Chapter 12 The Volunteer Event

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I'm sorry if there are mistakes in the grammar. Here is another chapter. Enjoy :)

Monday was a good day. Everything went well in Jan Di's life. She didn't wake up late so she could come to campus on time. She didn't notice her bodyguards which meant that she didn't get into any trouble. The gossips about her were calming down, so she could do her routine without feeling too stuffy. But, the stares still got to her even though they weren't much. After classes, Jan Di walked to the gate. She met Eun Jae on the way and greeted her.

"Hey, how are you?" Jan Di greeted her friend.

Eun Jae smiled. "Thanks. I'm good. What about you?"

"Good," Jan Di answered simply.

"Where are you going?" Eun Jae asked again.

Jan Di grinned. "Dunno. Joon Pyo will pick me up and we're supposed to go on a date somewhere," she replied shrugging her shoulder.

Eun Jae chuckled. "And let me guess, he didn't want to tell you where you're going?" Eun Jae guessed.

Jan DI chuckled. "Yeah. Like he always has," she admitted. Before she could continue her sentence, someone interrupted them.

"You're Han Eun Jae, right?" someone asked from behind Jan Di.

Eun Jae turned her head to see the person who called her name. "Oh, Choi-sunbae," she recognized the person who called her. He was a sunbae from her high school and he was kind of popular with the student body, so she knew who he was. "Yes, I'm Han Eun Jae," she added remembering sunbae's question.

"Good. I'm Choi Seong Jo, coordinator for Group B of The Volunteer Event. Do you know that you're supposed to be in Group B?" the guy asked again. The students who would come to The Volunteer Event would be divided into four groups. They were informed by the messages that had been sent by the coordinator from each group.

"Yes, I got the message," Eun Jae confirmed it. "Why is it?"

"You're supposed to confirm your attendance to me today for the latest. You haven't done that," he pointed out.

"Oh," Eun Jae gasped when she remembered her mistake. "I'm so sorry, Choi-sunbae. I had to be in the lab all day, so I forgot. I'm really sorry for the trouble, sunbae," she apologized.

The guy sighed. "Alright. That's okay. But, you'll come tomorrow, right?" he asked again for the confirmation.

"Yes," Eun Jae responded without hesitation. She turned her head to Jan Di. "Which group are you in, Jan Di?" she asked.

Jan Di grinned. "Group B," she replied happily.

"Oh, that's good," Eun Jae cheered. She turned to Choi Seong Jo. "Choi-sunbae, I heard that the students will be assigned as pairs for the tasks they have to do. Can I be paired with Jan Di here?" she asked carefully.

Choi Seong Jo frowned. He turned to the chart he was holding in his hand. He checked out the name. "You're Geum Jan Di?" he asked Jan Di when he found a name that was mentioned by Eun Jae earlier.

"Yes, Choi-sunbaenim," Jan Di answered simply. "I have confirmed my attendance by the text message this morning," she added.

"Yeah. I got it," he confirmed. "Do you two want to be paired?" he asked again.

"Yes, sunbae," Eun Jae and Jan Di answered simultaneously.

Choi Seong Jo shrugged. "Well, I think it's okay. The pairs are supposed to be the third year student and the fourth year student. So, I think it won't be trouble if you want to be paired," he explained.

Jan Di and Eun Jae cheered. "So we can be paired?" Eun Jae asked again for confirmation.

"Sure," he replied simply while trying to write something on his chart. "Did you get the bus schedule?" The students would be picked up at the meeting point by the bus. They could pick which meeting point they wanted to be, so they could choose the closest meeting point from their houses. Jan Di and Eun Jae replied that they had received the schedule. "Good, then be there at the time the bus come. Don't be late!" Choi Seong Jo demanded before he walked away.

Jan DI and Eun Jae stared at him for a few seconds before they faced each other. "We'll be together for the event!" Eun Jae said happily.

"Yeah," Jan Di cheered. "This is really good," she said before she caught the sight of a familiar car. "Oh crap, Joon Pyo has waited for me."

Eun Jae turned to see what Jan Di was talking about. "Is that his car?" she asked Jan Di who.

"Not his usual car, but one of his car, yes," Jan Di answered a little puzzled that Joon Pyo didn't use his favorite car.

"Oh, you should go then," she agreed.

"Yeah," Jan Di admitted. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" she said before walking toward Joon Pyo.

Jan Di frowned when she saw that Joon Pyo had turned to direction of her house. "Are you taking me home?" she questioned Joon Pyo with confused expression. She thought that Joon Pyo had asked for a date.

Joon Pyo chuckled. "No," he said simply. "We're just going through a street that's close from your house," he added.

"Huh?" Jan Di still didn't understand what Joon Pyo's intention was.

Joon Pyo stopped the car on the stop sign across from Jan Di's house street. He opened the door and walked out of the car and walked to Jan Di's side. He opened Jan Di's door and asked her to come out. Jan Di got out of the car. "What are we doing here?" she asked quizzically.

"Picking him up," Joon Pyo answered, indicating to across the street.

