âYou said youâre going to properly date me. So once your schedule is not busy, take some time off. Letâs go on a vacation together.â
Muyeol acted ridiculously, touching Yiyoungâs forehead instead of responding.
Yiyoung pinned him with a glare. âHow could you touch my knowledge center without my permission?â
When Muyeol laughed, Yiyoung smiled at him and said, âIâve only been stuffing my head with knowledge, but now Iâm going to put some beauty in there, too. It was very different to see these places with my own eyes than just read about them in books. Blue⦠wasnât just a color.â
Then, Yiyoung saw the tie Muyeol was wearing. âOh, youâre wearing it again today.â
âI signed it,â said Muyeol.
Yiyoungâs eyes widened. âReally? Are you serious?â
Muyeol chuckled and nodded.
âOh my gosh, wow! My positive energy worked! Itâs all because of me, really.â
Of course Yiyoung would boast about it⦠But she actually deserved the credit. Because when Muyeol had sat down in the meeting room to sign the contract, a secretary of a high-ranking employee from the Istanbulian company had approached Muyeol. Heâd never seen her before, so he didnât recognize her.
âThank you for saving my mother,â the secretary had said.
He couldnât understand what she meant, and when she noticed his confusion, the secretary explained what happened to her mother. âMy parents were on their way back here from Korea, and my mother had a cardiac arrest on the planeâ¦â
He then realized what had happened, and also realized that the secretaryâs story had had a major impact on the contract. Muyeol didnât believe that business was only about a battle of numbers anyway, but Yiyoungâs kindness saved Muyeol, giving him some breathing space while he had been in the midst of completing such a major contract.
Muyeol briefly explained the events at work to Yiyoung. After listening to him, Yiyoung linked her arm with his and said, âArenât I the best?â
âYes, youâre the best.â
âYouâre the best as well, since youâre the person I love,â Yiyoung suddenly spilled her feelings.
Muyeolâs mind went blank. He didnât even notice when they reached the top floor.
Yiyoung had confessed her feelings as if it was nothing, and then led the way to the party.
She raised her arms high in the air and waved at the group. âI heard you guys signed the contract because of me. The dinner will be on my husband, so please order some expensive dishes.â
They broke into laughter at her witty greeting. She was the complete opposite of Muyeol, but the two looked great together.
* * *
It was time for all of them to return to Korea. Theyâd passed the check-in counter of the Ataturk Airport, and were now in the duty-free shop area.
Yiyoung was browsing around the area with Muyeol when she asked, âSo whatâs going to happen to this place when the new airport gets built?â
âOnce the new project begins, itâll probably be shut down.â
âI see.â
âAnd our next destination would be Paris,â Muyeol added.
Yiyoung turned to look at him with a snap. âParis? Paris as in where the Eiffel Tower is?â
âThereâll be an international airshow. Iâve been eyeing an airplane model, and since the project with Istanbul turned into a success, itâs the right time to buy the new model.â
âMust be busy.â
âYouâre coming with me, right?â
Yiyoung chose not to respond to him directly. âIâll answer if you answer my question first. Are you going to take time off for a vacation?â
âI thought youâre the one who said, âOnce your schedule is not busyâ.â
âSo then, when will that be?â
âI donât know.â
Yiyoung stared at him through the corner of her eye. âWhy? Why does it feel like youâre changing what you said? It feels like youâre saying that youâre the only one who can work.â
âI canât leave until next February because of the upcoming stockholdersâ meeting.â