History Repeats Itself

A Kiss to Remember
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It's been two days Taemin spoke with Naeun. Sulli was always with Taemin and sharing all her three weeks stories of US trip. Naeun didn't reply for any of Taemin's calls or text message.   That day Naeun was not in her seat when Taemin reached the office. It passed her usual time but still, she didn't come to the office which made Taemin get worried. Jaehyo came out of his cabin and gave some files to Taemin for correction.   "Jung Shin, take care of Naeun-ah work too. Divide it between you and Krystal" he said to Jung Shin and turned to Krystal, "Decide with him and do" he said and went back. Both Jung Shin and Krystal gave a small nod before he leaves. Then Taemin notices that they both were looking upset, he wonders what could be the reason for it. He felt something is not good and thought maybe it because of Naeun's absence.   As he thinks, he walks to the cafeteria with his head hung low. He came to sense when he bumped on someone. "Naeun-ah..." his lips called out her name automatically when he saw her standing before him.   "When did you come to the office?" he asked her but she was in shock and struggles to answer him.   "Naeun-ah, shall we go..." someone came near Naeun and asked her before she could reply him.    "Ah, dae...Let's go, Hara..." Naeun walked with that girl without replying to Taemin. He was looking confused, he knows that girl works in this office but he doesn't get it why Naeun goes with her.   "Taeminnie...come..." Sulli who came there grabbed Taemin's hand and took him inside the cafeteria.    "This is for you" Sulli gave the juice to Taemin who is still in confusion, "What are you thinking?" she asked him.   "I saw Naeun-ah but why didn't she come to her seat? She went with someone else" Taemin replied Sulli. She looked at him without any expression, "You don't know?" she asked.   "What I should know?"   "Naeun-ah left our team"   "What? But why?"   "I don't know," she said before she sips her juice.   "Which team she is in now?" Taemin asked in tensed. Sulli shook her head. Taemin got angry for her reply and left the place without saying any word. He went to Jung Shin, "Is it true Naeun-ah moved to another team?" he asked in a louder voice. Krystal looked at him and Taemin also noticed she is looking at him. "Tell me," he asked Jung Shin again.   "Yes, go to the third floor, you can see her in Jung Joon Young's team" he replied Taemin in a disappointed tone. Taemin immediately ran to the third floor, he saw Naeun sitting in her new table, the girl Hara who he saw in the cafeteria with Naeun was explaining to her something from the file and Naeun was listening to her.   Taemin felt sad that Naeun changed her team all of a sudden, "Taeminnie..." Jung Shin voice made him come to his senses.   "She didn't say you, right?" he asked when Taemin looked at him. Taemin shook her head.   "Make your decision soon," he said and left. After standing there for a few minutes, he came back to his seat. That evening again he tried to talk, he badly wants her to know why she changed her team, he wants to apologize her if it is because of him. But he couldn't meet her; she left with her new teammate Hara. Naeun also didn't reply to his text message and didn't attend his calls. Taemin didn't lose his hope still, message her and call her. Daily he comes to office in hope that he will talk with her but Naeun avoids him, even though he waits to talk with her or meet her accidentally. So Taemin couldn't concentrate on his work.   "What are you doing here, Taemin-ah?" Taemin lifts up his head when he heard Jaehyo's voice. Taemin was sitting in the rooftop bench alone and thinking.   "If you don't mind, can I sit with you?" Jaehyo asked after he came near to him. Taemin nodded and move a little bit.   "So what are you thinking?" Jaehyo asked. Taemin didn't reply. "Is it about Naeun-ah?" Taemin looked at him, "So my guess was right, it was about Naeun-ah" Jaehyo said as he nodded his head with a smile but Taemin didn't reply him, "Just because she left our team, your work performance going down, right?" He asked, but Taemin didn't bother to reply to him because he now doesn't care even if he got fired from his job, all his worries are about Naeun and her reason for avoiding him. There was a moment of silence.   "Me too don't know why she left our team. When I asked the reason, she said just for a change. But I know that is not the real reason" Jaehyo said. Taemin nodded his head. Again there was a silence.   "Tell me Taemin-ah, how did you open her heart?" Jaehyo asked. Taemin looked at him, "How can she be so comfortable with you, how she can laugh for all your silly jokes, how she got feelings for you?" He asked. Taemin was quite shocked by his question.   "What do you say? It was just..." Taemin trailed his words.   "Are you going to say, we are just colleagues?" Jaehyo interrupted, "Don't lie"   "We are..." Taemin got a smile and turned away.   "When we went together..." Jaehyo looked down and continued, "She was not happy, I know she was not happy... She was so uncomfortable with me...but when she is with you, always smiling, happy," he said. Taemin remembers her smile for him, she holding his hand, came to see his place to see him and their outings together.   Jaehyo on the other hand recollects his date with Naeun. When she came down in red pretty frock, it was a breathtaking view for Jaehyo. He couldn't move his eyes from her. When she stood before him, he stood frozen. Naeun poked his arm to bring him to his senses.   "Oh sorry...sorry..." he said in nervous and rushed to open the car door for her.   After they hit the road, Jaehyo looked few times at Naeun whose head was hung low, "You look pretty in this dress, Naeun-ah..." he said. Jaehyo couldn't hide his smile when he saw Naeun nodded her head with an awkward smile.   They went to a rom-com movie. Jaehyo accorded her nicely, Naeun felt like a princess. When they sat together, a few times by accident their shoulders touched. Each time when it touches, Naeun moved away quickly. Noticing it, Jaehyo tried to be with little distance.   After the movie, while going to the restaurant, Jaehyo was talking about the movie but Naeun was just nodding her head as she listens to him and now and then she gives small smile.    "What genre of movie you like Naeun-ah?"   "Me?" Jaehyo nodded, "I like horror movies...sometimes I watch tragic movies too.."   "Oh...I thought it's our first time so romantic movies will good...did you enjoy the movie?"   "Ah...hmmm yes..." she said with a small nod.    "Next time, let’s go to the horror movie," Jaehyo said and looked for her response but Naeun didn't respond him.   Jaehyo took her to river view rooftop restaurant. It looks like an expensive restaurant so Naeun hesitates to go, but Jaehyo assures her with a smile.   "What you like, Naeun-ah?" Jaehyo asked her as he looks at the menu. Naeun didn't reply him but just looks at the menu to avoid his eye contact.   "Is it okay if I order anything in gogi?" Jaehyo who wants to eat what Naeun likes asked her again when she didn't reply to him. Naeun gave a nod as a reply. Jaehyo understood that she is uncomfortable and tries to avoid eye contact with him. So to make her comfortable and not to think him as her manager at that time, Jaehyo started saying his school stories and his funny fishing experiences in the past. For some stories, Naeun laughed so that gave him confidence. After dinner Jaehyo suggests to go for a walk near the Han river. There was silence, no one spoke but Jaehyo was looking at Naeun. He understood from her expressions that instead of his company, she likes to enjoy the lights and silence more.   When they get down from the car near her home, Jaehyo expected her that she will say something about their date but she didn't, she stood silent.   "Naeun-ah, what do you think?" He asked her. But she looked nervous. "Can we...?" he stopped when she looked at him.   "Should I say it now?" she asked.   Jaehyo looked at her, he wants to know her reply, "Ani..." he shook his head and tried to smile, "Take your time" he said.   "Thank you for the dinner," she said and greeted him before she goes home. Jaehyo felt disappointed when she said no to him the next day.   "Do you think she likes me?" Taemin's voice brought Jaehyo to his senses.   "Aish...Pabo Lee Taemin!" Jaehyo said. Taemin got a smile, "Can't you see that she likes you and have feeling for you?" Jaehyo asked in a louder voice.   "Ani...I was..." He stopped and got remember her avoiding him now.   "Taemin-ah..." Jaehyo's voice brought Taemin to his senses back, "Still you didn't understand your feelings if you don't love her then why were smiling at her like a pabo during my meeting?" He asked. Taemin got remember how he can't take off his eyes from her.   "Then that's why out of jealous you kicked me out of the meeting?" Taemin asked.   "Dae...I was talking but you were looking at her" Jaehyo said and both laughed, "I'm sorry" Taemin said but both were still laughing.   "I think you should talk with Sulli," Jaehyo said after a moment of silence. Taemin looked at him. Jaehyo nodded his head at him, "She should know the truth, it is better how soon you talk with her" he said and went away while Taemin was thinking.   "Are you sure, you saw them in the church?" Mrs.Lee asked her head maid in a whisper while they were sitting in the church prayer service.   "Yes Ma'am" the head maid replied as her eyes wandering here and there.   "Oh she is there" the head maid pointed at Mrs.Son who was sitting in the other side, "Nearby is her second daughter I think," she said. A smile formed in Mrs.Lee when she saw Mrs.Son, all her hard work didn't go waste.   Mrs.Lee didn't give up easily even after Mrs.Kim refuse to get Naeun's details and Mr.Lee asks not to think about Naeun. Mrs.Lee's prayers were answered through her head maid who told her that she got remember seeing Mrs.Son in church. So that Friday evening service Mrs.Lee and her head maid attended the service to see Mrs.Son. Luckily, that same day Mrs.Son also attended the Friday service with Son Saeeun.   After the prayer service, Mrs.Lee rushed out to meet Mrs.Son.   "Annyeonghaseyo" Mrs.Lee greeted Mrs.Son who looked shocked, "I'm Taemin's eomma" Mrs.Lee introduced to her.   "Oh Lee Taemin's eomma, Annyeonghaseyo" Mrs.Son greeted back.   "Annyeonghaseyo eomonim, Son Saeeun inimida" Saeeun greeted her with a smile, "Do you know us, eomonim?" She asked.   "Hmmm yes, Taeminnie has told me about your eomma and her homemade food," Mrs.Lee said and turned to Mrs.Son, "That's why I came to greet you formally," she said with a smile.   "Oh thank you, I'm glad you came to talk with us," Mrs.Son said.   "Shall we go to your home?" Mrs.Lee asked for which Mrs.Son nodded happily. They went to their home in Mrs.Lee's car. As Mrs.Lee excepted, it is not a big luxurious home, a simple home that fits for four people, but Mrs.Lee was happy to meet them.   When Mrs.Son opened the door, they were greeted by Snowball. He came running to them and stopped, then started braking when he saw Mrs.Lee and her head maid.   "Snowball, andwae... it's your Taemin Appa's eomma... don't bark...be silence.." Saeeun ordered Snowball.   Once he heard Taemin Appa, he stopped barking and went back to his mat.   "What, Taemin Appa!" Mrs.Lee couldn't stop laughing.   "Ani, that is how Oppa and Unnie say to him," Saeeun said with an embarrassed smile.   "Oh, is he my grandson then?" Mrs.Lee turned to Snowball; "Come here Snowball" she called him. But he looked at her and turned away.   "He only listens to Oppa and Unnie, eomonim," Saeeun said.   "If Taeminnie is Appa, then who is eomma?" Mrs.Lee asked her.   "Naeunnie Unnie is eomma" Saeeun's reply again made her burst out in a laugh. Those talks gave Mrs.Lee more confident and hope that her wish will come true, so she gave a wide smile to her head maid.   Soon Mrs.Son served her snacks and Mrs.Lee gave the gifts that she brought for them. Through Saeeun, Mrs.Lee came to know that Taemin has come to their home for anniversary dinner, lunch and Snowball was brought together by Taemin and Naeun.   While they were talking, Mr.Son also came back from his work. As soon as Mrs.Lee starts talking to Mr.Son, she understood that he is also like her husband Mr.Lee, strict and stubborn. Since Mr.Son also is there, Mrs.Lee gathered some courage to talk about Naeun.   "Do you have any plans for Naeun-ah's marriage?" Mrs.Lee asked Naeun's parents carefully.   "Wae?" Mr.Son asked back. Knowing what Mrs.Lee is going to ask, Mrs.Son gesture Saeeun to go inside. Unwillingly, Saeeun went inside but left the door little open, to hear their conversation.   "Naeun-ah is a good girl, you have raised her so well" Mr.Son gave a proud smile to Mrs.Lee, "I thought I would ask her for marriage to my son Lee Taemin," she said carefully and looked at Mrs.&Mr.Son's reaction. They both were looking at each other.   "I know it will be shocking. But I really like your daughter from the day I saw her when she came to my home" Mr.Son looked at his wife, "Dae...Naeunnie told me that she went for a birthday celebration" Mrs.Son informed him.   "I will feel blessed if she comes as wife to my son," Mrs.Lee said.   "I feel proud of my daughter when you say well about her. I always feel she is my blessing." Mrs.Lee nodded with a smile, "Regarding marriage..." Mr.Son looked at his wife and continued, "We haven't decided anything about it"   "So can you consider my marriage proposal?" Mrs.Lee asked. Mr.Son shook his head, Mrs.Lee's smile got disappeared.   Mrs.Lee came to Naeun's home with high hopes that they will accept her marriage proposal because they are rich; Taemin is their only son, if this marriage happens Naeun will live a rich life but seeing their expression, Mrs.Lee felt disappointed but still has hopes that she can convince them.   "Why?" Mrs.Lee asked.   "Regarding marriage, first I can't decide anything without Naeun's opinion. And secondly, I feel we are far from your family in terms of richness, fame, etc...We live a simple life...we don't suit you" Mr.Son said.   "Ani, I don't look how rich, how big the family...all I need is a good daughter-in-law and I don't care from where she comes from...Your daughter suits very well to my son..." Mrs.Lee said.   "I'm happy that you like my daughter but we can't match your family status," Mr.Son replied.   Mrs.Lee let a big sigh and looked at both, "I don't want to hide the truth about my son. My husband has sent him out of the house, my son was a mess before but now he has changed a lot and I think your daughter was highly influenced on him for this change. That is the reason I like your daughter, I don't see any status in this marriage" Mrs.Lee explained them.   But Mr.Son was so stubborn, "You may not but not the people around you.... I don't want my daughter to face any hatred from anyone in future" he replied.   "I will look after her very well...You can trust me"   "Mrs.Lee, tell me one thing. Does your husband know you came here to talk about marriage?" Mr.Son asked.   "No...He was..." Mrs.Lee tried to say some reason but in the end, she gave up and shook her head, "Did your husband said okay for this marriage proposal?" Mrs.Lee again shook her head, "I think there is nothing else to talk in this matter,
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