One Punch (Wo)Man

Royal Gone Wrong

 " Taeyeon-ah, you will follow me to the company's meeting tomorrow, " Taeyeon stopped chewing after she heard that. Her head slowly nodded, then she continued to consume her luxurious dinner. 

 

 " I already asked Mrs. Choi from the tailor shop to send your new dress tomorrow. You will look extremely gorgeous! " her mother gleed and Taeyeon furrowed her eyebrows. " A new dress? Isn't it just like the usual meeting? What's with the new dress? " she bombarded her mother with questions as she was flabbergasted. A new dress tailor-made for her is never a good news.

 

 " There will be important directors and even some CEOs from very huge companies attending the meeting tomorrow. The venue itself is huge. However, this meeting is very discretive, " Mr. Kim stated that made Taeyeon more confused than ever. " So, why should I attend? What if I make mistakes or embarass you guys? I can't guarantee that honestly, " the flustered girl defended herself as she tried to make up some excuses to be left out from the meeting.

 

 Mr. Kim stopped moving his utensils and diverted his eyes towards his only daughter. Goosebumps crept into Taeyeon's skin when she felt a heavy aura that she never felt before from her loving father. " Those people will bring their heirs and presented them. There are reasons for that and you will know about it later, " her father sternly stated as he dabbed the white napkin on his mouth. 

 

 Well, that doesn't make Taeyeon felt less anxious for sure.

 

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 Tomorrow morning, the day that Taeyeon dreaded arrived. She stared at her full body reflection blankly. Indeed, Kim Taeyeon was extraordinarily gorgeous wearing a one-piece,calf length white dress with slight frill at the front. Even her pearl necklaces was the limited edition from Tiffany & Co. similar to her earrings. She wore her slim strapped gold Cartier watch and examined herself for the last time.

 

 " Kim Taeyeon, I'm begging you. Please don't mess this up, " Taeyeon begged herself as she clasped both her hands and prayed for good luck. She snatched her white, diamond embedded purse and rushed downstair. She sneaked a glance at her watch and heaved a relief sigh. She's early 10 minutes.

 

 " Here, a light breakfast to make sure that you don't get too nauseated later, " Kim ahjussi handed her a plate of toast along with a jar of peanut butter and a jar of strawberry jam. Taeyeon pouted and smiled cheekily to the old man. " You know me too well ahjussi, " she giggled and sat on the wooden stool before she took a bite of the crispy toast.

 

 " Kim Taeyeon, I trust you to behave today, alright? " 

 

 Taeyeon jolted slightly from her seat when her father snatched her extra toast and nodded at Kim ahjussi as a sign of gratitude for the breakfast. " Just like I said yesterday, I can't promise anything but I'll try my best. I promise! " she gleed as she showed her pinky finger to her father. Whenever she's with her father, she couldn't help but become her father's little girl since Mr. Kim kept on spoiling his only child.

 

 A small fatherly smile appeared on the middle aged man's face. " Alright, as long as you really try your best to be at your best today, " he slightly ruffled his daughter's hair and entered the fancy car waiting for them at the frontyard. 

 

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 " Your Highness, " a butler bowed before he buttoned Jiyong's shirt then fixed the creases on the young prince's suit. " As you might already be informed by His Majesty, the meeting is crucial because it will have a huge impact on South Korea's economy and stock market.Thus, your presence there is very needed for assurance, " Mr. Choi, the head butler of the palace, stated while looking down on the marble floor.

 

 " Tsk, assurance? " he snickered then rolled his eyes. " Some kind of loyalty, " he mumbled underneath his breath as he went downstairs followed by a couple bodyguards. What a headache for Jiyong. To be honest, he prefers to be at the worn down warehouse with his new found friend, Taeyeon, rather than sitting with some old dude discussing about money, money and money for hours boringly.

 

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 Taeyeon looked up from her smartphone and peeked through the tinted window of her car. " Dad, why are there so many reporters here? I know that you said this meeting is really important but I didn't realise that it would be this groundbreaking, " Taeyeon snickered as supposedly she was cracking a joke. However, his father didn't even distort her joke. His stern face remained stoic, worrying Taeyeon.

 

 " It's not really groundbreaking as you just said. It's just, there's a party involved in the meeting that the reporters were anticipating, " Mr. Kim stated as he scrolled through his tablet for latest news coverage. 

