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Shiyoon stared to all the people there in confusion. “Eh, what is wrong?” He asked.

“You are here to meet her?” Hyunjoong asked in deep voice. It seemed that he tried to hide his anger.

“Who? Me?” Shiyoon asked back. He noticed that everyone looked at him in a strange stare. “Ani.” He shook his head. “I am here to meet Seohyun-ssi.”

“Seohyun?” Shinhye and Yonghwa asked in unison.

Shiyoon chuckled. “Yes. I am having dinner with her. What is going on?” He was confused.

Somin sat back at her chair. Her expression was unreadable.

“I was waiting for her to come and I saw all of you together. So I decided to come over and greeted you.” He smiled. “What is wrong?” He still did not understand.

Hyunjoong ruffled his hair in frustration.

“So, you are all already here already.” A voice came from behind Hyunjoong.

All of them turned their sight toward the voice.

Mrs Jung stood up. “Mr Kim.” She bowed.

Flash back

Back to the night of Yonghwa’s engagement party with Seohyun. Grandfather Kim stared at Hyunjoong who was approaching Somin and right after Hyunjoong took Somin to the dance floor, he approached Somin’s Eomma who sat there alone.

“Good evening, Mrs Jung.”

Mrs Jung looked confused and did not recognize the man who stood in front of her.

“Let me introduce myself. I am Kim Taekung. The man who is dancing with your daughter is my grandson, Kim Hyunjoong. And, if you don’t mind, I would like to ask you something.” Grandfather Kim explained.

“Eh.. Sure.” Mrs Jung nodded nervously. “Please, have a seat.”

Grandfather Kim sat next to Mrs Jung. “I would like to ask for Somin’s hand in marriage to my grandson. I want her to be my granddaughter in law.”

Shock was all over Mrs Jung’s face.

End of flashback

“Since my engagement party with Seohyun?” Yonghwa asked to reconfirm things that he just heard.

Mrs Jung nodded. “However, I told Mr Kim here that I would think about it first.” She smiled. “But, he wanted to make everything faster, so he made plan that Somin should accompany Hyunjoong to the seminar in Jeju. So they could have their time alone. He asked for my permission though. But, I gave him a condition –“

“That Harabeoji should come along.” Hyunjoong finished Mrs Jung’s statement. Finally he began to understand.

Mrs Jung nodded. “He kept updating me about what happened there. He sent me pictures.” She giggled.

“Tsskkk Eomma-“ Somin pouted. “How could you-“

“Ah, come on, Somin-ah.. You love him too. It was a crystal clear when I saw the two of you at our first dinner together.” Mrs Jung winked at Somin.

Somin blushed.

Hyunjoong still stared at Mrs Jung and Harabeoji in confusion. “But why-“

“It was Mrs Jung idea.” Harabeoji stopped Hyunjoong.

“Why Eomma?” It was Yonghwa who asked.

 “I believe that love will get stronger if you have to fight for it first. Yonghwa and Shinhye already passed the obstacles. I want both of you realize that you wanted to be with each other from the bottom of your heart.” Mrs Jung smiled. “I do not believe in arranged marriage. That is the last thing I want for my children. But, when I saw Somin and Hyunjoong together, I knew that this marriage would work. So, I sent text to Mr Kim and said that I agreed.”

They all kept silence.

“You have to be strong, Somin-ah. You will be facing death glares from other women from now on.” Mrs Jung .

“Isshhh..” Somin pouted.

Others sighed in relief. Hyunjoong stared at Somin who stared back at him. They shared smile.

“Ah,” Mrs Jung clapped her hand. “As I said before, it is Somin’s call to decide whether there will be a wedding ceremony or not.” She grinned.

Now, all of them looked at Somin.

“Well, Somin-ah, are you accepting Hyunjoong as your future husband?” Mr Kim asked directly to Somin.

“Hmm..” Somin lowered her head. She kept silence for few minutes.

“Yah! Do you really need to think that long?” Hyunjoong asked her.

“Oppa! Isshhh.. You are really annoying!” Somin glowered to him.

Others were laughing.

Somin took a long breath and raised her head to stare at the people who sat around her. She smiled. “I am afraid, I have to say no”

JUNG SOMIN

“NO?!” Hyunjoong stood up immediately. He was shock.

I could see all the people there had the same shock face like Hyunjoong.

“Somin-ah..”

“Why? Don’t you love me?” Hyunjoong cut Eomma’s statement.

I smiled widely. “I love you.”

“Then?” He saw me in frustration.

“I want you – yourself – who propose me. Not Harabeoji.”  

“Ooh..” Hyunjoong sat on his chair. Uncertainty was still written on his face.

‘I am sorry, Oppa. Consider it as my selfishness. But, I want to be proposed by the man that I love. That is a kind of marriage that I want.’

“I understand, Somin-ah.” Grandfather Kim broke the silence. “Hyunjoong-ah,” He tapped Hyunjoong’s shoulder. “You better find a nice way to propose her.”

‘Ah, I thank you Harabeoji. You really understand me.’ I smiled at Harabeoji and he smiled back at me.

“Ok then. I agree with Somin. Let’s eat now.” Harabeoji signaled to deliver the food.

“What kind of proposal do you have in mind?” Hyunjoong asked me in a sudden.

“Oppa! That is something you have to think about!” I shouted to him.

“Well, it will be easier.” Hyunjoong smirked.

“Isshhh..” I drank my water. “By the way, what are you doing here anyway? You are not even invited.”

Hyunjoong smirked. “I wanted to know my rival.”

PARK SHINHYE

A happy ending for all! Ughh.. I was so happy that everyone seemed to find each other. Somin and Hyunjoong. Seohyun and Shiyoon. Yonghwa and me. I smiled widely and giggled.

Yonghwa who was driving me home, took a glimpse at me. “Is there something funny?”

I shook my head. “Ani.” I smiled.

Yonghwa took my hand and kissed it. “Somin already finds her happiness, now I want to do something that should be done long times ago.” He smirked.

‘Should be done long times ago?’ I was confused. “What do you mean?”

“Just wait.” He did not explain.

After few minutes driving, I just realized that this was not the way to my apartment. “Honey, where do we go?”

Yonghwa did not answer.

I looked around and nothing came to my mind. I still did not understand.

Yonghwa parked his car in an empty land.

I stared at him and could feel that confusion was still written on my face.

He turned his face at me and smiled widely. “Do you remember?”

“Hm?”

“This place.. 5 years ago.” He said.

I looked around one more time and I realized it in a sudden. 5 years ago, a circus was performed here. This was the place when he first proposed me – The place when I rejected him – The place that brought misunderstanding and sorrow between us.

He took something from his pocket and showed it to me.

THAT RING! – The ring that resembled my mother’s ring. He still had it. I could not believe my eyes.

“That time, when I saw you looked at this ring, I decided that this ring would be our engagement ring. I wanted to propose you with this ring. I did not know the story behind the ring, but I knew that the moment you saw it, your eyes showed that this ring broug