Chapter 5 The Permission
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The rest of the night went smoothly. Joon Pyo didn't find out about the incident in front of the restroom. Woo Bin's men didn't report that to Woo Bin (yet?). Jan Di was still not sure that the incident would be solved just like that. But, she didn't say anything to Joon Pyo.
Joon Pyo took Jan Di's home after the party. He wanted to come in and meet her parents. He wanted to talk to her father about giving blessing to their upcoming marriage.
"Joon Pyo, it's night already. They must have been sleeping. Why don't we talk to him tomorrow?" Jan Di suggested calmly.
Joon Pyo looked up to her house and saw that the lights were already out. He sighed before looked at her eyes again. "Fine. Maybe that's better," he agreed in the end.
Jan Di smiled seeing that he wasn't being difficult. "So, I'll meet you tomorrow?"
Joon Pyo grimaced. "I have to attend a meeting tomorrow morning. But I can meet you after your classes," he answered.
Jan Di shrugged. "That's fine. Besides, I can't meet you in the morning anyway. I have to go to class too."
Joon Pyo frowned. "But, I was planning to pick you up and take you to your class," he said grouchily.
"You don't have to. I can take the bus like usual." Jan Di tried to convince him.
"So, you don't want me to pick you up?" Joon Pyo frowned again.
Jan Di rolled her eyes. "It's not that. I'm glad if I can meet you, but you don't have to always pick me up," Jan Di explained calmly.
"But I want to pick you up," Joon Pyo argued stubbornly.
Jan Di rolled her eyes hearing her fiancé's stubbornness. "I like being picked up by you. But, please don't make a big deal out of it. What if you pick up after my classes? We can go on dates after that," Jan Di tried to compromise.
Joon Pyo thought the idea for a minute. "Fine, then," he said sighing. "I'll meet you tomorrow, okay?" he said before pulling Jan Di back to his embrace. He kissed her forehead and whispered, "Good night. Sweet dreams." He pulled away to look at Jan Di's eyes before smiling. "Go in," he said while indicating Jan Di to go inside her house first.
Jan Di smiled seeing her fiancé's sweetness. She started to step back to enter her house before she took a step back to Joon Pyo. She pecked him on the lips boldly before finally turning around to enter her house.
Jan Di couldn't stop grinning and little that she knew, Joon Pyo couldn't either. They both were so happy with the development of their relationship, in status or emotionally.
Jan Di could hear the whispers from people around her when she was walking through the corridor the next morning. She frowned, but she wasn't surprised it was happening. She had guessed that Joon Pyo's commotion yesterday would cause effects like this. She didn't regret what happened yesterday even though she wished that other people would just keep their noses out of her business.
Jan Di tried really hard to act normal in her class. She tried to concentrate to the professor who gave lecture in front of the class. She tried to ignore the whispers and glances from the people in the class. But in the end, she failed to do those things. She stood up suddenly, trying to leave the classroom unnoticed. But, she failed to do that either.
"Geum Jan Di-ssi, is there something wrong?" the professor asked once Jan Di got up from her seat.
Jan Di flinched hearing this. How could the professor notice her action when there were more than a hundred students in the class? And how could he know her name suddenly? It meant only one thing. He knew about the gossip and he had been observed her from the start. Jan Di tried to act cool and normal. She held herself back from rolling her eyes to the professor.
"I'm sorry, Sir. I need to use the restroom," Jan Di said with controlled voice. She really wanted to just leave that place.
"Oh, sure Geum Jan Di-ssi. Please," the professor said politely.
Jan Di gritted her teeth while she was walking out of the classroom. She couldn't believe the professor treated her like that. She didn't like getting attention like this from people. Especially if it was because of her status as Goo Joon Pyo's girlfriend. Or fiancée.
She supposed she should just get used to that since it wouldn't go away. She had become Joon Pyo's fiancée now. She was bound to get attention from people, especially in Shinhwa's sphere like this. Everyone would know about her sooner or later. She shouldn't complaint about that because by complaining, it meant that she regretted her relationship with Joon Pyo. And she would never do that. Despite of the difficulties, being together with Joon Pyo was the only thing that would make her truly happy. So, she just had to bear the difficulties. It wasn't like she wasn't used to that.
