Jan Di woke up due to a little movement of something. She felt so comfortable where she was sleeping and snuggled close still half asleep. Then she realized that her head was against a steadily rising and falling chest and two strong arms were holding her. Alarmed she quickly opened her eyes and looked up.
The sleeping face she found there took away all her fears. He was sleeping there soundly, his warm breath falling on her face. She thought what he was doing here as he wasn't supposed to be there but then she recalled the night before.
She had a bad dream and he was there holding here to calm her down. She felt so comfortable in his arms and felt sleepy as he had rocked her lightly back and forth. And the most mortifying thing she recalled that she was the one who asked him to stay beside her and made him sleep there.
She checked that they both were fully clothed and blushed at that for thinking of something impure. If she thought rationally she shouldn't be in the arm of another man except her lover but she couldn't bring herself to refuse his warmth.
She studied his face which looked so peaceful and there was a light smile on his face. 'Is he having a good dream?' His bangs fell on his eyes and she took the risk to brush them aside. His hair was so smooth and silky. She wanted to run her fingers through them but afraid that he might wake up. Being so tempted she ran her fingers through his silky strands but he didn't budge which she was thankful about. While looking at his face Ga Eul's words came to her mind.
"May be you are not over him yet."
'Do I still love him?' she thought looking at that angelic face. Ji Hoo moved a little and she quickly closed her eyes; pretended sleeping.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the girl in his arms who was obviously trying so hard to feign sleeping. He found it adorable. As he didn't want to embarrass her, he kept quiet and didn't say anything.
He would have loved to stay like that for a while longer but he had some works to do before Jun Pyo came as he would be there at any time. He disentangled his arms from around her reluctantly and placed her head on the pillow. Covering her quickly he got up. When he was leaving the room, from the corner of his eyes he found her peeking at him from under the sheets. He almost chuckled at that but bit the inside of his cheek to hold it in.
Ji Hoo was cooking. It was quite early in the morning. He could have slept some more but thought to do otherwise today. Grandpa had already gone to the clinic leaving a note on the table that he needed to go early today and assured his grandson that he had eaten.
Today he had cooked Jan Di's favorite dishes. After cooking he arranged the table and was about to go and check on Jan Di but he didn't get the time as he heard the door bell ringing persistantly. From the sound of it he was sure that it's Gu Jun Pyo. 'He's fast.'
Sighing he strode towards the door and opened it. There stood his childhood friend, seemed like he had rushed here straight from the airport.
Ji Hoo invited him in and told him to have a seat on the sofa, while he went to the kitchen and came back with tea. He sat on the sofa beside him and started to make tea in silence knowing that Jun Pyo would start to talk soon.
"Where is she, Ji Hoo-yah?" Without beating around the bush Jun Pyo went straight to the point. 'Here it came.' Pausing his work for a moment Ji Hoo looked at his friend who was getting impatient by the second. 'Who won't? If it was me, i won't be any different.'
"She is sleeping right now." He gave Jun Pyo a cup and replied as he wanted his friend to calm down a bit. He took a sip from his cup. Jun Pyo wasn't drinking his tea. He looked so tense and he was squeezing the cup in his hand so hard that it might break at any moment Ji Hoo thought while eying his hand.
Ji Hoo kept his cup down on the table and reached out for his friend's shoulder. Sure enough they were as tensed as they looked. He squeezed his best friend's shoulder lightly and reassuringly said, "She is fine now, Jun Pyo, relax."
It wasn't as easy for him but after a few seconds Jun Pyo relaxed a little and looked down. He was feeling ashamed and guilt was eating him up because he wasn't there to save her. He hated himself for that. The thing he hated the most was that whenever Jan Di was in trouble, it was Ji Hoo who always helped her, not him. He knew his best friend was in love with her and he knew this also that he wouldn't do anything to steal her away from him but he always felt uneasy about their closeness.
But this time he was grateful to Ji Hoo because he cared for Jan Di so much. Though he didn't want to admit it, he knew that he loved her as much as he did if not less. When he returned to Korea after all those years he thought at first that Ji Hoo might have gotten over her because he hoped so but after Jan Di's attack, the way he talked to him over phone and demanded the reason for her being attacked, it became clear like day light that he was still in love with her.
