After the successful Love Bag event, Shin Hye went straight to watch IU's concert and especially to support her brother who was part of the band. On the way to the concert, she received a text from Min Ho.

"I am so bored! When are you coming home Yoebo? :~~{ |" Shin Hye smiled reading this.

"Yah!!!! Don't text here too often! >: \ I am heading to the concert now. Try to watch tv or ask them boys to hang out with you." She suggested.

"Can I have girls here?" Min Ho texted. Shin Hye was offended at first but she knew that he was only teasing her so she didn't want to get it to her heart.

"Kareeee!!! Up to you! It's your house. I have no say. Keunde, is it okay for me if I am going to hang out with Soo Hyun Oppa and Yong Hwa and Min Hyukkie?" She sent her text as she had a devious smile on her face. 

"You're happy Shin Hye?" Asked her manager as he caught her smiling on the rear mirror of the car.

"I... am just my usual self Oppa." She tried to hide. 

"Marriage must have done you good for you to look this radiant." Her manager commented. 

"I am guessing so. " She answered as she checked her mobile phone to see if Min Ho replied but he didn't. "Did I cross the line?" She asked herself.

"Neh?" Her manager asked.

Shin Hye looked up and shook her head slowly. "Oh, Nothing! I am waiting a message from a chingu." She lied.  He eyebrows furrowed as she checked her phone again.

Her manager's phone beeped. During the red light, he checked his phone to see who texted. "Ya! Seriously! Your boyfriend is one greedy and super jealousy person." He yelled.

"Neh?" Shin Hye looked up at her manager feeling rather confused. "Sulma...."

"Here read his text." Her manager threw his phone to her at the back. Shin Hye caught it. 

"Hyung! Please make sure Shin Hye sits with girls only. No boys allowed around her. Well, except you and her work mates. Cheers! Please make sure my wife is still in one piece and beautiful." He wrote. Shin Hye laughed reading Min Ho's text. 

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Min Ho tried so many things throughout the day to let the time pass. He even tried to force himself to sleep which was truly unsuccessful.

"Aishhh! That woman how dare she!" He was still heated up by Shin Hye's text earlier. He felt that he wanted to watch the concert just so he could ensure that she wouldn't be with any other man. He switched on his tv set. He tried to focus on the drama but his mind ended up thinking of what Shin Hye was doing. "Ya, Min Ho! Get real!" He scolded himself. "This is crazy! How did I turn to be like this. I wasn't like this before." He thought to himself. "I better hang out with the rest." He started dailing numbers. "Are you free?" He said in a deep, husky voice. "I need you," He continued. "My girlfriend?" Eonjie?" He asked the person  on the other line. "I am a single happy man!" He exclaimed as he smiled deviously. 

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As Shin Hye arrived, she was looking around for any familiar faces when IU announced her presence.

"I see someone very beautiful here," The audience were following where IU was looking, they were excited to see who it was. As they saw her, many were captivated by her beauty as they were seeing her live. Shin Hye stopped for a bit and bowed to show her respect to IU's fans, "Okay, focus back to me. It is my, after all, my concert." IU joked. 

"Shin Hye-Ssi! Here!!!" Shin Hye searched for the familiar voice. Shin Hye face lit up as she was happy to see familiar faces.

"Deh... Cao Lu Eonnie! Linzy -Ssi! " She went straight to them."Wowww! I can't believe I get to meet you both here!" She said excitedly as she sat near one of them. "You girls look so pretty." She told them.

"Ani... Wahh Shin Hye Ssi! Ya puttaaaa!" They told her. Shin Hye blushed.

"Aniyoo.... You girls are the angels of those men in front of us," Shin Hye pointed out some of the men who were gawking at the two Fiesta members.  

