Chapter 31: The War Goes On

 

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“Good morning everyone! On today's top story, Kim Heechul has finally made a public state regarding his wedding and Super Junior after rumors of his wedding being in trouble. Many have speculated that the reason for Heechul also talking about Super Junior, was that he was made to choose between the boys and his bride to be”

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Hyunjung quietly watched the news in the living room; it was early in the morning, her mother was in the kitchen while Youngmi was upstairs taking a bath. Her sister was going to leave for Belgium the day after tomorrow and from what she has heard, she was going to see her fiance today.

Youngmi still wasn't talking to her and she hasn't heard from Hye Rin for the past few days now.

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“...Here's the exclusive statement made by the Super Junior member, let's all watch”

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The video where Heechul made his statement was played and Hyunjung listened up to the last part; after Heechul's message, he turned around and left.

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“SM Entertainment has made a statement about this just yesterday, stating that: Heechul has made himself clear, he has spoken about the issue and we need not anymore to comment on the matter. It is closed. The company wishes him well and respects his decision, Super Junior, including Heechul, will continue their activities”

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Upon hearing footsteps coming down the stairs, she quickly switched the channel and turned her head, Youngmi came down but didn't even give her a single glance. The girl walked to the kitchen, greeted her mom then walked to the other side of the room to make her coffee; Hyunjung placed the remote down on the coffee table and walked inside the kitchen, her mom gave her a glance then a quiet sigh.

“Youngmi, are we getting the dresses ourselves or is the shop going to deliver them?”

She cautiously asked as she opened the door to the fridge and took out the carton of milk. Youngmi had her back turned to her sister, still. She was as cold as the icebergs in the North Pole.

“I'd rather not say...”

She blankly stated before turning around and walking to the dining table to sit down. Hyunjung turned to her mom but the lady busied herself with cooking eggs; Hyunjnug grabbed a glass from the cabinet and poured herself some milk before picking up the carton and putting it back in the fridge.

“Are you and Heechul going to see your coordinator?”

Despite the coldness, Hyunjung tried to make small talk with her.

“I don't know...”

Youngmi quietly sipped on her coffee; Hyunjung sat on the chair beside her.

“When are the invitations arriving for your engagement party?”

She asked, not trying to mind the coldness that radiated from her younger sister. Youngmi never gave her a glance, she just quietly sipped her coffee.

“I don't think you should concern yourself, unnie. We're doing perfectly fine without you anyway... all you have to do is just do what you want, wait for the wedding and if you want... you can come be there”

Youngmi took a sip of her coffee again; Hyunjung felt the heavy bitterness of the way she emphasized 'unnie'; she let out a heavy sigh and turned to her.

“Youngmi, I'm one of your maid-of-honors, I think it's my job to help -”

Youngmi let out a mocking laugh; she got up from her seat and walked to the sink, putting her cup down and walked towards the kitchen archway

“I don't need it, Heejin-unnie is doing great with helping me... why don't you just help Hye Rin-ssi? She's the one you've been helping all along, isn't she? It'd be a shame if you abandon her just like that”

She then disappeared after that, maknig her way upstairs. Hyunjung ung her head low before burying her face in her hands. Her mom sat down where Youngmi sat previously. She placed a hand behind her daughter's back and rubbe dit up and down in a comforting manner.

“Is she really that mad at me? Umma, don't you think she's being a bit childish?”

Hyunjung groaned. The lady let out a quiet sigh.

“Hyunjung-ah, you should understand her... you made a mistake and Youngmi is just hurt, you're her sister afterall so she never expected you to do such a thing”

“But isn't this just too much?”

“You guys aren't children anymore and the fact that you knew that all your sister ever wanted was to get married... Youngmi's just hurt so much, Hyunjung-ah; give her time and if you can, then apologize too”

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Heechul rang the doorbell and waited; there were some young girls outside the Nam family residence, their neighbors if he would say. They were calling his name and some were squealing; he turned aournd gave a small wave then the door opened revealing Youngmi's mother.

“Good morning, umma”

he smiled, bowing his head slightly; the lady returned the greetings with a smile and stepped aside to let him in then closed the door.

“Is Youngmi, up already?”

“Deh, she's upstairs; you can go get her if you want to, are you hungry?”