Jan Di turned seeing Joon Pyo's eyes direction. Before she could see who the person was, she heard his voice. "Noona! Hyung!" he called from across the street.

Jan Di smiled and turned her head to Joon Pyo. "You asked Kang San to come with us?" she asked her fiancé in wonder.

Joon Pyo smirked and shrugged. "I thought we need to spend more time with him. I don't want him to feel left out," he answered nonchalantly.

Jan Di tiptoed and threw her hands around Joon Pyo's neck. "Thank you!" she said hugging him tightly. Joon Pyo chuckled seeing her act like this. "You're getting good of sharing me with other people," Jan Di pointed out after she released Joon Pyo.

Joon Pyo shrugged. "We're getting married. I think we will spend more time together no matter what. It won't hurt to spend some time with other people," he explained.

Jan Di smiled happily seeing how mature her fiancé was. "You're amazing!" she said pecking his lips before turned to see Kang San. Her little brother was crossing the street.

That night Jan Di didn't just have fun with her fiancé, but also with her little brother. Joon Pyo had arranged for them to have dinner in a penthouse balcony of Shinhwa Hotel. They could see almost the entire city. Kang San was very awe-struck seeing the place. Jan Di smiled softly when she saw his reaction. Her little brother was still not used to get luxury like this. She was glad she could share something like this with her little brother.

Because of Kang San, the dinner was, of course, content of pizza. Kang San was really happy seeing the pizzas that Joon Pyo had ordered for them. After dinner, Joon Pyo led them to the private movie theater that the hotel had. He arranged for them to watch a movie together.

On the way home, Kang San couldn't stop to talk about their night. Jan Di felt a little guilty that she hadn't spent more time with her little brother. She had to thank Joon Pyo to remember about spending time with Kang San. Joon Pyo stopped the car in front of her house. Kang San went inside after hugging Joon Pyo. They could hear his voice calling for their parents excitedly. Jan Di turned her head back to Joon Pyo.

"Thank you very much for the night," Jan Di said softly.

Joon Pyo smiled. "You're welcome," he said simply. He reached out his hand and caressed Jan Di's cheek.

"No, really thank you," Jan Di repeated. "I never thought that I needed to spend more time with Kang San until I saw him tonight. I had been very busy with the university stuff, so it has been long time since I play with him. So thank you so much for arranging this night with him," Jan Di explained.

"Okay. It's no problem," Joon Pyo replied modestly. "It just came to me when I was picking you up for our getaway. Kang San never went with us every time we had vacation. But, it was not a good idea to bring him with us at that time. That's why I decided to arrange this night," Joon Pyo explained. "You should get some sleep. You need to wake up early tomorrow, right?" he reminded her.

Jan Di groaned. "Yeah, you're right. I should go inside," she agreed. She tiptoed to place a kiss at his lips. "Good night," she said after the kiss ended.

"Good night," Joon Pyo replied. "Don't forget to text me tomorrow, okay?" he called out to her after she had walked to her house.

Jan Di turned her body. "Okay," she replied before stepping inside her house.

Jan Di ran as fast as she could to the meeting point. She was a little late that morning. She was afraid that the bus would have been gone already. She could see the bus when she turned the last corner. The bus was starting to go, so she called out for them. The bus stopped and she could get in.

"You're late!" she was greeted by a very angry voice.

Jan Di turned to see the person who had said that. "Oh, I'm really sorry, Choi-sunbaenim," she apologized immediately.

"I told you yesterday to not be late. I don't like people being late! So don't you dare to repeat this behavior," he warned her angrily.

"Yes. I'm really sorry, sunbaenim," Jan Di said quietly before going to the back of the bus. The bus was almost full of the students and they were staring at her when she got scolded by the coordinator. She bowed down her head in shame. She decided to sit at the very back of the house, trying to get as far as she could go from Choi Seong Jo.

When she got to the back of the bus, she recognized a familiar face. "Ji Hoo-sunbae," she called the person who was looking at her.

Ji Hoo chuckled. "You're late," he said teasing her.

Jan Di sighed when she took a seat next to him. "I actually woke up early this morning. But, I forgot a few things that I have to bring. That's why I ended up being late," she explained. That earned chuckles from Ji Hoo. Jan Di just rolled her eyes hearing the chuckles. "Haven't you seen Eun Jae this morning?" Jan Di asked changing the topic.

"Not yet," Ji Hoo answered seriously. "I think her house is closest to the last meeting point before we get to the highway," he explained kindly.

Jan Di just nodded her head.

Once they reached the village, Jan Di, Eun Jae, and a couple of friends were assigned to stay at one of the villagers' house. The girls were supposed to stay at the villagers' houses while the boys were supposed to build tents for them to stay. Jan Di and three other girls got a bedroom for themselves for the night.

Eun Jae and Jan Di got assigned to handle the children's health, especially the outside wound, like bruises, scars, or any other injury. That was why both girls had to organize the medicines for those injuries once they settled. Jan Di and Eun Jae got a spot in the big tent that was divided into ten sections for each kind of health care.

