Chapter 26: Intruder
"What are you trying to say, Sunbae?" Ga Eul asked with a skeptical look on her face.
"It's for you to find out and for me to know, Ga Eul- yang." Yi Jung responded.
Ga Eul pouted at Yi Jung's answer, teasing Yi Jung to say what he meant. Yi Jung loves whenever Ga Eul does this. She's just too cute and hard to resist. But still, Yi Jung would not be captured by Ga Eul's cuteness. "It won't work on me Ga Eul- yang."
Yi Jung and Ga Eul were smiling to each other and were finishing their drinks and the blueberry cheesecake when a young lad appeared out of nowhere and covered Ga Eul's eyes. "Guess who am I." the guy said to Ga Eul.
"Han Kyul?" Ga Eul responded.
"How'd you know?" Han Kyul asked Ga Eul as he sat down on the chair between Yi Jung and Ga Eul.
"Uh…" Ga Eul replied.
Yi Jung was irritated. Why does this guy have to pop now? He was looking at Han Kyul with deadly eyes. He wants to scare the intruder with a glare but it seemed that it did not work on the intruder.
"How?" Han Kyul repeated his question.
Yi Jung's phone rang after Han Kyul's question and he answered it. It was Ji Hoo on the other line. "Yah Yi Jung." Said Ji Hoo. "Jun Pyo's already awake. Can you come here now?"
"I can. I'll be there." Yi Jung replied. After he hung up on the phone, Yi Jung turned to Ga Eul, ignoring Han Kyul. "It was Ji Hoo. He said that Jun Pyo's already awake. Do you want to come with me or would you stay here?"
Ga Eul, thanking Yi Jung in her mind, said, "I'll go with you." She turned to the man next to her, "Han Kyul, we need to go now. Sorry."
"Oh. Okay." that was all Han Kyul was able to reply.
As Yi Jung got up from his seat, he went to Ga Eul and offered his hand which Ga Eul took. Yi Jung was showing to Han Kyul that she would always choose him over the Han Kyul. The two walked to Yi Jung's car and sped up, leaving Han Kyul behind.
"Ga Eul." Han Kyul uttered to himself. "Why do you always choose Yi Jung over me? He's a big Casanova who'll surely break your heart. He'll do it to you too. He'll leave you just like what he did to the girl I love the most."
c,")
Yi Jung and Ga Eul were once again in the hospital. They rushed to Jun Pyo's room and inside, they found Jan Di, Ji Hoo, and Woo Bin around Jun Pyo.
"Yo!" Yi Jung greeted. "At last, you woke up. It's the first time you slept longer than Ji Hoo."
Jun Pyo smiled. "And this will also be the last time I'm going to do that."
"How are you Jun Pyo Sunbae?" Ga Eul asked as she emerged from Yi Jung's back.
"I'm fine. Thank you for asking Ga Eul."
Jan Di looked at her best friend and gave her a questioningly look. "I thought you already went home. Why are you with Yi Jung Sunbae?"
"Yeah!" Woo Bin agreed. "You two are always together. Inseparable."
"How can you say that?" Yi Jung demanded from his friend.
"Yah! The topic of the conversation should be me! I'm the one lying in here!" Jun Pyo shouted at his friends for being ignored.
Jan Di gave her boyfriend a hit on his hand. "Shut up, will you?"
Jun Pyo glared at Jan Di. "Why did you do that?!"
Ji Hoo commented, "You two, stop that. You're in a hospital."
"I guess things would never change between these two." Woo Bin announced.
The other four laughed while Jun Pyo and Jan Di kept hitting each other's hand. The two always look cute whenever they argue.
c,")
The next day at the porridge shop, Ga Eul was the only waitress because Jan Di is still resting. Good thing that the porridge shop didn't have that much customer so she wasn't stressed out.
Ga Eul was sitting at a table and was playing with her phone when the door opened. She got up from her seat and to her surprise, it was Yi Jung.
"Ga Eul- yang." He said.
"Sunbae, what are you doing here?" Ga Eul asked. She and Yi Jung just met yesterday and exchanged text messages last night.
"I'm picking you up. Again." Yi Jung emphasized at the word 'again.'
"What is it this time?" Ga Eul asked.
"We're going on a ski mountain trip. Jun Pyo arranged it."
"A trip? Again? And the two weren't that fully recovered yet!"
"Jun Pyo said that he and Jan Di would have a much better time there. He wants me, Ji Hoo, Woo Bin and you to come along. I've already picked your luggage at home and informed your parents. They agreed."
Ga Eul's mouth opened at what Yi Jung was saying. 'He came to my house without me?'
As she was staring blankly, Yi Jung walked to the kitchen and talked to the porridge shop owner. Just like before, the owner agreed, knowing that Yi Jung would leave him beautiful girls to cover up for Ga Eul's absence.
"Let's go." Yi Jung said as he slipped the apron off Ga Eul's shoulder and held her hand.
