"You left this" the voice didn't sound recognizable to Yi Jeong's ear. The only thing that he could obviously acknowledge of it was that it belong to a man and that made him curious enough -not to say jealous- to stand up and get a much clear view of who was talking to his girlfriend.
A pink bracelet hung from his index finger waiting to be grabbed by the country bumpkin, but before she could take it, Yi Jeong already did. Ga Eul looked at him, taken by surprise. He was wearing that same old face since four years ago, and it was called jealousy. Even when she wanted to smile at how cute he looks, the scene didn't quite fit for the occasion as Park Jun Seo was standing right there in the door not being able to get some words out of his mouth now that one of the F4 was in front of him. He never imagined her having a visit at this hour.
"Park Jun Seo" looking at both, she could see how awkward it was getting when Yi Jeong decided to keep that serious glare on him. "Thanks" he wasn't looking at her but the floor very timidly. Ga Eul touched his arm briefly to grab his attention when thanking him, having a pair of eyes grow wide surprised at her from the Casanova.
"Well, I better get-" Park Jun Seo was interjected.
"You should stay and eat" out of nowhere the monkey came in and smile at him. He didn't know what to do as he looked at the commoner for any help. But before Ga Eul could say something, Jae Kyung pulled him by the arm and sit him down beside the table.
"We just ate" the potter cleared out but the monkey ignored him. In fact, none of the two girls had finish so it wasn't truth, he just wanted to get him out of there. Jae Kyung didn't take too long to serve the food to the poor guy who had to bear the intense gaze of someone.
Yi Jeong sat down in front of him, examining every single move and everywhere he would look at. It bother him how this guy came in the middle of the night just hand back a simple bracelet, and even more so, how Ga Eul never told him about meeting up with him.
"How is it that I never heard of you?" all of a sudden the Casanova blurted out and it made everyone look at his direction.
"I have" she thought about it for a second before coming to the conclusion that Park Jun Seo has indeed been part of a few conversations they have had in the past.
"Oh well, maybe I chose not to listen" his face looked careless and bored now. The country bumpkin took notice of this and got offended, not only because he could have ignored those conversations but it was also very rude what he was saying in front of her co-worker.
"Ignore him. He doesn't know how to behave like an actual human" there was something so strange in her way of talking, and Ga Eul couldn't have it clear until her friend got closer to the male teacher.
"So I guess you work with my lovely friend here Ga Eul, right?" the interest that Jae Kyung was putting into him was far exceeding from anytime she could have talked to any other guy, of course excluding the Don Juan.
Park Jun Seo nodded and kept eating as fast as he could to get out of there, but man' was the night getting started! A knock was heard on the door and Ga Eul went to open the door. Yi Jeong could just think of how much in trouble she was gonna get into if it results to be another stranger man. It wasn't like she have many guy friends, well, just the F4, but it was a fact that lots of guys wanted to approach her in a "friendly matter". He wasn't stupid at all. He was a guy with enough experience to detect when a man wanted something with his commoner.
"I'm back" now this voice ease Yi Jeong as it was familiar, but still, what was Woo Bin doing there?
"Oh man' that date was..." when he entered and saw everyone around the table and even more Jae Kyung, his expression changed into one more cooler. "Fantastic!" he lied.
It did take him seconds later to realize who was the person beside the monkey. Woo Bin couldn't understand the situation at all; looking from Ga Eul to Yi Jeong to Jae Kyung and finally Park Jun Seo, he didn't know how to ask what was happening. At least the potter's annoyed face give him a little clue but he didn't concentrate as much on that than Jae Kyung flirting with the teacher.
"Are you hungry, sunbae?" the commoner asked while looking down at the food that was still left. Woo Bin was about to shake his head but then he nodded while sitting down beside his best friend, not taking his eyes off of the guy. Even when being absolutely full after eating dinner with his date, the Don Juan couldn't have a reason to leave at that moment and let the monkey drool over a guy.
"So tell me, what do you like to do?" Jae Kyung got closer to him, elbows on top of the table and hands supporting the chin.
"Oh! Tell her about how much you love pottery, and kids" Ga Eul join in the conversation as she sit down, Yi Jeong being at her right and Park Jun Seo at her left side. The teacher gave a small smile not having the courage to talk yet.
"Really? I love guys who loves kids" Jae Kyung didn't even notice that Woo Bin was present, in front of her. The reason most likely was that she didn't want to pay attention to him. After announcing a date for that night, she just wanted to ignore his existence for once and the handsome friend of her friend was helping a lot.