Jan Di decided to just went to the library to spend the time. She did ignore all of the glances and whispers people gave at the corridor. But, she couldn't ignore the stares she got at the library. That was why she needed to leave the library before she exploded. She was scowling when she walked out of the library.
"Jan Di!" someone called her suddenly.
Jan Di turned her head to the direction of the voice while still scowling. But, her scowl was replaced by a weak smile immediately after she saw who had called her. "Hi, Eun Jae," Jan Di greeted her friend back.
"Hey, are you free now?" Eun Jae asked excitedly.
Jan Di's weak smile turned to grimace. "I shouldn't. I have a class, but I suddenly didn't feel like I'm up to it," Jan Di admitted.
Eun Jae frowned hearing this. "Why? What happened?" she asked with concern expression on her face.
Jan Di shrugged. "Just other people who failed to keep their noses out of my business," she said simply.
"Oh. Yeah, I heard," Eun Jae said weakly. They walked out of the building and stopped at one of the benches which were scattered around the park. "I thought you would have get used to gossips like that," Eun Jae conversationally.
"In High School, I was used to the bullying. Believe it or not, Joon Pyo was the leader for that," Jan Di answered dryly. Few seconds later, she chuckled remembering how Joon Pyo usually acted.
"What?" Eun Jae exclaimed in disbelief. Her face looked so comical.
Jan Di smiled seeing her friend's reaction. "He red-tagged me back then. And people who got red-tagged, got bullied," Jan Di explained.
"Wow, you weren't kidding then, when you said that it was long story," Eun Jae said remembering their conversation in the restroom the night before.
Jan Di smiled and shook her head. "No, of course not," she said simply.
"Who was attracted first? You or Joon Pyo-ssi?" Eun Jae asked seeing that her friend wouldn't just tell her the whole story.
"Joon Pyo," Jan Di said simply. "I had a crush on Ji Hoo-sunbae at first," she admitted later.
"Really?" Eun Jae exclaimed in disbelief again.
Jan Di nodded her head. "Ji Hoo-sunbae is the most sensible in the F4. He helped me a lot when I got bullied. I guess, that was why I got crush on him. But, I started to give up once I found out about his feeling for Min Seo Hyun-unnie," Jan Di explained.
"Oh, yeah. The model, right?" Eun Jae asked to make sure which was answered by Jan Di's nod. "But, he broke up with her, didn't he?" (A/N: I don't really remember, but Seo Hyun is model, right?)
Jan Di nodded her head again. "He did," she answered simply.
"Then, why didn't you get together with him?" Eun Jae asked curiously.
"He still had feeling for Seo Hyun-unnie after their breakup. The moment he got over her, I have already fallen in love with Joon Pyo," Jan Di said with grim expression. She remembered the time when Ji Hoo wanted to give her the necklace in the village. She rejected that because she didn't want to get rid of Joon Pyo's star necklace.
"How did you fall in love with Joon Pyo-ssi?" Eun Jae asked changing the topic. She could sense her friend's uneasiness talking about Ji Hoo's case. Eun Jae wanted to cheer her up by talking about Joon Pyo again.
Jan Di chuckled. "I don't know really. Maybe because I always have to deal with his stubbornness or stupidity," Jan Di said chuckling. She looked better every time she talked about Joon Pyo. "But one thing for sure, it's because of his persistence," she added with serene smile.
Eun Jae smiled seeing her friend's expression. "I guess he's not the type who would take no for answer, isn't he?" Eun Jae guessed jokingly.
Jan Di chuckled. "Definitely not."
"But you love him nonetheless," Eun Jae commented sincerely.
"Yeah, I guess so." Jan Di sighed looking at the ring on her finger. Joon Pyo's ring. Their engagement's ring. She smiled happily.
