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The door slammed shut, making Hyun turn around and look, as expected it was his infamous partner walking inside while muttering to herself about why they were being called early today. Hyun chuckled knowing well it would be only her who thinks ten o'clock is early. "Good morning." He greeted. Upon hearing his voice, there was sudden change in her expression. Once annoyed Rumi now had her arms around Hyun, trying to cling onto him.

"Hyunnnnn...you are finally back." She cried trying to hug him as he did his all to resist it. Hyun could feel his ears and cheeks heating up. "How can you just abandon your partner like that?!" Rumi cried almost bursting his ears.

"Sorry, I went to Daegu for-"

"I didn't ask." Rumi pulled back with straight face. "Listen to me, you jackass. You deserted me among vultures do you know that? I thought we were partners for life. Do you even know what I had to grow through?!" She cried holding his shoulder and started shaking him. "If getting bullied was not enough then I was assaulted! And I couldn't do anything! Look. Look what has become of me!" Rumi said pulling shirt aside exposing her shoulder.

"Yah! What are you doing?" Hyun tried to look away. "What are-who did this to you?!" He angrily asked while grabbing her shoulder to inspected the marks. "And what do you mean you couldn't do anything? Have you filed a complaint yet? Tell me his name, I'll see to it that he never lives to see sunshine again."

"You told me to negotiate! I was doing it but she wouldn't listen! I don't know she was dog or something in her past life. Look at these hickeys? How am I to walk around without buttoning up my shirt till here!" She whined. "All this is because of you!" Rumi said poking his chest. "How can my saviour just abandon me! And you even asked me to drive the car back home, my license is suspended, don't you know that?"

"Mwo? Your suspension was lifted a day ago. And what a she? You mean to say, a woman gave these to you?" Hyun asked feeling her forehead wondering if she had a fever. Rumi shook her head while taking his hand in hers.

"You mean to say, I could've driven home by myself, I could've saved my face but- Hyun-ah?" Rumi solemnly looked into his eyes.

"De?"

"Can you kill me?" She said. "Choke me with hands and end my life so wouldn't have to live this cursed life anymore."

"Ahem!" Someone cleared their throat. Unknown to them, Gu Hwa had entered was standing in front them taking in the drama that was happening. "Ah, don't mind me, it looked like you both were discussing serious matters." Gu said, his eyes on their adjoined hands. Hyun quickly pulled his hands back and apologized while Rumi tsked leaning back in her chair, annoyed.

"Then you should have kept your mouth shut." Rumi muttered.

"Ahem!" Hyun coughed trying to cover her comment. "Sorry, captain. We were too engrossed in our chats." Gu Hwa nodded giving him a side eye.

"Anyways, I called you both here to update you on the software. The tech team is still trying to get in." He informed glancing at both of them. "We have no other lead on it, Minhee-sii knows nothing about it other than the software. We have to wait for tech to do their job..."

"Or we can create our own leads." Hyun continued; Gu Hwa agreed nodding his head.

"Who is Minhee-sii?" Rumi asked looking at them.

"The guy we caught. But how are we doing that? We can't find someone like Minhee-sii again..."

"but we can make one of our own." Gu Hwa continued; Hyun nodded his head agreeing. Rumi chuckled, earning looks from both. She waved her to hand telling them to continue. Somehow to her, they looked like the main couple of kdrama that Youngjae watches. "We have to make sure that we provide some exclusive pictures of artists to be approached. Minhee-sii did say that he was approached when he had posted some pictures from private party."

"Then we really have to give them some big scoop." Hyun nodded as he leaned back in his chair.

"How about we get them some pictures from backstage? No, it won't do it." Gu Hwa contradicted his own suggestion. "Dressing room? We can take them in secretive angle to make them look more believable-"

"So, what you are trying to say is that, you are going to do what those fucking bastards did? You going to take pictures of artist without their consent?" Rumi asked crossing her arms. "Is this all what your shit filled head can think of?"

"Rumi!" Hyun warned giving her a pointed look to which she just huffed and looked away. "I am sorry about her captain." Hyun apologized bowing his head. "But, I agree with her. We can't be doing this, since this is far more sensitive taking in image of artist." Gu Hwa nodded. "Rumi what do you suggest then?" Hyun asked turning towards her, it was more of taunting her after all she was all sitting and calling others names.

Rumi rolled her eyes knowing what Hyun was trying to do. "Wait for tech team to do their job." She replied shrugging her shoulders. Hyun was about to comment when she continued. "Or we can keep a lookout and catch another fish. Aren't the boys on vacation?" She said raising her eyebrow at the men. "They will want to go out for a walk."

"Hmm, that's not a bad idea." Gu Hwa commented nodding his head. "But, we don't have definite result. There is a case of probability here."

"No shit sherlock." Rumi snorted. "My point is, this suggestion is better than your shitty idea. We get to kill two birds with one stone. We can catch our big fish and meanwhile we will also be eliminating other smaller fish." Both men nodded their head getting her point. Hyun looked at her in different insight, he always thought she was all brawns and no brains.

"Okay. Let's do this then. I'll talk to the tech team and other teams for aid since you both are busy with your other duties." Gu Hwa said nodding towards the identity cards hanging around their necks. Hyun being employee from security department and Rumi from production department. "Well then." Gu Hwa collected some paper from the table. Both Hyun and Rumi stood up with meeting concluded, Hyun bowed towards Gu Hwa in respect while Rumi stretched her arms letting out a big yawn.

"Can you not." Hyun whispered pulling her hands down. "And button up." He said holding her shirt close, her hickeys were all out for world to see.

