Chapter ten

" Arasso..." Jihoo bandaged the boy's last wounds and gave a playful peck on his cheek. The nurse had aided Jihoo in treating the wounds and Ga Eul was able to cheer up the boy to stop him crying. All in all, Yi Jeong, with a pleasant expression, just stood up in a corner opposite to the other doctor and the nurse who were in a rather contradictory state with his. As the boy's father asked about the doctor's fee Jihoo just smiled and refused stating that he was just offering help for a friend in needed. The father was highly impressed and thanked him numerous times before he left with his son. It was at last when the patient was gone that the other doctor awaked his voice.

" Is it because you are the grandson of the former president, that you act like you own every business?" he scoffed. Yi Jeong and Ga Eul kept staring at him as Jihoo simply smirked at his comment. But when he looked up at him, it was a simple glare.

" ... Hurabeujji or I, we both had and have enough assets, so we never fell in to the pettiness of turning a patient in to a business..." With that he, Yi Jeong and Ga Eul left the clinic. Though Ga Eul managed to spare a glance at the young nurse, she was busying herself with tidying the used bandages and cotton wool; in-part as for her job and in-part as to stay neutral in the doctors' cold war. She was astonished by Jihoo 's comment yet was too afraid to show it in front of her employer. As for the other doctor, those words hit him hard, too hard that he was distressed for a whole week. At last he came to a conclusion that it was because of that young nurse that it all happened and took the decision to fire her the immediate following day.

And somehow, as if it was fate her search for a job ended up in the Yoon's clinic.

She waited till the patients were all gone and slowly entered the room. Once she awaked her voice she wasn't actually looking at the person whom she was talking to.

" Anyeongsaeyo...Hurrabeujji, I bet you can not remember me.. but_" it was then she looked up and immediately froze when she saw a confused Jihoo staring at her.

"You?" her eyes widened, " what are you doing here?"

" Boh?"

" Where's that hurabeujji who used to work here?"

" hurabeujji?... how are you supposed to know him?"

" this is where I was brought when I catch a cold when I was little... but what are you doing here?"

" This is my hurabeujji's place..." Jihoo answered with annoyance.

" but how could it be you?.." she was more likely asking from herself.

Is it because you are the grandson of the former president that you act like you own every business...

Hurabeujji and I, we both had and have enough assets, so we never fell into their pettiness of calling a patient 'business '...

" The grandson of the former president?...Hurabeujji?... you mean...hurabeujji...he is your hurabeujji?..." the girl blinked her eyes and Jihoo though still confused answered with a slight nod.

" if you are the grand son of the former president...then that hurabeujji is..." she gave out a loud squeak. " Is he the former president?" she asked in a whisper. Jihoo again nodded in answering. She kept blinking for another few moments and at last when she came back to her senses, she eyed Jihoo from tip to toe and then smiled.

" I see..." she smiled benevolently, " is it because of hurabeujji that you wanted to be a doctor?"

Jihoo cleared his throat,

" Where is hurabeujji?... I don't see him?.."

"hurabeujji.. passed away an year ago..."

"Eh?... but_"

" You seems in good health.." Jihoo stated with annoyance.

" Eh?"

" I mean... if you are not here because of any illness then you'd better leave now, the clinic is closing.."

" Ah!.." she smiled, " Anyeongsaeyo " she bowed again, " I am Oh Ha Ni.. and I could make a good nurse .. I see... there isn't any at your aid.. after all..."

" Boh?" Jihoo raised an eyebrow, far more than just annoyed.

Of course, it was never Jihoo, who told about any of this to the F4. In-part as for his silent nature, in-part because he was inwardly hunting for reason to chase her away and in-part because Jandi, who was highly impressed about Oh Ha Ni, had specifically asked Jihoo not to fire her and as well informed the other three of the F4 about it already. In- part because all of those events he managed to dodge away all the F4 gatherings which followed.

As for Ga Eul, it was in one of their little outings during the lunch break that Yi Jeong revealed this little news.

"Is it really true?" Ga Eul exclaimed with a giggle.

"Hmm.." Yi Jeong answered while having a sip from his coffee.

" It is nice to know... after all.. Jihoo Sunbae had found someone..."

Yi Jeong almost choked in his coffee, " boh?... how did Ga Eulyang jump in to that conclusion?" he asked with a smirk.

" Boh?.. isn't it Sunbae who told that?"

