A/n: I only used Google Translator so if there are inaccuracy in the Swedish translations, blame Google. XD

I know this is a SoEul story but I would really like it if all the F4 members have some sort of love story of their own. It's a little painstaking to decide who I should write about first. I mean, I should write about SoEul because they're the main couple, but what about Jae Kyung and Woo Bin, or Ji Hoo and the girl for him? Aish… I'm confusing myself. Anyway, just so you guys know. I have planned the general flow of the story regarding our SoEul couple. However, the twists and little details are completely written in an impromptu way, meaning, I don't think of what to type first. I only type whatever comes first on my mind as soon as I sit in front of my laptop.

Chapter 08: The Swedish Guest

"How are you feeling?" Dr. Yoon Ji Hoo's kind voice talked smoothly towards the girl as soon as he was informed that she was awake. She seemed fine as soon as she woke up but what bothered him was the fact that she didn't speak. She merely looked around her as if it was her first time seeing things. "Uhm, I am Dr. Yoon and you are in a hospital." He informed. "Uh, to be honest, I have no idea who you are so…"

"I…" The girl began speaking with a completely innocent expression on her face. "Who… am I?" She suddenly asked.

"Yes, I want to know who you are…" Ji Hoo patiently replied.

"Ani... Who am I?" Suddenly, distress was written all over the girl's face as she stared at Yoon Ji Hoo. "Who am I? I can't remember anything… I can't remember… Who am I?" Hysterically, tears began to well up on her eyes as she started panicking. She suddenly stood up from bed and began asking Ji Hoo as well as the nurse about herself when in all honestly, Ji Hoo and the nurse both have no idea who she exactly was.

When Ji Hoo and the girl fell off from the veranda of the art gallery, there was absolutely nothing on the girl which could give a hint to her identity. She didn't have an ID or even a wallet, plus, she didn't even have a celphone with her, that's why Ji Hoo brought her to a hospital to be examined instead and waited for her to wake up. For one, underneath the black long over coat she was wearing, the girl was actually well-dressed. She was wearing a blue mini-dress which perfectly showed off her feminine charms. She didn't look like the type to be stealing something for Ji Hoo didn't even find anything under her clutch. He could only guess that she was the daughter of a businessman or something to that extent.

The girl was already crying helplessly and the only thing Ji Hoo could do was to ask the nurse to give her a mild sedative to calm her down while he held her back in a tight and soothing hug. Who would have thought that she was going to have amnesia? And now, she was even going to be under his care. Ji Hoo sighed as he held the girl. 'Life just doesn't let up with all its mean streak, doesn't it?' He thought exasperatedly.

As soon as the girl calmed down, Ji Hoo personally asked the nurse to bring her test results. Her scans indicate that she had mild concussions on her head when she fell off from the veranda but this concussion wasn't enough to potentially damage her memories with internal bleeding. The only answer which could have caused the girl's amnesia would be shock. The specialist Ji Hoo talked to mentioned hers maybe a case of temporary amnesia caused by shock or heavy beating on the head. Either way, it may or may not take months for her to fully-recover her memories.

Suddenly, all throughout the commotion, Ji Hoo's phone rung and on the caller ID, it read: Song Woo Bin.

"Oh?" Ji Hoo asked as he picked up the call.

"Yobosaeyo? Doctor? This is Song Woo Bin. I'm in a kind of a little hung up right now so me and my wife are going to be a little late for our pre-natal check up. Yeah… She's having her little episodes right now. I'll call you back later, Doctor. I'll confirm later if we can come or not. Bye." Woo Bin said on the other line without even allowing Ji Hoo to reply.

As soon as the call ended, Ji Hoo stared at his phone with a completely baffled expression on his face. He even checked his phone records to see if it was really Song Woo Bin who called him just now. 'What the heck is Woo Bin up to now?' He asked himself. 'Pre-natal check-up? Wife?'

Suddenly, his phone rang again and this time, the caller ID read: Ha Jae Kyung. Although, reluctant, Ji Hoo still picked it up.

