Chapter 4 The Announcement
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"Wow, why didn't we notice that thing earlier?" Ji Hoo, who came out from the daze first, said wonderingly.
"Yeah. How could we not notice a ring that big?" Jae Kyung said mirroring Ji Hoo's. "You're a good observer, Ga Eul," she added to Ga Eul.
"Of course, she's my girlfriend after all," Yi Jung sadi proudly.
"Wait a minute, your girlfriend? Since when?" Joon Pyo asked while frowning.
Before Yi Jung could answer that, Woo Bin interrupted him. "You sneaky little bas.." Woo Bin stopped his words while hitting Joon Pyo's arm. "How could you sneak away with this?" he asked became more annoyed than before.
Before Joon Pyo could yell to protest, Jae Kyung said calmly. "Maybe because he bought the ring in New York?" she said dryly to her boyfriend.
"No. I didn't mean buying the ring. I know he must have bought it in New York," Woo Bin said in frustration. "I mean the proposal. He must have done that in Korea, since Jan Di didn't leave Korea at all," Woo Bin said before turning his head back to Joon Pyo. "You proposed in Korea, right? You didn't fly her to another country, say Hawaii for example," he asked Joon Pyo.
"Fly her?" Ga Eul asked looking confused.
"Yeah, he used helicopter. That's the only reason he could slip from my men's watch, since my men just used cars," Woo Bin said dryly.
"See, I'm smart to use the helicopter, right?" Joon Pyo said to Jan Di while grinning widely. "If I didn't, Woo Bin's men could stalk us," he added cheekily while smirking at Woo Bin.
Woo Bin glared at him making the others chuckled. "I should've bought helicopters," Woo Bin grunted.
Jae Kyung stared at him as if he was crazy. "You want to buy helicopter just for stalking Joon Pyo?" she asked dryly. The others chuckled again while Woo Bin grimaced hearing his girlfriend's words.
"Don't say it like that! You make it sound like I'm crazy about Joon Pyo or something," Woo Bin protested angrily. "I just don't like it if someone beat me like that," Woo Bin said pouting.
Jae Kyung smiled before kissed his cheek. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your ego," she said to Woo Bin.
"Guys, shut up!" Joon Pyo suddenly got up from his seat to make the others paid attention to him. He grinned widely when he saw that everyone looked at him.
Jan Di stared at her fiancé warily. She had bad feeling about it. "What are you doing?" Jan Di asked when suddenly Joon Pyo pulled her to stand up beside him.
"Guys, meet the future Mrs. Goo Joon Pyo," he said proudly making Jan Di blushed because of the embarrassment.
The others chuckled. But Ga Eul pulled Jan Di into a hug. "Congratulations!" Ga Eul said excitedly.
Before Jan Di could say anything, she was transferred to Jae Kyung's hug. "Congratulation, Jan Di!" Jae Kyung practically shouted the words making Jan Di flinched.
After that Ji Hoo, Yi Jung, and Woo Bin hugged and congratulated her one by one. They looked at Joon Pyo after that. "I wonder how you could propose and succeed," Ji Hoo said wondering.
"Yeah. I thought you would have messed it up and Jan Di would kill you," Woo Bin added.
"I can't believe you're the first one from F4 who got engaged for real," Yi Jung said glancing at Jae Kyung. "I'm sorry Miss Ha, but I don't count his engagement to you as a real engagement," he added to Jae Kyung teasingly.
"Nah, it's okay. I didn't either," Jae Kyung said nonchalantly. "But I do want to know how he proposed. Jan Di, how exactly did he propose to you and make you want to accept him? He didn't blackmail you, didn't he?" Jae Kyung asked half-jokingly.
"Of course not. Who do you think I am?" Joon Pyo protested hearing his friends making fun of him. "I did it with style. Maybe the three of you should take note to what I did, so you wouldn't mess up your proposal later," he added smugly. After that, he started to tell them what exactly he had done to propose to Jan Di. Jan Di just shook her head seeing her fiancé's act.
