
In Yongju's apartment, "Hyung, whose cake is this? Is there a birthday today?" jeered Junghwa who had just come and saw a tart complete with a candle, on the Yongju dinner table. Instead of answering Junghwa's shout, Yongju was silent looking at the screen of his phone. "Now December, Hana's birthday," she answered only in her heart as she looked at my last birthday photo with her. Yongju smiled at my beautiful face with cream cake in the photo, then the essence turned to the eomma that was also in the photo. "Did eomma not miss the child he had raised for 21 years?" wailly muttered.
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Back at the club, Namgil, a towering young man like a model with his 181.68cm body still standing in front of me and Daehyun. His jaw was hardened with both of his hands clenched firmly. "Kim Daehyun!" he said, "i'm still your hyung, you're talking to me wrong! All this time, you never even called me hyung and I kept quiet. Even if you don't have manners with me, joking has limits, Daehyun!" continued furious. Daehyun stood up from his seat while saying, "Alright, my hyung knows politeness. If you don't believe me, go home and ask our parents if I'm joking or serious! Are you even that stupid to not believe it?"
"Namgil oppa, I'm sorry. But this was true, Daehyun oppa did not lie. How should I explain it to oppa!" as I restlessly thought of how to explain to Namgil so as not to hurt him again. "Then, who's lying here, you, Hana?" sahut Namgil while looking at me. "I thought you were a plain girl, but what were you doing? I just found out that you can also act recklessly with this bastard!" he continued, pointing at Daehyun's face.
I was surprised to hear that, while Daehyun did not accept Namgil's words, "pull back your words!" daehyun. "W-what's wrong? Now, I-I'm grown up and Daehyun's my fiancee!" as I defended myself innocently. The sensibility of a Kim Namgil exploded because of my innocent reply, "So, you think the filthy head of my cousin is better than this stupid cousin of his? And what the fuck with that open chest?" he snapped while pointing at the part of my chest that was slightly exposed due to Daehyun's actions earlier.
While downstairs, "Welcome" said someone as he greeted his friend who had just arrived. "Where is Daehyun?" ask the person who just came in. "Where do we know!" his friends say in unison. Instead of joining forces with his friends, the person instead rushed to look for Daehyun to all corners of the room. "Why is he looking for Daehyun, not Jiwon?" said one of his friends. "A-chuu!" Jiwon, whose name was also mentioned, suddenly sneezed as her legs began to climb the stairs to the second floor where there was me, Daehyun and Namgil who were at odds.
"Have you ever checked who this motherfucker is, huh?" namgil asked while staring intently at me who only lowered his face in fear of his anger. "Soon, you'll know how your fiancee is!" he continued, turning to look at Daehyun. "So, you want to slander me?" said Daehyun who also started to get emotional. "Ck! Wh why? Are you afraid Hana knows how you've been doing all this time? Admit it you're a bastard! Don't try to dodge it for any reason you're so fucking pretentious!" challenge Namgil.
"Damn it!" muttered Daehyun with his clenched hands. Bugh! One fist drifted to the left side of Namgil's face until he staggered to his right side. "Daehyun!" jiwon shouted and immediately saw Daehyun punching Namgil. A brawl between the two cousins ensued. Jiwon and I tried to break up both. Jiwon held back Namgil's large body that wanted to avenge Daehyun again. While I hugged Daehyun from behind tightly. "Oppa, stop!" I said. "Let go!" sahut Daehyun let go of my embrace until I fell onto the sofa.
Daehyun again intends to attack Namgil. "Come on, what's wrong with you two? Stop that!" jiwon snapped while standing in the middle of Daehyun and Namgil. "Do you want to kill each other here, huh!" it was so hard. As long as I knew and became friends with Jiwon, for the first time, I saw the gentle and kind young man was angry and it turned out that his angry expression was more frightening than his two best friends.
"Stop, Jiwon! Let me beat this fucking cousin up here!" namgil said while encouraging Jiwon's body not to get in the way. Daehyun and Namgil get ready to hit each other again, but Jiwon who returned to the injury even got a hit by Daehyun who was wrongly targeted. "Opa!" I screamed when I saw Jiwon fall to the floor. Even his nose was bleeding from Daehyun's punch which was too hard and not expected Jiwon would hit his nose. "Jiwon oppa, are you okay?" I tried to help him wake up.
