Chapter 29 The Unexpected
Disclaimer: I'm just borrowing BBF characters to play with my own characters for this story.
I'm so sorry I couldn't update sooner. Here is another chapter. Enjoy :)
The day after Woo Bin's kidnapping, the F4 and the girls were surrounding Woo Bin's hospital bed. His dad had left earlier after making sure that Woo Bin would be alright. His dad had also made sure that Woo Bin would get tight security, either with his friends here, hospital security, or his own men. Now, since his dad had left, his friends would be the ones to keep Woo Bin company. They were watching Jae Kyung who was feeding Woo Bin his lunch. Suddenly Yi Jeong chuckled.
"I never thought that I would see the day Woo Bin would be fed like this," he said mockingly.
The others chuckled after hearing Yi Jeong's comment. However, Woo Bin just flipped Yi Jeong off with his finger. That earned more laughter from the others. After Woo Bin was done having his lunch and taking his medicine, the others settled themselves on the chairs around Woo Bin's bed.
"So, what will you do about Kwon Dae Gyu?" Joon Pyo asked, starting the conversation. Woo Bin looked thoughtful for a moment before gazing back at his friends.
"I'll wait for his next move. If he doesn't do anything else, I'll stay silent. But if he does something else, I'll decide my plan then," he answered calmly.
"But, don't you want to get revenge on him?" Joon Pyo asked angrily. Woo Bin didn't answer immediately.
"By doing what? Report them to the police? I don't have any proof to do that," he replied. "Besides, I had a truce with Takazawa. And I don't want to be the one who breaks it first," he added seriously.
"Why do you trust him so much?" Ji Hoo asked curiously. Woo Bin shrugged.
"Because despite him being a mafia, he really is a decent guy," he answered readily.
"How can you be so sure?" Ji Hoo asked again.
"Yeah. Besides, what does this have anything to do with you not doing anything to Kwon Dae Gyu?" Joon Pyo demanded.
"I want to get even. He did help you guys to save me, right? This once, I will let it go," Woo Bin insisted. "Besides, he said that he'd try to talk to Kwon Dae Gyu. If, Kwon Dae Gyu listens to him, this problem will end with this," he added confidently.
"But, what if Kwon Dae Gyu decides to do something else?" Yi Jeong asked hypothetically. Woo Bin shrugged.
"Then, the truce is void. I won't feel guilty to do something to Kwon Dae Gyu, then," he answered darkly.
"I can't believe you'll let it slide just like that. I should've beaten Kwon Dae Gyu more," Joon Pyo said angrily. He even stood up from his seat with his hand flying in the air, showing that he was really angry. Jan Di pulled him back to his seat and slapped the back of his head.
"Shut up!" she warned him.
"Yah!" Joon Pyo yelled at her, showing his protest. However, he shut his mouth once he saw her glare.
The others chuckled seeing how Jan Di could handle Joon Pyo easily. After the chuckles died down, Woo Bin spoke up again.
"I don't want to get on Takazawa's bad side. Without his help, Kwon Dae Gyu is nothing. Therefore, I don't want to make Takazawa take Kwon Dae Gyu's side if I betray the truce first," Woo Bin stated firmly.
The others nodded their heads. They finally could understand what Woo Bin had meant. Without Takazawa's help, Kwon Dae Gyu or even Hwang Q wouldn't be big problems for them.
Two days after the conversation, Jae Kyung suddenly barged into Woo Bin's hospital room. She looked like she was in a rush and panicked. She came to Woo Bin's bed immediately. She grabbed the remote control for the television and turned the television on.
"What's happening?" Woo Bin asked her, looking so confused.
"I just got the news from my secretary. We have to see this," Jae Kyung answered while still looking for the right channel.
On the television, the reporter was reporting from the Headquarters of Hwang Q. She said that Hwang Q had showed some proofs that they really had made an arrangement with JK Group. Suddenly the screen changed to the recording of an interview with Kwon Go Tae with the reporters.
"I have already said that we had an arrangement with JK Group. However, JK Group denied it. That's why now I want to give some proof of our agreement. Even though we had not signed any contract yet, JK had asked for our help, in exchange for the arrangement. This is the recording of our conversation," Kwon Go Tae said before playing the recording.
