22. Of New friends and Healing

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Sarang entered a surprisingly quiet dorm after spending time with the other girls. She found Jeonghan lying on the couch and watching TV on mute as Dino was napping on the floor. She couldn't find the rest of the members in the living room.

"Oh, Uri Sarang wasseo? How was your day?" He whispered to her as she sat on the couch next to him

"It was good oppa. Taehee also joined us" She told him, her voice mirroring Jeonghan's whisper so as to not wake up Dino who was sleeping soundly.

"Taehee? You mean Kim Taehee? Our stylist?" He asked, sitting upright at the mention of the girl who took so much space in his mind lately.

"Yeah, how many other Taehee's do you know?" Sarang asked him back sarcastically. "She was super cool today, you know. Inha's stepmom tried to stir up some trouble at the department store, but Taehee shut her down." Sarang recounted the incident to Jeonghan.

"She did?" He asked her in surprise.

"Yeah, although I feel really sad for Inha. It's so unfortunate to see her being the brunt of that evil stepmom's attacks"

"I think she will be fine. Wonwoo's got her now" Jeonghan said which somewhat calmed Sarang.

"Where is my husband by the way?" She asked him

"He's probably playing games in your room," Jeonghan said, shrugging.

The two then gossiped for a while when Wonwoo suddenly came out from his old room. As there was nothing much to do that day after speaking with Ayat, he decided to clean it as a layer of dust had settled all over his things. He wondered if Inha would be okay to move into the dorm, now that they are comfortable to share a single room together.

"Oh, Sarang, when did you come back? Where is Inha?" He asked her

"She is downstairs. You still didn't see her?" Sarang asked worriedly, thinking whether to tell him about what happened in the department store.

"No, I was cleaning my room. I'll go now" he said, preparing to descend the stairs that reached his balcony.

"Wonwoo-ya" she called him which made him halt.

"Yes?"

"Actually, something happened in the department store. I don't know if I should be telling you this" she said, wondering if she's crossing a line.

"What is it Sarang-a?" he asked, with a serious expression etched on his face.

"We happened to see Inha's stepmom at the store. And she behaved inappropriately towards your wife". Sarang said, which stunned Wonwoo.

Why can't that woman leave my wife alone

"Okay, thank you for telling me" Wonwoo thanked her and descended the stairs in a hurry only to find his wife smiling and laughing with FeiFei in their living room over two mugs of coffee.

When Inha and FeiFei got off the elevator at their floor, Inha asked her if she wanted to have coffee with her. She was expecting a negative reply as FeiFei liked to keep to herself but was surprised when she accepted her offer. Inha really wanted to get to know her and was happy to invite her to her house. They bonded well while Inha made coffee for them both. Inha got to know a little bit about FeiFei's life back in China before she married Junhui. They were smiling and laughing when a worried looking Wonwoo entered the house through the balcony door, making the two ladies look up at him.

"Oh! Hey FeiFei" Wonwoo greeted his wife's guest, literally surprised that she was in their house, talking with Inha.

"Wonwoo-ssi" FeiFei greeted back politely before placing her mug on the coffee table and getting up from the couch. "I think I'll take my leave then" she said to Inha. "Thank you for inviting me"

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