Once everything was set, the students, supervisors, and coordinators of event had to assemble at the public hall of the village with most of the villagers for the opening ceremony. Jan Di and Eun Jae were lining up with other students at the right side of the assembly hall while the villagers were lining up at the other side. The coordinators and the supervisors of the event were supposed to scatter around the hall to keep the ceremony in order.

Jan D could see Ji Hoo, who acted as one of the supervisors of the event, stood at the back of the hall. Jan Di and Eun Jae were talking with each other when the MC called the village leader who was supposed to make a speech. The ceremony included the speech from the village representative, the sppech from Shinhwa University representative, and the charity acceptance ceremony from Shinhwa to the village's representative.

The village leader talked about how thankful they were for the charity and the health care from Shinhwa to their village. After that, the MC called for Shinhwa representative to make the speech. The Head of Medical Department from Shinhwa University gave the speech. Then, the ceremony of charity acceptance began.

"The charity will be delivered to the village representative, Kang Jae Wook-ssi, from Shinhwa's CEO, Goo Joon Pyo-sajangnim. Kang Jae Wook-ssi and Goo Joon Pyo-sajangnim, please come to the stage," the MC called.

Jan Di gasped. "Did he just say Joon Pyo's name?" she whispered to Eun Jae who was standing beside her.

"I think so. You didn't know that he will come?" Eun Jae asked back.

"No. He didn't say anything," Jan Di replied while trying to see the stage. She didn't know at all that Joon Pyo would be here. He hadn't said anything to her the night before. She could see Joon Pyo was shaking the village representative's hand after giving the charity symbol. After that, the cameramen took their pictures together.

Joon Pyo got an opportunity to look over the student's side for a few seconds before he moved from the stage, but he couldn't find Jan Di. His presence there was a sudden decision because the general manager who had been supposed to be the representative from Shinhwa Coorporation was sick. Joon Pyo heard about the news and grabbed the opportunity to be close to Jan Di. He took the helicopter and came to the village.

After the ceremony, the students, coordinators, and supervisors were scattered around to their own posts. They had to start doing their assignments. Jan Di tried to look for Joon Pyo, but she was dragged by other students to go to their own posts. She sighed and just did the assignments she was supposed to do with Eun Jae.

"You don't get a chance to meet him?" Eun Jae asked Jan Di when they were preparing the medications until the patients came.

Jan Di shook her head. "Nope," she sighed again. "Why didn't he tell me that he would come?" she asked to no one particular.

Eun Jae chuckled a little. "He really didn't say anything?" she asked which Jan Di answered by shaking her head. "Maybe he got distracted," Eun Jae offered teasingly.

Jan DI could read between the lines and see the insinuation on Eun Jae's smile when she said those words. Jan Di narrowed her eyes to her friend. "Nothing like that happened!" Jan Di disagreed firmly.

"Really?" Eun Jae asked again moving her eyebrows up and down. "You were on a date last night," she pointed out.

"Not like that. We just had dinner and watched movie with my little brother," Jan Di reasoned.

Eun Jae looked surprised. "Really?" she asked again in wonder. "I thought that he would try to monopolize your time and refuse to share you with anyone after the weekend," Eun Jae confessed.

Jan Di shrugged. "Nope. He was being very mature last night. And very thoughtful. He thought that we hadn't spent much time with my little brother, so he arranged to do just that," she explained.

"Wow. I'd never thought he would do something like that," Eun Jae commented. "It seems like he's close with your brother," she added.

"Hu uh. My little brother, Kang San, was the only one from my family that can treat Joon Pyo normally. I mean, my mom and dad sometimes still called him 'young master' when they forgot that Joon Pyo will be their son-in-law in the future," Jan Di responded nonchalantly.

Eun Jae chuckled. "I can understand that. Sometimes I'm confused as well how to react to the F4's presence," she admitted before continuing the assignments.

The patients started to come for some other sections, but Jan Di and Eun Jae's post was still empty. Jan Di and Eun Jae waited and discussed a few things about last year volunteer event. Suddenly, they could hear a couple of girls' voices from beside Jan Di and Eun Jae's post.

"Did you see him?" first girl asked with excitement clear in her voice.

"Yes. He's so handsome," second girl replied. "Well, of course he's not as cool as Ji Hoo-sunbae," she added.

Jan Di caught Eun Jae's eyes and smiled. They could guess who the girls were talking about.

"You thought Yoon Ji Hoo is cooler than him?" the first girl asked disbelievingly. Jan Di couldn't hear the second girl's reply, but she could hear the first girl's voice again. "But, still Goo Joon Pyo is the CEO of Shinhwa. He's so richer than Yoon Ji Hoo."

Jan Di rolled her eyes when she could hear the awe in the girl's voice. Eun Jae snorted from beside her.

"I didn't know that he had taken over the position. I thought it was still his mother who's in charge of the company," the second girl commented.

"Nah. I heard from my dad that once he came back from America, his mother released the responsibility to him," the first girl replied. "I want to ask my dad to introduce me to him if he gets a chance."

