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 7: A Diamond Ring
Ga Eul arrived at her house an hour later. She was puzzled to see a neon orange sports car parked in front with its driver leaning against the car. Ga Eul pulled out in front of the Chu mansion and went out of her car.
"Sunbae." She said.
"Oh. Ga Eul- yang. You're here." Yi Jung said as he approached her.
Ga Eul pulled out her phone and dialed something. Minutes later, a man came out of the Chu mansion and Ga Eul handed him the car keys to park her Porsche inside. Afterwards, she turned to Yi Jung. "What brought you here Sunbae? And, why didn't you come inside?" Ga Eul asked.
"I don't want to disturb anyone inside. Besides, I just arrived. I was just wondering, what did your grandfather say? Is he canceling it?" Yi Jung asked the last sentence stuttering. He was hoping that Grandfather Chu said no; that he'll not cancel it. The idea of being engaged and married to another woman scared Yi Jung. Though he is a well- known Casanova, marriage with a woman creeps him unless, that woman is Chu Ga Eul. For the years that he has known her, Chu Ga Eul is the only girl, besides his sister-in-law, Eun Jae, that Yi Jung feels comfortable with. Ga Eul is the only girl who made him feel that he can do anything he wants to do without his reputation being ruined.
"Oh. That." Ga Eul replied. "I was just about to call you. My grandfather said that…" Ga Eul paused. Yi Jung's hands were shivering. "he's not canceling it." she finally said. Yi Jung let out a sigh of relief at that. "Sorry Sunbae. I was not able to convince him to cancel it." she said in an apologizing tone.
"You don't need to say sorry at all." Yi Jung answered with a smile. "I guess, we can't do something about it, eh? So, we're engaged?"
"I guess so." Ga Eul was blushing as she said those. "I'm coming inside now. Are you sure you don't want to come? At least, have some tea or something."
"Thank you Ga Eul- yang but I'll be going now. See you tomorrow at school." Yi Jung said.
"Okay then. Good night Sunbae."
"Good night too Ga Eul- yang. Sweet dreams."
Ga Eul pushed the gates open to the Chu Mansion and went inside. Before heading for the door, she turned around to have a one last look of her fiancé.
Yi Jung waited for Ga Eul to be finally inside the mansion when he turned to his car. Before leaving, he said to himself, "I can't believe you're my fiancée now, Ga Eul-yang."
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Later that night, before heading home, Yi Jung stopped by a jewelry shop. He went inside and all the salesladies started whispering to each other. "It's So Yi Jung!" they said to the others.
Yi Jung noticed the whispers of the salesladies and just smiled at them. He continued to walk until he reached the section of diamond rings.
"Yes sir? What are you looking for?" the saleslady behind the glass asked him.
"I'm looking for an engagement ring." He said. At that, the salesladies started murmuring once more. "What? Engagement ring?" they asked. "Who is he proposing too?" "I'm jealous." "The girl's lucky."
Yi Jung let out a chuckle at the comments he just heard. "What style would you like it to be?" the saleslady asked him.
"Just a simple one but elegant enough." He answered. A smile spread across his face as he remembered Ga Eul. 'That would just fit her. Simple yet elegant.'
The saleslady then brought out different styles of engagement ring. There are ones with a thick band while the others have thin ones. The shapes of the diamonds varied from one to the other. There are ones with heart- shaped diamond glittering in the middle, a round diamond, and many others. Yi Jung looked carefully at each one, thinking what Ga Eul would like the most. He was looking from one to another until alas! He found it. It has a 0.3- cm thick band of pure silver. In its center glittered a small round shaped diamond that throws rainbows when moved near to light. "Perfect." He said. "I'll take this one."
"Are you sure sir? There are a lot more here." the saleslady said to him.
"No. This will do the trick."
Yi Jung then handed his credit card to the saleslady. After a few minutes, the woman came back with his credit card and a small paper bag. Yi Jung refused to get the paper bag and so, the saleslady just gave him a small maroon velvet box. "Thank you sir. I hope your proposal goes well."
Yi Jung gave her a smile and slipped the velvet box inside his pocket.
