I'm Handsome But Busy

" He's getting on my nerves!" Boyoung said to herself as she waited for Inguk downstairs. As usual, she was ready in a silken-blue shirt neatly tucked-in, black blazer, and matching pants. A strand of hair was let loose from her sleek bun.  She checked the time repeatedly, getting impatient. 

"I'm going to kill him !" she said before keeping her handbag aside and running upstairs to his room. Even with her pencil heels, she was quick enough to reach there. 

"Mr. Seo" she shouted, knocking on the door. There was no reply. 

Huh! I hope he isn't dreaming again! - she thought to herself and gritted her teeth. 

"I am leaving!" she shouted once more, in the hope to hear from him. But there was no response. 

She turned around to leave, but concern took over her anger. Why wasn't he answering? 

She took a deep breath and went back to give a louder knock, but the door moved on its own. It was Open. Boyoung gently pushed it and entered the room, searching for Inguk. 

"Mr. Seo?" She called out but didn't hear from him. 

"Oppa???" she called louder and in a concerned voice.

"What? I'm taking a bath" Inguk replied from the bathroom. 

Boyoung took a deep breath and sat on the bed. She was relieved that he was okay at least. But it took her only a moment to get furious once again because they were getting late and he was so casual about it. 

"OPPA! Get out and get ready fast" she shouted. But he didn't reply. " Oppa?" she called out again. 

"Ya! give me 15 minutes at least," he said. 

"Huh! Come out in 5 minutes. That's it" she commanded. 

Boyoung looked around his room, which was well set by then. He had a King size wooden bed with grey and white sheets. A huge mirror with a dressing table that had all his favorite perfumes. A mini couch on the side to watch television, a huge wardrobe, and a table full of snacks. She touched the sheets beneath her and somehow it made her feel giddy that it was his bed. She immediately stood up and took a deep breath.

What's wrong with you Boyoung - she thought to herself and shook her head. 

She looked at the time and gasped before walking towards the door of his bathroom. 

"Oppa! Are you coming out or not?" she asked. 

"No" was his straightforward reply.

Boyoung shut her eyes and sighed, trying her best not to kill him for real. 

"Come out or else I'm coming in! " she threatened. 

"Haha! Go ahead" he replied. 

She opened her mouth to say something but felt it was better to not say it. She pursed her lips and tapped her foot, getting agitated with the way he was not taking her seriously. 

"I'm not kidding, I'll come in and get you out," she said gathering all her courage. 

He didn't reply, but she could still hear that the shower was on.

"Fine! I'm coming in" she said before pushing the door open and walking in. 

Boyoung already knew the construction of the bathrooms in President's Villa. They weren't ordinary. They were huge and luxurious. She had to walk a few steps inside to get even close to the shower area where Inguk was, and Of course, the curtains were on. 

It wasn't until she was standing there, that she realized what she was doing. 

Did I actually walk in? - she thought to herself. 

Before she could change her mind and slowly step outside, she saw Inguk peeping through the curtain and staring at her. 

"You actually came in?" he said, utterly confused. 

"Um.." Boyoung gulped in, feeling awkward and embarrassed by her actions. But she had to cover up, she couldn't be proven wrong. "Of course, didn't I warn you?" she said stammering and looking away.

Inguk sighed and put the shower off. 

"How did you know I'd have the curtain on? You are unbelievable Ms. Park" he taunted from behind the curtain as he grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist.  

"I - Ummm... You.."  she struggled to defend herself but there was no other option. " It's not my fault. You were taking a lot of time unnecessarily !" she justified. 

"So? You'd just walk in?" he said pushing the curtain aside and walking out.

Boyoung shuddered with the situation she was put in. The air around her was moist and had the fragrance of his shower gel. She could have tried guessing what the scent was, but her senses went blank when he walked towards her, in barely a white towel around his waist. 

"We don't even have any meetings in the morning, what is wrong with you!" he said walking past her and reaching for his body lotion from the shelf behind her. 

