Chapter ten
Work Of Art
Donghae’s POV
I tried calling Minhee but it goes straight to voice mail. Why isn’t she answering me? I was still at the hospital… Yoona didn’t want me to leave and just stay by her side. I was outside trying to make a phone call to Minhee. I feel bad that I broke my promise to her. Is she mad at me? I tried calling a few more times but it just went to voice mail. I sighed and started walking back to Yoona’s room. I was about to open the door when I heard Yoona talking on the phone with someone.
“Yeah he didn’t go to Mokpo with that .” She said. “No I pretended to faint and had the girls help me so he’s here with me now. I don’t even know where that is but I know that she’s not with Donghae.”
What the hell is going on?
“I told oppa how she threatened me and told me to stay away from him. No it’s not true because I was the one who told her to stay away from him. He believes me and he said he would choose me over her.”
So Yoona lied about that? She was the one who threatened Minhee? She lied about fainting? This was all a set up to get me not to go to Mokpo with Minhee? I couldn’t help but feel angry. How could she do that to my best friend?!
I opened the door and walked in and Yoona dropped her phone.
“O-oppa did you just get here?” She asked me.
“Stop acting.” I told her. “I heard everything.”
“Oppa I can explain.” She told me.
“Explain what?! How you lied to me and hurt my best friend? How you lied about this so I won’t be able to visit Mokpo? How could you be so selfish?!” I shouted at her.
“I’m just afraid that I’m going to lose you.” She said.
“Too late for that now. We’re done. Don’t ever show your face in front of me.” I told her coldly and walked towards the door.
“You told me that you would choose me!”
“I lied. I would always choose Minhee over everyone else. She’s important to me.” I told her and walked out the door.
I ran towards my car and sped towards Minhee’s apartment. Please be there Minhee. I’m sorry that I broke my promise. It will never happen again. I arrived at her apartment and ran up to her floor. I knocked on the door and rang the doorbell but no reply. I waited for five minutes and there was still no reply. I went down to the lobby and asked the security guard if he had seen her.
“Miss Choi left with a man a while ago. He was carrying her luggage I think. It looked like she was going on a trip.” He told me.
“Thank you.” I told him and ran towards my car.
She’s probably on her way to Mokpo right now but who did she go with? I got in my car and started driving towards Mokpo. I’m going to make it up to you Minhee.
Minhee’s POV
I felt someone shaking me. I opened my eyes and saw Jiyong in front of my face.
“We’re here. I think we’re in front of your house.” He told me. I got up and saw that we were indeed in front of my house.
“This is my house.” I told him.
“Let’s go in then.” He told me and we both got out of the car. We walked towards the door and rang the door bell. Umma opened the door.
“Minhee you’re finally here!” She pulled me into a hug.
“I missed you umma.” I hugged her back.
“I missed you too. How’s Seoul treating you?” She asked me.
“Great.” I told her.
“Who’s this?” She asked me while breaking the hug.
“Umma this is Kwon Jiyong. He’s the leader of Big Bang the group that I’m working for.” I told her.
“You’re so handsome! Come on in. Your appa is in the living room.” She told me.
“De. Let’s go Jiyong.” I told him and we followed my mom to the living room.
“Honey look who’s here.” Umma said to appa.
“Appa!” I ran to him and he pulled me into a hug.
“Aigoo. How are you? I missed my little princess.” He laughed while returning the hug.
“I’m good appa. How are you?” I asked him.
“I’m good. I just really missed you.” He broke the hug and smiled at me.
“Well you’ll be seeing my face this whole week.” I grinned at him.
“I look forward to it. Who’s this?” He asked me.
“This is Kwon Jiyong. He’s the leader of Big Bang and I work for his group.” I told him.
“Hi Sir. I’m Kwon Jiyong. It‘s nice to meet you.” Jiyong told my appa.
“Just call me Mr. Choi.” Appa smiled at him. “Thank you for driving my little princess here.”
“It’s no problem Mr. Choi.”
“I hope you enjoy your stay in Mokpo.” Appa told him. “Have a seat.”
“De.” Jiyong replied and we sat down on the couch.
“So how’s the new job treating you?” Umma asked me.
“Great. I really like it.” I told umma.
“That’s good to hear.” Umma replied.
“Jiyong is my daughter doing a good job?” Appa asked him.
“De she’s doing a great job. The boys love her and everyone else at the company loves her. She’s a keeper and she’s very talented.”
“That’s good to hear.” Appa grinned.
“Minhee you should show Jiyong his room and have him wash up. You should wash up too and I’ll have dinner ready.” Umma told me.
“De.” I told her and told Jiyong follow me.
We headed up stairs and I led Jiyong to the guest room.