"But I heard he has a girlfriend," the second girl reminded her friend.

"Oh yeah, I heard the gossips as well. Do you think he's serious with his girlfriend? I heard that the girl was no one important," the first girl sneered.

"Dunno. But, didn't you watch the interview before he came home a couple of weeks ago?" the second girl asked again.

"Oh yeah. Totally. When he said that he promised a girl, I don't believe it," the first girl responded stubbornly.

Jan Di and Eun Jae didn't pay attention more to the girls when some patients came to their post. Jan Di and Eun Jae treated the children one by one. Some of them were already teenagers, but most of them were just little children around three through seven years old.

Jan Di was treating a three years old boy whose old wound was opened accidentally. The little boy was sitting on the stool. He was ready to cry and Jan Di was trying to sooth him. "It's okay. It'll hurt just a little, okay? Don't worry," Jan Di cooed. "It's just little hurt. And then it will be okay."

Suddenly a low voice was sounded from behind her. "I got an owwie too. Will you kiss my booboo and make it better," a familiar voice said.

Jan Di turned and found Joon Pyo stood behind her with a smirk on his face. Before she could say anything, a little voice interrupted them. "Did ya get owwie too, ajuhssi?" the little boy whom Jan Di was treating said.

"Yeon Sik, don't interrupt grown up conversation," his mother scolded him before smile apologetically to Joon Pyo and Jan Di.

Joon Pyo just chuckled before crouched down in front of the stool where Yeon Sik was treated. "I did," Joon Pyo answered kindly.

"Whew?" Yeon Sik asked again and got scolded again by his mother.

"It's okay," Joon Pyo said warmly to Yeon Sik's mother before turning his attention back to Yeon Sik. "My owwie was here," he said. He moved his hair from his left temples to show the little boy his old scar. Jan Di frowned seeing the scar that was left from the car accident more than four years ago.

Yeon Sik moved his eyes closer to Joon Pyo's face to see the scar. "Did it hurt?" he asked Joon Pyo after he succeeded seeing the scar.

"Hu uh," Joon Pyo nodded his head.

"Did miss Jan Di kiss it bettew?" Yeon Sik asked innocently.

Joon Pyo laughed while Jan Di felt her face heated. She could see that Yeon Sik's mother was trying not to smile. Jan Di could feel the blush deepened. "Yeon Sik!" Yeon Sik's mother scolded him again seeing Jan Di's uneasiness.

After he was done laughing, Joon Pyo answered the question, "She did." He turned his face to Jan Di and smirked. That earned it a slap on his shoulder from Jan Di.

"Will ya kiss my owwie and make it bettew, miss Jan Di?" Yeon Sik asked innocently.

Jan Di smiled at the little boy. "Sure. But, do you know whose kiss will make it more better?" Jan Di asked back.

"Who?" Yeon Sik asked curiously.

"Your mother's kiss. It's better than my kiss," Jan Di answered before smiling to Yeon Sik's mother who smiled back at her.

Joon Pyo chuckled and stood up beside Jan Di. "I disagreed," he whispered, so only Jan Di could hear him. "Call me when you're free, okay?" he said to Jan Di quietly.

"Okay," Jan Di replied.

Joon Pyo turned to Yeon Sik. "I have to go first. Be good to miss Jan Di, so you can be better, okay?" he said rubbing Yeon Sik's hair gently.

"Okay," Yeon Sik cheered and said goodbye.

After Joon Pyo went out of tent, Jan Di continued to treat Yeon Sik's wound again. "Now, you can't see the wound anymore. It will be better soon," Jan Di said softly to Yeon Sik when she wrapped the bandage on top of the wound.

"Say thank you to miss Jan Di," Yeon Sik's mother said to her son.

"Thank you, miss Jan Di," he said cutely. "Will ya kiss it bettew, mom?"

"Of course," his mother bowed down and kissed the bandage. "Muaach." She turned to Jan Di. "Thank you," she said gratefully.

"You're welcome," Jan DI replied kindly.

"If you don't mind me asking, that was Goo Joon Pyo-sajangnim, right? The man who was on the stage?" Yeon Sik's mother asked curiously. Jan Di just nodded to answer that. "Wow, I never thought he would be so kind," Yeon Sik's mother said again. "And you know him? Is he your boyfriend?" she asked again.

Jan Di chuckled. "Yes," she replied simply.

"Congratulation. He seems like a nice man," Yeon Sik's mother commented.

"Thank you," Jan Di said before Yeon Sik and his mother said goodbye and left.

When Jan Di finally got a break, she excused herself from Eun Jae and went to meet Joon Pyo. He was sitting at one of the benches outside the public hall with his cell phone in his hand he was typing something on his cell phone when Jan Di sat beside him. Joon Pyo stopped typing and turned his head to Jan Di.

"Hey, you're here," Joon Pyo said watching Jan Di who was setting her food on the bench between them. Joon Pyo frowned when he saw the lunch box and the drink that Jan Di had got from the coordinators. "Your lunch is just that?" he asked still frowning.

