Chapter 54

Let's talk about love

The 10 of us had agreed to meet up at the school cafetaria before proceeding to the dorm campus. By the time me and Taeyeon reached there, everyone else had arrived.

"What took the two of you so long and why are you sweating?" Sooyoung asked as I saw her chewing on an apple.

"Mianhae, Uncle Kim had to send my Appa and Boa to the airport before sending us. And the car was stopped two streets away from the school gate so the two of us ran all the way here since we knew we were late." I explained as Jessica handed mer her water to drink while I saw Tiffany doing the same thing for Taeyeon.

"Since everyone is already here, let's go and see our new dorms." Yuri said excitedly as she gave Hyoyeon a high-five. The two of them then started dancing with each other.

"Looks like we have two excited kids over here." Taeyeon said after she had calmed herself down. 

The 10 of us made our way to our dorm and went up to the top floor where the 5-rooms dorms were. Sooyoung was holding on to the keys for one dorm while Sunny was holding on for the other dorm. They didn't tell us our dorm number so we just followed them until the two of them stopped in front of a dorm.. 

"This is ours, girls." Sunny said as she pointed to the door. 

"Hey, Soo. Which dorm is ours?" Taeyeon asked as Sooyoung started to point to a dorm that was at the end of the corridor before changing it to another dorm opposite and lastly, she put her finger under her chin. "Yah!! Where are you pointing exactly?" Taeyeon gritted her teeth at Soo.

"Ladies and gentlemen... I mean gentlewomen. We're are all....." Sooyoung paused before breaking into a grin. "Neighbours."

The moment Sooyoung finished talking, Yuri grabbed Hyoyeon's hand and danced again. Soon, even Sooyoung and Taeyeon joined in as the 4 of them formed a circle and danced around.

"You're not joining them, Jae?" Jessica asked as she smiled at me.

"Anni.. I'm the normal one, remember?" I said as she just giggled as I just grinned at her. "Guys, that's enough. You're going to disturb other students." I said as they stopped dancing.

"Don't worry. I don't think there are other students who had came in as early as us. It's only Friday. Most students will come to the dorm either tomorrow or Sunday itself." Hyoyeon said.

We decided to enter our individual dorm to settle our sleeping arrangement. Me, Taeyeon, Yuri, Hyoyeon and Sooyoung decided to gather at the living room and take a look at our dorm's floor map.

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"Can I take room A, since it's the nearest to the kitchen?" Sooyoung said as she grinned dorkily.

"That's risky. You might finish up our whole supply of food." Hyoyeon replied with a poker face as the rest of us laughed out loud.

"But it'll be better to have her there, rather than having her walking up and down the corridor everytime she's hungry and trust me, that'll be a lot of time. Right, Yul?" Taeyeon said as Yuri nodded her head.

"We've lived with her in the dorm for 2yrs so just trust us." Yuri said with a confident face as we all agreed to let Sooyoung take room A.

"Then I'll take room B. I'll be taking dual degree this year so most probably will be staying up late at the library or will be having extra classes. To avoid disturbing you guys when I came back late, it's better for me to take the room." I explain to the girls.

Taeyeon looked at Yuri and shook her head. "Andwae.. If you take room B, none of us will be aware if you came home or not since room B is the first room and nearest to the main door. Knowing you, you'll be too focus on your studies that you'll neglect your health most of the time. I suggest you take room C, Jae." Taeyeon said as Yuri once again nodded her head.

"Taeng can take room B since she's a light sleeper and will be able to hear once Jae returns to the dorm. What do you think, Taeng?" Yuri asked as Taeyeon agreed with her suggestion. "Then I'll take room E and Hyo will take room D. Or do you want to swap, Hyo?"

"I'm fine with anything. Anyway, room E is better for you Yul, since you can use the storage in front of the room for your exercise equipments." Hyoyeon said.

All of us then decided to go to our new rooms to place our luggage and other belongings and gather back in the living room in 10mins time. We were just about to sit down when we heard our doorbell rang. Sooyoung went to open the door and our girlfriends walked in.

"Have you guys decided on the sleeping arrangement?" Sunny asked as she sat on the floor besides Sooyoung. "Wait.. Before that, let me guess. My shikshin's room is that right?" Sunny asked as she pointed to room A.

All of us nodded instantly and laughed out loud when Sunny explained further that she had expected Sooyoung to choose that room because of its close proximity with the kitchen. Sooyoung then pointed out the rooms for the rest of us with elaborated information on why the rooms were assigned in that manner.

