closed for: @chimxricalโ
her features crinkle in disapproval of the man approaching her in a lackluster effort to obtain her number. she's more than acquainted with a slew of suitors lining up to express their admiration. in any other situation, kyungri might exercise more tolerance for the sake of maintaining public appearance as the secretary to the future governor of nevada. but she's been patiently anticipating this day for SEVEN years, the day in which her boss, mr. oh, would finally invite her upon a date albiet a conventional one, the pair situated at the mall. never mind the fact that hongbin insisted their outing was merely a "token of gratitude" for all of her rigorous work during the campaign, which at last was coming to a close, she viewed it, for all intensive purposes, as a DATE. "i'm sorry, but as you can see i already have-" she arcs her arm around a column of air where hongbin once stood, eyes turning aghast as she scans the area for the missing man. meifen, she glowers internally, deserting the scene to join hongbin and his sugar baby at a nearby store.
with the last of the polls being conducted, hongbin felt it necessary to reward both himself and his secretary, lee kyungri, for their ceaseless efforts throughout the gubernatorial race. the woman had faithfully served him for the past seven years, demonstrating a high work ethic from the day he first hired her at the ripe age of sixteen. since then, he extended numerous offers for the secretary to join him and other members of his political team in various outings, all of which she declined. her rationale had been that too much paperwork remained to file, recommending that she stay behind to complete it. although they had been among colleagues earlier at the celebratory luncheon, hongbin exclusively invited kyungri along to the fashion show mall, presuming that to standard feminine nature, she would enjoy the venue. he himself appreciated the lax atmosphere, having not frequented the mall since early adolescence. his body still depleted from the rigor of the election, he treated himself to a bag of potato chips though they had just dined earlier before spotting a familiar figure in the distance. "meifen !!" he exclaims โ and nearly tosses his partly full bag in the process โ before attending to her side, abandoning kyungri with the stranger vying for attention.