Jan Di looked up to him. "Yeah, why?" she asked feeling a little confused. "Have you had lunch yet?" Jan DI asked again before Joon Pyo could answer her earlier question.

"Yes, I had. And it was a buffet. How come you just got a box?" he asked again feeling angry and concerned.

Jan Di chuckled. "Joon Pyo, you're the CEO. You're a really special guest. If you're compared to us, the merely students, you're a very very VIP. It was VIP squared. No wonder you got a buffet while I just got a box," she explained. "Besides, this lunch box is pretty good if I have to compare it with other lunch boxes I'd ever got before. And the food is very delicious too," she added. "See!" She showed it to Joon Pyo.

Joon Pyo took a closer look of the food. He had to admit that the lunch box was good. It was no first class food, but it was sufficient. "I don't really like seeing you eat like that," he confessed.

"Why not?" Jan Di asked frowning. Joon Pyo just shrugged. Jan Di sighed. "Listen. I think we both know I'm not a girl from your kind of circle. I used to eat something like this and you should try it sometime. It's not bad really. The food is healthy and delicious. Here taste it!" Jan Di said trying to get Joon Pyo to eat her food.

Joon Pyo shook his head. "I don't want to take your portion of food. I don't want you to be starving later," he said.

"There are a plenty of them. Don't worry. Besides, I'm pretty sure that the food will be too much for me," Jan Di assured him while trying to make him to take a bite. Joon Pyo gave up and accepted the food Jan Di offered. "It's good, right?"

Joon Pyo just nodded his head. Jan Di chuckled. "Besides, why exactly are you here? You didn't say anything last night," Jan Di grumbled.

Joon Pyo sighed. He explained about the circumstances that brought him here. "So I couldn't help and grab a chance to be here with you," he finished it sweetly.

Jan Di chuckled and kissed his cheek. "You're so sweet," she said. "And oh yeah, the way you acted before with Yeon Sik was so adorable. I should've recorded that, really," she added teasingly.

Joon Pyo rolled his eyes. "I told you before, never ever call me adorable again. That's just wrong hearing a grown up man was called adorable," he grumbled.

"You're just such a spoiled brat," Jan Di said teasing him and pinching his cheeks.

The second day of The Volunteer Event, Jan Di got awoken by her cell phone ringing. She got up from the mattress and walked out of the bedroom to take the call. She could see Joon Pyo's face was flashing on the screen. "Hello," she greeted with husky voice from the sleep.

"Where are you?" Joon Pyo asked seriously.

Jan Di frowned hearing her fiancé's voice. "At the house where I got assigned in. Why?" she asked him back.

"Where is it? Can I meet you?" he asked again, still with the seriousness in his voice.

"Why?" Jan Di asked warily. It didn't sound like Joon Pyo when he acted so serious like this.

"I had something to tell you. It's really important," he said again.

"Fine. We can meet at the bench like yesterday. The house was not too far from the public hall," Jan Di decided before hung up the call.

A few minutes later, Jan Di found herself walking slowly to the public hall to meet her stupid fiancé who suddenly became a morning person. She grumbled thinking how Joon Pyo succeeded to make her woke up this early. When she reached the public hall, she could see Joon Pyo had been waiting for her at the bench. An involuntary yawn escaped from her mouth when she was walking toward him. Joon Pyo opened his hands to hug her. Jan Di snuggled her head in his chest. Joon Pyo chuckled while rubbing her hair.

"I'm sorry I woke you up this early," he whispered to her when he heard another yawn escaped.

"What do you want to talk about?" she asked with her eyes still closed and her head was still leaned on his chest.

"The dinner," Joon Pyo said quietly, but Jan Di became really awake when she caught the words.

"The dinner? As in the dinner you want me to have with your family?" she asked anxiously. Joon Pyo nodded apologetically and made Jan Di groaned. "What about it?" she finally asked half-fearful half-whining.

Joon Pyo sighed. "The dinner has to be tonight," he said carefully.

"What? Why?"

"Joon Hee-noona has to fly back to Japan Friday morning. And she and my mother have to attend a dinner invitation from one of our business partners. So the dinner has to be tonight," Joon Pyo explained.

"But, according to the schedules, we only will be able to leave at two o'clock in the afternoon. And with traffic and all, we will arrive in Seoul at five at the earliest. With my luck, I think we can be so late and arrive at seven," Jan Di grumbled.

Joon Pyo shook his head. "No, if you come with me," he contradicted.

"What? No! Joon Pyo, I can't just up and go. I have responsibility here. I can't just leave," she protested.

"Of course not," Joon Pyo agreed. "We will leave at two, according to the schedule. You have responsibility here until two, right?" Jan Di nodded her agreement. "So we'll stay until two and you do what you have to do. At two, you'll go home with me using the helicopter. We'll arrive at three or four for the latest at Shinhwa Hotel. And we can be at my house at six," Joon Pyo explained.

