To: Miss Apple

AHHHHH I'M SOOOOO SORRY FOR BOTHERING YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AGAIN APPLEEEE!! But I'm in a hurry and I really need to get this done by tomorrow morning.
Can you give me a brief guide on how to surprise a girl?

From: L.Joe

Mihye settled into bed, ready to sleep after sending her thanks to the flower sisters and her parents when her phone buzzed again. She cocked her head to the side at the message. *L.Joe again?*

To: L.Joe

Thank goodness I'm in a better mood now and I won't haunt you down for texting me in the middle of the night.
Is it that girl you mentioned in the past? The one who you caught your interest?
Hmmm I think if she likes you, anything you do for her would be special to her no matter what it is. Because it's you.

From: Miss Apple

L.Joe bit his lip. "She must be thinking I'm talking about the Queen. She wouldn't have known I'm married and I'm trying to do something for my wife." he frowned.

To: Miss Apple

It's complicated. But it's not that girl I talked about the other time. It's another girl. Not that I lke her or anything, but err.. I'm really indebted to her and she's a good girl.
She doesn't like me, we're not in THAT sort of relationship if you know what I mean. So what I do really matters because she isn't going to like it just because it's me. Me. I'm just me.

From: L.Joe

Mihye laughed lightly. L.Joe sounded nervous. If she knew better, he seemed to be falling for this second girl as well, even more than the first.

To: L.Joe

Well, then you need to show her that you really want her to be happy in this. You need her to feel your sincerity instead of giving her gifts that are expensive.
As a girl, this is what would make me moved instead of luxury handbags and shoes.
Hope it goes well for you Mister L.Joe sshi! (:

From: Miss Apple

L.Joe tapped his chin in thought. "Something that makes her feel my sincerity? But what?" he bit his lip thoughtfully.

Mihye stretched and yawned, rubbing her eyes. The sun hasn't even really risen but she's already up, since that's what she always did. She felt a little better since Kevin helped to celebrate her birthday the day before, but the weight of the violation attacks are weighing down on her. She didn't feel as bad as yesterday, but she didn't feel all that great either.

She reached her door and twisted the knob to open her door, only to jerk back in shock when L.Joe was standing in front of her door. "Ehh!" She gasped in surprise ans stumbled back. "Byunghun oppa? Why are you up so early...and standing in front of my door?"

L.Joe pinked slightly. "Uhh...good morning Mihye!" he brightened. Mihye blinked at him and he blinked back. "Uhhh good morning?" Mihye responded unsurely.

"Aish." L.Joe held out a box. "Wear this. We're going out today." he chucked the box in her arms and darted off quickly. Mihye cocked her head to the side at the strange box and opened it curiously.

Instead, laid a cute pink tee shirt with a heart in front. When she turned it around, there were the words "HIS GIRL" written behind. She cocked her head to the side curiously but went into the toilet to get changed into the tee.

She matched it with white shorts and put a cute pink ribbon in her hair. She checked her reflection in the mirror before going out to the first floor.

She was surprised when she saw L.Joe wearing a similar blue shirt with similar designs. "Byunghun oppa?" she scratched her head.

"Oh Mihye ah." L.Joe smiled. He paired his blue shirt with khaki shorts and looked completely casual. But still hot.

*God's unfair.* Mihye thought to herself when she saw him. *How can he look like a model off a magazine when he's just wearing those?*

He held out his hands to her and she took it awkwardly. "Where are we going Byunghun oppa? Are the rest of Teen top going too?" she asked curiously.

L.Joe shook his head. "Today it's just you and me. I'll make it up to you, Mihye." he whispered the last part. Mihye blinked at him, confused.

"And what's with the shirts we're wearing today, Byunghun oppa?" Mihye asked. She glanced behind at L.Joe's blue shirt and her eyes widened when she saw that there were the words "Her Guy" written.

"Are these....couple shirts?" Mihye gulped, slightly appalled by the idea. L.Joe bit his lip. "Uh...We still need to keep up appearances you see." he fibbed. "Ah.." Mihye nodded in understanding.

L.Joe heaved a sigh of relief when she believed what he said. In fact, he hadn't thought about appearances at all. What spurred him to actually go on with the couple shirt idea was because he felt repulsed when he saw other guys checking his wife out when they went out in the past. He thought that by stating clearly that she was his would solve the problem perfectly.

"Where're we going to today Byunghun oppa?" Mihye aske curiously. "Don't you need to work? I thought it's the new quarter and Lee corps is rather busy these days."

L.Joe shrugged. "It's fine. Just follow me." he told her, leading her to his car. The fact was, things were really hectic at the company. But it was his wife's birthday, even if they didn't marry out of love, he wasn't that heartless to ignore it completely.

L.Joe glanced at Mihye as they got seated in the car. *I just hope Miss Apple's advice will work today.*

"You're awake early today, Byunghun oppa." Mihye cocked her head to the side, looking at him while he drove.

L.Joe grinned. "Yeah. It's early isn't it." he looked at the time. It was 7am. He wouldn't be awake until an hour and a half later normally.

He frowned and looked at her as the thought occurred to him. "So you're awake at this time everyday?"

Mihye nodded as she looked out of the window. "Yup!" she chirped. "I'm a little later than usual today because yesterday we stayed up late."

"Late?" L.Joe gulped. 7am was late? "Why do you wake so early? To make breakfast?" he asked with an incredulous expression.

Mihye bobbed her head side to side as the radio played Infinite's Be Mine. "Yeah. But I can't sleep late anyway." she told him. "Umma always made me wake up earlier when I was young. I had to start my wife training early in the morning."

"Wife training?" L.Joe raised his brows. What nonsense was this? Why would there be wife training? You just find a guy and get married...and there. You're a wife.

"Yeah." Mihye lowered her gaze slightly as she remembered her younger days. "My marriage with you is my life's goal according to my family. A girl has no use to the society but a reproduction machine."

L.Joe frowned. That's very distorted.

"I always had to wake up when the sun wasn't up, at 4:30am." Mihye recalled. "Then I had to cook and clean and practice those skills. I had to do them a thousand times and still it would be perfect in my mother's eyes. My father viewed our marriage with high importance because it was highly glorious. I can't afford to screw this up."

L.Joe looked at her quietly. He realized he knew nothing of her past. And it seemed her past wasn't that merry either. "But what happens when we divorce?" he whispered. "Won't you get into trouble with your parents?"

"I'll be a letdown I guess." Mihye murmured. "I'll just have to prove that I'm not going to die just because I'm divorced." She looked at him. "Don't worry. We'll divorced as planned. We agreed on it."

*Thats not what I meant.* L.Joe thought desperately. *Since the marriage seems so important, won't you get punished if we don't get along?*

"Well," L.Joe said slowly. "I don't know about the rules of a good wife or anything of the like. But I think you're a good wife, not because you make good food or you clean well or anything of that sort."

Mihye blinked at him curiously.

"But because you're you. You're Choi Mihye and you strive hard in what you do." L.Joe said softly, focusing his gaze on the road and not daring to look at her. "That's what make you a good wife."

Mihye smiled slowly. "Gomawo Byunghun oppa. That's a very nice thing to say." she let out an in audible sight and turned to look at the scenery.

L.Joe turned to look at her when he felt that it was safe to take a peek. *I didn't know you had such a past, Mihye. I'll be a better husband. I promise.*