"You're planning to stay up late, Jaegi?" Jessica asked me as I looked up at her who were seating on the arm of the chair, beside me.

"I might have more assignments to do with my dual degree so the possibility of me staying up late is quite high." I saw Jessica frowning a bit as I took her hands and wrapped it in mine. "I know what's on your mind. I promise to take care of my health okay. I don't want you to get worried over me."

"I'm fine with worrying about you but I don't like it if you're sick." Jessica explained.

"Because she won't know what to do when you're sick." Sunny as Jessica gave her an icy glare.

"Sunny, remember that time when Jessi left her phone in the dorm and found out that Jae was sick on that day?" Sunny nodded her head. "She wanted to talk to you on the phone but she came out to see us in the living room with a pouting face and said that you replied her message her saying that you're going off to sleep." Tiffany looked at me when she explained the story.

"Sica was mumbling to herself saying that you were upset with her since it was only 7.30pm and you were already telling her about going off to sleep. She kept calling herself 'pabo' for forgetting her phone. She even wanted to cook porridge for you but Fany said that it was a bad idea." Sunny chuckled as Tiffany giggled while nodding her head.

"Tiff said that I might end up giving you food poisoning if I cooked that day." Jessica said as she pouted.

"Gwenchana. I'll eat whatever you give me. Food served with love will always taste the nicest." I said as I heard Yuri, Taeyeon and Sooyoung pretending to barf.

"This is so cool. I can't wait to be roommates with you guys." Hyoyeon suddenly said as we looked at her with a confused expression before all of us broke out into laughter.

After helping us out with our belongings, it was our turn to go to our girlfriend's dorm. Yoona took room A since she was the shikshin among them. Seohyun took room B since she said that she was an early riser. Jessica was given room C since she said that she was too lazy to walk any further down the corridor. Tiffany then took room D since Sunny had voluntereed to have room E.

"I just realised that our girlfriends sleeping arrangement is the opposite of ours." I said as the girls looked at me. "In our dorm, it's Soo, Taeng, me, Hyo and Yul. But in yours, it's Yoona, Seohyun, Sica, Fany and Sunny."

They finally understood what I meant and instantly nodded their head. We then went off to their rooms to help out our girlfriends with their belongings. After 30mins, we were all gathered back at the living room and were discussing about our school schedules when Sooyoung suddenly groaned.

"I can't think anymore. I'm hungry." Sooyoung pouted as she held her stomach. 

I looked at the clock and saw that it was already 4pm. "How about we go to the nearby shopping mall, get something to eat and also buy groceries to stock up in our dorms?"

"Great idea. By the way, who's in-charge of cooking in your dorm?" Taeyeon looked at Tiffany who then turned to look at the rest of the girls. 

"Actually, none of us are good at cooking, Taetae." Tiffany smiled nervously. 

"Mwo? Jinjja?" Yuri said with a shocked expression. "In our dorm, almost all of us can cook except for Soo. She's only good at eating." Yuri dodged a flying pillow thrown at her by Sooyoung.

Yoona, Sunny, Seohyun, Tiffany and Jessica looked at each other with an embarassed expression. They sighed and suddenly became quiet. The atmosphere turned awkward with all the silence. 

"It's okay. You girls are always welcome to our dorm to eat. Right, guys?" I said as Yuri, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon and Sooyoung nodded their heads. "But just a heads up, I'm not really a good cook."

"Well, better than Taeng who only knows how to cook kimchi fried rice." Sooyoung replied as Taeyeon suddenly grabbed her neck and gave her a headlock while the rest just laughed at them.

"Okay, that's enough. Let's get ready and meet outside in 30mins." Sunny said, causing the shuffling and the laughing to stop.

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We spent almost 2hrs at the supermarket to get the groceries, all thanks to Sooyoung who seem to have an endless list of food that she needed. We were now in a restaurant, waiting for our food to be served. It was already 8.30pm when the food arrived and I think everyone was so hungry that no one said anything for the first 15mins, until Yuri voiced out.

"I'm thinking of selling my car and getting a new car. What do you guys think?" 

The 5 of us were seated in one table while our girlfriends were seated at the table beside us.

"What car are you planning to get?" Taeyeon asked to which Yuri said that she wanted to get a BMW Z4.