Jan Di was silent for a few minutes to think about the plan. The plan was pretty good and Joon Pyo was being reasonable. He didn't act impulsively and still thought about her other responsibilities beside being his fiancée. Jan Di nodded her head in agreement. "Alright, that's a good plan," she admitted.

Joon Pyo smirked. "Of course, I'm a genius after all," he said, being himself again.

Jan Di just chuckled. Now that she had thought about it, the spoiled, pompous, and stubborn side of Joon Pyo could be missed sometimes.

Jan Di had been trying to find Choi Seong Jo, the coordinator for her group. She needed to tell him that she wouldn't go home with other students in the bus. Unfortunately, Choi Seong Jo was very busy since morning, so it was very difficult for Jan Di to find him. Jan Di set up to do her assignments for today. Joon Pyo was busy having conference call all morning. Because he was not in Seoul for the moment, his meetings were changed to be conference calls.

An hour before lunch when there was no patient, Jan Di excused herself to Eun Jae to call Joon Pyo. Eun Jae gave Jan Di her agreement and continued her work of arranging the report for the event. A few minutes after Jan Di left, someone called Eun Jae's name.

"Han Eun Jae."

Eun Jae looked up and found Choi Seong Jo. "Oh, Choi-sunbae?"

"Hmm.. I heard Geum Jan Di was looking for me. Where is she?" Choi Seong Jo asked firmly.

"Oh yes. Jan Di is looking for you. She stepped outside for a minute to make a call," Eun Jae informed Choi Seong Jo.

Choi Seong Jo frowned when he heard this. "She left her post to make phone call?" he said. There was sign of anger in his tone.

"Yes," Eun Jae hesitated. She didn't want Jan DI to get into trouble. But, before she could worry more, Jan Di had come back to their post.

"Oh, Choi-sunbaenim," Jan Di greeted him politely.

Choi Seong Jo turned his head to look at Jan Di. "Let me get this clear, you left your post to make a phone call?" he asked again.

Jan Di was stunned for a moment hearing the anger in his voice. "Hmm, yes, Choi-sunbaenim," Jan Di answered carefully. "But there's no patient for the moment, that's why I thought that it was fine," she tried to reason with him.

"Let me be clear here. I don't like people who are late or slacking from their task," Choi Seong Jo said firmly.

Jan Di frowned when she heard this. She knew that Choi Seong Jo were trying to insinuate her. "Look here, sunbaenim. There is no patient here, I don't have something to do for the moment, that's why I thought.."

"Then why did I find Han Eun Jae was doing her job to write the report? Why didn't you help her instead of making phone calls?"

"I just stepped outside for a minute and you're making big deal out of it?" Jan Di asked with disbelieved tone. "It's not like I neglected my responsibility here. I was just out for a minute and you talked to me like I didn't do my assignment the whole day!" Jan Di hissed, feeling annoyed.

"Just don't do that again! I don't like people who are not doing their job!" Choi Seong Jo warned her before walked away from their post.

"What a jerk!" Eun Jae whispered when they couldn't see Choi Seong Jo anymore.

"Tell me about it," Jan Di grumbled before she took her earlier seat. "Oh, shit!" she cursed. "I forgot to tell him about my plan," she said.

"Damn!" Eun Jae cursed too.

Jan Di didn't get a chance to find Choi Seong Jo again. She prayed that he wouldn't complicate her plan to go home with Joon Pyo, but she got the feeling that he would do just that. Jan Di checked her watch when she brought her backpack to the assembly point. Eun Jae was already there with their two housemates. Jan Di's watch showed that it was already ten minutes before two. She tried to look for Choi Seong Jo and felt relieved when she could see him checking some medical equipment.

Jan Di walked toward him. "Hmm, Choi-sunbaenim," she called him, trying to get his attention.

Choi Seong Jo turned around and faced her. His expression hardened the second he saw her. "What?"

Jan Di flinched when she heard the tone. "Excuse me, sunbaenim. I just want to ask permission for not taking the bus to go home," she said, trying to sound as polite as possible.

Choi Seong Jo frowned hearing this. "Let me get this straight. First, you were late coming to the meeting point. Second, you left your post to call someone. And now, you're asking me to go home before everyone?"

Jan Di tried to control her emotion before answering the position. "I'm not asking to go home before anyone else. I'm just asking your permission for not taking the bus," she tried to clear the misunderstanding.

Choi Seong Jo considered Jan Di's request for a minute. "Alright, as long as you go home after everyone else settled in the bus," he said turning to check the equipment again.

Jan Di frowned hearing this. Her watch had showed that it was two minutes to two. "Excuse me, sunbaenim. Can I ask why everyone hasn't got to the bus already?" she asked curiously.

"The buses are not here yet," Choi Seong Jo answered before leaving Jan Di there.

Jan Di frowned, but she got no choice besides walking back to Eun Jae. "Why aren't you going?" Eun Jae asked her.

"The buses are late," Jan Di replied her friend's question.

"What? Then what does that have anything to do with your plan?"

"Choi Seong Jo doesn't want me to go before the others are settled in the bus," Jan Di replied. She gritted her teeth in annoyance. The politeness she had for him went out the window the moment he acted like a jerk.

