“You seem shocked.”

The director laughs.

“I am.”

Haejin smiles nervously.

“Seunghyun likes Shinhye?”

Haejin shakes his head at the thought.

“The thing is.”

Haejin looks at his director.

“Yes?”

“Can you arrange them to meet? Like a blind date?”

“I don’t know about it director. Shinhye won't like the idea.”

“Don’t make it obvious. Just a casual meeting.”

“I think I can invite him to my brother’s party.”

“Thank you Dr. Park.”

“I’ll give you the details later director. I have a surgery schedule in 30 minutes.”

“Okay. Go on and prepare.”

Haejin bows to him and walks out of the room.

“So, I need to come home for the party.”

                                                                                                ***

“What else do you need? Balloons?”

“Noona!”

Shinhye laughs.

“Arasseo arasseo. I’m kidding. We need to buy your outfit.”

Hyungsik smiles and links his arm with Shinhye.

“Yah stop that, people will think that I dated a student.”

Shinhye chuckles as she said that.

“No one will say that. They will say that my yeoja chingu is gorgeous.”

Hyungsik laughs and hugs his sister’s shoulder.

“What outfit would fit you best?”

“Your choice noona. I always wear what you choose.”

“Aigoo this kid. Even if I choose something you don’t like?”

“You won’t choose something I don’t like.”

“Arasseo. Let’s choose a formal one? Since we are having a formal birthday party.”

“Alright. I’ll choose a dress for you.”

“I will love it.”

“Shinhye ssi.”

Shinhye turns her head to the voice and smiles when she saw the familiar man.

“Seunghyun ssi.”

                                                                                                ***

“You are home?”

“I’ll be there, on the party.”

“You said you won’t bother.”

“Omma.”

“Arasseo. Who stop you? It’s your brother’s birthday.”

Haejin sits on the couch and leans his back on it.

“Did you cook?”

“Yes. Chicken stew.”

“Don’t we have kimchi omma? I want to eat kimchi fried rice.”

Mrs. Park laughs.

“Go and wash up. I’ll cook it for you.”

“I sleep here tonight.”

He said shortly.

“But where are the kids?”

“Shopping. I told you about that on the phone.”

“Oh I forgot.”

Mrs. Park walks to the kitchen while Haejin follows her.

“You have something to say?”

He shakes his head while pouring a glass of water.

“You do. Tell me.”

“Nothing important omma.”

“Okay.”

“Okay?”

“Yes. Since you don’t want to share it.”

Haejin sighs.

“I want to invite my friend to the party.”

“I think Hyungsik will be okay with it.”

“It’s Seunghyun.”

“Deh?”

Haejin nods.

“Is it okay with you? You are not in a good term before. Things get better?”

“Sort like that.”

Mrs. Park stops cutting the kimchi and looks at his eldest son.

“Tell me. You are not inviting him because you wanted to right?”

“He saw Shinhye and he likes her.”

“What are you saying Haejin?”

“I got no choice. He is my director’s son. I can’t work there if I say no.”

“But Seunghyun.”

“Ara. Shinhye has to likes him to for things to happen.”

“So, you are saying?”

“As long as she is not interested in Seunghyun, it’s okay.”

Mrs. Park nods.

“Tell her beforehand.”

Haejin nods.

“I’ll take a bath.”

He walks up to his room.

                                                                                                ***

“Eat your food Soo Hyun ah. Don’t play with it.”

“Deh omma.”

Soo hyun eats her meal without looking at Yonghwa.

She is afraid of him.

He never smiled.

Not even once as long as she remembered.

Yonghwa too, keep his eyes on his food.

Being the fussy him, even his eating sequence must be in order.

He eats rice, followed by each side dish as if it has number on it, following the sequence.

He finished eating, drinks some water, thanks for the food and walks to his office with his hand in his pocket.

Yoomi just look at her brother in dissatisfied.

“Omma, do you think that girl can cope with him?”

“I bet she can. I’m good in this Yoomi ah.”

“But no one stay before this.”

“It is because I choose the one who had working experience.”

Yoomi laughs.

“I’m just teasing you omma.”

“I know. Will you follow me to the club meeting tomorrow?”

“I can’t. I have to attend parents meeting tomorrow.”

“Why on Sunday?”

“Molla omma. They often do it on Thursday before.”

“Teacher said that parents will come on Sunday.”

Soo hyun said while eating her food.

“Deh? Your teacher said that?”

“Yeh omma.”

“Appa didn’t go to parents meeting sweetie?”

Soo hyun shakes her head.

Yoomi bites her lower lips.

“Aishh this guy.”

“Yoomi ah. She can hear you.”

Yoomi smiles and kisses Soo hyun’s hair.

“After this, omma will go and meet your teacher neh?”

Soo hyun nods and drinks her water.

“Thank you for the food omma, halmeoni.”

“You are welcome sweet heart.”

“Omma, I’ll look on her neh.”

“Arasseo. Go on. Don’t talk bad about her appa in front of her.”

Yoomi sighs.

“I’ll try.”

                                                                                                ***

“Appa, you are still awake?”

“Deh. I was waiting for you.”

Seunghyun smiles and sits on one of the couch.

“You look happy. Something good happen?”

Seunghyun nods.

“I met Shinhye ssi accidentally today. And that makes me happy.”

“How?”

“She was shopping for her brother’s party.”

“I just talked with Dr. Park. And he said he will invite you to his brother’s birthday party.”

“No need. Hyungsik had invited me by himself.”

“Geurae?”

Seunghyun nods.

“Seunghyun ah. You just like her or?”

“I like her appa. Maybe I will fall for her too.”

He smiles.

“You are ready to move on?”

“I guess so.”

“I’m happy for you son. I’m glad you want to find yourself back.”

                                                                                                ***

“Shin.”

“Oppa, you are home?”

“I want to talk to you. Alone.”

Hyungsik gives a big bow to Haejin and walks to his room with all the shopping bag.

“Be nice to him oppa.”

Shinhye said as she sits on the couch.

“Ahhh I’m so tired.”

Haejin just shrugs and sits in front of her.

“Of course you will. You are out since morning.”

“We bump into a friend and we went to eat together.”

“Friend? Namja?”

Shinhye nods while she undoes her hair.

“What do you want to say oppa? I’m sleepy.”

“I will invite my friend to Hyungsik birthday party.”

“Why did you say it to me? It’s Hyungsik’s birthday. You suppose to talk to him.”

“I just want you to treat him well.”

“Wae me? It’s your friend.”

“Can’t you just listen to me Shin?”

Shinhye rolls her eyes.

“Fine. I’ll do it. Good night then oppa.”

Shinhye bows to him and walks upstairs.

“Great.”

Haejin shoves his hand in his pocket and went inside his room.

I’ll add another character in the description later and it’s Choi Seunghyun/TOP…

TOP won as a third wheel…Yeayy…

I’ll let his character remain a mystery for now…

Love you all…

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