"Yobosaeyo? Dr. Yoon Ji Hoo-sshi? Mianhae for disturbing you like this, but you see, your friend Song Woo Bin here is spreading some false rumors that he got me pregnant and we're supposedly going to you for our pre-natal check up. Is your friend on drugs or what? YOU'RE NOT EVEN A GYNECOLOGIST! Anyway, I need the rumor to be cleared up right now so I need your help. I'm going to put my phone on speaker mode and please confirm that I'm not even pregnant. Thank you."

Ji Hoo's brows creased in unuttered confusion with all the hilarity and controversy hanging all over Woo Bin and Jae Kyung. 'So they're with each other right now?' Ji Hoo suspected.

"Ji Hoo-sshi, the phone is on speaker phone now. Please speak up." Jae Kyung spoke again.

"Uhm…" Ji Hoo began but instead of clearing up the rumors, Ji Hoo said, "Yah. Song Woo Bin, you got Jae Kyung pregnant? Was it on the night of Yi Jung's exhibit? Whoah… You guys even beat your married friends… Chukahae..."

Jae Kyung slapped her forehead. Right then and there, she badly wanted to get her hands on both Woo Bin and Ji Hoo's neck, and murder them on the spot.

-oOo-

"Yeobo, I'm on my way to Woo Sung Museum now. I'm kind of nervous… Wish me luck?" Ga Eul spoke hopefully to Yi Jung on her phone while she was walking. It was Ga Eul's first day on her duties at the Woo Sung museum. She was nervous of course but she dare not show it. So far, her mother-in-law, although appearing a bit too strict, hasn't made any actions that maybe deemed as hateful so Ga Eul still wanted to try her best.

"Do you want me to help you?" Yi Jung offered.

"Ani… Your mom wouldn't like it if you'd be there. I want to prove to her that I'm quite capable on my own. Promise me you won't show up at Woo Sung Museum today, arasso?"

"Arasso. But I can't promise I won't break it." Yi Jung chuckled on the other line. "I'm still going to see my wife as soon as I can't bear not seeing her and that means, I'm going to see her when I want to." Yi Jung stubbornly spoke lovingly on the other line.

"Aish… You're really stubborn, aren't you, Husband? Anyway, I'll see you later. Love you. Bye."

As soon as Ga Eul arrived inside Woo Sung Museum, she was hustled and led to the different rooms. Of course, she tried her best to jot down notes about which things she should do first and what rules she should be conscious of. After an hour or so of briefing and walking around the museum, Ga Eul was finally given some time to sit down and rest. After which, she was finally given permission to see Kim Young Ran inside her office.

"Sit down." Kim Young Ran instructed as soon as Ga Eul entered her office. "What do you think of what you've seen so far?" She asked.

"Um, well… I think the management of the museum is really efficient." Ga Eul replied, afraid to say anything wrong.

"I wasn't asking you about what you think of the management procedure of the museum. I know we are efficient. I was asking you about what you thought when you saw the whole museum." Kim Young Ran went on with a strict and grim expression on her face.

Suddenly, Ga Eul's face looked up and met her mother-in-law's eyes. Although there was an unsure expression on her face, she knew that her mother-in-law was actually asking for her actual and honest opinion. She didn't want to say anything that could make her mother-in-law hate her but she just couldn't appear suck up and without a backbone either.

"To be honest, the exhibits are very impressive. I didn't even know we have those exhibits here in Korea but I think that the promotion and the image of the museum being a boring place and only for those who are either nerds or geeks are affecting Woo Sung Museum as well, no matter how impressive or grand or well-managed it is. I heard that the number of visitors have gradually declined these past quarter and I think this may be caused by the rapid development of technology. People nowadays don't bother to actually go to museums anymore because they can just search for pictures of the exhibits on the internet…" Ga Eul began critically speaking and stopped in mid-sentence when she realized that she was saying too much.

"Go on… I'm listening." Kim Young Ran urged still with a stern expression on her face.

"Um, I think what we need to do is to make the museum a fun place to be able to gather visitors, not only tourists but Korean people themselves." Ga Eul continued.

"And how are we going to do this?" Kim Young Ran continued to ask.