The recording was a conversation between Jae Kyung's father, Kwon Go Tae, and Kwon Dae Gyu. The conversation was how Kwon Go Tae offered to help Jae Kyung's father in exchange for an arranged marriage and business partnership between JK Group and Hwang Q. In the recording, Jae Kyung's father had agreed to make an arrangement as long as Hwang Q succeeded to get rid of Woo Bin from Jae Kyung's life.
"I will agree with the arrangement as long as you can get Song Woo Bin away from my daughter any way you can." That was the highlight of the conversation.
"We made an unofficial arrangement with JK Group, but they denied the arrangement. Now, my son was viciously attacked by Song Woo Bin and his men because of this arrangement," Kwon Go Tae stated, showing some pictures of Kwon Dae Gyu with bruises all over his face. "I won't stay silent if my son gets beaten like this. People have to know that it is Song Woo Bin who has no morality and humanity within him," he added firmly.
"I can't believe this. How dare he to say that! His son is the bastard in this matter and now he's blaming you. I'll kill him!" Jae Kyung yelled angrily.
Woo Bin shook his head. He couldn't try to calm Jae Kyung because he was also furious with Hwang Q.
"It's too much!" he hissed angrily. "They've done too much. I won't let them get away with this," he yelled too.
"What can we do?" Jae Kyung asked. "Let the media knows that it was Kwon Dae Gyu who beat you first?" she asked. Woo Bin groaned.
"I don't have any proof to do that. They can say that it was me who beat him first and he was just defending himself by doing this to me," he said with furious expression on his face. "Damn it!" he cursed angrily.
"We need to find something that we can use against them," Jae Kyung said calmly. "And I need to confront my father for doing that. I can't believe he said that," she added, gritting her teeth.
"We will have to decide what to do," Woo Bin agreed.
The next day, Woo Bin was discharged from the hospital. His men picked him up from the hospital because his friends and Jae Kyung were all busy. Woo Bin didn't mind that at all. He was sitting on one of the couch in his living room, trying to rest his sore body, especially his legs. Kwon Dae Gyu had kicked Woo Bin's legs and stomach so many times and that they were bruised all over. Suddenly one of his men came toward Woo Bin. He bowed to Woo Bin before thrusting a box at him.
"A man delivered this box just now, Boss. He said that I had to give it to you directly," he said to Woo Bin. Woo Bin received the box before inspecting the outside of the box suspiciously.
"Where is the man who delivered this?" he asked.
"He's already left boss."
Before Woo Bin could respond to that, suddenly the box began to ring. Woo Bin frowned and opened the box. He couldn't believe what he saw. His old phone was sprawling inside the box. He had thought that his phone had been lost. The call was from unknown number. Woo Bin stared at the phone suspiciously before picking it up. He accepted the call and brought the phone to his ear.
"Hello?" he greeted. A chuckle sounded from the phone.
"Song Woo Bin," a man's voice greeted back. Woo Bin frowned when he recognized the voice.
"Takazawa? You got my phone?" he asked in English. Takazawa chuckled again.
"Yes," he replied. "It fell down when you were beaten by Kwon Dae Gyu," he explained. Woo Bin narrowed his eyes, feeling suspicious.
"Why did you keep it? And why do you give it back now?" he asked. The accusation in his tone was clear and it was caught by Takazawa as well.
"You really can't trust me, can you?" Takazawa asked, still sounding amused.
"I honestly don't know how to trust you. We made a deal, but suddenly your father-in-law made those accusations. I tried to follow our deal, but apparently you didn't. So, now you tell me how I can trust you." Woo Bin retorted back with annoyed tone in his voice.
"That's why I gave your phone back. I feel a little guilty about the situation, so I sent you a little bonus along with your phone. You can find the bonus in it," Takazawa said mysteriously. "It's gonna help you, trust me," he added firmly. Woo Bin was thoughtful for a moment.
"Why do you want to help me?" he asked, still sounding suspicious.
