Paradise || Jeong Gu Won ✓

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𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐  𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍

Ji Hu and Gu Won stood next to each other under the flower arch during the press pictures. Ji Hu wasn't going to lie; she felt the most awkward during this part of the wedding. She was a model, Gu Won wasn't. Ji Hu had to show up a little more than she currently was. It was hard though, standing next to someone she didn't love and pretending she did.

"Turn towards each other and show some love!"

Ji Hu turned, flashing a "loving" smile at Gu Won, only to see his straight face. Ji Hu chuckled awkwardly. Her tongue came out, running across her top lip lightly. She may have leaned into Gu Won, keeping the smile on her face as she spoke, "Try a little hard, please."

Gu Won took that as a challenge. He stepped forward, his hand wrapped around her back. Ji Hu's hand with the ring on it was pressed against his chest as Gu Won pushed her into his chest. "Is that enough?" he asked with a smile, pleasing both Ji Hu and the photographers.

Ji Hu patted his chest, glancing down at the ring. "Ease up, just a tad." She whispered, looking over at the cameras. She grabbed the collar of his suit jacket to straighten it.

Gu Won ease off like Ji Hu wanted. "You're so picky."

"I'm a model, of course I'm picky."

"You okay?" Seok Hoon asked as he looked at Seong Min. "You look upset, hyung."

"I'm fine." Seong Min waved Seok Hoon off. He didn't need someone questioning how he liked right now. He was just staring at the photographers eating up whatever Ji Hu was feeding them with Gu Won at her side.

Ji Hu grabbed Gu Won's arm, "Just follow my lead." Ji Hu said, making sure the ring was in the picture as she held onto Gu Won's arm. "I'm the model, you're not." Ji Hu said with a smile.

Gu Won leaned towards her ear, almost looking like he was going to kiss her head. "So picky." Gu Won said in her ear. She smacked him lightly, giving a little giggle as if Gu Won said something funny.

"Give each other a kiss!" One photographer shouted.

Ji Hu tried not to panic upon the request. "We'd prefer to keep that private," Ji Hu said.

"I heard you're only marrying him for the inheritance." One reporter stated.

"That's a rumor." Ji Hu said. "Kissing's no problem." She turned herself and Gu Won.

"Is this really necessary?" Gu Won asked.

Ji Hu turned her head to the side, making sure the press could hear her or see her lips moving. "Party A and Party B shall appear as an ideal couple in public." Ji Hu reminded him. She faced him once again, still smiling.

"Fine," Gu Won was annoyed with the idea, but he'd play pretend. "Here goes." Ji Hu was letting Gu Won be in control of the kiss. She tried not to show her expression as his hand went onto the side of her face, away from the press. Ji Hu leaned towards him, unable to stop her eyes from flicking down to Gu Won's lips. This was the closest they had ever been. When Ji Hu looked at Gu Won's eyes, she could see him doing the same as her.

However, when their lips were about to connect, he moved his thumb between them. He turned his head at an angle that the press wouldn't be able to see his thumb between their lips. To make it believable that they actually kissed, Ji Hu's hand went to the side of his face, and she closed her eyes. The "kiss" only lasted a few seconds before Gu Won moved his head and thumb away. Ji Hu sold the story by turning her head away, gently touching her lips. She had a sweet and innocent look on her face.