Pay With Your Heart

Eun-sun was shocked when she came into the apartment and saw a man sitting at the dinning table, shooting warning darts at her friend, and Hei-Ran looked like she was about to cry.

She was dumbfounded. She recognized him as Hei-Ran's boss, but the problem was, what was he doing there, in their house? And why was he staring at her friend like he was going to kill her? Was he going to bully her here too?

She sauntered towards the dinning table with a menacing look on her face, one that was just on par with Jinhai's.

"What's going on?" Eun-sun asked dourly, her eyes narrowed on Hei-Ran's boss. They were both shocked when they heard her voice. They both didn't notice when she walked into the apartment. Jinhai was too busy glaring at Hei-Ran who was too stubborn and had refused to finish the congee he had made for her. Also Hei-Ran was too lost in thought as she was yet to bring herself to eat the food which her boss had personally made for her. How was she expected to eat something made by him? How was her throat suppose to swallow down the food made by the psychopathic boss, who had made her loss her voice on several occasions. 

He had invaded her kitchen, after he had forcefully brought her home. He even made her take pills and had forced her to sleep. When she woke up, she was relieved to find her sitting room empty, but she received the biggest shock of her life when she saw him in her kitchen with an apron tied to his waist.

"Mr—Song, you —are still here?" She asked in surprise. She looked at the time and she realized she slept for six hours and he was still there, and the worst of it all was that, he was cooking!. Hei-Ran felt like fainting when she saw him.

"Hmm" He nodded his head as he raised his head to look at her. 

"Why?" She asked in confusion. She didn't understand why he was still there, and the most annoying thing what was why was he cooking in her kitchen?! She looked at her pot and plates with sad eyes, they must be crying from the way he must have mishandled then. Observing his tight grip over the spoon he had in hand, she felt like the spoon was about to break and from where she stood, it looked like a potential murder weapon.

He was likely going to murder her.

Jinhai didn't bother to look at her, he dropped the spoon in his hand, wiped his hand clean and started walking towards her.

With every step she took Hei-Ran responded by taking a step back. She was scared out of her mind. Normally she was scared of him because he always acted awkwardly, and now having him in her house, she couldn't help but feel more scared.

"Mr Song, I'm–sorry for sleeping fo–or too long" She explained as she took another step back.

"Stop" Jinhai ordered sternly, his eyes and tone fixating her to the ground. Hei-Ran stopped and looked at him, her palms suddenly turned sweaty. she saw Jinhai take a step towards her and she wanted to move her again, when his cold voice came chilling into her ears. "If you take one more step" He menanced. Hei-Ran knew that was a threat and she instinctively nodded her head, as she watched in trepidation, her boss slowly approaching her.

Jinhai stopped right in front of her and placed a hand on her forehead. He touched his before touching hers again. He gave an approving nod when he was satisfied with her temperature. He had almost lost his cool when she kept burning up and wincing in her sleep. She didn't know he had tried regulating her temperature with cold water while she slept. He didn't stop until her temperature was a bit normal. He watched her sleep for a while before he decided to make her cognee (rice porridge).

"Your temperature seems normal" He said placing his hand in his pocket as he stared at a stupified and terrified Hei-Ran who was staring at him with scared eyes.

"As your boss I'll nag you later, but not right now. Just sit while I get the porridge ready" He instructed her.

"Po-rri-dge?" She stuttered. He was going to cook porridge for her? Hei-Ran didn't know if she was to cry or scream for help. Why was he cooking for her in the first place? What punishment would she receive for eating the food cooked and served by her boss.

"Yes" He nodded.

"Boss can you please not do that" Hei-Ran pleaded in a small voice. 

"What do you mean?" Jinhai furrowed his brows as he asked.

Scratching the back of her head, Hei-Ran said, "You're my boss - so you can't cook for me" She reasoned.

Jinhai tilted his head to the side and asked, "Is there a rule that supports that school of thought?" 

"Huh??" Hei-Ran didn't understand this man at all. As a matter of fact she has never understood him since day one, he has always behaved oddly since she met him. He was unpredictable. Whenever he was expected to act in a certain way, he suddenly behaves in the opposite manner. 

Mr Song had always made life unbearable for her, making her work fifteen hours a day, six days a week; if not more. She would have long left the company if not for the fact that she actually loved her job, and she had a success story with the company and most importantly she admires her boss working ethics and zeal for success.

But now that same man who has always scared her, made her life miserable by swarming her with work, was now making her dinner? Hell no!

How could she accept that? 

"Sir you can't cook for me" Hei-Ran said in a firm voice.

"And why?" 

"Because you're my boss" She replied. "You've done enough by bringing me home and staying behind to look after me and that's enough. And I'll relay this kindness by working harder in the future" 

Jinhai gazed at her for minutes without saying anything. He nodded his head after a while.

"Then I think adding a bowl of cognee would make you work even harder. Now sit" He said in a commanding tone.

"Yes boss" Hei-Ran replied impulsively, before walking to sit on the sofa with a grudgy look on her face.

Even in her house she was still being bullied. Would she ever be free from this crazy man's hold?

Few minutes later Jinhai placed a bowl of vegetable cognee on the dinning table. He looked at Hei-Ran was looking anywhere else but at him. 

"Come eat" Jinhai said, since it was obvious she wasn't ready to move on her own accord. Hei-Ran looked at him, she was about to protest but the menancing look sitting on his face.

He pulled a seat for her and ordered her to seat with her eyes. Hei-Ran had no choice but to comply with his instructions. She lowered herself to the chair and sat stiffly.

"Just be a good girl and eat. And you have to finish it all" 

"What?" Hei-Ran exclaimed. She's to what? Finish this? Was he trying to kill her?

She didn't ask for any of this, so why was he treating this way?

"I'm not joking. I'll go when you're done with this" He spoke firmly, letting her know that there was no room of consideration.

Hei-Ran slowly picked up a spoon and slowly took a spoonful of the food. Maybe. It was because she hasn't eaten the whole day, but she found the food incredibly delicious. She didn't want to believe that her crazy boss can cook.

…...

"Eun-sun?" Hei-Ran called like she had seen her saviour. Her eyes lit up when she saw Eun-sun standing at the front of the table. The happiness grooming in her heart right now was enough to heal whatever fever she had. She happily jumped from her seat to go hug Eun-sun. She was like a baby who had missed it's mother.

Hugging Eun-sun she whispered into her ears, "Please save me" Eun-sun was her Chance of sending her crazy boss away.

"Good evening, I'm Song Jinhai, Hei-Ran's boss" Jinhai stood up and introduced himself when it looked like Hei-Ran wasn't going to do that.

"I'm Eun-sun, her friend and roommate" She said emphasizing on the word roommate. That should be enough to let him know that it was time to leave. She didn't like bullies and this guy has been bullying her friend for too long, but definitely not when she's around.

Jinhai could feel the hostility in Eun-sun' eyes and that was enough to know she didn't like him.

Ms Hei-Ran was sick and I brought her home" Eun-sun snapped her neck towards Hei-Ran who was clinging to her like a koala, but she didn't say anything "Maybe now you can look after her" He added as he walked closer to the pair of friends. He stretched his hand for a hand shake which Eun-sun unwillingly accepted.

"It was nice meeting you" He said.

"Same here" She replied curtly.