"Its uncomfortable." She whined buttoning it up. "Rumi are you free after-" "No!" Rumi denied before Gu Hwa could complete his statement.

"But-"

"Is it related to work?" She asked.

"Not really but-"

"Then no." She flatly replied before grabbing Hyun's arm. "Excuse us." She said as she pulled along Hyun while walking out of the makeshift office. "I don't understand what it is with him? Does he have no self respect or he's just purely dumb?" Rumi asked causally walking with her arm tangled with Hyun, who couldn't get any of her words as his focus was on her arm wrapped around his.

"Umm, let go." Hyun said pulling his arm out of his grip. What is wrong with him these days? He cleared his throat. "What is with you and him anyways? Why are you always disrespectful towards him? Even if you don't like him you at least be proper while you are working?" Hyun said looking ahead.

"He makes it difficult for me, okay. I try to be as respectful as I can be but he has to do something and ruin it all." Rumi exasperated throwing her arm in air. "And you want me to be proper? How can I? Do you know because him I am being called names?"

"Are you talking about elevator incident?" Hyun asked.

"You know about it? Of course, you do! Everybody does!" She exclaimed. "Do you really have no feelings for him?" Hyun suddenly asked making her look up at him. "What?"

"I mean, I didn't mean to pry but-never mind, forget it. I shouldn't ask something stupid like this." Hyun shook his head changing the topic. He didn't know what he feared more, prying into to Rumi's personal life or he just didn't want to hear her answer. "What are we doing about the look out?" Hyun asked.

"Don't ask me. I don't really have time." Rumi said pulling at her collar, it kept rubbing on her marks causing irritation. "If I want I would gladly take it over doing these desk works but it can't be helped, can it?" She said holding up her id card. "Sometimes I think they just need an employee and this undercover thing is a façade."

"Which undercover thing is façade?" A voice said making both of the turned around in alert.

"Fuck. Such a big company yet I keep running into them." Rumi muttered putting on a forced smile. "Ah hello, leader-nim." Rumi bowed towards Seungcheol and another one whom Rumi failed to recognize.

"Do you seriously not know my name or you just prefer to call me that?" Seungcheol asked raising his eyebrow while a teasing smile on his face. Rumi awkwardly laughed glancing at Hyun who avoided her eyes.

"Haha! Of course, I know your name." Rumi said earning a snort from Hyun. "I like calling leader-nim as leader-nim, since you are the best leader." She said doing a thumps up gesture.

"De." Seungcheol laughed along. "Then should I also you lady Casanova-sii?" The smile on her face dropped. "Mianhae, I was just teasing." Seungcheol laughed shaking his hand.

"That name has given me many troubles already." Rumi shook her head.

"I know. By the way, did you get home safe that day? I heard from Wonwoo that you were hurt?" He asked with concern in his voice. Hyun snapped his head at her, hurt? She was hurt? Where? He scanned her for any injuries.

"Oh, it's just a scratch. Nothing big." She smiled thanking him for his concern. "So, were you going somewhere?" She asked looking at the other guy, he was a beauty to be honest, how come she couldn't remember him. So pretty and delicate, makes you want to protect him like you would protect a feather.

"You are staring."

"De?" She blinked few times before realizing it was the guy who spoke. "Oh, I am sorry." Rumi apologized averting her eyes. The guy smiled looking at her embarrassed face. An angel. Yes, that's what he is. Rumi thought dizzily smiling back. Hyun nudged her causing her yelp in pain. "Madar-" She yelped turning to glare at him in anger. The asshole had to hit her on her wound.

"Mwo? I didn't hit you that hard-" Hyun said putting his hand on her lower back where he felt the bandage. "Is this it?" He worriedly asked feeling the bandage, it was large meaning the wound was big. Rumi awkwardly laughed removing his hand from her back and glanced at the other two who were also worriedly looking at her.

"It's nothing. I have taken care of it." Rumi said pointing her eyes at the idols, telling Hyun to stop. "You both were going somewhere right? We were also leaving." She said looking at the idols. "Then excuse us." Pulling Hyun along, who then freed his arm and grabbed Rumi's wrist and started dragging her. "Yah! Where are you taking me?! Hyun!"

"Hyun!" Somehow Rumi found herself tied to hospital bed as the doctor worked on her wound. "I am going to kill you after this, you bastard!" She screamed wiggling under the grip of the two nurses who held her down.

"Patient, stop struggling, I am trying to clean your wound." The doctor scolded giving her a pointed look. "How can you be so careless? Having you been drinking or eating spicy food after getting hurt?" He asked to which Rumi scoffed and looked away. "Do you not know that doing those things can cause inflammation which can lead to infection?" Doctor continued scolding as he cleaned and bandaged her wound again. "There, you are done." He said backing away as the nurses let go of her, Rumi was soon at her feet ready to jump Hyun who standing in corner but the doctor got in the way.

"Doctor, consider yourself lucky." Rumi warned glaring at him. "I don't put hands on good people or else..." She said twist her fist in intimidation.

"Ye." The doctor rolled his eyes. "Namjachingu, since you look responsible one in the relationship. Make sure water doesn't touch her wound. It has started to get infected. We have given her a shot but it would be useless if she keeps drinking and eating spicy food."

"Ye. I will take care of it." Hyun nodded his head while coming to stand beside Rumi. "Thank you and I am really sorry for the nuisance we have caused." Hyun bowed his head while grabbing Rumi's head forcing her to do same. "Yah! Let go off me. And doctor who are you calling the irresponsible? I am always responsible-"

"You are welcome. Now please get out of here." The doctor said waving his hand making a shoo motion. Hyun nodded and dragging Rumi out there while she kept yelling profanities at the doctor and nurses.

A/N :

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