Suddenly her cell phone rang and Joon Pyo's face flashed on the screen. Jan Di picked it up. "Where are you?" Joon Pyo's voice came from the phone the second Jan Di picked up the call.

"I can't get out of here yet," she reported to Joon Pyo.

"What? Why?" he asked again.

"The buses aren't here yet," she replied.

"So?"

"The coordinator of my group doesn't want me to go before the others are settled in the bus," she explained the crazy situation.

"That's ridiculous. You don't have anything to do with the buses," Joon Pyo said in annoyance.

"Tell me about it," Jan Di grumbled back.

"I'm coming there," Joon Pyo growled before hung up the call.

Jan Di grimaced when the call ended. Eun Jae was gazing at her friend understandingly. "What did he say?" she asked Jan Di carefully.

"He's coming here," Jan Di answered simply.

"Oow.. we're gonna see Choi Seong Jo versus Goo Joon Pyo," Eun Jae commented. That made Jan Di snorted.

Five minutes after two, Jan Di saw Joon Pyo was walking toward her direction. Joon Pyo had seen Jan Di and tried to get to her. Unfortunately, one of the department staffs who supervised the event greeted him before he could reach Jan Di. "Goo Joon Pyo-sajangnim," the department staff greeted politely.

"Hello," Joon Pyo replied with stiff voice.

"Can I help you, Sir?" the department staff asked again.

Joon Pyo wanted to scream at him, "Yes, how about you shut up and leave me alone, so I can meet my fiancée!" Before Joon Pyo could say something exactly like that, a thought came to his mind. "Yes, actually. I heard that the buses aren't here yet," Joon Pyo hinted as polite as he could afford.

"Oh yes, Goo-sajangnim. The buses are late because of the traffic jam that's happening at the highway," the department staff answered directly.

"Oh, right. Hmm, I want to know, is there any rule that declare about a prohibition for a student to leave the place before the others get into the buses?" Joon Pyo asked slyly.

The department staff frowned and looked confused. "I don't think so, Sir. But, I'm sorry, I don't really understand the circumstances you were talking about, Goo-sajangnim," he admitted carefully.

Joon Pyo sighed. "Okay, say one of the students wants to leave this place before other faculty members leave, can she or he do that?" he tried to explain his point.

"Certainly, Sir. But, I'm afraid the village is quite remote. It will be difficult for the person to leave without the transportation that we prepared," the department staff explained.

"I see. Say, that the person has transportation, does she or he have to wait for the others get settled in the bus?" Joon Pyo asked again for confirmation.

"I don't think so, Sir. As long as the person got the permission from his or her coordinator group, the person can leave, Sir," the department staff confirmed.

Joon Pyo smiled. "Thank you. Now, can you help me find the coordinator of.. hmm.. group B?" he asked again after he tried to remember which group that Jan Di had been.

"I'll call him right away, Sir," the department staff replied and found his cell phone. He talked to someone before turning back to Joon Pyo.

A couple of minutes later, a guy that looked like had the same age as Joon Pyo came to their direction. The guy was introduced as Choi Seong Jo, the coordinator of group B. Joon Pyo stared at the guy with annoyed expression. "I asked Mr. Hmm, I'm sorry, what's your name?" Joon Pyo asked the department staff that had been helping him earlier.

"Park Kyeon Woo, Goo-sajangnim," the department staff answered politely.

"Okay, I asked Park Kyeon Woo-ssi here about some regulations for this event. I asked him whether there is a rule that prohibit a student to leave this place before the others or not. He answered that there is no such rule," Joon Pyo said to Choi Seong Jo. "Then why did you prohibit one of the students to leave this place just because the buses aren't here yet?" Joon Pyo snapped.

Choi Seong Jo gapped hearing the question. He didn't think that his action earlier was notified to Joon Pyo. After a moment, Choi Seong Jo could regain his composure again. "I'm sorry to say this, Sir, but I don't see how that is your business," he said bravely.

Joon Pyo frowned and was ready to scream, but he tried to control his emotion and act professional. "Geum Jan Di asked your permission to leave before the others. Why didn't you give the permission? What is your reason to prohibit her to leave?" Joon Pyo asked again.

"I'm the coordinator of her group, so she is one of my responsibilities. I can't let her leave because the others haven't left yet. This event's mission is not about helping other people, but also learning about the solidarity. I can't just let her leave like that," Choi Seong Jo explained confidently.

"There is no rule that prohibit a student to leave this place," Joon Pyo said again.

"That's true, but the rule declares that students have to get the permission from the coordinator of the group if they want to leave the place of event," Choi Seong Jo argued again.

"She asked your permission just for the courtesy. You don't have any right to prohibit her from leaving. She's an adult and she has a right to choose wherever she wants to go," Joon Pyo argued back.

"That's kind of funny. If she's an adult, then why does she need you to fight her own battle?" Choi Seong Jo sneered.

