VIRAL LOVE Chapter 37 : TEMPTATION “I’m home!” Mo-yeon steps inside and looks around. “Si-jin?” Where is he? Did he go out even after I told him to stay put? She drops the shopping bags on to the floor and starts to pull her sleeves up. Haish, jinja....I’m going to kill him. How is that ankle going to heal- “In here!” Oh. Mo-yeon grins sheepishly to herself. Maybe I overreacted a little bit. She walks into the kitchen and sees Si-jin’s jean clad legs sticking out as her boyfriend crouches half-hidden under her kitchen sink. She quickly walks closer in alarm. “Si-jin Ah? What are you doing? Careful!” Si-jin just chuckles in response, his voice a little bit muffled from under the cabinet. “I’m fine babe. I’m just replacing your water filter.” “How do you even know where I put the spare filter?” “I was bored so I went looking around for something to do. Okay, all done!” “Haish, jinjja. How are you going to survive 5 more weeks with nothing to do?” He laughs as he starts to move out from underneath the sink cabinet, being careful not to aggravate his ankle. Mo-yeon begins to reach out to help him before she freezes, her eyes wide as saucers. Ommo, why is he not wearing a shirt? She gulps as she tries not to stare at the tone muscles rippling on his back. Good heavens. Why is it suddenly a little hot in this kitchen? Si-jin looks up to his girlfriend, unaware of her internal conflict as he reaches out for her hand. “Help me up, babe.” Mo-yeon stammers as she breaks out of her stupor and immediately starts to pull him up with both her hands. “Aah, mianhe!” He just grins at her as he wraps his arm around her shoulders to steady himself, looking entirely unaware that he is shirtless. “What’s going on? Why did you look so confused?” “Huh?” She blinks as she tries to focus on his handsome face. “I-I wasn’t?” Are you telling him or asking him? Haish, stupid Kang Mo-yeon. She cringes as his brows furrow in puzzlement. She shakes her head and changes the subject as she nudges him to walk out of the kitchen. “Don’t move around too much, Si-jin Ah. Doctor said you need to rest.” “I’m fine babe. I’ll go nuts if I just sit around anyway. I think I'll be going downstairs to your gym tomorrow while you work. I can't stand not working out." Her gym? She doesn't even know they have one. She tries to imagine him lifting without a shirt while his fangirls swoon and immediately shakes her head. "Aniyo. You have your weightlifting set back in your condo, right? Ask you teammates to bring them here when they come over this weekend. They're all fit so it should be no problem to them." Si-jin blinks in confusion. "Isn't it easier if I just go to the gym downstairs?" And risk other girls ogling you? No way. She just gives him one of her mega-watt smile that he loves so much and smirks internally as he looks back at her with a slight daze in his eyes. "I'm sure your teammates would be happy to help, Si-jin Ah. And isn't it more comfortable to do it at home?" "Hmmm...maybe you're right babe. Anyway, did you have a good time going out with my sister today? What dress did you get?” “That’s a secret.” “Oh come on babe! I want to see!” More like I want to make sure it’s not too revealing, he thinks to himself. He still remembers the fact that the movie director had once flirted with his girlfriend. She pinches his side when he starts to reach for her shopping bag on the floor. It’s like pinching a freaking rock. “It’s not too y if that’s what you’re concern with. Haish, it’s like you don’t even know me. Do I look like I would wear a y dress?” “You’re y no matter what you wear. That’s the problem.” He mutters under his breath. “What’s that?” “Nothing! I was just wondering whether it’ll match my suit.” “Tchhh! I bet you were saying something else.” “I’ve no idea what you’re talking about babe.” --- She kisses him goodbye the next morning as he watches her groggily, still half asleep from jet-lag. “Hey…how are you so active this early in the morning?” She just gives him a bright smile as she affectionately ruffles his hair. “I’m going to work early so I can come back and have lunch with you. I’ll try to be home as soon as I can, okay? Oh! And don't go to the gym, arasso?” He nods as he watches her go. “Don’t crash into another dude while you get your coffee, babe.” She just snorts in return. “That’s your specialty, Yoo Si-jin.” -- “Appa, good morning!” “Good morning! Welcome back Mo-yeon Ah! How’s London? And Si-jin?” “All great. We’ll come and visit you guys soon okay?” “Nonsense. Si-jin’s ankle is hurting right? Let him rest. We’ll come and visit you instead.” Mo-yeon grins. “Thank you Appa.” Sunbae Song smiles in return before he remembers something. “Did Dae-young told you