Chapter 9 – We Realized Things
Ga Eul finally owns her time. They have a rough schedule for the past weeks but she all finished it. Hence with his ex-lover So Yi Jung.
After all the years that passed and after all the pain that he had given her, she knew now that she can face him now with strength. He finds time to explain her everything but she fishes reason not to allow him to. As more days would pass, he still has his chance as long as their 1-month agreement is not yet done. As of now, even if she loves him, she's already engaged with someone she needs.
She remembers her friend Jan Di and her boyfriend Gu Jun Pyo. She admires her personality as she fights for their love over any circumstances. She's really a fan of her best friend. She also wants to have a happy conclusion like her friend but destiny didn't allow her to. The bad thing is, even her old friends are never with her in her plans. They abandoned her, thinking that she's only fooling her self if she continues marrying their friend too.
Her friend Ha Jae Kyung, she knew that she likes her fiancée. She's sorry for accepting his feelings not even thinking hers. She really doesn't think that Woo Bin likes her that much as what he says. Jae Kyung has some kind of special place in Woo Bin's heart. She remembered when he and she were just starting… he always thought of his girl friend, Jae Kyung. He always has his stories with her. He even asks some question to her about Jae Kyung.
Flashback:
"Ga Eul, do you think Jae Kyung still like Jun Pyo?" His eyes never leaving his phone's screen.
She smiles, thinking that her friend likes Jae Kyung. "Onni? No, she stopped loving him because she's getting nothing in return. Why?"
"Nothing, I am just curious."
End of the flashback:
"He's really a good player." Waving her fingers in the air, making circles with it.
Her phone rings; anonymous number exists. She picks it...
"Hello? Who's this?" She asks in her confusion.
"Ga Eul-shi." It is So Yi Jung. "Can you please accompany me?"
"Why?"
"Nothing, I just want to spend my last days with my love girl. I'll be getting married after this project. I know that you too. Can you come with me as a friend?"
"It's late Sunbae. Maybe you should sleep now. We are having our meeting tomorrow at 8 am."
"Ga Eul-shi, just this time. Allow me this time. I am here on the rooftop alone. I'll wait for you."
He cuts the call leaving Ga Eul on the other line pissed.
Gets out of her room quietly; sees the way up and gently press the key for the elevator. She wears a jacket, pant, and a polo type shirt.
Finally reached the floor where he is, opens the door to see the view outside. He is sitting on one of the chairs and stares on the stars. She sits on the chair far enough from his place.
"You came?" He says and sips a drink on his glass.
He gets another glass that sits beside him and pours a little amount of wine. He hands her the glass,
"I thought you wouldn't come." He never shifts his eyes on her direction and still staring in the sky.
"You owe me one Sunbae." She says and sips a little. "What is the problem?"
"Our first meeting was worse than now. I thought you were angry, but I guess I was wrong." Lowers his head and stares on the glass that he holds. "Sorry for making you suffer."
"You never make me suffer Sunbae. I made my self-suffered. I thought we have the chance but it was too obvious that we don't have. Chemistry was not with us."
She sees him smile after what she said.
"How is he as a future husband?" He asks while playing with his glass.
"He is okay and never fails to make me happy." She stares in the sky and asks Yi Jung. "Do you know why people love to look in the stars but needs the sun more than the stars?"
"Because stars never hurt our eyes but sun does." He said, shifting his eyes to look at her.
She stares back, "How do you know that?"
"That was my discovery. I discovered it alone." He smiles, "Why?"
"He taught me about it."
"Woo Bin?" He let out a smirk and shifted his eyes to the sky. "You know the story about the moon?"
She lets out a laugh and said, "Are you a scientist to study that kind of ethics?"
His face turned serious. "One night the moon asked a man, -if she makes you suffer, why don't you leave her?"
"What does the man said?"
"He continued to cry and said, -Moon, could you ever leave your sky?"
She was teary eyed, never knew what to say.
"I also ask the same question to myself, if I am making you suffer…" He looks down, "Maybe I should let you go, but like the moon, I can't live life without you."
She puts her hand in his shoulder, kneels down in front of him…
"I can't also let you go Sunbae but if this is what is meant to happen, maybe we should start living life without the two of us."
He looks on her eyes, seeing her in this kind of situation makes him feel that there is still light within everything. "I can't Ga Eul-shi. I can't."
Yi Jung's POV:
She had been drunken the bottle of wine with me. I think we are not on our own minds. She stands up in front of me.
I grasp for her shoulder and grab her body. I lie down my body as I handed her waist so we both lay down. She was so light. She has her eyes closed. I was laughing a little bit. I remove those hairs that barriers her face. She's really lovely.