“This is going to be your room. There’s a bathroom in there so just wash up. Towels would be in the cabinet and there’s soap in the bathtub.” I told him.
“Thanks.” He smiled at me and I left his room and went to my old room to go wash up.
After I was done with washing up, I head towards Jiyong’s room to see if he was done. I knocked on the door and he opened the door a few seconds later.
“You done?” I asked him.
“Yeah let’s go downstairs.” He told me.
We went downstairs and headed towards the kitchen. The table was filled with so much food.
“Umma why is there so much food?” I asked her.
“You’re finally back so of course I would cook a lot food.” She told me.
“Is unnie coming?”
“Not today. She has work. She said she’ll see you tomorrow.” Umma told me.
“I see.”
“Have a seat.” Appa told us and we sat down at the dinner table.
Dinner went really well. Jiyong got along with both of my parents. Umma was trying to feed him because she states that he’s too skinny and he needs to fatten up. After dinner, Jiyong and I helped umma clean up. After we were done, umma and appa went to bed. Jiyong and I were in the living room.
“You should go to bed now. You must be tired. I’ll show you around town tomorrow.” I told him.
“Alright. Good night Minhee.” He smiled at me and went upstairs.
I sat on my couch and took out my drawing pad and started sketching. I still didn’t turn on my phone. I didn’t want to hear from him. I wasn’t sleepy yet so I just continued to sketch. I heard the door bell ring. Who the heck is even here? It’s so late. I walked to the door and opened it. It was the last person that I wanted to see.
“What are you doing here?” I asked him coldly.
“We need to talk.” He said.
“There’s nothing to talk about.”
“Just let me explain Minhee.”
“I really don’t want to hear it. Just leave Donghae.”
“I’m sorry Minhee. I know I broke another promise but I won’t ever again. I ended things with Yoona.” He told me.
He what?
“Why?” I asked him.
“She’s not the person that I thought she would be. She lied to me about everything. I found out that she told you to stay away from me and how she threatened you. She even lied about her fainting so I wouldn’t go to Mokpo with you. And lastly she asked me to choose between you or her. I could never choose someone else over you. You’re too important to me Minhee. Even if I don’t show it, you’re a big part of me and I can’t lose you.” He told me.
He chose me over her? I’m important to him?
“Why are you here?” I asked him.
“I promised you that I would go to Mokpo with you. And I came to tell you that you’re important to me. I don’t want you to think that you’re not.” He told me.
“You’re an idiot.” I told him.
“Forgive this idiot?” He told me.
“I’m giving you one last chance.” I told him.
“Thank you Minhee!” He smiled at me and pulled me into a hug.
“Let go.” I pushed away from him. “Are you going back to your mom’s now?”
“Can I spend the night?” He asked.
“The guest room is taken.” I told him.
“Who’s in there?” He asked me.
“Jiyong.”
“Jiyong?! What’s he doing here?!”
“Be quiet! You’re going to wake my parents!”
“What’s he doing here?”
“Well some idiot couldn’t keep his promise so Jiyong offered to take me here.” I told him.
“I’m sorry Minhee.”
“It’s okay. You’re here now so that’s all that matters.”
“So can I spend a night?”
“You just have to sleep in the living room.” I told him.
“That’s fine with me then.” He said and I moved aside and let him come in.
We walked into the living room and sat on the couch.
“Why are you still awake?” He asked me.
“I slept in the car and I’m not tired.” I told him.
“Keep me company then?” He grinned at me.
“Whatever.” I rolled my eyes at him and took my drawing pad and started sketching.
“Are these your designs?” He asked me and leaned over to look at it.
“De.” I told him.
“You gotten a lot better. They’re really nice.” He told me.
“Thanks.” I grinned at him.
“Can I watch TV?” He asked.
“Yeah. The remote’s right there.” I told him and he grabbed the remote and the TV.
Star King was on so I decided to watch it with him. I put my drawing pad down and turned my attention to the TV. We were laughing while watching Star King. My eyes were getting tired and I ended up sleeping.
I heard giggling and whispering. I opened my eyes and saw umma and appa grinning. I realized that I fell asleep in the living room and I slept on Donghae’s shoulder.
“What are you guys doing?” I whispered.
“When did he get here? And I thought you guys don’t talk anymore.” Umma whispered back.
“He got here last night. And we started talking again.” I told her.
“I see.” She told me while smiling.
“What are you smiling about umma?” I asked her.
“Nothing.” She grinned.
My parents walked into the kitchen and I turned and saw that Donghae was still sleeping. He looked really cute when he’s sleeping.
“Donghae wake up.” I said while poking his cheeks.
“Five more minutes umma. School doesn’t start yet.” He mumbled and I was giggling.
“Hurry up and wake up!” I told him and he opened his eyes.
“Why are you so loud in the morning?” He asked me while rubbing his eyes.