"Well, we can start with a research team. They could make surveys as to the interests of different age groups in Korea and by determining these interests, we can pattern and make changes with the way we arrange the exhibits. Also, I think we need to improve the main attraction for the Museum. Woo Sung Museum has always been known as one of the richest and most elegant museums in the world. However, apart from this one, we also need more attractions that appeal to the public but at the same time, still preserve our culture."

"I'll make you the head of the new research team then. Your task is to make a brand new concept for the museum lay-out and exhibit arrangement. I'll inform the staff about the new research team and I'll have people under you." Kim Young Ran leaned in on her table and began reading a few files. "For the mean time, we have an important visitor coming this afternoon. He's the son of a Swedish business tycoon and is in Korea for vacation. I need you to accommodate him because I have some prior engagements this afternoon." She instructed.

"Swedish?" Ga Eul asked. "Then… Perhaps Yi Jung can help?" She sounded reluctant.

"Why? You can't do it on your own?" Kim Young Ran asked with a mocking tone. "If you can't do it, tell me."

"A-Aniyo… I can do it." Ga Eul immediately replied.

As soon As Ga Eul left her mother-in-law office, she was allowed some free time to prepare for the important guest that afternoon. She learned how to speak conversational English and she thought that was substantial enough in dealing with the Swedish guest. The only problem would be if the guest couldn't actually speak English because she absolutely cannot speak Swedish to save her life. 'If only Yi Jung was here…' She thought.

Lunch soon came but Ga Eul barely ate anything due to anxiety. She had her notes ready in case the visitor wanted to tour around the museum and was trying her best to memorize it. From bits and pieces of her previous conversations with Yi Jung, she also picked up little Swedish phrases to use and prepared that as well. For most part of the lunch break, Ga Eul was left alone in front of the computer, trying to learn basic Swedish phrases to aid in understanding her guest for that afternoon.

"Chu Ga Eul-sshi, Mr. Valfrid is here." A hotel employee informed.

"Oh… Neh." Ga Eul replied and hastily stood up to meet the important guest.

Ga Eul entered the waiting room and only saw a lone man standing as he was gazing at the painting on the wall. His back was turned on her so she didn't get to look at his appearance quite squarely. Ga Eul slowly took a deep breath before finally speaking.

"Cho… Excuse me…" She said in a feeble voice. "Mr. Valfrid?"

The man that Mr. Valfrid turned out to be was a well-built man presumably in his early thirties with a towering height. He was quite dressed casually in a white polo shirt, black slacks and shoes with his coat in his hand. And his looks? It was beyond exceptional. His hair was a shade of brown, matching his deep-set, almond colored eyes. His jaw was well-defined, his nose was arrogant and his face was quite appealing. If Yi Jung's looks were boyish, Mr. Valfrid was quite manly.

"God eftermiddag. Jag är Kristofer Valfrid. Good Afternoon. I am Kristofer Valfrid." And when he smiled, his teeth were straight and white, and his face exuded a quite charming aura.

"Oh… T-t-trevligt att träffas. Nice to meet you." Ga Eul stuttered. "I'm Gail." She said in English. "I will be helping you out today." She added, struggling with her pronunciation, hoping that she sounded alright.

"Okej. Ska vi börjar turen? Okay. Shall we start the tour?" Kristofer Valfrid asked in Swedish.

"Uhm, wait. Do you know how to speak English?" Ga Eul asked, still struggling with the language barrier.

"Du är vacker när du ser ut så. You're beautiful when look like that." He said but didn't answer. Kristofer Valfrid merely smiled and walked off, leaving Ga Eul dumbfounded and helpless.

Instead of Ga Eul leading Kristofer Valfrid in a tour around the museum, it was Kristofer Valfrid who was leading Ga Eul where to go. And sometimes, even if Ga Eul was still trying to explain something in English, he would immediately walk off in another direction leaving her frustrated. It was evident from the way he made her chase after him that he has a mean mischievous side to him. But it was also evident that whenever Ga Eul would be left behind, he would stand at one spot and pretend to watch an item just to wait for her.