I cupped her face and caressed her cheeks. I raise my face so I can interact to kiss her but she moves awkwardly. I got her point. This is wrong.
I support her back and assist her body to stand up from where we are lying. She is currently sitting in my lap, I am about to push her up but her body insisted not.
She lowers her head, look at my eyes with a sexy sense and reaches for my lips. She surprised me.
I tighten my grip on her waist as she puts her arms around my neck. That fragrant scent of her is really getting through my nose trills. I caress her back as she rubs her palms through my hair hardly.
She breaks the scene and puts her forehead against mine. She looks intently to my eyes.
"What happened?" I ask her.
"Nothing, just missing you." She replies naughtily.
"You missed me? Or my kiss?" I ask and kiss her cheeks.
She giggles a little before responding, "This is the first time we kissed so how can I miss that?"
"You still love me Ga Eul-shi?" I ask her seriously.
Her face turns to faint and looks pointedly to my chest. "I am asking you Ga Eul-shi."
I didn't receive any response. I hug her tight. "What's stopping you to answer?"
She cries and answers with a begging voice. "I want to go to room Sunbae."
I never try to ask her more because of her feelings. I carry her and say, "Ok, I'll bring you to your room."
"No Sunbae, I want to be with you tonight."
Those words made me surprise. "What?"
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We both made our way to my room; she is so light in my arms. She hugs my neck and had her head put on my shoulder.
I lay her down to my bed and let her sleep. I brush off her hair in her face and cover her with the sheet. I let out a smirk after realizing that my dear Ga Eul is still a child in her moves. I thought she changed really well for the past years. I was wrong.
I was going to take a bath when she grabs my hand and begs me to stay.
I was stiffened. She does the same thing I did on her when I was drunk after I offer her to my dad. I thought, I was the only one who's left behind but she too.
I sat on the bedside, remove my suit, and place it on the lean of the chair.
I was to face her but she insisted to hug my back. Is she really asleep?
She hugs me tightly and have her hands crossed. I felt her cheeks in my back.
I turned around gently and let her hug me again. I was forced honestly.
Maybe, anyone would think that I am only drunk that's why I let her in. However, that face she showed me was in my mind still, I couldn't forbid the one that I love.
She is safe with me. I won't do anything to her. She can sleep here with me safe and sound.
I closed my eyes as I felt sleepiness run my veins. Our faces were intertwined to each other.
I felt something weird. Something is making my lips. I opened my eyes and saw her passionately devoted with my lips. I don't know what to do.
I should break it, I know. Nevertheless, she tightens her hug that I can't even let go of myself. I don't know but I gave up on her, hug her to her waist and let my nose simmer every scent of her.
I was about to open her shirt but my hands never let me. Instead, I let her continue the flame without any coarse moves. I respected her as much as how I respected my mom.
I know that this is a kind of chance for me to get her but I love her and I know that this is not the right way to pull her back.
She breaks off and said, "I love you Sunbae."
I let out a sweet smile so she can see it, "What is the meaning of this Ga Eul-shi?"
"I want you back Yi Jung-shi." She addresses me in my name.
Those words that she says were the best words I can have after going back in Korea.
Is she in her right mind?
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Ga Eul's POV:
I woke up lying beside him. He sleeps so soundly. His cuteness from head to toe emerged in the Casanova sleeping. I can see him smiling because his lips curve a little bit.
I got up, got my jacket on the lean of the chair. I open the door with no noise; I let him sleep in his room.
I got out already, kneel outside his door, and cry as my heart wants to. Seeing and being with him again is the best thing that happened to me since he get back. Remembering those words he said to me 4 years ago is still in me. I never try to forget it nor ignore it.
I rise and walk to my room silently. I can feel tears are still streaming down on my cheeks. He's still the best. The only one that can catch my heart, can tickle me until the bones, respects me as a woman and the one who still holds my heart.
I open my door and sit on the couch. Clearing my thoughts out of him and bringing my self back to the normal. Again, my heart won over my mind this night. This will be the last instance I'll let this happen
I fish my phone and call my secretary; I decide to go home as early as the morning comes. Woo Bin, for sure, will allow me and he'll definitely catch the works I will leave.
My secretary answered and agreed to have our flight later morning. It is still dawn here in Taiwan and people outside have their lights off. Maybe they are all sleeping sound too like my once man on the other room.
I remembered once, Yun Ji Noona ask me about the man of my dreams. I already knew her before Woo Bin and I decided to get an engagement.
Flashback:
We went from a shopping. My Noona is really an expert in this kind of goodies. She bought me a dress and a pair of shoe. Really, her man is lucky to have her as his girl.