"Because you followed our deal. I respect you for that. I respect everyone who can keep his words," Takazawa said with serious voice. "Besides, count it as an apology for not being able to keep my promise for our truce. Then, we're even," he added.
"You're apologizing to me by giving me something that can help me facing your in-laws?" Woo Bin asked again with disbelief tone.
"I don't like them right now. They and I made a deal to consult each other before taking action, but they keep doing what they want without my say. That's why I decide to just do what I want," Takazawa explained. "They keep lying to me. And for me, that means they betray me. I really don't like that. If they were not family, I could get rid of them. However, I can't exactly do that to my wife. Therefore, just this once I'll just help you. But, don't expect more from me," he added.
"I see. Thanks, I guess," Woo Bin replied.
"So, no hard feeling and no debt between us, okay Song Woo Bin?" Takazawa asked.
"Well, I have to see what the bonus that you said first before deciding that," Woo Bin said. Takazawa chuckled.
"Okay. I just want to ask you one thing. If you decide that the bonus is really helpful, please keep my name out of the mess, deal?" he asked. Woo Bin thought for a moment.
"Okay, deal," he finally replied. Takazawa chuckled.
"I hope I can keep trusting you, Song Woo Bin. Goodbye, then," he said before ending the call.
Woo Bin stared at his phone for a minute before trying to guess what Takazawa had meant with bonus. He opened the messages and the file explorer, trying to find something. After that he tried gallery. He looked all of the photographs one by one. He had hundreds of pictures that he had taken with his phone camera. When he started to feel desperate, he finally found what Takazawa had meant. And Woo Bin could see that the bonus would really be able to help Woo Bin's problem.
(A/N: Can you guess what the bonus is? Should I stop here? Hehe, I'm kidding)
Woo Bin had sent text messages to Jae Kyung and his friends after finding the bonus that Takazawa had sent for him. He told them to meet him at the base camp that evening because he needed their help or something. That was why he found himself at the backseat of one of his cars that afternoon while one of his men drove the car. He still couldn't drive because of his sore legs. That was why he was being chauffeured by his men that day.
When he arrived at the base camp, Ga Eul and Yi Jeong were already there. A few minutes after him, Jae Kyung arrived and sat beside him immediately. She kissed his cheek lovingly.
"How are you today?" she asked caringly.
"Still a little sore," Woo Bin admitted, smiling a little.
"I'm sorry I couldn't visit you today," she said regrettably, caressing his cheek. Woo Bin shook his head.
"It's okay. You're busy. Besides, I was just resting all day at home," he said, leaning his cheek in her palm before closing his eyes.
"Yo, lovebirds," Joon Pyo greeted them and made them turned their heads toward him. He had his hand on Jan Di's shoulder. He wore a smirk on his face while Jan Di giggled seeing Woo Bin and Jae Kyung acted lovey-dovey like that. Ga Eul and Yi Jeong chuckled, looking at the scene. Woo Bin sent an annoyed look to Joon Pyo. Joon Pyo didn't even notice that and just sat on one of the couch, pulling Jan Di close to him.
A few minutes later, Eun Jae and Ji Hoo finally arrived. After everyone was seated, they looked at Woo Bin and waited for him to start the conversation.
"Okay, first of all.. thanks for coming here," Woo Bin started. However, before he could continue, Joon Pyo threw some nuts at him. Woo Bin glared at his friend.
"Yah! Cut the crap. Just get to the point," Joon Pyo exclaimed to Woo Bin.
"Alright.. alright," Woo Bin retorted, sighing. "I received an.. unexpected package this morning," he said mysteriously.
"What was it?" Ji Hoo asked curiously.
"From who?" Yi Jeong asked the same time with Ji Hoo. Woo Bin smirked, seeing the curious faces of his friends.
"It was from Takazawa," he added little information.
"What? What did he send?" Joon Pyo asked quickly. Woo Bin pulled out something from his jacket pocket. Then, he put the object on the table.
"He sent me this," he said.
"Isn't that your old phone?" Jae Kyung asked, recognizing the phone.
"Yup," Woo Bin confirmed instantly.
"So what? You've already bought a new phone. What's so important about him sending your phone back?" Joon Pyo asked, looking confused. Woo Bin grinned.