"My car will be arriving next week and I plan to park it in the campus.." Hyoyeon said with a poker face. 

"You're getting a car?" Yuri asked as we all had a shocked expression since we didn't knew about it as Hyoyeon just nodded her head.

"Yeonnie had been planning to get a car since we got together." Seohyun said as our attention diverted to her. "Initially, she wanted the car so that she can send me home after classes since I wasn't staying in the dorm last year but she didn't have enough cash to get it any sooner which is why the car was delayed until next week." Seohyun explained further as Hyoyeon just nodded her head.

"Why didn't you come to me when you didn't have enough cash?" I said as I faced Hyoyeon.

"I didn't feel that it was necessary. It was just a matter of time to when I'll be getting the car. I rather save up and wait than borrow money and worry about the loan." Hyoyeon replied.

"What car are you getting, Hyo?" Sooyoung asked.

"I'm getting the audi A4, white in color." Hyoyeon smiled widely, feeling proud of herself.

"Should I park my car at the campus too, Youngie?" Sunny suddenly said as once again we had our jaws dropped. "It's not a car that was just bought. I've had the car since last year but it's always at home and I didn't really like to drive it out. Youngie doesn't really fancy it since it's a mini cooper and she says that it looks funny everytime she exit from the car because of her long legs."

Sunny's comment made the whole group laughed out loud as the waitress brought out our desserts.

"Taeng, do you want to get a car?" I asked Taeyeon who was seated beside me.

"Car? And how am I suppose to pay for it? With my teeth?" Taeyeon grinned widely to show off her full set of teeth.

"Your birthday present." I smirked at a confused looking Taeyeon. "From me. I've always wanted to buy you a car ever since you passed your driving license and I know what what type of car you've been drooling about since then."

"Andwae... You're not talking about that car right?" Taeyeon's eyes widened as the rest of the girl's attention turned to both of us. "Andwae, andwae.. I'm not going to allow you to buy me that."

"Why can't I? It's going to be your present and remember what we've promised each other before?" I said.

"Never reject each other's gift." Both of us answered it at the same time.

I say Taeyeon sighing as I just chuckled at her while the rest of the girls were still looking lost. I explained to them that since young, both me and Taeyeon had made a promise that no matter what was the value of the gifts, we will never reject it. I told them that I had made a pact with myself that the moment I turned 21yrs old, the first present that I'm getting Taeyeon was her favourite car.

"But why 21yrs old?" Yoona asked.

"Because that's the age where I'm allowed to used my savings that my parents had set aside for me since I was born." I said as the rest of the girl's had their jaws dropped.

"Since you're born? Won't that mean your savings will be a lot by now?" Seohyun asked.

"If you count it in USD, she's a millionaire. In KRW, billionaire." Taeyeon said as I heard some gasps.

"Everyone. Bottom line is, I'm still the same Park Hyun Jae." I said as I gave them my most sincere smile.

"With a little bit of extra cash." Yuri grinned as everyone laughed at her remarks.

After dinner, all of us took the bus back to school and headed back to our dorms. We were putting away the groceries into the fridge and the cupboards when Hyoyeon came up with a suggestion to come up with a roster for our housekeeping.

"Since everyone will be in-charge of their own room and their own laundries, all that person needs to do are just preparing breakfast for everyone and making sure that the house is always clean, especially the living room such as washing the dishes and making sure that the groceries are stocked up before the next person on duty." Hyoyeon said as the 4 of us just listened to her. "To sum it all, the person on duty will be in-charge of the kitchen and the living room. So do you guys want to do it on a monthly or weekly basis?"

"WEEKLY!!!" All 4 of us answered at the same time before breaking out into laughters.

We then decided to play scissors-paper-stone to decide the order of the duty. Taeyeon lost so she would be the first one on duty starting next week, followed by Yuri, Sooyoung, me and Hyoyeon. After we've settled on that, we talked about our school schedules. I showed the girls my schedules and they commented about it being very compact.

"Looks like you won't have much time to date with Sica." Sooyoung teased me as she gave Hyoyeon a high-five.

I looked at them and smirked. "Just for your info, your SunnyBunny and Hyunnie are also taking dual degrees like me so their schedules should be similar with mine especially Sunny since she's taking the same course as me."

Both of them had their jaws dropped while Yuri and Taeyeon laughed at them. 