If the situation was different he might be irritated to no end but now he was nothing more than grateful to his best friend who stayed by her side when she needed someone beside her the most. Though this notion made a fissure in his heart, her safety was his first priority.
Jun Pyo looked at the quiet member of F4 and said with a wan smile, "Thanks for staying beside her and protecting her, Ji Hoo-yah."
Ji Hoo was a little surprised at that and he studied his friend face. He looked sincere and truly grateful. He smiled a little as he was somehow glad that he had matured than before and said, "You are welcome. She is my good friend and my best friend's girl. How can't I protect her?" 'I'll protect her till the day I take my last breath,' he said in his heart without expressing it.
Jun Pyo didn't know what to say to that. So he just smiled a little and finished the tea with one gulp. He kept the cup on the tray, feeling better than before. "I want to see her now. Take me to her. Is she in the guest room?" he asked while standing.
"No, I let her sleep in my bed so that she can sleep comfortably," Ji Hoo replied taking a sip of his tea.
"What about you?" Jun Pyo asked. He was feeling quite anxious upon hearing that Jan Di was sleeping in "Ji Hoo's" bed and before he knew it the question slipped out of his mouth.
Ji Hoo felt a bit uncomfortable to reply the question. They had slept together last night – real sleep, nothing else but he dared not to tell Jun Pyo that. So he said, "I was sleeping on the sofa-bed though I wasn't planning to. She has been having some nightmares and looked so scared whenever she has them. She is traumatized, I assume. So to make sure she was OK and won't be scared I stayed there." He felt a little better after justifying his words which were partly true. 'Also you wanted to stay close to her.' A voice inside his head whispered. Ji Hoo internally groaned as it was true as well.
Jun Pyo took the information in rather calmly. Though he couldn't accept it that Ji Hoo was staying in the same room as his girlfriend, at that moment that was the least of his concern. Jan Di was having nightmares and hurting so much! The thought of it made his blood boil with anger. He just wanted to kill that Bong Ha Na who was the reason of Jan Di's current state.
He recalled what happened at his office yesterday when she came to visit him.
A day before
He was going through the papers. The Shinwa heir had worked the whole night so that he could get a day off. He was glad that Jan Di is doing well but he just wanted to fly to her side as soon as possible and embrace her to make sure that she was OK in his arms. But the work load was increasing day by day, not letting him even breath.
He huffed in annoyance. He was supposed to be in Korea now but here he was working his ass off in another country when the love of his life had suffered something she wasn't supposed to. After his mom's approval he thought that danger wouldn't come towards her anymore but he was proved wrong again. It made him feel guilty that she was still not out of danger and continued to suffer because of him. After almost five years he went back to Korea with the dream of marrying her but before even a week he was back to America. It felt as if he hadn't ever gone back to Korea but he was determined to return after this month no matter what. But before that he had to finish the remaining work in front of him and then he would be able to take a leave for one day.
He heard a knock on his door. After getting his permission Secretary Jung entered and bowed. "Young master, miss Bong Ha Na has come to meet you," he informed Jun Pyo politely. He was hoping that they wouldn't meet so early but it was unavoidable.
The Shinwa heir who was so engrossed in his work to finish it as soon as possible kept the pen from his hand on the table upon hearing her name and waited for the last person he wanted to see at that time. Though Ji Hoo had told him that he had taken care of everything, he still needed to give her a piece of his mind. After all she had dared to harm his Jan Di.
He waited for her and got impatient by seconds. When Bong Ha Na entered and closed the door, his eyes blazed with anger at the very sight of her. She quickly backed a little upon seeing his enraged face. She knew that Jun Pyo could be scary at times but she had never seen him this scary before. Chill ran down her spine as she contemplated whether to run away or face him.
Jun Pyo stood up suddenly which made her jump. Crossing the table with one stride he walked towards her. The scared girl backed till she couldn't find any space anymore as her back hit the wall. Jun Pyo quickly closed the gap between them and stood over her, "How dare you?!"