"Him sending my phone back isn't the important news I want to tell you. The important news is he sent along some.. bonus, as he called it, with my phone," he added mysteriously.
"Woo Bin, get to the point. You're losing my interest," Joon Pyo said impatiently. It was clear that he was really curious. Woo Bin chuckled seeing Joon Pyo's expression.
"Well, he added something in my phone. And I printed them for you to see," Woo Bin said, putting some papers on the table beside his old phone. Joon Pyo grabbed the paper immediately to see what they were about.
"Holy shit!" he exclaimed loudly, seeing the contents of the papers. Yi Jeong and Ji Hoo stood up from their seat and walked toward Joon Pyo to see what was so special about the papers. They both cursed as well once they saw the contents of the papers. The papers contained some photographs that showed Kwon Dae Gyu beating Woo Bin with his men restraining Woo Bin by grabbing his arms each. It seemed like Takazawa had taken the pictures when the fight had been happening.
The boys' reaction to the papers made the girls curious too. They gasped and looked really shocked when they saw the pictures. Jae Kyung even sobbed when she saw them. She turned to Woo Bin with tears started brimming in her eyes.
"He did that to you?" she asked Woo Bin between the sobs. Woo Bin threw his arm around her and brought her closer to him.
"It's okay, baby. I'm okay now," he said, trying to calm her down. He kissed the crown of her head.
The others were looking at them. The girls looked at them with sad expression. Ga Eul even had tears on her eyes. The boys looked concerned.
"Why did Takazawa give you these?" Ji Hoo asked, looking confused.
Woo Bin told them his phone conversation with Takazawa earlier that day.
"I see. It seems like he really is a decent guy, like you said," Yi Jeong commented understandingly. Woo Bin nodded. He gazed at all of his friends.
"That's why I need your help. I want your advice about what I should do with the pictures," he said, nodding toward the papers in Joon Pyo's hands.
The other boys glanced at each other with thoughtful expression on each of their faces.
"Maybe you can file a report to the police about an assault," Ji Hoo suggested. Woo Bin thought for a moment.
"I've thought about that. Do you think that those pictures can be sufficient and credible as proof?" he asked, not looking so sure. Woo Bin's question made the boys looked thoughtful again.
"I think they will. The police can check if the photographs have been tampered or not. And if they haven't, it can prove that Kwon Dae Gyu did beat you up first," Joon Pyo commented.
"Yeah. Besides, you can send your medical report along with the photographs," Ji Hoo added. Woo Bin nodded his head.
"Maybe we can do that," he mumbled. Yi Jeong smirked.
"I have another idea," he suddenly interjected, making his friends looked curiously at him. "The photographs may or may not be sufficient for the police, but we can also do something else that may produce the same result," he added.
"Yi Jeong, get to the point already! You're being creepy," Joon Pyo exclaimed, making the others looked at him with confused expression.
"Are you trying to say that Yi Jeong's being cryptic?" Ji Hoo asked Joon Pyo after thinking about Joon Pyo's sentence. The others laughed instantly. After hearing Ji Hoo's question, they finally realized what Joon Pyo had meant. Joon Pyo looked annoyed now.
"It's just the same," he protested, defending himself. His sentence was ignored by his laughing friends. "Yah! Stop laughing!" he yelled angrily before turning to Yi Jeong. "You! Back to the topic. What did you mean?" he demanded to Yi Jeong.
Yi Jeong was still chuckling. He had been annoyed when Joon Pyo had called him creepy earlier. However, Joon Pyo being Joon Pyo, Yi Jeong had to understand and excuse his stupidity.
"Okay, I'll get to the point," Yi Jeong agreed. "I have a friend who works as a reporter. We can leak the news to him and he can spread the news to the media. The public will find out the truth about the fight," he explained.
"That's a great plan!" Joon Pyo exclaimed.
"That's brilliant," Ji Hoo agreed. Woo Bin nodded his head.
"That can work as well. Can you get in touch with him?" he asked Yi Jeong immediately. Yi Jeong smirked.
"Of course."