 

 " Heol, is it an artist? " eventhough she knew her father was being serious, she couldn't help but to be curious and kinda excited. " Nope, someone much powerful, " he replied in an instant, startling his daughter. " Then, who could it be? " she muttered silently as her forehead creased.

 

 " Your boyfriend didn't inform you anything? " 

 

 Upon his sentence, Taeyeon's confusion was visible on her face. " Boyfriend? Since when did I have one? " panic was clear in her voice and finally, her stiff father laughed at her response. " The crown prince and His Majesty is coming to the meeting and nobody knows why, " 

 

 " Wow, this IS a big deal of a meeting, " she exclaimed as she hurriedly took out a compact mirror from her bag and fixed whatever flaw she could see on her face. Mr. Kim chuckled at his daughter's instant reflex. " And you said that you don't have a boyfriend. Haih, I won't bite if you just tell me the truth, " 

 

 Taeyeon's cheeks flushed red after the statement. She was ashamed that she immediately fixed her appearance after she knew that a certain young prince was going to be there. Eventhough she knew that nothing was actually going on between them.

 

 Frustratedly, she blew her bangs and continued to look out of the window. Upon arriving at the entrance, a bodyguard opened the door and ushered them inside the building, The huge glass door was opened and a spacious lobby with a large crystal chandellier was hung gracefully at the middle of the room. Taeyeon could see a lot of politicians and businessmen gathered around and none seemed to already enter the meeting room. 

 

 " Oh, isn't that Boa? " she let out a small gasp when she saw one of her favourite artist. Taeyeon adjusted the ribbon on her hair and anxiously looked around. She just realised something. Out of all these rich people, she knew NO ONE at all. Considering that she was going to be the heir to her father's company, that's not a good thing.

 

 Her eyes stopped at a group of ladies and gentlemen around her age. They were chatting as if they've known each other since birth. Well, they might actually be honestly. " Go interact with anyone, I'm going to Mr. Cho first, " he gestured at one of his shareholder, as he patted Taeyeon's back.

 

 She bit her lips. " Aigoo Taeyeon-ah, you should have been more interactive at the past events. Look who's standing here alone like a fool in a room full of people, " she muttered to herself as she fiddled with her purse and looked around. Seemingly, no one seemed to want to approach her.

 

 " Oh? We meet again Taeyeon-ssi, " someone called out her name and the woman instantly turned around just to be greeted by a waft of strong yet exquisite cologne. She looked up and her body froze at the sight of the man in front of her. " O-oh, Park Seojoon-ssi, " she rubbed her nape awkwardly as her pupil quivered at the sight of the most dashing man in the world, well, for her of course.

 

 " Why are you here alone? I thought you arrived with your father? " he looked around for a sign of Mr. Kim. " My father just went away to talk with some of his friends, " she cheekily giggled and the man replied same. The air between them went awkward for a moment. 

 

 Just when Taeyeon was about to open , someone came inbetween them and s their arm around Seojoon's. " Hi darling, " the sultry voice of the woman greeted Seojoon. Taeyeon's blood turned cold and felt tight when she heard that. 

 

 " O-oh, Bora-ah, " the actor stammered as cold sweat appeared on his forehead. " Kim Taeyeon-ssi? I've heard a lot about you, " the huge eyed girl stretched out her hand for a handshake and smiled.

 

 " I'm Kim Bora. I see that you've talked with my boyfriend, "

 

 Taeyeon stared at the other woman's hand as something hit her hard.

 

 ' Boyfriend? ' 

 

 As a hardcore fan of him, she admitted that statement brought along a pang of sadness and disappointment in her heart. ' Geez girl get a grip, he can date whoever he wants, ' she snapped from her own train of thoughts and shook Bora's hand. " Hi, please to meet you Bora-ssi, " she flashed a wide smile before Bora excused herself and her boyfriend.

 

 After the couple disappeared from her sight, she zoned out for a while and sighed heavily. " Boyfriend? It's not even on the news yet! " the raged woman harshly tapped open her phone and scrolled through Daum page, Naver and more of that people used to get gossips. She huffed then pouted.

