| Misplaced Jealousy |

A Familiar Stranger
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"Ya Ji Hyo ya!" Jae Seok shouts among the few other faces on the screen, his hand waving in pixels. "What's it like there? We miss you." 
 

The actress has been gone for exactly three days. Eleven days left and she will see them again. She will see her husband again. Today was their first Running Man filming without the ace. Two weeks without Mong Ji Hyo and fourteen days without Kwang Soo's wife. The members thought they would have to try to keep the giraffe occupied while she was gone, but So Min and Se Chan has already been doing that. The three would invite each other out for lunches or for drinks, and though it may seem like So Min and Kwang Soo are closer, Yang Se Chan can always be found somewhere in the background. 

 

On the bottom corner of the screen, the actress can see Ha Ha squeezing his head into the camera. "Ji Hyo ya! How could you leave us like this?" He says, faking a wounded voice. "Don't leave Kwang Soo again, we really want to see a little giraffe soon." 

 

Ji Hyo couldn't blame the short man. Everyone knows how fond Kwang Soo is of children. He had always expressed his desires of becoming a dad and now that they are married, it was natural that people asked if they have any plans of starting a family of their own. Closing her eyes for a second, she takes a deep breath to reply to older man. She isn't quite sure what to say but she doesn't want him to see her disheartened expression.

 

"Ya, ya. Kumanhae." Jae Seok scolds, smacking Ha Dong Hoon on the head with a toy hammer. Ji Hyo didn't know where the grasshopper got it, but she was relieved that she didn't have to answer. She could always trust Jae Seok's sly teasing to save her from awkward situations like these. "Mind your own business, Dreami appa." 

 

Laughing at the his witty defense, Ji Hyo decided she was just going to reply to the grasshopper's earlier question. "It's nice here, Oppa. Though it's a little bit chilly." Ji Hyo speaks, placing her glass on the bedside table. The members could see the window behind her, it's already night time. "Oppa, is Kwang Soo there? He usually calls me around this time and I just got a little worried since he hasn't called me yet." She says, scratching her forehead lightly. 
 

"Anyone see Kwang Soo?" Jae Seok yells, making Jong Kook tilt his head in thought.

 

As the other half of Spartace gets closer to the camera, he straightens the bill of his cap. "Ya, stop being such a clingy wife." The commander jokes, his high-pitched voice ringing in her ears. "I'll tell him to call you. I think he just left to get something to eat with So Min an-"

 

"Okay." Ji Hyo replies, cutting Jong Kook off. 
 

She didn't mean to be rude, but she was just annoyed that she got worried for nothing. All this time she was concerned that something bad on set might have happen to Kwang Soo. She knows how physically-stressful Running Man filming can be. There had been countless of incidents in the past where the members had injured themselves, so naturally, Ji Hyo's thoughts had brought her to this conclusion.
 

Kwang Soo had been pretty consistent for the past two days; he had been calling her and updating her about everything including trivial things like what he had for breakfast or by sending her photos of Ha Ha's son that he would receive randomly from his hyung. So it was concerning for her that Kwang Soo hasn't been in contact for a few hours. 

 

Of course, she was relieved that nothing untoward has happened to her husband. But finding out what kept him pre-occupied all this time just enough to forget to call his wife upsetted her. Before they got married, she remembers how So Min had sent them a nice congratulatory message and for some time, Ji Hyo thought she had gotten over her jealousy towards the younger girl. 
 

Every night, without fail, Kwang Soo would tell her how much he misses her, but right now, Ji Hyo seems to have forgotten about that. How can he forget to call? He promised.

 

"Anyway, I think we need to go back to the filming site." Jong Kook sa

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I should really edit the earlier chapters, shouldn't I? Every time I read them, I can't help but think that I need to edit them to make the flow of the words better, especially for the new readers. I'd hate it if they stop reading half-way through because the first few chapters are iffy. Lol

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Chicha27 #1
Chapter 60: This chapter very sad :(( . Thank you for the update!!! Can't wait for your next update^^
maisie010 12 streak #2
Chapter 60: My heart breaks for Kwang Soo *sigh*. Thank you for the update!! ^^
maisie010 12 streak #3
Chapter 58: "And though it was spring again, the bed didn't feel as warm as she thought it would be." I like how this sentence perfectly encapsulates how she really feels.

Didn't realize I'm already at the end of the story! I will wait for updates ^^ Fighting!
maisie010 12 streak #4
Chapter 56: It's like the World of the Married! I feel so sad for both of them. I feel like it's all just a misunderstanding. Kwang Soo couldn't possibly.. :(
maisie010 12 streak #5
Chapter 54: I feel so sad for this chapter huhu I dread the next one. Jealousy and insecurity can really make one think irrationally. :(
regzlim
#6
Chapter 58: I guess Dong Wook was there to pick up the pieces after the dissolution of the marriage.

I really enjoyed the way you wrote about Ji Hyo waking up to the sight of a sleeping Dong Wook. It invoked a sense of warmth in the scene's sweetness, and I can feel Ji Hyo's affection for him. Yet, reading further, one gets the impression that Dong Wook is nothing but a replacement. A rebound love. And I find that somewhat sad, and I feel myself pitying the man and rooting for him. NOOooo! LOL.

But I digress. I think deep inside Ji Hyo knows this. Knows that she is treating him as a replacement and is trying to compensate for it. She definitely is trying to convince herself about the rice. To me, the bibimbap scene is an analogy of their relationship. She wants Dong Wook's bibimbap to be like Kwang Soo's. She wants it to be good, she convinces herself it is as good. She wants Dong Wook to be like Kwang Soo. She wants their love to be the same as what she had with Kwang Soo. I found that tragic and heartbreaking.

The last paragraph infuriates me though. I would never answer a loved one's question on whether I loved her by giving her another question, even if her previous statement about meeting her ex surprises me.

"What kind of question is that?" Yeah, Dong Wook. I could ask you the same. It comes from a woman who is insecure, and wants reassurance. An answer like that says a lot about a man. He isn't confident enough in his love for her.

Darn it, I am confused again. And that's a testament on your writing skills! Good job!
alwayskpoplover
#7
Chapter 58: Aigoo... Dongwook should have gave a proper answer! I hope Ji Hyo isn't too bothered. Then again, being woman, woman overthinks way too much so... >< aigoo!!
Lmoonlight #8
Chapter 57: Why am I crying like this?? gosh they don't deserve this I hope that ji hyo would find out that it's just a misunderstanding
And im curious how kwang soo adopted the girl
Tasyakamila27 #9
Chapter 57: Why? Why? Why? This is very sad! I feel that there is still love between them but because of that misunderstanding.........
I just want them to resolve the misunderstanding all this time.

Can they still be together again? And I want them to get back together!
alwayskpoplover
#10
Chapter 57: Damn! I'm crying yet again! How ironic how life is! Once the person you thought you couldn't live without had suddenly become more than a stranger and that hurts! Aigoo!