Not long after that, IU started singing, the three of them enjoyed her beautiful angelic voice. Shin Hye loved many of IU's songs and she was truly happy that her brother played as one of the band members for IU. While she was enjoying IU's soothing voice, she saw her brother proudly displaying his skill on his instrument, Shin Hye smiled proudly on her brother's talent. She waved at him as she smiled but slowly her facial expression changed as she noticed someone at the back of the stage staring deeply into her.

"Y- y-yong hwa..." She whispered the name under her breathe. 

"Dugu?" Asked one of the girls although their eyes are fixed at IU.

"Majayoo... Yong Hwa-ssi  will perform as well I think. A surprise performance." One of them explained.

"Kare..." Shin Hye nodded slowly. 

"Aren't you very close to him?" They asked at the same time. Shin Hye smiled and nodded. "Are you two dating then?" They became excited.

"What?" She was surprised by the sudden question. "Ah... No... We are very good friends. Don't misunderstand us. " Shin Hye explained politely.

"Wah...  I can't believe you are not together. There are so many news about you." Linzy said

"Yah... I don't think she would like to discuss that." Cao Lu pointed out.

"Oh... Gomawo Shin Hye Ssi." Linzy apologized.

"Oh.. Ani... Kenchana Linzy-Ssi. It's understanable. It's hard being in this business if you are close to someone, people immediately assume you are a couple. Sigh...." She looked at them feeling rather sorry to them and of course herself that she couldn't display normal friendly affection without feeling guarded about it. 

They continued to focus on IU's concert but Shin Hye was slightly affected by the earlier view of Yong Hwa's dark expression. She tried to keep a straight face. If it wasn't for her friends and brother she would probably leave instantly. She was feeling rather uncomfortable with the situation. All she could do was to put up her best behaviour and be professional about it. 

Right after the concert, Shin Hye was ushered to the back together with the two Fiestar members to meet IU personally. While they were waiting, the two girls decided to take picture with her. Shin Hye got in the mood. She even had the chance to discuss about their assignments given by their lecturers. Cao Lu attended the same university as she was and hence, at times they would meet whenever there was no schedule conflict. 

"You girls aren't discussing about Professor Yee's Assignment are you?" A familiar voice interjected. 

"Soo Hyun Ssi!" Cao Lu chimed.

"Deh! We are!" Shin Hye admitted.

"Yah... You should include me! I need help as well. But I have to leave for a flight soon." Kim Soo Hyun explained. "Can we do online study group?" He asked. 

"Or just use our chat group to do so." Shin Hye suggested. 

"Nah.. I like a dedicated time for discussion cause if it's in the chat group, I might have to wait and our time might not sync." He explained his reason.

"Sure... I guess." Cao Lu agreed. "Let's make arrangement soon then. I also need help on one particular area." She admitted.

"What are you  guys so serious about?" IU interjected beaming happily.

"Oh.. Assignments..." Cao Lu explained. IU immediately gave a horrifying expression. 

"Don't remind me about it." She tried to back out but Kim Soo Hyun held her at her back.

"You have too soon. " He reminded her since she had not chosen her university.

"Let's not talk about school work here and chase IU away. Afterall, this is her concert." Shin Hye politely told them. "IU-Ssi! I love all of your songs! Indeed, you are a true nation sister!" Shin Hye praised IU. "I am your fan!" Shin Hye pulled out IU's cd which she bought and asked her to sign.

"Eh? Eonnieee..." IU flustered. "I am your fan too. I am honoured. "  IU politely replied and took the CD and signed it. Shin Hye was so happy to have another CD collection of hers being signed by the artist themselves. 

"Don't you want me to sign CN Blue CD as well?" Another male voice interjected the happy group. Everybody fell silence at once and turned to Yong Hwa who was smiling bitterly at Shin Hye. 

Shin Hye cleared and smiled, "Aigoo... You gave me one of the very first CD after the album release but... not to disappoint a friend at school who has been asking for your signature..." Shin Hye pushed Cao Lu to face Yong Hwa. "This is Fiestar member, Cao Lu who has been your fan for a long time. She wants your signature." Shin Hye explained. Cao Lu was surprised and blushed instantly she was faced with Yong Hwa.

