The next morning came and just like they planned, Jan Di met Dae-hyun at Masisseoyo! for breakfast.
"They have the best juk here, right?" Dae-hyun asked, and smiled at Jan Di who was determined on finishing her big bowl of juk. She swallowed a spoonful then looked up and grinned.
"It's great, but not as good as mine." she replied teasingly, to which they both chuckled.
"Then, let me try it one day." Dae-hyun offered in a gentle voice. Jan Di nodded happily in agreement.
After they finished, paid the bill, and left the restaurant, Dae-hyun took Jan Di to the park for a walk around.
"We're not on a date, I promise." Dae-hyun sarcastically joked, as Jan Di smiled in response.
"Then what are we doing?" she cleverly challenged.
"We're just going as friends, spending time together.." he replied softly, as if wishing something else. Jan Di, on the other hand, didn't notice and was more than content with his answer.
The minutes passed and not a word was exchanged between them, as they enjoyed the sight of so many families relaxing and bonding together on the cool sunny day.
"Jan Di..." Dae-hyun started, breaking the sustained silence.
Jan Di glanced at him. "Hm?"
He stared at her anxiously, pausing for a moment.
"Do you like me?" he asked, suddenly.
Jan Di widened her eyes and looked down, slightly tensely and slightly taken aback.
How could she answer that?
Luckily for her, the moment was halted, as her phone started ringing. Chuckling nervously while looking at Dae-hyun, who looked a little dismayed, she took out her phone and checked the caller ID.
"Oh, Jun-pyo..!" she greeted.
Dae-hyun looked back straight ahead and lightly scoffed.
"Me? I'm just out for a walk..." she replied hesitantly, glancing at Dae-hyun who had a serious expression.
"Well, yeah..." she continued.
"What?...later? At what time?... Araso... see you then." she finished, then hung up.
Dae-hyun sighed, disappointed with the moment being interrupted. "What did he want?" he asked, rather bluntly.
"He wants us to go on a date." she replied, without much thought. Dae-hyun raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
Realizing the confusion brought up with her words, she hastily cleared up, "I meant he wants to go on a date later with me.. not us go..."
Dae-hyun widened his eyes; Jan Di awkwardly cleared her throat and looked down.
Another silence ensued between them as they continued walking.
Dae-hyun cleared his throat. "Well, um, do you still want to do anything today?" he asked, expecting her to decline.
Surprisingly, Jan Di looked back up at him and smiled, as if nothing happened within the past few minutes.
Dae-hyun took her to the aquarium, a place they always went together when they were close friends as kids, before they started "hating" each other.
"See that, you're still as ugly as that angler fish." he teased her, to which she scoffed and amusingly punched him lightly on the shoulder.
He laughed. "Aren't I right? You always have your mouth open talking and you have that light around you.."
"And you can easily eat your prey." he joked, referring to how easily she can take control of other people.
After the aquarium, they went to watch a movie. The movie they were watching was a comedy, but just like any other movie, a romantic scene popped up.
Jan Di bit her lip, and avoided any contact with Dae-hyun. Dae-hyun glanced at her from the corner of his eye and looked straight ahead.
"Aish, hasn't it been awkward enough today already?" Jan Di thought annoyingly to herself.
To help ease herself, she reached her hand into the bucket of popcorn she and Dae-hyun shared.
And of course, right at that same moment Dae-hyun decided to do the same thing.
Their hands touched briefly for a few seconds, and they looked at each other slowly, staring at each other for a few moments.
Before anything else happened, Jan Di suddenly stood up. "Excuse me." she whispered and began to walk away.
Dae-hyun, still absorbing the moment, sat there for a minute before realizing what just happened.
"Jan Di..!" he called quietly after her, as he stood up and looked for her.
She was already outside when he found her. She was just standing there, then he saw her hang up her phone and continued to walk.
"Jan Di..." he said when he finally caught up to her, her back still turned.
He grabbed her gently but firmly by the shoulder and pulled her in...
This time for a deep kiss.
The kiss lasted about 5-6 seconds, until Jan Di quickly pulled away, regaining her posture.
Before she could say anything, she saw someone walking towards them menacingly from the corner of her eye.
She stood there in shock, as Jun-pyo neared them and punched Dae-hyun squarely on the jaw, pushing him down hard to the ground.