We get really tired and my feet start to weaken because we've been scanning the mall for almost 5 hours.
She led me to a coffee shop on the same building. She sits me on a table for two people.
A waiter came and asked about our order.
"What do you want Ga Eul-shi?" Noona asks while looking at the menu the waiter handed.
"Just have me something to drink Noona." I requested.
"Ok." She said after getting my point. She shifts her eyes to the waiter and orders two-café latte.
After the waiter leave, she turns her gaze on me. She has that expressionless face.
"Since I got to know you as my cousin's friend, that's all I know about you actually, maybe you can allow me to ask other questions about you."
I nod so she can start.
"Have a boyfriend?" she asks.
I stoop down. What kind of question is it?
"I don't have now." I tell her.
"Loving someone?"
She crosses the lines. She gets what's on my mind. "I have but he's not here."
"Left you?" she asks as she gets the orders on the tray the waiter hands.
I nod for an answer. Noona is really good in reading other people's mind.
She sips on the cup. Afterwards, put it down and asked again. "Why do you still love him?"
How will I answer? There are no perfect words to use to explain how much I love that Casanova himself.
I let my heart speak for me. I turn my gaze on the air and let Yi Jung cope my mind.
"I love him with no reasons and definitely, I won't have any reason to forget him. Having him in my life is the reason why I made it perfect. At first, I regret having him because of his filthy tricks. He treated me as like one of his naughty girls. I lowered my pride just to have him. Clinged with him, gave him gifts, asked him for dates, and even planned those fake dates for my friend's sake. Even soulmates play an important role in our lives. I still love him because he is he. Never changing man, a man that knows me as I know my self, A man that I can hold on, A man that I love, A man, which has my heart. The man I know was my destiny."
I saw my Noona smiled and sipped the café. I did it. I made my heart spoke.
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After that night, Jae Kyung and Woo Bin never let their ways crossed. However, the latter tries to contact her. His guilt was always there.
It's been 2 weeks since that thing happened. Since that happened, she never gets-off of his mind. She's always there.
When they have those meetings with the board of people, she never glances to his way. When she is talking with him, she never turns her eyes to his. He never knew that after that night, things would turn out to this way.
He walks to the hall of the hotel, heading to the restroom. His men are already upstairs, in their respective rooms. He is about to get inside the restroom when Jae Kyung emerged from the female restroom. She is alone too.
She is about to leave him but Woo Bin's hand catches her arm. She turns to him with angry eyes.
"What?" She asks in a rude voice.
Woo Bin don't know what to answer.
He pulls her to a private room in the lobby of the hotel that he also rented. He sank her down to the bedside and let himself sit on the chair.
"What's with you?" He shifts his eyes to the ceiling. "That night will change us?"
"Of course, what do you expect me to act?" She says in a cold voice.
He faces her.
"But it is not what I want to Jae Kyung. I want you to build a friendship with me. That instance is more than enough."
"How would I build a friendship with a person I love?" She shows a mischievous smile. "Are you crazy or your torpidity is still running?"
She stands up; ready to leave the man of her dreams when she is stop with his words.
"After that night, you're always in my mind. I don't know why or how but I can't forget every single piece that builds you."
He puts his face on his palms and lowers his body.
She turns around to her back; seeing him in this kind of actions made her feel mixed emotions. She is happy because Woo Bin lets himself out of his fidgety and sad because she doesn't have any choice but to disregard what he feels.
"Woo Bin-shi; you are crazier than I. what's with you?" she puts her palm in her forehead and closes her eyes.
"I don't know what's happening with me Ha Jae Kyung but that night made me insane. Those hugs, caresses, and kisses made me crazy. I felt that I love you more than anything that night."
She is surprise and a bit frightened of what her friends would say if she accepts this. Woo Bin is already engaged. No woman has her right mind if she accepts this.
She had enough of him. The pains and sorrows she received where enough to let him go.
She walks off but his hands caught her waist. "Jae Kyung-shi. I can't sleep tonight if we are still like this."
Her tears emerged from her eyelids. Her knees weaken and her heartbeat fastens.
"Let me go Woo Bin. I am done with this pain."
"I can't Ha Jae Kyung, bare me but I can't." he rests his head to her shoulder, "I think I fall in love with you."
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Hope you like the SoEul and JaeBin scenes. The next chapter would be so much fun! They all return to Korea and they returned to their own lives, their cursed lives!
Next chapters would be exciting for JaeBin fans, something strange would get in the lives of our four lead characters. A thing that will change their destiny or maybe the thing that would render them back in each other's arms.
It is for you to found out. :)