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Ch. 10 Shin Yun Bok

"You are…?"

Yun Bok drew in a breath as Min Jee stared at him with mouth dropped down and eyes popped out. He slapped his head mentally but ufortunately for him he couldn't take the word back now.

"A girl," Min Jee finally closed her mouth but still in half shock, half amazement. "Oh my God, you are… " Young Su walked out from stall stopping her.

"No, he is not. He is a man." Young Bok stated. He glanced at his brother who now was looking at him hopelessly. He looked back at Min Jee. "That's just a joke, my brother is totally…"

"It's all right hyung," Yun Bok cut in. "She's not that stupid, she's heard all what I'd said." Eavesdrop for precisely, he thought, but the point was she had gotten to know his true. After a breath he took steps toward the still froze girl at restroom door. 'What's she doing here in the first place, anyway?' Pushing the question aside he looked up at Min Jee. "I didn't expect you will find out about…my true self, this way, but I have reason why I'm doing this. And no one can know about it, so," He let in another breath. "Can I ask you to keep it secret?" Min Jee kept staring at him that he started to worry the girl would pass out in any second. "I know it sounds crazy…"

"It's awesome!"

At the girl's sudden exclamation he got startled a little. "Awesome?" He glanced at his brother now has head tilted aside, confused as well.

"It's super cool!" Min Jee grabbed his hands unconsciously. "Oh my God, I still can't believe it, you are…" She looked down and up at him. "Tell me I'm not dreaming, pinch me," The guys stared back at her with confusion over face. "Okay, no need I guess, but it's really really cool, Eun Hyang must be surprised if she knows."

Yun Bok's eyes widened. "No, please don't let her know about this."

"Why not?" Min Jee smiled but getting confused a little, finally it hit her. "You're right, it's getting complicated now," She pressed her lips patting a finger on chin but then realized something. "Wait a sec, it means I'm right all this time, I knew it."

Young Bok glanced at his brother upon seeing Min Jee's quick change of expression. "Uh, I have no idea what is the thing you know but, this is really important," He was glad that he got her. "You can't tell anybody about my brother's true identity. We can't tell you the reason but we need to make sure you will keep this secret."

Min Jee made a motion of zipping mouth close. "You have my word, I won't tell anyone." She smiled and glanced at the youngest man, now a 'she'. 'Anyway, this is getting interesting' "Wait, what about you?"

"What about me what?" Young Bok asked back before realizing it. He shook head vigorously. "I'm a man, real man."

"Well, I need to make sure about that." Min Jee said with a grin. She couldn't help a chuckle seeing Young Su's wide eyes. "Just kidding, half," She laughed. "Anyways, that's why you keep your unique hairstyle?" She pointed at Hye Won's hair.

"Yeah, I don't want to make it short." Yun Bok lied since he couldn't tell the woman that they had been 'accidently' sent from Chosun period. "I want to keep it long."

"I can understand that." Min Jee smiled, now she got why Hye Won looked rather pretty than handsome, different from his brother. "I bet you want to have same style as your brother, am I right?" Young Su nodded smiling. "Good news for you guys, I can help you out with that."

"But I don't want to cut my hair." Yun Bok made a protest.

Min Jee approached the short 'guy' and put an arm over his shoulder, in purpose of course. She grinned inwardly as she caught slight change in Young Su's eyes seeing their closeness. She turned to Hye Won patting his shoulder. "You don't need to cut it hon, just let me handle it, okay?"

Yun Bok nodded for agreement. Although he was still not sure about Min Jee's idea but he decided to give a try. Also he was glad that it was Min Jee and not Eun Hyang who found out about his truth for he wasn't ready for explanation.

'Isn't it for losing her?'

He lowered his gaze at his inner thought's question. A small sigh slipped out from his mouth quietly. Pushing the question aside he followed Min Jee and his brother outside.

Holding phone between ear and shoulder, Eun Hyang stretched hand out to take a book. "…but I've promised them for tonight, I can't cancel it now dad," She put the book on lap.