 

 " I guess it's mourning time later, " 

 

 Before she could take a step further, she could hear the shutter of camera as the reporters swarmed the entrance. Thankfully, the security handled the mess perfectly and formed a lane fit for both His Majesty and the crown prince. In an instant, all the businessmen, politicians and other people in the room lined up at the side of the entrance to form a straight lane toward the meeting room for the royal members. 

 

 " Your Highness, " a security bowed after he opened the door of the limousine. Mr. Kwon or His Majesty stepped out of the expensive vehicle and was greeted with flashes of camera. He waved slightly and strutted inside the room with people bowing respectfully to him. Jiyong who was silently following his father behind a few steps. 

 

 Jiyong's face almost showed his annoyance when he heard the shutter of camera. ' These darn reporters, ' he gritted his teeth as his eyes roamed around the room of people bowing towards him. His eyes made contact with a certain woman and a small smile formed on his lips.

 

 He was afraid that he wouldn't meet anyone that he knew of later. However, all his anxiousnes washed away after he saw that certain gorgeous woman. They made eye contact and after Taeyeon saw the small smile on his gorgeous face, she slipped out the same small smile to him. 

 

 They were communicating secretly. But His Majesty saw it all and he couldn't help but felt warm inside when he saw his son finally act like a normal young man. Out of the blue, His Majesty halted his movement and stopped in front of Taeyeon and Mr. Kim. 

 

 " Mr. Kim and Kim Taeyeon-ssi, " the king shook the man's hand and Taeyeon's hand. Her eyes widened as she was flustered by the sudden greeting she received from the king himself. " Hopefully the meeting went well, " he flashed a warm and fatherly smile towards Taeyeon before proceed to move to the meeting room.

 

 Taeyeon shared a look with Jiyong but the man just shrugged as he himself didn't have a clue on why his father suddenly stopped to greet them. Automatically, whispers surrounded both the Kim father-daughter duo. " Aish, now there goes some unnecessary rumors, " Taeyeon muttered under her breath as finally, a security guard ushered them inside the meeting room. 

 

 Inside the meeting room, a long wooden table was situated at the middle and at each sides of the table were chairs arranged by the staffs of the event. " Taeyeon-ah, we'll be sitting here, " Mr. Kim said as he pulled out a chair beside him for his obviously agitated daughter. " It's alright, " he caressed her hair and then looked at the front where the meeting leader was about to official the meeting.

 

 Taeyeon scanned around the room. Sitting at the long table were companies' CEO and seemingly with their children. At the corner of her eyes, she could see Park Seojoon stood tall beside his father while at his left was the woman previously mentioned herself as his girlfriend. Taeyeon puffed her cheeks as she was reminded at the unpleasant meeting just now. 

 

 Ignoring the uneasy feeling towards the woman, she focused at the front as she could see His Majesty finally was seated, followed by Jiyong and then the others in the room. 

 

 After a short introduction, finally they started the meeting. Of course, Taeyeon with her short span of focus, her eyes kept on diverting everywhere except on the slide which was showing the motives of the meeting. Her eyes widened when a yawn threatened to come out. Her hand turned into a fist and she bit her lips. 
 

 Jiyong, who was not focusing too, coincidentally peeked at the woman and saw her distorted face. Taeyeon's eyebrows furrowed and her facial twitched. After the crisis of yawning passed, she heaved a relief sigh then accidentally made eye contact with the crown prince.

 

 " Bored? "

 

 Taeyeon could see him mouthing the word and a smirk appeared on his face. She replied with a nod and slightly rolled her eyes. 

 

 Suddenly, her father stood up, startling her slightly. " Good evening, I'm Kim Sungsoo from Kim Electronic Corporation, " he bowed as the room applaused for him. Taeyeon could feel a nudge at her shoulder and she realised that it was her turn to introduce herself. Hastily, she stood up and beamed an elegant wide smile before she bowed respectfully.

 

 " Good evening, I'm Kim Taeyeon, daughter of Kim Sungsoo, " 

 

 " This is my daughter and only child whom is supposed to be inheriting my company in the future. She's a very capable and smart woman and I hope each one of you take good care of her as her seniors in respective role, " 

 

 Cluelessly, she bowed again as her father's little speech ended. 

 

 Before Mr. Kim and her could sit again, a hand shot up, attracting attention from the others. All eyes diverted to the particular woman. " Yah, what do you think you're doing? " the mother of the woman whispered to her daughter through her gritted teeth as she shot a glare to the younger one.