Sreth! Daehyun immediately pulled me when he saw me who was about to get Jiwon to stand up. "Such injuries are common for men!" he said with jealousy. "Opa! You made Jiwon oppa up like that, shouldn't oppa apologize? Not only Jiwon oppa, but also apologize with Namgil oppa!" my orders to Daehyun who was getting angry heard it. "No want! Why should you apologize to them? Who was the first to disturb here? Even by threatening everything again!" sahut Daehyun while raising his angry gaze at Namgil.
"Who is threatening?" sahut Namgil does not accept. "Actually, what's going on? Why are you fighting like this? What threat? Who threatened who? Hana, tell me, what's really going on!" sela Jiwon was still confused. "Okay, I'll tell you everything!" sahut Sooyun who suddenly appeared and walked towards us. "Shin Sooyun, just be careful if you dare to mess around!" yelled Daehyun threateningly first. While Sooyun just smiled obliquely hearing Daehyun's threat.
"Hana, do you remember Namgil oppa's birthday? Coming home from that karaoke place, Daehyun slept with me!" sooyun said so casually. "Not just sleep, but we have intercourse, if you don't understand!" continued without sin. All who heard it also stared, not least Daehyun who just turned her face towards me slowly. Daehyun himself froze even more as he looked at me who let out tears with trembling lips. My life seemed to disappear somewhere. Even my whole body was shaking. The happy smile I gave her was like peeling replaced with tears flowing without a sound.
"Hey, Kim Daehyun, why are you quiet? Is there glue in your bastard's mouth?" sooyun sneered at Daehyun. "You hear me, Hana? Sweep everything into your ear everything I said just now! Do you still want to get engaged to her?" continued. "Whatdidyou say? You even slept with her?" jiwon said she did not believe it. "So, all this time I was just an idiot who didn't know what you guys were doing behind my back? Though I've always held myself back from touching you more than a kiss!" continued.
Right now, not only my heart, but Jiwon's heart was also like it had just been whipped. If Jiwon lamented with hurt, whereas I could only silence a thousand languages looking and hearing everything in front of me. Even I don't care how Daehyun tries to straighten all this out. "Darling?" call him who comes straight to me. "Darling, listen to oppa! Sweetheart! Hannah!" daehyun said while shaking my arm because I just stared straight down with a blank look.
"Alright, oppa admit it all, right. But oppa promised to change for you. Is it a pity not to be able to see the seriousness of oppa for almost two years we've been together?" daehyun said as he tightened his circle of hands on my chest. Then, he twisted my body that seemed to lose the spirit that I could not hide, easily turning back to face him. "Honestly, every day oppa always feel hot when with you, but oppa held it until now because oppa wants to change, keep promises, respect you and really serious about this relationship," said Daehyun.
"Stay, oppa played and slept with another girl, after nearly raping me the same day!" I snapped in front of him for the first time with my tears finally breaking. "And just so you know, back then, I even imagined doing it with you!" daehyun too. "What?!" sooyun said surprised. Me and Daehyun were silent, while Sooyun approached us. "Daehyun, are you crazy? How can you imagine another girl on top of me!" he did not take it as he pulled Daehyun's arm.
"Shut up!" daehyun snapped emotions at Sooyun. While Jiwon laughed crushed hearing this commotion. "Daehyun, I didn't expect you to be this low! You're destroying our friendship little by little!" Namgil. "Every day, I live like a fool. Sometimes even to the point of being like crazy, obey all your will. All this time, I've been living playing the role of your pathetic messenger, while what are you doing behind my back?" jiwon said as she looked at Daehyun with hurt.
"Did I ever ask you to live a life like that?" said Daehyun who did not want to lose. "You should be thanking me for finally, you know how bad this girl you like is!" continued Daehyun haughtily. "And you, Sooyun, I'm sick of your ruse. Do you think there's a guy who's gonna lift his nose high for winning a second-hand woman like you? You're just a cheap woman out of the house, you cheesy bastard!" daehyun continued to Sooyun. Plaque! Sooyun slapped Daehyun's cheek very hard, until the tip of Daehyun's lips broke. Then, go with running. I who saw it, subconsciously approached Daehyun and immediately pulled her face to look at her broken lips. Seeing that worried reaction of mine, Daehyun's attention was diverted, from one that seemed to smolder to one that dimmed instantly.
