The Vice-Chairman I Accidentally Found - Chapter 48

“I’m saying that I’ll forgive you, Ha Joon ssi.”
In the midst of being dumbfounded, the moment I faced him calling my name, I realized.

The size of my determination and fear was nothing compared to the love I had for him.
“What did you just say…….”
Ha Joon hurriedly met the gaze he had been avoiding until now.
“The generous me is saying I’ll forgive you just this once.”
Having finished her words, Su Ah took Ha Joon’s cheeks in both her palms.
“So, don’t be hurt like this, and don’t blame yourself. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Held in Su Ah’s hands, Ha Joon vigorously nodded his head up and down.
“If you worry me like this again, I really won’t see you. Do you understand?”
“Yes. Yes. I totally understand.”
Ha Joon nodded his head without pause.
“Thank you. Really, thank you for not saying that you’re leaving.”
Su Ah quietly stared at the brightly smiling Ha Joon.

I can’t let go of such a lovable person.

No, I don’t want to let him go.

Even if a giant wave were to engulf me again someday, I want to love this person without regrets, for now.

The moment our gazes met in midair, Ha Joon opened his arms to hug her, but Su Ah stopped him by showing her palms.
“……?”
“There’s one more thing I have to say.”
“What is it?”
Ha Joon asked, awkwardly freezing his arms in midair.
“It has to be absolutely secret at work. Make sure it never gets out.”
At Su Ah’s words, the corners of Ha Joon’s mouth, which were just beautifully curved, dropped instantly.
“Why? Why does it have to be a secret? Is there a problem?”
At Ha Joon’s question, Su Ah let out a deep sigh.

Ah, this man really. He doesn’t know much about anything.

“I’m a newbie who just got a job. Imagine if people found out that I’m in a relationship with the vice president. Do you think everyone will look at me favorably?”
“A relationship?”
Ha Joon’s cheeks grew hot as he tried to hide his emerging smile.

This man, really.
“The important thing right now isn’t that. Are you listening to me properly?”
At Su Ah’s rising tone,
“Yes. I’m listening properly. Please continue.”
Ha Joon straightened his posture.

Although he was still blushing, making it not very convincing, Su Ah continued her words.
“Rather than me, you, Ha Joon ssi, will be the one to suffer if this gets around the office gossips. There’s nothing good about being associated with a mere newbie.”
“I don’t care about that.”
“I do care. I don’t want to hear accusations of nepotism at the company I worked hard to get into.”
Nepotism.
“No. What I mean is….”
Perhaps thinking that the term she chose was too extreme, Su Ah tried to add on,
“I’m sorry. I didn’t fully consider that.”
Ha Joon’s calm voice came through.
“I’ll do as you said, Su Ah ssi. It will be absolutely secret.”
Ha Joon showed his resolve to keep his word, pressing his lips together seriously.

His demeanor was so cute that Su Ah, with a smile filling her lips, tapped on her right shoulder as she leaned back on the sofa.
“I don’t lend my shoulder to just anyone because it’s very precious, but I’ll lend it to you just for today. Go ahead and lean on it.”
“Thank you.”
With a soft smile, Ha Joon slowly leaned on Su Ah, and Su Ah gently stroked his hair.
“……Ha Joon ssi.”
She called his name in a whisper.

“Listen carefully to what I’m about to say.”
Ha Joon quietly tuned in to Su Ah’s voice.
“I’m a very ordinary person. So, I have a vague fear of the world you, Ha Joon ssi, are living in.”
“…….”
“I know that there may come a time when another woman, not me, catches your eye or becomes necessary.”
Ha Joon, wideeyed, swiftly straightened his upper body and matched Su Ah’s gaze.
“No. There will never be such a situation. Never!”
He raised his voice, seeming quite flustered.
“It’s just a ‘what if’ situation.”
“There is no ‘what if’. There will never be a situation where I leave you first.”
There was an inexplicable sense of relief at the sight of Ha Joon speaking so firmly.
“I understand. I do, but first, listen to my story.”
Hmm.

He bit his lip, trying to stop the words that kept trying to escape in response to Su Ah’s words.
“Just in case, if such a moment comes, don’t hide it, tell me honestly. It will hurt, but it will be less painful than being miserably hurt without knowing anything.”
His tightly closed lips parted, and his pupils trembled faintly.
“Don’t say such things. Don’t you understand that I’m so anxious about whether you might leave even now?”
Yes. I can’t force any more promises on you, who live with a wound far greater than the scars of my past love.
“I understand. Let’s stop talking about painful things.”
Ha Joon showed a bright smile, as if agreeing with Su Ah’s opinion.

Ha Joon’s bright smile was a joy to behold, but the anxiety in Su Ah’s heart remained.
‘Secret love with Ha Joon ssi. Can I handle it well?’

Early morning.

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