“Go wash up.” I told him. “You remember where the bathroom is right?”
“Yeah.” He said and went to the bathroom to wash up.
I walked upstairs and headed towards my room to get ready. I wonder if Jiyong’s awake yet. I’ll check after I get ready. After I was done getting ready, I headed towards Jiyong’s room and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, he opened the door.
“You’re awake already.” I said.
“Yeah. I was going to wake you up.” He grinned at me.
“Let’s go downstairs now. My mom made breakfast.” I told him.
“Alright let’s go.” He said and we headed downstairs to the kitchen.
I looked around and Donghae wasn’t there yet. I guess he’s still washing up.
“You’re awake.” Umma told Jiyong. “Did you have a good sleep?”
“De. I had a really great sleep. Thanks for letting me stay here.”
“No problem. Minhee where’s Donghae?”
“He’s still washing up.” I told her and looked over at Jiyong. He looked confused.
“Sit down and eat first. He can eat once he’s done.” Umma told us and we just sat down on the table.
“So Jiyong do you know Donghae?” Appa asked Jiyong.
“De. I know who he is. I see him sometimes when we’re on music programs.” Jiyong told my dad.
“Well he’s Minhee’s best friend.” Appa told him.
“I see.” He replied.
“Oh Donghae you’re done. Have a seat and I’ll give you your food.” Umma told him.
“De.” He smiled at my mom and took a seat across from me.
“How are you Donghae? It’s been a while.” Appa smiled at Donghae.
“I’m good. How are you doing Mr. Choi? I’m sorry that I didn’t visit you guys.” He told him.
“It’s okay. I know that you’re busy.” Appa told him.
“I’ll be sure to visit you and Mrs. Choi more often.” Donghae told him.
“We’ll be looking forward to your visits.” Appa told him.
“Minhee are you going to show Jiyong around?” Umma asked me.
“De. I was planning on showing him after breakfast.” I told her.
“Alright. Jiyong you’re going to enjoy Mokpo.” Umma told him.
“De.” He smiled at her.
Breakfast was a bit awkward but I managed to survive. After breakfast, I helped my mom with the cleaning. The guys and my dad were in the living room talking to each other.
“Jiyong’s a nice guy.” Umma told me.
“Umma he’s my boss and nothing more.” I told her.
“So what about you and Donghae then? You guys seem closer.” She said.
“We’re still just friends umma.” I told her.
“I’m just saying. They’re both nice guys.”
“I know that. I’m going to show Jiyong around now.” I told her and left the kitchen.
Donghae couldn’t hang out with Jiyong and I because he went back to his house to visit his family. I was showing Jiyong around… I showed him where I went to school and where I use to work and all the great hang out spots in Mokpo.
“Mokpo is such a small and simple city.” Jiyong stated.
“Is that a bad thing?” I asked him.
“Ani. I like it. I would definitely move here when I’m old.” He grinned at me.
“You’re lame.” I laughed at him. “You want to try the bread here? It’s really good.”
“Lead the way.” Jiyong said.
We walked to the pastry shop and I could already smell the aroma of bread and butter from the outside.
“It smells so good!” I gushed.
“You’re such a fatty.” He laughed at me.
“You’re just jealous that I could snap you in half if I wanted to.” I told him.
“I’d like to see you try.” He told me.
“I’ll just sit you on.” I rolled my eyes.
“Let’s go get some bread now.” He told me and we walked into the shop.
“Minhee is that you?!” The owner of the shop asked me.
“De. How are you Mrs. Park?” I asked her.
“I’m great. How’s Seoul?! Why are you here?” She asked me.
“I’m on vacation.” I told her.
“How long are you staying for?”
“For a week.” I told her.
“You better come here every day!” She smiled at me.
“De I will.”
“Come here the day you’re leaving back to Seoul and get some bread. It will be on me.” She told me.
“It’s okay Mrs. Park! I can get them myself.”
“I insist.” She smiled.
“De. Thank you.”
“Who’s this? Is this your boyfriend? He’s very good looking.” She told me while looking at Jiyong.
“He’s just my boss.” I told her.
“Are you sure? You guys look good together.” She told me.
“I’m sure Mrs. Park. This is Kwon Jiyong.” I told her.
“Hi. It’s nice to meet you.” Jiyong smiled at her.
“You have such a cute smile! Minhee you should date him now or else someone else will get him!” She told me.
“Mrs. Park stop it!” I whined.
“I’m kidding. Go get bread now!” She told us.
“Sorry about that.” I told Jiyong while we were getting our bread.
“It’s okay.” He smiled at me. “I don’t mind people thinking that we’re dating.”
My heart started beating fast when he said that and I couldn’t help but blush. Kwon Jiyong… what are you doing to me?
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