XG Company, Shi Hoon's Office.
"Jong Min, book me a table at A restaurant for tonight," said Shi Hoon.
"Yes, boss. Do you have any appointment with our client tonight?" asked Jong Min.
"No. It is for personal reason," said Shi Hoon.
"…" Jong Min did not say anything and then he left Shi Hoon's office.
Shi Hoon was looking at his computer searching for something. He mumbled to himself, "Will we have enough time to walk around for a bit after dinner?" Shi Hoon was searching the internet to see if he can find something interesting near A restaurant for his first date with Mi Rae. At the beginning, he thought, they would only have their dinner and then they went home but he thought that if they finished their dinner earlier, they can spend some time together a bit more.
Although Shi Hoon kind of threaten Mi Rae into this relationship, he took this relationship with Mi Rae seriously. He did not want to ruin this relationship as it was hard for him to get into a relationship because most girls scared of him. The one who were not scared of him were usually gold digger or had some other bad intention. He might seem like he did not care about being in a relationship with a girl but in his heart, he wanted to date someone too. When he hangout with his friends, they usually bring their girlfriend or talked about them and Shi Hoon got a bit jealous at that.
He met the suspicious Mi Rae and decided to threaten her. Mi Rae might be a bit suspicious but he can confirm that she at least not bad in her personality from his investigation and meeting her at that restaurant. To say that she was a corporate spy, he did not have any evidence for that. The notebook can only be evidence for her stalking Kang Woo but she said she stopped stalking him after a year of stalking. He confirms most of the things that Mi Rae told him but Mi Rae's money was still a mystery for him.
After searching the internet for a while, Shi Hoon decides that they will go to the nearby park for a walk if they finished their dinner earlier. Shi Hoon was not inexperienced in this but its been a while since he got into any relationship with a girl so he got a bit nervous and he don't want to ruin his first dates.
Shi Hoon reached his smartphone and send Mi Rae a message about that night dates.
Mi Rae's home.
Mi Rae was in front of her laptop typing something when her phone vibrates. She looked at her phone and saw that Shi Hoon send her a message. 'Morning. I book a table for our dinner tonight at A restaurant. Wear something nice and I will pick you up at six' the message read. Mi Rae type something and replied to Shi Hoon.
'Ting~' Shi Hoon checked his phone. 'Is it okay to go on a date tonight? Aren't your company busy right now preparing for your new product launch?' said Mi Rae. Shi Hoon replied.
'It is fine. No need to worry. I don't want to delay our first date but after this date we might not be able to see each other for a while until our promise to meet my parents.'
'Then, see you this evening' said Mi Rae. "A restaurant… that is a high-class restaurant. He is a rich man after all. What should I wear? A dress is good I hope," said Mi Rae. "I am really nervous. My first ever dates with a man… a handsome and rich man too. Please everything went well."
Evening.
Shi Hoon was in a meeting and he looked at his watch and it was almost time for him to pick Mi Rae up. The meeting seems to be going longer than he thought. He seems to be a bit impatient as he keeps looking at his watch over and over. Jong Min who was beside him saw that and near Shi Hoon.
"Boss, something wrong?" asked Jong Min.
"…" Shi Hoon did not say anything. Then, he suddenly stood up from his chair and said, "Let's end this meeting here. We will continue this meeting tomorrow." Everyone in the meeting room in a dazed because Shi Hoon never once did this. Shi Hoon then walked out of the meeting room straight to the elevator. Jong Min followed behind him.
"No need to follow me. I am going home," said Shi Hoon to Jong Min.
Jong Min then stopped his track and said while smiling, "Ok, boss." Jong Min was more than happy to get off work early than usual. Shi Hoon got into the elevator and went down to the parking lot. Shi Hoon entered his car and drove to Mi Rae's house.
It was red light and he stopped his car. While waiting for the light to turn green, Shi Hoon thought of something. "That's right. I should buy something for Mi Rae. Is flower okay?" Shi Hoon looked around for a flower shop. Once the light turned green, his car moved but it did not go in the direction of Mi Rae's house but other direction. Shi Hoon went to look for a flower shop to buy a flower for Mi Rae. He found one and stopped in front of the shop.
"Welcome. What flower do you need?" asked the florist.
"Roses. A normal bouquet is fine," said Shi Hoon. Shi Hoon wanted to get a big bouquet but he did not want to look like he tried too hard so he went for the one people usually got. After about a few minutes of waiting, his bouquet of roses was done. He paid for the flowers and went back into his car and drove to Mi Rae's house. After about twenty minutes of driving, he reached Mi Rae's house.
He took his phone and called Mi Rae's phone. 'toot~ toot~' Shi Hoon was calling Mi Rae.
"Hello?" a girl's voice can be heard through the phone. It was Mi Rae's voice.
"I am in front of your apartment. Come down now," said Shi Hoon.
"Okay. Wait a bit. I will be down in a minute," said Mi Rae. She ended the call.
Shi Hoon then get out of his car and wait outside. He looked at his car window and fixed his hair a bit and a girl's voice came from behind him.
"Sorry I made you wait," said that voice. Shi Hoon turned towards the voice and a beautiful girl with long hair and white simple dress was smiling at him. Shi Hoon's face unchanged.
"Who are you?" asked Shi Hoon with a serious voice.
"Huh? It is me, Mi Rae," said the beautiful girl.
"??? Mi Rae? Are you really Mi Rae?" asked Shi Hoon again.
"Haha, it is really me. Stop joking around," said the beautiful girl.
"You don't look like Mi Rae at all," said Shi Hoon.
"Do I look that different?" said the beautiful girl.
"If you are really Mi Rae… you look totally different than before," said Shi Hoon while looking at the beautiful girl.
"What is this? I only put a bit of effort for our first date and you did not even recognize me," said the beautiful girl while looking down disappointed.
When the beautiful girl looked down, Shi Hoon immediately realize who she was. She was Mi Rae. Her postures when she looked down was the same when they talked at the café few days ago.
"Ah, I'm sorry Mi Rae. You look totally different than before," said Shi Hoon with apologetic tone. "Why do you look so different?" asked Shi Hoon.
"I think I look the same. I just dress up a bit and use more make up," said Mi Rae.
While looking at Mi Rae, Shi Hoon realized why she looked like someone else. "I think, it is your hair," said Shi Hoon. Mi Rae looked at Shi Hoon.
"My hair? I don't do anything to my hair," said Mi Rae.
"Whenever me wet before, you usually tied your hair tightly into a bun. You let go of your hair today, so I think that is why you look different today," said Shi Hoon.
"I'm just letting my hair go, will that make me look like someone else?" said Mi Rae.
"You said you use more make up than usual. Maybe that contribute to you looking different too," said Shi Hoon.
"Ah…" Mi Rae let out a disappointed voice. Shi Hoon looked at Mi Rae and he thought that he made a huge mistake for not recognizing his own girlfriend. Mi Rae then reached something on her purse and it was a hair tie. She actually feels sad that Shi Hoon did not recognized her so she tried to tied her hair back like usual.
Before she can touch her hair, Shi Hoon softly held her hand. Mi Rae looked at Shi Hoon. "Don't do that. I'm sorry. Let's start again," said Shi Hoon.
Shi Hoon looked straight into Mi Rae's eyes. He faintly smiled and said, "Mi Rae, you look really beautiful tonight." Shi Hoon held the bouquet he bought earlier and gave it to Mi Rae.