"By the way, do you all have anything planned tomorrow? Want to go to a car showroom?" Yuri asked after the laughing stopped. "I want to take a look at the car."

"Are we going to bring our girlfriends along or will it be like an all guys hanging out only?" Hyoyeon asked eagerly.

All of us looked at each other and grinned before saying it out loud at the same time.. "All guys!!!" 

We ended the night with another round of laughter before heading back to our own rooms to sleep after reminding one another to message our girlfriends about our plan tomorrow.

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We were getting ready to go out when we heard our doorbell rang. Hyoyeon went to open it and our girlfriends walked in.

"Wow, are you sure you all are going to the car showroom? The way you are dressed up doesn't look like it though." Sunny commented as the girls stood near the kitchen counter.

The 5 of us looked at each other and frowned. Most of us were just wearing t-shirts and jeans except for Taeyeon who was wearing a hoodie. I started to scratch the back of my neck as the girls looked confused too.

"Of course we're just going to the showroom. Anyway, is there anything wrong with our attire because I don't see anything special about our clothings. Isn't this how the 5 of us always dress up?" I asked with a blank face.

"That's the whole point, Jaegi. Sunny was being sarcastic. If you all go in to the showroom wearing like that, no one will pay attention to all of you." Jessica replied.

"Because all of you are dressed up like you can't afford to buy a car and are just there to look a round the showroom." Seohyun explained further.

"Well, then I guess it's up to the salesperson's luck. They are working on commission basis so the one who's willing to entertain and serve us later will be earning a lot because there's a possibility that we'll be buying up to 3 cars later." Yuri said as I nodded my head.

"3 cars? You're buying 3 cars, Yul?" Yoona asked with her eyes wide opened.

"I'm just buying 1 car. Jae might be getting one for Taeng and herself. Right, Jae?" Yuri looked at me as I showed her a thumbs up.

"Are you sure you're buying a car for Taetae, Jae?" Tiffany asked as she looked at Jessica. "Don't you think that it's an expensive gift?" Once again Tiffany looked at Jessica, as if trying to give her a signal.

"Stop looking at me, Tiff. It's Jae's decision and there's nothing that I can do to help. Anyway,I don't think Jae's the kind of person who will make a decision without thinking things through. So I trust her." Jessica answered.

"Fany, did Taeng asked you to try to talk things out with me, hoping that I'll change my mind?" I asked Tiffany as I looked at Taeyeon who was beside her. Both of them nodded their heads. "It's a promise that I made to myself, Taeng. Please let me keep my promise." I said as Taeyeon looked at me before nodding her head slowly.

"So shall we go and eat breakfast first before proceeding to the showroom? I'm hungry." Sooyoung said as everyone walked out from the door while laughing at her.

After breakfast at the school cafetaria, the girls said that they would be heading back to the dorm first but will be going out to catch a movie in 2hrs time. We decided to meet up together for dinner and would update each other about our whereabouts later.

With the recommendation by Uncle Kwon, we went downtown which was about an hour journey by bus from our campus to a huge building with a lot of cars inside. Uncle Kwon said that within that vicinity, there were a few brands of cars that was available for us to view such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Lamborghini and Ferari. Hyoyeon also said that she bought her Audi car from there.

"Hey, Yul. What car did you say you're getting?" Sooyoung asked the moment we reached the area.

"BMW Z4." Yuri said as she pointed towards a huge poster of the car that was hang outside one of the showroom.

All of us stood there in admiration of the car before making our way inside. Just like what our girlfriends anticipated, none of the salesperson actually came forward to serve us. Well, I guess there's always the pros and cons. The pros was that we were able to walk around freely without any sales person hassling over us. The cons was that we felt as if we were being looked down on.

"Let's just look around for now." I said to the girls as we continued to the next showroom that had Mercedes cars in it.

The moment we stepped in, I saw Taeyeon's eyes brightened as she looked around with eager eyes. I walked up to her and put my arm on her shoulder.

"Found something of your liking?" I asked as I smiled at the shy-looking person beside me who was shaking her head.

"Anni. I'm just looking around. So far, most of the car is not my taste." Taeyeon said, trying to sound as convincing as she could.

"Yah, Kim Taeyeon. I've known you since 5yrs old. I can see through your lie." I said as I knocked her on the head with my knuckles. "How about that one?" I asked as I pointed to a silver car.

"That's the SLK 200, right?" Taeyeon looked at me as I nodded my head. "Cool." She said it in a soft tone, trying not to let me hear it but I did.

