Ji Hoo and So Min went straight to work after buying the ring. The ride back was in comfortable silent because So Min couldn’t help but keep staring and admiring the loaded diamond ring around the finger that mean freedom to her. She was now bound to a man. However, she didn’t mind if the ring meant she was bounded now because the ring was absolutely beautiful. It was as if the ring was meant to be hers since the day it was made. When he would stop at a red light or something, his eyes would also wander from her dazzled face to the ring lying heavily on her slender finger. He was pleased to see that she was also as content with the ring as he was. He walked in front of her when entering the hospital because he walked a lot faster than her and he wasn’t too distracted by the ring as she was.

“She must really like the ring,”he thought happily.

She continued to follow Ji Hoo in dazed until she started to hear small gasps and whispers. She looked up to see the female staff staring at her ring in envy. She met some of their eyes and she has never felt as cold as she did now. She walked with her heads even lower to avoid some of their glares and stares. She finally realized how heavy the ring actually was. Her ring finger suddenly felt burdened.

He also heard the whispers and realized that his fiancé is getting glares even more than often. He looked back and saw how her head hung low, but he couldn’t help but grin a little. He felt proud. The ring was what he chooses for his future wife. His fiancé is the central envy of the hospital because of him, and he felt good about that. “Come on,” he said and grabbed her wrist to make her walk faster. That caused even more daggers to be sent at So Min’s way and he knew it. It was just too funny to resist.

“You’re doing this on purpose,” she pouted as she walked along with him while seeing his smile.

He grinned even wider and replied back, “You bet cha!”

Everyone who saw it either thought ‘aww what a cute couple’ or ‘I hate her’ or ‘he’s so hot smiling’, but not many people thought the former. News traveled fast at the hospital, so now everyone even the patients knew about their official engagement proposal. When Ji Hoo would head off to start a surgery, people would ask him how he proposed and how much the ring was etc. So Min would stay in his office reading documents of patients and nurses and female doctors would come in pretending to be nice to see her ring and ask her how he proposed. They both didn’t lie and told them all exactly how it happened. Almost everyone was like ‘what the hell?’, but they took their answers because the ring was absolutely magnificent. Even Madam Gu Jan Di came rushing to see the ring. News even got to the dean, who called Ji Hoo’s grandfather, who called So Min’s father, who called all his friends, who called everyone else.

“News sure travel like fire in dry grass,” So Min said as she looked from Ji Hoo’s office window that faced outside instead of the hospital corridors. Reporters, paparazzi, interviewers, etc all scattered around the entrance of the hospital asking to come in to see her and Ji Hoo.

Ji Hoo looked up from his desk to find her profile. “It was going to happen sooner or later. I just didn’t think that the entire nation of South Korea Republic was going to be inform in less than twenty four hours,” he said while looking at the ‘Today’s Most Searched’.

1.     Yoon Ji Hoo and Jung So Min

2.     Jung So Min’s engagement ring

3.     How did Yoon Ji Hoo propose?

So Min sighed. “What am I going to do?! I won’t be able to live a normal life anymore!” she whined mental.

As if she was whining out loud, Ji Hoo said, “You won’t be able to go back to your apartment. Apparently, they tracked you down and now they are discussing why a chaebol’s daughter is living so poorly. They also dig up your past, unfortunately,” he said apologetically. Even though they have spent quite some time together, he would always forget to ask her about her family relationship. Now he knows, but not from her, but through the media which doesn’t settle well with him. He wanted to learn about her through her.

She looked back and saw him frowning. She only smile a little bit and shrugged. “It was bound to happen,” she said repeating his words. “I am not really bothered about it. In contrary, I am quite happy. My step mother and sister are probably fuming by now, and my useless father is probably being bombarding with questions and in the mist of trying to be happy,” she said.

He only shook his head and then the phone in his office rang. He answered it and then hung up. So Min looked at him expectantly. “That was my grandfather,” he said grimly.

“What he say?”

“He wants you… to move in with me.”

“Now?”

“Yes, now.”

“We’re not married yet.”

“We will be in less than an hour.”

“WHAT?!”