She cringed visibly at his icy tone. "How dare you hurt her?" Jun Pyo shouted at her face. He hit his fist on the wall just beside her face. She yelped and closed her eyes with fear. She was so sure that he would hit her. After a while she opened her eyes and found Jun Pyo fuming with anger with bloodshot eyes.
She knew that she deserved that. It brought tear to her eyes as the very man whom she loved so much was being so cold and cruel to her. Tears ran down her cheeks but it didn't soften Jun Pyo even a little. He just turned around and kicked the desk chair making it fall. He hovered over his desk and his hands clutched the corners tightly turning his knuckles white. He tried to control his rage by heaving heavily.
She was rooted to the spot with fear. After calming her vigorously beating heart a bit she tentatively came near him and lightly touched his arm. "Jun Pyo, I-"
Before she could say anything Jun Pyo shook her hand off of him. She stumbled backwards and was about to fall but somehow managed to stood back. She looked at Jun Pyo and found him glaring at her. There was not a hint of mercy or sympathy for her. If eyes could kill, she would have died long ago.
"Listen, Bong Ha Na, you are dealing with the wrong person here. You tried to harm Jan Di but I'm letting you go this time just because Ji Hoo told me to do so otherwise you'll be dead right now. Now leave!" he barked the last part.
More tears streamed down her eyes. She turned from him and whimpered. Covering her mouth with the back of her hand she tried to control her tears but they just continued to fall. She knew that she had no right to ask for forgiveness but she still wanted to apologize. So she said, "Sorry!" and rushed out of the room.
After that he had got a letter from her, which simply said that she was sorry and she wouldn't show herself in front of him again and vowed to never come between him and Jan Di. He crumbled the letter in his fist and threw it to the corner of his room.
Jun Pyo was walking towards Ji Hoo's room but Ji Hoo stopped him midway. Jun Pyo turned towards him and impatiently asked, "What?"
"There are bruises here and there in her body. I know it's not my place to interfere between you two but still... umm... refrain from hugging her too tightly, it hurts her, be gentle."
"OK." Jun Pyo turned to go but Ji Hoo stopped him again. "Now What?" Jun Pyo seemed irritated that Ji Hoo was stopping him again and again.
"Don't… don't kiss her right now. You know why right? Those guys have tried to.. kiss her. They weren't successful though, still be careful as she may not be ready for it yet."
Jun Pyo felt like his head would explode. He felt like destroying everything in sight. Not because he was told not to kiss her but because he let something like that happen to her. 'Why does it always happen to her? What have she done wrong? Before his mother and now Bong Ha Na. Is it wrong for her to love him? Is he really not good enough for her?'
Jun Pyo's hands were shaking with anger. His chest felt heavy. Ji Hoo could see his friend's inner struggle and pain. He knew that he was barely holding himself together. It made him sad to see his friend like that and also it somewhat made him feel guilty. Why did he say those thing? Even though they weren't false, why was he feeling like he did something wrong? It's not like he could gain something from it. So why? He really didn't understand himself sometimes. Berating himself mentally, he reached out and squeezed his friend's shoulder to comfort him. "Jun Pyo-ah, she is OK now," he emphasized, "Don't be sad. Go meet her." Ji Hoo pushed him a little towards his room.
Jun Pyo looked back at his friend with gratefulness as his words had lessened his rage a little and then entered the room where Jan Di was currently sleeping. Ji Hoo wondered about what he said to Jun Pyo earlier. The hug part was true as she still felt pain if she was hugged tightly but the kiss part wasn't. At least that's what he thought as she didn't look afraid or didn't even back off when he tried to kiss her yesterday. 'What was she thinking?!'
Ji Hoo shook his head as he couldn't get any answer. He went to the living room and retrieved the book from the coffee table. He opened the page he was reading and tried to read it as he needed to take his mind off of things. He needed to occupy himself with something to forget the fact that Gu Jun Pyo and Jan Di were together at the moment in his room.
