Chapter 19: The Ex-girlfriend

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7 more months before the awaited wedding and within these months anything could happen.

Anything

Everything was perfect already; Heechul’s tuxedo was set to be done some time around this month and Youngmi’s wedding gown was also underway as well as the other tuxedos and dresses. The bride-to-be was very much thankful to their coordinator, ever since the start of the month she had spent much of her time around the hospital because to her great dismay, the number of patients caused by vehicular accidents had risen.

She hasn’t seen Heechul in almost a week and judging by the missed calls and angry texts he sent her, the dictator was growing frustrated and not only that but also alone. Youngmi didn’t have much time on her hands these days; she would give him short replies which only seemed to have added to Heechul’s annoyance.

It was the evening of Friday when Heechul sent her a text.

When are you gonna be free from that hospital? T^T Do you not love me anymore?!

- Heechul

She was currently on her way to do one last round before going home so along the way to the next patient, she gave him a reply. One that was atleast gonna make up for Heechul’s troubled text messages and unanswered calls.

Sorry oppa; there are just so many patients and I might not be able to celebrate Halloween with you guys tomorrow but I will try to catch up! I’m doing one last round and then I’m going home. Sorry for not answering your calls, I often leave my phone inside my office and I’m sorry if I send you such short replies, emergencies are everywhere =_= ~ I’ll make it up to you oppa, promise.

Babo, I love you (^3^)

- Youngmi <3

She sent the text and buried her phone in her lab coat’s pocket before entering the room. He must bear with her a little bit more.

-

Heechul puffed out a sigh as he read her text. Hangeng was in the same room as him; they knew SM wouldn’t like it if they found out Hangeng was staying with them so whenever the manager would visit they were wise enough to keep Hangeng hidden.

“So what did she say?”

He asked the elder hyung. Heechul threw his phone on the bed and ran a hand through his hair; Hangeng had noticed his sulky and irritated attitude, the past few days have been quite difficult to deal with but he could blame no one. Sure, Heechul was the fiancé and he had the right to demand for her attention but Youngmi was a doctor and she had a great responsibility.

“She might not celebrate tomorrow with us... AISH! This is getting stressful!”

Hangeng was playing some game on his phone as he lied down on Heechul’s bed; Heechul sat down on his computer chair and spun himself around, round and round as he amused himself.

“Well she is a doctor you know”

Heechul snorted

“So? I have my needs”

“And she has her responsibilities”

He remarked as Heechul rolled his eyes and kept doing what he did. He puffed out a sigh, stopped and looked at the ceiling; the door opened and Donghae entered the scene, Heechul beamed at him.

“Yah, don’t you know how to knock?”

Donghae was startled but then said

“Mianhe, I’ll try again”

He closed the door again and then knocked, Heechul rolled his eyes and let out a groan and spoke

“Come in Hae”

Donghae came in with a bright smile on his face; he quietly closed the door behind him and sat on the edge of Heechul’s bed.

“What is it?”

Heechul asked, now pushing the seat back and forth and occasionally spinning it. Donghae started to speak as Heechul continued doing what he did.

“Leeteuk-hyung said that –“

Heechul spun around in his chair and then afterwards rolled it back and forth

“He said that –“

He repeated the process again as Donghae exhaled through his nose

“What?”

“Leeteuk-hyung. Said. That. –“

He spun around once again and this time Donghae couldn’t stand it

“ARGH! Stop spinning for a while!”

Heechul stopped and sniggered to the side, Donghae was funny when he was angry. To him, atleast.

“Alright, what is it? I’m listening”

Donghae buried his face in his palms for a moment and let out an exasperated sigh before continuing.

“Leeteuk-hyung said that you have to go see him, right now”

Heechul reverted his gaze to the ceiling and puffed up his cheeks

“Does it really have to be now?”

He asked

“Neh”

Donghae answered; Heechul’s face scrunched as he unwillingly got up from his seat and exited the room. Donghae turned to his hyung who stared back at him aswell and almost at the very same time they let out a sigh.

Meanwhile, Heechul walked to Leeteuk’s room mumbling some incoherent things under his breath. He knocked on the door and entered without receiving an answer, there he saw Leeteuk sitting down on his ever-so white bed, legs crossed and arms supporting the weight of his back. He was wearing his glasses and he didn’t look so happy, moreover did he look like he had any emotions. He was completely blank.

“Hey hyung”

Heechul shrugged off the blunt feeling and approached Leeteuk, sitting down on the leader’s own computer chair. Leeteuk let out a sigh and looked at the floor.

