"Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely."

-Roy T. Bennett-
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"Well, as we have discussed, I will escalate all of the project requirements you have stated to the team. Since the project scope is quite wide, our team would need extra time to break down all of the requirements. So please kindly expect our next meeting in one or two weeks onward. The proposal for the project method and strategy, based on your requirements, will be emailed to you along with the meeting invitation. Should there be any other questions regarding today's discussion?"

Soomin averted her gaze from the laptop she had been focused on to the pair of brown eyes right in front of her. He blinked and naturally shifted his gaze from the well-mannered and professional woman seated across from him to the screen displaying the presentation materials.

"Okay, that won't be a problem. I will also share the proposed contract with my team, as the contract value will definitely be a matter of debate between management."

A light laugh slipped from her thin lips as Yoongi raised one of his eyebrows while reading the contract once again.

"Is that so? Then please convey to the management that price never betrays. Spending a little bit of cash to get it back doubled, tripled, or even more won't hurt. Just take a seat, and we'll roll out the red carpet in front of any concert hall you want for your debut trainees, Mr. Min."

Twitching, his eyes were twitching unconsciously countless times whenever the words "Mr. Min" left her lips. Initially, he was willing to go along with the flow she lured him into, yet somehow he couldn't hide from the fact that he was irritated by this ridiculous situation.

"Yoongi, just call me Yoongi."

That was it. He finally let it out.

"Casualness is out of my preference when it comes to the connection between me and my client. So without any disrespect, please allow me to keep the formality."

There was no hint of uneasiness as she said those words. In fact, she was so calm and maintained her smile, which contradicted her counterpart's face. Yoongi nodded in defeat and chuckled at her blunt statement.

"So, if there is no other thing to be discussed, should we end this meeting?"

"Sure. Thanks for your time, Miss Kim."

As the door closed, followed by the distant sound of his footsteps, her super defense mode was instantly turned off, causing her hands to shake unconsciously.

Soomin #1 conscience:

Take a hold of yourself Kim Soomin.
You did well. You did very well.
Everything will be ok.
So calm yourself.

Soomin #2 conscience:

What did you say?
Didn't you even realize how this heart screamed in pain as it thumped like a racing horse?
None of this is going to be okay!

Gave up on her legs, she crashed herself back to the chair as she repeatedly tapped her pen into her forehead. "Get out from my head you silly, useless feeling."

Soomin #2 conscience:

Girl, since when did I invade your thoughts?
I am and will always be in your tiny, fragile heart,
whether you want it or not.

"Then let's see who is going to lose this time," she muttered as she grabbed her things and left the room abruptly.

The clock was showing 9:05 pm. She still had a lot of stuff to do at her office, but the 4-hour meeting with that person had definitely drained most of her energy.

It was miraculous to think that she was able to keep her senses until the last minutes, remembering the fact that deep inside that tough figure, she was ready to straddle the man right on top of the meeting table, only to scream out how much she longed for him.

Seven years without a single contact undoubtedly wasn't enough for her to turn him into nothing.

"Oh, how troublesome," she mumbled, as she realized how her composed feeling started to scatter here and there around the past memories that suddenly filled her mind. "It's totally not gonna be okay."

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"It's not gonna be ok."

"Huh? Why? Don't you say that the agency is the best choice out of the others? Wait, don't tell me they reject the project because our company is still a newbie!"

"It's not-"

"Just hurry up and get back here. We're still waiting for you at the office. Why are you still there anyway?"

"I still have something to do. I'll call you later Hoseok."

Hung up the phone nonchalantly, Yoongi himself questioning the reason why he was still standing right outside the building entrance as the weather was surely not the best weather for strolling around at night. It was quite freezing that he needed to hide his hands in the pocket of his pants.

"What am I doing here?" he wondered to himself. "Ah, fuck it. Who am I trying to kid anyway?"

Marching down the parking lot, he went straight to approach a woman in a long coat who was rummaging through her sling bag to find her car key. The rushed man wasted no time as he unhesitatingly tapped her shoulder.

"Want to grab some coffee with me?"

"Wha- why are you still here?"

Soomin #1 conscience:

Reject politely, unlock the car, hop in, and go.

Soomin #2 conscience:

Oh sweetheart, I know what you want.
A cup of coffee won't hurt, ya know.

"I am waiting for you, so what do you think? Wanna come?" Besides his reddish nose, none of the other parts of his face showed a hint of color due to the cold he had been exposed to for quite some time.

Soomin #1 conscience:

Just leave and have a warm night at your comfy bed.

Soomin #2 conscience:

Why should spend the cold night with your stinky blanket if you could warm your lonely self by spending a minute with this long time no see companion?

"Sounds good, a cup of coffee won't hurt"

Soomin #1 conscience:

Oh fuck you and your imbalance hormones Kim Soomin!

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A/N:

Re-published though not sure that there is someone who's willingly read this piece

Still..Xoxo!
_SugaRush_