The Juan Don wasn't answering his phone from last night. Yi Jeong tried many times but it went directly to voice mail. He was having a very bad feeling about it as it had never happened before and so he thought to visit him today before going to his studio. He got ready and took his phone to slip it in his slack pocket but before doing so he felt it ringing in his hand. A broad smile came to his lips seeing the caller ID.
It was his beloved Chu Ga Eul. Every morning it had became a habit for them to talk before going out to their respective work. Before going out for work, her sweet voice always gave him a fresh start of his day. Though it was him who always called her first but today he was too occupied with his worries of Song Woo Bin that he forgot to call her. He felt a little guilt though he thought that his sweet girl friend would understand.
He pressed the answer button and kept his phone between his shoulder and ear while knotting his tie snugly against his shirt collar, standing in front of the mirror.
"Good morning, Yi Jeong-ah." her voice rang.
Automatically a smile came to his lips and he replied, "Good morning."
As Ga Eul was very aware of his voice by now she felt that something was off. So she asked. "What's the matter? You OK?"
He was amazed that just from hearing his voice she could tell that something was wrong. It warmed his heart. "Nothing, it's just that I'm worried about Woo Bin."
"Why? What happened to Woo Bin sunbae?" she inquired.
"He hasn't answered my phone from last night. It has never happened before, you know. Even when there was business or any other problem, he never ignored my phone calls. I don't know. It's like something isn't right." he took the phone in his hand from it's previous position after combing his hair.
Ga Eul recalled the day before Woo Bin was with them when they were returning from Ji Hoo's house. He was teasing them but suddenly his mood changed like a switch was flipped and he left quickly. They noticed it but as they were too occupied with each other, the neglected the change of his behavior. Now she was feeling worried that something might be bothering Woo Bin sunbae.
"Hmm… I noticed it. When sunbae was with us he was alright like always but suddenly his mood changed, like it took a turn of 180 degree and he left immediately. He didn't look so good. May be something was bothering him?"
Yi Jeong was surprised that even Ga Eul had noticed that something was wrong with Woo Bin. Now he really needed to check on his best friend. "I think I really should go and check on him." He worriedly said.
Ga Eul felt that he was so sweet. She loved it about him. The way he was worrying for Woo Bin - this side of him which he hardly showed anyone but he was now showing it more and more to her. It made her really happy.
"Hmm, you should go."
"Sorry Ga Eul, I forgot to call you today." Yi Jeong confessed as he was feeling a little guilty. Though he was worried about his brother, he shouldn't have forgotten about it.
Ga Eul found it so cute that he was feeling guilty for a silly reason but it touched her as well. She smiled sweetly and said, "It's alright. You are worried about sunbae, so it's reasonable. And it's not like you have to call me every morning, you should sometimes give me the chance to call you, you know?" She smiled trying to lighten his mood.
Yi Jeong smiled. He took his car key and went out of his house. "You are so sweet Ga Eul." He opened his car door and got in.
Ga Eul smiled as it flattered her heart. She wished him a good day and they hung up.
"Hey, why do you have such a look on your face?"
Ji Hoo looked up and found Yoon Cheol Su standing in front of him. Ji Hoo stood up and gave him a short bow. "What are you doing here, sunbae? Where is Jong Ha?" Ji Hoo looked around for his friend.
"She is coming. You are quite early today." Cheol Su commented and took a seat opposite to Ji Hoo in the empty library.
"Yeah, I woke up early today." After sitting back Ji Hoo crossed his arms and looked out of the window.
The older man studied the younger man's face and felt that something was bothering him. As he had heard about the accident from Jong Ha and also Jan Di was staying at his place. So it was not like him to leave her at this moment. He could understand this boy a little though Jong Ha understood him a lot better than him.
From the look he felt that he was bothered by something but he didn't ask as he knew that he wasn't good at expressing himself. He understood this much because at some point Ji Hoo was a lot like him. So he waited for Jong Ha to come.
"Don't you need to go to the hospital, sunbae?" Ji Hoo asked more to break the silence.
"Well I took the day off as today is our anniversary." He smiled.
Ji Hoo's eyes went wide as it had totally slipped his mind even though Jong Ha had told him about it several days ago. He wished him, "Happy anniversary, sunbae."
