VIRAL LOVE Chapter 51 : UNWANTED “You did well on the field today, mate!” Alex gives Si-jin’s shoulder a friendly smack as he passes him on the way to the locker room’s shower stall. Si-jin just lets out a huge sigh before he turns and gives his teammate a grin. He’d just finished taking a shower himself, his hair still wet from the shower. “Thanks Alex. I feel so rusty though.” “No, you’re doing great. You’re certainly ready for action this weekend.” The Englishman turns his head to look back at the Korean-born footballer before he gives him a wink, “Don’t forget to introduce your girlfriend to us this weekend. Johnny-boy has been going around telling everyone how pretty she is. Don’t tell him I said this but I think someone’s got a crush.” Si-jin laughs out loud at that before he turns back to his locker to retrieve his phone. “Tell me about it. I swear everyone who’s met my girl ends up crushing on her.” Alex shouts back from the stall. “Hah, to be you mate!” He shakes his head, still laughing as he reaches inside for his phone. He unlocks the screen while muttering under his breath, “Strangely, it doesn’t to be me at all.” He abruptly stops grinning. Three miscalls from Kang Mo-yeon. His stomach drops at the notification on the screen. Mo-yeon never calls him when he’s on the pitch training since she knows he won’t be able to answer. Unless…there’s an emergency? He quickly clicks on the text she had sent him. KMY : Your dad is here Si-jin. I didn’t want to invite him inside, but he insisted that he wanted to talk, so I’m going to the coffee shop downstairs with him. I’ll be careful, don’t worry okay? . His heart starts pounding fast as he finishes reading the text. What the hell is he doing here. His fear suddenly spikes for his girlfriend. , I need to get home. His hand is shaking a little as he presses the speed dial to call his girlfriend. ----- Mo-yeon forces herself to smile politely when the older man pulls out a chair for her. He walks around the table to sit down opposite of her. “What do you want to order, dear?” “I just had breakfast with Si-jin,” She bows a little, “Go ahead and order please. I will just have some tea.” The elder nods thoughtfully as he looks down at the menu. Mo-yeon takes that opportunity to stare at the man, her boyfriend’s estranged father. She can’t help but marvels at how similar he looks to his son. The waitress comes to greet them and Mo-yeon asks for her tea while Yoo Senior asks for black coffee and an omelet. The waitress leaves and now they are left in an awkward silence. Yoo Chang-woo suddenly grins widely at her and Mo-yeon inhales sharply, taken aback by how much he looks like Si-jin when he smiles. No wonder he was and is a certified playboy. It’s amazing how Si-jin ends up the way he is despite his good looks, the complete opposite of his father. “I haven’t congratulated you yet for your wonderful achievement with that movie. What was it called? Princess Luna? The songs are very good.” “It’s Princess Yoona,” Mo-yeon tells him in a soft tone. She is taught to respect the elderly, but she also doesn’t see the point of beating around the bush. “I’m sorry if I’m being impolite, but why are you here in London?” He laughs at her pointed question. “I forgot that you’re a straight shooter,” he stares at her with admiration in his eyes, and she is reminded again of how uncomfortable he had made her feel the first time they had met at Sun Café months ago. “And look at you…still as exquisite as ever.” The waitress comes back before things get too uncomfortable and Mo-yeon sighs silently in relief. She’s starting to regret meeting him at all. But she is also thankful that she’s meeting him here in public instead of alone in Si-jin’s and her flat. Her phone starts to ring and she immediately answers when she sees who it is. “Yeoboseoyo.” “Babe, you okay?” His voice is rushed, like he’s walking fast while he’s on the phone and Mo-yeon swallows yet another sigh. “Yeah…we are having breakfast downstairs.” “I’m going to be there soon okay. No matter what, you stay there in public. Don’t go anywhere else with him okay?” Mo-yeon gulps as she hears his urgent