Boyoung squeezed her eyes, unable to understand what to say. He was clearly unbothered with her presence and took it very casually, but she was freezing from the adrenaline rush. He was standing right behind her and it made her feel giddy.

She took a deep breath and thought it was best to walk out as quickly as possible. What on earth had gotten into her that she was standing inside his bathroom while he wasn't even dressed properly. 

"I - I think I should go - " she mumbled and turned around to leave but the smooth flooring of the bathroom didn't do well with her pencil heels.

Her sandal slipped and she lost her balance. She threw her hands up in the air in an unsuccessful attempt to hold on to something and shut her eyes assuming she'd fall.

But her petite self was immediately covered with the warmth of a pair of strong arms. Inguk supported her back with one arm holding her shoulders and kept her from falling by wrapping the other arm around her waist.

When she opened her eyes and realized that she wasn't on the floor, she found herself cradled in his embrace. He had held her close to him and had concern in his eyes. She could feel it through her shirt that his body was still wet.

His eyes went soft when she looked at him. Her eyes, still under the little shock of falling, scanned his face instinctively.

He protectively pulled her closer against his chest, afraid that she'd fall. He couldn't help but adore her plum lips, deep eyes, and crimson cheeks. In contrast, Boyoung felt her heart pounding seeing him up close, with tiny water droplets falling down his hair all the way to his neck. She dared not to move her eyes towards his chest.

Being wrapped against his bare skin was enough for her to feel dizzy and on top of that, she felt mesmerized by the fragrance coming out of his freshly bathed body.

She didn't even realize when her tiny hands had grabbed his bare shoulders. Her eyes were glued to his face which was hardly an inch away, not until she heard him call out her name.

"Boyoung?"

"Yes," she said, still not completely in her sense.

"Be careful" he said which sounded like a whisper to her. She didn't say anything or move.

"Boyoung?" Inguk called out louder, still not letting her go, neither was she trying to.

"Yes!" She suddenly realized she was lost in his eyes and felt shy. She looked around and gulped in trying to get normal and looked back at him.

"You were saying something?" She asked hesitantly, not realizing that she was still not moving out of his grip.

Inguk smiled warmly at her looking straight into her eyes and whispered.

"I said, Be careful. Otherwise, you would fall" He smirked.

I'm already falling - an unruly thought crossed her mind and she found herself short of breath with the intense gaze he had on her. His words hit her straight in the stomach and she felt weak on her knees.

Before her feelings could surface any further, she came back to her senses in a snap and immediately took her hands off his shoulders.

He gently made her stand and released her.

"You okay?" He asked, picking up his black bathrobe.

"Yes, thank you," she said walking towards the door.

"Wait in the room, I'll be all set in 10 minutes"

Boyoung wasn't in the situation to argue anymore, she quietly went out and sat on the couch. She kept tapping her foot to divert her mind. She had really walked inside his bathroom and even fell in his arms? Coincidence? She felt giddy and soft while being in his embrace, his moist skin, warm breath, firey stare, strong arms... 

Boyoung! - she cut her thoughts short. 

When she was about to get a hold of her thoughts, he came out in his black bathrobe and stood in front of the mirror, drying his wet hair with a small towel. He took a perfume bottle and sprayed it on himself, leaving the room with a fragrance of sandalwood. Boyoung didn't even realize that she was already enjoying the scent and had been staring at him until he looked at her in the mirror. She immediately looked away.

"What?" he chuckled. 

"Ahmm... nothing, I just really like the perfume," she said. 

"I see," he brushed his hair and walked to his wardrobe to pick up a maroon blazer with a black shirt. He already had his trousers on, beneath his bathrobe. 

He went towards the door of his balcony and took off his bathrobe to put his shirt on. Boyoung, who had been following him suddenly caught herself staring at his bareback and immediately turned her face away.

"Ya! why do you have to change it here," she complained. 

Inguk put on his shirt and turned towards her. 

"Well? this is my room and since you had no trouble walking into my bathroom, I hoped you wouldn't mind" He smirked.