'But it's been a while since we have dinner outside'

"Can we have it tomorrow night? I have appointment already dad,"

'Now my daughter prefers going out with her friends than with me'

Eun Hyang couldn't help a smile at his father's tone. She left the book on desk next to her laptop holding her phone. "You know it isn't true, I still love hanging out with my daddy."

'It's all right honey, we can have it another night'

"I want it tonight. I will cancel my appointment, it's just a dinner with friends. So, are we going tonight?"

'Surely honey'

She held a giggle at his father's happy tone. "I can't wait for the dinner, see you later dad."

'Okay sweetheart, see you later'

Smiling she put the gadget on desk. Just when she was about to restart typing someone opened the door. Min Jee popped head in grinning widely, as usual.

"Hello there, busy?"

Eun Hyang shook her head. "Even if I say yes you'll still come in, right?" Min Jee grinned and pushed the door open wider entering before quickly closing it. "Okay, from that grin I know there is something, what is it?"

Min Jee winked grinning more. "I have surprise."

"Surprise? Today is not my birthday."

Min Jee rolled her eyes. "You are my best friend, has it to be any special day for bringing a surprise for you?"

Eun Hyang laughed lightly at her best friend's pouted face. "Sorry, so what is the surprise?"

"Oh, you'll be amazed, maybe droll out to see it." Min Jee chuckled at the other girl's raised-brows. "Ready?"

"Just bring it." Eun Hyang said and giggled at Min Jee's wink. She left her chair, leaned against desk with arms folded before chest waiting for the surprise. But the next second her grin vanished. Slowly she uncrossed her arms as she watched Yun Bok stepping in. He looked different, really different, with black boots over black tight denim and white shirt under black leather jacket. But not only the outfits that caused word fly away, gone the bun from his head. His hair was short now, and dyed brown a little.

Yun Bok rubbed hands against pants feeling nervous increased every second under her stare. "It's…not good?" His voice sounded a little nervous.

Eun Hyang blinked once, twice, thrice before could pull herself together. "It's good, really looks great, well, you…just got me, since…" She waved a hand aside trying to compose her sentence but failed. "…you look, nice."

Yun Bok couldn't help a smile at the fact that he had made Eun Hyang speechless. "Thanks, actually I'm not sure it really suits me," He smiled shyly. "This is Min Jee's idea, our fashion style is too old she said." Min Jee who stood next to him winked grinning proudly.

Eun Hyang finally realized that Young Bok was also in the room. He also wore same outfits, except all black. Young Bok looked handsome as well with his short hair but her eyes preferred the other guy. Who would have ever thought that the famous painter Hyewon looked nice in Korean-band-member-style outfits? She smiled inwardly for she was the one to witness it and couldn't help staring at him.

'They're so sweet' Min Jee grinned upon seeing her best friend staring at Hye Won, and the man was trying not to blush.'Wait a sec,' She knitted her brows. 'He is shy under her staring, it means…' Her smile turned to wide grin. 'You're gonna be matchmaker for a gay couple, Min Jee. That's awesome!' She leaned closer to whisper to Young Su. "They look adorable, don't they?"

"What?" Young Bok turned his gaze and saw big grin over the woman's face.

"They totally like each other." Min Jee said and gave a nod toward Hye Won and Eun Hyang missing slight jealousy in his eyes. "Why don't we give them some privacy, and I will show you around?"

Young Bok glanced at Eun Hyang before turning to his brother who had gaze aside but small smile was clear on his face. Before he could say something Min Jee took his arm pulling him toward door.

"We're gonna see around, so enjoy your time."

Eun Hyang only tilted head aside a little as her best friend sent her a wink before leaving the room. She laced fingers before unlacing it. "You've changed a lot, I meant not that much but...I almost didn't recognize you. You look..wow." He let out a chuckle.

"A bit embarrassing actually, but glad you like it." Yun Bok stepped to her side while looking at bookshelves lined the wall. "So, this is your studying place. Is all about history?"

"Mostly," She took one from her desk. "There's about art also." She put the painting collection album before him. "These are yours, your painting collection."

