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WHERE'S CHAPTER 3? Don't do this with me, honey. I need more.

Information — (2) Coffee date || [Jang Joon-woo x reader]

<part 1>

“I’m a little surprised that you agreed to meet me today,” you told Joon-woo when the waiter put your orders in front of you. “I thought your bosses kept you on a shorter leash.”

“And I’m surprised you really called me,” he said with a grin, completely ignoring your comment. “You turned me down pretty fast when I asked you out, I thought you didn’t want anything from me.”

Oh, right, it was supposed to be a date. Damn it. “Why would I give in right away? Where’s the fun in that?” you asked with the best fake smile you managed to provide in this situation.

“I like your way of thinking,” Joon-woo told you. “So what exactly do you do at Babel?”

“We’re responsible for media relations. It’s not as exciting as it sounded when I applied for the job, but I’m not saying that I’m always bored out of my mind either.”

He let out a long, humming sound as he took a good look at you. “I don’t know, it sounds fun to me. I remember you from a Babel press conference, by the way. We had to attend one about a month or two ago. It was exciting with all those cameras around. I always liked the idea of being someone whose job is to talk to the press, even though I would probably be terrible at it.”

He looked like an excited little puppy as he talked, but there was something that alarmed you about it. There was no way this guy was this shallow, there had to be more to this answer. “I hate the cameras,” you suddenly blurted out. “And it’s not really the camera I hate, more like the way people suddenly begin to act around it.”

“You’re so negative,” he pointed out before he picked up his cup and took a sip of his coffee. “It’s not healthy, you know. You should try to—”

“I’m fine like this, thanks,” you barked a bit harsher then intended.

“Okay, okay, I’m sorry.” Joon-woo took a quick look at his watch then said, “You have to go back to the office soon, right?”

You nodded. “Yeah, but I’m not in a rush yet. So why don’t you tell me about your job? Wusang seems to take care of a lot more than just simple legal cases for Babel. It must be really eventful.”

For long seconds he remained silent and you began to wonder if you’ve just crossed a line with your little comment. Even if both you and your boss assumed there was more to the story than you had been told despite signing the NDA, neither of you had proof. And this is where Joon-woo came into the picture. He had access to the type of information you needed. You couldn’t screw up this early on.

“Well, I’m just an intern, I don’t do much. Sometimes they ask me to copy documents which I hate because it’s soooo boring. But hopefully I can become a partner at the firm one day,” he explained without stopping to take a breath.

You let out a relieved sigh and flashed a supportive smile at him. “Well, I hope you’ll succeed. As long as you like your job, you have every chance. Okay, I mean, you can still hate what you do and have an excellent career, but you know what I mean.”

“Good thing I like this job and I can learn a lot there,” he nodded with a smile. “Hong Cha-young is a great lawyer so I’m grateful to work with her. What about your boss? It seemed like you were on good terms with him.”

This meeting was going nowhere. He either knew what you were trying to do and deliberately dodged your attempts, or you were simply unlucky. If you wanted results, it seemed like you had no choice but to meet him again some other time. As you thought about your answer, your brain finally began to register little details of his face. He was handsome. Really handsome. Why couldn’t he be ugly? This stupidly cute face was becoming distracting.

Distracting… Right, he had asked you a question. “Yeah, I consider myself lucky because he values my work and opinion. Mr. Lee is a great mentor, maybe I could even call him a friend.”

“That’s good,” he said quietly. “What are you doing tomorrow after work? We could go out for dinner.”

Before you could respond, your phone lit up on the table. It was an incoming call from Han-seo and you didn’t miss the surprised look on Joon-woo’s face when he saw the name. You ignored the call and flashed an apologetic smile at your date.

The surprised look remained, but he began pointing at the phone with his jaw dropped. “Was this the chairman of Babel? Wow, you work with him directly?”

“Sometimes, yes. But we’ve been friends for years so I never know if it’s a professional or personal call,” you explained awkwardly without even thinking about what you were saying. Your brain was beginning to shut down partly because of his stupidly handsome looks, and partly because you badly wanted to pick it up to see what Han-seo wanted. “Anyway, about tomorrow. I don’t really have plans so we can meet if that’s what you want.”

“Sure. But as much as I enjoy this date, we should go before we’re both late,” he said, the tone of his voice suddenly changing. “See you tomorrow.”

“Yes, see you then.”

Something changed after the call. You couldn’t quite put a finger on it on the way back to the office, but something was definitely off about the way he reacted. Was he jealous? Or did his lawyer brain kick in and did he assume you being friends with the chairman of the company was a liability? What the hell was his problem?

But as long as he didn’t cancel your upcoming date, it didn’t really matter. He was beginning to talk which was good. The more he talked, the bigger the chance he would eventually talk. Maybe this fake dating wouldn’t be that hard after all.

“Hi there, you called?” you asked as you entered Han-seo’s office half an hour later. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t pick up.”

“It’s okay, I just wanted to ask you if you’d like to hang out with me tomorrow. I suddenly have a free night and I don’t know what to do with it,” he admitted.

Tomorrow evening? Why was that time slot so popular today? “I’d be happy to go but I’m going on a… date.”

“Oh, you’re dating someone?” he asked, sounding a little taken aback. “I’m surprised you’ve never mentioned him. Is it serious? And who is he anyway?”

You let out a sigh and sat down across from him. Should you be honest? He was your friend, he surely wouldn’t judge you for your plan. “It’s pretty fresh. Mr. Lee and I went to Wusang the other day and we have a feeling they didn’t tell us everything. This needs to stay between us, but we have a plan. This intern who works on Babel’s cases seems to like me and we decided to use it to our advantage. So no, it’s not serious.”

The look on Han-seo’s face darkened as he thought about what you said. “What’s his name?”

“Maybe you’ve already met him—his name is Jang Joon-woo,” you replied casually.

And this was when the remains of his smile disappeared at once. Did they know each other? Why did he react like that? But you didn’t want to corner him with a series of questions so you decided to back off for now. But the more time that passed, the more anxious you became.

“Just be careful, okay? I know this sounds like a good idea, but what if he finds out you’re trying to manipulate him?” he asked worriedly after what felt like an eternity. “Promise me you’ll be careful, please.”

“Okay, I promise,” you said quickly. “What is wrong with everyone today? First it was him when he saw you calling me, now y—”

“Wait, he knows that I called you?” he interrupted you.

You nodded then slightly tilted your head to the side. “Yeah, he was sitting right there and noticed your name on the screen,” you replied, curious to find out why he looked almost scared by the thought. Your friendship was an open secret at Babel.

“I see.”

“What’s wrong with that? I told him we were friends.”

He shook his head with a clearly forced smile. “No, it’s okay.”

A part of you wanted to pressure him into giving you an answer but you decided to give him some space for now. If he wanted to tell you, he would. Hopefully it was nothing serious.

He might be a psychopath

But damn! His reason 👏