“Where are we going?” Woo Bin asked when they were in the elevator

“I’ll tell you just wait a sec” she said as they reached the entrance of the building. “Call for your men”

“Huh?”

“The men that came as your security detail, and also the ones that are following others; call all of them”

“But why?”

“Just do as I say”

Woo Bin dialed a number and said something in Korean and in the next 30 seconds, 14 men appeared out of nowhere and stood in a line in front of them.

“Do they know English?” Mandy asked

“No”

“Then translate for me”

“Uh okay”

“Hi, I wanted to thank you all for the efforts you put in to protect me and my friends”

“Uh Mandy, it’s their job to do so” Woo Bin whispered to her

“Just translate” she whispered back to him

Woo Bin let out a heavy sigh and translated what she had to say.

“I also got to know that you all were busy yesterday because of me”

Woo Bin had no idea where this monologue was heading but he just kept on translating.

“So to show my thanks I have prepared dinner for you all. Please divide into groups of two and come in my apartment pair by pair and give me the pleasure of serving dinner to you.”

Woo Bin was surprised by what he had heard but translated her words and added some instructions of his own as to how to distribute the groups and who would come in which serial order.

“Bhai also lastly, which of these are the ones that follow me?”

Woo Bin pointed to two men standing in the right hand corner of the line and told them to step forward.

Mandy stood in front of them and shook their hands to show her gratitude.

“Tell them that they don’t have to hide from me from now on”

“You are not supposed to do this because their job is to be invisible”

“Their job is to be invisible to someone who is trying to hurt me; not to me”

“Fine as you say” and he translated her words to the two bulky men.

“Okay then, you all please come up pair by pair” and with that Mandy trotted back inside the building. Woo Bin followed her into the elevator and looked at her fondly.

“Why are you doing this?” he asked as they reached the door of her apartment.

“What do you mean why? They stay up night and day to ensure that we are safe; the least I can do to thank them is treat them to a dinner.”

Woo Bin rubbed her forehead lovingly “You are too sweet” he said to her

“You are the first person to call me that” Mandy said laughing

As they got to the living room, they were bombarded with questions as to where they had gone

“Just a thing that needs to be done; now you all sit here and I’ll bring out the dessert in two minutes”

“Unnie, how can we help?” Jan Di asked getting up from her spot

“I don’t need any, everything is already done. Just sit here and enjoy the evening” Mandy said to all and again disappeared in the kitchen.

“Where were you both?” Ji Hoo asked the second Mandy was out of sight

Woo Bin repeated the whole incident to everyone. Ga Eul had misty eyes when Woo Bin finished.

“Unnie is so cool” she said with a catch in her voice.

Right at that moment Mandy entered with desert.

“Chilled Gulabo Kheer for everyone………” she came announcing into the room but stopped in her tracks when she saw the weird look in everyone’s eyes.

“Did something happen?” she asked in a concerned way

Everyone nodded lightly, still looking at her in a strange way

“Are you going to tell me what happened?”

But everyone just shook their heads

“Okaay, that’s your choice, but eat this sweet dish and I’ll be back in a few” she said leaving the tray full of small bowls filled with kheer on the center table.

Ji Hoo followed her to the kitchen and embraced her from behind as she was reheating the vegetables in their separate woks.

“What is this for?” Mandy asked as Ji Hoo clung to her as she maneuvered around the kitchen.

“It’s my way of saying thanks and saying how cool you are”

“He told you?” Mandy asked

Ji Hoo nodded. “That’s why you made so much of food right?”

“You guys carry an army with you, so I had to make according to that” she said, letting him cling to her; it felt too good to let go.

After two minutes the first pair of guards arrived and Mandy led them to the dining room. In the next 45 minutes all the guards had eaten dinner and resumed their posts.

“Hai rabba!” she exclaimed as she sat on a chair in the dining room after clearing everything up.

The gang at this moment appeared and surrounded her

“What’s happening?” she asked them but they gave no answer and carried her to the living room. “Put me down! What are you doing?” she screamed but nobody listened and deposited her on the chaise lounge.

They removed her heels, and Jun Pyo and Yi Jung started to massage her feet and legs; Woo Bin and Ji Hoo started massaging her arms.

