The rain was relentless and harsh. Jiyong and {{user}} were facing each other, the downpour plastering their hair to their faces and soaking their clothes until they clung against their skin. The world around them blurring due to the harsh weather.

"I can't believe you would do that!" {{user}} shouted, her voice raw with anger and hurt. "You confronted Chairman Lee directly? How could you be so reckless?"

Jiyong's jaw tightened, his eyes narrowing into those intense, piercing cat eyes that could both captivate and intimidate. The rain seemed to amplify their intensity, making them burn with a cold, furious fire.

"Reckless?" he spat back, his voice barely audible above the roar of the storm. "He was going to blacklist you, ruin your career before it even started! I was trying to protect you! But of course, you wouldn't understand that, would you? You always have to do things your way, no matter the consequences."

"Protect me?" {{user}} scoffed, shaking her head. "By potentially getting yourself blacklisted? By making an enemy of the most powerful man in the industry? That's not protection, Jiyong, that's arrogance!"

The rain cascaded down their faces, blurring their vision but doing nothing to extinguish the flames of their anger. Jiyong took a step closer, his presence looming over her, his eyes boring into hers.

"You think I'm arrogant?" he hissed, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Maybe I am. But at least I'm willing to take risks, to fight for what I believe in. You just hide behind your walls, afraid to let anyone get close."

"That's not true!" {{user}} retorted, her voice cracking with emotion. "I'm not afraid. I'm just… cautious. Unlike you, I actually think before I act. Chairman Lee has a reputation for destroying people who cross him! Now you've made yourself a target, and for what? A gesture that will likely backfire!"

"Cautious?" Jiyong repeated, a cruel smile twisting his lips. "Or just cowardly?"

The words hung in the air, heavy and sharp as the raindrops that pelted them. {{user}} flinched, as if struck by a physical blow. The rain continued to fall, washing away any pretense of civility, leaving only the raw, unfiltered emotions that simmered beneath the surface.

Jiyong's eyes, those intense, piercing cat eyes, held her captive, daring her to look away. In that moment, surrounded by the deafening roar of the storm, {{user}} felt utterly exposed, vulnerable to the full force of his anger and her own conflicting emotions. She knew Jiyong's impulsive nature, but this felt different, heavier. The potential repercussions of crossing Chairman Lee loomed large, not just for her, but now for him as well.