"Mine?" Yun Bok said in surprise before taking the book from her. He looked inside and saw his paintings, actually not all of them but it had his favorites. His mind drifted back to the time when he painted all of them.

"It's amazing, your work I mean, they are really beautiful. The scene, the color, the way you describe women, it's really unique. Actually, there's something I wonder about."

He looked up at her and saw she pursing her lips. "What is it?" He brought gaze down when she pointed a finger toward the painting of a gisaeng passing gibang.

"There is always woman in your painting, and you have different perspective indeed, but it seems to me that you've been painting a certain person," She looked up at him. "I always wonder, until I met you and you mentioned it before. Is it that woman?"

The unexpected question surely surprised him, not only Eun Hyang could see his painting style which was there would always be women in every painting, but also noticed that it was about one person. About one woman. Only and always. He needed to draw a deep breath into his tightened throat when their eyes locked. He was staring at the same face.

His eyes told her that it was a sensitive topic to him. "You don't have to answer, it's your privacy after all, sorry for asking." She clapped hands changing the topic. "Since you are here, can you do me a favor?"

Yun Bok smiled as she narrowed her eyes slightly with hands up begging. He wasn't ready to tell the girl about Jeong Hyang. How could he tell her that she looked exactly like the woman he had fallen for? "I'd love it."

"Perfect," Eun Hyang grinned and walked to her desk. "It's still under revision, perhaps you can give me some advices, or correction if I wrote wrong. It's a bit difficult to find your information."

Yun Bok chuckled seeing she sighed and approached sofa where she was waiting. "Well, I hope can give you any help, but for the last one I wonder why." He said with head tilting aside and they chuckled. At the moment he didn't know yet the reason why there was a few record about his biography. Neither did Eun Hyang.

...

"I'm sorry for disturbing your precious time, Mr. Jang."

"No, not at all for old friend. Please have a sit." Jang Byuk So left his work desk approaching sofa where his colleague had seated down. "I heard you got another big project this year."

"Not big, but yes we'll have exhibition for Hyewon's on September and another one on January." Director Lee said.

"You must be busy." Resting an arm on armrest Jang Byuk So looked at the museum director before him. "Is everything going well?"

"Yes, all fine." Director Lee paused. "Well, actually there is something I want to ask."

"If it's about the day we'll become family, I also has the same question."

Director Lee let out small laugh. "For that I'll leave it to them. Anyway, the thing I want to ask is actually relates to my daughter."

Jang Byuk So pulled lips back into line and sat deeper against sofa keeping gaze at his colleague whose expression had turned serious. "What is the matter you want to know?"

...

Young Bok patted the nape of his neck biting his lips, pushing it out before once again bitting it. He was standing under a cherry tree after the tour, he was really amazed with how big the campus was, but now the girl was unabashedly staring at him. "Uh, thanks for the tour."

"Welcome." Min Jee said trying to hold a grin. She could see he was getting embarrassed under her stare. "I hadn't thought you'd agree to cut your hair, but I'm glad you did because you're really handsome. You look like an actor in drama."

Young Bok's cheeks flushed red. "Thanks." He offered a smile although didn't understand the meaning of the latter praise. "We better…"

"Do you have girlfriend?"

He was taken aback at the question. "Girlfriend?"

"Or someone you like?" Min Jee asked.

Young Bok didn't immediately answer the question. "I…"

When he lowered his gaze she got the answer. "You do, don't you?" There was smile on her face but inside she sighed hopelessly.

"Maybe." He smiled at her confused look.

"What do you mean maybe?" Min Jee crossed her arms, continued asking. "Yes or no?"

"Yes, there's someone I like," He paused and she raised brows nodding slightly. "But-uh, it's complicated, let's say. So no, I don't have girlfriend."

At moment the dark cloud in her head was blown away replacing by bright sunlight and joyous twitter of birds as she heard the answer. "It means I have a chance." She said under breath.

"You say something?"

"No," She shook her head smiling brighter. "I'm getting hungry now, let's grab something."

"All right." He followed Min Jee. "How about them? We should call them too." He wondered about his brother.