“What are you doing?! Stop this” Mandy shouted at them all

“Don’t stop them unnie, because they are not going to stop” Jan Di sniggered

“Enjoy it while it lasts unnie, Korea’s F4 as your personal masseuses” Ga Eul giggled.

“At least click a photo then so that I’ll always remember this moment. Jan Di, get my ipad from my room” Mandy said giving her specifics of its location

Ga Eul and Jan Di both went to look for the tablet and the guys reduced their frequency of massage.

“The girls told you to do this didn’t they?” Mandy asked the guys

They all laughed and nodded their heads.

“You can stop; you don’t need to do this. You all are actually hurting me more than giving me relief.” Mandy chuckled

At this point Jan Di and Ga Eul returned to the room with the ipad.

“Unnie, someone is calling you on this” Jan Di said, handing the vibrating ipad to Mandy.

“Who is calling you so late?” asked Yi Jung

“It’s not that late back home in India”

“Who is it; your sister?” asked Ji Hoo

“No it’s papa” she said

“Your father?” asked Jun Pyo

“No, my brother-in-law; It’s a long story, I’ll tell you sometime”

She dialed for Sarabjeet and waited for the screen to come alive.

“Hi papa!”

“Hi beta, how are you doing?”

“I’m great”

“Why are you all dressed up? That too in Indian attire”

“Didn’t you talk to didi yet? I told her I was hosting a dinner party today for F4”

“No she is stuck in a meeting right now, so she hasn’t got back yet. So are you finished now?”

“Abhi kahan; they are all still here”

“They are?”

And Mandy introduced everyone to her brother-in-law.

“Mr. Song” Sarabjeet addressed Woo Bin “we have actually met before”

“Yes, I remember; at the international hotel convention in Dubai last year”

“Yes, I see you do remember”

“Papa, you never told me you knew Bhai” Mandy addressed the screen

“When your didi told me about them, I thought that the name Song seemed familiar but didn’t pay much heed to it. My doubts are now clear now that I’ve seen him.”

“Your sister-in-law is a very sweet person” Woo Bin said to the screen “The sweetest and kindest person I have met so far”

“Did she make dinner for the help?” Sarabjeet asked

“More or less; she made dinner for the security detail. How did you know?”

“When she was here; whenever her father hosted a dinner party, she made dinner for the whole staff herself. More than 20 people in total; and that too a full course meal. She has always been close to the help of the house and loves them like family. Usually the staff couldn’t afford any outside treats like cakes and all on their birthdays, so she always baked a cake for everyone’s birthdays.”

“Saari polein aaj hi khologe kya?” (Are you going to reveal all my secrets today only?) Mandy said

“Ok fine, but I just called to check on you. We all miss you terribly here” then he looked at everyone else and said “You all take good care of this kid”

“Don’t worry, we will” Woo Bin spoke up on behalf of everyone and the screen went blank.

Mandy had misty eyes when the call ended.

“You miss home?” Jan Di repeated the same line for the second time to Mandy.

Mandy just nodded lightly and put her face in her hands.

“You can cry if you like” Ga Eul said

Mandy just shook her head and raised it to face everyone. “I will fully break down if I start crying right now and that would lead to an imploding headache; which I cannot bear after the whole day’s exhaustion”

“How about we take you home for a short trip” Yi Jung offered

“Aniyo! She would actually feel worse and would have a harder time coming back” Jun Pyo interjected. Even if the Shinhwa heir could be described as delirious; the one thing he knew and had suffered was homesickness.

“I know what will make you feel better after this tiring day” Ga Eul said. “A day at the spa with hot oil massages.”

“Okay then, it’s finalized. Mandy, Jan Di and Ga Eul are going to have a spa day tomorrow. Don’t worry about your schedules; I’ll take care of everything” Yi Jung announced

“You don’t have to do this” Mandy insisted

“It’s not just you; today you made us realize again, how much Jan Di and Ga Eul also did for us. So this is our way of saying thanks”

“Fine” Mandy huffed out a sigh and settled back on the chaise lounge.

The F4 again started massaging her limbs. “I told you to stop that!”

“This is our way of saying how cool you are” Jun Pyo said and everyone burst out laughing and Jan Di and Ga Eul took innumerable pictures of the gang.

Double update for all the lovely readers out there! There is 99% chance that i will double update everyday, but if by chance i don't, please don't be mad and look forward to more chapters the next day! Thank you for reading this!