"I don't know why but I can imagine you behind those wheels and smirking away with your erted look." I chuckled at my own remarks as Taeyeon showed me her fist. "The best part is, it's a convertible." I said as I saw Taeyeon walking towards the car. 

By then, the other girls had gathered around us and were admiring the car too. Yuri came and stood beside me, nudging me at the shoulders.

"You're getting that for Taeng?" Yuri asked me as I just shrugged my shoulders. "The last time I've seen Taeng's eyes glow so brightly was when she saw Tiffany for the first time. I guess she's falling in love with that car."

I nodded my head in agreement to Yuri's comment as the two of us joined the other 3 beside the car. I asked Taeyeon to go into the car and get a feel of the interior. At first she was hesitant but after a while, she agreed. Her facial expression when she grabbed hold of the wheels was that of a kid who had just received their very first toy. I gave Yuri a knowing smile and after about 15mins, Taeyeon exited from the car. 

"How was it, Taeng? Did it feel good?" Yuri asked as I saw Taeyeon nodding her head lightly. "You looked really cool behind those wheels, Taeng."

"Let's go to the next showroom." I said as I walked away towards the Ferrari section while the rest of the girls followed behind.

The Ferrari showroom was not as busy as the others. As I walked around, I saw a car that captured my attention. From a distance, I stared at it with folded arms. 

"Hi there. May I assist you with anything?" 

I turned around to face a smiling lady who introduced herself as Ailee and was the salesperson there. I bowed slightly and smiled back at her. "I'm thinking of getting a car but I've not made up my mind yet. By the way, can I check with you about something?"

"Sure." Ailee answered eagerly as she smiled at the rest of the girls who had gathered around me by then.

"We've been here since almost 2hrs ago but you're the only salesperson who approached us so far. Is it because we looked like we can't afford to buy a car?" I asked with a smile, not wanting her to feel uncomfortable with my question.

"Eerrrmmm... I'm not sure about that though but for me, any customer that walks in needs to be served. I'm actually still under training here since I'm only doing it as a part-time job, so I'm not that sure about the protocol." Ailee answered sincerely. 

"But are you only in-charge of Ferrari cars or for any cars?" Yuri asked.

"All cars. We are here only to assist customers with looking through the cars but if you need any detailed explanations, I'll have to get the more experiences personnel to attend to you." Once again she smiled.

"If you manage to sell a car on your own, do you get to keep the commission all to yourself?" It was Sooyoung's turn to ask a question to which Ailee nodded her head. 

"Are you still a student?" Hyoyeon asked as Ailee gave her wry smile but she still nodded her head.

"You're pretty." Taeyeon suddenly said, causing all of us to looked at her who had a poker face on.

"Guys, you're suppose to ask about the cars. Not commenting or asking about something personal." I said as I saw the dorky grins on them. "I'm sorry for their behaviour but I need your help with regards to purchasing the cars."

"Even though I'm slightly taken aback since it's the first time I'm getting so much interest from a group of girls, it's okay. Not trying to sound arrogant, but it's always the men who does that." She blushed a bit before turning to face me. "You mentioned about purchasing cars. Are you getting more than one?"

I nodded my head and lifted 3 of my fingers as I saw her shocked expression. She told us to wait for a while as she needed to get some forms before proceeding further with any discussions with us. After she left towards a table, I smirked and looked at the other 4 girls who had their gaze fixed on Ailee. 

'If their girlfriends saw this, hell will break lose.' I chuckled at myself as I turned my attention to the white car that I had set my eyes on.

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howlshimazu
#1
hey author can you make this story available for offline reading ?
Lodinyoko
#2
Chapter 12: It's been awhile since the last time I read this.
VipSoneMoomoo
#3
Chapter 30: Wait i already read that O.o
VipSoneMoomoo
#4
Chapter 30: Hope sica found out the true
Wheepup123
#5
Chapter 101: Damn this is so niceeeed
VipSoneMoomoo
#6
Chapter 101: Wowwwwww i love this #JaeSica
VipSoneMoomoo
#7
Chapter 73: No more fighting
VipSoneMoomoo
#8
Chapter 57: Jae x sica are the best :3
VipSoneMoomoo
#9
Chapter 46: Pray for sulli
And stop cyber bullying
VipSoneMoomoo
#10
Chapter 44: I love this hope they would be happy at the end