Taehyung stood up steadily and walked towards the refrigerator. With a slight smile, he pulled out a cup of ice cream. "Let's take this one," he said casually, showing it to Sooyaa.
Then his eyes drifted to the cart, now overflowing. "Hmm... can you get another cart? This one's full."
Before he could walk away, Sooyaa grabbed his hand. "No more carts, Mr. Kim," she said firmly, tugging him toward the cash counter.
"But wait," Taehyung protested, eyes darting back. "I wanted that... and that too."
Sooyaa ignored him and handed their items to the cashier.
As the cashier started scanning, Taehyung pulled out a sleek black credit card.
"Do you accept this?"
The cashier's eyes widened. "Of course, we do! Black credit card... impressive."
She glanced up at him and smiled brightly. "You're handsome, by the way. Can I get your number?"
Without hesitation, Taehyung reached for Sooyaa's waist and pulled her gently toward him. "Ah, sorry. I have a girlfriend," he said with a playful grin. "And she'll definitely get offended."
Sooyaa blinked up at him in surprise, her face full of question marks.
The cashier giggled, now turning to Sooyaa. "You're lucky. Tall, rich, and handsome? Jackpot."
Sooyaa let out a nervous laugh. "Ah... yes. Very lucky."
After they collected their bags and started to leave, the cashier called out,
"Mr. Handsome, how can you forget your Black Unlimited Credit Card?"
Taehyung turned, grinning. "Ohh, sorry! Thanks for reminding me."
They both laughed as they walked away.
Outside, Taehyung plopped down on a bench just by the store.
"Why are you sitting here?" Sooyaa asked.
He pulled out the ice cream with a grin. "Ice cream. This is the real reason I came here."
Sooyaa sighed, amused, and sat down beside him.
Taehyung looked at Sooyaa with a soft smile and said, "Thanks for being my girlfriend in there."
Sooyaa glanced at him, a little surprised but calm. "I understand," she replied simply.
Sooyaa casually peeled back the cap of the ice cream cup and noticed a little bit of ice cream stuck on the underside of the cap. She leaned forward and licked the ice cream off the cap.
Taehyung watched her curiously, tilting his head. "What are you doing?" he asked with a teasing smile.
Without looking up, Sooyaa replied, "It tastes better when you lick the ice cream from behind the cap."
Taehyung chuckled softly, amused by her little habit.
But Taehyung had already tossed the cap aside.
"Oh really?" Taehyung's eyes lit up. "Wait, let me buy another one to try it like that."
"No, no, it's okay. You already have your full ice cream," Sooyaa said, tugging at the edge where the cap had been.
But Taehyung reached for the cup, took the cap she had been licking, and tried it himself. "Hey, you're right. It's actually pretty tasty."
Sooyaa paused, her cheeks warming with a soft blush. She quickly grabbed the cup and hurriedly took another bite.
Taehyung watched her with an amused, admiring smile the little moments like these making him forget everything else around them.
Sooyaa chuckled softly, then suddenly she choked on a big bite.
Taehyung immediately laughed and said, "Hey, take it easy! Don't scare me like that."
She waved him off, still smiling.
"I'm fine, don't worry.
A bit of ice cream clung to the corner of Sooyaa's lips, but she didn't seem to notice.
Taehyung did.
He leaned in with a slight smirk playing on his lips, close enough to make her catch her breath. Then, gently swiped his thumb across her lips, wiping it away.
Before Sooyaa could react, he brought his thumb to his own lips and slowly tasted it.
"Can't let good things go to waste" he said softly.
Sooyaa's eyes widened, her cheeks blooming crimson as she quickly looked away, flustered.
"Y-You could've just told me! Mr.kim." she stammered, trying to hide behind her cup.
Taehyung only chuckled, his voice low.
Sooyaa smiled and said, "Let's go."
As they walked toward Sooyaa's house, Taehyung suddenly aske
d in a slow, careful voice, " Ms.Sooyaa... have you seen my conference?"
END OF CHAPTER