Chapter 12: Rain In My Heart

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"My father once said to me, 'What do we live for? Some say money, power, fame, accolades. But I digress, but I also don't believe we live for love, friends, and family. Both money and friends, we can't take them to the afterlife. When we die nothing remains but ourselves. That's why I believe we live for ourselves. But what does it mean to live for ourselves, it is up to you to decide. That's the beauty about life, you can be good or bad, clean or dirty, no matter what happens, it is always up to your liking. So Y/n, everyday and every moment, you should seize and live to the fullest. Yes, you'll make mistakes, but it is better to make mistakes than to have regrets.'" Y/n said as he bowed down and walked away from the podium.

As the Kim family's empire in the business industry stands tall, they lost their founding emperor. Y/n's dad died as of recently and is now on the first day of his wake. While a big part of South Korea's business world is mourning, the Kim family decided the wake will be more private and secluded. Albeit, many people still talk about it, at least it won't be noisy inside the room where the coffin is being displayed.

It was certainly a painful moment for the family, But even more painful for Y/n as he was not of arms' reach of his father when the old man held his final breath. Y/n went out of the room, he took a cigarette out of his left pocket and took the lighter out of his right.

He put one tip of the cigarette in his mouth as he ignited the lighter as the flames burned the other tip of the cigarette. He sucked up the air from the cigarette as the tar, nicotine, and all other substances were inhaled by him.

Through the window, a girl was watching him. The girl knew of Y/n's smoking habits all too well, and as she saw steam coming out of Y/n's mouth, she decided to take action. She walked as she opened the sliding door. The door slammed as a sound was made, making Y/n look at the door. There he saw Hanni, watching him as he took another puff of the cigarette.

 There he saw Hanni, watching him as he took another puff of the cigarette

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"Hanni... What brings you here? Anything to tell me?" Y/n said as he hid the cigarette behind his back. But obviously, the girl saw it.

Hanni walked to him, "So, when did you start smoking again? I'm pretty sure the last time you did smoke was when we became a couple back in college."

"Well, I guess I just started yesterday..." Y/n said as he revealed the cigarette and took a puff on it again. "And dare I say this is the best cigarette I've ever tried."

Hanni frowned, knowing that Y/n has again picked up the bad habit just because of the major change that just happened in his life, "Y/n... You've gone for years without that habit. This is no reason to go back to your bad habits."

The statement made by Hanni irked Y/n. He's vexed yet couldn't blast off Hanni's remark as what she said did have some truths. "Thanks for the concern but, why should you care? Besides, it's not like we're actually a couple." Y/n said, raising his voice at the last part of the sentence, this made Hanni's eyes widened and made her gasp. It's true, they were never a thing to begin with. Yet here she is, acting all strict to a man not even hers.

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