Joon Pyo scowled. "You're right. I guess she needs to fight her own battle," he said confidently. He was sure that Jan Di was brave and strong enough to argue with this jerk. He turned his head to Secretary Jung. "Bring Jan Di here," he ordered quietly.

"Yes, Young Master," Secretary Jung obeyed and went to get Jan Di.

A minute later, Jan Di stood beside Joon Pyo with confused expression. She had seen the argument, but she had no idea what the guys had been talking about. Joon Pyo explained to her what had been happening. She nodded her head as the sign that she understood before turned to face Choi Seong Jo. "I understand the argument. But, I'm sorry, sunbaenim, I still don't understand why I can't leave yet?" Jan Di finally asked trying to be polite.

"This event is about learning how to help people and also about the solidarity. You already had caused problems since the beginning. First, you were late. Second, you left your post to make a phone call. And now you want to leave early?"

"I think I already heard those statement," Jan Di said coolly. "First, I was late. Yes, that's right I was late, but that was just for a couple of minutes, clearly. I'm here, right? If I was late more than a couple of minutes, I don't think the bus would wait for me. Am I right?" Jan Di challenged Choi Seong Jo. "Besides, you pointed out over and over again about hating people who are late. Then, what do you say about the buses that had been late for almost half an hour?" she pointed out.

"This is not the buses' fault. They are trapped at the traffic jam," Choi Seong Jo retorted.

"Ahh, so it's okay to be late because of traffic jam? Then how do you know that I wasn't late because of the traffic jam?" Jan Di demanded.

"That's your personal problem. But the buses are everyone's problem. That's why you need to learn about solidarity," Choi Seong Jo argued.

"So, let me get this straight, it's okay to leave a person behind, but it's not okay to leave many people behind?" Jan Di asked angrily. "Say, the buses came on time and all of you leave me behind because you said earlier I need to have solidarity and didn't leave before the others. And after you left, I was kidnapped because you leave me alone. Would you have solidarity for me? I got hurt because I followed your rule. Would it be okay if it was only me that got hurt just because some solidarity bullshit?" Jan Di asked harshly.

Choi Seong Jo didn't argue back. Jan Di took a deep breath and tried to act casual. "I think I made my point. Can I have your permission to leave, Choi Seong Jo-sunbaenim?" she asked with slight sarcastic tone in her voice.

Choi Seong Jo scowled. "No," he said stubbornly.

"What?" Joon Pyo asked the same time Jan Di yelled, "Why?"

"You pointed out that you could get hurt if you were left behind. As the coordinator of your group, I can't let you leave because you're still my responsibility," Choi Seong Jo argued.

Joon Pyo growled. "She's my fiancée. Her safety is my responsibility," he said angrily when his patience was getting thin by each words Choi Seong Jo was saying. That earned gasps from other people around them, including the supervisors and other coordinators.

Choi Seong Jo didn't realize that Joon Pyo was involved in this case because he was Geum Jan Di's fiancé. Seong Jo thought that Jan Di just knew Joon Pyo and asked his help. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "I see. But, I'm still her coordinator and she can't leave without my permission," Choi Seong Jo retorted back.

"Like hell I can't.." Jan Di started to yell harshly, but Joon Pyo held her back. Jan Di scowled at Joon Pyo, but she didn't continue her rant.

Joon Pyo smirked darkly. "You want to play that card, I can do that as well," he started coolly. "You study at Shinhwa University, am I correct?" he asked rhetorically. "So you must know where the university got the name. Shinhwa University was built by Shinhwa Corporation. Everyone knows that. But, the little detail that not everyone knows is 80% of Shinhwa University's shares are owned by my family exclusively. Do you know what that mean?" Joon Pyo stopped for a moment. "Every decision from Shinhwa University has to be approved by my family. Those decisions will have to be approved by me indirectly," Joon Pyo explained. "You want to pull rank, I can do that as well. I think you get my point, right?" Joon Pyo asked Choi Seong Jo as well.

Choi Seong couldn't say anything. Joon Pyo sighed. "I really didn't want to make a big deal out of it. It's your fault for being so stubborn about your rules. Now, I think you won't mind I bring my fiancée out of here, right?" Joon Pyo asked. But, without waiting for the confirmation, Joon Pyo said, "Secretary Jung, please bring Jan Di's bag to the helicopter," he ordered.

Joon Pyo put his arm around Jan Di's waist and escorted her out of the place. After they got away from the whispers and stares from the people, Jan Di groaned and hid her face in her hands. "Why did I do that? That was so stupid. Why did you do that?" she asked Joon Pyo half-angry half-scared.

Joon Pyo sighed. "I know.. I know the gossips will be terrible. I'm really sorry, baby. But, he just got on my nerve," Joon Pyo tried to explain.

"Yeah, I know. He got on my nerve as well. That was why I didn't try to calm you down," Jan Di said, sighing.

"I'm really sorry. We'll handle the gossips later, okay?" Joon Pyo tried to assure her. "Now, are you ready to handle my family?" he asked making Jan Di groaned hearing his words.

A/N: So, what do you think? Too much? I know that the argument is kinda too much. But, I still hope that you like it :)

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