A few minutes later, one of Woo Bin's men entered the room bringing an iPad with him. Woo Bin accepted the iPad from his man to look at what it was about. After a few seconds, he gave the iPad to Jan Di. "Is this your friend?" he asked to make sure.
Jan Di looked at the picture of Eun Jae on the screen for a few seconds before nodding her head.
Woo Bin turned his head back to his man. "Yes, bring her in," he said firmly.
The man bowed before left the room. A few minutes later, he was back with a dazed-looking Eun Jae following behind him. Eun Jae was still amazed looking at the VIP room before she looked at the people in the room. Her jaw dropped seeing the famous F4 in the room. All of them.
"Eun Jae, come here. Sit with us," Jan Di called her friend while indicating the seat not too far from her.
Eun Jae got out of her daydream before smiling to Jan Di. Like Ga Eul, her eyes focused on the ring too. "Is that a ring?" she asked causing the chuckles from everyone, except Woo Bin who groaned and Ji Hoo who looked confused.
"How could she notice that too, like Ga Eul?" Ji Hoo wondered out loud.
"It's a girl thing, Ji Hoo. They notice things like that," Yi Jung explained to his friend.
"Yah! So Yi Jung. Are you saying that I'm not a girl?" Jae Kyung protested hearing Yi Jung's statement.
Before Yi Jung could explain himself, Joon Pyo opened his mouth first. "Of course not. You're a monkey!" he said teasingly.
Jae Kyung got up from her seat wanting to attack Joon Pyo before Woo Bin held her back and make her sit on his lap. "Ignore him," he whispered to his pouting girlfriend. "Besides, you're my monkey, right?" he asked sweetly making Jae Kyung's pout disappear.
Jae Kyung smiled hearing Woo Bin's words before turning her body so she could face Woo Bin. She kissed Woo Bin's lips and got responded by Woo Bin immediately.
The other F4 groaned. "Yah! Don't make out in front of us!" Yi Jung warned while throwing the nuts to the couple.
Jae Kyung, who practically covered Woo Bin's body from the others, turned away to glare at Yi Jung when she felt the nuts he had thrown. This just made the others chuckled looking at Jae Kyung's expression.
"Oh, I should introduce all of you to my new friend. This is Han Eun Jae," Jan Di said trying to get attention from the others. "Eun Jae, as you have known, this is my boyfriend, Goo Joon Pyo," Jan Di started with Joon Pyo.
"Fiancé," Joon Pyo corrected her.
Jan Di rolled her eyes. If she was being honest, she hadn't got used to that idea yet. "Fine, fiancé," she said in the end. "And you also have known Ji Hoo-sunbae," she continued pointing Ji Hoo. "The ones in the corner are Yi Jung-sunbae and my best friend, also his girlfriend, Ga Eul." Jan Di pointed the couple. "And the ones who were making out are Woo Bin-sunbae and Jae Kyung-unnie."
Eun Jae looked at everyone one by one, trying to memorize them, especially the girls. She had known about F4, so she knew what their names were and what their faces looked like. She nodded her head when she could remember them.
Then, Jan Di offered a seat for Eun Jae before sitting down at Joon Pyo's side again. Joon Pyo dropped his hand around her shoulder immediately once she sat down. "Yi Jung, tell me how you got together with Ga Eul." Joon Pyo asked his best friend. "No one told me about it," he grumbled.
"I've told you about the promise, haven't I?" Jan Di said.
"Yeah, but you didn't tell me how Yi Jung could promise like that," Joon Pyo argued instantly making Jan Di rolling her eyes.
Yi Jung started to tell his story to Joon Pyo with Ga Eul helped completing the story here and there. (A/N: you all know how the process how they got together, so I didn't write it here). While Joon Pyo listened to his friend's tale seriously, Jan Di just drank the drinks in front of her and observed the people in the room. Her eyes focused on her new friend who was talking with Ji Hoo. They looked serious and the conversation looked intense. Jan Di was amazed seeing how they looked comfortable talking to each other. It made her smile seeing that.