"Just leave them, perhaps they're having nice time now." She gave a wink at him. "You should try our canteen, it has the best food. Speaking of food, what is your favorite food?"

"My favorite food?" He looked at her and she nodded. Gazing ahead he pursed his lips. "I like vegetables."

"Seriously?"

"Why?" He asked back at her skeptical look.

"I thought something more…wild, actually."

"Wild?"

"Like meat or something, but not vegies. You sure you aren't girl?" Min Jee narrowed her eyes teasing.

"I told you I'm a man, real man." He stated but then joining in her laugh. For his surprise she was a good companion, and he started to enjoy their time together. "Man can love vegetables too." She laughed louder.

...

"Stay still," Yun Bok warned for the fourth time, or maybe fifth when Eun Hyang yawned. They were in campus garden, under a tree he had no idea its name, near a pond.

"When I agreed to be your model, you didn't mention that I gotta sit like a statue." Eun Hyang said without opening mouth wide to keep her smile.

"You don't have to stay like a statue," He replied. "Just don't move, too much." He chuckled at her narrowing eyes.

"Do I look beautiful?"

"Of course, I'm a professional."

He wriggled his brows in proud in which she returned with a huff. "I just got to know that you are also a rooster."

"I'm a what?" He stopped his pencil and turned gaze to her.

"Rooster, a cocky person."

"What's wrong with being proud of myself?" He decided to tease back. "You said it, that I'm a famous and talented painter." She raised an eyebrow and now crossed arms over chest.

"Wow, you're really a cocky."

"Should I put my signature here?" He teased and caught small twig that flew toward him. After teasing and bantering for a while he put hands back into work. "Okay, time to be a statue again, don't move."

She stuck tongue out before getting back to her pose. She drew a knee up over her other folded one, put her laced hands around knee. "If I look not pretty, I won't pay you."

"A song by gayageum is enough," He replied, but the smile vanished from his face as he realized his words.

"What's wrong?" She asked when he suddenly turned silent. "You want me to play gayageum for you?"

After drawing a breath he offered a smile. His mind went back to gibang where he had painted Jeong Hyang while the woman playing a song for him. "I'd like to hear it again."

"Well, I'll consider it, I'm busy with my work." She giggled at his lifted-eyebrow. He once again warned her and she got back to her pose.

Some feet away, Hyo Won was standing watching Eun Hyang and the other guy, for his dismay. It looked like the guy was sketching her. And it certainly maed his jealousy surge up since she always rejected his invitation, but she seemed to enjoy the new guy's company.

"Wow, bro, look at them. They really look like a couple."

"He's drawing her, so sweet."

"Shut up." Hyo Won shushed his friends in annoyance. He moved gaze back to the pair sitting over grass. Although he didn't want to admit it, but with their smile and bantering they look like a couple. "I wonder where he's coming from."

"We're still working on finding it. The museum staff only said they are relative of Director Lee, distant relative."

"Other than that, only Director Lee knows."

Hyo Won watched as Eun Hyang laughed at something the guy had said. 'Who are you new guy?' His father's reaction when he told him about the guy flashed inside his head.

An hour earlier

Elevator door slid open and he walked out. He headed the room at the end of hallway, his father's office room. He knocked and pushed the door open. He saw his father with Eun Hyang's father. "Am I interrupting?"

"No, son. Come here." Jang Byuk So said to his only son.

"Hyo Won, how are you?" Director Lee greeted the young man.

"I'm doing fine, thank you for asking." Hyo Won replied politely, to make a good impression of course.

"Look at you, you're taller now, and handsome. Is it the last year since we meet?" Director Lee said and Hyo Won nodded. "I almost didn't recognize you."

"Thank you for the praise, sir." Hyo Won put bright smile on.

"I bet many girls chasing after you."

Hyo Won rubbed the back of his neck pushing another hand into pants pocket. "But I only have eye for one person."

Jang Byuk So smiled at his son's reply. "Looks like we should start to make an arrangement now." He said to Director Lee and turned to his son. "You have something to talk?"

