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Yunho had been lying on the ground for a good five minutes. He didn’t dare get up, thinking it would have been better to die by splitting his skull open on that damn sidewalk, rather than remain fully aware that he had just fallen headfirst at the feet of his beautiful boss.
The young man had joined the company a few months ago and had, from the start, heard a lot about the director, Yeosang. A gorgeous woman, with short brown hair and a pale skin and a heart-shaped birthmark, of a pretty pink color, at her temple. A woman with a mysterious aura and a naturally sensual charm. But no one had really seen her, only glimpsed at the end of a corridor, through a white curtain during a meeting, but no employee outside of management had had the opportunity to hear even the sound of her voice.
And now, the first (and maybe last) impression his attractive boss would have of him would be that of a looser who had almost broken his nose at her feet. Yunho had always been clumsy ; he often tripped, dropped everything he was holding, lost almost everything, and missed many opportunities to keep quiet. He knew this perfectly well, but now he honestly thought his luck had never been worse. He just hoped Yeosang would leave without saying anything and leave him to rot on the sidewalk, as he deserved, for being a piece of shit who didn’t even know how to walk properly. Yet, a delicate, perfectly manicured hand was extended to him, and Yunho looked up with teary eyes at the person it belonged to.
Kang Yeosang. His fucking beautiful boss, Kang Yeosang.
“Are you okay ? Didn’t you hurt yourself ?” The voice was genuinely concerned, acting like a comforting balm on the simple employee’s shame.
Yunho blinked for a few seconds, trying to process who the soft and deep voice belonged to. “I… uh… yes ! I- yes, yes, great ! Perfectly fine even !” All the words came out faster than the young man would have liked when he stammered out this answer.
He stood up quickly, without taking the hand that was still extended to him, now towering over the other person by a head. Yeosang blinked his large, sparkling eyes, and when Yunho noticed his rudeness, he bent ninety degrees while grabbing the woman’s beautiful hand. A small voice in his head whispered that he would never wash his own again, too honored that his skin had come into contact with such a divine creature. Now that he had seen Yeosang, he simply felt as if the ground was giving way beneath his feet : no rumor could do justice to his patron’s beauty. She was ethereal, and he used that word because no other was stronger.
“Sorry for ignoring it ! Thank you for your help, ma’am !” His voice trembled with stress, and in his position, he couldn’t see Yeosang’s questioning pout at the word ma’am.
He didn’t dare move until delicate fingers cupped his face and lifted it. He could then see his superior’s mischievous smile and her playful gaze. Then, again, that deep, gravelly voice deliciously teasing his eardrums. The taller man felt his cheeks heat up and his heart drop into his stomach.
“I’ll let your rudeness slide because you’re really cute, but watch out next time, I won’t be so lenient.” It sounded like a tempting melody in the boy’s ears, pushing him and his churning stomach toward a warmth he didn’t know.
And before Yunho could even say anything in response, Yeosang was already walking past him to the black car that had been waiting for several minutes now. Yunho stood there like an idiot, his heart pounding and his cheeks flushed, his eyes dreamy and his breath caught in his throat.
“Oh wow.”
He could only think of one thing : he would make a fool of himself a thousand more times if necessary, for the privilege of being touched by his boss, to hear her deep voice tell him he was cute.
……….
In the car, Yeosang hummed happily, looking out the window, a chin resting in one hand while a foot tapped lightly in the air, a clear excitement of excitement. The driver, a small, brown hair man with a feline aura, noticed without any difficulty.
“Did anything good happen today, sir ?” Yeosang could hear the other boy’s smile in the tone of his voice.
“Hum, hum.” They were just sounds, and yet, the answer was clear within. “What was that boy’s name ?”
“Jeong Yunho, he joined the company less than a year ago.”
“Jeong Yunho..” Yeosang repeated, almost dreamily. “Interesting.”
Very interesting.