"Thanks, Yoon Ji Hoo." he smiled.
"What is she doing? Why is it taking so long for her to come?" Ji Hoo asked after glancing at the door.
"I'm here!" Jong Ha exclaimed and strode towards them from the door. She gave Cheol Su a peek on the lip after sitting beside him. He put his arm around her shoulders and brought her closer to him. They looked at each other lovingly.
Ji Hoo could see their happy faces. He felt happy for them as they were married and happily living together but he couldn't resist teasing them a little. "Get a room! And please do these things at home. You are lucky that no one's here yet but still I'm here."
Cheol Su chuckled and loosened his arm around Jong Ha and she smacked Ji Hoo's arm with her fist.
"Ouch…! Sunbae, how do you manage to stay with this violent woman? She is crazy!" Ji Hoo said while massaging his arm.
Jong Ha stood up and said, "Yoon Ji Hoo, you are so dead!" She was about to chase after Ji Hoo as he had already stood up to flee knowing what was coming as he had successfully ticked her off but before she could do anything her husband stopped her by the crook of her arm. "Stop you two, you know, you are acting like kindergarten students!"
"But-" Jong Ha protested with a pout.
"Calm down." Standing up he enclosed his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck which seemed to put a stop to her violence.
Ji Hoo was glad that he stopped her because whenever she beat, it hurt a lot. He was looking outside to give them a little bit privacy and also watching if anyone was coming. He knew how busy Cheol Su was. Though they lived at the same house, they didn't get much time to spend together due to their busy schedule, mainly Cheol Su's. When he saw some students were coming he coughed to get the pair's attention who were in their own world and nodded his head towards the door to indicate that some students were coming.
Cheol Su reluctantly loose his hold from around his wife and told her that he would be waiting in the cafeteria for her. He took his leave first from them. She nodded and she and Ji Hoo headed to the class.
"So you are gonna skip other classes after the exam?"
"Hmm, finally he got a day off. He was really working very hard and his superiors were pleased with him. So they gave him a day off. I have been waiting for a day like this. Every night he looks so exhausted from hospital work that we can't get to spend time together much. I'm really worried about him, you know. I was so glad yesterday when he told me that he got a day off. I was just happy that he would be able to stay home and rest but he told me that he had made plans for this day and I'm so excited about it."
Ji Hoo looked at his friend and smiled a little. He could clearly see her excitement. If there wasn't an exam today, he doubted that she would have come today. He was just glad that she was happy and wished her, "Happy anniversary, Jong Ha."
Jong Ha smiled. They wished each other good luck and went to their respective seats for their exam.
Woo Bin opened his eyes upon hearing the ringing of his phone. He groaned and clutched at the side of his head as he was drinking last night and couldn't sleep. Sleep came to his eyes just an hour ago. When he heard his phone ringing repeatedly he threw it away causing it to crash at the wall and tried to sleep.
After sleeping for half an hour he heard someone calling him. He was getting annoyed as he was trying to sleep but everyone was calling and disturbing him. He covered himself with the sheet and tried to sleep.
"Woo Bin-ah! Ya! Song Woo Bin, wake up."
Woo Bin cursed and removed the sheet from his face and was very much ready to give a piece of his mind whoever was disturbing him. When he faced the person his expression changed.
"Yi Jeong, what are you doing here?" He sat up and asked his friend, still feeling the hang over from last night.
"Oh, you are finally awake." Yi Jeong sat on the bed and stated. He tried to sound annoyed but on the contrary he was simply glad that he was OK. He still needed to know the reason of his not picking up the phone last night and this morning.
Woo Bin leaned on the right side and pulled out the medicine from the drawer of his bedside table and popped it into his mouth. He swallowed it with water which Yi Jeong handed him.
Yi Jeong was watching him carefully. Upon entering the room he felt that something was definitely wrong as there were bottles of wine rolling on the floor. Something must have happened he confirmed after finding him in this state. If it's something related to family then he wouldn't ask as the F4 members never interfered with any of their personal life or business but it didn't seem like that because he had met his parents and it seemed like everything was OK. So he wanted to figure it out.