"Älskling, skynda dig! Sweetheart, hurry up! " He waved his hand at Ga Eul, telling her to hurry up and catch up with him. Of course, Ga Eul didn't even have a clue that he just called her 'Sweetheart'. He was deliberately making fun of her without her knowledge and he was having fun that's she was getting frustrated at him.

"Mr. Valfrid, can we slow down for a while?" Ga Eul asked in English but Mr. Valfrid pretended not to hear it. In fact, he even walked faster ahead of her this time, leaving Ga Eul groaning.

Ga Eul was already mentally spouting derogatory terms at the man who was not a complete gentleman. He was deliberately treating her like a slave, making her follow him everywhere around the museum. He wasn't even waiting for her and he wasn't even letting her speak. To top it all off, they don't even understand each other because he doesn't even speak English to her! Ga Eul was already stretching her patience and was on the last straw. If this visitor isn't going to speak to her like a decent human being in English, she was going to reprimand him for it.

"Älskling, kom hit. Du ser trött ut. Låt oss sitta en stund, okej? Sweetheart, come here. You look tired. Let's sit for a while, okay?" Mr. Valfrid settled down at one of the benches inside the museum and waved at Ga Eul to follow him.

Unknown to Ga Eul, he was deliberately trying to make her lose her patience. He knew for a fact from a very credible source that most Asian women tend to be less aggressive even if they were treated unfairly. He was testing if Gail was actually one of those women. And so far, she was being patient with him even though he was acting like a complete jerk.

Ga Eul finally sat down on the bench beside Mr. Valfrid and heaved a tired sigh. By then, she was already muttering curse in Korean under her breath while pretending to read her notes in the small notebook on her hand. If he wasn't going to speak to her in English for them to understand each other, Ga Eul decided that two can play this game. After all, she can speak Korean and he wouldn't understand a bit of what she was saying.

"Ta en paus. Du försöker så hårt. Take a break. You try so hard." Kristofer Valfrid said, still speaking in Swedish.

"You're such an as$, you know that?" Ga Eul replied in Korean with a smile on her face, masking the profanity in a deceiving smile.

"För att vara ärlig, jag brukade ha en koreansk flickvän. Vi var gifta men något hände. Det var inte hennes fel. Jag gjorde ett misstag. Och nu vet jag inte var man kan hitta henne. Kan du hjälpa mig? To be honest, I used to have a Korean girlfriend. We were getting married but something happened. It was not her fault. I made a mistake. And now I don't know where to find her. Will you help me?"

"If you weren't such an important visitor, I would have taught you a lesson for being such a jerk. Do you know that I don't let people belittle me and even treat me like this? I just can't stand that, you know. But since you're an important visitor of this museum, I'm trying to put up with you. Mind you, my patience has gone very thin…" Ga Eul replied in Korean.

"Är du inte trött på mig? Du kan lämna mig här om du vill. Aren't you tired of me? You can leave me here if you like."

"When are you going to leave? Can't you just go now?" Ga Eul whined.

"Du är en sötnos, vet du det? Jag slår vad du ser ännu vackrare när du är arg. You are such a sweetheart, you know that? I bet you'll look even more beautiful when you're mad."

"YAH! Bicheoso?" Ga Eul asked in an outburst with a murderous expression on her face, which took Kristofer Valgrid in surprise but had him laughing out loud.

"Älskling, du ser förtjusande! Sweetheart, you look adorable! " He grinned. "I'm not crazy." He finally spoke in English.

Out of horror, Ga Eul's eyes widened. "You understand Korean?" She asked as she realized that he may have been able to understand what she was saying after all.

Much to her relief, he shook his head. "I don't understand Korean but I understand common phrases. A friend of mine always says the same words that you just said that's why I knew what it meant." He explained in straight English.

This time, Ga Eul's eyes turned into slits. "So… You understand and know how to speak English?" She asked while crossing her arms across her chest. "All this time, you can speak English and yet you pretended you don't!" She accused with a menacing expression on her face.

Kristofer Valfrid smiled. "Älskling, jag bara leker med dig. Sweetheart, I was just playing with you." He said with a smile.