He began to head for the stairs while the lady went to the kitchen

“Aniyo umma, it's fine I already ate at the dorms... I'll go get Youngmi”

he walked up the stairs and headed straight for Youngmi's door; he was about to reach for the door knob when he heard a voice speak

“What are you doing?”

He turned his head and saw Hyunjung, arms crossed.

“I'm here for Youngmi...”

he blankly stated; the door opened and Youngmi stepped out.

“Heechul, what're you doing up here?”

Heehul turned to her with a small smile on his face.

“I came to get you... let's go?”

Youngmi nodded her head with a smile then walked out first, locking her door, Heechul following close behind. She just directly walked passed Hyunjung and Heechul couldn't help but actually feel sorry for her. He never knew Youngmi could be so cold however, he pursed his lips together. He stopped for awhile when he got to Hyunjung.

“You know...”

he mumbled; Hyunjung looked at him from the corner of her eyes

“If I were her, I'd feel betrayed too”

then he walked off; the last thing Hyunjung heard was the door downstairs, closing.

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“Are you still not talking to her?”

Heechul asked, strapping on his seat belts and started the car; Youngmi leaned back comfortably in the passenger's seat as Heechul began to drive.

“Can we not talk about that?”

Heechul smirked; he glanced at the rear view mirror and saw some running girls on the side of the street.

“Sure but before that... I met with Hye Rin a day ago”

Youngmi turned to him, her eyes widening a bit at what she just heard; she appreciated his honesty but how could he meet up with her after all that has happened? Youngmi's brows furrowed.

“What?”

“Tch, hold your horns Youngmi... we just talked and I told her to lay off”

Youngmi let out a breath and leaned her head back on the head rest; she fished out her phone from inside her bag and checked for messages, there was one from their coordinator

“Oppa...”

she seemed dazed; Heechul took a quick glance at her.

“Bwo?”

“Haera-ssi sent me a message”

“Then read it”

Youngmi opened the message and read it aloud for Heechul to hear

“Youngmi-ssi, do you want a pastor for your wedding or a judge? I need to book him by tomorrow. P.S. -”

Heechul released one hand from the wheel and flailed it up and down

“A judge, tell her to get a judge -”

Youngmi slapped his hand making him hiss at her

“Let me finish! P.S. Your engagement party venue is ready”

Youngmi turned to him and stated;

“Let's get a pastor”

Heechul scoffed to the side

“Ani, let's just get a judge”

Youngmi pouted, she turned to him. Cluthcing the phone in her hand close to her heart and cried

“But you agreed we'd have the modern wedding!”

Heechul smirked

“Exactly, come on let's just get a judge”

“But oppa -”

“I agreed to your choice, so agree with mine too, come on”

with a puff of a sigh and an unwilling heart, she gave in to him

“Fine ~”

she sent the reply to Haera then kept her phone; the next minutes of the drive were quiet, eventually Heechul made a stop. He parked the car at the side of the road infront of Kona Beans and it just so happened that it had just opened its doors and what's more was that Kyuhyun and Sungmin were there.

“They don't have schedules?”

Youngmi asked upon exiting the car and closed the door. Heechul pocketed his keys.

“I don't know, I'm not their freaking manager”

he rolled his eyes while Youngmi chose to ignore his remark; the couple entered the shop whereas two of the members were talking with their mothers. Everyone stopped and turned when the doors opened.

“Omo!”

The excited mothers quickly ran to Heechul upon seeing who he had as company. Their sons followed behind, Heechul greeted the mothers with bows as did Youngmi.

“Annyeong haseyo, chonun Youngmi imnida”

she introduced herself with a bow and a smile; the ladies seemed thrilled to have met her. It was the first time after all.

“Aigo ~ you're very pretty dear!”

“She's an evil noona ~”

Mrs. Lee complimented; Youngmi laughed a bit. While Kyuhyun hissed in the background.

“Aigo, Kyuhyun-ah stop that”

His mother scolded him making him pout childishly;

“Ah, auntie, we came for a cup of coffee before heading off to the wedding coordinator”

“Ofcourse!”

the two ladies chimed and asked what they wanted before running along to make the coffee themselves.

“Don't you both have schedules?”

Heechul asked as they made their way to the cashier area.

