Disclaimer: I do not own BOF- its original plot, charcters, etc. I'm just a mere fan who loves the SoEul couple. :D

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Chapter 4: A 50-50 Engagement

"What do you mean by that, grandfather?" Yi Jung asked as soon as Grandfather So finished his sentence.

"Let's talk things after dinner, alright?" So Yoo Min said to her son. "Oh! Il Hyun, your wife's here."

Il Hyun met Eun Jae in the living room and assisted her to the dinner table. As she arrived Eun Jae said, "Yi Jung- ah! Happy birthday. You're a big boy now. Omo. Who's the girl?" she flashed a smile.

"His fiancée." Grandfather So announced as he took a sip of seaweed soup.

"What?!" Yi Jung and Ga Eul said in unison.

"Father, I thought we're going to say that after dinner." Hyun Sub commented.

"Grandfather, what is that all about?" Yi Jung demanded.

"Sorry sir, but I don't have any idea what you're talking about. Neither my grandfather nor my parents have told me anything about it." Ga Eul said politely.

"Yi Jung- ah, Ga Eul, let's talk about that later, okay? Let's finish dinner first." Yoo Min said.

Ga Eul started to eat dinner, following Yoo Min's words. Yi Jung, too, ate some just to show his grandfather that he's not a disobedient boy.

Immediately after dinner, the whole family, together with Ga Eul and Eun Jae went to the living room to start discussing the matter.

Once they were seated, Yi Jung demanded, "Grandfather, what are you talking about a while ago about Ga Eul being my fiancée?"

"Yi Jung- ah, don't talk like that to your grandfather." Hyun Sub said to his son.

"As you know, I'm getting older each year. Before I leave, I want to see my grandsons settled down. Il Hyun married Eun Jae last year and that leaves you as the only bachelor of the family. Because of that, I decided to look for a bride for you and that is Miss Chu Ga Eul." Grandfather So explained.

"Wait. You decided for my bride? Grandfather, I think I have the right to choose my own bride just like Hyung. You just can't decide for me." Yi Jung said.

Ga Eul shot a glare at him. "I think I have the right too, sir."

"Don't interrupt. This is a family matter." Yi Jung said to Ga Eul.

"Why, are you the only one involved here Sunbae? My future is affected too! Who would want to marry a Casanova like you?!" Ga Eul exclaimed out of anger because of Yi Jung's words. Though she likes him, hearing Yi Jung say those words hurt her. She just can't stay quiet.

"Stop shouting, you too." Il Hyun interrupted. "See Yi Jung, no one would want to marry because of your Casanova reputation."

"I can find myself a bride." Yi Jung said.

"But not someone who is rightful for you." Grandfather So commented. "I don't want to have a granddaughter-in-law that you just picked from a bar."

"Father." Yoo Min called to Grandfather So. "My son's isn't like that."

"Anyways," Hyun Sub said. "The engagement has already been set between the two families. Miss Ga Eul, if you have any objections, I suggest that you talk to your grandfather. He can surely answer you."

"Yi Jung- ah, congratulations." Eun Jae teased her brother-in-law.

"Get up. I'll drive you home." Yi Jung ordered Ga Eul as he stood up and headed towards the door without saying goodbye.

Ga Eul stood up as well and bowed down to the So family. "Sorry for my behavior tonight."

"Ga Eul, we're sorry too for informing you of your engagement this way." Yoo Min apologized.

When Ga Eul reached the front yard of the So estate, she shouted at him, "You shouldn't have acted that way in front of your grandfather. He's old, you know."

"Old or young, they don't have the right to arrange for my own engagement." Yi Jung answered her.

"I'll talk to my grandfather tomorrow after classes. I'll ask him to cancel the engagement."
Ga Eul declared.

Yi Jung's eyes widened at what Ga Eul said. "You're what?!"

"I'm going to ask him to cancel the engagement."

"Why?"

"I thought you don't want your family to be arranging for your own marriage?"

"But I didn't ask you to cancel it." Yi Jung defended.

"Whatever. I'll do what I want." Ga Eul said as she walked towards Yi Jung's orange sports car. "Can you take me home now?"