"There you go again! Speak to me in English!" Ga Eul demanded. "You jerk…" She added in Korean.

Kristofer Valfrid sighed in surrender. "Fine. I said I was just playing with you. It was a harmless prank, okay? Calm down."

Out her anger, Ga Eul began cursing in Korean much to Kristofer Valfrid's amazement. He may not understand just what she was saying to him but he knew that she was spouting out curse words. He knew she was cursing because he used to know someone who cursed in Korean at him as well. By then, Kristofer Valfrid had proven that Ga Eul wasn't like the majority of Asian women. In fact, he now knew that she has a bit of a temper herself and he found this quite amusing.

"Älskling, sluta förbannelse. Jag har ingen aning vad du säger men jag vet att du är förbannelse. Honey, stop cursing. I have no idea what you are saying but I know you are cursing." Kristofer Valfrid said helplessly in Swedish.

Suddenly…

"Jagiya!" A familiar voice called out. It was none other than So Yi Jung and he didn't look so happy as he stared at Kristofer Valfrid, especially since he heard him calling his own wife as 'Honey' in Swedish.

"Oh! Yeobo!" Ga Eul's mood immediately improved at the sight of her husband.

The moment Ga Eul turned to look at him, Yi Jung was all smiles but every time she looked away, his expression was murderous as he looked at the unwelcomed Swedish visitor. As soon as he stood beside Ga Eul, Yi Jung did not fail to show his possessive nature by placing a protective arm around Ga Eul's shoulder.

"Yeobo, this is our guest this afternoon, Mr. Valfrid. He's from Sweden." Ga Eul explained to Yi Jung, then turned to Kristofer Valfrid. "Mr. Valfrid, this is Mr. So Yi Jung, the son of the owner of this museum and also my husband." She explained in English.

"Hej, Mr Valfrid. Som ni ser, förstår min fru inte svenska. Men som du också kan se, jag är väl insatt. Jag skulle uppskatta om du slutade kalla henne 'honung' utan hennes vetskap. Du ser, jag är väldigt possessivt med min fru. Och jag gillar inte andra människor göra narr av henne. Jag kan påminna er om att ni inte är i Sverige. Du är i Korea och detta är mitt territorium. Nu ska vi låtsas att jag sa ord välkommen att göra min fru lycklig, ska vi? Hello, Mr. Valfrid. As you can see, my wife does not understand Swedish. But as you also can see, I am perfectly well-versed. I would appreciate it if you stopped calling her 'Honey' without her knowledge. You see, I'm very possessive with my wife. And I don't like other people making fun of her. I may have to remind you that you are not in Sweden. You are in Korea and this is my territory. Now, let's pretend that I said words of welcome to make my wife happy, shall we?" Yi Jung said in straight Swedish with a deceptive smile on his face.

"Visst. Men låt mig klargöra att jag inte är ett dugg hotad. Jag tror jag ska njuta av att se mer av Korea. Din fru skulle inte ha något emot om jag bad henne att resa mig runt, inte skulle hon? Din fru skulle inte ha något emot om jag bad henne att resa mig runt, inte skulle hon? Sure. But let me make it clear that I am not a least bit threatened. I think I'm going to enjoy seeing more of Korea. Your wife wouldn't mind if I asked her to tour me around, wouldn't she?" Kristofer Valfrid said with a smile as well.

"Håller du inte vågar. Don't you dare." Yi Jung warned, his face becoming a lot stiffer.

Suddenly, the tense atmosphere between the two was broken when Kim Young Ran arrived and immediately ushered Kristofer Valfrid into her office. It was only then that Yi Jung heaved a sigh of relief and loosened his hold on Ga Eul's shoulder.

"What did you two talk about?" Ga Eul asked.

He turned to her and smiled. "Nothing. I just warned him not to make fun with my wife and welcomed him to Korea." He replied. He deliberately did not mention to her about the threatening part. 'Of course.' Yi Jung thought. 'When you have a wife as beautiful as Ga Eul, it's inevitable to have countless rivals even though she's your wife already.' He thought helplessly.

To Be Continued…

Date Written: May 31, 2010

Date Posted: May 31, 2010