"Actually yes, but we can talk later at home." Hyo Won replied and was about to turn to leave but his father stopped him.

"Can you wait for a moment?" Jang Byuk So asked his guest.

"Perhaps I better get going." Director Lee said and rose from sofa. "Thank you for your time."

"How about we have dinner together? I'd like to invite you and Eun Hyang for a dinner." Jang Byuk So stood up offering.

"That…would be nice." Director Lee couldn't reject the invitation, although he had already promised Eun Hyang for dinner tonight. "Let me know the time, and again thank you for today."

"Welcome. I'll be here whenever you need me, or has another question." He gave a wink.

Director Lee only smiled in return. He bade goodbye with Hyo Won before leaving the office.

"So, we'll have dinner together with them?" Hyo Won couldn't help his excitement.

"I trust you but you can't even attract a woman." He clicked his tongue looking at his son. "You know what you have to do, right? Don't disappoint me."

"Yes, dad." Hyo Won cursed himself inwardly for disappointing his father.

Jang Byuk So sat back to his seat. "So, what is the matter?"

Hyo Won was reminded about the reason he was there. "It's about the man working for Director Lee. Did you know that he has two men work for him?"

"Men? What men?" Jang Byuk So reached for his tea cup.

"I don't know yet, since nobody in museum knows about them. They also live in Director Lee's house." Hyo Won added.

It caused him to put the cup back on saucer over desk. "He didn't mention about them earlier. What else you know?" His gut geared on immediately.

"They just start to work a few weeks ago. Museum staff said they are Director Lee's relative. It's odd, isn't it?" He saw his father pulled a corner of lips up.

"That's really a news son." Jang Byuk So leaned back against his president-chair with pleased smirk on face.

...

"Okay dad, see you later at home, bye." Eun Hyang put her phone back in pants pocket sighing.

"What's up with that big sigh?" Yun Bok glanced and saw Eun Hyang pursing her lips, chin on knee.

"My father cancelled our dinner, we still have dinner, but…"

"But?"

She put hands next to hips stretching legs out. "But another person will join us. You remember the guy we met at mall? He and his father will join our dinner."

"He looks like nice guy." Yun Bok said in nonchalant tone, or he tried, continuing his sketching.

"He's nice?" She let out light chuckle staring at the painter before her.

"Yes, and handsome, looks like he's into you." He stole a glance but when his eyes met her he quickly looked down at sketch book.

She caught his glance and decided to spare another bantering. "So, you think he likes me?"

"I don't know." He shrugged indifferently, again pretending to have no interest.

"But you said he's into me."

"I said it looks like, how could I know whether he likes you or no."

She pressed lips together to hold a smile. "Now you sound like you're jealous?"

His hand stopped abruptly at the word but tried to remain cool. "Me jealous? Nonsense. Instead, I'd be happy for you."

She didn't expect the answer that it took a while to reply. "Really? You'll be happy if I date someone?"

"Why not?" He forced a smile before bringing gaze back to the portrait in hand, missing the disappointment in her eyes. 'That's a lie, you're jealous, aren't you?' He rolled his eyes mentally at his inner thought.

"Hi, there."

Eun Hyang turned head around at the greeting and found Hyo Won approaching. 'Speaking of the devil' He glanced at Yun Bok who still kept hands busy with his sketching. She drew knees up greeting back. "What are you doing here?"

"Just passed by and saw you here with him." Hyo Won gave a nod with chin toward the other guy.

"He's my friend, he works at museum. Hyo Won this is…Hye Won," The similar name caused her to knit her brows slightly, she never noticed that before.

"Your friend?" Hyo Won said rather in statement before looking at the other man. "It's really nice to be introduced properly, we didn't get the chance last time. And we have similar name."

"Yeah," Somehow his gut told him that there was something with the other man but didn't know what. "Nice to meet you again." He put smile on face but the other man turned to look at Eun Hyang ignoring him. At the moment he regretted his word earlier about the guy. 'Jealous, aren't you?' "No, I'm not." He didn't mean to say it out loud.

"You're not what?" Hyo Won asked the guy in a little annoyance since he was about to talk to Eun Hyang.