" Ani... wait .. was it really me?" they both chuckled. A little silence followed while they enjoyed their coffee.

"Sunbae..."

" Hmm?" when Yi Jeong looked up, he saw Ga Eul's expression had turned to be concerned.

" Wae?"

" Ani.." she smiled, awaked from her thoughts. " it's just that... some reporters came to the kindergarten today..." Yi Jeong gave his whole attention and let Ga Eul continue. " Sunbae... they asked about us..."

" What did you tell them?" of course he knew the answer, it was more likely for a confirmation that he asked.

" I... sunbae... I don't think.. that we are ready for that... yet... and besides...after seeing what Jandi had to go through...I..." her voice trailed away as she again fell in to thought, nursing the coffee in her hands. Yi Jeong smiled and reached to her hand and gave it a slight squeeze to make her feel alright,

" Arasso..." he let out a sigh, " I'll take care of those reporters... Ga Eulyang doesn't have to worry about that..." and they exchanged a smile with an assurance.

Mostly hidden under his shirt's cuff Ga Eul noticed a little seashell which made her smile grow wider.

" Sunbae... are you... still wearing this?" she touched the little bracelet.

"Ah! This?..." he smirked, " wasn't it Ga Eulyang, who asked me to wear it always?" he pointed out.

" Sunbae..." Ga Eul was grinning and blushing, altogether.

" To tell you the truth, I can't believe it myself... how I ended up doing this kind of tacky things..." he again let out a smirked while observing the black thread with two beads and a seashell that was around his wrist.

" They are not tacky things but couple things.." Ga Eul pointed out boldly and stabbed her cheesecake.

" couple things?" Yi Jeong raised his eyebrow.

" Jeez..." Ga Eul made a disappointed face and shook her head in disapproval. " Sunbae.. doesn't even know that?... tsk tsk tsk it's a pity they call you a Casanova" she made another face with squeezed eyes which made Yi Jeong again smirk at her cuteness.

" Things like what?" he asked amongst the smirk.

" things that couples exchange... like rings maybe..." the last part was more of a whisper.

" Jeez..tacky as ever..." Yi Jeong took another sip. " I could have given you mine... if I hadn't lost it back at your kindergarten..." Yi Jeong was having another sip while his eyes were set on Ga Eul 's face which was blushing into a deeper shade of red every passing moment.

" Sunbae..."

" Hmmm..."

" What if you would find it now ...?"

" I've already told you..."

" Well... actually..." her fingers ran inside her pink purse and found the ring and wrapped around its metallic coldness. She slowly took it out and kept it on the middle of the table. A fox like smile drew on Yi Jeong 's face.

" Found you!" he exclaimed.

" b..boh?"

" The ring thief!"

" Ani...anniyo... I was going to return it..but..."

Yi Jeong couldn't help but chuckle at how embarrassed Ga Eul was.

" But?" he asked still grinning.

" arasso.. arasso... ...bianae "

"Boh?"

"BIANAE..." Ga Eul uttered in an unexpectedly loud voice, which caused to draw unwanted attention towards them. Ga Eul glanced at all the other people who were staring at them and again at the laughing Yi Jeong. She gulped the rest of the coffee in a single sip and stuffed her mouth with the remaining cheesecake.

" I... I am...late already..." she stood up abruptly, " should be get going...then.." she gave a little bow and left with another single glance at the staring people. Yi Jeong let out another smirk, and grabbed the ring before running after her.

He went out of the coffee shop and saw Ga Eul disappearing in to the busy crowd. But he caught up to her in few steps and grabbed her wrist to pull her to himself.

It all happened in such a little time that Ga Eul was unable to comprehend anything that was going on. So there she stood, in the middle of the busy street, in Yi Jeong 's embrace, her eyes wide open while his lips were on hers. It took another moment and a few more blinks for her to comprehend that she was being kissed in the middle of the street by Yi Jeong. First, instinctively she tried to break off, then as she understood the attempts were fruitless, she returned the kiss.

As they broke the kiss to have a breath, Yi Jeong whispered in to her ear,

" Ga Eulyang... there are more to the couple things than just exchanging rings..."

And Ga Eul smiled, as she felt a ring sliding into her finger.

A/N:

Sorry, for making you wait and yeah, this chapter is a bit short..

This is not a proposal... of course Yi Jeong had surely got a lot in his mind about that... this is just an exchange...

Hope you liked it though... :)