“Donghae said you wanted to see me”

Leeteuk got up without saying a word and walked over to his computer table, opening the drawer beside it and took out an opened envelope. He handed it over to Heechul and returned to his previous placement; Heechul looked at the envelope in confusion, he tsked and spoke afterwards as he dug inside and took out the paper

“Aigo ~ why did you open a letter for me hyung? You know I –“

He stopped on his words as his eyes had fallen on the letter; quietly he read

Heechul-oppa,

I hope that you will be able to read this letter; fanmail is the only way possible to reach you. Do you still remember me oppa? You’ll recognize my penmanship right? You always do. If you have forgotten then this Hye Rin; how are you oppa? I see you on television all the time, your face are printed on almost every magazine; you’ve grown so much more handsome than before. I’ve recently returned to Seoul, you must be upset at me for leaving without a goodbye but I couldn’t bring myself to tell you those words. I’m sorry.

I’ve seen the news oppa; you’re getting married. Your bride is very pretty, I’m almost jealous. I always think about you oppa and I always wonder what it might have been if I never left; we could be the ones preparing for this wedding. I could be the girl everyone is jealous of. I could be the girl who will own your last name. Oppa, it’s not too late for all of it.

The next lines of the message seemed to have faded out with tears but clearly still. It was messy.

I never meant to leave you know! I wanted to come back! I wanted to make things work between us both! I hoped and hoped and hoped day and night that you will never let go! But you did. You exchanged me for that doctor! That doctor who doesn’t know ANYTHING about you, that girl who can never give you the love I gave! We were perfect Heechul! Everything was perfect for us both! How can you be so cruel oppa?! I thought you loved me!? How can you replace me with someone that clearly is not fit for you?!

I still love you oppa. I love you. I’ve never loved anyone like I love you oppa. We can still be together Heechul... I didn’t give up on you nor do I plan to do so anytime soon... I know you still love me deep inside your heart oppa.

As long as you still haven’t said ‘I do’ I still have a chance and I will make you realize just how much you love me, Kim Heechul. No matter what the cost.

His face was blank but deep inside he could feel chills and most of all the uneasy feeling. He folded the paper; put it back inside the envelope before crumpling it into a ball and throwing it inside the trash can.

“How did you find the letter?”

Heechul asked, turning his attention to Leeteuk.

“I was rummaging through fanmails earlier this morning and that letter was addressed like some official letter to our address so I opened it up and read it; sorry about that”

Heechul sighed as he buried his face in his palms.

“What are you planning?”

Leeteuk asked; this time he leaned forward resting his elbows on his knees and clasped his hands together. Heechul ran both of his hands through his hair before leaning back on the chair with a blank look on his face.

“I don’t know hyung...”

Leeteuk was quiet for a moment then broke his mouth to speak

“You should tell Youngmi-ah about it, who knows what that girl is planning to do”

Heechul smirked, his uneasiness left him and confidence took over; he had a complete 180 degree attitude turn.

“She’s probably planning on sprouting up on the day of the wedding and won’t hold her peace”

He stated but the Leeteuk remarked

“Or she could be stalking Youngmi right now and possibly kidnap her and what not”

Heechul’s uneasiness returned and it wasn’t alone; Fear and anxiousness came tagging along. He quickly got up from the chair, ran to his room in a hurry leaving no one any time to question him as he grabbed his car keys and left the premises of the dorm.

-

Youngmi was finally done with her rounds and was just fixing her things inside her office before leaving; she double checked her bag to see if she had everything, afterwards she took off her labcoat, tossed it on her chair, grabbed her bag and headed out of her office door.

The hospital corridors were well lit and some nurses were walking here and there attending to anyone who needed their attention. The nurses working the ghost shift on the information counter on the ground floor bid her good night as she passed and she retuned the kind greetings. Youngmi was tired and all she wanted to do was go home, submerge in a nice warm bath and sleep; she pressed the elevator button and waited.

Cold air hit the back of her neck, making her flinch and grabs it all so suddenly. She looked around and saw no one; she puffed out a sigh to calm her nerves.

‘I’m probably too worn out’

She thought to herself; the elevator doors opened and quietly she walked in; halfway to closing a hand suddenly emerged, startling her and soon the door re-opened and there stood a woman. They looked like they were the same age; the woman smiled at her as she did the same.

“Sorry, did I scare you?”

The woman asked her, laughing heartily as Youngmi eased a chuckle and regained her normal breathing.

“A little”

Youngmi pressed the ground button for the elevator to go down to the parking lot. The girl smiled as they exchanged quick glances.

“Late shift huh?”

The girl asked and Youngmi just gave her a smile with a nod.

“You’re Dr. Nam Youngmi right?”

She turned to the girl.

