"The rain fell, so you don't have to worry." /Youjin/

Chapter 24

The cold January days were no match for Eunbin's spirit. She remembered the day when she met with Heejun. He called her phone so she had his number in her call logs. She called the number and asked to meet with him. Heejun said he was hanging out with Jihun, Inseong and Seungjun so she asked them to come too. They met up in a café after lunch.

"Noona." Jihun approached her who was sitting alone. "How did you have Heejun's number?"

"Well, I can't find my phone so he called my number..."

"Noona!" Inseong cheered happily to see her, like she was his long time friend. "Been a while."

Seungjun and Heejun finally entered the café and sat down.

"You said you were hanging out together, why come separately?" Eunbin asked.

"We saw a hotteok stall by the street and ate first. Jihun was worried about you and Inseong chase him." Seungjun explained. "So what happened?"

"When did the last time you meet Youjin?" She asked straight to the point.

"Before Christmas I guess, a week or two before that." Inseong answered. The last time she met him was sometime two weeks ago. "Ah, now I feel bad when he was going home drunk alone that day."

"I did, too. Mr Choi even called me, he said hyung didn't come home that night." Jihun said. "But hyung contacted us later that day so we were very relieved."

"Mr. Choi...? Who is Mr. Choi?" She asked.

"He's Youjin hyung's house butler. An old man, very kind person." Heejun said while busy scrolling something on his phone.

"That ahjussi was so kind to us when we messed up with the food delivery at Youjin's house." Seungjun giggled.

Eunbin concluded their stories into one conclusion. They know where he lived.

"Can you guys show me where he lives?"

[at Youjin's house]

Things had been a lot better since Yejin came back to the house. She finished the tasks Youjin had not finished and her father was at a better state than he was, both physically and mentally. She occasionally tried to convince Youjin to forgive their father but he was stubborn.

"Youjin-ssi, you have guests." Mr. Choi knocked his door.

"Tell them to go home." He didn't budge from his bed. He had been in bed all day, not even for the computer.

"But they're your friends...," he cleared his throat, "...and a girl."

Youjin sat on his bed. 'A girl?' He walked to his door and opened the door greeted by Me. Choi. "Who?"

"I've never seen her before."

"I haven't too, but I have an idea who she is." Yejin said from in front of the door monitor. She pressed the button to unlock the door. "I want to meet her." She winked at Youjin.

Youjin saw a glimpse of the monitor and he saw Eunbin, with his four friends.

[a few minutes later]

Mr. Choi prepared drinks for everyone in the living room. Seungjun decided to be at the dining room bar to eat some snacks and Inseong joined him. The latter joined by Jihun and Heejun, leaving the living room with three people.

Yejin sat next to Eunbin while Youjin was seated at the solo armchair in front of them.

"I'm Yejin, his sister." She offered her hand.

Eunbin shook her hand. "I'm Eunbin."

"Why are you here?" Youjin asked.

"She just came looking for you, just be nice..."