The sound of the bell was heard and Dae-Hyun rushed to the main door to open. He gave a sly grin as he thought of Ah-Yeong's reaction.
"Please come in, Eun-Jin!"
Eun-Jin excitedly walked inside and held Dae-Hyun by his arm. She was very much surprised when Dae-Hyun had asked her to come over for breakfast. She dressed herself as beautiful and pretty as she could.
But her smile vanished as soon as her eyes fell on Ah-Yeong who was seated at the table. She looked at Dae-Hyun confused and Dae-Hyun just moved closer to her and whispered "I will drop her today and we can have as much fun as we want." He kissed her hair and they both walked towards Ah-Yeong.
Ah-Yeong stood up from her chair when she saw Dae-Hyun kissing the woman who had just arrived. Moreover, the way the woman held Dae-Hyun's arm was just the way she had held his hands, all the time.
Observing this scene before her, Ah-Yeong felt the breaking of her heart. But she told herself to not think anything and to stay calm.
Lately, she was being very sensitive to matters of this kind. Ever since, she declined Sang Hoon's offer for going on a trip, she was being very sensitive. And now witnessing this sort of scene, she wished that she could just ignore it like others.
"This is...?" Her words started to jumble up in her throat and she could feel the cracks in her voice.
"The one I told you about.... She and I studied together."
Hearing his reply didn't calm her a bit. Instead, she felt that she was struck by lightning. And somehow those inauspicious doubts began filling her mind. Ah-Yeong lightly bowed and turned around to leave.
"Where are you going? Won't you be eating, Ah-Yeong?" Dae-Hyun smirked while resting his hand on Eun-Jin's slim waist. He instructed her to sit and walked towards Ah-Yeong. Resting his hands on her shoulders, he pushed her towards the dining table and pulled out the chair for her.
He pouted "I made this all for you and you are running away?" And he made her sit.
Ah-Yeong reluctantly sat on the chair and Dae-Hyun sat beside her.
"Let's eat!"
While Eun-Jin and Dae-Hyun were having their food joyously, Ah-Yeong no longer had an appetite. She took a few bites and felt her stomach full.
"I am done! Thank you for the food, Dae-Hyun! It was delicious." She said with a suppressed smile on her face. She pushed herself off from the chair and gave one glare at Eun-Jin and walked to her room.
Eun-Jin mocked "Wow! Her glare is just so... It makes me shiver! Hehe!" She chuckled while covering her mouth with her hand.
****
At night, Park Eun-Jin began creating a fuss. It was because she wanted to spend the night with Dae-Hyun... just as he had told.
It was true that Dae-Hyun wanted to spend the time with Eun-Jin but Ah-Yeong still hadn't left and Dae-Hyun wasn't willing to show her all at once. He wanted to suffer her little by little just how she had done.
After explaining Eun-Jin and promising her that he would take her on a date tomorrow, Dae-Hyun was finally able to make her go back to her home. Dae-Hyun came back to his room and saw Ah-Yeong seated on the bed with her legs crossed "You aren't going?" He asked while closing the door behind him.
"Why? You want me to go?"
"Of course not!!! Why would I want you to leave?" Although Dae-Hyun was boiling mad by the harshness in her tone, he pretended to be calm and sat beside her.
"Are you angry?" He held her hand and began to caress her palm with his thumb.
Ah-Yeong glanced at him and retracted her hand away. "Who was she? Why was she clinging on to you and why did you not push her away?" She soon bombarded him with various questions. And glared at him.
"I told you already that she is my university friend...."
"So? If she is your university friend, will you allow her to do whatever she wants?" She interjected him. Ah-Yeong again glared at him being irritated. Getting no reply from him, Ah-Yeong was pissed. Already the scene which she witnessed while eating angered her to the core and now his silence was pissing her off.
"Alright, I am leaving." She grabbed her phone, her car keys and left Dae-Hyun's house leaving him dumbfounded.
"Tch! She didn't change even now!"
****
"A bottle of soju, please!" As Ah-Yeong reached her frequently visited Pojangmacha (1), she decided to spend her time at this place. She ordered for some food and drinks and sat on a chair. Ever since, she got in an alliance with Sang Hoon, she used to drink almost all the time. But since she was back with Dae-Hyun, she had stopped drinking.
She hadn't thought that she would have to start drinking again. "Ahh! Life became bad again." She grunted.
Soon, Ah-Yeong had finished four bottles. Her cheeks were flushed red and she no longer was in her right mind. She opened her hair which were tied in a bun and messed them up.
"Ugghh!!! His reply was so annoying. He didn't even stop me." She stomped her feet and stood up.
She had drunk so much that she couldn't even stand straight. So, she sat back on her chair and mumbled nonsensical words. The nearby people were annoyed by her and they looked at her aggressively... And a guy approached her asking her to be quiet.
Ah-Yeong who had drank till her body could no longer control noticed the guy scolding her and she gave a chuckle. The man was agitated more and he lifted his hand to slap her. Well, he too was also drunk but not more than her.
Before he could slap, the owner came and stopped. Ah-Yeong had visited this pojangmacha a lot of times so, the lady owner was familiar with her.
"Go! Go!" She shooed the person away and tapped on Ah-Yeong's shoulder.
"Had a rough day? You came after many days."
Seeing the lady in front of her, Ah-Yeong hugged her and ended up crying.
"A really bad day, Ahjumma (2)!" She held the woman's hand and pushed out her lower lip... "He didn't even stop me!"
The lady owner lightly patted her head and went to bring water. By the time she came back with a bottle of water, she saw Ah-Yeong sleeping on the table.
"Silly girl!" She ruffled her hair.