"It was your fault! you were taking so long and I warned you already" she complained, not looking back at him.

He chuckled and put on the buttons of his shirt, he quickly put on his watch and glasses and moved towards the door with his blazer in his hand. 

"Let's go," he said looking at Boyoung who was sitting nervously on the couch. 

She couldn't deny that he looked extremely charming that morning. But she had been with him for so long, even done an entire drama together, being so close that they called each other best friends, but he looked different that morning. She couldn't understand if he had changed, or was it something else? 

She cleared her throat and followed him quietly as he put on his blazer on their way down. 

~

It had been a busy day at the office, and Inguk had to prepare for his new project - Miracle. He was in talks with the team about the schedules and Boyoung was supposed to be in charge when he would be filming. He had to take a meeting with all and get them acquainted with each other. He was trying his best to focus on the agenda but his mind kept going back to what happened in the morning. 

It all kept coming back to him as a flashback. How she had walked in and fallen in his arms. He couldn't forget how protective he felt, even for a small thing. But what bothered him was that he felt something different when she was so close to him. 

Hearing a knock on the door, he expected it to be Boyoung. 

"Come in" 

To his surprise, it was his closest friend, Kwon Soo-Hyun. 

"Hey!" he came in with a box of chocolates. 

Inguk got up and rushed to give him a hug. 

"Ahh! I missed you buddy" Soohyun said handing him the gift box. 

"What is this gift for?" Inguk asked. 

"It's for you and your staff, you have a meeting today for Miracle right ?" Soohyun reminded. 

"Ah! right, you are also a part of it, I totally forgot!" Inguk confessed that he had forgotten that Soohyun was a part of the cast as well. 

"Hmm... I can understand you forgot about me since you are back with your best friend" Soohyun taunted and sat on the couch.

Inguk rolled his eyes and sat across him, keeping the box of chocolates on the table. 

"How have you been, how was your vacation?" Inguk asked. 

"Lonely?" Soohyun shrugged, reminding Inguk that he had to cancel his plan at the last moment. 

"I'm sorry, you know I had to join here and -" 

"It's okay, I was just kidding. How is Boyoung?" he asked. 

"She's good, I mean she is doing well" he hesitated. 

"Talking about me?" they heard a voice and turned around.

"Think of the devil..." Soohyun raised his brows and jokingly looked at Boyoung who walked into the cabin. 

"Soohyun-shhi, welcome," She said walking up to him, while he got up and gave her a hug. 

 "It's nice to see the both of you working together here" Soohyun appreciated. 

"Thanks. It's a pleasure to have you in the cast" Boyoung said smiling. 

"Well, are you guys set for the meeting then? Min Ji is also attending right?" he asked. 

"Ahh, she couldn't make it today, she had to cancel" Inguk informed. 

"Oh! and she informed you and not the concerned team?" Boyoung sternly looked at Inguk and asked. 

Soohyun pursed his lips and tried not to laugh, looking at Inguk with a raised brow. 

Inguk didn't know how to reply to that and looked for answers in his head while giving a pleading look to Soohyun. 

"Well, she told me, and I told Inguk" Soohyun covered up for his friend. 

Boyoung realized that she was questioning Inguk for no valid reason and cleared her throat. 

"Umm... I just, I was just making sure, it's completely alright if she called Mr. Seo, I mean .."

"It's okay, I got it," said Soohyun smirking at Inguk. 

"I should go, the meeting is in a few minutes" Boyoung excused herself and stood up. 

"Mr. Seo," she said stopping at the cabin door. 

"Yes?" 

"I'll be leaving the meeting mid-way, I have to visit my sisters so I'll be late. Tell the watchman not to lock the gates, okay?" she informed.

"Okay," he nodded as she left. 

Soohyun got up from his place and jumped right next to Inguk. 

"W-what?" Inguk asked.

"You guys! LIVE together now?" he whispered.

Inguk took a sigh and held his hand.

"We live in the same house. That's it"

"SAME HOUSE! that's what living together means!" 