As the two were walking to Yi Jung's Mercedes, he said, "By the way, your mother seems so happy to see me at your home. I met your father too."
"Wha…" Ga Eul was stuttering. "What?"
"Your mother was happy to see me and I met your father? Didn't you catch that?"
"No. Uh. Uh." Ga Eul let go of Yi Jung's hand. "You met my father?"
"Yes. What's the problem with that?"
"What did he say to you?"
"Well. Hmmm. He's also happy to meet me. He said that finally, he got to meet his daughter's boyfriend." Yi Jung emphasized at the word boyfriend. "What's wrong? Why are you acting like that?"
Ga Eul's mouth was open and she just stood there like an inanimate object for a few seconds. "Phew." She sighed. "I thought he would tell you to leave our house immediately."
"Why would he do that?" Yi Jung asked.
"My father won't allow me to have a boyfriend." as she said boyfriend, Ga Eul made a hand gesture of quotation marks.
"Any father would allow his daughter to have a boyfriend when that guy is me." Yi Jung proclaimed.
"Yah!" Ga Eul said with a funny disgusted look on her face.
"Stop that Ga Eul. You look like a fool. Let's go. They'll leave us if we don't hurry." Yi Jung took her hand once again and led her inside his car.
c,")
Jan Di just got up from her fall. Ga Eul called to her, "Jan Di- ah! Are you alright?"
"Yes!" Jan Di shouted from afar.
Ga Eul was staring at her friend that she did not notice a wreckless snowboarder going her way. Yi Jung was able to notice this as he was conversing with Woo Bin. Quickly, Yi Jung sprinted towards Ga Eul and saved her from the wreckless snowboarder. The two fell onto the snow. Worry is written all over Yi Jung's face for Ga Eul's eyes were closed. "Ga Eul- yang! Ga Eul- yang!" he called to her as he was shaking her shoulders.
After a few seconds, Ga Eul opened her eyes. In front and top of her was a worried So Yi Jung. At this sight, Ga Eul can't help but smile. Yi Jung, on the other hand, is still worried over the girl that he got up and shouted, "You're not being careful! What if I didn't arrive on time to save you?"
Ga Eul also got up and faced Yi Jung. "I'm sorry, okay?"
"Just be careful next time, okay?" Yi Jung begged.
"I will." Ga Eul promised.
c,")
Jan Di and Ga Eul were having tea when Ga Eul noticed that Jan Di's kissing star necklace is missing. "Jan Di- ah, where's the necklace Jun Pyo- Sunbae gave you?"
Jan Di looked down to check if the necklace is still hanging in her neck. Unfortunately, it's not. She and Ga Eul immediately got up from their seats and together, they asked people around the resort if they've seen the necklace. Realizing that the resort is too big, Jan Di and Ga Eul decided that they separate ways to find the necklace and meet after an hour in Jan Di's room. Jan Di went upstairs to her room to find the necklace while Ga Eul went to the restaurant to ask.
After an hour, Ga Eul proceeded to Jan Di's room to report that she did not find it nor heard any person saying that he saw it. When she arrived, Ga Eul was surprised to see that Jan Di is not inside. Instead, she found a note on Jan Di's bed side table.
Ga Eul, I'll look for the necklace outside. I'll come back as soon as I find it.
Jan Di
Ga Eul panicked. She knew a while ago that there is a snowstorm coming. Immediately, Ga Eul went to the lounge the F4 has reserved for them. "We've got a problem!" she announced as soon as she arrived.
"Ga Eul- yang? What is it?" Yi Jung asked.
"Jan Di- ah, she went up to the mountain." And she showed the note Jan Di left behind.
"Where's Jun Pyo?" Ji Hoo asked.
Woo Bin got his phone from his pocket and dialed Jun Pyo's number.
"Yo." Jun Pyo said from the other line.
"Where are you?" Woo Bin asked.
"Some irritating matter came…"
"Jan Di's missing. She's out there in the mountain." Woo Bin cut him off.
"What?!" Jun Pyo said. He hang up.
Ga Eul is now crying on her seat. Ji Hoo was looking at the snow outside the glass while wband Yi Jung were talking on their phones.
When Yi Jung's phone call ended, he announced, "Because of the weather conditions, the rescue team said it will be hard to continue the search and rescue tonight."
Ji Hoo turned and picked up his jacket hastily. He was walking towards the door when Yi Jung and Woo Bin stopped him.
"Ji Hoo, where are you going?" Woo Bin asked.
"I can't leave it alone like this." Ji Hoo answered.
"Do you want to make this problem bigger?" Yi Jung asked.
"The road's blocked. You can't even approach it." Woo Bin reasoned.
"Geum Jan Di!" Ji Hoo shouted. "She's out there! She's out there all alone in the snow!" Ji Hoo tried to head towards the door again when Woo Bin and Yi Jung stopped him once again. "Let go!"
"Ji Hoo!" Woo Bin called his friend.
