Woo-bin coughed as the cold night air burned his lungs. Grunting he checked the time on his watch, half past midnight and he was already turning in. It was unusual for him to leave the club so early but the environment had lost all appeal to him lately. Drinking by himself was boring and the girls that inhabited these places were all the same, against popular belief it does get old. "Hey you, it's been a while." Looking over to his left Woo-bin was taken by surprise to see Jan-di's friend Kim Min-Seo briskly walking towards him. She looked tense and he could smell the alcohol on her as she got closer to him. Linking their arms together she tugged on him flashing a desperate smile. Over her shoulder he spotted two men, "Are they bothering you?" He whispered as she clung to his arm. She was shaking and he couldn't tell if it was from the cold or the alcohol. She nodded and he instinctively pulled her closer to him with his arm securely around her waist as he guided her away with no real destination.

The two men followed them for a couple blocks before giving up and retreating back towards the club. "I'm sorry," she said letting go of his arm as soon as they were alone. "Those guys wouldn't take a hint. I was so relieved when I recognized you as Jan-di's friend. I knew I could count on you for help." He smirked at her praise for his soon to be sister in law and wondered if she'd fuss as him if she were present. Surly, she'd be agreeable given the situation. "You really admire Guem Jan-di?" Kim Min-seo blushed lightly as she looked away embarrassed. "She's a good person, it's hard not to admire her." Her statement was fair, Jan-di doesn't have a deceiving bone in her body. "But you admire me as well, no?" She blushed again, her cheeks tinted a deep red this time and he wondered how red her face could get. Taking off his jacket he draped it around her slim form earning a shocked look from his companion. "Of course I do, you're her friend. It's known that one attracts like minded company. That makes you a person of quality, just like her."

"Miss, my heart grows weak from the sincerity of your praises." He teased placing his hands over his chest as if he had been wounded. Kim Min-seo shoved him playfully as she laughed at his terrible acting. "Good sir, you must first have a heart for it to grow weak." Shocked by her statement Woo-bin froze for a second, "your harsh words wound my soul. Of course I have a heart, it beats for beautiful women such as yourself." He gushed wiggling his eye brows which got him nothing more than a snort and an eye roll. He could see how her a Jan-di were friends, they had the same snort. "Where are you heading to?" He asked all joking aside, it was late. Even he wouldn't allow a lady to wander the night without an escort. He could also already hear the scolding he'd receive if Jan-di ever heard that he abandoned her friend like this in the dead of night.

"I don't know where I'm going." He frowned at her seriousness and wondered if she was more intoxicated than she seemed. Normally he'd have to be pretty hammered to forget his own home but usually he's wake up on the couch at Ji-hoo's or in a hotel somewhere.

"It's late, are your parents really okay with you being out by yourself?" She paused at his question and he stopped walking, waiting for her to answer. "I've disowned my family." She mumbled quietly looking away. "What do you mean? Why would you do that?" He remembered her father, he is well known in the business world. "My father wants me to marry for a business arrangement. I refuse to be traded like a product. So as of right now I have no where to go." He never imagined that others would be in a situation like his friends were, when Jun-pyo's mom tried to force him into an arranged marriage. "Come with me," he said grabbing hold of her hand and dragging her down the street. He couldn't help her family situation just like he couldn't for Jun-pyo but he could support her, something he failed to accomplish with his friend.

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"Good morning sleepy head." Woo-bin greeted as he placed a tray with some medicine and food on the night stand beside his bed. Kim Min-seo passed out immediately after he brought her to his home and settled her in his bed. He slept on the couch of course and had woken hours ago but no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get this girl to wake. "I thought you would never get up," he teased as she sat up stretching her stiff limbs. "Where am I?" She asked groggy as she reached for the glass on the tray and the medicine. "We're at my place." He said smirking as her eyes widened and her expression changed to one of shock. Eyes darting around the room she took a deep breath trying to collect her thoughts. "Do you need me to fill you in on last nights activities?" He purred sitting on the edge of the bed trying to get a reaction out of her.

Shoving him off the bed Kim Min-seo cursed under her breath. "I remember last night I wasn't that drunk. I just have a slight hangover." She hissed back "you shouldn't say things like that so casually, someone might misinterpret the meaning." She added in a scolding tone. Woo-bin laughed at this and got up from the floor, she really was something. It's a wonder Jan-di was so against him taking her out on a date, she seemed to have her wits about her. She wasn't a girl to be easily lured in with sweet words. "What am I doing here anyways?" She asked as she looked around the room with more interest. "I brought you here to sleep until we find you an apartment." He said in a matter of fact tone.