"Yes, but not in that way, there was a situation and I had to -"

"C'mon you guys! if you are not yet dating, please do" Soohyun insisted. 

"Ya! she's my best friend so don't get any wrong ideas" 

Soohyun rolled his eyes and paused for a while, unable to understand what relation the two of them had. 

"Do you seriously never think of her as a potential life partner?" he asked.

"Any man would be lucky to have her, But .." Inguk hesitated. 

"So? why not you? I mean, you guys are best friends already, Do you never feel possessive of her? Attracted?" 

"I cannot," Inguk said gritting his teeth. 

"Why?" 

"You know why," Inguk said staring at him. 

"Inguk-ah, you are still living in the past? Have you not moved on?" 

"I have moved on, but I cannot forget what I lost because of it," Inguk said with moist eyes. 

" You didn't lose anything. But if you are still letting your past affect your present, then you might lose something" Soohyun warned.

Inguk shut his eyes and took a deep breath. 

"I don't want any more discussion on this. I have no romantic feelings for her and I am very happy with our friendship. I need nothing more" he stated. 

"Fine. " Soohyun said throwing his hands in the air. 

Inguk sat quietly, trying to convince himself of what he just said. 

~ 

Boyoung walked into the house at night. Under a dim-lit living room, she saw Inguk sitting on the couch and reading a book. 

She kept her bag on a table and went to him. 

"Why are you reading in dim light, it will spoil your eyes," she said. 

"It's fine, I am used to it" 

"No, it's not fine," she said before switching on another light. 

"How was your evening?" he asked. 

"Umm, it was good," Boyoung said sitting next to him. "How was the meeting?"

"Good. We are going to visit the shoot location next week" he informed. 

"Nice, it's far... right?" 

"Yes, we planned a trip of 3 days. The whole team and prominent cast members"

"What? But why?" 

"It is a good opportunity to get along" 

"Ah, you take them and go. I have some other work" she said. 

"But all of us are going, you should come too"

"Actually I have to go out with my younger sister for her birthday."

"Oh, it's Ha Young's birthday next week?" Inguk asked inquisitively. 

"Yes, she's very excited and wants to do something special" Boyoung informed. 

"Okay, I need to tell Soohyun, he was going to book our tickets" 

"Okay" Boyoung got up and went to get some water. Meanwhile, she could listen to Inguk talking on the phone. 

"Soohyun-ah, don't book Boyoung's tickets, she has some work. Did you ask Minji? Okay. Bye good night" 

Boyoung widened her eyes on the mention of Minji. She slowly walked back to him and kept staring at him.

"Oppa.." she said.

"Yes?" 

"Who else is going with you?" she asked, trying not to sound obvious. 

"I told you, the production team and main cast," he said. 

"Everyone from the main cast?" she asked, tilting her head. 

"Yes. Everyone. why?" 

"I mean, No one is canceling?" she asked to confirm that what she heard was correct. 

"Yes. Everyone else is going" 

"Aaah, then it's not nice of me to cancel right?"

"But.. what about Ha Young?" 

"She...." Boyoung looked for a solution in her mind. "... Umm she can come with us! yes" 

"Would she like that?" Inguk asked sounding confused. 

"Ah, leave it on me. You just tell Soohyun-sshi to book a ticket for me and Ha Young" 

"Fine." Inguk nodded.

Boyoung rushed to get her cellphone and ran to the kitchen before calling Ha Young, her sister who was around 2 years younger to her. 

"Ha Young! "

"Yes Eonnie" 

"We are going on a trip next week, I want you to come with us and celebrate your birthday"

"But.. I don't know anyone except you" 

"Oh, your favorite actor is going to be there too" Boyoung lured her.

"Eonnie, I have met Inguk-sshi once." 

"I wasn't talking about Inguk Oppa Hayoung!" Boyoung chuckled. 

"Then?... Omg, Soohyun Oppa is going too?"

"Yes, I know you've been dying to meet him." Boyoung smiled. 

"Of course! I'm in." 