Jan Di was organizing her books in her room when her mother suddenly peeked into the room. Jan Di was startled at first, but then she looked at her mother with confused expression.
"What are you doing, Mom?" Jan Di asked, still holding two books in her hands. Her mother looked panicked.
"Joon Pyo's mother is at the door," she whispered hastily.
Jan Di almost dropped her books, but she got a grip on herself in last second. She put the books on her bed before following her mother to the living room. Her jaw almost hit the floor when she saw Kang Hee Soo was sitting on the couch at the living room. Her father looked relief instantly when he saw Jan Di entered the room. Jan Di bowed her head down to Kang Hee Soo. Kang Hee Soo nodded her head in greeting. She didn't look arrogant, but she wasn't friendly either.
"Geum Jan Di," she greeted with normal tone. "I'm glad that you're home. I heard that Joon Pyo was playing golf with his business partners today, so I thought that you'd be home," she said formally. "I want to ask you to come with me. I have been invited to this charity gala for kids with physical disabilities organization. I know that you like kids, so you'll be interested in the organization," she added confidently.
Jan Di did feel interested in the program because she did like kids. However, she couldn't shake the nagging question of why Kang Hee Soo suddenly asked her to attend the gala with her.
"I'm honored that you consider asking me to come with you, Ma'am. But, I don't understand why you want me to go," Jan Di admitted.
"Well," Kang Hee Soo started, smiling. "Since you're officially Joon Pyo's fiancée now, I think that it's time for you to see how it is within our society. I want to show you how to behave in our circles, so you won't do something ridiculous in the future," she admitted honestly.
Jan Di frowned hearing this. She didn't like the insinuation that Kang Hee Soo had stated. It felt like she was certain that Jan Di would do something embarrassing, so Kang Hee soo wanted to teach her manners. It made Jan Di wanted to protest.
"I don't think that there's something wrong with how I treat people, Ma'am," Jan Di answered politely, but coldly.
"Oh, not really," Kang Hee Soo said, not looking offended at all. "Your behavior is good enough for casual thing. But, you still had to work on your lady-like attitude for the formal event. That's why I want you to come with me. You can see how to act when you attend formal event," she explained frankly.
Jan Di wanted to protest more, but she couldn't find any fault with that. Maybe this was something she could do to become closer to Joon Pyo's mother. After all, Jan Di couldn't avoid Kang Hee Soo forever, especially when she married Joon Pyo in the future.
"Okay. I need to get ready first, then," Jan Di finally agreed.
"Good idea. Do you have the clothes that would be suitable for the event?" Kang Hee Soo asked. She didn't look like she wanted to offend Jan Di, but Jan Di frowned hearing this question nonetheless.
"Yes, I think I can manage," Jan Di answered coldly. She did observe Kang Hee Soo's attire though, just for reference. She left the room to go to her bedroom.
Jan Di went to check her closet immediately. She was pretty sure that she had a few dresses that Joon Pyo had made her wear before. Some of them would be suitable for this type of event. Good thing that she had showered an hour ago, so she just had to wash her face. Then, she started to get ready.
Jan Di finally walked out of her bedroom half an hour later. She wore a simple beige dress that reached her knees with dark brown blazer over it. She wore a set of earrings and a bracelet that Joon Pyo had given before they had gone to the club after his proposal. Jan Di had put the Shinhwa necklace around her neck. She figured that event like this would be the appropriate time to wear it.
Jan Di came to the living room after preparing herself to hear a possible harsh comment from Kang Hee Soo. Kang Hee Soo observed Jan Di's clothes for a minute before nodding her head.
"That's good enough. Let's get going," Kang Hee Soo finally said and stood up from her seat.
Jan Di gapped a little. She didn't think that Kang Hee Soo would approve easily about her clothes. Even though Kang Hee Soo didn't give Jan Di compliment, her approval did make Jan Di feel a little confident.
Jan Di followed Kang Hee Soo to the limousine after she said goodbye to her parents. She rolled her eyes secretly. Of course, Kang Hee Soo would use a limousine. Jan Di finally realized where Joon Pyo got this kind of attitude from. Kang Hee Soo's assistant opened the door for them both. After they sat comfortably, the limousine finally set out.