"Why are you helping me so much? I'm not going to date you just because you're being mice." Trying to hold in his laughter he watched her amused by her reaction to him. "I don't expect you to date me. Guem Jan-di and Gu Jun-pyo went through a similar situation. His mother tried to force an arranged marriage on him and break them apart. I wasn't able to do much for them during that time but stand by and watch. If I can help you, I'd like to simply because I've seen what damage this situation can cause." Kim Min-seo starred at him, completely stunned by his sincere intentions. She knew bits about her idols situation with Gu Jun-pyo and remembers the engagement he had previously. She never realized that it affected their friends as well. "Thank you, your support means a lot." She said quietly offering a small smile which Woo-bin returned ten fold.

Both jumped slightly, the moment was interrupted as Jan-di barged into the room with Jun-pyo hot on her heels. "Kim Min-Seo are you okay? He didn't do anything to you did he?" Jan-di asked as she rushed over to her friend, sitting on the edge of the bed she examined the girl before turning her attention to Woo-bin. "You didn't do anything weird to her, right?" She barked glaring at him slightly. "Guem Jan-di, you misunderstand," Kim Min-seo said before Woo-bin could get a word out in his defense. "I was being harassed by a couple guys at the club last night. Woo-bin helped me out and offered me a place to stay. He slept on the couch. There's no need to worry, he didn't do anything weird to me." Letting out a sigh of relief Jan-di smiled and thanked Woo-bin for helping her friend, in which he let out the breath he was holding. Jun-pyo gave him a knowing smile as he patted him on the shoulder.

"You're lucky, she literally saved your life just now, you realize that?" Jun-pyo muttered quietly to Woo-bin not wanting to redirect the attention to himself. Jan-di flew out of their apartment after getting Woo-bins call informing her that Kim Min-Seo had disowned her family and was staying at his place. She was a force he would not mess with and he accompanied her from a safe distance on their journey over not wanting to cross her path. He would not have survived. "Kim Min-seo, what are you going to do about your living situation?" Jun-pyo asked ideas filtering through his mind as he tried to think of a solution to her problem without it sounding like he was giving her a hand out. "I don't know." She replied dejectedly looking down at her hands in her lap.

"Lee Ja-kyung was looking for a roommate, I can see if she still is." Jan-di offered, earning everyone's agreement on idea. Jan-di gladly called Lee Ja-kyung and set up a meeting time within the hour to see if the two girls got along and could manage living together. Eagerly Jan-di dragged Kim Min-seo out of bed and all but rushed her to the bathroom to get ready. "Guem Jan-di, if I didn't know better I'd say you were desperate to separate Kim Min-seo and I." Woo-bin whined as soon as Min-seo was shoved into his bathroom by Jan-di, earning himself a glance from Jun-pyo. "Of course, who knows how much you've already influenced her." Jan-di chided waving her finger around in a scolding manner. "You have so little faith in me. It was Kim Min-seo who has influenced me." Jan-di gave him a disbelieving look in which woo-bin showed her his most innocent smile.

"How so?" She asked him with arms a crossed, leaning against the bathroom door frame in an almost protective manner. As if she thought he would try something inappropriate in their presence. "I'm over being a lone wolf. I think it's time I settle down." Jun-pyo about choked causing both Woo-bin and Jan-di to shoot him a dirty look, excusing himself Jun-pyo made some excuse about needing to make a call and slipped out of the room being sure to clear the blast zone on his way out the front door. "Is that so?" Jan-di asked skeptical of Woo-bins intentions, she never minded his womanizing tactics as long as it didn't interfere with anyone she cared about. "It is. What do I have to do to prove myself to you? I'll do anything." He offered, he could see Jan-di's resolve crumbling as he pleaded with her. She had to give eventually, he just needed to lay it on thick to break through her last wall.

"Anything?" She reiterated, he nodded waiting for her to lay down her terms. She was about to say something when the bathroom door opened and Kim Min-seo stepped out glancing between the two, completely oblivious to their conversation. "Did Gu Jun-pyo have to leave?" Min-seo asked trying to piece together what was going on. Jan-di shook her head and offered to drive her to meet Lee Ja-kyung. As they went to walk out Jan-di looked over at Woo-bin, "just don't mess it up." She said quietly as she passed him. Grinning like an idiot he followed them out, determine to prove himself to Jan-di. He won't jeopardize losing her respect. If Kim Min-seo has anything right it's that Jan-di is admirable. He had no intention of being anything less than what Kim Min-seo thought of him already.