Her smile didn't go unnoticed by Ga Eul. Ga Eul looked Jan Di in her eyes to ask what it was that she was smiling for. Jan Di pointed her chin to the direction of Ji Hoo and Eun Jae. Ga Eul followed Jan Di's direction and found what her friend meant. She was grinning immediately to Jan Di.
"What are you two grinning about?" Joon Pyo asked suddenly.
"Sshh.." Jan Di hushed her fiancé while putting her index finger in front of her lips. She checked the couple whom she observed earlier. They still talked to each other. Jan Di turned her head to face Joon Pyo.
"Ji Hoo-sunbae looks comfortable with Eun Jae," she whispered to Joon Pyo's ear.
Joon Pyo's eyes turned to the couple in question immediately. He frowned for a few seconds before rolling his eyes. "So what? Don't tell me you wanna play matchmaker for them," he said to his fiancée quietly.
Jan Di just shrugged. "Don't know. We'll see," she said dismissively.
"Don't make any trouble!" Joon Pyo warned her.
"Hey, I'm not you. I never make trouble. That's your job," she protested.
"Yah, what do you mean?" Joon Pyo exclaimed half-yelling.
"Don't yell at me!" Jan Di warned.
Joon Pyo was silent immediately. "Fine. Sorry," he said quietly.
This exchange didn't go unnoticed by Woo Bin and Yi Jung. They smirked seeing Joon Pyo acted like that. "I didn't know that Goo Joon Pyo could apologize," Yi Jung said teasingly.
"Yeah, me too," Woo Bin added.
"Shut up, you two!" Joon Pyo exclaimed with a slight blush on his face.
Jan Di smiled seeing her fiancé's expression. "Of course, he can. He'll apologize if he does something wrong," Jan Di said adding the blush on Joon Pyo's face.
"Yah, shut up Jan Di!" he exclaimed loudly to Jan Di.
"Are you yelling at me again?" Jan Di asked while glaring at Joon Pyo.
Joon Pyo closed his mouth instantly. "Of course not. I just don't like it if you say things like that," he said with calmer voice.
The others chuckled seeing Joon Pyo's defeated act. "Now we know who wears pants in the relationship." Jae Kyung said teasingly.
Joon Pyo frowned hearing Jae Kyung's words. "What do you mean 'who wears pants'?" he asked looking genuinely confused. "I'm wearing pants and Jan Di's wearing dress," he exclaimed.
Jae Kyung just rolled her eyes and refused to explain to him that she just meant it as an expression not literally. Woo Bin just chuckled seeing his girlfriend's smartness. He kissed her temple to let her know that he was proud of her attitude.
A few minutes later, Jan Di suddenly got up from her seat. "I want to go to the restroom," Jan Di said.
"It's in the first floor, Jan Di," Woo Bin told her kindly.
"I'm coming with you," Eun Jae and Joon Pyo said at the same time.
The others were confused hearing those words. They understood if Eun Jae wanted to go to the restroom as well, but they couldn't understand why Joon Pyo wanted to come with Jan Di too.
"Why do you want to come to the restroom with Jan Di?" Woo Bin finally asked the question which all of them wanted to ask.
Before Joon Pyo could answer, Jan Di interrupted him. "Because he didn't want me to go there alone," Jan Di answered rolling her eyes. "You don't have to accompany me. I can take care of myself," Jan Di said to Joon Pyo.
"But it's a club. You never know who you'll meet at the restroom of a club," Joon Pyo protested.
"Eun Jae wants to go too, so you don't have to worry," replied Jan Di. "Besides I'm going to ladies' room, you can't even follow me there," Jan Di added.
"Then, I can guard the door. If something's happened to you, I could save you immediately," Joon Pyo said stubbornly.
"Joon Pyo, it's my club. My men are guarding every inch of this place. They know who Jan Di is. They won't let anything happened to her," Woo Bin interrupted the conversation.
"Fine, then," Joon Pyo finally agreed and let Jan Di went to the restroom with Eun Jae.
Once the two girls opened the door of the VIP room, they were greeted by loud music and two men who guarded the room. It looked like Woo Bin wasn't kidding when he said that his men guarding every inch of this place.