"Calm down." Yi Jung advised
By this time, Ga Eul got up from her seat. "You guys." And left the room.
Yi Jung immediately followed her. She was walking down the corridor when Yi Jung grabbed her hand and stopped her. "Are you thinking of saving Geum Jan Di? Ga Eul- yang, you're risking your life."
Ga Eul turned to face the young lad. Her eyes were red from crying and her nose was also red. "I'm just going to call her parents to inform them."
"Ga Eul- yang, they'll be worried if you tell them." Yi Jung said.
"It's their right to know what's happening to their daughter! What if Jan Di dies there tonight? What is she will never be found again?" tears fell down one again from Ga Eul's eyes.
Yi Jung can't bear to see her crying. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her. Yi Jung whispered, "Don't think like that Ga Eul- yang. They'll find her. Geum Jan Di's alive. A wild weed will not die quickly. She's Geum Jan Di after all."
In Yi Jung's arms, Ga Eul cried louder and heavier. The thought of her friend trapped there in the snowstorm is just too heavy for her. She still wants to see her best friend.
"Let's go to your room." Yi Jung instructed.
Once the two arrived at Ga Eul's room, Yi Jung ordered for hot tea to be delivered. Ga Eul settled on the sofa while Yi Jung was making the order.
Ga Eul is still sobbing. It's as if tears will never be gone. Yi Jung approached her knelt down on the floor in front of her. His hands caught Ga Eul's small face and he used his thumbs to wipe off the tears. "Ga Eul- yang, didn't I tell you before that seeing you cry breaks my heart?"
She suddenly remembered the time when Yi Jung found her crying outside a convenience store. He said it before, "Though you look cuter when you cry, I still don't want to see you like that because it breaks my heart."
"You need to be strong tonight. You need to be strong for Geum Jan Di and believe that tomorrow, she'll be back here with us." Yi Jung said as he was holding Ga Eul's hands in between his. "Promise me you'll not cry again tonight."
Ga Eul nodded her head as she said, stuttering, "I promise Sunbae."
Yi Jung got up as the bell rang. He answered it and the tea he ordered arrived. Yi Jung poured himself and Ga Eul some tea. Afterwards, he sat down beside her and held her hand. Somehow, Yi Jung's presence and his hand gave Ga Eul the strength she needs tonight.
c,")
The next day, Ji Hoo, Woo Bin, Yi Jung and Ga Eul were waiting at the entrance lounge of the ski resort when Jun Pyo and Jan Di arrived. The four got up from their seats as they saw the two coming in.
"Jan Di- ah!" Ga Eul called to her best friend.
"Jun Pyo!" Yi Jung said.
"Hey are you guys okay?" Woo Bin asked as they reached the two.
Jun Pyo and Jan Di nodded. All were smiling for the fact that Jun Pyo and Jan Di were safe. Ji Hoo opened his palm and on it is the kissing star necklace that Jan Di's been looking. She took and it showed it to Jun Pyo, as if saying, "It's here. Your love's with me again."
c,") A week later
Yi Jung and Ga Eul were in the same coffee shop they were just a few days ago. They were talking about Jun Pyo's leaving to Macau.
"Why didn't he tell that to Jan Di?!" Ga Eul asked, agitated for the fact that Jun Pyo left Jan Di without even notifying her of his flight.
"Just like what I told you a while ago Ga Eul- yang, everything was sudden. The collapse of Jun Pyo's father was a surprise. He and his mother need to leave right away so that they could attend to Mr. Goo's needs."
"But why does Jun Pyo Sunbae hasn't called Jan Di yet?"
"That's the thing I can't answer." Yi Jung explained. "Even Ji Hoo, Woo Bin or I hasn't received a text message or call from him since he left. We can only assume that Jun Pyo's very busy at the moment. For sure, he'll call when he has free time."
"We can't always assume, Sunbae."
"Do we need to go back to that topic now, huh, Ga Eul- yang?" Yi Jung teased. He flashed his dimpled smile to her which made Ga Eul blush.
As the two were finishing their food and drinks, the same young lad who came to them a few days ago arrived. "Ga Eul." Han Kyul said.
Both Yi Jung and Ga Eul were surprised to see Han Kyul. Yi Jung was once again irritated at his presence. Yi Jung was about to stand up and ask Han Kyul why he's here when the intruder said, "Ga Eul, can you come with me? It's something urgent."
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*a/n: Chap 26, finished! Sorry if this chap's quite boring. T.t and sorry if I did not make the last line in this chap as lovable as the last lines in the previous chaps. But still, I hope you liked this chap. Han Kyul's motive will be revealed in the next chap and ge understanding of what Yi Jung was ryinf to say in the past two chaps will SOON be revealed. Haha!
I want to thank you guys for all the reviews! :D I love them. And also, I want to thank those who read this fic even if you guys don't leave reviews. Hehe. I still appreciate it. :D again, thank you from the bottom of my heart ^^
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