"I see... Don't worry, I will give you the fully signed CD as a gift for being a good friend to Shin Hye." Yong Hwa said. He took his mobile phone out and called his manager to bring the CD to him. 

"I want one too please." Linzy asked shyly. 

Yong Hwa gave a thumb up sign to Linzy indicating he would also get her, her copy. "If you don't mind I need to catch up with my best friend." Yong Hwa immediately took Shin Hye's hand and walked out of the crowd. He brought her to his van.

Shin Hye was speechless by Yong Hwa's rash behaviour. As they sat down, Yong Hwa stared at her while she was still glazed by what had happened.

"I.. er.." He tried to open a conversation with her.

"Yah!!! What if people see just now." Shin Hye finally came back to her senses. She forgot all about the awkwardness. 

"No one saw, don't worry." He tried to assure her.

"What's with you?" Shin Hye tried to rationalize the situation.

"It's you..." He finally said it.

"Me?" Shin Hye reiterated.

"Yes... All about you..." He said slowly. "I was at Ara last night remember? and h.. him.."

"Dugu?" Shin Hye was still clueless. Then she finally understood what it was about,"Ah.. Min Ho Ssi.." 

"Min Ho ssi?" He said cynically. "I think you are past that!" Yong Hwa voice increased.

Shin Hye was taken aback. "Y-Yong Hwa... Waegeree?" She asked for his elaboration.

"Waeegere? Look.. I thought we are really close to the point where you and I usually discuss people who we are interested in. Last night... It seemed that you and him... Oh wait! It is confirmed that you and him are together?" He let it out.

Shin Hye inhaled deeply. Half part of her felt guilty towards Yong Hwa and the other half was the obligation to keep her marriage a secret.

"So explain to me.. what has happened to us?" Yong Hwa demanded.

"Y-Yong Hwa... It's not that I don't want to tell you... But..." She bit her lower lip.

"Don't do that!" Yong Hwa instructed. "You're making it harder for me Shin Hye." Shin Hye immediately released her lower lip and gulped. 

"Yong Hwa... I know we are very close friends and yes, we used to discuss everything together up to the point where people mistook us as couple. Keunde..." She was about to explain further.

"I want to keep it that way." He admitted.

"Wae?" Shin Hye suddenly was taken aback.

"I like that people think we are a couple although we are not. I know I denied it..." He continued.

"Yong Hwa..." Shin Hye said softly.

"Don't... I'm not ready yet, Shin Hye... I can't accept it yet..." He admitted some more. 

"Yong Hwa... please..." Shin Hye tried to talk to him.  Yong Hwa immediately took and hold her hands. He had tears in his eyes. Shin Hye was also beginning to cry. "I love our friendship... Yong Hwa.. It's not something I am willing to lose." Shin Hye told him honestly.

"Then, be with me!" He said as he looked at her. Shin Hye slowly lowered her gaze. Yong Hwa knew what it meant as she slowly loosen his grip. He looked down unable to look at her face anymore. "Kare... I understand." He let go of her hands completely. " Give me time to digest this."

"Yong Hwa, you are my precious friends. Thank you for understanding this. I know this is hard and sudden. But, I ask of you to keep it a secret from anyone. At this stage... our agencies...both can't allow us to date one another." She explained. "I am asking for your mercy." Shin Hye slowly went out of his van when she felt secure about the safety from anyone. 

Yong Hwa cried all he wanted. He felt he was losing apart of his life but he knew deep inside if the situation was reversed, Shin Hye would be the most supporting person among his circle of friends.

"I will always be there for you, my dearest. Once, I start, I can't stop." Yong Hwa said to himself. 

I will think of you
just once a day, miss you
I’ll try to forget
you just once a day
Can’t I?
Can’t I?
If I can’t,
then what do I do?

-Can't stop - CNBLUE

P/S: Yayy!!!! Holiday!!!!