Suddenly Jan Di's phone rang. Joon Pyo's face flashed on the screen. Jan Di smiled immediately and picked the call up. "Hey," she greeted softly.
"Hi, what are you doing?" Joon Pyo asked instantly after hearing Jan Di's voice.
"I'm sitting at the bench, chatting with Eun Jae. What about you? Did you finish with your meeting already?" Jan Di asked smiling softly.
Eun Jae saw Jan Di's expression and she couldn't help it to smile as well. Jan Di's expression was just so happy, soft, and pure. Eun Jae was hoping that she could find someone who could make her felt like that as well.
Jan Di ended the phone call a few minutes later. She turned to face Eun Jae again. "I'm sorry I abandoned you to talk to Joon Pyo," she apologized sincerely.
Eun Jae shook her head immediately. "No, it's okay. I did interrupt his call yesterday, so it's time for me to pay him back," Eun Jae said jokingly.
Jan Di chuckled. "Maybe that is his reason to talk more than usual," Jan Di joked as well.
"Really? But it's just few minutes phone call. Was that really longer than usual?" Eun Jae asked looking little confused.
Jan Di chuckled. "Well no. But he just talked to make sure about our date later and it took him more than five minutes to do that," Jan Di explained.
Eun Jae nodded her head. "He likes to revenge, doesn't he?"
Jan Di laughed while nodding her head a few times.
Joon Pyo picked Jan Di up after her last class. They decided to go to Jan Di's house first before going for their date. Joon Pyo stopped his car in front of Jan Di's house. Kang San was at the porch when he saw Joon Pyo's car. He ran to the car immediately.
"Joon Pyo-hyung," Kang San called excitedly.
Joon Pyo who was just walking to Jan Di's car to open the door for her turned to the voice. He grinned seeing Jan Di's little brother. "Hey, Kang San," he said waving to the boy.
Kang San ran to Joon Pyo and hugged him. "Wow, you're finally home, hyung," Kang San said after pulling away from Joon Pyo. He turned to Jan Di and frowned. "Noona, why didn't you tell me that Joon Pyo-hyung is home?"
Jan Di, who had been smiling when she saw Kang San hugged Joon Pyo like that, turned to her brother. "You were already sleeping when I arrived last night," Jan Di answered simply.
Kang San rolled his eyes. "Then why didn't you tell me this morning?" he demanded again.
"I didn't have the chance, I was running late this morning, remember?" Jan Di argued reminding her brother.
"Hey, it's enough," Joon Pyo interrupted the argument when he saw Kang San wanted to open his mouth again. "Are your parents home?" Joon Pyo asked Kang San immediately to distract the boy.
Kang San nodded smiling to Joon Pyo. "They're inside," Kang San said. "Come on, hyung," he added pulling Joon Pyo's hand, so Joon Pyo followed him.
Jan Di rolled her eyes but also smiled seeing her little brother treated Joon Pyo just like his own brother. At least one of her family treated Joon Pyo normally. Her parents were still little awkward with Joon Pyo. They still treated him like a Young Master even though Jan Di had been dated him for more than four years.
When they entered the house, her mother gasped when she saw Joon Pyo. "Young Master Goo Joon Pyo, welcome," she said ushering Joon Pyo into the house.
Joon Pyo chuckled a little. "Just call me Joon Pyo," he said politely. Jan Di's mother didn't comment on that. She just offered Joon Pyo to sit. Joon pyo smiled politely when he was thanking her. Jan Di sat beside him.
"Oh, Young Master Goo Joon Pyo," Jan Di's father came to the room suddenly. Joon Pyo stood up immediately bow his head a little. "Oh, please sit down. No need to stand up," Jan Di's father said awkwardly.
"Kang San, bring the drink here," Jan Di's mother whispered to Kang San, but Joon Pyo heard that nonetheless.
"Oh, please don't be troubled about that," he said politely.
"Oh, no trouble at all, Young Master." Jan Di's mother smiled to Joon Pyo before turned to her son again. "Kang San, go," she said and Kang San left immediately.
