clock.”
Chul Yong, who had calmed his rising anger, opened his mouth again.

“You’re going to meet CEO Han at 8 o’clock?”
“Yeah, I think I need to explain what happened today.”

Chul Yong, too, believed that he should meet in person to explain why he couldn’t actively respond to the dating rumor.

However, he didn’t feel comfortable sending her alone to Seung Jo’s house.

“If it’s about that, I’ll go and explain. You don’t necessarily have to go.”
“But, the CEO said he has something to tell me separately, so I think it’s right for me to go.”
“If you really have to go, I’ll go with you.”
Chul Yong insisted strongly, not backing down.

“You’re coming too?”
“Don’t go alone to a man’s house.”
The word ‘man’ didn’t suit Seung Jo and it made her burst out laughing.

She had never considered Seung Jo as a man before.

There were definitely moments when her heart had fluttered intermittently towards Seung Jo.

But she concluded that it wasn’t because she felt Seung Jo as a man, it was simply due to the situations they faced together.

“Brother, don’t worry. The CEO isn’t a man to me.”
“If CEO Han isn’t a man, then am I a squid?”
Su Hee, as if absurd, lifted one corner of her mouth.

“What does that even mean.”
“Anyway, it’s not happening. You’re coming with me today.”
He couldn’t just watch Su Hee, who was like a younger sister to him, enter a tiger’s den.

“Are you doing this because you’re worried the CEO might do something to me?”
“Of course. Don’t trust men too much.”
She never trusted men, but she was oddly confident in Han Seung Jo.

Still, because she understood Chul Yong’s feelings, Su Hee nodded her head.

“Okay. Then come to my house by 7:30.”
“Okay. I’ll be there on time.”
After reaching a consensus, Su Hee said goodbye to Chul Yong and got out of the van.

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While he was working, Seung Jo checked the time that appeared on the corner of his monitor.

As soon as 6 o’clock passed, Seung Jo put down the report he was holding.

If he finished all his work and left, he felt like he wouldn’t be able to keep his promise with Su Hee.

Just when he was about to pack his tablet into his briefcase and stand up,

The secretary knocked on the office door and came in.

The secretary, who could not hide her flustered expression, bowed her head.

“CEO, the Chairman is here.”
Perhaps he couldn’t wait, Han Byung Ho entered the office.

“Where did you leave your cell phone that you can’t even answer my call?”
Instead of a friendly greeting to his son, Byung Ho threw a sharp rebuke.

However, as if such a scolding was nothing, Seung Jo didn’t even look at him.

“It’s time to leave work now. Come back tomorrow.”
“You know I didn’t come here for work.”

Starting and ending the conversation was entirely up to Byung Ho.

Seeing that Byung Ho had no intention of leaving, Seung Jo signaled his secretary to leave the room with his eyes.

Once the secretary had shut the door and left, Seung Jo put on the jacket that had been hanging on the coat rack.

“I have an appointment. If you have something to say, please say it quickly.”
“Do you dare to command me so rudely?”
Seung Jo, raising an eyebrow, retorted sarcastically.

“Rudeness, you say? If I really were rude, would I be facing a father who came without any contact?”
The face of Byung Ho, who was suddenly overwhelmed with anger, turned red.

Byung Ho, about to yell, held his breath and composed his expression.

“Are you really seeing that actress?”
“Is that what you have to say after seeing your son after a month?”
‘How are you doing, have you eaten?’ Ignoring those common words.

Yet, Seung Jo felt no disappointment towards his ever unchanged father.

As Seung Jo deflected, Byung Ho began to speculate and yelled.

“Didn’t I say you can’t mess around?”
The reason for showing interest in him was merely because of a love affair.

There was a time when he did all kinds of things as a child because he wanted that attention.

He had fought with his friends and even packed a bag to run away from home once.

He had rather hoped for a scolding. After all, that was a form of attention too.

He had expressed his longing for love with his whole body, but all he received in return was neglect.

It was ridiculous that he was receiving the attention he had longed for at fifteen only after turning thirtyone.

“I didn’t expect you to say ‘messing around’. It’s such an oldfashioned word that I never had a chance to hear it.”
“Han Seung Jo!”
Despite the roar of anger, Seung Jo did not even blink.

“What are you covering for that child? You’re not really dating her, are you?”
The anger welled up.

The person who was his father, who had never cared what he did or where he did it, was now meddling in the love life of his grownup child.

Seung Jo gave a snort of laughter, and the color drained from Byung Ho’s face.

“Han Seung Jo, you…”
That’s why he always wanted to go astray.

“I am seeing her, Miss Oh Su Hee.”
Very much in the wrong way.

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