Apparently Grandfather Yoon and Mr. Jung were already on the move with the wedding. Their wedding registration was filled out by them and they signed as witnesses. The only things missing are the signatures of the groom and bride. They were not going to have a grand wedding like Jun Pyo and Jan Di and the soon to be married Ga Eul and Yi Jeong because their schedule in the hospital is completely booked until three months later. Ji Hoo and So Min safely got to their car and drove off to find Grandfather Yoon. He was waiting with the Jung family in Ji Hoo’s house, which So Min has never been in before.

As she entered, her mind lost track of what she was doing instead it wandered around wondering. “This is where I will be living after marriage,” she thought as she looked around. “This will be my home.”

“Come,” he said leading her into his living.

“Ji Hoo, So Min, come quick!” Grandfather Yoon said happily as he waved to them to come.

They followed and So Min could only smiled gleefully as she saw her step mother’s discontent look and Jang Mi’s annoyed look.

“All you youngsters have to do is sign this and you will be married!”

“So Min, we will give you a grand wedding after Ji Hoo’s schedule clear up,” her father said apologetically. He wasn’t exactly thrilled that his daughter will be married with a ceremony in the public. No father wants to see his daughter get married anyways.

Ji Hoo and So Min were absolutely speechless. They didn’t know how to respond to this sudden idea that they are going to married in less than an hour if they sign this flimsy piece of paper. They knew very well that marriage will be in the picture, but the idea has finally sunk in and hit them hard. The feeling of doubt suddenly over whelmed them.

“What if we find someone else that we will love, like a soul mate? Will a marriage between two people that just get along as friends work? Marriage involves kids later on in life… can that really happen between me and her/him? Will we end up loving each other like they do in dramas? Divorce is out of the question so what will happen if we end up hating each other? I certainly do not want to be like Yi Jeong’s father/mother. Oh dear God, what to do? What to do?”

Madam Jung sensing So Min’s hesitation and said, “It’s not too late to back out of this now.”

So Min frowned. She suddenly felt a unhappy feeling just thinking about Ji Hoo marrying her step sister or any other girl. “No, it’s just… this is just so sudden.”

Ji Hoo backing her up also agreed. He already started dislike Mrs. Jung just because of So Min’s hatred toward the woman.

Grandfather Yoon smiled comfortingly. “That’s why there won’t be a ceremony until later. Get used to be married to each other first and then ceremony can come after. So let’s go! Sign the papers,” he urged them.

So Min looked at Ji Hoo hoping that he would be the first to sign it. Then, she would also have the courage to sign it after him. Marriage is a big break for a girl; it’s just as important as her ity.

Ji Hoo looked back So Min with uncertain eyes but as soon as he saw her uncertainty, he knew that he didn’t want her to feel that way ever. He looked at her for a little more and then down at the paper. He slowly picked up the pen and leaned down to sign the paper. He then stood straight and looked at So Min and held out the pen to her.

She looked at him still with the uncertainty hanging around her. He looked into her eyes harder as to tell her that this marriage will be fine. She looked at him and slowly her hands reached to grab the pen. She also bended down and sign the paper much to her step mother’s and sister’s displeased and her father’s and Grandfather Yoon’s glee. She stood back and up looked at Ji Hoo whose hand automatically took hers and gave it an assuring squeeze.  

“Alright! So Min will immediately move into this house tonight!” Grandfather Yoon said happily.

“I’ll get someone to bring her things over,” Mr. Jung added.

“You two are officially married,” Mrs. Jung said trying to force out a happy tone but deep inside Ji Hoo and So Min knew that she was saying it in defeat.

Jang Mi could only sit there sulking. She wasn’t even trying to hide the fact that she was very unhappy about the situation, but there is nothing she can do now. They are married and bounded by this piece of paper that has his and hers signature on it.

This was a start of something new. This means that they are officially married according to the law. This means her last name is no longer Jung but is now changed to Yoon. This means that he is finally taken off the market. This means that she is not only the First Young Missy of the Jung Family, but the Young Mistress of the Yoon Household or even Madam Yoon once Ji Hoo becomes master of the household.