“Neh”

She then held out a hand for Youngmi to shake

“It’s nice to meet Heechul’s future wife”

She chuckled and couldn’t help but notice the emphasising of the last word. Youngmi took her hand and gave it a firm shake before letting go.

“I’m sorry; I never caught your name”

She spoke, the girl smiled at her –it was getting creepy- and introduced herself

“Hye Rin”

Finally the ding came and the door opened; she didn’t know why but she felt uneasy around this woman. She walked out and the woman followed, Youngi quietly walked to her car and only for her to realize that the girl’s vehicle was parked right next to her.

“It was nice meeting you, Dr. Nam”

The girl said before entering her vehicle, started it and then drove off. Youngmi couldn’t help but feel a tug on her heart; it felt so wrong to be around that girl.

As Heechul finally reached the hospital, he drove quickly towards the underground parking lot and upon entering he came across another car, he turned his head and as if on slow motion... he saw her. She gave him a smirk and then drove off; Heechul stepped on his breaks as he saw Youngmi standing by her car, it seemed like she was stunned.

He turned off the engine and got out of his car.

“Youngmi!”

He called frantically and the girl turned to her. Heechul ran up to his fiancée and noticed her deep thinking face as he hugged her bag close to her stomach.

“What are you doing here?”

She asked in an unusual tone; Heechul wrapped his arms around her and cupped her face with his hands.

“Are you okay?”

He asked her, Youngmi forced a small smile and nodded her head.

“N-Neh”

Heechul couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

“C’mon”

He said grabbing her hand but she quickly pulled it away making him turn back to her in surprise.

“Hey, what are you doing? I wanna go home”

Heechul tried his very best to keep Youngmi innocent of the matter; he grabbed her hand again

“You’ll sleep over; I’ll take you home tomorrow morning I promise”

Youngmi’s feet walked but she kept reasoning

“Heechul, I have to work tomorrow; is something wrong?”

He stopped as did she; he turned around and placed a kiss on her forehead startling her. What was up with him?

“Nothing’s wrong...”

He closed his eyes, his chin leaning against her forehead.

“Just please stay the night with me right now... I promise to take you home and drive you to work as early as you want tomorrow”

Youngmi let out a sigh and breathed out an ‘okay’

-

Leeteuk opened the door for Heechul and wasn’t surprised to see Youngmi with him; as soon as the girl entered, Leeteuk wrapped his arms around his future sister-in-law making her laugh in amusement. Why was everyone so affectionate today?

“Have you eaten Youngmi-ah?”

Leeteuk asked; she was still holding Heechul’s hand as he led the way to his bedroom.

“I’ll go grab something later oppa”

Heechul opened the door to his room and there he found Hangeng lying on his stomach on his bed with his laptop infront of him. Hangeng shot up as soon as he saw Youngmi and wrapped her in a hug and Youngmi gladly returned it.

“Aigo break it up”

Heechul said; his voice was so tired.

“Are you sleeping over Youngmi?”

She nodded her head as she then walked over to Heechul’s desk and placed her bag down there; she opened Heechul’s closet, taking out an oversized shirt and a pair of pink boxers. It was pretty normal for the both of them, since Youngmi slept over quite a few times, Heechul brought her underwear himself so that she wouldn’t have to worry about anything but Youngmi always complained because his taste was so... lacey.

“Your underwear is on the third drawer on the left”

He stated making Hankyung chuckle; Heechul looked at him suspiciously

“What?”

Heechul asked, Hangeng looked away as his cheeks began to fluster

“What?!”

Heechul asked smacking the side of his arm; the Chinese man swallowed his laughter and explained.

“Sorry, I kinda stumbled upon those by accident... I thought they were yours Hee”

The dictator’s eyes widened

“Aish! What do you think of me?!”

Hangeng left the room carrying his laptop with him saying

“I’ll go sleep in Leeteuk-hyung’s room tonight”

He stated then closed the door behind him; Heechul turned his gaze towards Youngmi who took a towel and walked past him. Halfway, he grabbed a hold of her arm.

“Hey...”

Youngmi turned to him; innocence clouded her eyes. She was so clueless.

“Neh oppa?”

Heechul sighed and released her arm, one hand landed on his hip as the other scratched the back of his neck.

“Can I... go with you tomorrow? Maybe hang around a bit”

Youngmi chuckled

“But oppa, you hate hospitals”

Heechul looked away

“Just for tomorrow, I wanna... see what it’s like to be in your place”

He mumbled; he lied actually, he just wanted to keep an eye on her. Youngmi puffed out a sigh of relief and shrugged

“Alright”

She then proceeded to walk out of the room leaving him alone. How the hell was he gonna explain to her that someone is threatening their wedding?!