"And that's not all, he is a volunteer at an animal adoption center, right?" the commoner nudge him on his arm and this really made him struggle not to blush.
"That's so nice of you" the smile of the monkey couldn't become more wider than it already was. "Tell me more about yourself"
Woo Bin and Yi Jeong kept staring incredulous to each of them talking. Every comment being made them feel more alarmed of what was happening. Both couldn't take it anymore.
"Ouch! Who kicked me?" Jae Kyung cried out as she glance up to the two F4 guys. One of them was clearly the guilty.
"Why would I kick you, monkey?" Woo Bin immediately responded back, and this made the Casanova look at him. It was obvious his friend was indirectly blaming him.
"Yah!" she kicked him under the table and Yi Jeong flinched. His best friend tried to hold back the laugh, letting escape some chuckle through his lips until Ga Eul notice this and went back to being serious. For a moment the potter thought that they were both in the same team, but after seeing he betrayed him like this, there was no chance to forgive the Don Juan.
"Yah! Monkey" the Casanova sounded as cool as ever, bringing her attention even when she already was looking at him. "I'm going to forgive you this one because you are the victim here" she didn't know what he was talking about, not even Park Jun Seo who at least was listening to all of their conversation and fight. Ga Eul quickly smiled at this and knew she needed to take part of this.
"Yi Jeong sunbae" everyone went to glance at her, even the poor shy teacher. "I think we have had a great time with them. Why we don't go out on a date? A double date" she emphasized the last words and expected that her boyfriend would follow her lead.
"I think that's great" out of nowhere Woo Bin replied and the first one to take a look at him surprised was no other than Jae Kyung. Did he really wanted to go out with her? That was until..."but what lovely and sexy lady I should invite?" her eyes look down a bit disappointed and the country bumpkin witness it.
"No, not you" she clarified and looked at her friend and co-worker. "Them" Woo Bin had take a spoonful of food in his mouth but was spit out by this comment. A dead glare was shot at the guy while he couldn't defend himself out of this crazy plan that he never intended to be part of.
"That sounds like lots of fun" Jae Kyung applauded really excited while looking at everybody but mostly at the Don Juan. If eyes could talk she was surely to brag about having a date and make him jealous of it. Woo Bin didn't say anything, he kept silence after this and show no emotion whatsoever.
After a couple of minutes more planning where to go and what to do, it was decided that they were going out tomorrow in the night. Nobody oppose on that and that's how the night ended. Ga Eul lead the three males to the door and thank them for visiting her. Jae Kyung stood behind and just wave at Park Jun Seo before he left first than the other two. Yi Jeong and his best friend wave at them goodbye as they were about to go.
"What is this? Not even a kiss?" he pushed slightly the head of the Casanova, strange that the couple wouldn't give each other a goodnight kiss.
"Yah! A relationship is not just kisses, remind yourself that" the potter pushed him back before giving a bright smile to the commoner, walking slowly through the corridor while looking at her. That's when he got in the elevator and she was out of view.
There was a noticeable blush on her cheek even after closing the door. Yes, it still felt like in the beginning and she was loving every single second by his side. Her friend glanced at her red face and begin to tease her about being in love. Ga Eul couldn't smile more and it even got to the point where it hurt. Of course Jae Kyung was happy for her but there was more stuff on her mind that worried her.
"Do you think it's a good idea to have a double date tomorrow?" she asked while picking up the plates on the table and handing them to the country bumpkin.
"Why do you ask that?" the commoner walked to the kitchen, still being able to listen to her.
"I mean, I'm not even attracted to your friend and...I think he shares that same thought" chopsticks and spoons were cleared from out the table, wiping away any kind of stain that could have been left on it. Her reflection came in view when she got it clean and that's when she stop to look at herself while remembering what happened minutes ago.
"Don't be ridiculous. He was being shy around you" she tried to sound positive but it wasn't working on her friend.
"I'm not. He was being shy with you" when Jae Kyung said this, there was a total silence immediately. The country bumpkin had stop from washing the dishes. Even when she could think of a thousand reasons why that wasn't true, a little doubt in her mind could outstand the others.
"That's just your imagination" she gave a small smile to herself, starting to feel unassured of her responses. The more she think about it, the less she couldn't take it out of her mind. Could it be true?
"Think about it. Would you go to his house just to give him a bracelet even when you know you get to see him the next day?" Jae Kyung placed the chopsticks and spoons inside the dishwasher and stood there, waiting for an answer. Ga Eul didn't say something at first, she was submerged in lots of thoughts and questions that couldn't be answered right there. If it was really how her friend had say, she was extremely blind not to see it on firsthand. But no, there was no such thing as Park Jun Seo having feelings for her. It can't be possible.
