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

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Chapter 6: Grandfather Knows

"A girl, huh?" Ga Eul said as she entered her pink Porsche. "Go start looking for your new bride." She said out of irritation to Yi Jung even if he was away from him.

She drove for an hour and a half until she reached the Chu estate. Much like the So estate, the Chu estate also has that ancestral feeling and the elegance. The walls from the outside indicate the background of the family as well- known artists.

As she stepped out from her car, Ga Eul stared at the house in front of her. She breathed deeply and fixed her composure. She would need all the courage she could get tonight. "You can do it Ga Eul." She cheered herself up before entering the massive gates in front of her.

"Ga Eul!" Grandfather Chu called to her granddaughter when she arrived at the living room of the Chu mansion. "What brings you here, my granddaughter?"

Ga Eul smiled at the sight of her old grandfather. She missed him. She walked up to him and took his hand and slowly pressed it onto her forehead as a sign of respect. Afterwards, Ga Eul took a step backward and bowed down to her grandfather.

"You're still as polite and respectful as I remember Ga Eul." Her grandfather commented with a smile on his face. "Sit down my dear. Have you eaten yet? We just finished dinner."

She sat down at the chair across her grandfather. "I'm fine grandfather. You don't have to worry about me. Oh. I brought a basket of fruits for you. Nana already took it."

"I'll save it for tomorrow. Thank you Ga Eul. So, what brought my favorite granddaughter here? You didn't even call to inform us." Grandfather Chu said to Ga Eul.

"I have something to ask you about, grandfather." She carefully chose her words as to not appear disrespectful of her grandfather.

"What is it?" the old man asked, still smiling.

"About my engagement with So Yi Jung." She finally said.

"Oh. Min Kyu called me last night. He told me that you and Yi Jung have already been informed but it seemed to him that you and Yi Jung are against it. Why?"

"Grandfather, I do not want to appear disrespectful or disobedient but this whole engagement and marriage thing is just too much. I just can't marry Yi Jung Sunbae because you want me to. Both of us think that we have the right to choose our respective partners," She paused, waiting for Grandfather Chu's reaction but the old man remained quiet, nodding. "and so, I'm asking you to cancel the engagement." She finished.

Grandfather Chu let out a laugh at Ga Eul's last sentence. She looked at her grandfather, extremely puzzled. "Ga Eul. Ga Eul. Ga Eul." Grandfather Chu said. "Canceling the engagement is an easy thing to do. I can call Kyu Min and ask him to do it. But before I do that, let me know your reason. If it's valid enough, then I think I'll do that for you."

She inhaled deeply, thinking of how she could say it. "We're…" she paused, her hands sweating from nervousness. "We simply don't love each other. I think you know that marriage is for two souls in love, right grandfather?"

"I very well know that Ga Eul. I've said that a thousand of times before to you. Do you think I'm going against it now, making you marry the heir to the So clan?" Grandfather Chu asked her. She simply nodded. "Then, you're wrong my dear."

"What do you mean by that grandfather?" she asked.

"You love him, don't you? You're in love with So Yi Jung." He replied as he let out another laugh.

"How…" She was shocked at her grandfather's words. "How can you say that?"

"Ga Eul, do you remember that day, two years ago, when the So family had a huge exhibit of the family's works?" Grandfather Chu asked her. Ga Eul thought for a while and finally, she remembered that day. That was the first time she met Yi Jung. She remembered how dazzled she was at the young lad and his works. "We were invited and that's when you first met him, right? I can still clearly remember your face when he smiled at you. You were extremely blushing that time that you hid behind my back to cover your cheeks. He must've dazzled you so much that time." Grandfather Chu smiled once more. "Tell me the truth, do you love him?"

She let out a wry grin. "I guess, I can't hide anything from my grandfather."

"Then why, my dear, don't you want to marry him?" her grandfather asked her.

"Marriage is between two souls in love, right grandfather? It's just me who is in love with him. Whatever I do, the marriage won't work. Besides, he looks like he doesn't want to marry me either. He said that he can look for his own bride." Ga Eul stated with sadness in her eyes.

"You, silly girl, come here." Grandfather Chu told Ga Eul. She stood up from her seat and went to her grandfather. Slowly, she sat at the carpeted floor. Grandfather Chu hugged his granddaughter tightly and whispered to her, "You think he's just going to hurt you? You think he wants someone else?" She nodded. "I think the other way. I believe that So Yi Jung is not that kind of guy, my dear. If he's like that, then why would my granddaughter love him?"

Ga Eul looked up at her grandfather. "Grandpa." She uttered softly.

"I won't cancel it." Grandfather Chu firmly declared. "Yet. If he makes my granddaughter cry after the engagement, then I'll cancel it. For now, we'll continue with the engagement. Let's see what kind of man that So Yi Jung is.''

"Grandpa." She uttered once more.

"Don't you have trust in me Ga Eul? Your grandfather knows best. And if he hurts you, I'm strong enough to spank him. Alright?" Grandfather Chu smiled at Ga Eul.

"Okay grandpa." Ga Eul agreed. She stood up and fixed herself. "I'll tell him you won't cancel it."

"Don't tell him the agreement we had, okay?"

"I won't." Ga Eul promised her grandfather. "I'll go now grandfather. I still have classes tomorrow. Thank you."

"You're always welcome here Ga Eul. If he makes you cry, tell me right away!"

She smiled and nodded at her grandfather. Afterwards, Ga Eul bowed down and headed towards the door to leave.