Malsun protecting Soonja (Yeonbin) / (말순, 순자를 지킬거야)

Chapter 09

[Some days later]

It was a very big wedding venue inside a hotel. The whole place was decorated beautifully. Each and every corner of the place was glimmering. There were several golden colored lights and ornaments. It looked like it was a palace which was decorated with gold everywhere. There were many delicious and rich dishes kept on the various tables. There was red and white wine for drinks served by the hotel keepers. It was not crowded with people though there were so many people in the venue.

Yeonjun was in his black suit. He wore a black colored tie and his inner shirt was white colored though his coat was all buttoned up. He looked so glamorous that anybody would think he wore make-up and it was he who was having the wedding. His lips were shining because of the gloss he used. His hair was arranged gorgeously and made him even more handsome. A young boy came with some glasses of champagne and asked Yeonjun if he wanted any. Yeonjun took a glass and threw a very charming smile to the boy which made his heart skip its beat.

"Hey!" A guy came to him and greeted.

"Oh, hey!" Yeonjun smiled then both of them raised their hands and hit each other's hand to greet each other properly.

"What's up man?" Saying that he hugged Yeonjun lightly.

"Great! How about you?" Yeonjun asked.

"Fine too! And seeing my darling, I'm feeling great now, hahaha!" He laughed loudly and took a sip from his own glass.

"Aw! My darling! I missed you too!" Yeonjun replied as if they were in a long distance relationship and just met after a long time.

"I thought you wouldn't come! That's how you showed me your cold shoulder on the phone!" He said.

"How can I not come when it's Noona's marriage ceremony? I didn't come for you. I came for her!" Yeonjun replied and smirked as if that guy wasn't his friend.

"Hey, Wooyoung! What are you doing here? Come and lend me a hand!" His mother came and said but seeing Yeonjun she stopped.

"Oh, Yeonjun-ah! How're you doing?" She asked with a gentle smile though she didn't like him standing next to his son.

"I'm fine aunty! You're looking so beautiful by the way!" Yeonjun winked at her and said as if he liked her a lot.

"Hey! That's my mom!" Wooyoung said shockingly.

"Why? Can't I date him?" His mom hit him on his arm and saying that she looked at Yeonjun and thanked him.

"You think so? Thank you!" She smiled because her heart just melted by Yeonjun's sweet and flirty smile.

"But mom! You can't cheat on dad!" Wooyoung shouted though he was joking with his mom.
"Okay okay, let's go now!" She realized she had something to do and for that, she needed her son's help. So, She dragged Wooyoung with herself but before walking away completely, she turned around and called Yeonjun by his name.

"Yeonjun-ah! Have fun and get yourself a lot of food, okay? You lose so much weight so I'm worried you won't eat much and just leave." Saying that she left with Wooyoung.

"Sure sure!" Yeonjun smiled and raised his glass.
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"What are you doing here on the balcony?" Wooyoung came and saw Yeonjun daydreaming while leaning on the railing.

"Huh? Nothing! I'm a village boy so it felt so stuffy inside." Yeonjun said and took a long breath.

"Hey! Are you seeing someone?" Wooyoung asked and leaned on the railing too.

"No! Why?" Yeonjun looked at him and asked. He was a bit surprised by the question.

"I'm single too! So, should we get back together?" Wooyoung asked and this time, his facial expressions were saying that he was serious.

"Huh? What did this come from?" Yeonjun asked surprisingly.

"I'm being serious. Would you consider it? I mean, we used to be together and we understand each other more than anyone else. So, I think it'd be best if we become partners again. Moreover, it was a silly mistake back then which made us apart." Wooyoung expressed his thoughts in a serious voice. But he couldn't look at Yeonjun. Both of them used to like each other very much. Though both of their hearts changed, Wooyoung was willing to get back into a relationship with Yeonjun again.

"Man! What are you being so serious for? That's why I didn't want to come!" Yeonjun hit the railing slowly and then looked at the sky. There were many stars in the sky but it looked very dark because the moon hid itself and didn't light up the sky.

"Huh! Do you think it's all some jokes? Life might be a joke for you but not for me. You don't need to work hard to earn money. Nor do you care for your social status. But I need to work my life off to earn a living. Yes, I might have made decisions on a whim earlier, it's all in the past now. I no longer have feelings for you. And I think you deserve someone a lot better than me!" Yeonjun was smiling while saying these as if he was blushing. But actually, he was a little angry and awkward at the same time. That's why he was trying to laugh off the situation which hurt Wooyoung's feelings even more.

"Yeonjun-ah! I know we did things on whim but I really liked you. And you know, I can throw everything away for you even if you give me a little signal of hope. Those days I spent with you were my happiest days ever! I don't want such a glamorous life! I just want a happy life!" He grabbed Yeonjun's hand and said with a very pitiful voice.

"You're making me feel guilty here. I didn't come here to hear your confession. I came here so that I could say goodbye to you properly. Let's forget about the past and start a new life, 'kay? I hope you'll understand." Yeonjun exceeded his hands and patted Wooyoung's shoulder. Then he walked away from there.

Wooyoung stood there still and looking at the sky he sighed.

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Yeonjun looked at his watch to check the time. He thought he should just go back to his town but when he noticed it was already late at night, he decided to spend the night at some hotel nearby. So he took out his phone to search if there were some cheap hotels nearby. While scrolling through his phone, he found a hotel that had a really cheap rate. He followed the destination and reached the hotel.

"Wow! It looks like a haunted house!" Yeonjun was surprised by the look of the old building. The hotel was on the main road and there were several shops, convenience stores, pharmacies etc amongst the area. Yeonjun started scanning the whole area as he was a perfect businessman and he wanted to expand his business. There were several food stores where he can deliver the veggies he grows in his field. He thought he'd have a talk with them the next morning. Thinking that, he was going to turn around but at the right moment, he saw something very familiar and unexpected.

He saw a boy who was buying something from a convenience store on the opposite side of the road. Though he could just see the boy's blurry back, he recognized whose back it was. He couldn't imagine he could ever be able to find the boy whom he was searching for.

"S-Soonja!" He mumbled shockingly.