Chapter 86: Getting Changed

After Su-Jin left to get herself some water, the rest continued to laze around under the shade.

Ji-Won was just taking a seat on the grass next to Seo-Jun, when a small bustle made him look towards the table. 

As soon as he raised his eyes, Ji-Won witnessed the scene of Su-Jin stumbling on her feet, then the water spilling out of her bottle. 

The moment Ji-Won registered Su-Jin's wet clothes gripping at the delicate traces of her body, his eyes widened in surprise. With the speed of light, his cheeks turned bright red. Then a long breath escaped his lips and Ji-Won felt his heart racing slightly.

A moment later, his gaze shifted towards the person who had caused the commotion and his flushed appearance almost disappeared entirely. His expression darkened slightly as his eyes narrowed into slits. 

The instant Ji-Won recognized the lewd glint in the man's eyes, his body moved on its own. He jumped to his feet like something had bitten him. 

"Ji-Won? What happened?" Seo-Jun asked, taken aback by the sudden movement. Then seeing his friend stalk away hurriedly, he added louder. "Hey! Where are you going?"

In a few strides, Ji-Won reached Su-Jin. He took off his vest in one swift move, throwing it over her head, covering her from everyone's stares. 

From that short distance he could now recognize the one who caused the commotion. He was a colleague from the Human Resources Department. 

Next to this person there were others who had turned their heads in order to stare at the scene. Some men, just like the one who bumped into Su-Jin, were gawking shamelessly at her body, assessing her from head to toe.

For some reason, that particular sight made Ji-Won's annoyance turn into something else. Even he himself could barely understand what was happening to him. 

A searing sensation rose inside his chest and it took all he got not to react violently. Instead, he tried to focus his attention on Su-Jin's persona first. 

Thus, Ji-Won covered Su-Jin's upper body with his vest and sent her away quickly.

"Go and get changed." he ordered curtly.

His voice sounded icy cold even to his own ears.

Despite addressing Su-Jin, Ji-Won's eyes pinned down the man in front of him. He saw the person visibly flinch and, for some reason, it made him feel a small grain of satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Yeon-Ah, who had been alerted by Seo-Jun, was running towards the small group.

"Su-Jin, let's go and get you changed." She said breathlessly, stopping right next to her friend.

Su-Jin simply nodded, the gesture causing the vest to slide down and reveal her head. 

The moment her vision became unobstructed, she glanced sideways. Her eyes immediately landed on Ji-Won's face and she involuntarily cringed. 

Ji-Won wasn't looking at her, but she could see his eyes flashing darkly and his nostrils flaring. He looked very upset. 

Groaning internally, Su-Jin wondered if she had somehow terribly sinned in her previous life or if she had somehow incurred Ji-Won's debt from their previous incarnations. Otherwise how could she always end up winning that person's dislike with every chance she'd got? 

Su-Jin quickly wrapped herself tightly with Ji-Won's vest and allowed Yeon-Ah to take her away from there.

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As she walked towards the inn, the delicate woody fragrance wafted towards her nose. She took a deep intake of air, basking in the scent. After focusing her senses on that particular scent she could discern something about its subtle hints. 

It smelled like musk, lilac and something else, something she couldn't quite recognize. For some reason, it reminded her of the smell of summer night's air.

'So this is Director Kang's scent. It's warmer and more delicate than I would have thought.'

While she silently mused over the matter, Su-Jin suddenly felt her cheeks warming up.

Once inside their room, Su-Jin took off the wet t-shirt and put on a dry one. 

Just to be on the safe side, this time around she chose to wear a dark colored top. 

After changing, Su-Jin remained seated on the side of her bed. She stared into the distance, eyes unfocused and blank. Her mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, while her heart was beating fast with different emotions.

'What happened back there? Why did Director Kang react like that just now? But more importantly… Why does his attitude affect me this much? Granted, he's been much more accommodating than I would have expected and, after spending so much time together in the car, he doesn't seem as demonlike as before. But is that really all there is to it? Am I just confused by his subtle change in behavior, so much that even my heart can't settle down?'

"Su-Jin, are you feeling alright?" Yeon-Ah asked quietly, gently placing a hand on her friend's shoulder.

Despite being soft, Yeon-Ah's touch snapped Su-Jin out of her daze with a start.

"What? Ah, yes, yes I'm alright. I'm fine, Yeon-Ah." Su-Jin said, blinking rapidly trying to regain her focus.

She looked startled and confused. Her eyebrows were arched on her forehead and her lips were slightly parted, allowing slow breaths of air to escape her mouth in low puffs.

"Good. I was beginning to worry that something happened." Yeon-Ah said, a friendly smile dancing on her lips. "If you're done changing we should probably go. The last race is about to start soon and it wouldn't be good to tarry."

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Two hours later, the race finally ended. This marked the end of the first day of Kangji Tourism corporate Sports Day. 

In order to reward the employees for their performance, the company had planned a festive dinner that night. Food and drinks were served at the inn, together with karaoke and music.

As they climbed the slope towards the inn, everyone was thinking about the prospect of having loads of fun during the evening.

"Ah, this is what makes it all worthwhile. After running around and sweating, nothing beats the taste of grilled meat and alcohol." Seo-Jun sighed wistfully.

"On the list of most desirable things right now, I would personally place a long shower above the taste of food." Su-Jin groaned. 

"Then, how about doing both?" Seo-Jun's entire being perked up. 

Su-Jin and Yeon-Ah both shot him weird looks. 

Eventually, it was Su-Jin who decided to poke fun at him.

"Sir, I don't know about you, but my level of multitasking is definitely not high enough to allow me to wash myself and eat at the same time. I will just stick to the normal way of doing things.. That is, washing up first, then having a nice and delicious dinner."

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