Bad girl loves Milk?! (ON-HOLD)

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A/n: Hi? ☺

"Daebak, your car is so cool unnie!"

"Thanks Yuna, now hop on. I'm sure Chaeryeong wouldn't mind to treat us to some fancy restaurant first, right pal?"

"O-oh... Y-yeah!"

Chaeryeong awkwardly answered whilst she mentally cursed Ryujin for the sudden treat she had to make. Ryujin only smirked at her before getting inside the driver's seat, waiting for her passengers to buckle up.

"What mall are we heading to, Jin?"

"BT Mall, it's 30 minutes drive from here... Soo, let's get it!"

Chaeryeong upon hearing it just mentally sighed in relief at what her friends said, Ryujin was just joking around when she said that Chaeryeong had to treat them. Of course, Ryujin's brothers owns the mall so everything would be free for her. Yep, Ryujin's brothers are rich and loaded. That's one of the secrets she wanted to keep, because she's too damn humble.

"Let's turn the radio on!"

Lia excitedly suggested and so the radio was turned on. The 30 minute drive became so noisy as they sang along some songs, sometimes their voice would crack or they'd mess up the lyrics but thy just laugh it all off.

"Bueno, we have arrived... Now get off my car."

Ryujin playfully said receiving a smack on the head from Chaeryeong seconds after. She groaned but laughed right after, seeing Chaeryeong giving her some eye signals about teasing her earlier.

"So where do we head to first, Jin?"

"Oh right. Ryeong, take us to that fancy restaurant we ate at last summer."

"Aisht you lazy brat... Fine, let's go..."

As they walked around the mall, Yeji can't help but notice that most of the mall workers tried to bowed or greet them but ends up going back to what they were doing. She also noticed that they stared a bit too much to the person beside her, which was Shin Ryujin. The smaller girl, however, looked like she doesn't notice a thing yet she was a bit tensed in Yeji's perspective.

"Hey Jin, does the people here know you? I mean the workers, not the random customers passing by. They seem to stare at you too much..."

Ryujin groaned mentally at Yeji's smart and observant brain, but she looked calm outside. She smugly smiled and gave Yeji a light nudge on the side using her elbow.

"Come on, is that still new for you? I mean, you all know that I got the looks... They must have took a liking on me, that's why they keep on staring. That's not a big deal, don't mind them..."

She was glad that she was good at making swift excuses, or else she might have already blew her cover. Not that she had to, it was her own choice to do this so she'll have to deal with it.

"Oh... Right, you and your visuals..."

"So you're admitting that I'm good looking?"

"I mean, you wouldn't be that famous if you're not that good looking... Why would I deny that?"

"Eyyyy! I'm flattered, thanks mate..."

Ryujin extended her arm and ruffled Yeji's hair that was luckily left down, it might have been a mess if she tied her hair. Yeji pouted and playfully swatted her hands away, receiving a genuine laugh from the younger girl. Yeji loved the way she laughs, but she loves it more that she's the reason behind it. Cringe.

"Hey lovebirds, we're already here... Now stop being sweet and find a seat, Ryujin and I would order..."

Chaeryeong said, making the two of them stop their sweet moment. Well, it was sweet for Yeji. And so, the trio went to find a seat while Chaeryeong and Ryujin went to talk to the workers.

"Ryeong, Yeji almost found out about this... Good thing I made a swift lie, plus she bought it."

"Pffft, you could've just told her the truth... But whatever, let's just get some food since I'm hungry..."

"Fine. Hey, come here for a sec..."

Ryujin called one of the restaurant staffs, whom immediately recognized her. The guy bowed and spoke to her in a formal manner.

"Y-yes, Ms. Shin?"

"Give us the best meals here, the usual order that we both have. And also, tell every worker in this mall to act lowkey. I'm sure you have some contact with everyone around here, right? So tell them not to act so obvious when I'm around, keep this as a secret. Understand?"

"Y-yes, Ms. Shin! Please do enjoy your day..."

"Thanks.."

And so, Ryujin and Chaeryeong went to sit with the trio. They acted as if they said nothing weird to the staffs, and just talked to them normally. Lia, unfortunately, saw the way they talked to the staff in a hushed tone making her have some doubts. Plus, she also noticed that most of the mall workers knew her in some way, thus adding up to her little conclusion. So when Ryujin excused herself to go to the bathroom, she said that she'll go with her since she needed to do her business too. When the truth is, she wanted to interrogate her.

"Ryujin, I want to ask you a question..."

"Eh? What is it, Lia?"

"Hmm, I noticed something earlier as we roamed the mall. The staffs seemed to know you, and the way you talked with restaurant worker was also a bit off. So tell me, do you own this mall? Or do you have any connection here?"

"What?"

Ryujin and stopped washing her hands midway as soon as Lia threw the question, as she stood near the doorway.

"I mean, most of the staffs acted so formal around us and kept on staring at you. Plus, they seems like they wanted to greet you and shake hands with you or something... So, do you?"

"No. Just like what I told Yeji, I guess they took a liking on me because of my good looks— please excuse my bragging. And about that restaurant worker, Chaeryeong and I often talk to him every time we go here so we are already close with him. That's just it, no big deal. What made you even think that I would own this big mall that has hundreds of branches?"

"... Okay, sorry for doubting. Let's get back there now? They might think that we've ditched them..."

"Okay, let's go!"

Ryujin smiled at her and they walked side by side back to their table. Ryujin felt a little twinge of nervousness around Yeji and her friends, since all of the seemed smart and observant. Still, she was glad that she was a damn good liar. She can't blow her cover yet, not now.

"Yah! You already started eating?!"