"Why didn't you receive my phone calls?" He thought to start the conversation with it.
Woo Bin looked surprised but then he recalled that he threw his phone when it was ringing repeatedly. "Sorry, I threw it when I was sleeping." He said sheepishly.
"You what?" Yi Jeong asked incredulous. "It's so unlike you, Woo Bin-ah."
"Well, I didn't get to sleep last night." The Don Juan reasoned.
"It's not the first time you couldn't get any sleep. There were times when you couldn't get any sleep for several days but you never did something like that and can you explain why were you drinking so much last night that your room has become such a mess? Well, not only the room, you also. I bet there's a good reason for that." Yi Jeong said and waited for his friend's answer.
Woo Bin smiled wryly and said, "You know me too well, Yi Jeong."
"How long do you think we have been together? Anyway, so you are admitting that something's wrong?"
"Hmm," Woo Bin got up from the bed and said, "wait here, I need five minutes." He went to the bathroom and Yi Jeong heard the shower running.
He looked around and saw the phone near the wall. He went there and took it in his hand and found its screen already broken.
Woo Bin came out of the shower and got dressed. As he got out of his room and came down, he found Yi Jeong sitting in his dining room with his parents for breakfast. He joined them there. They ate their breakfast and made ideal conversation. After that the two F4 brothers headed out.
Jan Di moved a little. Her eyes flattered and she tried to open her eyes.
"You are finally awake." Jan Di snapped opened her eyes and looked at her left. Gu Jun Pyo was sitting there on a chair beside Ji Hoo's bed which was she currently using. She could see a hint of smile in his face.
Automatically a smile came to her face. "Gu Jun Pyo, are you really here?" She tried to sit up.
Gu Jun Pyo immediately came close and helped her to sit up. "I'm here, silly. You are not dreaming." He smiled at her, the one she loved so much and she returned it.
When he saw the bandage of her arms and neck, it pained him. He sat on the bed and pulled her in a hug. He was about to crush her into him but recalling Ji Hoo's words he loosened his hold around her and hugged her gently.
Jan Di stayed there. She had missed this and unintentionally she recalled the night before how sunbae had hugged her. The hug was tight yet gentle. She didn't feel any pain from his hug, only comfort and warmth.
"I'm sorry, for me you have gone through such a horrible thing and I'm also sorry for not being able to protect you."
Jun Pyo's voice brought her back from her thoughts. She was surprised that he was apologizing which was so not like him but she knew that he was feeling guilty. She herself felt a little guilty as she was thinking of Ji Hoo while she was in his arms. 'Am I not over sunbae yet?' She was scared, so scared but at that moment she wanted to dismiss the thought and wanted to comfort Jun Pyo.
She cupped his face with her small hands and said, "It's not your fault, Gu Jun Pyo. You were out of country and it's not the first time anyway. I'm used to it." She smiled trying to lessen his guilt.
Jun Pyo covered the small hand which was on his cheek with his larger one. He so much wanted to kiss her but he didn't want to give her any reminder of that horrible moment. So he just brought the hand to his mouth and kissed it.
Jan Di was touched as Jun Pyo was being so gentle, so considerate of her and there she was having trouble in her heart. She shook her head inwardly. She shouldn't entertain the idea and thought to have a talk with Ji Hoo about it. She was sure, with him she could figure it out. Jan Di looked at the man in front of her and asked, "Have you eaten anything?"
"Nope."
"Let's go then, I'm hungry."
"Aren't you always?" Jun Pyo teased.
"Hey, Gu Jun Pyo!"
Jun Pyo laughed heartily and without chasing after him Jan Di enjoyed watching him laugh as she had missed it very much.
Jan Di smiled at the sleeping face. After the breakfast Jun Pyo and she were talking, sitting on the sofa in the living room. She said that she was going to make tea. He persisted that he wanted to help but she assured him that she was fine. When she returned with the kettle and cups she found him fast asleep on the sofa.
She placed the tray aside and sat on the edge of the sofa. She could see that he had lost some weight. Now she was studying his face and saw that he looked so tired. She ran her fingers into his curly hair and was amazed that it didn't get tangled in it. She compared it with Ji Hoo's smooth hair and quickly shook her head. What the hell was wrong with her? Why was she comparing everything?
