Chapter 98: Dangerous Challenge

While Su-Jin kept fuming inside her head, Ji-Won maintained his previous bristled attitude.

Hence, the two of them remained standing there, shooting daggers at each other with their eyes for a few moments longer. 

The first one to look away was Ji-Won. 

As soon as the eye contact was broken, he began walking again. He strode away, not looking back to see if she was following him or not. 

Based on the fact that he didn't reply to her earlier accusations meant that he also realized his behavior had crossed a certain line. 

'Damn it! What the hell is wrong with me? Lashing out like that and saying stuff only an ill-bred hoodlum would say… Am I going crazy?'

Yet, since he was unwilling to openly admit that he went too far, all Ji-Won could do was run away. At least that way, he could still maintain a bit of his pride as a Director. 

Being left behind like that, Su-Jin almost exploded in anger.

'If you can believe it! The nerve this man has! Who does he think he is, interrogating me like that, then turning to leave as he pleases?!' she huffed furiously to herself.

In spite of all her grumblings, Su-Jin still began walking after Ji-Won. Though, she was careful to maintain a few steps behind him.

For a while, they walked in this manner, with Ji-Won ahead and Su-Jin following him at a short distance. 

The stuffy silence that had settled between them was occasionally interrupted either by the rustle of leaves swaying in the wind, or by the sound of twigs snapping under their feet.

All of a sudden, Su-Jin's attention got distracted by a flash of black passing right in front of her eyes. She followed the movement and soon her eyes settled on a black ribbon. 

The thin strand of fabric had probably been dislodged by the wind, because it was now freely floating around the tall branches. 

A few seconds later, the ribbon got caught on a branch. One of its ends swayed dejectedly in the air, while the other was firmly wrapped around the wood.

Forgetting all about their small argument just now, Su-Jin called out to Ji-Won.

"Director Kang, look there!" she pointed towards the tree. "There is a black ribbon up there. Can you see it?"

Hearing her excited voice, Ji-Won turned around puzzled. His eyes followed the direction she was pointing at and, sure enough, he saw the black ribbon jerking and swaying around the branch. 

Just when he was about to walk towards it, a strong gust of wind pulled the ribbon away from its place, carrying even farther away. 

Both Su-Jin and Ji-Won were, at the moment, so absorbed by the challenge of the competition that they even forgot to be upset with each other. They walked fast, keeping their eyes glued to the black ribbon. 

Several seconds later, they saw it settle on a small bush, a few meters in front of them. Unfortunately, that place was located on the edge of a steep slope. 

The ribbon swayed for a moment, then remained still, one of its ends tangled between the thin branches. 

Despite being right in front of them, it was impossible to retrieve it without being in danger of falling down the steep slant.

"Dammit!" Ji-Won muttered under his breath.

Su-Jin, on the other hand, didn't appear discouraged by the dangerous location of the precious fabric. Instead of feeling dejected, she walked towards the bush, stopping close to the edge of the slope.

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After taking a moment to analyze the surroundings, Su-Jin turned towards Ji-Won.

"Director Kang, I think I can grab it if I lean forward. Can you help me?" 

"What are you saying?! Miss Park, that is dangerous. You could slip and fall." Ji-Won tried to reason.

Completely ignoring the man's outraged response, Su-Jin simply cut him off with a wave of her hand.

"Not if you help me. I might be able to grab the ribbon if I lean forward. For that, I need you to help me."

As she said that, Su-Jin took another small step towards the bush.

A few pebbles and small rocks got dislodged from their spot and rolled downhill. 

Su-Jin only stopped for a second, then, seeing that everything was still alright, she slowly continued her advance. 

Following a careful assessment of the current situation, Su-Jin concluded that she would only need a few centimeters more to reach the ribbon, if she leaned forward far enough.

Just then, Ji-Won's voice came from behind her. He sounded both angry and worried.

"Miss Park, come back here!"

"Director Kang, if you help, I will be able to get it. Come, take my hand." 

Saying that, Su-Jin stretched out one hand towards Ji-Won, while the other was already moving towards the ribbon.

"I am not going to help with this madness!" Ji-Won recoiled. 

At the sight of her hand reaching out to him, his heart began thumping violently. A sense of excitement rose up in his stomach and Ji-Won unexpectedly shivered. 

Yet, at the same time, his body involuntarily moved backwards a step. 

Whether it was because of the dangerous thing Su-Jin was about to do, or due to something else entirely… Ji-Won wasn't really certain. The fact of the matter was that he felt his feet sticking to the ground as though they had suddenly grown roots. 

Even while his body refused to move, Ji-Won's mouth still kept moving, trying to urge Su-Jin to stop and turn back.

"Miss Park, let's leave it there. Why does it have to be this one? We can still find other ribbons nearby."

"But this one is worth ten points." Su-Jin argued stubbornly. "Now stop being stubborn, Director Kang, and come here to help. "

Only half of her brain was really focusing on Ji-Won. The other half was already calculating how many points they would score if they got hold of that ribbon.

"Yes, it might represent ten points, but I'm sure as hell that it's not worth our lives." Ji-Won snapped angrily. 

He really hoped that, if he refused to help, Su-Jin would eventually be forced to give up.

Little did he know that Su-Jin wasn't the type of person to stop so easily, especially when she considered the stakes to be high.

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