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Ga Eul arrived at Shinhwa High a little earlier than usual. She got up from bed at 5:00 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. Staying at home bored her so she just decided to come to school early. It was 7:00 and her first class would start at 8:30. She still has an hour and a half to relax. Ga Eul walked around Shinhwa High, looking at the magnificent oak and mahogany trees around. She passed by the special F4 building, where the boys take their own special classes. She stood up in front of it, looking at the building in front of her. "These boys are really unbelievable."
At that same moment, a yellow sports car pulled in next to her. The driver came out and approached her.
"Woo Bin Sunbae." She smiled at him. "Good morning."
"Good morning too Ga Eul- ah." Woo Bin said to her. "Would you mind if you come with me? Let's just have a walk."
"Oh. Okay." Ga Eul agreed.
The two walked a few meters away from the F4 building to the school auditorium. "Let's get in." Woo Bin said to her
Ga Eul just followed Woo Bin inside the school auditorium. When they arrived, Mozart's Piano Sonata no. 5 in G started playing. On stage, she saw Ji Hoo playing the said piece. "Woo Bin Sunbae, what's this all about?"
Woo Bin did not answer her. Rather, he pushed Ga Eul to the middle of the auditorium. She was about to fall from the Woo Bin's hard push when someone caught her. "Yi Jung Sunbae." she softly said.
Yi Jung just smiled at her and snapped his fingers. Ji Hoo's playing stopped right then. At that same moment, Ga Eul heard Jun Pyo's voice echoing inside the whole auditorium. "We'll go now Yi Jung. You can handle it from here." The lights inside the auditorium turned off and only a spot light in the middle remained open.
"Sunbae, what's this all about?" Ga Eul asked him.
"I guess, it's just necessary that I do this since we can't back out. I need to do this this morning so that you won't have the chance to change your mind." Yi Jung slowly knelt to the carpeted floor below Ga Eul. He pulled out a small velvet box inside his pocket and opened it in front of him. "Ga Eul- yang, will you marry me?"
"Sunbae." she uttered softly.
"I know that it's an arranged marriage and all. But I don't want you to miss a proposal. So, will you?"
Ga Eul smiled at him and assisted Yi Jung to stand up. "Thank you Sunbae. Of course, I will. What can I do, right?"
Yi Jung flashed his captivating smile to her and pulled the diamond ring from the velvet box. He held Ga Eul's left hand and slowly, he slipped the diamond ring into her small ring finger. "It's really official now, Ga Eul- yang." Yi Jung said.
Ga Eul looked at the diamond ring sparkling right in front of her. "Thank you." She uttered once more.
"No, Ga Eul- yang. Thank you." Yi Jung replied. "I can't imagine myself engaged to anyone else but you."
"What?" Ga Eul responded. "The Casanova's talking to me like that?" she smiled once more.
"Yeah. By the way, sorry for my behavior two days ago. I was just shocked to know I'm engaged. Sorry, I shouldn't have acted that way."
"Me too Sunbae. Sorry for saying that I don't like to marry a Casanova like you. Well, it's actually true but I shouldn't have said it."
Yi Jung chuckled. "Of course, who would want to marry a Casanova? I guess, I need to throw that away since I'm engaged now."
"I'm not telling you to throw it away."
"But I should show respect to my fiancée, right?"
"Okay." Ga Eul's mouth formed to a small grin.
Yi Jung looked at his watch and found out that it's already 8:15. "Ga Eul- yang, let's go now. You only have 15 minutes before your classes."
"Eeeehhh?!" Ga Eul let out a shout. "Gaaah! Let's go!" she pulled Yi Jung's arm like a child out of the auditorium. Yi Jung just chuckled at the reaction of his bride-to-be.
Once outside, Yi Jung was still laughing at Ga Eul's reaction when suddenly, she saw a girl pass by in front of them. His eyes widened at what he saw. The girl has the soft curls he was looking for and as far as he could remember, the height of the girl who passed by is almost the same as the girl he danced with. He only needs to know two things to confirm his assumption- her voice and scent. 'Is it her?'