"When did you come back, Young Master?" Jan Di's father asked politely to make a small talk.
"Yesterday," Joon Pyo answered simply. "And please just call me Joon Pyo," he added quickly.
"Oh, we really thank you for the presents you sent from New York," Jan Di's mother said.
"You're welcome," Joon Pyo said smiling a little. He glanced at Jan Di and suddenly looked so nervous. "Hmm.. I need to ask you something," he said slowly to Jan Di's parents.
"Oh, what is it?" Jan Di's father asked politely.
Before Joon Pyo said anything, Kang San came back to the room with a tray. He set the tray down in the middle before sitting next to his mother. "Young Master, please have the tea." Jan Di's mother poured the tea to the cups for all of them.
Joon Pyo took a sip of the tea while trying to calm himself down. The others drank as well. After that, they focused back on Joon Pyo. Joon Pyo turned his head to Jan Di. His fiancée smiled and squeezed his hand to encourage him. Joon Pyo smiled a little before took a deep breath. He stood up carefully. After that, he bowed Korean style to Jan Di's parents.
Jan Di's parents and also Kang San gasped seeing what Joon Pyo had done. "Young Master.." Jan Di's father stuttered.
"Please just call me Joon Pyo," Joon Pyo said after he was done with the bowing. "I wanted to ask your permission to marry Jan Di," he said politely.
"Oh," Jan Di's mother gasped again. She turned to look at her daughter.
Jan Di's father tried to overcome his shock. "Hmm.. I take it you already ask Jan Di?" he said awkwardly.
Joon Pyo nodded his head. "Yes. And she said yes," Joon Pyo answered politely.
"You're sure, Jan Di?" Jan Di's mother asked her daughter gently.
"Yes, of course. You look unsure," Jan Di said looking confused. "I thought this is your dream to see me marry Joon Pyo," Jan Di added half teasing her parents.
"Well, yes. But, your mother and I still want what was best for you. If you'll be happy marrying young mas.. I mean if you're really happy with Joon Pyo, we'll agree with this plan," Jan Di's father said calmly. "But, if you're not sure about this, we don't want you to be forced about this. We don't want you to do this just because we wanted it."
Jan Di smiled at her parents. Suddenly she felt her tears in her eyes. "Thank you for your concern, Mom, Dad. But I want to marry Joon Pyo. I just want to be with him," Jan Di answered certainly.
Her mother looked at her with happy expression. Her father smiled and turned his eyes to Joon Pyo. "Then, we agreed to let Jan Di marry you, Young Mas.. I mean Joon Pyo," Jan Di's father said still not used to Joon Pyo's name.
After the whole commotion was over, Joon Pyo asked Jan Di to go out with him that afternoon. When she asked what she should wear, Joon Pyo just said to wear casual clothing. And after she changed her clothes to jeans and some shirt, they went out together.
"Where are we going?" Jan Di asked curiously when they got to Joon Pyo's car.
Joon Pyo grinned while staring at her. "It's surprise," Joon Pyo said mysteriously.
"Not that I didn't like surprises. But, your surprises are bound to be too much," Jan Di said warily.
"Don't worry. It's not too much," Joon Pyo tried to convince Jan Di. But, Jan Di looked like she still didn't believe him. "I promise," he added. Jan Di still looked skeptical. Joon Pyo sighed. "Fine, it's just a double date," he finally said it. Jan Di looked at him with confused expression on her face.
A/N: So, What do you think? Hope you like it :) Do you want to know about the double date?
I didn't really know how Korean man asks his girlfriend's parents' permission to marry her (please forgive me about it. I did google it, that's why I found out about the bow and I tried to watch how Seung Jo asked Ha Ni's father's permission (Playful Kiss) but he didn't do that traditionally) I'll try to write better in the next chapter.
Special thanks for people who wrote the comments for last chapter. Especially, for who gave me ideas. I'll try to write about that (or is this chapter enough? I already wrote a little about their history in this chapter), either way thank you so much :)
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