“We just dropped by to say hi to our ummas, hyung”

Sungmin explained; Youngmi nodded her head, the two mothers appeared behind the counter with the two cups of coffees to go and also a cute paper bag that Kyuhyun's mother handed to Youngmi.

“Omo, what's -”

“Aigo, it's cheesecake dear”

Kyuhyun's mother said

“But I -”

“Ani, it's fine dear! Now you two go on ahead before you get late”

Youngmi insisted to pay though and she did after some little petty argument then afterwards bid everyone goodbye and thanks before leaving.

“Did we put Mrs. Cho & Mrs. Lee in the invitation list?”

Youngmi asked as soon as they both strapped on their seat belts. She took a sip of her coffee before setting it down on one of the cup holders.

“We put everyone I knew in including the parents...”

“Oh, okay”

“Anyway... come on let's talk about your sister, you can't ignore her forever”

He could feel her roll her eyes; she nodded her head sideways and let out a sigh. Heechul snorted a laugh and caught a glance of her at the rear view mirror.

“You're not thinking about taking her off of the guest list, right?”

she remained quiet;

“Wow, you are cold... I didn't think you had it in you, though”

Youngmi grabbed her cup of coffee again and took another sip;

“I'm not changing the invitations, if she wants to go then she goes but if otherwise; I don't really care”

He slowed the car down to a stop for a red light then grabbed his coffee and took a sip. He let out a sigh and nodded his head sideways;

“Your choice”

he put his cup back down and stepped on the gas as the green light flashed; when they finally arrived at the Haera's office, she greeted them as brightly as ever.

“So, about your engagement party... I booked the venue, it's in Samwon Garden”

“Great! I trust you'll be doing the rest of the arrangements too, Ms. Haera?”

The lady laughed and nodded her head; Heechul was looking over the expenses for the engagement party and he couldn't help but frown at the number of zeroes.

“Don't you think this is too much? We already spent so much on the wedding and now this”

Youngmi turned to him

“We already paid for it Heechul”

The dictator puffed out a sigh as he placed the paper back in Haera's desk. Out of the blues, a ringing sound came and Youngmi fished her phone out of her pocket. She got up from her seat and answered the phone call, excusing herself.

“Yes?”

“Dr. Nam there's been an emergency and you're needed here, are you available?”

“Bwo? Now?”

“Yes doctor”

she ran a hand through her hair

“Are there no other doctors? Dr. Im, Dr. Choi, Dr. Lee?”

“They went to Belgium ma'am, their flight was 3 hours ago”

With a sigh, she had no other choice.

“Alright, alright, I'll be right there”

She ended the call and returned to the two; she grabbed her bag and upon noticing this, Heechul stood up.

“I'm sorry but an emergency came up and I have to go to the hospital”

Heechul took out his keys from his pocket.

“I'll go with you”

“Alright; we'll see you the next Monday, Ms. Haera”

The coordinator smiled and nodded her head; as they were about to exit the doors, Haera called out to ask

“Oh wait, are we gonna get a pastor or a judge?”

Heechul eyed her, she glanced at him then turned to Haera with a small smile

“A judge, Ms. Haera”

“Alright then, you two run along now”

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The guard opened the door for Youngmi and Heechul at the hospital, nurses, patients and visitors alike were all staring as the K-Pop idol walked along behind Youngmi. There were silent and suppressed squeals, a nurse came to running towards the doctor.

“Doctor, the patient's in the E.R.”

she handed the board to Youngmi who looked over it, the doctor, the nurse and Heechul entered her office, she placed her bag down on her table along with the board and put on her lab coat while Heechul took a seat behind her desk. He reached into her candy jar and took off the wrapper before popping it into his mouth

“What happened?”

Youngmi asked, getting her stethoscope from her drawer.

“Car accident, doctor; the patient was under drugs too”

Youngmi sighed; she turned to Heechul who popped open her laptop.

“Wait here”

Heechul only gave her a thumbs up and gaming sounds came; she then went out with the nurse and made their way to the Emergency Room. Once there, two nurses were running here and there, another nurse came towards her.

“She's lost a lot of blood, doctor”

Youngmi handed the board to the nurse and walked towards where the patient was, she opened the curtains and stepped in but only to be shocked when she saw who it was.

'Hye Rin?'