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 12: Liar
"Hello." Yoo Min greeted the new girl with a smile. "So, is she your one and only daughter?"
Han Joo nodded while Rae Min kept the smile on her face.
"You actually look like a bit of Ga Eul." Jae Mi commented.
The smile on Rae Min's face vanished when she heard that. "I'd like to break away from that, Madame." She answered. "A lot of people in our school told me that. I'd like to be unique and not associated with Ga Eul- sshi. She's different. I'm different."
"Oh. Sorry." Jae Mi answered.
"Appa, let's eat dinner." Rae Min said to Han Joo. Her father responded with a smile and together, the two Kangs bowed down and left the So and Chu families.
"I don't really like their family." Hyun Sub commented.
"Me too." Il Bok joined him.
Yi Jung and Ga Eul remained quiet the whole time while the rest discussed the other plans for their engagement. When things were finally decided and all, the two families decided to go home now but Grandfather So and Grandfather Chu stayed behind.
"We'll be alright. We've got our own bodyguards and cars. You don't have to worry. Just go home." Grandfather So assured them.
"We're going home after a few minutes." Grandfather Chu said.
"Okay. If you say so." Hyun Sub said. The rest bowed down to the elders as the exited the fancy Italian restaurant.
Once all of them left, the two elders sat next to each other. "So, what are we going to do about Han Joo?" Grandfather Chu asked.
"I cannot think of anything right now. That man's pretty clever like his father." Grandfather So answered.
"Do you think the engagement will go on smoothly, now that they know about it?"
"Our kids will take care of that. Besides, I don't think my grandson would like to be engaged to somebody else." Grandfather So replied.
"I think the same about my granddaughter." Grandfather Chu added. "Yi Jung's nice and handsome."
"Of course! He's my grandson." Grandfather So bragged. "I like your granddaughter too. She's beautiful, polite and simple, I should say, for a high- class woman."
"By the way, I talked to your grandson a week ago. I told him that you mentioned he's a big Casanova. I said I doubted first but then, I ought to trust him. Your grandson promised that he will throw away his Casanova ways. You happy now?"
"Yes. I should say I'm right about him. Only your granddaughter can do the trick."
"I can still remember how the two looked two years ago. My Ga Eul was extremely blushing when Yi Jung smiled at her."
"My grandson's enchanted by her. I felt his grip tighten when he saw Ga Eul."
The two elders laughed at reminiscing the first meeting of their grandchildren. "Yi Jung's just too dense." Grandfather So said.
C,")
At Monday, Yi Jung and Ga Eul saw each other once again during lunch break. The F4, Jan Di and Ga Eul now eat together every lunch break. Rae Min, distanced herself from the group for an unknown reason to them.
"Why do you think she's not eating with us anymore?" Woo Bin asked the rest as they eat.
"Maybe she's afraid." Jun Pyo responded.
"Why would she?" Woo Bin asked.
"Because of Ji Hoo." Jun Pyo answered.
"Why did my name pop to that?" Ji Hoo questioned.
"You're cold towards her, Sunbae." Ga Eul answered. "While the rest of us talks to her, you're the only one who doesn't."
"Why are you like that?" Yi Jung asked.
"I've always been like that to people I don't like." Ji Hoo answered casually.
"Sunbae, what isn't there to like?" Jan Di inquired.
"I don't know. I just don't like her. Let's stop this discussion. It's unfair. 5 vs 1."
"Jan Di- ah! Ga Eul-ah!" they heard someone screaming downstairs. Her voice is really familiar. They all looked down and there they saw the owner. It was Ha Jae Kyung.
"Unni!" Jan Di and Ga Eul chorused.
Jae Kyung made her way to their table upstairs. She pulled a chair and settled herself beside Jan Di. "Hi!"
"You're back." Woo Bin said.
"Yes I am."
"How long are you staying?" Jan Di asked.
"Until Yi Jung and Ga Eul's engagement party." Jae Kyung blurted out.