 

 " I want to ask something, " 

 

 Taeyeon almost scoffed at the sight of the person named Kim Bora stood up as that woman looked at her seemingly with a cold yet threatening stare.

 

 " As you could see, out of all the heirs presented, only Kim Taeyeon-ssi and me are woman representatives. Eventhough I am probably the same age as Kim Taeyeon-ssi, but my whole life has been dedicated for the business and I've never missed a single opportunity before, " a slight smirk could be seen on her face. 

 

 The young Kim scrunched her face slightly. ' Is she.....threatening me? '

 

 " It has gotten into my knowledge that you have no such experience yet, nor do you have any connections to any figures inside this room. Are you sure you are ready for the huge burden coming for us women in this absolutely competitive world? " 

 

 A realisation hit Taeyeon. Oh, this woman is obviously trying to get rid of her from the committee. A sly smirk appeared on her face. Yes, she admitted that she had no experience in this so called business yet she couldn't sacrifice her father's pride and her own when she was being threatened in front of so many great individuals.

 

 Park Seojoon's face was clearly frustrated by the blow his girlfriend threw at Taeyeon. This is why he hated how easily jealous and possesive his girlfriend could be.

 

 " Excuse me, Kim Bora-ssi. Are you looking down on me? " 

 

 The question caught her by surprise. Not only her but all the other people in the room. Jiyong smirked at her retort. He knew that Kim Taeyeon was not going to back down without a fight. Eventhough she was clueless about formal things like these, she didn't want to lose the fight from the beginning.

 

 The Kim Taeyeon always wanted the upper hand.

 

 " Since all of us here are going to be in a one huge comittee which is going to serve the economy of our country, I don't think it's a good idea to look down or underestimate your partner without evaluating them first, "

 

 Taeyeon shifted her body slightly so she could entirely face the flabbergasted woman. 

 

 " You know, people that knows me called me the woman version of one punch man, " she raised her right hand and clenched them slowly into a fist.

 

 " Because I could solve all the challenges I face in just one punch, " 

 

 The meeting room went silent for awhile as Bora widened her eyes, ashamed that she was actually feeling intimidated by Kim Taeyeon's supposedly harmless threat. A chortle could be heard at the front and all eyes looked at the person. Kwon Jiyong could barely hold in his laughter when he heard an anime reference from Taeyeon.

 

 I mean, that's something very unusual coming from an absolutely formal meeting.

 

 " Let's just move one shall we, " 

 

 Jiyong demanded as he wiped an invisible tear from his eyes, signifying that he had so much fun just now.

 

 " O-oh, Mr. Kim and Ms. Kim, please be seated, " the head of the meeting instructed as the father and daughter both sat down. Taeyeon pouted when she saw Jiyong was having fun at her outburst. ' Is this bastard mocking me? ' she slightly scoffed.

 

 Jiyong looked at Taeyeon and sneakily showed her a thumbs up.

 

 Her face flushed pink and a small smile crept on her delicate face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GTae4EVA
#1
Chapter 7: Update soon authornim
tyeam0309 #2
Please update
BrowlessPaleskin
#3
Chapter 7: i hate that lee dohyun. i hope taeyeon will show him why she was called one punch woman!
luvtaengoo
#4
Chapter 7: ohhh goshhhhh! am i the only one fangirling so hard when jiyong stand up for tae?? my gtae's heart can't handle it.. uwuuu ;))) btw, thanks for the update authornim. waiting for ur next update :))
kpopsters #5
Chapter 7: Thanks for the update authornim. This is interesting! Giddy over jiyong and taeyeon progress keke
flora_isaura #6
Chapter 7: Thank u for the update authornim....
macoku
#7
Chapter 7: His move, as predicted a gentleman. Bravo Ji Bravo.
Crazy_Reader #8
Chapter 7: I think the guy that Lee Dohyun is trying to get to Jiyong through Taeyeon.
luvtaengoo
#9
Chapter 6: this story is getting interesting. hope to see more gtae moments. waiting for ur next update ,authornim ;)))
macoku
#10
Chapter 6: I guess he is the guy Ji beat. He clearly deserves a beating. Annoying little shhhhh. I think even Tae can beat him