𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐍 : 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄 (𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐) : 𝐉𝐉𝐊 𝐅𝐅

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Nayna pov

Being aware of the fact that Noah isn't appreciating my silence, he tried his level best to initiate the talks, but how can I even talk when I'm in a deep thinking process of 'how to get back to Mr. So called Jeon'.

That's when I said out of the blue, "hey Noah, are you perhaps free today? "

Even though his attention was fully on the road, he looked at me for a fraction of second before gazing back to the traffic ahead as he said, "yes.. Just need to get home and freshen up. That's it"

I smiled as I said, "will it be okay if we prepone our dinner plan which was scheduled on Friday to Today? I mean I'm lazy to cook dinner tonight and yeah, since you're already with me I think we can have the dinner."

Even before he heard me fully, he agreed to the plan as he said, "I'm always up for it. "

I smiled at his reply trying my level best to not frown at his response, I think I should get over my habit of overthinking. I looked outside the window and saw how we drove past the lighted streets that looked colourful.

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Finally we arrived at a restaurant that Noah chose and already had a voucher for but seriously I was disappointed in him because of his choice. Why did he invite me for a dinner that can cost our entire wage? He clearly know how much I hate such grand restaurants. To be honest, I was craving for a hotpot, some grilled pork with a flavorful sweet and spicy sauce where I would use my chopsticks and if possible would lick my fingers happily while having the tastiest meal ever, but seems like today I have to encage my cravings and behave according to the decorum and standards.

I sighed as he parked the car at the parking lot. He had a smile on his face and as a gentle man he came to my side and opened the door for me. I mean it's so unexpected because whenever we used to be together with Daeun, he never did something like this as we three were always playful.

Guess he's behaving according to the standards I guess. This wouldn't have happened if we went to our usual place where we could have enjoyed being ourselves, not caring about how loud we laugh or how playful we can become while eating.

Eating in a grand place like this requires patience, silence and mannerisms which I clearly hate, because people here, be it be the staffs or the other customers, all they do is judge hard for the way we are.
I followed him to the entrance and made our way to the seat we paid for online just few minutes ago. I excused myself from him as I had to use the washroom so urgently because I have been holding it back for quite some time.

I looked at myself in the mirror and saw how worn off I looked. I still wonder why Daeun say that I look fresh everytime because I don't see it in me right now. Still I adjusted my hair and went back to give him a company until they bring our dinner.

On my way back, I saw him going through the menu. I sat on my seat and smiled at him as I said, "you clearly know how much I hate being in a fancy golden restaurant, because damn! How can you expect a person like me to eat with a knife and fork being so silent and wiping my lips with tissue occasionally just to make sure I didn't smear the sauce on my lips when I was enjoying myself. Plus, the goddamn portion of the food.. That really burns me up. "

He chuckled lightly as I tried to look pretty decent when actually I was complaining. That's the reason why I hate such a pin-drop silent atmosphere.
He replied, "I always wanted to visit this restaurant and since you accompanied me, I thought we could make it grand".

" Haha very funny".

He let out a breathy chuckle and said, "let's make our order".

God I can't even pronounce the name of this dish! How in the world is this pronounced?