At that, Yi Jung and Ga Eul choked. The two drank water from their respective glasses and arranged their poise. "Engagement party?" the other five asked as they shot looks to Yi Jung and Ga Eul.
Yi Jung answered immediately. "It was only decided last Saturday. It's two weeks from now."
"It's in Seoul Hotel, right?" Jun Pyo asked.
Ga Eul nodded her head.
"Oh. So that's the engagement party noona was talking about. It's stupid of me to not ask who's going to have that party with so many guests." Jun Pyo said.
"You're always stupid." Jan Di commented. "So, the public will know about now, eh?" She shot a look at Ga Eul. Ga Eul shook her head at Jan Di's look. She very well knows what her friend means, "Hasn't he made you cry yet?"
"I'm hungry." Jae Kyung blurted. "I want one of those." She pointed to the steak the rest were eating.
"Here. You can have mine." Woo Bin offered.
Jae Kyung took the fork with a smile on her face and ate the steak she as eyeing a while ago. While they continued to eat and talk, Rae Min popped out of nowhere to the table. They all looked at her. Rae Min smiled and said, "Yi Jung Sunbae, can we talk?"
Yi Jung looked at Ga Eul to ask permission if he could and Ga Eul just responded with a smile nd nod. Ji Hoo and Jae Kyung, however, had doubtful look on their faces. As Yi Jung stood up to talk with Rae Min, Jae Kyung rolled her eyes at Rae Min. When the two were out of sight, Ga Eul asked Jae Kyung, "Unni, why is reaction like that?"
"Is that Kang Rae Min?" Jae Kyung asked.
The rest nodded except for Ji Hoo who continued to eat as if Rae Min did not come to their back in table.
"I didn't know she's here." Jae Kyung said.
"You know her?" Woo Bin asked.
"Yes. She's my classmate back in the States and I should say that she's not really nice. Backstabber." Jae Kyung said without any hesitation.
"Omo?" Jan Di asked. "She looks kind."
"Don't be deceived Jan Di- ah. Ga Eul, be careful, she might steal your fiancé away from you. From her looks at Yi Jung, she seems very interested in him." Jae Kyung warned. All the others gasp at what Jae Kyung said. Ji Hoo, however, remained quiet and composed, as if he knew that all along.
"I trust Yi Jung Sunbae." Ga Eul answered with a smile.
C,")
"What is it?" Yi Jung asked Rae Min politely as she stopped walking when they arrived at an empty alleyway of Shinhwa.
"Sunbae." Rae Min called him. "You're looking for a girl, right? One from the dance you had on your birthday."
"How'd you know about that?"
"You and Woo Bin Sunbae asked for all the girls who came so you can search for her but then, you didn't find her, right?"
Yi Jung nodded.
"Well, I'll help you find her." Rae Min said as a smile spread across her face.
"You don't need to Rae Min- ah." Yi Jung declined politely. "I can manage on my own."
"Are you sure?"
"I am. Besides, I think I found her already."
The smile on Rae Min's face grew larger. Her eyes were twinkling. She excitedly said to him, "You knew it was me?"
Yi Jung chuckled and shook his head. "How can it be you Rae Min- ah?"
"I was here that day and I saw the queue of girls and I found out that it's for your birthday surprise. I joined it since I… I like you Sunbae. And it all fits, right? I have those soft curls you were looking for. Love Spell is my perfume. I'm the same height and my voice. You see the resemblance, don't you?"
"Rae Min- ah, I don't know how you found out all those traits I'm looking for I'm sure it's definitely not you." Yi Jung answered. "I'll go now." He turned around to leave Rae Min behind.
"You think it's Ga Eul?"
Yi Jung didn't care to answer her and just continued to walk away. She shouted once again, "It's not her! Sunbae, you're just hallucinating. How could she join that…" Rae Min was not able to finish because Yi Jung is already out of sight. She stomped her feet. "Damn." She cursed. "You're mine So Yi Jung. You're mine from the start."
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*a/n: Evil Rae Min! I'm sure you guys hate her more now. -.- Thanks to all those reading (and reviewing)! :D