When I Grow Up (Seventeen Jeonghan x CLC Seunghee)

Seventy Nine: When Togetherness Is Within Reach

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The proposal Seunghee gives Jeonghan is a business deal. She knows he's concentrated on his company right now and she just has the right opportunity to help him.

One day that week, Seunghee brings Jeonghan to the Cube office for the deal. It's the bidding process for the instruments to be used for the debut of the up-coming group she's producing. It's not just a simple girl group. For their debut days, they'll be doing some street performances to promote their talents and cover some well-known tracks of other artists. And they're only a few months away from their actual debut. The process takes a whole month to finish and Jeonghan fortunately gets the deal, with Seunghee doing all the backing up for him to her superiors and seniors and the bids and awards committee members. Summing it all up, he closes the deal because she's his major endorser.

"Congratulations! You got the deal!" Seunghee extends her hand to him when they meet at the building's lobby. He's there for the contract singing earlier in the day and it's almost evening now.

"Yeah, thanks to you," Jeonghan shakes her hand gently and smiles at her, a little friendlier this time.

She's happy. He's slowly opening up to her again, at least. What he tells her next totally surprised her though.

"In celebration for this deal, can I invite you dinner tonight? I guess you can invite all our old friends in college too."

She stares at him now, trying to process his words. Is it that time they get along well again?

"A-are you sure?" she asks.

"Yeah. It's been what? Eight long years."

It renders her speechless. It's actually the first time he actually talks about eight years ago. It somehow makes her wanna cry, but she holds it in. She can't ruin this moment for him and for her.

"Sure! I'll tell everyone. I'm sure you can tell Seungcheol and Jisoo to come."

"Yeah, I'll take care of that."

"So when are we having the dinner?"

"How about this weekend?"

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The dinner is set and Seunghee is excited. The only thing she has to make sure of is to bring everyone to attend the dinner. So she calls everyone first thing right in the morning. While going out of her building, she's on the phone with Sorn.

"I'll come over okay? Don't go anywhere," she puts the phone down and hurriedly walks to her car with an extravagant smile on her face.

Meanwhile, at home, Sorn is puzzled. Luckily, she's free today and she's just chilling at home when Seunghee called. But when she said, she's coming over, it's a total surprise for her.

Soon, Seunghee arrives at the Wen mansion. She's almost too giddy to walk.

"Sorn!!" she can't help her excitement. "Are you free this weekend? Please, keep your schedule free this weekend."

"Why? We're planning to have a lunch out with the kids-" Sorn stops when Seunghee grabs her shoulder with a begging face.

"Please. Please go out with me this weekend."

Sorn just stares at her bemused. But she knew it has to do something with Jeonghan, for sure.

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Seunghee does the same thing when she goes over Areum and Sehun's abode. She convinces them to free their schedules for the weekend and luckily talks them out of it. Areum can only sigh about how desperate she's become. She pities her too much looking at her now. They're at the living room resting on the couch.