The Scent of Life (1)
CHAPTER 9 BROKEN WINGS

The next morning Man Se left for the office cheerfully. Man Se fixed his makeup in front of the mirror in the office bathroom. She was wearing a unique necklace that Min Hyuk gave her last night. He recalls their romantic memories at the Cafe. Man Se smiled back while looking at his reflection in the mirror.

While coming out of the toilet, Man Se meets Secretary Ma in the hallway of the office She's his secretary Kang Seo Woo, the woman who used to welcome Man Se first in the office.

"Miss Oh, Mr. Kang Seo Woo asked for your help to deliver this file to the CEO's office as soon as possible" Secretary Ma said.

"Ah, yes," replied Man Se understood and retrieved the files that were in the woman's hands.

While walking towards Min Hyuk's office he had a peek at the contents of those files. It contains sheets of paper to sign and photographs. He saw a photo of him wearing red and Hanbok, which was taken by Seo Woo some time ago.

Man Se smiled, beautiful as well as me, like not me, that was what Man Se had in mind. But for what photos of him are among the photos of the models, there must be a right of use permit and agreement before determining myself as a company model, thought Man Se. Before long there was an incoming SMS, from Seo Woo whose contents after dropping off the file immediately to the bottom floor again to make an agreement as a company model. Man Se smiled, the question mark in his heart was answered. Good also career as a model though impromptu.

Arriving at Min Hyuk's office space, Man Se was immediately greeted by a receptionist in front of the CEO's room.

"Hello, Mr. CEO there's still a meeting inside. Can you hold on a second. Please sit there," said the woman as Man Se sat down.

Shortly afterwards came a woman carrying a file map in her hand, greeting the familiar female receptionist.

"Is there a Mr Kang Min Hyuk inside?" tanyakanya.

"There is, but there is still a meeting inside, wait a minute huh," replied the receptionist.

They chatted a lot, and Man Se was pretty good at hearing what they were talking about, starting with fashion, make up, artist, household, adored men, and more, until finally Man Se's ears caught their chatter about Min Hyuk.

"You know the rumor that our handsome CEO sir is about to marry the daughter of the Hong family? Hong Sun Hwa," said the woman carrying the file.

"Ah yes, I heard the rumor, if not wrong they will announce their engagement later after the launch of winter products," said the receptionist.

"Aaah .. I think many women will be heartbroken. You know how handsome she is, really my type," said the woman holding the file.

Man Se was stunned, suddenly his chest hurt as if there was a knife stuck in his chest, his eyes and face were hot to cry but held back, his body trembled. Aah ..., is that really the news? Kang Min Hyuk is getting married? Who is Hong Sun Hwa? so many questions were raging in Man Se's heart.

Soon Man Se picked up the device and searched for information about Hong Sun Hwa from the internet. Show pictures of beautiful girls on the screen and information related to the girl named Hong Sun Hwa. She is not only a beautiful, well-educated woman, from a wealthy family and most importantly she is the heir to her father's company, as she is the only child of the Hong family.

Photos of Min Hyuk in Jeju with the Hong family also circulated on the internet. Man Se is getting less confident. Could it be that what Min Hyuk had said all along was a lie, really just a mirage?

Man Se's heart powerless to shed tears, but still held sobs and pain in his chest. Even more painful for Man Se, only he did not know the news about the matchmaking. Even Min Hyuk did not say anything that night.

Man Se thinks he is too stupid to accept Min Hyuk's proposal in the Dream World, even he is willing to marry her secretly. Man Se had given everything to Min Hyuk at the Cafe that night. Man Se held back a cry while holding onto Min Hyuk's hand-off necklace.

Soon the office door opened, and Secretary Park walked out from the inside with a man who looked like an important person. The receptionist tells Man Se to come in.

Man Se realized that one day this must happen. He should not indulge his love for Min Hyuk even though he knows he will end up hurting. Man Se pushed the door, and saw Min Hyuk was looking out the window. Hearing Man Se enter he immediately turned his head, and smiled brightly.

"Man Se" he said with a big smile.

Man Se was trying to smile, he was feeling remorseful, and asked inwardly, is Min Hyuk's smile purely for her? Man Se walked over, then with a slightly shaking hand he put the file map on the workbench.

"This is the file you asked for," said Man Se then immediately turned around to leave.

Min Hyuk pulled Man Se's hand, then hugged her from behind. Man Se was surprised, he resigned, his chest felt rumbling withstanding the cries.

"Man Se, I miss you. Stay like this, I want to linger a long time hugging you," said Min Hyuk.

Man Se's tears did not feel, and the warm clear was increasingly shaking his body. Her tears fell into Min Hyuk's hands. Min Hyuk turned around Man Se, seeing the eyes of the girl he loved as swollen and full of tears. Man Se is getting more and more excited.

"You crying? What was?Is there a problem?" ask Min Hyuk.

Man Se's tongue felt faint to speak, his throat felt choked unable to make a sound. She just shook her head speechlessly because of her crying.

Min Hyuk stared fixedly at Man Se's face, then asked "Do you know about the news? News of my wedding plans with the Hong family's daughter?".

Man Se nodded his head. Min Hyuk then hugged Man Se for a moment then looked at him.

"I'd better be honest with you. The news is true. Papa planned this match. Papa said I needed someone who would cement my position in the company. He planned everything, whereas I haven't given him the answer until now, because I love you. Not only did we weigh our feelings and thoughts between our love and the strengthening of my position in the company. There are other things I consider that I can't possibly tell you until I'm sure about the truth, I'm worried that if you know it will get you away from me" Min Hyuk said.

Then Min Hyuk carefully said, "This is related to the death of your mother's father. The factory fire actually happened on purpose. Samchon Kang did it to claim the insurance money. While I don't know what reason papa covered up Samchon Kang's behavior. Man Se, my family who hurt both your parents and your aunt. Understand my position," Min Hyuk asked.

Blindfolded Man Se hears Min Hyuk's explanation about his parents' death. Unexpectedly it turns out that the cause of both parents died was Kang's family. Man Se tried to refrain from drowning.

Man Se had calmed down for a while, and could understand Min Hyuk, but his trust was still hurt. It wasn't easy for him to trust Min Hyuk back. Man Se was still silent.

"You can be angry with me, but I hope you still believe me. I have no thoughts of leaving you or hurting you. Trust me," continued Min Hyuk trying to convince Man Se.

Man Se broke away from Min Hyuk's embrace and passed away from the man's presence. Min Hyuk felt guilty seeing Man Se who went away from him with a wounded heart. He had no intention of hurting Man Se. He loves that girl.

Man Se walked slowly with a disappointed and wounded heart. His tears were already dry, but the cloudiness on his face could not be covered. His mind felt empty, until Seo Woo called him too he did not ignore. Man Se walked on until he exited the building. Continuing to walk around regardless of the surroundings, arriving at a park, Man Se sat on a chair under a tree. He's hurt, broken wing.

The Devil has managed to ruin Man Se's life. Excessive sadness, fear and worry, let alone vengeance, would become Satan's tender food. Man Se doesn't realize it, he has opened Pandora's box containing all the sorrows of life. Min Hyuk with all his weakness and greed for love for Man Se, had also opened the door on purpose, creating a tempest between them that was inevitable. It is not wrong if Satan interferes with human life, because humans themselves sometimes have opened the door by themselves.