She was glad that the sofa was large enough for Gu Jun Pyo's large form. She went to bring some sheets to cover him. After covering him she was about to go inside to give him some time to sleep but she heard his phone ringing.
She quickly took the phone and pressed the answer button. She glanced at Jun Pyo a little and found him fast asleep. She released her breath which she was holding unknowingly as she didn't want him to get up.
"Hello, Secretary Jung."
"Hello, Is it Miss Guem Jan Di?"
"Yeah."
"I heard from young master. Are you alright?" He asked politely.
"Yeah, I'm OK now."
"Is young master there?"
"Yea, but he is sleeping now." She glanced at Jun Pyo over her shoulder.
"Ah, he didn't get any sleep last night because he wanted a day off from his work so that he could go and meet you. Then I'll talk to him when he wakes up." He hung up.
Jan Di came near the sofa and sat near his head. She kept staring at his face and felt awful that he couldn't get any sleep just to come to see her. She felt a little better thinking that he was at least having a little rest.
She leaned against the sofa and opened her book to study a little.
F4 lounge
"Tell me, Woo Bin-ah, what's the matter?" The So heir asked taking a seat on the sofa of their lounge.
Woo Bin sighed and told him everything about last four years - about Sora and Shin Min Jin. Yi Jeong was silent for a while. He had no idea that so much had happened in these years. Woo Bin thought Yi Jeong might be thinking of him as a pathetic moron. He felt like someone just undressed him in public.
"Why did you hide it from me? Aren't we brothers? Am I not a brother to you with whom you can share your sorrows?" Yi Jeong sounded angry, more likely hurt that he had hid it from him. "I didn't mean to hide it, Yi Jeong. It is just hard for me to confess these things."
Yi Jeong perfectly understood it how hard it was to talk about these things with someone as was the same a few years back. He understood it also why Woo Bin was able to share it with JI Hoo first as his situation was quite alike. He sighed.
"You are not over her yet?" Yi Jeong tentatively asked.
Woo Bin's silence gave him his answer. "Is that why you were drinking last night?"
Woo Bin hesitated but then said, "It's partly the reason. I thought she just thought my love as kindness and left me but actually she never loved me. I saw her last night. I was surprised but it shocked me even more when I saw her in the arms of the current leader of our rival group. Then I found out that they have been together for five years."
"That means all she did was just act?" Yi Jeong asked. Woo Bin kept silent. Yi Jeong felt like killing that girl. He couldn't take it. His brother, the Don Juan, the backbone of F4 was this miserable right now and a bitch was the reason of it. Then he recalled five years back he was the same before Ga Eul came to his life.
He could see Woo Bin quietly sitting there like in a daze. How could he help him? Then an idea came to his mind. Though he wouldn't be able to erase his pain but he could try to do something to make him lively a little and he thought to plan with the other members of F4.
"Jan Di-yah, wake up." Ji Hoo shook her a little.
Jan Di opened her eyes and found Ji Hoo kneeling in front of her. "You are back, sunbae?" She was leaning against the sofa and her book was on her lap. Ji Hoo took it and placed it on the table.
Jan Di rubbed her eyes. Groaning a little she looked on her left and found Jun Pyo still sleeping.' He is really so tired.' She thought. She was about to stand and Ji Hoo helped her with that. Her body felt stiff and her back ache a little as the position was not comfortable for sleeping. She was feeling annoyed with herself as she had been sleeping so much but realized that it was the reason for her taking antibiotics.
"How was your exam today, sunbae?" She looked up at him and asked.
"It was OK." He took her to the dining room and sat her on a chair. He went to his room and brought her medicine. "I know you forgot to take your meds. Here take it now."
Jan Di smiled sheepishly and took it. After swallowing it with water they sat there and chatted for a while. Ji Hoo checked the time and said, "I'm going to cook."
He walked towards the kitchen but stopped halfway. Turning towards her he asked, "Wanna join?"
"Sure." She enthusiastically replied as her eyes lit up and they went to cook together.
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