"If you can dress yourselves like this, why haven't you worn better clothes before? I still remember when I met you on Joon Pyo's birthday. That clothes weren't suitable for Joon Pyo's fiancee," Kang Hee Soo commented harshly.
"When I went to Joon Pyo's office that day, I just left the campus. And I can't wear this kind of dress to campus. I would be overdressed," Jan Di replied readily. Kang Hee Soo frowned hearing this. However, the frown didn't last long.
"I see. Well, at least you know how to dress when you appear in public as Joon Pyo's fiancée. If you want to dress casually for your everyday activities, at least wear something with brand, okay? Don't wear something cheap. It will be embarrassing if the public see you with cheap clothes. It will humiliate Shinhwa name. They'd think that Joon Pyo neglect you or something," Kang Hee Soo said critically.
Jan Di wanted to protest to that. She didn't see any reason to not wear something cheap. As long as the quality was good, she didn't think it would be bad to wear them, cheap or not. She wanted to say as much, but she couldn't. She didn't want to embarrass Joon Pyo in public. So, at least for Joon Pyo she would pay attention to what she would wear.
"I'll think about it, Ma'am," Jan Di finally mumbled. Kang Hee Soo looked at her with weird expression.
"I think it's strange that you keep calling me Ma'am. However, calling me Mother would be inappropriate before the wedding. Maybe you should call me ajumeonni," Kang Hee Soo suggested nonchalantly.
For the third time that day, Jan Di was shocked hearing Kang Hee Soo's statements. She never thought that Kang Hee Soo would be that civil to her. It felt like Kang Hee Soo could be a normal mother-in-law. Even though, Jan Di knew that Kang Hee Soo wouldn't act all motherly to her, but it felt like she and Kang Hee Soo wouldn't fight too much with each other.
"Yes, Ma.. Ajumeonni," Jan Di obeyed readily. She didn't want to argue over these kind of things.
"By the way, have you talked about the wedding with Joon Pyo?" Kang Hee Soo continued with the next topic in her list. It seemed like she had quite long list of conversation topics she wanted to talk about.
Jan Di frowned hearing this. She didn't want Kang Hee Soo to interfere about her future plan with Joon Pyo too much. She and Joon Pyo had agreed to wait until her graduation for the wedding. That was why she informed Kang Hee Soo about the agreement between her and Joon Pyo. Kang Hee Soo didn't look happy with Jan Di's answer.
"Yes of course, you'll have to wait until you graduate for the wedding," Kang Hee Soo agreed, which made Jan Di felt relief a little. "But, you still have to start thinking about the preparation now. The wedding will have to be organized months before the actual day. You have to start thinking about the details since now. Besides, you'll be busy with your studies, you have to plan this wedding little by little," she scolded Jan Di.
"I think that's Joon Pyo and my decision," Jan Di replied mumbling.
"Of course, it is. I just want to remind you that this wedding will have to be the best wedding ever. Joon Pyo is the heir of Shinhwa after all. You can't just organize the wedding carelessly," Kang Hee Soo said firmly. "I won't interfere too much, but I need to see whether your wedding plan will be good enough or not to be Shinhwa wedding."
"But, it's still too early to start the preparation," Jan Di tried to argue.
"That's nonsense. You just have a few months until you graduate. It's not early," Kang Hee Soo scolded Jan Di lightly. "Just talk to Joon Pyo about this. I'll give a list of some wedding organizers to him. Both of you can choose whichever wedding organizer you want to use from that list," she added.
Jan Di didn't like the sound of that. However, she didn't want to argue about it yet. She could talk to Joon Pyo about it later. It was easier to have argument with Joon Pyo than his mother.
"Oh, by the way, I like that you remember to wear the Shinhwa necklace. It's thoughtful of you to do that," Kang Hee Soo said. Jan Di thought that that would be as close as a praise that Kang Hee Soo would ever give her.
A/N: So, what do you think? Hope you like it :)
Thank you to ladyofthedragons1 for editing this chapter. And Thanks to every reader for your time. Please leave comment in the box below to let me know what you think. The next is The Dance. See ya..