"Nothing, just…never mind." Smiling in embarrassment he brought gaze back to his work.

Eun Hyang would have stared longer at Yun Bok in confusion if Hyo Won didn't interrupt.

"I can't wait for tonight. It's the first time we'll have dinner together, I mean with our fathers, like a family."

The word surely got her more confused but she didn't show it, instead offering small smile. "See you at dinner."

"Yeah, see you."

Yun Bok kept moving his pencil as he heard the other man walked away leaving them alone. Finally. "I bet you'll have lovely dinner tonight."

"Well, I hope so. Why, you're jealous?" She teased.

He raised an eyebrow turning to look at her. "I told you, I am not."

"Okay, okay, you are not. You are not jealous I'm hanging out with him, you are not jealous I'm having dinner with him, you are not jealous even in the slightest, right?" She let out a laugh when he made annoyed face.

Yun Bok shook his head but joined in nonetheless. He brushed finger over the picture to smooth the shadow effect. However, his hand stopped when she started to hum. Suddenly an invisible vise squeezed his throat and slowly his heart as he listened to the melody. The pencil fell off from his hand. He forced a breath into his tightened chest before asking. "Where…where did you get that song?"

She got confused upon seeing his expression. It seemed like he was shocked. "You mean the song I was humming now?"

Yun Bok released the sketch book and grabbed her shoulders. "How do you know that song?"

His sudden change of attitude surprised her. "What's wrong with you?"

"How do you know about that song? Where…who told you?" It was a song he and Young Bok made by themselves when they were child so only him and his brother knew. And Jeong Hyang, since he had sung it to her.

"You hurt me." She tried to release herself but he tightened his grip. "I don't know, as far as I remember I knew this melody. I don't even know its lyric." She pushed him away. "Let me go."

Yun Bok landed over grass but the pain wasn't worth compared to what he had just found. He watched as she pushed body up to leave.

Eun Hyang was about to leave but suddenly something flashed inside her head. A memory of a man singing the certain song.

'Don't cry little one, no one can hurt you…

Nothing to worry little one…

The sun will shine your way, and the wind will guide you…'

She could only see his gat and hear his beautiful voice, it sounded familiar. And everything went black.

"Eun Hyang!"

She pushed eyelids up, it felt heavy as her head, and saw white ceiling. "Where am I?"

"You are awake? Are you alright?" Yun Bok approached bed where Eun Hyang was lying.

"Yeah, I'm fine, what has happened? Why are you here, in my room?"

He helped her to sit against headboard before taking her side. "You fainted, you didn't remember?"

"I remember we're at my campus, you're doing sketch and I'm being your model. Oh, and you startled me at sudden for…" Now she could remember it. She had seen something before fainted.

"Eun Hyang, are you alright?" Yun Bok asked with concern.

"I…I saw…" She closed her eyes trying to remember the person.

"See what? What did you see?"

Sighing she opened her eyes for she couldn't recall the man's face. "Never mind. I think I'm just exhausted."

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. And now you can't go to dinner." Yun Bok apologized. When she looked up at him, he continued. "Your father cancelled the dinner. Oh, I must tell him you're awake now." He stood up to leave, but then stopped as he remembered something.

Eun Hyang wasn't aware that he halted and bumped to him as he turned around. The next second she was falling back onto her bed bringing him down with her.

Yun Bok thought to catch her but unfortunately he wasn't strong enough and ended up he was lying over her. On the bed. Luckily, or unluckily he couldn't decide which, he quickly put hands on the mattress to hold his body up a little or God knew what would happen as he stared at her deep brown eyes. Their noses were merely inch apart. Her warm breath tickled his lips, making it even harder to breathe. He couldn't breathe. At the need of oxygen, he pushed his body up but only to be pulled down again. He didn't notice Eun Hyang was gripping his shirt.

'Don't leave'

Those deep eyes whispered the words loud enough to his ears. His heart started to bang against his chest and blood rush up to his head. He didn't know for how long they kept lying like that staring at each other.

Until he felt warm lips against his.

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