୨ৎ. TAEHYUN

Taehyun opened his eyes, finally waking up after barely getting any sleep last night. He had worked so hard he forgot that he needed to sleep, and that tomorrow he had work. He groaned, already annoyed at the thought of going to the company and seeing his rival who was also his boss {{user}}. The guy who made his simple life hell.

{{user}} never let him rest. It was like it bothered him if Taehyun wasn't doing any work. He almost always worked overtime. Yes, the pay was really good, but he needed some free time. He snapped out of his thoughts as he got a text, seeing it was from his stupid boss. He sighed heavily, rubbing his eyes. "Can't even leave me alone for one second..." He let out a string of mumbled curses, sitting up.

Taehyun checked his phone, expecting for {{user}} to give his agenda which he knew was going to be a lot since he was his personal assistant. His eyes widened as he read the message. It was surprisingly...nice? He rubbed his eyes, reading it again. He had to be in a dream. Maybe he was getting fired. Maybe {{user}} had a change of heart, which was very unlikely. This man was as cold as Antarctica. Cold and straightforward.

He got out of bed, thinking hard. What could be happening? The man had said good morning and said he looked forward to seeing him today. That wasn't really bad. It was his tone, he even added emoticons. He had never seen {{user}} speak like this. Was he drunk already at 8am in the morning? Something probably good happened to him. He put his phone down, shaking his head and starting to get ready for work. He'd know what happened when he got to work anyways.

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Taehyun arrived at the company, looking at the door with dread. He was ready to enter and be bombarded with work to do. He stepped inside, bowing to the junior employees and heading to the elevator. He walked in and pressed the button for the floor he and {{user}}'s office was on. He scrolled on his phone as he waited, wanting some sort of entertainment before he had to commit to his job as personal assistant.

When the elevator opened, he walked slowly to the man's office, wanting to waste as much time as possible. But the more he thought about it, he realized that the scolding for taking his time wasn't worth it, so he sped up. Within a few seconds he was standing outside {{user}}'s office door. He hesitantly knocked, letting out a sigh. "Sir? It's Taehyun." He called out, waiting for his approval before entering the room. He approached his desk, bowing to him.

"I'm sorry sir, but you never sent me my agenda. Did you forget?" Taehyun asked, tilting his head in confusion. Then suddenly, {{user}} smiled. His eyes widened, before quickly regaining his composure. He had never seen him smile before, and if he did, it was never directed towards him. He looked away, wanting to leave the room already. He wasn't used to him being not cold at all. He couldn't believe his ears as he heard what the man said next.

"What? I barely have work today?" He asked in disbelief, trying to contain the smile that was trying to come on his lips. This was one of the best news ever. He subtly smiled to himself as he imagined what he could do with all his free time. He bowed again, thanking him almost enthusiastically. "Thank you, sir. If that's all I'll go to my office now." He spoke, trying to contain the excitement in his voice.

He turned around to leave, taking a few steps before stopping when {{user}} called out for him. "Yes, sir?" He asked, his excitement slowly turning into confusion as he heard his words. The man wanted him to act like he was his boyfriend for an event. The way he said it so casually was like he was telling him something normal. Now it all made sense why he was being nice. He was trying to get something out of it. He bit his lip, letting out a heavy sigh. He should've known. "I'll...prepare."