"The only thing I know is that he agreed to go out with us, with you on a date. If he really was-" the monkey interjected her.
"What if he just wants to be close to you?" the commoner couldn't help to blush at this. It wasn't like she had feelings towards him but the thought of having someone do something like that for her made it special. Suddenly, she looked at her friend and knew it was wrong to think like that. Shaking it away, Ga Eul assured her that there was no feelings involved and that Park Jun Seo had definitely set an eye on the monkey. At least that's what she hopes so much.
"Bro' you can't leave me out of that double date" the elevator have been descending, and even when it took only like fifteen seconds, the complains of the Don Juan made it seem like an eternity. Ever since they got in it, all that Woo Bin would talk about was of how they couldn't let Jae Kyung have a date with a stranger. He sounded really ticked off, but when Yi Jeong looked at him with a smile that knew what was happening inside of his head, Woo Bin try to act cool again. It didn't matter how much careless he could sound, the Casanova wasn't a bit dumb to realize he was just being jealous.
"What do you want me to do? It was all Ga Eul's plan" Yes, because she should have been getting all this annoying complains and not him. Still, because she was in fact his girlfriend, Woo Bin got even more annoying since it was her plan and he tagged alone without getting to his friend's side.
"I should go with all of you" Yi Jeong rolled his eyes at this. Why was it so hard for him to admit what he was feeling?
"You know what you should do?" about to get inside of his car, he looked at the Don Juan who was standing on the sidewalk, very curious of any suggestion his friend could give him.
"Stop being a coward and tell her how you feel" the Casanova got in the car immediately after saying that, turning on the engine and leaving in a matter of seconds. Woo Bin stood there emotionless until it hit him that his friend have left.
A lamp brighten the side of the bed, making her able to read an interesting book about arts and museums. A cup of tea stood on top of the nightstand, untouched and barely cold. The scent of the chamomile made her feel relax even when it was already disappearing. Some windows were kept open and the curtains danced to the rhythm of the wind. While being warm and cozy inside of her bed, a servant stood right in front of the door all cold, shaking for the small breeze that was caressing her body. It was almost midnight and Mother So didn't show any sign of sleepiness. That meant the servant couldn't leave, she tried to stop her body from making uncontrollable moves but the cold was too much
"When it's my son gonna get married?" this was her second time asking after receiving an invitation letter from the couple a time ago. She could still not believe that her youngest one would become a husband before her older one. At the same time, she couldn't believe that the one who resulted to be more greedy than the other was taking as his wife a commoner. A small smile crept out of her mouth. So Yi Jeong have been born just like her.
"In a week, Mrs. So" the servant replied with a shaky voice. Right then, someone knocked the door and she let them pass. It was the butler.
"I have made some investigation as what you inquire for, my lady" giving a bow, he stood right in front of her bed and waited for an order. Mother So took her eyes off the book to look at him and that meant he could proceed.
"The information I found about them is that they have always lived here. There is not so much to say about their education, only that they graduated from high school to immediately work. Him as a fisherman and she at department stores" he paused, waiting to see if Mrs. So had to say anything about it or process this little information. But when he saw how she was looking at him if there was more to know, he proceed to talk again.
"She is their only daughter. Born after a year of marriage" when the butler finished, she suddenly chuckled and closed the book, yet her eyes kept staring at the cover.
"So it was out of love..." throwing the book fiercely to the floor, she tried to keep her calm and breath deeply. She couldn't process all this information at once.
Finally, she got her cool back after several minutes and looked at the butler. "I'm going to attend that wedding" her voice sounded really determined yet a bit sad.
"Eun Jae!" a doorknob was turned to both sides without any success on opening it. A loud cry could be heard on the other side yet no one could hear it but him. The potter girl had been locked inside the bathroom and Il Hyun was constantly asking her to get out and talk to him, but it didn't work.
"I'm tired" when she finally talked, he stop hitting the door and listen. "I'm tired of this, Il Hyun" her loud sobs made it difficult to understand, but he had listen. There was no more punches against the door, just a lonely Eun Jae in the bathroom crying again when he didn't respond back.
What do you think of this chapter?
What it's going to happen in their double date?
What about Mother So and what could be possibly going on with her?
And Eun Jae, what was the reason to cry?
Leave your review. Sorry for the grammar errors.