Throughout the drive, the two remained silent and no more classical pieces of Mozart and Beethoven were playing. Yi Jung's eyes never shifted from the road, making him look like he was too focused driving but the truth is, he was thinking of the engagement his grandfather has made him. Though the idea of having engaged pisses him, the thought that it was Ga Eul somehow brightens Yi Jung. At least, the girl was not someone strange to him and not the high- class kind of woman. Ga Eul came from a family of wealthy and well- known artists but the girl has kept her feet to the ground. She was a simple girl and that made her different from the others.

Ga Eul, on the other hand, has just kept her eyes glued to the window, also, submerged in her own deep thoughts. An engagement to So Yi Jung? She never thought of it in her whole life. She never expected that her major crush would be engaged to her. However, the thought of an arranged marriage did not keep the delight she feels. She feels that in no way possible would Yi Jung want to marry her. He said it a while ago, "Grandfather, I think I have the right to choose my own bride just like Hyung." And that's why she's going to ask her grandfather to cancel the engagement.

Yi Jung pulled his car in front of the Chu mansion. He was about to go out and open the door for her as he usually did but Ga Eul beat him to that. She unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the door. Before leaving his car, Yi Jung asked her, "Do you want me to accompany you tomorrow to your grandfather's house?"

"I can go by myself." Ga Eul said sternly. "Thanks for the ride Sunbae."

Yi Jung saw her enter the gates of the mansion before he sped up. As he was driving, his phone rang. Yi Jung put the wireless earphone and microphone on his ear and spoke, "What is it Woo Bin?"

"Yo bro. You wanna hang out tonight? Usual bar."

"I'll be there. I need some drink." Yi Jung said before Woo Bin hang up the phone.

After a few minutes, Yi Jung arrived at the usual he and Woo Bin goes to. As he arrived at their lounge inside, Yi Jung saw Woo Bin with a new older woman.

"Hey." Yi Jung called.

"Can you excuse us for a while?" Woo Bin asked the girl seated next to him. The woman stood up, leaving the two best buddies behind. "What's the problem?"

"You really know when I'm encountering something, huh?" Yi Jung teased Woo Bin as the mafia prince handed him a glass of whiskey.

"What are friends for? What is it? You can tell me."

"I'm engaged." Yi Jung said casually as he took a sip of the whiskey Woo Bin handed him.

"What?!" Woo Bin exclaimed. "What happened? How come the great Casanova's engaged?"

"My grandfather arranged it for me. That's why he wanted me to come home tonight."

"Don't tell me your fiancée's Ga Eul."

"Hmmmm." Yi Jung said as he finished the whiskey inside the glass.

"I knew there was something when your grandfather asked you to bring Ga Eul along. What? You're marrying her?"

"I don't think so." Yi Jung said.

"Why? Ga Eul's alright for a bride, if you think about it."

"I know. But it seems to me she's the one who doesn't want to get married to me. She said, 'Who would want to marry a Casanova like you?' She even told me that she'll meet his grandfather tomorrow and tell him to cancel the engagement."

Woo Bin laughed at his friend. "Looks like Ga Eul isn't enchanted by you, Yi Jung."

"It seems so."

"Hey, you were telling us something about a girl during lunch. You weren't able to finish what you're saying."

"Ah. That!" Yi Jung's eyes brightened. "Do you have a list of names of the girls who joined that dance you planned for me?"

"Why?" Woo Bin asked curiously.

"I'm looking for a certain girl."

"Woah! Don't tell me you like her. You haven't even seen her face."

"I'm not telling you that I like her. It's just that… when I danced with her, I felt something inside me snap. The dance with her is different from the rest."

"It's the first time I heard you say something like that."

"Anyways, do you have a list?"

"No." Woo Bin answered. "We just asked them to line up. Why would I bother to get their names? You were blindfolded when you danced with them."

"Aish." Yi Jung cursed under his breath. "Damn."

"You want to find her?"

"I want to. At least, I want to see if she's beautiful."

"Yah! You're engaged and you're talking about another girl being beautiful!"

"The engagement's not yet final."

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*a/n: So, what do you think of this chap? :D Thanks to all those reading and/or reviewing. :D

satomika- hehe. I guess so too. :D

soerak- thanks for saying that. you brightened up my day. :D

WATTISTHIS- I think nasagot ng chap na to yung tanong mo. :D

Cyrine- I hope chapter 4 answered your question. :D