The two stared at one another intently. Yo-han gazes was so devouring that Dan-bi broke the stares and wanting to excuse herself.
"Mr Park, I have to go see you later" She turned around to leave but Yo-han grabbed her left wrist immediately. She turned her eyes to the hand that held her wrist back before looking up to him.
"Dan-Bi, Na-Gil is right, we should drop the formalities. We are not strangers." Yo-han said with a somewhat sad tone. He didn't know why her actions made him bitter inside .
"Mr Park, it's been five years, things have changed, we are not better than strangers." She said and once again turned to leave and she had completely forgotten that her hands were still in his hold causing her to be unable to leave.
"Do you mean stalkers instead of strangers?" Yo-han asked her, hoping that his speculation is right and it was confirmed by the quick flash of surprise that appeared over her face but vanished almost immediately.
"It's you right?, the man who helped me the other day. The one with the abnormal husky voice." He didn't wait for her response before he continued, " Yes, it's been five years but you never forget me, you came stalking me when you realised that you couldn't help but see me."
" Don't ask me how I knew, because your facade was perfect. A lot might have changed but your scent has not changed, the atmosphere around you remained the same. The only thing that change about you is attitude to work, the Dan-bi from five years ago never cared about making money, this new Dan-bi is too real to be true." Yo-han added.
Dan-Bi knew at that instant that denying will not change anything. What if she could not control her desires to see him?, That's non of his business. ' You have promised not to be weak before him anymore, don't be a wuss Dan-bi, he is just a guy, like every other guy. You are a strong woman, don't you feel weak ' she brazen up herself mentally before asking.
" Mr Park, like I said a lot had changed, If you don't mind, I need to go and mingle with other potential business partners." She retrieved her wrist from his hold and gave him a smile and turned to leave.
At that moment, he noticed that Minister Guk and a pale-faced Yeo-Na were approaching. "F*ck". The last thing he wanted is that his true love should witness his own matchmaking session with another woman.
Dan-Bi watched as he released her hands unwillingly, to tell the truth, she missed that touch, she truly missed him but it's being five years, who knows if he still has feelings for her, no one can tell, what if he had just friend zoned her and he has lost the feeling, she would not want to make a fool of herself in front of him. You know he wasn't the same as he used to be five years ago, he had lost that cold and dark expression and he wasn't choking people with his deadly aura anymore. A lot had changed about him and it must be that woman's doing, yes the one that stormed off earlier, what if she had taken her place already?.
To tell the truth, she loved this version of him more and could not wait to explore happiness with him but this five years had affected her a lot to and she wasn't as childish as before, her heart had also hardened a bit. She can't just rush into anything like she did five years ago when she told him her feelings.
Even though she still felt a bit of chemistry, she still had to be like this and see if he still likes her, she was not ready to make the same mistake twice.
'Yes, he might have only felt that it's awkward how she addressed him formally.' 'But what about the look in his eyes?..'
She shook away those thoughts in her head and settled with a final decision. "He is unavailable, he has someone else, get that into your head.' she scolded herself and forced back the tears welling up in her eyes as a result of her realisation.
After he released her hand, she turned around to leave and join the party but after taking few steps, she suddenly felt a strong hold on her and the arm spun her around. A very tasty and enticing lips crashed unto hers.
Oh!, What a feeling. A sweet sensation ran down her spine the moment their lips met.
"What are you doing?" She whispered after separating from him, after recovering from the shock the kiss gave her.
"Just play along with me" Yo-Han whispered back and pointed his thumb at Minister Guk and the pale faced Yeo-Na who were approaching.
"What?, you want to use me to make her jealous? Forget it" Dan-Bi snapped at him and took a step backwards. She was in total disbelief that Yo-han had the guts to use her WTF!. who will accept that? No one in their right mind would allow to be used like that. She wanted to slap him but that will only tag him as a pervert in front of all this people and ruin his image. She tried hard and controlled herself.
" It's totally the opposite, I am not making her jealous, I trying to tell her that I am not interested in her, I wish you just play along with my act today. I am using my 'make a wish card ', remember" he squinted his eyes at her and asked " or have you forgotten?". He did not wait for her answer, he just pulled her closer and intertwined his hand with hers.
Dan-Bi was speechless and angry. No matter what the reason is, he was still using her for his personal gain, but since he mentioned that make a wish card, she had to grant him a wish as per the agreement after she lost a bet to him. How come he still remembers that and is the situation that serious for him to waste it like this. Even if he did not mention the card, since it's to scare a parasite away from him, she is willing to do anything. It's just that she felt some distance between them but it seems like he doesn't feel the same.
She smiled at him and switched to her acting mode when Prime Minister Guk and Yeo-Na finally approached them.
" Mr Won,..." Prime Minister Guk called.
"Dad it's Mr Park not Mr Won" Yeo-Na corrected her dad who is fond of calling Yo-han Mr Won all this years even after correcting him severally. The old man was just keen to Mr Won rather than Mr Park.
"Yo-han doesn't have a problem with that so what's your stress?,... ahem, Yo-han I asked for you, I wanted to..." He was interrupted by Yo-han respectfully.
"Prime Minister, I am aware and I am sorry that I have not come to see you" He looked at Dan-bi with eyes full of love and a bright smile and he said "I was just about to come and introduce to you my girlfriend."