"Here you go, Jiwon, we better just go! Do you know what's worse than this fight? Having a fucking best friend like him!" namgil said as he passed by Daehyun while staring at her. "And you're Hana, you're a fool if you're still engaged to her! Sorry, if I hurt your feelings when I call you stupid. I thought, you already know, what kind of man is your fiance!" namgil continued as he passed me so coldly. "Jiwon, are you staying? Le's go! Why do you worship any more that dog's feet!" take Namgil again to Jiwon.
"Park Jiwon, leaving me means you're leaving heaven!" said Daehyun who was furious with the words Namgil who called him a friend who brengs**. Slowly, Jiwon woke up. "Park Ji-won! If getting out of here means you have to get out of my house!" threaten Daehyun again, foolishly. Not because he was angry at his close friend, but because Daehyun did not know how to treat his friend well without regard to his wealth and power.
Seeing Jiwon keep stepping away following Namgil, Daehyun suddenly spat in annoyance. Daehyun spat blood from his mouth onto the floor. "Hey, Park Jiwon!" call her annoyed and Jiwon stops her steps. From where he stood, Daehyun threw a black card and the fateful card hit Jiwon's face which suddenly turned around. For a moment, Daehyun was silent for fear that Jiwon would be in pain or hurt. "Do you think you can live out there? You're gonna be really hungry. So, bring that card for you to eat! You also know the pin because you wear it often" said Daehyun with high prestige and instead sounded humbled in Jiwon's ears.
His friend smiled blandly at the card lying near his feet. If Daehyun misinterpreted Jiwon's smile as the answer his best friend was not angry, just as Jiwon misunderstood Daehyun's intention. "For seven years I have walked silently beside you, now the way is open. Just save it, I don't need it!" jiwon said as she stared intently at Daehyun before leaving without taking the blackcard. "Based on losers, I'm just worried about you out there!" yelled Daehyun annoyed.
"Damn it, weren't we childish?!" jiwon said when she followed Namgil's steps and aligned their steps together. Although he said it while chuckling and impressed was joking, but Namgil knew, now Jiwon was the most hurt. "Don't worry, you'll live well without him. Tonight and beyond, you can sleep in my house" Namgil said. "No, you're busy in college, I won't bother you. I'll go home to Daehyun's house to pick up my things" Jiwon refused.
"Where do you want to sleep tonight?" ask Namgil. Jiwon did not answer him and only smiled a little. "Should I force it like Daehyun?" namgil continued, stopping his steps and looking at Jiwon. "Alright, I appreciate your sensitivity to a friend who doesn't have this house. Now, I'm a vagrant" said Jiwon, but when Namgil looked at her angrily, he chuckled again. "Come, I'll take you to get your stuff!" namgil. They both went to Kim's residence, which had been a shelter for Jiwon.
Go back to the second floor, "Honey, where are you going?" daehyun asked while holding my hand as I also intended to leave like the others. "Back home!" I answered briefly and tightly while throwing his hand. "Can't! It's not done yet" said Daehyun again catching my hand. "What else is unfinished? It's all over," I said. "What's finished? Honey wants to cancel our engagement? I won't!" said firmly.
I took a step back. "Why did my darling stay away?" daehyun asked as he moved closer to me. "Wasn't that when oppa kissed you, baby said, baby loves oppa? Don't tell me, baby forgot about it!" she said, gently caressing my cheek. Recalling it again made me hit my own lips, but Daehyun held my hand back while saying, "Why does darling keep hitting your lips?" I stared at him sharply, "Since I'm upset, I shouldn't have said it!" my answer. The irritated Daehyun, was drawing my lips again, but this was not a pleasant kiss like that. On purpose, I bit her lip to release me. "Don't equate me with Sooyun! I hate you!" I snapped loudly, then left.
Daehyun lost his words hearing me say that earlier. "hate?" he said in his heart. "When do I equate it with Sooyun?" thought Daehyun confused, without realizing his mistake. "Okay, tonight, you lost everything, Daehyun! Cousin, best friend and now the girl you like! What would a bastard like you do now?" he thought it was on the spot. "No. Anyway you have to bring her home! You survived until now not for an end like this! You can't give in to everyone, especially not to Hana!" He said in his heart as he started chasing me.