"Okay, deal then." Boyoung cut the call and felt relieved. Her sister had been a fan of Soo Hyun ever since she saw him in Abyss. Boyoung smartly took the opportunity to get out of the situation she had been put in. She grinned and spun around to find Inguk standing there. 

"Oppa?" 

"So? Hayoung is ready to come I guess?" he smirked. 

"Y-yes, and you were listening to our talks! that's not fair" 

"I only came to get some water," he said holding his bottle up. 

"Fine." she moved aside to let him in. 

"I liked how you lured her" he chuckled. 

"Shut up. She has been a fan of him for a long time and nothing could be a better birthday present" 

Inguk smiled and walked to her. Seeing him approaching her, she stepped back. 

"It is the best birthday present but I was just wondering..." he said leaning forward. " why didn't you think of that earlier?" he winked and walked to a nearby table to sit there. 

"Ya! I didn't do all this because of Min Ji okay!" she announced and went to sit across him.  

"I never even took her name in front of you" he shrugged. 

"You-" Boyoung wanted to defend herself but she stopped and thought. What was the actual reason behind her actions? Was she jealous? Possessive? But why? and what did Inguk think about her actions? She had no idea. But she knew she had to go with him. 

"It's okay, don't think too much. I am possessive about my friends too" he said. 

"Yes, who isn't. Anyway, what plans did you create today in the meeting?" she asked. 

"Oh yes, let me show you,  I clicked some pictures on my phone" he took out his cellphone and showed her some documents and pictures. 

While he continued to explain to her what they decided in the meeting, Boyoung didn't realize when she got lost in his eyes. She kept her elbow on the table and rested her chin on her palm while listening to him. She couldn't deny that she was just listening to his voice which felt soothing to her ears. The way his lips curled when he spoke, exposing his dimples in between, how he explained everything with full focus, how attractive his scent was mixed with sandalwood and sweat. For the first time in her life, she felt he looked so dreamy that she could watch him and listen to him all day. 

"How do you think we should achieve that part?" he asked her, but she wasn't listening. 

"Hmm" she nodded as she had been doing all this while. 

"I - asked you a question," he said with a shrug but she kept nodding, still lost in her thoughts. 

Inguk smiled softly and looked down, feeling a little shy. He looked back at her, she was still drooling on him without realizing. 

He took a deep breath and leaned forward, closer to her face. He brought his thumb and middle finger in front of her face and snapped them to get her out of her thought trail. 

She opened her eyes wide as if she was up from a deep sleep. 

"Y- yes?" she asked feeling confused. 

"Boyoung." he smiled 

"Yes?" 

"I know I'm handsome, but I'm busy" he chuckled. 

"W-what do you mean," Boyoung said looking around and scratching the back of her neck. She knew she had done something silly. 

"I mean, Stop swooning on your President, Miss Park " he started giggling. 

"I - " she opened her mouth but didn't say anything as she couldn't help but feel funny about her own actions. 

"I'm sorry, I was thinking about something else" she lied, trying not to laugh. 

"Oh, I see. Let's talk about the plans in the office tomorrow. Okay?" Inguk smiled. 

"Sure. Good night. Mr. President " she teased. 

" Good night, Miss Vice President" he chuckled. 

~

Sneak Peek to Chapter 6 : The production team and main actors go on a trip to a remote beach near a forest. Boyoung waits for Inguk on dinner but he doesn't show up (and neither does Min Ji). Boyoung gets frustrated and goes out alone in the forest, only to get lost. 

*********************

A/N: Sooooo I have added this new section of a Sneak Peek into the next chapter 😉 because sometimes I take too long to update so you guys need to have something to hold on to 🤣

Anyway, let me know your thoughts on this chapter. I left some open ended clues there 😉 let me know what you think. I'll be waiting for your comments 😁 the more comments, the faster updates 😉❤🤣

Sorry for silly mistakes 🤷‍♀️ I know you guys are used to my mistakes now 🤣 I love you all..😘❤  see you in the next chapter.