"So, congratulation on your engagement, by the way," Eun Jae said excitedly.
Jan Di smiled hearing this. "Thank you."
"Was it happened this afternoon? Because you didn't wear the ring when we were in class this morning."
"Hu –uh. He proposed before we came here," Jan Di answered easily.
"Wow. How did he propose?" Eun Jae asked again enthusiastically.
"Oh, it was at the beach. He made flowers arrangement and propose in the middle of that," Jan Di said simply.
"I was really shocked you know, when I saw who your boyfriend is this morning," Eun Jae admitted her thought. "No wonder you know Ji Hoo-sunbae. You didn't tell me that the mutual friend whom you said earlier was Goo Joon Pyo-ssi," she added.
Jan Di grimaced. "I'm sorry. I just didn't know what your reactions would be if you knew," Jan Di apologized for keeping that secret.
"It's okay. It wasn't really my business," Eun Jae said simply. "But how do you know them? I mean, no offense, but you don't look like a girl who is from their circle. I heard that they're not really mixed with outsider," Eun Jae wondered out loud.
Jan Di chuckled. "Well, that's long story," she said, not knowing what to say to answer the question.
"It's okay. It's not my business anyway. Don't worry," Eun Jae let it go easily. "But, they looked different from what I used to hear. I never thought that they would be.." Eun Jae tried to search for the right word.
"Good looking?" Jan Di suggested warily. She used to hear how handsome F4 are from other girls.
Eun Jae chuckled. "That's not what I meant. I knew that they are good-looking, I'm not that surprised seeing them. Although it was a little overwhelming seeing them together for the first time like that," Eun Jae answered admitting her feeling. "What I meant to say was I never thought that they would be... hmm.. nice like that." She finally found the right word to describe F4.
Jan Di chuckled again. "Yeah, they could be nice when they're in the right mood."
"Oh yeah. Is Ga Eul-ssi really So Yi Jung-ssi's girlfriend? I heard he's some kind of Casanova," Eun Jae said curiously.
"Well, he was Casanova, I guess. But, he's kinda serious with Ga Eul, I think," Jan Di answered easily.
"What about Song Woo Bin-ssi? Is that his girlfriend too?" Eun Jae asked again.
"Yeah. They've been together for a year."
"Really? Wow, I never thought guys like them would have serious girlfriends," Eun Jae said carefully.
"Well, it's not strange if you really know them. Ga Eul is so sweet and gentle. I guess her kindness and patient are the things that made Yi Jung-sunbae finally melt," Jan Di said with soft smile. "And Jae Kyung-unnie is really tough girl. I think that's why Woo Bin-sunbae fell in love with her. She can keep him in line."
"Ohhh. Yeah, I think I can see that," Eun Jae said nodding her head. "Ga Eul-ssi looked really kind. On the other hand, Jae Kyung-ssi looked really brave. I've never seen someone like her."
"I think Jae Kyung-unni has to act like that, seeing that she's an heiress, herself," Jan Di said, more to herself than to anyone else.
"She's an heiress? Of what?" Eun Jae asked looking confused.
"You don't recognize her? She was the heiress of JK Group. It was one of the biggest companies in Korea, like Shinhwa," Jan Di explained.
"Oh, that Jae Kyung is the Ha Jae Kyung from JK Group?" Eun Jae exclaimed. "I've heard about the heiress of JK Group, but I just didn't know her face."
"I understand. Jae Kyung-unnie is more famous in America than in here. She spent much of her time there after all," Jan Di said understandingly.
"Thank you for inviting me for the party," Eun Jae said sincerely. "It's nice to meet new people, especially the famous ones," she added with grin across her face.
Jan Di smiled. "You're welcome," she said simply.
When they went out the restroom, Jan Di was suddenly collided with someone. "Hey, watch where you're going!" the other person yelled at Jan Di angrily.
"I'm sorry. I didn't see you," Jan Di apologized quickly.
"Do you think it can be solved just by apologizing? Look what you've done to my dress," that person shouted while showing her dress which was stained by her drink.
"Oh, I'm really sorry," Jan Di apologized again. "You don't have to yell, though. We can solve it calmly," she said trying not to get more attention from other people. They were at the corridor in front of the restroom.
"Sorry? You have to pay for this!" that person said while pushing Jan Di and causing her to collide with the wall.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't do that to her!" Eun Jae tried to push that girl away from Jan Di.
"What is this all about?" A guy suddenly interfered.
The girl suddenly threw herself to him. "They made my dress look like this," she said accusing Jan Di and Eun Jae.
"What? You've done that to my girlfriend?" the guy looked pissed instantly.
"I'm sorry. It's unintentional," Jan Di said quickly.
"Yeah, it's just an accident. Besides you girlfriend shouldn't push people like that," Eun Jae added.
"How dare you accusing my girlfriend like that! Don't you know who we are?" the guy yelled at Jan Di and Eun Jae.
"What happened here?" Suddenly two men who looked like Woo Bin's men appeared. Apparently they heard the guy's voice.
"They damaged my girlfriend's dress," the guy reported quickly.
The two men frowned hearing this. They turned their heads to Jan Di. "I'm sorry, Miss Geum Jan Di. But what exactly happened here?" one of them asked Jan Di politely.
"Hey, I've told you what happened!" the guy exclaimed loudly.
"Don't talk like that in front of them," the other man warned firmly.
"What? You dare to treat me like this? Don't you know who I am?" The guy looked really pissed.
"Don't you know who they are?" The two men now fully faced the guy as if challenging him.
"Who are they?" the girl suddenly opened her mouth too.
"Enough," Jan Di said interrupting the conversation. "Don't make a fuss out of this," she said firmly to Woo Bin's men before turning her head to the couple. "I'm really sorry about the dress. I can give you the money for the laundry bill," she said looking brave. In her mind she was trying to estimate how much the laundry bill. She was the laundry girl after all.
"What? Laundry? Do you know how expensive this dress is?" the girl exclaimed looking annoyed.
Jan Di grimaced. She could guess a little how much that dress cost. She was wearing the dress that would cost similar after all. But, before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Woo Bin's men.
"Don't you dare treat Miss Geum Jan Di like that? Or you're going to be thrown out of this club!" one of the men threatened the couple.
"Why?" the girl protested.
"Because you've offended one of special guests of Master Song Woo Bin," one of the men answered clearly.
The couple looked shocked. "She's a special guest of Song Woo Bin?" the guy asked looking a little scared.
Geum Jan Di frowned. She didn't want it to happen like this. This would make Woo Bin heard of this accident and if he knew, Joon Pyo would know too. And she really didn't want Joon Pyo interfered with this thing. He was bound to be pissed at the couple and that would be bad.
Jan Di glanced at the two men. "Please don't make a fuss out of it. I don't want F4 to know about it," Jan Di said firmly with quiet voice. "I can handle it on my own," she added before turning back to the couple.
"Please just tell me how much I should pay to repair the dress. We don't need to make it become big mess," Jan Di said trying to solve it quietly.
"F4?" the girl said warily.
The couple looked at each other before the guy said loudly, "we don't need your money. We'll get out of here by our own." And after that, they left Jan Di and Eun Jae with Woo Bin's men. It seemed like the couple didn't want to make trouble with F4.
Jan Di sighed. "Please don't tell Woo Bin-sunbae about it. It's not a big deal," Jan Di said to the men.
"But Miss Geum Jan Di," the men wanted to protest.
"Please," Jan Di asked again making the men shut their mouth.
"Okay, Miss Geum Jan Di," they said obediently.
Jan Di smiled in relief. "Thank you for your help," she said politely before pulling Eun Jae to the VIP room.
"Wow, that was cool," Eun Jae said quietly. "I didn't know that F4's influence was that big."
Jan Di grimaced before staring at her friend seriously. "Please don't tell anyone about this," she asked Eun Jae. "Joon Pyo would make a big deal out of it if he knew."
Eun Jae smiled. "Okay. Don't worry. I understand," she said to calm Jan Di down.
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